Northern Illinois Huskies women's soccer

Northern Illinois Huskies
women's soccer
Founded 1993
University Northern Illinois University
Head coach John Ross (6th season)
Conference MAC
Location DeKalb, IL
Stadium NIU Soccer Complex
(Capacity: 1,500)
Nickname Huskies
Colors Cardinal and Black[1]
         
Home
Away
Conference Tournament championships
1997, 1998
Conference Regular Season championships
1997, 1998

The Northern Illinois Huskies women's soccer team is the college soccer team that represents Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). NIU women's soccer started playing in 1993 and are coached by John Ross.

Roster

As of May 2017.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
00 United States GK MacKenzie Lee
1 United States GK Amy Annala
2 United States DF Lauren Neslund
3 United States FW Natalie Yass
4 United States FW Taylor Sarver
6 United States DF Taylor Fuderer
7 United States MF Lauren Gierman
8 United States MF Allie Ingham
9 United States MF Delaney Loprieno
11 United States DF Natalia Pena
12 Norway MF Emilie Furuseth Haugan
No. Position Player
13 United States FW Kate Sanfilippo
14 United States MF Kelsey Chope
15 United States MF Grace Louis
16 United States DF Lauren Willis
19 United States MF Bri Widmer
20 United States FW Sammy O'Brien
21 United States MF Marisol Galvan
22 United States DF Cassidy Page
23 United States DF Jennie Nailor
24 United States FW Abby Gregg

Coaching staff

John Ross became the fourth head coach in NIU women's soccer program history on Jan. 24, 2012.[3][4]

Position Staff
Head CoachUnited States John Ross
Associate Head CoachUnited States Connor McKee
Assistant CoachUnited States Angela Staveskie
Volunteer AssistantUnited States Anthony Deldin

Achievements

  • Mid-American Conference Tournament:
    • Winners (2): 1997, 1998
    • Runners-up (2): 2006, 2016
    • Semifinals (2): 2007, 2014
    • Quarterfinals (5): 1999, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013
  • Mid-American Conference Regular Season:
    • Winners (2): 1997, 1998

Honors

All-Americans

NIU women's soccer has had one player named to the Soccer Buzz All-America team.[5]

Year Player Position Team
1998United States Anne MucciForwardHonorable Mention

Academic All-Americans

NIU women's soccer has had a combined 3 players named to CoSIDA and NSCAA Academic All-America teams, including one First-Team Academic All-American.[5]

Year Player Position Organization Team
1998United States Anne MucciForwardCoSIDAFirst-Team
1998United States Anne MucciForwardNSCAASecond-Team
2001United States Megan AndersonForwardCoSIDAThird-Team

Players of the Year

NIU women's soccer has had two players named Player of the Year by the conference.[5]

Year Player Conference
1997United States Allison WadeMAC
1998United States Anne MucciMAC

Coaches of the Year

NIU women's soccer has had two head coaches named Coach of the Year by the conference.[5]

Year Head Coach Conference
1997United States Frank HorvatMAC
1998United States Frank HorvatMAC

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NIU Athletic Marks Standards Guide" (PDF). July 12, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ NIU Women's Soccer Roster
  3. ↑ John Ross Coaching Profile
  4. ↑ NIU Women's Soccer Coaching Staff
  5. 1 2 3 4 "NIU Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF).
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