Northern Illinois Huskies women's soccer

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 Julie Colhoff.

Northern Illinois Huskies
women's soccer
Founded1993
UniversityNorthern Illinois University
Head coachJulie Colhoff (2nd season)
ConferenceMAC
LocationDeKalb, IL
StadiumNIU Soccer Complex
(Capacity: 1,500)
NicknameHuskies
ColorsCardinal and Black[1]
         
Home
Away
Conference Tournament championships
1997, 1998
Conference Regular Season championships
1997, 1998

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. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK  USA MacKenzie Lee
1 GK  USA Amy Annala
2 DF  USA Lauren Neslund
3 FW  USA Natalie Yass
4 FW  USA Taylor Sarver
6 DF  USA Taylor Fuderer
7 MF  USA Lauren Gierman
8 MF  USA Allie Ingham
9 MF  USA Delaney Loprieno
11 DF  USA Natalia Pena
12 MF  NOR Emilie Furuseth Haugan
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW  USA Kate Sanfilippo
14 MF  USA Kelsey Chope
15 MF  USA Grace Louis
16 DF  USA Lauren Willis
19 MF  USA Bri Widmer
20 FW  USA Sammy O'Brien
21 MF  USA Marisol Galvan
22 DF  USA Cassidy Page
23 DF  USA Jennie Nailor
24 FW  USA Abby Gregg

Coaching staff

.[3][4]

Position Staff
Head Coach Julie Colhoff
Associate Head Coach Connor McKee
Assistant Coach Angela Staveskie
Volunteer Assistant 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
1998 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
1998 Anne MucciForwardCoSIDAFirst-Team
1998 Anne MucciForwardNSCAASecond-Team
2001 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
1997 Allison WadeMAC
1998 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
1997 Frank HorvatMAC
1998 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. Profile
  4. NIU Women's Soccer Coaching Staff
  5. "NIU Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF).
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