Men’s Soccer Falls to No. 19 Kansas City, Suffers First Loss of Season

Men’s soccer falls to No. 19 Kansas City, suffers first loss of season

Despite creating double the shot opportunities of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Roos (2-0-2), NIU men’s soccer (2-1-1) earned its first loss of the season against the No. 19-ranked team in the nation.  ‘I was very happy with how we played for the majority of the game,” said NIU men’s soccer head coach Ryan Swan. “I thought, especially in the first half, we were excellent and created a lot of good opportunities and were taking care of th…

Huskies Edged by No. 19 Kansas City - NIU Athletics

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Northern Illinois University men's soccer team outshot No. 19 Kansas City, 18-9, but fell, 2-1, to the Roos on Monday night (Sept. 1) at Durwood Soccer Stadium. Grant Paskus (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North) scored his first goal of the season for the Huskies but a late first half goal for the hosts proved to be the difference.