The Northern Illinois Huskies women's soccer team is the

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team that represents Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb,

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, United States.

History

The school's team currently competes in the

Mid-American Conference The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I collegiate athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twel ...

(MAC). NIU women's soccer started playing in 1993 and are coached by Michael O'Neill.

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 The All-America designation is an annual honor bestowed upon an amateur sports person from the United States who is considered to be one of the best amateurs in their sport. Individuals receiving this distinction are typically added to an All-Am ...

team.

Academic All-Americans

NIU women's soccer has had a combined 3 players named to

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and

NSCAA The United Soccer Coaches (formerly known as the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)) is an organization of American soccer coaches founded in 1941. It is the largest soccer coaches organization in the world, with more than 30 ...

Academic All-America The Academic All-America program is a student-athlete recognition program. The program selects an honorary sports team composed of the most outstanding student-athletes of a specific season for positions in various sports—who in turn are giv ...

teams, including one First-Team Academic All-American.

Players of the Year

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

Coaches of the Year

NIU women's soccer has had two head coaches named

Coach of the Year Many sports leagues, sportswriting associations, and other organizations confer "Coach of the Year" awards. In some sports — including baseball and association football — the award is called the "Manager of the Year" award. Some of the ...

by the conference.

References

External links

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