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orthern Illinois hit the road for the first time in 2012 and escaped West Point, N.Y., with a 41-40 victory over the Army Black Knights. Jordan Lynch combined for 467 yards of total offense - the third-highest single game total in NIU history - and the defense came up with a huge stop inside of two minutes to cap off the rally. The win was also NIU's first road opener win since 2007. Men's Soccer:Â NIU split its two matches over the weekend at the Northwestern Lakeside Classic. They opened the tournament with a
tough 1-0 loss in the annual LeWang Cup match against Milwaukee. However, they rebounded Sunday with
a 2-0 victory over Iona.
Women's Soccer:Â The Huskies had a dominant effort Sunday at home with
a 4-1 win against South Dakota. Courtney Ksiazek, Cori Frankenberg, Allie McBride and Kate Wirthlin all found the back of the net in the win.
Women's Tennis:Â Nelle Youel and Arantza De La Torre each
won their singles flight over the weekend at the Drake Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa. Combined, NIU went 14-7 in singles and 5-4 in doubles play.
