Late First Half Goal Sinks Birds vs NIU

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NORMAL, Ill. – Despite a strong effort Illinois State Soccer (2-4-1, 0-0-0 MVC) fell Thursday night to Northern Illinois (5-1-1, 0-0-0 MAC) 1-0 after a late first half goal from the Huskies.

"I feel like our team had a good game," head coach Raleigh DeRose said. "I want to emphasize that I'm proud of how my team started the game. I'm proud of my team for their decisions, both defensively and offensively."

The Redbirds fought hard to break through in the second half as Illinois State generated key opportunities but couldn't level the score.

Overall Northern Illinois led the shot count 13-7 with a…