NIU women’s volleyball coasted to its sixth consecutive victory in Beaumont, Texas Thursday night by defeating Lamar 25-18, 25-21, 25-19.

The Huskies (8-2) won all six matches of their winning streak on the road. NIU outscored its last six opponents 18-1 in overall sets, dropping the first set of its match to Marquette.

The Big Red (1-7) now have lost six straight matches while dropping 18 of its last 19 sets.

Leading the way for NIU was sophomore Lauren Wicinski’s match-high 16 kills. Wicinski was the only player to record double-digit kills on the night, while posting a .303 hitting percentage.

“Allison [McGlaughlin] had a really great match tonight,” said NIU head coach Ray Gooden. “Amber [Walker] played excellent defense, and across the board our defense made positive contributions for us.”

McGlaughlin had eight kills with a .417 hitting percentage. Walker and McGlaughlin tied for a match-high ten digs, while Wicinski added eight. Walker also had a match-high three aces.

Wicinski and Walker helped NIU jump ahead in the first set.

Wicinski had nine kills and a .500 hitting percentage to go along with four digs, while Walker had four digs and two aces early on.

The Huskies made no service errors in the first set, and the strong offense and defense set the tone for the rest of the night for the Huskies.

NIU nearly stifled The Red Big (1-7) in every facet of the game. The Huskies out-hit the Cardinals .316 to .195, while nine different Huskies combined to record 47 kills to Lamar’s 29.

NIU also posted nine aces to Lamar’s five and held a 40-25 advantage in digs.

Senior Kristin Hoffman had 38 of NIU’s 46 assists and almost flawlessly facilitated the NIU offense.

“[Hoffman] gave us a lot of energy out there, which was great for us,” McGlaughlin said. “She did a good job of setting the ball for us and gave us good chances. She did an awesome job.”

Gooden also praised Hoffman’s efforts.

“She is a captain and a leader,” Gooden said. “She continues to learn the game and get better at it so I think that’s a big benefit to our group.”