By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 8, 2022
DeKALB – Every point counted in Friday’s battle at Victor E. Court between the Mid-American Conference’s division leaders as NIU volleyball (12-4, 5-1 MAC) pulled out a 3-1 victory over Bowling Green State University (9-7, 4-1 MAC).
“The match...
DeKALB – The Huskies volleyball team had two players announced as Mid-American Conference Players of the Week Monday
Junior middle blocker Sammi Lockwood earned Defensive Player of the Week and junior setter Ella Mihacevich earned Setter Player of...
DeKALB – The NIU volleyball team (11-4, 4-1 MAC) saw its winning streak go up in smoke during their weekend road series against the University at Buffalo Bulls (10-7, 2-3 MAC) on Friday and Saturday at Alumni Arena in Buffalo, New York
NIU opens the...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| September 29, 2022
Francesca “Franki” Bertucci stands out in NIU volleyball, whether it be the jersey she dons on game days or her playmaking abilities from the back row.
Bertucci, a sophomore libero and defensive specialist for the Huskies, continues to build on...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| September 27, 2022
DeKALB – All five sets were needed to determine the victor of Tuesday night’s Mid-American Conference matchup between NIU volleyball (10-3, 3-0 MAC) and the Western Michigan University Broncos (10-5, 2-1 MAC) at Victor E. Court.
The Huskies successfully...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| September 24, 2022
DeKALB – NIU volleyball (9-3, 2-0 MAC) closed out its first Mid-American Conference of the season with back-to-back wins, routing the University of Akron Zips (3-10, 0-2 MAC) Saturday in three straight sets.
Saturday’s win came just hours after...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| September 24, 2022
DeKALB – NIU volleyball (8-3, 1-0 MAC) became the first team at NIU to win a Mid-American Conference game this season after sweeping the University of Akron Zips (3-9, 0-1 MAC) 3-0 on Friday night at Victor E. Court.
Friday’s result extended the...
DeKALB – NIU volleyball’s sophomore defensive specialist/libero Francesca Bertucci is the Mid-American Conference West Defensive Player of the Week for the second week in a row, the conference announced Monday.
Bertucci earned the honor after recording...
DeKALB – Junior setter Ella Mihacevich has been named the Northern Star’s Huskie of the Week after serving as a major contributor to NIU’s two wins at the NIU Invitational this past weekend.
The Huskies bested the University of Rhode Island...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| September 18, 2022
The transfer portal gives and the transfer portal takes. NIU volleyball has firsthand experience with that, especially this offseason.
The Huskies lost a combined eight years of experience after the departures of middle blockers Jasmine Kemp and Angie...
