Volleyball has what it takes to make it to a fourth-straight MAC Championship match, but it will be a challenge to get there.NIU (9-7, 1-1 MAC) saw two contrasting outcomes in its conference-opening weekend against the top two teams in the MAC preseason...
DeKalb | The journey for a MAC championship officially begins for volleyball today.NIU (8-6) will face Western Michigan (7-6) at 7 p.m. on the road. WMU started out the season in great shape, winning five of six matches, including a season-opening five-set...
DeKalb | Volleyball and DJing don’t really mix, but these are two of volleyball head coach Ray Gooden’s favorite passions.Gooden shared his interesting hobby with the Northern Star.Northern Star: When did you become a DJ?Ray Gooden: High school, freshman...
Sisters Sarah and Amy Angelos are more than just physically identical.The twins, in the midst of completing runs for different in-state volleyball programs, are two of the top middle blockers in the Midwest.Sarah, who became the 20th member of NIU’s...
The Huskie Invitational was the last chance for volleyball to get on the right track before starting a long conference season.NIU emerged as the champion, winning nine out of 10 sets along the way. To open up the weekend, NIU (8-6) played a doubleheader...
DeKalb | After a rare straight-set home loss to Northern Iowa on Tuesday, volleyball hopes to rebound against three teams in the Huskie Invitational this weekend.NIU (5-6) has lost three of its last four matches, and after UNI beat the Huskies in convincing...
There was a lack of energy from volleyball early in Tuesday night’s match against Northern Iowa.By the end of the match, that lack of energy was on full display through the body language and facial expressions of every Huskie. It became apparent after...
DeKalb | Bench players are supposed to come on and give a team a boost, and that’s exactly what senior Tori Halbur has done this season.Through her first three seasons, Halbur, an outside hitter, sporadically saw action. Last season, she played in more...
The wild west proved to be much more than volleyball could handle.After starting the season with moderate success at home, NIU (5-5) lost two of three matches over the weekend at the New Mexico State Tournament.NIU opened the weekend Friday with two matches...
DeKalb | After starting its season with seven home matches, volleyball will head to New Mexico this weekend for its first away matches of the year.NIU (4-3) played well against some of the top competition in the country during its seven-match homestand...
DeKalb | Over the years, volleyball has given freshmen a fair chance in the lineup.This year, head coach Ray Gooden decided to plug three of his freshmen into the starting lineup. The results have been everything he hoped for.Freshmen Paige Dacanay, Mary...
DeKalb | Volleyball’s seniors are looking to reverse the trend of their NIU careers.For Sarah Angelos, Tori Halbur, Justine Schepler and Kayla Zeno, this is the final chance to win a MAC Championship title match.Having made it to the title match each...
