After sweeping its MAC matches last weekend, NIU volleyball hoped for a repeat performance. The Huskies (13-9, 4-2 MAC) ended up splitting the pair of matches, losing at home before winning on the road. The Huskies hosted Western Michigan (11-7, 4-2 MAC)...
After a month away from Victor E. Court, NIU volleyball returned over the weekend to square off against two MAC conference opponents. NIU (12-8, 3-1 MAC) embraced the home crowd, winning both its matches over the weekend. The Huskies opened up the home...
Volleyball finishes its season-long 14-match, 23-day roadtrip this weekend with the opening of MAC play. The Huskies (9-7) will take on Central Michigan (6-5) Friday and Eastern Michigan (10-6) Saturday. “It has been a grind, but we are getting a lot...
After opening the season at home, NIU volleyball is headed to unfamiliar territory this weekend as the program competes in Stockton, Calif. The Huskies (2-2) will open up the Community Bankers Classic, hosted by Pacific, against Nevada at 7 p.m. Friday...
Every university has athletes that come and go, leaving legacies along the way. As the months pass since her graduation, former NIU volleyball player Kristin Hoffman has done more than enough to create her own lasting legacy. She rivals the greatest of...
NIU volleyball has a new look, and Tuesday night, it looked promising. The Huskies (2-2) handled Green Bay (1-3) in a fast-paced four-setter, 25-13, 22-25, 25-12, 25-15. “We have been trying to work to do some things and we keep improving a little bit...
Matt Hopkinson Staff Writer DeKalb | Tuesday night at Victor E. Court, NIU women’s volleyball will play host to a name that makes most people from Illinois cringe: the Green Bay Phoenix. While not quite as skin-crawling as their NFL counterpart, the...
DeKalb | While the weekend’s record may not reflect the amount of work put into the NIU invitational tournament, the length of the games will. NIU women’s volleyball (1-2) opened its regular season at home, hosting North Dakota State (0-3), New Mexico...
Two prominent and successful student athletes left NIU athletics this year: Lauren Wicinski and Claire Jakubicek. Wicinski, a two-time MAC Volleyball Player of the Year, asked for her release from the program in February. Later, she would be granted her...
Although NIU volleyball had five players named All-MAC, there was one clear-cut star of the team. Lauren Wicinski was recognized as a threat throughout the country after a strong sophomore campaign, which landed her at No. 2 on the Northern Star’s Top...
NIU volleyball’s 2011 season was a definite improvement from its prior season. Huskies coach Ray Gooden was named MAC Coach of the Year for the first time in his 10-year tenure, while his team won the MAC regular season title for the first time since...
NIU volleyball player Kristin Hoffman entered her senior season with the goal of helping her squad reach the NCAA Championships. Not only did the setter help run her offense to the national tournament, but she achieved what no other NIU setter has ever...
