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Volleyball brings must-win games home

By ANDY PRUSKI | November 8, 2007

Home Court Advantage In a near must-win situation for the NIU volleyball team, the Huskies are fortunate enough to have their last two matches of the regular season come at home this weekend. Leading Ball State by one match in the MAC West, NIU gets a...

Volleyball drops consecutive MAC matches, loses chance at MAC West title

By ANDY PRUSKI | November 5, 2007

Heading into last weekend's matches, the women's volleyball team had hopes of moving into second place in the MAC West. However, after the weekend, the Huskies are clinging to fourth place with a chance of dropping to fifth after losing road matches to...

Volleyball team looking to secure second place this weekend

By ANDY PRUSKI | November 1, 2007

With only four matches remaining in the regular season, the NIU volleyball team has a prime opportunity to move from fourth to second place in the MAC West. The road won't be easy, and this weekend, the Huskies have to win a pair of tough road matches...

Volleyball team buried by runs

By ANDY PRUSKI | October 28, 2007

Saturday's volleyball game between MAC opponents NIU and Miami-Ohio came down to runs. In the first game, NIU limited the Redhawks' runs, but the rest of the match was a different story as the Huskies fell 3-1 at Victor E. Court. The loss marks the end...

Women’s volleyball team falls short against WMU

By ANDY PRUSKI | October 25, 2007

The NIU volleyball team played in front of a record crowd of 635 at Victor E. Court and for the first game against Western Michigan, had every fan on its feet. However, after winning game one, the Huskies were unable to keep the momentum as the Broncos...

Volleyball seeks to break attendance record against WMU

By ANDY PRUSKI | October 24, 2007

Tonight, the women's volleyball team hopes to compete in front of a sold-out crowd at Victor E. Court. After succeeding in breaking the attendance record last season against Western Michigan University, NIU is looking to repeat the magic against WMU and...

Volleyball breaks winning streak with consecutive losses

By BEN GROSS | October 21, 2007

Friday was the end of a fashion statement for NIU volleyball head coach Ray Gooden. The coach had grown and kept a beard during the Huskies' five-game winning streak. But, with a loss Friday night to Kent State (17-6, 8-2), Gooden came to Saturday's match...

Volleyball team looks to continue win streak against Kent State and Ohio this weekend

By ANDY PRUSKI | October 18, 2007

One of the most important parts of being successful in college sports is peaking at the right time. Right now, the NIU volleyball team feels that it has hit its stride and will get a chance to see just how far it has come when it faces two of the top...

Volleball sweep through weekend conference games

By ANDY PRUSKI | October 14, 2007

They say winning is contagious. Right now, the NIU volleyball team has a bug it can't shake. The Huskies advanced their winning streak to five matches with a pair of MAC wins on the road this weekend over Akron and Buffalo. NIU started the weekend with...

Volleyball team has opportunity to be .500 this weekend

By ANDY PRUSKI | October 11, 2007

This weekend, the NIU volleyball team has a chance to do something it hasn't done since Sept. 8 - get its record back to .500. The Huskies are currently sitting at 9-11 overall and an even 3-3 in MAC play. To get back to .500 they will have to play well...

MAC recognizes Johnson as player of the week

By ANDY PRUSKI | October 10, 2007

First come the wins, then come the accolades. The NIU volleyball team picked up those wins last weekend and now junior outside hitter Irene Johnson is reaping the benefits. Johnson was named MAC West Player of the Week for her performances against Toledo...

Mending NIU athletics

By STAFF | October 9, 2007

Men's Soccer Ryan Hammersmith Staff Writer So what does the NIU men's soccer team need to do to get better? If you asked the players, the unanimous answer would be nothing. And as it turns out anyway, the Huskies haven't been playing all that bad this...