Buffalo volleyball coach Sally Kus knew NIU had the revenge factor and the home court advantage heading into Tuesday’s first-round match of the MAC Tournament. After the match, the Huskies left Kus with no doubt that it was more than revenge and home...

Two signings have NIU women’s basketball coach Carole Hammerle excited. The Huskies inked 6-foot-1 forward Nikita Odom and 6-foot point guard Whitney Lowe to National Letters of Intent. “These two players are going to make an immediate impact on the...

The NIU volleyball team will be without redshirt freshman April Hankton for at least the remainder of the season because of a disagreement with the coaches, Hankton said. A 5-foot-11 outside hitter from Minnesota, Hankton was an AAU All-American in high...

After blowing a two-game lead and losing 3-2 to Buffalo on Nov. 1, the NIU volleyball team will get another chance in the first round of the MAC Tournament. The Huskies will face Buffalo at 7 p.m. today at Victor E. Court. NIU is the No. 6 seed, while...

Senior Appreciation Night proved to be a good one for the NIU volleyball team’s two seniors. Brooke Dodson and Amanda Newlin, both outside hitters - although Newlin started as setter in this match - played big roles in their final regular-season home...

On the road or at home for the first round of volleyball’s MAC Tournament? NIU will find out the answer when it hosts Toledo at 7 p.m. today and Bowling Green at 7 p.m. Saturday. “If we win both matches this weekend, it will put us in a pretty good...

In 1997, current NIU freshman Kate McCullagh first decided to go out for volleyball as a seventh grader at Olson Middle School in Woodstock. With no volleyball experience, McCullagh made the team. Once on the team, the 6-foot middle blocker rode the bench...

Despite nearly 40 kills in two matches from Tera Lobdell, the NIU volleyball team was unable to gain a hold in the MAC West and was eliminated from the regular-season championship. On Friday, Lobdell was the only Huskies player with double-digit kills...

Huskies visit pair of Michigan teams Volleyball team to play Central and Eastern Michigan By Jason Watt Sports Reporter The NIU volleyball team will take on two of the three teams tied for first place in the MAC West Division this weekend. The Huskies...

College volleyball has been changed forever thanks to a newly named position with new rules. The position that used to be called the defensive specialist was changed to the libero in 2002. The word “libero” is an Italian word meaning “free.” “The...

Heading into the weekend, the NIU volleyball team was 12-0 in matches where they had won the first game. On Friday and Saturday, the Huskies took at least a one-game lead to start both matches, but failed to come away with a win either time. NIU (16-9,...

One word has become the NIU volleyball team’s enemy in the second half of the season -- momentum. After beating two of the top teams in the MAC West in Ball State and first-place Eastern Michigan, the Huskies let momentum swing against Western Michigan...