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...

Tied for second in the MAC West Division with three other teams, the NIU volleyball team will have a chance to climb in the standings this weekend. The Huskies (16-7, 5-5 MAC) will take on Western Michigan at 7 p.m. today at Victor E. Court. NIU hosts...

The NIU volleyball team is slowly taking out the MAC West Division’s best teams. The latest team to fall to the Huskies (16-7, 5-5 MAC) was MAC West-leading Eastern Michigan. NIU beat EMU on Tuesday 30-25, 27-30, 36-34 and 30-23 at Victor E. Court in...

A loss to Toledo on Oct. 19 was the third consecutive for the NIU volleyball team. The loss also left the Huskies in last place in the MAC West. Fast forward a week and NIU finds itself on a two-match winning streak and tied for second place in the MAC....