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....

The NIU volleyball team is looking to use Friday’s victory over Ball State as momentum against MAC West leader Eastern Michigan. At 7 p.m. today at the Convocation Center’s Victor E. Court, the Huskies face an EMU team (18-4, 6-3 MAC) that has lost...

Nearly a month after losing to Ball State in straight games, the NIU volleyball team beat the Cardinals in four games. The Huskies lost to BSU on Sept. 26 at Worthern Arena. It was Ball State’s 56th straight win at home against MAC opponents. This time,...

Ball State volleyball coach Randy Litchfield called Friday’s match against NIU a joke. Ball State, who beat the Huskies 3-0 earlier in the season, never trailed in winning the first game by seven points. NIU responded by winning three consecutive games...

Nearly a month ago, the NIU volleyball team began MAC play with a straight-games loss to defending conference champ Ball State. The loss, held at BSU’s Worthen Arena (where the Cardinals had a 56-match winning streak), was the Huskies’ second in 12...

For NIU volleyball player Marie Zidek, being a setter is always challenging. But that’s exactly why she loves it. Huskies coach Ray Gooden likens being a setter to being the quarterback of a football field. In football, the quarterback runs the offense...

Before this weekend, the NIU volleyball team had yet to lose two consecutive matches this season. After a loss to Illinois State on Tuesday, the Huskies fell to Bowling Green, 30-25, 22-30, 30-28, 30-25 Saturday, giving them their first losing streak....

Despite a straight-games loss to Illinois State, there was one bright spot for the NIU volleyball team Tuesday. In a non-starter role, freshman Kate McCullagh set a career high in kills with 10. “She was ready to play, she really wanted it bad,” NIU...

For the first time all season, the NIU volleyball team lost in straight games at home Tuesday. In-state rival Illinois State (9-10) beat NIU 30-25, 30-25 and 30-23. The last time the Huskies (14-5) lost in straight games at home was Nov. 2, 2002 against...

During high school, NIU freshman volleyball player Kate McCullagh was good friends with Illinois State’s Savannah Knowles. McCullagh, from Woodstock High School, and Knowles, a Crystal Lake Central High School graduate, were enemies on the court, facing...