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Volleyball now turns focus to road games

By Jason Watt | September 16, 2003

For the first time this year, the NIU volleyball team will turn its attention to the road after defeating Bradley in straight sets at Victor E. Court on Tuesday. The Huskies thought it was necessary to finish off their nine-match home stretch in a positive...

NIU downs Bradley

By Ian Waddick | September 16, 2003

Down 6-1 in the first game, NIU volleyball coach Ray Gooden called a timeout to stop a six-point Bradley run. The Huskies (8-1) responded to Gooden’s words, going on a 29-11 run to close out the first game. The Huskies showed more of the same in the...

Volleyball hosts Bradley

By Jason Watt | September 15, 2003

There’s one last home match before the Huskie volleyball team takes a four-game road trip. NIU (7-1) will take on the Bradley Braves at 7 p.m. tonight at Victor E. Court. “Bradley is a very tough, hardworking team,” NIU coach Ray Gooden said. “They...

NIU spikes competition

By Jason Watt | September 14, 2003

NIU volleyball coach Ray Gooden emphasizes defending home court to his team. The Huskies did exactly that, sweeping its second tournament of the season at Victor E. Court in front of an average attendance of 384. NIU came out on top in the Comfort Inn...

Volleyball hosts second tournament of season

By Ian Waddick | September 11, 2003

After a week off, the NIU volleyball team will host its second tournament of the season starting at 7 p.m. tonight, when the Huskies square off with UIC at Victor E. Court. The four-team Comfort Inn and Suites Invitational will include Stony Brook and...

Measuring up to the competition

By Jason Watt | September 10, 2003

Standing only 4-feet-10, NIU volleyball’s Gina Guide is the shortest player in Division I volleyball. Megan Vehovic of Navy and Lauren Vukovic of Wisconsin-Milwaukee are the next shortest in the country, according to the www.Richkern.com. Both barely...

Intramurals begin

By Steven Harnden | September 8, 2003

You don’t have the speed of Michael Turner and you can’t jump as high as Marcus Smallwood. But as the intramural season gets ready to begin, you can be the star. The first intramural sport to start was softball, which began Monday. Other sports in...

NIU undefeated after CSU win

By ian waddick | September 2, 2003

Facing a Chicago State team that won four matches a year ago, the NIU volleyball team won its fourth match in a row and remained undefeated Tuesday night at Victor E. Court. The Huskies swept the Cougars 30-23, 30-27 and 30-27, but left coach Ray Gooden...

Volleyball wins its own invitational

By Ian Waddick | September 1, 2003

After just 13 wins last year, NIU volleyball swept through this weekend’s invitational against three teams Huskie coach Ray Gooden said were likely to make the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies hosted the four-team Best Western Inn & Suites Invitational....

Setting in the cards for Zidek

By Ian Waddick | September 1, 2003

With just one player listed as a setter, NIU volleyball coach Ray Gooden chose to go with Marie Zidek as his setter at the Best Western Inn & Suites Invitational over the weekend. Zidek, listed as a defensive specialist, was a setter in high school....

Volleyball preps for busy weekend hosting four-team invitational

By Jennifer Sledzinski | August 27, 2003

Under direction of coach Ray Gooden, the Huskies feel they are ready to bump the Lady Liberty Flames off their turf at 7 p.m. on Friday at Victor E. Court in the NIU Convocation Center at the Best Western Inn & Suites Invitational.

"I feel that the team is well prepared for the game against Liberty, and when we come out I hope that we will surprise everyone," junior Shara Parker said. "We have a young setter [freshman Kelly DeRoo] who still has a long way to go but is doing a great job for the team."

The game will be the season-opener for both teams. Liberty returns everyone and will return with two new members, freshmen Rachel Denton and Katie Smith.

"Liberty is going to come back experienced," Parker said. "As a team, our main goal for this game is to have a good, quality win to start off the season."

"Our team chemistry is a lot better and we are all clicking together at a younger stage than we were at this time last year," she added. "Last year it was hard because since [team chemistry clicked] later in the season we had to figure out how to win and finish things as we started."

The Huskies’ four new freshmen are April Hankton, Gina Guide, Kate McCullagh and DeRoo. In addition, the Huskies have two transfers, Corinne Walsh (South Florida) and Megan Markowski (Marquette).

Hankton, an outside hitter, said that she hopes to bring a lot of power to the front row this season. At the same time she wants to learn to be a leader.

"I have always been a quiet player and I want to change that; I want to lead," said Hankton, a Minnesota native.

Like all the freshmen, Hankton is excited for the game.

"I hope that we kill them," Hankton said. "Our defense is unbelievable and our coach is awesome so I know that we can do it. We can beat Liberty and it is going to be tough for them."

Hankton feels very confident about this season.

"I hope that we win the conference championship and I think that we can with our talent and athleticism," she said. "We have a good, powerful front row and our team is just awesome."

Sitting down with coach Gooden

By Ian Waddick | August 26, 2003

After his first year as NIU volleyball coach last year, Ray Gooden talks about this year’s prospects. How will the loss of three to graduation and two would-be-seniors affect the team? We lost a big chunk of our offense (see page 9) with the graduation...

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