ay Gooden and his Huskie volleyball team will be out for blood this weekend to avenge an early season loss against MAC powerhouse Akron. "We want to do the same thing to them that they did to us," Gooden said about beating them on their home floor. "That...

With basketball season less then a month away, everyone wants to know how close the Convocation Center is to being completely done. If you walked though the Convo Center today, there are dust and boxes everywhere. But despite the appearance, the Convocation...

Having lost three of its last four home matches, the NIU volleyball team will try to use its home court advantage as an edge this weekend. The Huskies (11-11, 4-6 MAC) will square off today against Toledo at 7 p.m. and on Saturday against Ohio at 7 p.m....

Over the past four years, Jen VonderHaar has seen her career hit both peaks and valleys. The NIU middle blocker took the Huskies from a 10-15 record in her freshman year to a 24-6 mark and a MAC championship in her junior campaign. This year VonderHaar...

Kerri Royer’s return to her home state wasn’t exactly what she and the NIU volleyball team hoped for. Royer, a native of Kalamazoo, returned to Michigan along with her teammates as the Huskies lost to Eastern Michigan on Friday and Central Michigan...

Only needing two points to win the match against an undefeated conference opponent, the NIU volleyball team was left with a bittersweet taste in its mouth. "Personally, when we started, I didn’t know they were undefeated," middle blocker Rena Widboom...

After sitting out three consecutive matches, outside hitter Jen VonderHaar was happy to be back on the floor. "It was a lot less stressful for me to be on the court than off the court," VonderHaar said. "I was a little out of volleyball shape. I was huffing...

Anyone who has seen NIU outside hitter Brooke Dodson play has gotten their money’s worth. The 5-foot-9 outside hitter not only sparks her team on and off the court, but also electrifies the fans. She makes sure having fun is never overlooked by working...

In Game 5 of a crucial conference match it was the play of a freshman that jump-started the Huskies to victory in five games. Setter Kerri Royer came to serve with the Huskies (11-8 overall, 4-3 MAC) down 1-2 in the last game and shined. Royer rallied...

Playing a team with a current two-match winning streak, having injured players and not being able to win at home is not a good combination for victory. These are the problems facing the NIU volleyball team (10-8, 3-3 MAC) today as they host Miami (Ohio)...

The NIU volleyball team continued its Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde impression this weekend. One week after beating up on winless MAC opponents Buffalo and Bowling Green, the Huskies (10-8, 3-3 in MAC) were manhandled this weekend at Victor E. Court by Marshall...

s if getting swept on consecutive days wasn’t bad enough for the NIU volleyball team, an injury to middle blocker Jen VonderHaar made it worse. VonderHaar, who leads the team in hitting percentage, and was first in total kills before the weekend, is...