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...

After taking on two winless teams in the MAC a week ago, the NIU volleyball team now has to set its sites on two 3-1 squads. Marshall will visit the Convocation Center on Friday at 7 p.m. while Eastern Michigan will battle the Huskies at 7 p.m. on Saturday....

Already national champions at Kishwaukee College, Melissa Benson and Alex Hofmann are part of the equation to help lead the NIU volleyball team to a similar crown. As the only two Huskies who have played together before playing at NIU, they have a little...

To be successful, the NIU volleyball team needs to be able to win on the road and beat the conference bottom dwellers. The Huskies did that this weekend against Bowling Green and Buffalo. The Huskies (10-6, 3-1 MAC) defeated Buffalo on Friday 30-28, 30-24,...