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,...

Hopes are high this weekend for the NIU volleyball team as it hits the road against two teams with a combined record of 13-19. The Huskies take on MAC opponents Buffalo (8-9) and Bowling Green (5-10). "Our goal is to play three good games with good effort...

Some might think winning the first game of a match is a sure way to victory. Losing the next three games isn’t the way to achieve that goal. The Huskies (8-6) lost to Illinois State University (4-8) after taking the first game 30-28, but losing the...

When asked what the difference was between Wednesday’s loss to Ball State and Saturday’s win against Central Michigan, the NIU volleyball team unanimously said it was the way the Huskies passed the ball. The Huskies defeated CMU in four games 30-27,...

Mistakes were at an abundance for the NIU volleyball team as it lost to Ball State at home for the first time since 1989. Not only did the Huskies commit 30 attack errors, they also had 11 ball handling errors, eight service errors, seven blocking errors...

For the second straight season, the Huskies’ volleyball team dropped its season-opening conference match. NIU lost to Ball State University Wednesday at Victor E. Court in four games; 31-33, 30-28, 24-30 and 27-30. The 121 points scored by the Cardinals...

Michigan State University helped the NIU volleyball team get some more rest as it sent the Huskies packing back to DeKalb in three games Friday night. NIU (7-4) lost 20-30, 25-30 and 19-30 in East Lansing. "At times we played some good volleyball, but...

Having already played two Big Ten teams, NIU volleyball coach Ray Gooden feels his team will be prepared to face No. 21 Michigan State. "I think we’re better prepared as far as knowing what it’s going to take to win," Gooden said. NIU (7-3) will take...

After dropping the first game to DePaul, the NIU volleyball team (7-3) was able to rebound and win the next three games (26-30, 30-22, 30-18, 30-26) Tuesday night in Chicago to win their fifth consecutive match. The Huskies (1-2) had a season-high 15...

With the completion of the Convocation Center, the NIU athletic department seems to be setting its sights on a new venture, with a famous alumni possibly being a key contributor to its future plans. Dennis Barsema’s name continues to surface as a possible...