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Convo Center brings changes

By Brian Kelley | August 25, 2002

Can $36 million buy fans? That will be the big question hovering over NIU with the addition of the Convocation Center. For now, everyone can only speculate what will take place, but come Nov. 22 when the women’s basketball team opens the Convocation...

Volleyball signs new recruits

By Frank Rusnak | December 4, 2001

If tradition holds form, then the NIU volleyball team's two future members will have a good shot at the MAC freshman of the year award next season. Megan Eisenman from Minnesota and Kristen Rust from Ohio have both signed National Letters of Intent to...

NIU sweeps awards

By Adam Zolmierski | November 29, 2001

Not only has the NIU volleyball team been sweeping its opponents with great regularity on the court, but now it has chosen to carry that trend off the court as well. With winning comes recognition, and the Huskies received a great deal of recognition...

Huskies make believers with solid play

By Adam Zolmierski | November 28, 2001

When I found out I was going to inherit the task of covering the women's volleyball team, I didn't know what to expect. I took a look at the media guide and saw the team had a rather successful season last year, finishing 24-9. I thought to myself the...

Fighting through tough times

By Nick Gerts | November 28, 2001

Every day, Sara Lein walks onto the volleyball court and thanks her lucky stars. After winning the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year award at Fairfield in 1998, the senior outside hitter decided to follow coach Todd Kress to NIU. Unfortunately...

NIU heads to Northern Iowa

By Nick Gerts | November 27, 2001

Cheers were let out as the NIU volleyball team found out where it was headed in the NCAA Tournament Monday. It did not take long into the NCAA selection show, as the Huskies were announced only four matches into the show, heading to No. 17 Northern Iowa...

NIU wins championship

By Nick Gerts | November 26, 2001

NIU volleyball coach Todd Kress was expecting Saturday's MAC championship game to go a full five games. Much to Kress' surprise, the Huskies defeated Ball State in three games, winning 30-21, 30-17, 30-24, claiming the MAC Tournament Championship and...

Volleyball ready to host conference tourney

By Frank Rusnak | November 20, 2001

Sept. 1 was the last — and only time — the NIU volleyball team lost a home game this season. Almost three months later, NIU is all the more excited about obtaining home-court advantage throughout the MAC conference tournament. The Huskies have accumulated...

NIU volleyball not finished with goals

By Frank Rusnak | November 20, 2001

Winning the MAC regular season championship was a big goal for the NIU volleyball team, but many goals have still yet to be obtained with the conference tournament starting today. "It's a nice accomplishment and I'm very proud of the kids," said coach...

Bowman sets Huskies up for success

By Adam Zolmierski | November 20, 2001

Jenny Bowman is part of a team that set its place in NIU history with a MAC title and a new school record for consecutive wins. However, NIU wouldn't have accomplished any of those feats without Bowman setting up the NIU offense every play. Bowman has...

Huskies look to hold onto home tourney

By Adam Zolmierski | November 16, 2001

With the Mid-American Conference title between NIU and Ball State, it's down to winning a pair of road games to keep the tournament in DeKalb. Volleyball coach Todd Kress knows that this weekend, after playing for nearly a month at home, his team will...

Huskies send Eagles home early

By Frank Rusnak | November 12, 2001

Downing Eastern Michigan on Friday during Senior Night at Chick Evans Field House, the NIU volleyball team advanced its win streak to 17 games. Losing 3-1 to the Eagles Sept. 19 earlier this season, NIU regrouped to sweep the match. "Eastern Michigan...