Widboom setting standards After a near-perfect match Saturday against Toledo, junior middle blocker Rena Widboom broke the all-time NIU record for hitting percentage with a .800 mark. Widboom broke the record while obtaining 12 kills on 15 attempts with...

Nothing personal, but Tenisha Wilkins wanted to get out to quick starts for the NIU volleyball team in this weekend's matches. Or. . . was it personal? The 5'9" junior from Chicago Simeon High School jumped out of the blocks for the Huskies in their first...

After playing a sluggish match Friday, the NIU volleyball team came out Saturday and dominated one of the conference's better teams. Toledo, 12-7, was swept by the Huskies. Despite the scores of 30-24, 30-21, 30-21, NIU played with intense emotion and...

Vince Lombardi described it best when he said winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. So far this fall season NIU's sports teams haven't had much success fulfilling that statement. Oh, wait a minute. We do have one team on a roll. Yep, the volleyball...

What a difference a week can make. Last Monday, senior Carrie Blankenship was named Mid-American Conference player of the week. This week, however, the outside hitter probably won't even be in the lineup because of an ankle injury. The Huskie volleyball...

NIU volleyball coach Todd Kress talked to his Huskies about staying focused on the road. The Huskies made the third-year coach proud this weekend, beating Marshall and Ohio to improve their road record to 8-4. Saturday's win at Marshall saw the Huskies...

It's going to be a long trip. These were the words senior Carrie Blankenship used to describe the NIU volleyball team's bus ride to its Ohio and Marshall matches this weekend, instead of the scheduled flight. Because of the Sept. 11 attacks, people around...

NIU volleyball coach Todd Kress knew that the Huskies were going to have to play well on the road to have a chance at a conference title, and they did that this weekend, winning two conference games. The Huskies took another weekend of play on the road,...

Stumbling out of the blocks in conference play, the NIU volleyball team now needs to pick up its play at this crucial juncture in the season, going on the road to face Kent State on Friday and Toledo on Saturday. "We are in a critical part of our season...

With the NIU volleyball team experiencing success on the court the past few years, coach Todd Kress feels that the Huskies could be at the level of a Big Ten program very soon. Returning all but one player from a 24-9 team that finished third in the Mid-American...

Individual awards and team accomplishments are both, undoubtedly, good things. But there is no question which one is at the forefront of the NIU volleyball team's mind. "We're really not worried about individual goals, and our kids aren't either," volleyball...

Senior finance major Mike Love got on top of things yesterday afternoon as he signed up for intramural flag football. "I do it 'cause I'm Greek," said Love. "I have a good time and always have fun playing. I have participated in flag football, volleyball,...