With the conclusion of the regular season last weekend all but four teams have been laid to rest in the Mid-Continent Conference and by 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 28th, one will stand alone. While no other Huskie volleyball team has ventured into the...

As NIU blew by both Youngstown State University and Cleveland State University this weekend, they not only exited the 1993 regular season unblemished in the Mid-Continent Conference, but also they retained a perfect ledger in all Mid-Con matches dating...

The NIU women's volleyball team will wrap up the regular season this weekend with two conference matches against Youngstown State Penguins and Cleveland State Vikings. The Huskies already own the Mid-Continent Conference title, locking it away with an...

Yesterday Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell held a meeting with the head coaches of NIU's athletic teams to inform them on the options he is considering regarding the possibility of NIU leaving the Mid-Continent Conference. O'Dell discussed very few specifics,...

With first place of the Mid-Continent Conference locked up, the Huskie volleyball squad will host the Mid-Con Championship Tournament on Nov. 26 and 27. Depending on the outcome of that tourney, the Huskies could find themselves in a position never experienced...

A familiar saying is being whispered around the circles of those involved in NIU's Intercollegiate Athletic programs. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. They are referring to the proposed move from the Mid-Continent Conference to— you guessed it—another...

It was a typical weekend for the NIU volleyball team. They thoroughly dominated two more Mid-Continent Conference teams, delighted the fans with crashing kill after kill and more or less made the opposition look like smurfs trying to spike a volleyball...

There is a distinct possibility that with the conclusion of the Huskies' last regular season homestand this weekend, the students of NIU will have seen five of NIU's greatest volleyball players for the final time. With the next home game occurring over...

In only his sixth season, head volleyball coach Pete Waite has become the all-time victories leader with 140, and is enjoying the pinnacle season of a career thus far that has seen many upsides and a few downsides. "It feels great. I'm really proud of...

With a full week to prepare for a Western Illinois rematch, whom NIU easily defeated just less than a month ago, the Huskies are riding high after a tough battle with MVC powerhouse ISU. Now they are ready to give head coach Pete Waite a title he rightfully...

Family and friends of the NIU volleyball team received more than they bargained for Tuesday night when they were witness to not one but two of the most dramatic comebacks ever encountered by an NIU volleyball team. While trailing by scores of 13-7 in...

Well, it would appear that NIU will remain in the Mid-Continent Conference after all. According to Star sources, the presidents of Missouri Valley Conference voted to extend an invitation to the University of Evansville while voting down NIU's bid. That...