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NIU’s powerhouse rolls on

By KRIS FELDE | October 6, 1993

As the NIU's women's volleyball team gets set to close out the first half of the conference season, it will attempt to duplicate a feat performed last season when it not only won every conference match, but set a record 15 consecutive wins. The Huskies...

Senior star shines at NIU

By KRIS FELDE | October 6, 1993

Since moving to Illinois in 1990 and earning recognition as one of the top players in both the North Star and Mid-Continent Conferences, Becky Ramsey has proven herself to be one of the necessary ingredients in this year's squad as the team attempts for...

Foulke lets instinct take over

By MARC WESNER | September 28, 1993

A major stumbling point for most of the teams facing the NIU women's volleyball squad is to find a way to get through the block put up by the Huskies.

And, just as frequently, the person stuffing the opponent's attacks is senior middle blocker Amy Foulke.

Head coach Pete Waite has been quoted before the season began, calling her one of the premier blockers in the country. Not surprisingly, she's led the team in blocking for the last three seasons.

"(In her four years here) she's been one of the best pure blockers on the team," Waite said. "She has natural instincts for the ball."

Foulke is close to two Huskie career records. When this season opened, Foulke stood only 19 solo blocks and 46 assist blocks away from the all-time career marks (held by Cathy Holmes with 126 and 372 respectively). There is little doubt these records will fall before long and she will officially be the greatest blocker in NIU history.

"Amy's been one of our starters for the last four years," Waite said. "Coming in as a freshman, she's been a major contributor. She's gotten better in her entire game, including her defensive play."

That's not to say she can't play offense. Currently, Foulke ranks fourth on the Huskie kill chart. If this trend holds, she'll finish second behind Kori Schauer.

However, she still doesn't see herself as the leader on the court.

Because there's five seniors, I think we're all floor leaders," she said. "We all pick each other up when we need it. There's no one person that dominates (as the leader)."

Coming out of Central High School in Salem, Wis., Foulke earned seven high school varsity letters, three in volleyball, two in basketball and two in track.

Her volleyball experience is quite impressive.

Foulke played forthree years in the Sprig City Volleyball Club. She participated in the 1988 junior Olympic Nationals and Senior Elite Training Camp in 1992.

Last summer, Foulke traveled to San Antonio for the 1993 United States Olympic Festival.

She has been named to First-Team All-North-Star Conference in 1991. She also was named Most Valuable Player in the Mid-Continent Conference Championships in 1992 and earned all-tournament honors at the National Invitational Volleyball Championships, also in 1992.

With all that experience, it's little wonder opposing teams are having problems dealing with the blocking wall of doom.

Spikers move into select company

By MARC WESNER | September 27, 1993

Well, it's official. The NIU women's volleyball team has begun its quest for national attention on the right foot. The Mid-East Region volleyball ranking has the Huskies listed sixth out of the 116 teams in the region as of September 27th. "Last year...

Volleyball shutout? Huskies come close

By MARC WESNER | September 26, 1993

The good news for the Universities of Wisconsin-Green Bay and Wisconsin-Milwaukee was they survived their visit to Chick Evans Field House this weekend with little else than their pride hurt. The bad news is they will have to face the Huskies again late...

Spikers look to extend Mid-Con streak

By KRIS FELDE | September 23, 1993

NIU's volleyball squad (8-2, 2-0) brings conference action to Chick Evans Field House this weekend when they play host to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (8-5, 2-0) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday and finish up on Saturday against the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee...

Spikers hit the road to begin Mid-Con play

By KRIS FELDE | September 16, 1993

If volleyball games were decided by spirit and energy, NIU would need only two players to defeat the University of Illinois at Chicago in straight games. Under normal conditions, most coaches with a 7-1 record would be riding high into conference play,...

Look out! Schauer kills another

By MARC WESNER | September 14, 1993

When Kori Schauer hits a volleyball, crowds at Chick Evans Field House erupt with uncontrolled awe. She sends the ball rocketing towards the floor at helpless defenders unlucky enough to be in the way. The senior out of Belvidere will then wind up for...

Vengeance served, Waite’s crew takes third

By KRIS FELDE | September 12, 1993

After all the confusion and frustration finally settled on the volleyball courts this weekend, NIU finished with a 3-1 record and a third place finish in a tournament that included some of the nation's most respected teams. NIU's (6-2) first match in...

NIU heads west screaming for vengeance

By MARC WESNER | September 9, 1993

Ah, California. Hot sun, white beaches, volleyball. The NIU women's volleyball team may not get to experience much of the first two, but they are sure to see some great hard court action this weekend. The University of California Santa Barbara Classic...

Kozak digs as Huskies roll

By MARC WESNER | September 8, 1993

If you weren't one of the 445 people that saw the NIU women's volleyball team clean the Chick Evans Fieldhouse floor with the University of Wisconsin, you missed quite a show. The Huskies rocked the Badgers, shutting down the oppositions attack (30 kills...

Big Ten power invades DeKalb

By MARK WESNER | September 7, 1993

The NIU women's volleyball team is looking to get back on track after picking up their first loss of the season to the Colorado State Rams last Saturday. The team standing in their way is Big Ten conference member, Wisconsin. And the Badgers won't let...

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