Sept. 12, 1992. That is the last time the NIU volleyball team lost a game as its streak hit 18 games this past weekend with straight-set wins over Eastern Illinois on Saturday and Wright State on Friday. The Huskies are also riding a six-match winning...

Volleyball coach Pete Waite ... on the attitude: "(The season) is going really quickly for us. Especially now, we've got some weeks when we are just into conference play. ... When you're winning, things go very quickly." Coach Waite ... on the future:...

Now that the NIU volleyball team has cruised through its three-game homestand without losing a set, the Huskies now must travel to Big Ten rival Wisconsin tonight for a match that should not be watched by anyone with a heart condition. The Badgers are...

Dominating. One word that best describes the performances turned in by the NIU volleyball team this weekend. It started with a straight set pounding of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on Saturday night and was completed with a straight set thumping...

The NIU volleyball team is in for a big weekend. Saturday night the Huskies play their first-ever Mid-Continent Conference match against the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. at Chick Evans Field House and coach Pete...

Did anyone check the pulse of the Bradley Braves' volleyball team Tuesday night? Some may argue that it was around 30 because it seemed as if they were comatose. Others may disagree and point out it was probably at about 220 because of the way they were...

You could feel the humidity. And you could feel the heat. The Huskies were on fire on the volleyball court Tuesday night. It has been nearly a year since the NIU volleyball squad has entertained the fans, and they certainly reminded them of what they...

The NIU Huskie volleyball team is back. They are back after two consecutive weekends of tournaments at Bowling Green and Miami of Ohio. The Huskies settle into Chick Evans Field House for a three-game homestand that begins tonight against Bradley at 7:00....

The Boilermakers and the Panthers. They sound like a couple of gangs. In fact, they are the two criminals who beat up the Huskies on the volleyball courts of Oxford, Ohio, in the University of Miami Invitational this weekend. But the Huskies managed to...

Fasten your seatbelts, lock the children in the house and don't let them out until the final spike is down the loser's throat. That's about how scary the Miami (Ohio) University volleyball tournament could get this weekend. NIU will take on some true...

Solid defense, with a deep bench, will spell victory for the Huskies this weekend. And NIU volleyball coach Pete Waite is certain how to win. "We must pick up (our opponents') tendencies early in the match," he assured, "and that will show how mature...

When a volleyball player stands 5-6 and is playing for a top collegiate team, her ability to spike the ball won't be one of the first things a coach looks for. Sophomore Shelby Snyder knows this and has worked on a different aspect of her game to excel...