NIU volleyball players Wendy Mason and Amy Foulke were most likely the life of post-victory celebrations this weekend when the Huskies went 3-0 and earned a first-place finish in the Huskie Invitational. Mason, a 5-10 junior, and Foulke a 6-0 sophomore,...

Look up the word amazing and the definition may have changed over the weekend to mean "the NIU volleyball team." In the minds of anyone on hand for the Huskie Invitational, the definition has stuck. NIU captured the tournament crown by going undefeated...

NIU assistant volunteer volleyball coach, Mark Swaya, has a unique coaching role outside of his new position with the Huskies. Swaya is the head coach of the U.S. Mens' Deaf National Volleyball Team. It is a role Swaya prides himself in, and for good...

The Windy City got a little windier Tuesday when the NIU volleyball team blew away Northeastern Illinois University, 15-5, 15-2, 15-9. The Huskies' three-game sweep marks four straight victories for NIU (6-1) and puts Northeastern at 1-3 for the season....

The most Northeastern Illinois University's head volleyball coach Deborah Ofcky can hope for is improvement. Considering Ofcky's two-year coaching mark at Northeastern is 4-67, it seems the only way for the third-year boss and her squad to go is up. Yet,...

The 1990 "broom" is out of the closet and back in the hands of this year's NIU volleyball team. The Huskies (5-1) defeated both Eastern Illinois University, Friday, and Bradley University, Saturday, in a double three-game sweep for the weekend. EIU suffered...

Opening games and season debuts are over ... now it's full speed ahead. With the NIU volleyball team's first home match just under its belt and a 2-1 showing at the Colorado State Tournament last weekend, the Huskies (3-1) pack up for road matches against...

Head volleyball coach Pete Waite left the Colorado State University Tournament this weekend breathing a little easier. Not only did his team play its first game of the season, but the Huskies walked away with a 2-1 finish and two All-Tournament players....

The parts have been assigned, the script is memorized, and the opening night is about to begin. With preseason and "dress rehearsals" behind them, the NIU volleyball team heads into the season-opening Colorado State-Holiday Inn Invitational tournament...

What is the secret to producing veteran-level athletes out of freshman recruits? First, make them forget they are "amateurs." Second, make sure they feel comfortable. And finally, get them out on the court as soon and as much as possible. Head volleyball...

NIU volleyball coach Pete Waite announced the signing of three high school volleyball players to National Letters of Intent. Joyce Book (St. Louis, Mo.), Danielle Gerenz (Eagan, Minn.), and Shelby Snyder (Fountain Valley, Calif.), represent the Huskies'...

Now is the time to put that spring fever into some serious volleyball action. The NIU volleyball team and DeKalb's WDKB-FM radio station, B95, are sponsoring a sand volleyball tournament April 21 which is open to all NIU students and faculty as well as...