Not many volleyball teams could survive if they lost a fourth of their team to injuries. At best, the squad's performance would be deeply in trouble. Especially if those players were regular contributors to the team. NIU is facing that problem right now,...

There were a few more spectators than usual at Chick Evans Field House Saturday for the NIU women's volleyball victory. The only difference was these spectators saw the NIU victory over Wisconsin-Green Bay from the bench, not from the stands. Senior standout...

Volleyball momentum usually swings like a pendulum-sometimes it's up and sometimes down. Unfortunately, NIU has recently seen the downside of the swing against a tough University of Illinois-Chicago squad Tuesday. This weekend, the Huskies look to swing...

There is an old axiom that says "all good things must come to an end," but nobody said anything about a crashing end. For the NIU women's volleyball team, the tables were turned Tuesday night...make that overturned. NIU journeyed to the Windy City with...

Although there were some anxious moments for coach Pete Waite, in the end the NIU women's volleyball team put the broom to Valparaiso University Tuesday. The "broom": as in clean sweep, as in three straight games, as in 15-12, 15-5, 15-12. The third straight...

A week-long break from competition just might be an advantage for the Huskie volleyball squad, which is back in action and on the road again Tuesday for their second conference match of the season at Valparaiso University. NIU heads into Tuesday's match...

The NIU volleyball team is itching for some wins. The Huskies first stop on their victory quest is this weekend at Villanova University. NIU hopes to pull in a few of those victories at the Villanova University Tournament where they will meet Villanova,...

The NIU volleyball team extended its skid in the wrong direction with a three-game loss Tuesday night at the hands of Illinois State University. The Huskies struggled from the start, trailing 10-0 before waking up and making the Redbirds work for their...

There's some good news and some bad news for NIU's volleyball team. The good news is that the Huskies can put their disappointing losses to a strong field of teams last weekend behind them. The bad news is that there might be even stronger competition...

They say all good things must come to an end. The NIU volleyball team and their seven-game winning streak is no exception. But in this case, no one ever said the Huskies would have to like it. NIU's demise came this weekend when they were defeated not...

The latest heat wave isn't just outdoors; it's in Chick Evans Field House, where the NIU volleyball team is warming up for the Huskie Invitational Tournament. The tournament, which begins play Friday, isn't an ordinary, run-of-the-mill contest for the...

NIU's volleyball team is on a streak so hot that it's about to boil over. Six straight wins have boosted the Huskies record to 7-1 with the latest triumph coming Tuesday night over Bradley (2-8). Although NIU won the all three matches 15-13, 15-13 and...