Volleyball went 19-11 overall and 14-2 in the Mid-American Conference, making it to the MAC Championship game for the fourth time in six years.Unfortunately, the team fell to University of Ohio in the MAC Championship game in straight sets, 25-17, 25-11,...
Women’s volleyball (19-11, 14-2 MAC) saw its season come to an end yesterday as it lost in the MAC Championship to Ohio after beating Miami (Ohio) in the previous round.Miami (Ohio)The Huskies defeated the Redhawks in four sets in Saturday’s game,...
Volleyball (6-8, 2-0 MAC) faced off against Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan over the weekend, giving it a 2-0 start to conference play.Central MichiganThe game began with back-and-forth play from both teams as the first set was tied 7-7. Both teams...
Senior volleyball setter Alexis Gonzalez has continued to improve in her senior season.Gonzalez, hailing from Fresno, Calif., recently became No. 3 in program history in assists; however, Gonzalez has been contributing much more to NIU’s volleyball...
No. 2 volleyball’s (21-10, 14-2 MAC) comeback attempt fell short as it lost in the MAC Tournament semifinals, 3-2, to the No. 3 Miami (Ohio) RedHawks (21-9, 12-4 MAC).The Huskies were upset by a lower seed like the No. 1 Ohio Bobcats were earlier in...
After one of the best regular seasons in the Ray Gooden era, volleyball (21-9, 14-2 MAC) will journey to Athens, Ohio, for the 2014 MAC Tournament.This weekend, the Huskies will look to put a season-ending loss behind them and go deep into the MAC Tournament....
Volleyball (20-8, 13-1 MAC) earned its second MAC West division regular season title in four seasons with a 109-kill weekend.By winning both weekend matches, NIU clinched a top-two seed in the MAC Tournament and will receive a double-bye into the semifinals.The...
Junior Mackenzie Roddy (left), Sophomore Alexis Gonzalez (15), and Freshman Jenna Radtke (5) celebrate scoring a point against Western Illinois on Aug. 4 at the Convocation Center.
Volleyball put its lone conference loss behind it this weekend, earning a berth in the MAC TournamentThe Huskies (18-8, 11-1 MAC) improved to 7-0 against MAC West opponents after beating the Ball State Cardinals (14-11, 8-4 MAC) Friday in Muncie, Ind....
Volleyball (15-7, 8-0 MAC) embarks on its final road trip of the regular season with a pair of games in Ohio this weekend.The Huskies visit the Kent State Golden Flashes 6 p.m. Friday in Kent, Ohio, and then take on the Ohio Bobcats 4 p.m. Saturday in...
Volleyball (15-7, 8-0 MAC) reached a perfect eight wins in eight tries with weekend triumphs over Akron and Buffalo.The victories increased NIU’s lead atop the MAC West standings to two games over Ball State.Friday, the Huskies took care of the Akron...
Volleyball is off to its best conference start since 1997, and sophomore outside hitter T’ara Austin’s insertion into the starting lineup has been a key piece to the team’s early MAC wins.During the Huskies’ recent three-game conference homestand,...
