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Volleyball splits final homestand

By Khobi Price | November 12, 2018

The volleyball team clinched the Mid-American Conference Tournament sixth seed by splitting its matches against the Central Michigan University Chippewas (25-18, 23-25, 23-25, 25-20, 15-12) Friday and the Eastern Michigan University Eagles (23-25, 17-25,...

Volleyball splits two MAC games

By Khobi Price | October 28, 2018

The volleyball team bounced back from a loss to the Ball State University Cardinals (20-25, 13-25, 18-25) Friday by defeating the University of Toledo Rockets (25-20, 23-25, 25-16, 25-15) Saturday to remain above .500 in Mid-American Conference play.The...

Huskies victorious in five sets at Ohio

By Khobi Price | October 21, 2018

The volleyball team bounced back from a loss to the Kent State University Golden Flashes (25-14, 25-22, 18-25, 21-25, 15-9) Friday by defeating the Ohio University Bobcats (25-23, 25-27, 17-25, 32-30, 15-7) Saturday for its first five set win of the season.NIU...

Volleyball halfway through MAC play

By Khobi Price | October 18, 2018

The volleyball team bounced back from disappointing preseason play with a 5-3 record start to Mid-American Conference play midway through its MAC contests. The Huskies are No. 3 in the MAC West Division standings and No. 5 in the overall MAC standings...

Five takeaways from Volleyball non-conference play

By Khobi Price | September 23, 2018

The volleyball team wrapped up its non-conference schedule with a 2-13 record. The Huskies defeated the University of Toledo Rockets Friday and the Ball State University Cardinals Saturday at Victor E. Court to kick off their Mid-American Conference contests.The...

For McAlpin, communication is key

By Khobi Price | September 6, 2018

A player can have a positive influence without filling out the stat sheet; Redshirt senior middle blocker Chrystal McAlpin epitomizes this kind of impact for the Huskies.McAlpin didn’t receive any playing time during her true freshman campaign because...

Volleyball player kneels for anthem

By Scott Nicol | October 17, 2016

DeKALB | Chrystal McAlpin, redshirt sophomore outside hitter, took a knee during the national anthem at Friday’s volleyball game on Victor E. Court.The game, against the University at Buffalo, resulted in a win in straight sets for the Huskies, increasing...

Volleyball back to .500 after 2-0 weekend

By Danielle Brown | October 12, 2015

Volleyball (9-9, 5-1 MAC) went 2-0 over the weekend, picking up wins against Western Michigan and Miami University. The Huskies won both games in three sets, sweeping both teams.Western MichiganNIU led the Broncos throughout the entire first set. Western...

Manspreading hits Huskie Bus Line

By Kristin Maglabe | January 25, 2015

“Manspreading” and improper commuter etiquette has not gone unnoticed by some Huskie Bus riders.Manspreading refers to when people spread their legs and put their belongings on vacant bus seats. This results in a lack of seats on crowded buses.Though...