"Positive" is one word Ray Gooden uses to describe the 2010 NIU volleyball season. The ninth year head coach has had some memorable moments, but this season provided more than just a few to his list. "The record and our ability to make it to the MAC...

MILWAUKEE | Usually the NIU volleyball team is relaxing during Thanksgiving weekend, having completed the season the previous weekend. This year, however, the Huskies traveled across the border to Milwaukee on Saturday to take on Marquette University....

TOLEDO, OHIO | Thursday evening Lauren Wicinski went to the Mid-American Conference volleyball awards banquet ready to cheer for her teammates' achievements. Little did she know, she would make history by winning the MAC Freshman of the Year, as well...

Maddie Hughes said in August she wanted NIU volleyball to dominate the MAC in her final season. To this point, the Huskies have earned 25 wins to six losses (11-5 MAC), the best team season Hughes has had in the libero uniform. As the lone senior, Hughes...

Seeking a rebound from back-to-back losses last weekend, NIU volleyball traveled to Western Michigan on Thursday night in hopes of a win that never happened. In their fifth consecutive road match, the Huskies (23-5 overall, 9-4 MAC) went into the match...

Now in his ninth year as NIU volleyball head coach, Ray Gooden has evolved his coaching philosophy. The Northern Star sat down with him to learn of his journey, what the 2010 team has taught him and about the allegations of moonlighting as a DJ. Northern...