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Volleyball loses two on weekend

By Katie Leb | October 31, 2010

In what was considered an already scary holiday weekend, NIU volleyball's two losses added to the spookiness. Continuing their longest road trip of the season, the Huskies (23-4 overall, 9-3 MAC) traveled to Toledo and Ball State, but were unable to...

NIU volleyball continue dominating play

By Katie Leb | October 24, 2010

Beginning its longest road trip of the season, NIU volleyball started on the right step defeating Kent State Friday night in five sets.After taking the first set 25-15, Kent State came back to grab the next two, 25-20 and 25-22.“We came out and had...

Faceoff: Andrew Singer and Katie Leb debate sobriety at football games

By Andrew Singer and Katie Leb | October 20, 2010

On Saturday, the Huskies celebrated homecoming with a 45-14 defeat of the Buffalo Bulls. While there was plenty of action on the field to keep fans attentive, some of the more interesting happenings came in the stands and the tailgating areas. Katie Leb:...

Jared Ridge, NIU volleyball team manager, helps with warm-ups before a match.

NIU managers pursue passions in a different way

By Katie Leb | October 19, 2010

Passion to play a sport drives students to become athletes. But passion for the entirety of the sport drives students to be a part of the team off the field, in a different capacity. As a team manager for football, senior economics major Dan Stinson has...

After this weekend the NIU volleyball team improved their overall record to 21-2. This win was head coach Ray Gooden's 150th win.

NIU pads MAC West lead, gets Gooden 150th win

By Katie Leb | October 17, 2010

DeKALB | In a homecoming weekend full of festivities, NIU volleyball corralled Buffalo Saturday night (25-20, 26-24, 25-19) just as the football team did hours earlier in a 45-14 defeat of the Bulls. The match marked not only the seventh consecutive win...

NIU volleyball is turning heads in the MAC with a 19-2 start to the season. The Huskies were predicted to finish third in the MAC West in preseason rankings.

Forget the predictions, NIU rolling

By Katie Leb | October 14, 2010

The terms "war, battle, dogfight, fighting and clawing" conjure up images of destruction and possible death, not college volleyball. For several coaches in the MAC, however, these are the adjectives of choice for what each conference game will be this...

NIU's women soccer goalkeeper Amy Carr's family traveled from England to watch Amy play.

Soccer player’s family travels from England to see her play

By Katie Leb | October 12, 2010

DeKALB | Traveling across the Atlantic Ocean to watch a few college soccer matches is not something expected of the average fan. But when the goalkeeper on one of the teams is your daughter, traveling any distance to watch her play is worth every mile....

NIU volleyball takes MAC West lead

By Katie Leb | October 10, 2010

NIU volleyball continued its record-breaking season this weekend, taking down two MAC West rivals. With the wins, the Huskies now sit alone on top of the MAC West and have a 5-0 record on the road, a feat last accomplished in 1992. On Friday night, the...

Allison McGlaughlin digs a ball during Huskies' win over Western Michigan earlier this season. NIU topped Miami (OH) on Sunday.

RedHawks take NIU volleyball team down to the wire

By Katie Leb | October 3, 2010

In back-to-back matches, the Huskies have gone five sets with the end result being a win. After beating MAC West rival Western Michigan (12-5, 3-1 MAC) on Thursday, the Huskies traveled to Ohio on Sunday for a cross-division match-up against Miami (OH)...

Allison McGlaughlin (16), Lauren Wicinski (12) and Kristin Hoffman (3) celebrate as NIU closes in on victory over Western Michigan.

NIU volleyball picks up victory over WMU

By Katie Leb | September 30, 2010

It took five sets, but NIU volleyball came away with a division win against Western Michigan Thursday night.With the win, the Huskies (16-2, 2-1 MAC) snapped not only the Broncos’ (11-5, 2-1) five-match win streak this season, but also the seven-match...

Huskie volleyball ready to take on MAC

By Katie Leb | September 23, 2010

After 15 matches of non-conference play, Huskie volleyball is ready to begin playing MAC opponents. The Huskies (14-1) will begin conference play with three matches at home, beginning tonight against Ball State (10-2). In preseason rankings, the Huskies...

NIU's Allison McGlaughlin attacks against a DePaul blocker Tuesday evening in the Huskies' victory.

NIU volleyball improves record to 14-1

By Katie Leb | September 21, 2010

NIU volleyball is back on a win streak after beating DePaul Tuesday night at Victor E. Court. The Huskies improved to 14-1, and have defeated their past three opponents to carry themselves into conference play on Friday. With the win, the Huskies tie...