Volleyball (1-2) will hit the visitors’ locker room for the first time this season when it travels to Ames, Iowa, for the Iowa State Challenge.This will be the second-straight weekend the Huskies will participate in a four-team tournament, winning their...
Volleyball dropped two straight games to finish its first weekend of play 1-2 after starting the season with a bang in the opener.PresbyterianFriday, the Huskies opened the 2014 season with a win against the Presbyterian Blue Hose in four sets (25-8,...
Volleyball will dig into the season this weekend when the Huskies host the NIU Invitational at Victor E. Court in the Convocation Center.The Huskies will host the Presbyterian Blue Hose 7 p.m. Friday, the Colorado Buffaloes noon Saturday and the Northwestern...
Mary Grace Kelly, volleyball sophomore outside hitter, spent her summer playing volleyball in Europe, where she worked on improving her skills to gear up for another year with the Huskies.Kelly became the 10th Huskie since 2005 to compete internationally...
Volleyball heads into the season with starters who are set to begin play.Following a 19-13 overall record, including a 10-6 record in MAC play, a season ago, the Huskies are returning 10 letter-winners and four starters.“I think on both ends our team...
After a promising come-from-behind victory in the opening round, volleyball had its MAC Championship hopes dashed in the semifinals.NIU (19-13, 10-6 MAC) dropped its semifinal match to top-seeded Ohio (27-4, 14-2) in straight sets, 25-22, 25-22, 25-23....
Volleyball has gone through a rigorous regular season that ended with the team’s best performance of the year.Now looking at a fifth seed in the MAC Tournament, NIU (18-12, 10-6 MAC) prepares for a 1 p.m. match Friday at the SPIRE Institute in Ohio...
Volleyball hosted two divisional rivals over the weekend, but NIU will likely remember just one of those matches.The Huskies (18-12, 10-6 MAC) split its weekend contests against Ball State and Toledo, putting forth two contrasting performances while doing...
The final weekend of the regular season could determine everything for volleyball, as NIU prepares to avenge previous losses to the top two teams in the MAC West at home.NIU (17-11, 9-5 MAC) starts the action 6 p.m. Friday against Ball State (22-7, 10-4)....
Volleyball continued to win when it matters most, this time downing two divisional foes to bring its win streak to five matches.In a Friday showcase against Central Michigan, NIU (17-11, 9-5 MAC) dominated in a three-setter. The Huskies overpowered the...
Following three dominant home performances, volleyball will head to Michigan this weekend for a pair of road matches against two teams at the bottom of the MAC West standings.NIU’s (15-11, 7-5 MAC) divisional battles begin 6:30 p.m. Friday against Central...
Opening Thursday night against Western Michigan, the Huskies knew they had to win to gain ground in the race to the MAC Tournament.NIU (15-11, 7-5 MAC) did just that by beating WMU (14-11, 7-5) at its own game. The win was NIU’s second of the year over...
