Northern Illinois volleyball senior setter Kristin Hoffman (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) and sophomore outside hitter Lauren Wicinski (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) were chosen to the 2011 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I All-Mideast Region Team, the organization announced Tuesday.
The year 1994 is the last time a pair of teammates from the Mid-American Conference were selected to an...
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The Northern Illinois volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision to No. 25 Miami in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Iowa State’s Hilton Coliseum on Friday night.
The loss in NIU’s sixth NCAA Tournament appearance was its first at a neutral site.
Previously, the Huskies were 2-0 in neutral site matches. NIU is now...
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Trailing 2-0 to No. 6 seed Central Michigan and out of rhythm, the No. 1 seeded Northern Illinois volleyball team nearly dug itself completely out of a hole as the Huskies fell four points shy of winning the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship in five sets (21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-23, 11-15).
“I want to first say...
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The No. 1-seeded Northern Illinois volleyball team swept No. 8 Bowling Green in its Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinals match at SPIRE Institute Friday afternoon to advance to the Saturday semifinals.
In the Huskies’ (26-5) second straight MAC semifinals appearance, and fifth overall, they will face No. 4 Ball State (24-6) at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
In eliminating...
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Northern Illinois volleyball sophomore outside hitter Lauren Wicinski (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year and senior Kristin Hoffman earned MAC Setter of the Year, as the league announced its regular season awards Thursday.
Additionally, five Huskies were named to All-MAC teams, which are the most selections NIU has had in its...
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Despite trailing 2-0 to Bowling Green at the break, the Northern Illinois volleyball team bounced back to win the final three sets at the Stroh Center Saturday afternoon to end the Mid-American Conference regular season with the most wins (14) since 2001.
The win for NIU (25-5, 14-2 MAC) marks its 13th straight win, which...
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Northern Illinois volleyball seniors Kristin Hoffman (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) and Allison McGlaughlin (Morton, Ill./Morton) and sophomore Lauren Wicinski (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) earned Capital One Academic All-District 5 recognition, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced Thursday.
Both Hoffman and McGlaughlin were named to the first team, while Wicinski garnered a second team selection.
Last season, the...
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In front of a large, boisterous crowd at Victor E. Court Saturday night, the Northern Illinois volleyball team swept Ball State in one of the nation’s most highly anticipated contests of the weekend.
The Mid-American Conference West Division win for the Huskies (23-5, 12-2 MAC) ended a five-match losing streak to the Cardinals (22-5, 11-3)...
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Spoiling Central Michigan’s senior night, the Northern Illinois volleyball team ended the weekend with a 3-1 win at McGuirk Arena Saturday night in a Mid-American Conference West Division contest.
With the victory, the Huskies (21-5, 10-2 MAC) upped their season-long winning streak to nine matches and improved to a stellar 10-1 away from Victor E....
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NIU’s Kristin Hoffman was named Mid-American Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week, the league announced Friday.
Hoffman captained the Huskie offense during NIU’s 2-0 weekend at home as she totaled 74 assists (12.33/set) and 24 digs (4.00/set).
In a 3-0 win over Kent State, the nation’s assists leader handed out 40 helpers and had 12 digs...
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