Decisively up 2-0 in the match, the Northern Illinois volleyball team could not hold off a determined Central Michigan squad that ran off the final three sets of the contest (18-25, 16-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-9) on Saturday night at NIU Convocation Center’s Victor E. Court.
“Central Michigan is a really good team,” said NIU head...
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Northern Illinois volleyball juniors Kristin Hoffman and Allison McGlaughlin were named to the ESPN/College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District 5 First Team, the organization announced Thursday.
The two accolades mark the first time that the program has had two Academic All-District honorees in the same season, let alone two first teamers.
The Huskies are...
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With shades of pink abundantly present throughout Victor E. Court, the Northern Illinois volleyball team conquered Buffalo for the second time in as many years in a Breast Cancer Awareness match.
The Huskies swept the Bulls, 25-20, 26-24, 25-19, on Saturday night just a few hours after the NIU football team nearly did the same...
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Breaking a recent trend, the Northern Illinois volleyball team picked up its third road win in a row by beating Eastern Michigan, 25-20, 26-28, 27-25, 25-21, on Saturday night in only four sets. The Huskies (19-2, 5-1) had won each of the last three Mid-American Conference matches in their five-game winning streak in five sets.
“We...
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Three days after a landmark five-set win over Western Michigan, the Northern Illinois volleyball team repeated the feat on Sunday at Millett Hall.
This time, the Huskies went the distance against Miami (Ohio), winning the final two sets to pick up their third straight win (22-25, 25-16, 21-25, 25-18, 15-9), all in Mid-American Conference play.
The...
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Add another item to the Northern Illinois volleyball team’s list of achievements this season as the Huskies took down Western Michigan for the first time since 2006 on Thursday night at Victor E. Court in a critical early season Mid-American Conference match, 22-25, 25-17, 25-27, 25-21, 15-10.
All the odds seem stacked up against NIU...
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After a tough five-set loss to Ball State in the Mid-American Conference opener Friday, the Northern Illinois volleyball team bounced back in a big way Saturday night at Victor E. Court.
The Huskies swept Toledo, 25-15, 25-22, 25-19, to split their conference home weekend.
“As a group, we knew that last night’s loss was a tough...
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After dropping its first match of the season on Tuesday against Big Ten Wisconsin to end a school-record 11-0 start to the campaign, the Northern Illinois volleyball team has picked up where it left off by sweeping Youngstown State yesterday and doing the same on Sunday afternoon to Iowa, 25-22, 25-17, 25-23.
“It’s nice for...
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In front of a jam-packed, raucous standing room only crowd of 954, the Northern Illinois volleyball team had its 11-match winning streak snapped by Wisconsin, 25-18, 25-19, 25-18, on Tuesday night at Victor E. Court.
In a tilt between undefeated teams, the Badgers remained so at 10-0, while the Huskies’ record took their first blemish...
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NIU Invitational? Check. UIC Invitational? Check. Elon Classic? Check. Record? Spotless.
Tonight, something has to give – but only for one of the teams on the floor.
The 11-0 Huskies volleyball squad will look to keep up their best start in program history against the 9-0 Badgers in NIU’s first home match against a Big Ten opponent...
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