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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Facing a raucous crowd at WMU’s University Arena, the Northern Illinois volleyball team defeated Western Michigan Thursday night, 3-1, to clinch the Mid-American Conference‘s West Division and regular season crown.
This is NIU’s first West Division title since 2006 and their first MAC regular season title since 1998. It is also their first outright MAC...
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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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In the first meeting since the Northern Illinois volleyball team lost to Ohio in the 2010 Mid-American Conference championship match, the Huskies avenged the tough loss with a 3-0 sweep Saturday night at Victor E. Court.
Capping a 2-0 “Spike Cancer Weekend,” presented by Kishwaukee Community Hospital, the Huskies improved to 19-5, 8-2 in league...
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The Northern Illinois volleyball team remained perfect on the weekend with a 3-0 win over Buffalo Saturday night at Alumni Arena in a West-East Division Mid-American Conference matchup.
The Huskies improved to 17-5, 6-2 in the MAC, with their fifth consecutive win. The victory also bumped NIU’s road record up to 8-1 in 2011.
“Anytime we...
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Northern Illinois volleyball outside hitter Lauren Wicinski was named Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.
The sophomore’s NIU-record ninth career selection marks the third consecutive week that she’s earned the honor.
Last season, the 2010 MAC Player and Freshman of the Year was chosen as the league’s weekly winner...
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Behind the support of a raucous crowd that included several Northern Illinois volleyball alumni, the Huskies topped Miami (Ohio) 3-0 Saturday night at Victor E. Court in a cross-divisional Mid-American Conference contest.
The win gave NIU (15-5, 4-2 MAC) its third straight win and fourth straight against the RedHawks (12-8, 3-3 MAC).
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Fittingly, Northern Illinois standout sophomore Lauren Wicinski put together one of her best matches as she became the fastest Huskie to total 1,000 career kills in NIU’s 3-0 sweep of Western Michigan Thursday night at Victor E. Court in a Mid-American Conference West Division matchup.
“I was joking with after the match that for...
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