The Northern Illinois volleyball team signed Brianna Horwath (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater Area), Malia Gabel (Pinckney, Mich./Father Gabriel Richard) and Paige Dacanay (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge) to the 2013 recruiting class Thursday.
Horwath, Gabel and Dacanay join T’ara Austin (Joeliet, Ill./Joliet Central), Mary Grace Kelly (Strongsville, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) and Jenna Radtke (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson) in...
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Northern Illinois senior Mary Kurisch (La Crosse, Wis./West Salem), junior Sarah Angelos (Waukegan, Ill./Waukegan) and sophomore MacKenzie Roddy (San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon) were selected to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team, the league announced Thursday.
“I’m very happy for Sarah, Mary, MacKenzie and NIU volleyball,” said NIU head coach Ray Gooden, who has coached 14 Academic All-MAC...
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The Northern Illinois volleyball team closed its 2012 season with a 3-1 loss at Marquette on Saturday evening at the Al McGuire Center as the Golden Eagles (27-6) possessed 52-46 kills, .305-.176 hitting, 70-60 digs and 10-4 blocks advantages over the Huskies (21-15) for a 28-26, 25-15, 15-25, 25-12 win.
“Tonight was a match of...
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The Northern Illinois volleyball team signed three student-athletes to National Letters of Intent for the 2013 season on Wednesday.
The Huskies’ latest recruiting class is comprised of outside hitters T’ara Austin (Joeliet, Ill./Joliet Central) and Mary Grace Kelly (Strongsville, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) and middle blocker Jenna Radtke (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson).
A 5’8″ middle blocker with...
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Northern Illinois volleyball head coach Ray Gooden was named 2012 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year, the league announced Tuesday.
Voted on by the league’s coaches, the honor is the third, and second straight, for Gooden during his 11-year tenure as a Huskie.
“I am very honored to be recognized like this by my peers,” Gooden...
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An unlikely run to the 2012 Mid-American Conference Tournament championship ended Sunday afternoon in a heartbreaking fashion for No. 4-seeded Northern Illinois at SPIRE Institute.
The Huskies went up 2-0 in the match and had two chances to sweep for their first MAC Tournament championship since 2001, but didn’t convert either time and then Bowling...
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A true team effort pushed the Northern Illinois volleyball team to its third straight Mid-American Conference Tournament championship match as the No. 4 seed Huskies (21-13, 10-6 MAC) overcame a 0-2 deficit to No. 1 seed Ohio 23-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-11 Saturday afternoon at SPIRE Institute in the semifinals.
NIU will face No. 2...
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For the third straight year, the Northern Illinois volleyball team advanced to the Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinals with a 20-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-18 win over No. 5 seed Akron Friday morning at SPIRE Institute
The No. 4-seeded Huskies (20-13, 10-6 MAC) will play the winner of the No. 1 Ohio-No. 8 Ball State match in...
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As chosen by the Mid-American Conference coaches, Sarah Angelos (Waukegan, Ill./Waukegan), Mary Kurisch (La Crosse, Wis./West Salem), Amber Walker (Juneau, Alaska/Juneau Douglas/Western Oregon) and Alexis Gonzalez (Fresno, Calif./Bullard) received All-MAC honors, the league announced today.
Angelos and Kurisch were named first team performers, while Walker garnered second team status and Gonzalez earned an All-Freshman nod.
NIU’s...
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The Northern Illinois volleyball team ended the Mid-American Conference regular season on a high note Saturday night by taking down Bowling Green, the team in the MAC with the second most league wins, in four sets on Senior Night at Victor E. Court.
The Huskies (19-13, 10-6 MAC) used strong serving – 9-3 aces edge...
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