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Meghan Romo
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...
Volleyball seniors Sam Grams, Sue Hayes, Mary Kurisch, Meghan Romo and Amber Walker.
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...
The Northern Illinois volleyball team continued to play well against the Mid-American Conference East Division as the Huskies achieved their second straight sweep of a cross-divisional foe by beating Buffalo 25-23, 25-14, 25-16 Friday night at Victor E. Court. “This was a real good start for our group on homecoming weekend,” said NIU head coach...
Sarah Angelos
Less than 24 hours after grinding out a tough five-set win over 2011 NCAA Tournament team North Dakota State, the Northern Illinois volleyball team couldn’t do it again against another 2011 NCAA team as Wichita State edged the Huskies in five sets (18-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 22-20) on Saturday afternoon at Victor E. Court. With...
NIU volleyball team
The last two seasons have seemingly brought NIU volleyball back to the “glory days” of the 1990s dominant decade (24.5 wins per year, seven first-place conference finishes, three NCAA tournaments) as the Huskies’ 55 wins over the last two seasons were last matched in 1992-93 (62 wins). With its first Mid-American Conference regular season championship...
NIU Huskie volleyball
The Northern Illinois volleyball team has released its 2012 schedule. The 33-match slate features 12 home matches, nine matches against 2011 NCAA Tournament participants, and three matches versus 2011 conference regular season champions. The season begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, against North Dakota State as part of the annual NIU Invitational (Aug. 24-26)....
NIU Huskies volleyball team
The No. 1-seeded Northern Illinois volleyball team took down No. 4 Ball State 3-1 Saturday afternoon at SPIRE Institute to advance to the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship match for the second straight season. NIU’s (27-5) fifth appearance in the league’s title match will be at noon Sunday, Nov. 20, against the winner of the No....
Kristin Hoffman
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....
NIU Huskies volleyball team
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...
The Northern Illinois women’s volleyball team extended its winning streak to five matches with a 3-0 win at Milwaukee Tuesday night at the Klotsche Center. In a battle of two teams who were preseason picks to win their respective leagues, the Huskies (7-2) reigned supreme over the Panthers (5-2), who NIU is now 14-7-1 against...
In a defensive struggle, the Northern Illinois women’s volleyball team came up short against No. 14 Northern Iowa, 3-0, in the finale of the annual NIU Invitational Saturday evening at Victor E. Court. Both teams hit well under .300 and combined for 49 errors, but it was the Panthers (3-0) who edged the Huskies (2-2)...
NIU Huskies volleyball team
The 2010 season was a magical one in many ways as the Huskies won their first 11 matches, posted 27 wins for the first time since 1998, sold out Victor E. Court for the first time, featured two All-Americans, and made an appearance in the Mid-American Conference championship for the first time since 2001. However,...
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