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The NIU volleyball team wrapped up the NIU Invitational with a 3-0 setback to Northwestern on Saturday night at Victor E. Court inside the NIU Convocation Center. Senior outside hitter Mackenzie Roddy (San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon) and sophomore outside hitter Mary Grace Kelly (Strongsville, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) each had 11 kills to pace the Huskies. With its...

The NIU volleyball team led 8-2 in the fifth set, but was unable to hold off a late surge by Colorado, falling to the Buffaloes in five sets, 26-28, 25-18, 25-20, 21-25, 15-12, on Saturday afternoon in the NIU Invitational. Senior outside hitter Mackenzie Roddy (San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon) led the way for NIU with 29...

The Northern Illinois University volleyball team was once again predicted to finish among the top teams in the Mid-American Conference, as the Huskies were picked to claim second in the MAC West Division by the league’s coaches. In addition, senior Mackenzie Roddy (San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon) was selected to the Preseason All-MAC West team. The Huskies...

The NIU volleyball team has earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the sixth consecutive season, the organization announced Monday. “It’s always great for our volleyball student-athletes to be recognized for their work in the classroom,” said NIU head coach Ray Gooden. “It helps us stay true our mission of excelling on...

Northern Illinois University seniors Sarah Angelos (Waukegan, Ill./Waukegan) and Justine Schepler (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore) and junior Mackenzie Roddy (San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon) were selected to the Academic All Mid-American Conference Team, the league announced Friday. Angelos earned a spot on the team for the third consecutive season, while Roddy took academic all-conference honors for the second-straight year....

The Northern Illinois University volleyball team saw their dreams of a Mid-American Conference championship dashed Saturday at the SPIRE Institute when the top-seeded Ohio Bobcats defeated the Huskies, 3-0. NIU (19-13) kept the Ohio (26-4) offense in check for a good portion of the match, notching 61 digs and eight blocks. Yet, it was not...

Northern Illinois University senior Sarah Angelos (Waukegan, Ill./Waukegan) and junior MacKenzie Roddy (San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon) earned spots on the Mid-American Conference’s first team all-conference squad Thursday. Teammates Jenna Radtke (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Stevenson) and Mary Grace Kelly (Strongsville, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) were selected for the All-Freshman team. The two picks mark the sixth consecutive season in which...

The Northern Illinois University volleyball team honored its four seniors Saturday at Victor E. Court with a resounding 3-0 sweep of the Toledo Rockets. In the final home match for Sarah Angelos, Tori Halbur, Justine Schepler and Kayla Zeno, NIU (18-12, 10-6 MAC) outhit UT (19-11, 12-4 MAC), .296-.167, and tallied 10 blocks on the...

The Northern Illinois University volleyball team suffered a tough loss Friday night in Victor E. Court, falling 3-0 to the Ball State Cardinals. The defeat ends NIU’s (17-12, 9-6 MAC) chances of claiming a share of the MAC West Division, as the BSU (23-7, 11-4 MAC) silenced a Huskie offense that had been hot as...

The Northern Illinois University volleyball team capped its road schedule on a positive note Saturday at the EMU Convocation Center with a 3-1 win over the Eastern Michigan Eagles. NIU (17-11, 9-5 MAC) is now on a five-match winning streak heading into the final weekend of the season, as they held EMU (14-15, 4-10 MAC)...

The Northern Illinois University volleyball team earned a big road win Friday in Mount Pleasant, Mich., by sweeping the Central Michigan Chippewas, 3-0. With the win over CMU (11-14, 5-8 MAC), NIU (16-11, 8-5 MAC) officially punched their ticket to the Mid-American Conference Tournament in two weeks. In addition, Huskie senior Sarah Angelos broke the...

The Northern Illinois University volleyball team completed its homestand on a high note Saturday at Victor E. Court, taking a hard-fought 3-1 win over the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks. NIU (15-11, 7-5 MAC) trailed in many statistical categories against Miami (10-14, 2-10 MAC). However, some well-timed hitting and a few RedHawk errors proved to be the...