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Less than 15 hours after sweeping SIUE, the Northern Illinois volleyball team had the tables turned on itself as Long Beach State won a 25-23, 25-12, 25-19 decision Saturday morning at Renaissance Coliseum during Bradley’s CEFCU Classic. The 49ers (5-5) stayed in system for nearly the entire match as they topped the Huskies (8-7) in...
For the fifth time in the last six matches, the Northern Illinois volleyball team was victorious as the Huskies (8-6) swept SIUE (4-6), 25-18, 25-18, 25-16, Friday evening at Vadalabene Center. The Huskies trailed only once all match as they held 40-27 kills, .322-.102 hitting and 48-38 digs advantages over the Cougars. “I thought we...
Despite being down 2-1 in the match, the Northern Illinois volleyball team gutted out a five-set win over Missouri State Saturday night at Hammons Student Center to complete a perfect 4-0 weekend and claim MSU’s Dr. Mary Jo Wynn/DoubleTree Hotel Invitational. The 25-16, 20-25, 17-25, 25-19, 15-13 win moves the Huskies to 7-5 on the...
The Northern Illinois volleyball team improved to 3-0 at Missouri State’s Dr. Mary Jo Wynn/DoubleTree Hotel Invitational Saturday afternoon after taking down Connecticut in four sets at Hammons Student Center. The 25-17, 24-26, 25-20, 25-23 win moved NIU to 6-5 on the year and dropped UCONN to 6-5. “I’m really happy about the positive play...
A 35-minute severe weather delay to the beginning of the match did nothing to affect the Northern Illinois volleyball team‘s performance in a 3-0 sweep of New Orleans at Missouri State’s Dr. Mary Jo Wynn/DoubleTree Hotel Invitational Friday evening at Hammons Student Center. The Huskies (5-5) climbed back to .500 on the season as the...
The Northern Illinois volleyball team opened up Missouri State’s Dr. Mary Jo Wynn/DoubleTree Hotel Invitational with a sweep of Nebraska-Omaha Friday morning at Hammons Student Center. The Huskies (4-5) held .326-.067 hitting and 9-4 blocking edges to take down the Mavericks (4-4), 25-16, 25-14, 25-19. “I thought our approach to the match was really good,”...
Behind an electric crowd during Northern Illinois’ first week of class, the NIU volleyball team took down Green Bay 3-1 (25-13, 22-25, 25-12, 25-15) on Tuesday night at Victor E. Court. “Tonight was an awesome and fun win here,” said NIU head coach Ray Gooden. “We had great energy with our crowd here at Victor...
Northern Illinois volleyball sophomore outside hitter Lauren Wicinski (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Year and senior Kristin Hoffman earned MAC Setter of the Year, as the league announced its regular season awards Thursday. Additionally, five Huskies were named to All-MAC teams, which are the most selections NIU has had in its...
The Northern Illinois women’s volleyball team begins its preseason camp Wednesday as the Huskies prepare for the rapidly approaching 2011 season. The Huskies will hold their first practice at 2 p.m. today. “We are all more than anxious and excited to get going,” said 10th-year head coach Ray Gooden. “We had a good learning session...
