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Meghan Romo
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,”...
Meghan Romo
With both teams coming off tough weekends, the Northern Illinois volleyball team was edged by UIC in four sets Tuesday night at Flames Athletic Center. The Flames (3-4) were able to take advantage of a 34-22 hitting error edge over NIU (3-5) for a 26-24, 25-13, 20-25, 25-20 win. “Any time we place somebody from...
Sue Hayes
The Northern Illinois volleyball team opened up its first West Coast trip since 1997 with its first sweep of 2012 as the Huskies (3-2) topped Nevada (1-3), 25-20, 25-16, 26-24, to open Pacific’s Community Bankers Classic Friday evening at Alex G. Spanos Center. The key to NIU’s second straight victory was the stellar performance the...
Mary Kurisch
Fresh off a stellar junior season, Northern Illinois senior middle blocker Mary Kurisch was named to the 2012 Preseason All-Mid-American Conference Team, the league announced Wednesday. Voted on by the league’s coaches, the team includes six selections from each division. Starting all 35 matches last season, the 6’2” La Crosse, Wis. (West Salem H.S.) native...
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...
A pile of volleyballs await the NIU Huskies
Following a second straight historic campaign that saw the Huskies win the Mid-American Conference regular season championship and reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2001, the Northern Illinois volleyball team began its title defense in earnest Thursday. The team reported to preseason camp Wednesday and held its first practice of the 2012...
Per the trend over the last two summers, Northern Illinois volleyball middle blocker Mary Kurisch is headed overseas to further her experience, skill set and knowledge of the game. After traveling to Brazil in 2010 and China in 2011, the senior-to-be will return to China for the second annual China-USA Challenge Invitational Tournament in Beijing...
Lynnette Moster
Former Georgia Tech star and Olivet College (Mich.) head coach Lynnette Moster joined the Northern Illinois volleyball coaching staff as an assistant coach, NIU head coach Ray Gooden announced Wednesday. “We are very fortunate and excited to have someone of Lynnette’s quality and potential join our staff,” Gooden said. “It’s great for our players to...
NIU volleyball team celebrates
A Northern Illinois volleyball-record five Huskies received Academic All-Mid-American Conference recognition, the league announced Thursday. Seniors Kristin Hoffman (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) and Allison McGlaughlin (Morton, Ill./Morton) and sophomore Lauren Wicinski (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) made the 18-person Academic All-MAC Team. Junior Mary Kurisch (La Crosse, Wis./West Salem) and sophomore Justine Schepler (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore) received honorable mention status. “With...
NIU Huskies volleyball
The Northern Illinois volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision to No. 25 Miami in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Iowa State’s Hilton Coliseum on Friday night. The loss in NIU’s sixth NCAA Tournament appearance was its first at a neutral site. Previously, the Huskies were 2-0 in neutral site matches. NIU is...
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....
NIU Huskies volleyball team celebrates
The No. 1-seeded Northern Illinois volleyball team swept No. 8 Bowling Green in its Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinals match at SPIRE Institute Friday afternoon to advance to the Saturday semifinals. In the Huskies’ (26-5) second straight MAC semifinals appearance, and fifth overall, they will face No. 4 Ball State (24-6) at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. In...
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