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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...

Rebounding from a tough loss at home to Western Michigan Thursday, the Northern Illinois volleyball team bounced back in impressive fashion by sweeping Mid-American Conference East Division foe Miami (Ohio) at Millett Hall for the first time under NIU head coach Ray Gooden. The 25-19, 25-17, 25-20 win was the Huskies’ (13-9, 4-2 MAC) fifth...

In a tussle for sole possession of first place in the Mid-American Conference West Division, it was Western Michigan who proved to be the better team Thursday night at Victor E. Court after defeating Northern Illinois in three close, hard-fought sets, 25-23, 25-22, 25-21. The loss dropped the Huskies to 12-9, 3-2 in league play,...

Four Northern Illinois student-athletes were named 2012 1A FAR Academic Excellence award recipients. NIU volleyball player Kristin Hoffman, punter Ryan Neir of the Huskie football team, women’s golfer Kelsie Passolt and track and field’s Jenner Sio were among 55 awardees from Mid-American Conference schools on the list. Student-athletes who carry a 3.8 GPA, have competed...

NIU volleyball player MacKenzie Roddy was named the Mid-American Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week, the league announced Thursday. Roddy led NIU to a perfect 2-0 MAC home opening weekend after being at Victor E. Court for the first time since an 8-6 road trip. Off to a 3-1 start in league play for the...

After going 8-6 on a near-month long road trip, the Northern Illinois volleyball team completed a 2-0 Mid-American Conference home opening weekend back in the comfort of Victor E. Court with a 27-25, 25-14, 25-15 win over Toledo Saturday night. The victory gave the Huskies (12-8) their second 3-1 start in league play in the...

Behind a strong performance from its outside hitters, the Northern Illinois volleyball team won its Mid-American Conference home opener 3-1 (22-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-17) over Ball State Friday night at Victor E. Court. In their first home match since August 28th the Huskies (11-8, 2-1 MAC) held edges in kills (55-46), hitting percentage (.280-.240) and...

The Northern Illinois volleyball team came away with a split in its Mid-American Conference opening weekend as the Huskies (10-8, 1-1 MAC) were swept by Eastern Michigan 25-22, 25-19, 25-19 at the Convocation Center Saturday night. In a matchup of the league’s top two teams this season in terms of wins, the decision went to...

The Northern Illinois women’s volleyball team spoiled Central Michigan’s 2011 Mid-American Conference tournament championship celebration night with an 18-25, 25-16, 30-28, 25-22 win Friday night at a raucous McGuirk Arena. The Huskies (10-7, 1-0 MAC) won their MAC opener over the Chippewas (6-6, 0-1 MAC) fueled by motivation from last year’s MAC title match loss...

For the third time in less than 24 hours, the Northern Illinois volleyball team played another match and battled for a comeback 20-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 15-11 win Saturday afternoon over Bradley at Renaissance Coliseum during the CEFCU Classic. The Huskies (9-7) made up for a 24-17 attack error disadvantage with edges over the Braves...

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...