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Led by 13 kills from junior MacKenzie Roddy and 10 from freshman Jenna Radtke, the Northern Illinois volleyball team capped a perfect Huskie Invitational with a 3-0 victory over Oakland on Saturday morning at Victor E. Court. The Huskies hit .283 in the match, while holding the Golden Grizzlies to just .108, including two sets...

The Northern Illinois volleyball team added a big win to their résumé Friday night at Victor E. Court with a 3-1 victory over the defending Summit League champion IPFW Mastodons. The victory pushes the Huskies back over .500 to 7-6, while IPFW drops to 6-8 on the season. On paper, NIU handled the Mastodons with...

The Northern Illinois volleyball team started the Huskie Invitational right Friday afternoon in Victor E. Court with a solid 3-0 win over the George Washington Colonials. The win boosts the Huskies’ record to 6-6, while GW falls to 5-7. The key to the Huskie win came in the front line, as NIU outhit the Colonials,...

The Northern Illinois volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision to the Northern Iowa Panthers Tuesday night at Victor E. Court. The loss sends the Huskies to 5-6, while the Panthers move to 7-4 and extend their winning streak to six. “We’re continuing to battle against tough teams,” said NIU head coach Ray Gooden. “Northern Iowa...

The Northern Illinois volleyball team endured a marathon match Friday night, but emerged with a 3-2 win over the Southern Utah Thunderbirds. The win pushes the Huskies record to 5-4, while the Thunderbirds fall to 1-7. In the defensive battle, the Huskies accumulated a season-high 93 digs against SUU and held the Thunderbirds to a...

The Northern Illinois volleyball team opened the NM State Tournament on a sour note Friday afternoon inside the Pan American Center with a 3-0 loss to the UALR Trojans. The loss drops the Huskies’ record to 4-4, while the Trojans improved to 3-4. The NIU offense was shut down by 11 UALR blocks and a...

Northern Illinois senior Sarah Angelos (Waukegan, Ill./Waukegan) has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division’s Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. The honor is the second weekly award in Angelos’ career and the first for the Huskies in 2013. “Sarah and the team had a positive week,” said NIU head coach...

The Northern Illinois volleyball team closed out itsseason-opening homestand the right way Saturday night at Victor E. Court with a convincing 3-1 win over Belmont. The win boosts NIU’s record to 4-3 on the year, while the Bruins fell to 2-6. Statistically, the Huskies held a .298-.185 attack percentage advantage over the Bruins, in addition...

Feeding off the energy of a raucous Victor E. Court crowd, the Northern Illinois volleyball team gave No. 3 USC all it could handle Saturday afternoon, but the Huskies fell, 3-1. The loss drops the Huskies to 3-3 on the year, while the Trojans move to 6-0. Despite being even in many statistical categories, USC...

The Mid-American Conference announced Friday that two Northern Illinois volleyball matches will be televised on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel as part of the league’s new regional partnership. The first appearance by the Huskies begins at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, when they travel to Bowling Green in a rematch of last year’s MAC Championship match....

The Northern Illinois volleyball team went the distance for the third time in five matches Wednesday night at Victor E. Court, but emerged victorious by defeating Western Illinois, 3-2. The win pushes NIU’s record to 3-2 on the season, while WIU drops to 2-2. The Huskie defense was the story of the game with 77...

Despite a valiant comeback in the fourth set, the Northern Illinois volleyball team could not rally Monday afternoon at Victor E. Court as they fell to the Missouri State Bears, 3-1. The loss drops the Huskies to 2-2 on the season, while Missouri State moves to 3-1. NIU had three players with double-digit kills on...