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Northern Illinois senior Sarah Angelos has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division’s Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. The honor is the third weekly award in Angelos’ career and the second for the Huskies in 2013. “We thank the MAC for recognizing Sarah’s performance during the past week,” said NIU head...

The Northern Illinois University volleyball team suffered their second defeat in as many night Saturday at Worthen Arena, as they fell to the Ball State Cardinals, 3-0. NIU (11-9, 3-3 MAC) was unable to get any traction on offense the entire night, as they were limited to a .137 hitting percentage over three sets. Conversely,...

Behind a boisterous home crowd, the Northern Illinois volleyball team completed a 2-0 weekend Saturday at Victor E. Court with a 3-1 win over the Central Michigan Chippewas. NIU (11-7, 3-1 MAC) shut down CMU’s (7-9, 1-3 MAC) offense with a season-high 18 blocks and limited the Chippewas to a paltry .119 attack percentage in...

Playing on their home court for the first time in the conference season, the Northern Illinois volleyball team got back in the win column Friday night in Victor E. Court with a 3-1 victory over the Eastern Michigan Eagles. The win pushes the Huskies to 10-7 overall and 2-1 in the Mid-American Conference, while EMU...

In a rematch of last season’s Mid-American Conference Tournament championship match, the Northern Illinois volleyball team came out on the short end Saturday night at the Stroh Center with a 3-0 loss to Bowling Green. The loss, which snapped NIU’s four-match winning streak, drops the Huskies to 9-7 overall and 1-1 in conference, while the...

The Northern Illinois volleyball team opened its conference slate on a positive note Thursday night in Kalamazoo, Mich., with a big 3-2 win against Western Michigan in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams. The victory puts NIU’s record at 9-6 overall and 1-0 in the MAC, while WMU moves to 7-7 and 0-1 in...

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 closed out the NM State Tournament Saturday afternoon at the Pan American Center with a 3-1 loss to the host New Mexico State Aggies. The loss sends the Huskies to 5-5, while the Aggies moved to 3-6. Despite hitting .325 in the first set, NIU could not keep the momentum...

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...