Tag: volleyball
The Northern Illinois volleyball team started a three-match Mid-American Conference West Division road trip on the right foot Friday night with a 25-19, 25-21, 20-25, 25-21 win over Toledo at Savage Arena. The Huskies (17-12, 8-5 MAC) racked up .225 to .171 hitting, 7-3 aces and 18-5 blocking advantages to earn their 13th win in...
After falling to Central Michigan in last year’s Mid-American Conference tournament championship match, the Northern Illinois volleyball team completed a clean sweep in the 2012 season series by cruising to a 25-14, 25-21, 25-21 win over the Chippewas (12-11, 6-6 MAC) Saturday night at Victor E. Court. The win for the Huskies (16-12, 7-5 MAC)...
For the second time this season in Mid-American Conference play, the Northern Illinois volleyball team was taken down Friday night by Eastern Michigan – first in three sets and now in four (18-25, 25-23, 27-25, 25-15). Despite the Huskies (15-12, 6-5 MAC) owning 69-47 kills, .257-.245 hitting and 81-65 digs advantages, the Eagles (15-12, 5-6...
The Northern Illinois volleyball team fell 25-27, 25-23, 19-25, 17-25 to Kent State Saturday night at the M.A.C. Center. The decision ended a five-match winning streak the Huskies (15-11, 6-4 MAC) had over the Golden Flashes (5-17, 2-8 MAC) and gave NIU its first 0-2 weekend in conference play since Oct. 29-30, 2010 at Toledo...
The Northern Illinois volleyball team lost a tightly contested match in four sets, 25-15, 24-26, 22-25, 15-25, Friday night to Ohio at the Convocation Center. In a cross-divisional Mid-American Conference meeting, the Huskies (15-10, 6-3 MAC) had the Bobcats (13-8, 8-1 MAC) on the ropes early but were unable to finish them off as their...
It wasn’t easy, but the Northern Illinois volleyball team gutted out a comeback 23-25, 25-18, 18-25, 25-23, 15-10 win Saturday night at Victor E. Court over Akron in a cross-divisional Mid-American Conference meeting. The Huskies (15-9, 6-2 MAC) used slim kills (59-54), digs (85-81) and blocks (13-11) edges to nip the Zips (10-10, 3-5 MAC)...
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...
There are fun events every day of Homecoming week this year for NIU students to get involved with and attend! The Homecoming Kick Off Rally is scheduled from noon to 3 p.m. today in the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commons. This is one way to show off your Huskie Pride, meet the Huskie royalty...
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...
