Tag: volleyball
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...
For the fourth consecutive year, the Northern Illinois volleyball team has been named a recipient of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award, the organization announced Friday. “It’s great for our program to continue to be solid in the classroom and get recognition from the AVCA,” said NIU head coach Ray Gooden of...
Northern Illinois volleyball player Kristin Hoffman has been selected by the Mid-American Conference as the MAC’s nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. As team captain, Hoffman helped lead the Huskies to the claim the MAC regular season title this past season. She became the first Huskie to be named MAC Setter of...
The Northern Illinois volleyball team has released its 2012 schedule. The 33-match slate features 12 home matches, nine matches against 2011 NCAA Tournament participants, and three matches versus 2011 conference regular season champions. The season begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, against North Dakota State as part of the annual NIU Invitational (Aug. 24-26)....
Former Lakeland College (Sheboygan, Wis.) standout Joe Julkowski joined the Northern Illinois University volleyball program as an assistant coach, NIU head coach Ray Gooden announced Friday. The Carol Stream, Ill., native puts the Huskie staff back at full strength as the Huskies are doing their summer training in preparation of the upcoming 2012 season that...
And now for something kind of fun and completely different on a spring Friday afternoon from Northern Illinois Athletics … Thursday night at the Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb, during the annual NIU Athletics awards show, “The Victors,” one of the most shocking moments of the night was provided by Jeff Compher, NIU associate vice president...
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...
Northern Illinois volleyball senior Kristin Hoffman (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) is one of 58 student-athletes for the 2011 fall season to receive an NCAA postgraduate scholarship. The standout setter recently finished a noteworthy four-year career with the Huskie volleyball program. “What Kristin has accomplished at Northern Illinois is simply outstanding,” said Jeff Compher, NIU associate vice president...
Sophomore Northern Illinois volleyball outside hitter Lauren Wicinski (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) spent the weekend in Colorado Springs, Colo., taking part in open tryouts for the U.S. Women’s National Team, U.S. Women’s National A2 Program and U.S. Women’s Junior National Team at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. For Wicinski, the tryout was a resounding success and continues...
Northern Illinois will celebrate its 2011 Mid-American Conference Champions and begin looking toward the 2012 Huskie football season at the annual Huskie Athletic Support Fund kickoff at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15. The event, featuring NIU coaches and student-athletes, free food and drink and important information on 2012 football tickets, will be held in Victor...
For those whose ears are still ringing with stadium-filling cheers of euphoria and Bill Baker’s breathless shouts of “Huskies win! Huskies win!” on the radio, Intercollegiate Athletics has some wonderful news. Season ticket sales for the 2012 football campaign begin next week! To celebrate, Athletics and University Relations are inviting all fans to pose for...
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...
