Tag: volleyball
For the second consecutive season, Northern Illinois volleyball juniors Kristin Hoffman and Allison McGlaughlin received Academic All-Mid-American Conference recognition, the league announced Monday. With the two selections, the Huskies have had multiple Academic All-MAC honorees in three straight seasons, a feat that had not been achieved in program history. Academic excellence has been a trademark...
Northern Illinois freshman outside hitter Lauren Wicinski wrapped up her astounding rookie campaign by garnering American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Honorable Mention All-American recognition, the organization announced Wednesday. Wicinski came to NIU as the volleyball program’s first high school All-American and now becomes the Huskies’ first freshman, and second overall (Kate McCullagh in 2006), to...
Northern Illinois volleyball freshman Lauren Wicinski added an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Mideast Region selection to her impressive list of accomplishments, the organization announced Tuesday. “This is a very prestigious honor for Lauren and we are proud to have her represent the Huskie volleyball program and Northern Illinois University on a national level,” said...
Continuing the historic trend of the Northern Illinois volleyball team’s 2010 season, setter Kristin Hoffman became the first Huskie volleyball player to be named an ESPN Academic All-American®, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced Tuesday. “As I’ve said many times before, Kristin is the definition of a student-athlete,” said NIU head coach...
Freshly anointed Mid-American Conference Player of the Year Lauren Wicinski tallied 29 kills, helping the Northern Illinois volleyball team advance to the MAC Championship match with a 3-1 win over Toledo, Saturday. Northern Illinois (27-6) will be playing in its first MAC Championship game since 2001, when the Huskies won one of their two league...
Northern Illinois extended its magical 2010 volleyball season with a hard-fought, five-set win over Eastern Michigan Friday in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Volleyball Championship at the Seagate Center in Toledo. NIU was playing its first match in the tournament after earning a first round bye. With the win, which improved the Huskies’ record...
Northern Illinois volleyball’s historic season continues as freshman outside hitter Lauren Wicinski was welcomed into uncharted territory for the Mid-American Conference at the league’s annual awards banquet on Thursday night at Crowne Plaza Hotel. The conference’s leader in points, kills and aces was named MAC Player of the Year, as voted on by the league’s...
With an impressive performance during a critical weekend, Northern Illinois outside hitter Lauren Wicinski collected the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week award for the week of November 8-14, the league announced Monday. The honor is the freshman’s fifth this season, which easily surpasses the NIU career record (two) for the award. Three of...
Decisively up 2-0 in the match, the Northern Illinois volleyball team could not hold off a determined Central Michigan squad that ran off the final three sets of the contest (18-25, 16-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-9) on Saturday night at NIU Convocation Center’s Victor E. Court. “Central Michigan is a really good team,” said NIU head...
Northern Illinois volleyball senior libero Maddie Hughes received the Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week honor for her remarkable performance during the week of Nov. 1-7, the league announced Monday. “It’s nice for Maddie to be recognized like this by the league,” said NIU head coach Ray Gooden, who has seen his...
Northern Illinois Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is holding a Food For Families Drive, in which Huskie student-athletes are seeking support in their collection of food items that will be donated to the Salvation Army of DeKalb and Sycamore. Huskie fans who donate a bag of non-perishable foods will receive an opportunity to purchase a discounted ticket...
Northern Illinois volleyball juniors Kristin Hoffman and Allison McGlaughlin were named to the ESPN/College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District 5 First Team, the organization announced Thursday. The two accolades mark the first time that the program has had two Academic All-District honorees in the same season, let alone two first teamers. The Huskies...
