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NIU Huskies volleyball team
With shades of pink abundantly present throughout Victor E. Court, the Northern Illinois volleyball team conquered Buffalo for the second time in as many years in a Breast Cancer Awareness match. The Huskies swept the Bulls, 25-20, 26-24, 25-19, on Saturday night just a few hours after the NIU football team nearly did the same...
The remarkable freshman campaign of Northern Illinois volleyball player Lauren Wicinski continues to grow as she was named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week for the fourth time, the league announced Monday. In adding to her school-record total of selections, the outside hitter also became the fourth Huskie to garner the honor in...
Lauren Wicinski
Gina (Graf) Wicinski, a Huskie standout on the volleyball court from 1983 to 1986, is among the team’s all-time statistical leaders in one category after the next. But there’s a player on the court this fall who many suspect will eclipse those marks and rewrite the record book. Wicinski couldn’t be more thrilled—and proud. That’s...
NIU Huskies volleyball
Breaking a recent trend, the Northern Illinois volleyball team picked up its third road win in a row by beating Eastern Michigan, 25-20, 26-28, 27-25, 25-21, on Saturday night in only four sets. The Huskies (19-2, 5-1) had won each of the last three Mid-American Conference matches in their five-game winning streak in five sets. “We...
Lauren Wicinski
The nation’s top freshman in kills and aces continues to pile up honors. For the third time already this season, outside hitter Lauren Wicinski (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) was named Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week, announced the league on Monday.  Wicinski was already the first NIU volleyball player to win the award twice...
Huskies volleyball team
Three days after a landmark five-set win over Western Michigan, the Northern Illinois volleyball team repeated the feat on Sunday at Millett Hall. This time, the Huskies went the distance against Miami (Ohio), winning the final two sets to pick up their third straight win (22-25, 25-16, 21-25, 25-18, 15-9), all in Mid-American Conference play. ...
Huskies volleyball team celebrates
Add another item to the Northern Illinois volleyball team’s list of achievements this season as the Huskies took down Western Michigan for the first time since 2006 on Thursday night at Victor E. Court in a critical early season Mid-American Conference match, 22-25, 25-17, 25-27, 25-21, 15-10. All the odds seem stacked up against NIU...
Volleyball team celebrates victory over Toledo
After a tough five-set loss to Ball State in the Mid-American Conference opener Friday, the Northern Illinois volleyball team bounced back in a big way Saturday night at Victor E. Court. The Huskies swept Toledo, 25-15, 25-22, 25-19, to split their conference home weekend.  “As a group, we knew that last night’s loss was a...
Lauren Wicinski NIU
NIU volleyball followed up a perfect weekend with a straight-set victory over visiting DePaul on Tuesday night at Victor E. Huskie Court.  Freshman outside hitter and current MAC West Offensive player of the week Lauren Wicinski again led the way for Northern Illinois with a game-high 17 kills.  Junior Allison McGlaughlin contributed 13 kills while sophomore Meghan...
Lauren Wicinski
For the second time in four weeks, Northern Illinois freshman outside hitter Lauren Wicinski (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.  “We are very proud of what Lauren has been able to accomplish over the past week,” said NIU head coach Ray Gooden. “She continues...
Huskie volleyball team
After dropping its first match of the season on Tuesday against Big Ten Wisconsin to end a school-record 11-0 start to the campaign, the Northern Illinois volleyball team has picked up where it left off by sweeping Youngstown State yesterday and doing the same on Sunday afternoon to Iowa, 25-22, 25-17, 25-23.  “It’s nice for...
NIU Huskies volleyball packs Victor E. Court
In front of a jam-packed, raucous standing room only crowd of 954, the Northern Illinois volleyball team had its 11-match winning streak snapped by Wisconsin, 25-18, 25-19, 25-18, on Tuesday night at Victor E. Court. In a tilt between undefeated teams, the Badgers remained so at 10-0, while the Huskies’ record took their first blemish...
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