Tag: volleyball
The Northern Illinois University volleyball team suffered a tough loss Friday night in Victor E. Court, falling 3-0 to the Ball State Cardinals. The defeat ends NIU’s (17-12, 9-6 MAC) chances of claiming a share of the MAC West Division, as the BSU (23-7, 11-4 MAC) silenced a Huskie offense that had been hot as...
Northern Illinois University freshman Jenna Radtke (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Stevenson) has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division’s Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. This is the first time Radtke has won the award in her career. She is also the second different Huskie to earn the weekly honor in 2013, joining...
The Northern Illinois University volleyball team capped its road schedule on a positive note Saturday at the EMU Convocation Center with a 3-1 win over the Eastern Michigan Eagles. NIU (17-11, 9-5 MAC) is now on a five-match winning streak heading into the final weekend of the season, as they held EMU (14-15, 4-10 MAC)...
The Northern Illinois University volleyball team earned a big road win Friday in Mount Pleasant, Mich., by sweeping the Central Michigan Chippewas, 3-0. With the win over CMU (11-14, 5-8 MAC), NIU (16-11, 8-5 MAC) officially punched their ticket to the Mid-American Conference Tournament in two weeks. In addition, Huskie senior Sarah Angelos broke the...
The Northern Illinois University volleyball team completed its homestand on a high note Saturday at Victor E. Court, taking a hard-fought 3-1 win over the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks. NIU (15-11, 7-5 MAC) trailed in many statistical categories against Miami (10-14, 2-10 MAC). However, some well-timed hitting and a few RedHawk errors proved to be the...
The Northern Illinois University volleyball team put on an offensive clinic Thursday night at Victor E. Court, as the Huskies sank the Western Michigan Broncos, 3-1. NIU (14-11, 6-5 MAC) tallied an impressive 68 kills and a .315 attack percentage against WMU (13-11, 6-5 MAC), while holding the Broncos – one of the conference’s best...
The Northern Illinois University volleyball team dominated each phase of the match Saturday night in a 3-0 sweep of the Kent State Golden Flashes. NIU (13-11, 5-5 MAC) held significant advantages in most statistical categories against KSU (10-13, 4-6 MAC), including kills (39-30), attack percentage (.393-.068), service aces (7-0) and blocks (8-2). The victory also...
The Northern Illinois University volleyball team got off to a great start Friday night at Victor E. Court, but could not keep the momentum going in a 3-1 loss to the Ohio Bobcats. NIU (12-11, 4-5 MAC) earned a strong first set win to go up early on the MAC East Division’s top squad, but...
The Northern Illinois University volleyball team gets their first home matches in three weeks this weekend, as they welcome Ohio and Kent State into Victor E. Court. The Huskies battle the Bobcats Friday night at 7 p.m., which will feature FREE live streaming from NIU Media Services. The next night, NIU takes on the Golden...
Following a demoralizing loss the previous night, the Northern Illinois University volleyball team rebounded Saturday afternoon in Rhodes Arena with a 3-1 win against Akron. After dropping the first set, NIU (12-10, 4-4 MAC) caught fire with 44 kills and a .306 attack percentage in the next three sets, while limiting UA (6-13, 0-8 MAC)...
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,...
