Huskies to Host Western Michigan, Journey to Bowling Green

Women’s Volleyball | October 6

DeKALB, Ill. — The Northern Illinois Huskies volleyball crew (9-4, 2-2 MAC) continues convention play this week, internet hosting Western Michigan (6-11, 3-1 MAC) at residence in DeKalb on Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. CT, earlier than touring to face Bowling Green (10-6, 4-0 MAC) in a two-match highway sequence Oct. 9–10. Both video games in opposition to the Falcons are set for five p.m. CT, with all matches streaming reside on ESPN+.
 
It’s “Tiki in the VEC” on October 7 as followers are inspired to put on their finest tropical apparel and cheer on the Huskies. To buy tickets, please click on here or name the NIU Athletics Tickets Office at 815-753-PACK (7225).
 
Previewing the Broncos
 
The Broncos have gone 3-1 in MAC play, with all video games going 4 or extra units. The Broncos lone loss got here through Ball State, dropping the competition on October 3, 3-1 loss in Muncie, Indiana.
 
Annalise Patchett and Mary Clare Brusek lead the Broncos with 2.73 and a couple of.67 kills per set. The duo has mixed for over 343 kills this season.
 
Elana Erickson is main the defensive efforts with 4.75 digs per set whereas Brown leads the crew with 57 blocks this season.
 
Western Michigan took each video games final season and holds a 38-32 file over NIU.
 
Facing Off Against the Falcons
 
Bowling Green has gone undefeated in convention play as they host the Huskies for a pair of video games to finish the week.
 
Lauryn Hovey leads the crew with 3.93 kills per set and is joined by Avery Hobson (3.40 per set) and Marin Dunaway (3.00) in kills per set. With 21 aces, Hovey has probably the most aces this season of any Falcons participant.
 
Defensively, Sydnie Hernandez leads the crew with 3.66 digs per set, a complete of 223 this season.
 
Despite forcing additional factors in two units, NIU dropped each matches a season in the past. However, NIU leads the sequence 27-20. 
 
At the Top of the Pack
 
Ava Grevengoed (Shorewood, Ill./Joliet West) leads the Huskies in kills with 157 this season, averaging 2.96 per set. Trailing shut behind is Emma McCartney (Cleveland, Ohio/Chardon) with 2.90 kills per set, a complete of 148 this season.
 
Serving has been one of many Huskies strengths this season as they’re led by Jordyn Tynsky (Denton, Texas/Denton Guyer) and Autumn Flynn (Luxemburg, Wis./Luxemburg-Casco) with a mixed 40 aces.
 
With 280 aces this season, sophomore Ella Strausberger (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) is simply 117 assists away from surpassing the 1,000-career help mark.
 
Last Time in Action
 
The Huskies dropped a pair of video games final week to Miami and Ball State in straight units.
 
Grevengoed led the Huskies with 15 kills whereas McCartney had 10 kills. Grevengoed additionally led the Huskies with three aces whereas Flynn and Tynsky had a pair every. Rylea Alvin (Randolph, Wis./Randolph) had 5 blocks on the week to guide NIU.
 
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