Ladies’s Volleyball | August 25
DeKALB, In poor health. – The much-anticipated Huskie Invitational begins Friday when the Huskies host the New Jersey Institute of Expertise, South Dakota State College and the College of Illinois Chicago at Victor E. Courtroom.
UIC and SDSU will kick issues off Friday morning at 10 a.m. whereas NIU and NJIT observe at midday. Then, NJIT and UIC will face off at 4 p.m. earlier than the Huskies and SDSU shut day one at 6 p.m. On Saturday, SDSU and NJIT will play one another at midday earlier than the match concludes with NIU and UIC at 2 p.m.
After two weeks of preseason camp, Head Coach Ray Gooden is happy with the strides his squad has taken in working as a unit.
“I believe the group was pleased with the truth that they have been making optimistic performs, particularly in crucial instances,” mentioned Gooden. “It is good for them to really feel the success of the issues that they have been engaged on throughout preseason camp. Now, we perceive that we should play at a extra constant stage, and that is what our subsequent step goes to be. We’re attempting to take step one proper now in taking part in good volleyball within the common season,”
NIU returns eight letterwinners with live-game expertise from 2021. Plus, three constant starters are again in exterior hitter Katie Jablonski (Elburn, In poor health./Kaneland/New Hampshire), setter Ella Mihacevich (Brunswick, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) and center blocker Charli Atiemo (Milford, Mich./Farmington Hills Mercy). The trio paced the group in a number of classes final season together with factors (1,003) kills (839) and complete assaults (2,425).
This weekend, the Huskies will host three extraordinarily proficient groups at Victor E. Courtroom. This can be a particular alternative for NIU who’s posted a 107-63 report at residence because the begin of the 2010 season. The Huskies have received at the least 65 p.c of its residence matches in a season seven instances this decade. Gooden understands the significance in defending the Huskies’ den.
“The Huskies defending residence, that is actually what it comes all the way down to. We will attempt to proceed to construct on what we did final weekend. We’re attempting to defend our home and do our greatest in opposition to three stable groups.”
If you’re planning on attending Corn Fest this weekend, go to the NIU Athletics sales space to obtain a free particular voucher which could be redeemed on the NIU field workplace and concession stands throughout the Huskie Invitational. The voucher will grant admittance for one particular person to ONE day of the Huskie Invitational for simply $5. Additionally, redeem the voucher on the concession stands for a free 20-oz beverage with any buy made.
Season Tickets begin at $30 within the basic admission. A Huskie 4-Pack is accessible at $22.50 per ticket, with a minimal of 4 season tickets bought. New for the 2022 season is the addition of 20 courtside seats on the south aspect of Victor E. Courtroom. For $180, which features a season ticket and Premium Seat License, Huskie followers may have an opportunity to expertise NIU Volleyball like by no means earlier than for lower than $13 per match. All orders have a $5 dealing with charge. To buy, click on on the next hyperlink.
Friday’s midday match in opposition to NJIT will likely be streamed on NIUTube on NIUHuskies.com, the Huskie all-access channel. Subscriptions can be found for buy on a each day ($6.95), month-to-month ($10.95) or annual foundation and offers entry to all residence NIU Athletics occasions streamed on the web site for the acquisition interval. Friday evening’s match in opposition to SDSU and Saturday’s match versus UIC will air on ESPN+.
