DeKALB — Over the weekend the volleyball team kicked off its season with two victories and one defeat when it hosted the annual NIU Invitational.
In match one, the Huskies defeated Fairleigh Dickinson University Knights, three sets to one. The Huskies didn't have the same success against Southern Illinois University Cougars Edwardsville, losing three sets to one.
Junior middle blocker Kennedy Wallace’s career-high 21 kills helped the Huskies to a victory against University of California - Riverside three sets to two in the third match of the invitational.
Match One
NIU jumped out to an early lead in the first set, scoring seven points in the first nine rallies of the game.