Volleyball: Wildcats split final two matches before Big Ten play

After a great showing in the Northeast Invitational that helped push the ‘Cats above .500 and a road win at Fairfield, it seemed highly likely the team would hit a wall after garnering their longest winning streak since last October. While that wall was hit, Northwestern was still able to split their matches with UIC and Yale back at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The 1-1 week provides a lot to celebrate as the Wildcats head into conference play, but also showed some cracks the team can’t afford to leave exposed for teams like Wisconsin and Nebraska.

Game One: UIC, September 13

In the Wildcats’ first home game in 12 days, the team came out firing. Ellee Stinson tallied a pair of aces as Northwestern…