Women's Volleyball | October 22

DeKALB, Ill.-- The Northern Illinois University volleyball team hits the road for a two-match series against Youngstown State on Oct. 23-24 in Youngstown, Ohio. The Huskies (7-11, 1-7 Horizon League) and Penguins (9-10, 5-3 Horizon League) open the series at 5 p.m. CT Oct. 23 before closing out the series at 1 p.m. CT Oct. 24.
 
The series marks the first meeting between the programs since 2010 and NIU's first trip to Youngstown since 1993. The Huskies hold a 5-0 advantage in the all-time series, winning all five meetings in straight sets.
 
The matches will air live on ESPN+ with stats provided by Youngstown State.
 
For Youngstown State, Kylie Surratt leads the team with 3.53 kills per set and is joined by two other Penguins with 2.48 or more kills per set. Surratt also leads the team at the service line with 32 aces this season. On the defensive side of the ball, Journey Nicola leads the team with 2.96 digs per set with three additional Penguins with 2.03 or more digs.
 
For the Huskies, Ava Grevengoed (Shorewood, Ill./Joliet West) leads the team with 184 kills this season, an average of 2.97 per set. Katie Pahl (Perrysburg, Ohio/Perrysburg) and Autumn Flynn (Luxemburg, Wis./Luxemburg-Casco) are averaging 2.47 and 2.26 kills per set to round out the top-3 for NIU.
 
Pahl leads NIU at the service line with 16 aces this season and is joined by five other Huskies with double-digit aces. On the defensive side of the ball, Charlotte Gramzow (Royal Oak, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) leads with 3.31 digs per set while Flynn leads NIU with 50 blocks this season.
 
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