Women's Volleyball | October 29

DeKALB, Ill.— With four of its final six regular-season matches at home, the Northern Illinois University volleyball team returns to Victor E. Court for a two-match series against Robert Morris University on Oct. 30-31. The Huskies (7-13, 1-9 Horizon League) open the series at 6 p.m., Oct. 30, against the Colonials (4-17, 2-8 Horizon League), before closing out the weekend at 2 p.m., Oct. 31, as NIU celebrates Huskie Halloween.
 
This weekend will be the first meeting between the programs.
 
Both matches will air live on ESPN+. Conor Clingen brings you the play-by-play action with Sam Grams, NIU '12 on Friday night and Lynnette Summins on Saturday afternoon.
 
To purchase tickets, please click here or call the NIU Athletics Tickets Office at 815-753-PACK (7225).
 
The Colonials claimed conference victories this season over Youngstown State and Northern Kentucky, both five set thrillers. Lauren Decker leads the team with 3.82 kills per set (302 overall). Layla Todd and Keira Hornung add 2.63 and 2.00 kills per set to round out the top-3. Anahi Alvardo leads the team's defensive efforts, with 3.62 digs per set.
 
Ava Grevengoed (Shorewood, Ill./Joliet West) leads the team with 201 kills this season, an average of 2.91 per set. Katie Pahl (Perrysburg, Ohio/Perrysburg) and Autumn Flynn (Luxemburg, Wis./Luxemburg-Casco) are averaging 2.46 and 2.28 kills per set to round out the top-3 for NIU. 
 
At the service line, Pahl leads the way with 19 aces this season while Grevengoed is second on the team with 16 aces this season. Charlotte Gramzow (Royal Oak, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) leads NIU in the digs statistical category for the Huskies with 3.35 per set.
 
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