Women's Volleyball | November 5

DeKALB, Ill.— Hitting the road for the final time during the regular season, the Northern Illinois University volleyball team travels to face IU Indy and Purdue Fort Wayne, Nov. 6-7. The Huskies (8-14, 2-10 Horizon League) will meet the Jaguars (11-15, 6-7 Horizon League) Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. CT. NIU concludes its road trip with a 1 p.m. CT match Nov. 7 against the Mastodons (13-13, 7-6 Horizon League).
 
Both matches will air live on ESPN+, with each host school providing live statistics. All game coverage links can be found at NIUHuskies.com.
 
The Huskies split their matches last weekend against Robert Morris, with each team claiming a 3-0 victory. Autumn Flynn (Luxemburg, Wis./Luxemburg-Casco) and Rylea Alvin (Randolph, Wis./Randolph) combined for 22 kills Oct. 31, accounting for 45% of NIU's kills. Freshman setter Viktoria Djukic (Podgorica, Montenegro) closed October with four consecutive double-doubles as she continues to find her rhythm.
 
Friday's matchup between the Huskies and Jaguars will mark the fourth all-time meeting between the programs. The teams last met last season, when NIU claimed a 3-2 victory over IU Indy at the IU Indy Hampton Invitational. Jillian Tippmann leads the Jaguars with 3.73 kills per set, followed by Bailey Sinish with 3.66 kills per set. The duo has combined for 672 of IU Indy's 1,295 kills this season.
 
Saturday's match will mark the third meeting between the Huskies and Mastodons, with each team having claimed one victory in the series. Riley Rosneck leads Purdue Fort Wayne with 4.22 kills per set, tops in the Horizon League. Trinity Rye averages 3.21 kills per set for the Mastodons.
 
For the Huskies, Ava Grevengoed (Shorewood, Ill./Joliet West) leads NIU with 223 kills this season, averaging 2.97 kills per set. Katie Pahl (Perrysburg, Ohio/Perrysburg) and Flynn rank among the team's top three, averaging 2.56 and 2.43 kills per set, respectively. Pahl leads NIU with 19 service aces, while Charlotte Gramzow (Royal Oak, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) anchors the defensive effort with 3.34 digs per set.
 
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