Northern Illinois Huskies women's volleyball

Northern Illinois Huskies
women's volleyball
Founded1970
UniversityNorthern Illinois University
Head coachSondra D'Amore (2nd season)
ConferenceMAC
West Division
LocationDeKalb, Illinois
Home arenaNIU Convocation Center (capacity: 10,000)
NicknameHuskies
ColorsCardinal and black[1]
   
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2011, 2016
Conference tournament champion
1988, 1991 (NSC)
1992, 1993 (Mid-Con)
1996 (MCC)
1997, 2001, 2016 (MAC)
Conference regular season champion
1988, 1990 (NSC)
1992, 1993 (Mid-Con)
1995, 1996 (MCC)
1997, 1998, 2001, 2011, 2015, 2016 (MAC)

The Northern Illinois Huskies women's volleyball team is the college volleyball team that represent Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Huskies are coached by Ray Gooden.

NIU women's volleyball started playing in 1970 and has appeared in the NCAA tournament seven times (1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2011, 2016), and in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) three times (1991, 1992, 1994).

Season-by-season records

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lou Jean Moyer (Independent) (1970–1974)
1970 Lou Jean Moyer 13-6
1971 Lou Jean Moyer 12-4
1972 Lou Jean Moyer 16-6
1973 Lou Jean Moyer 26-10
1974 Lou Jean Moyer 8–17
Lou Jean Moyer: 75-43
Debbie Brue (Independent) (1975–1981)
1975 Debbie Brue 15-12
1976 Debbie Brue 16-8
1977 Debbie Brue 13-22-3
1978 Debbie Brue 21-11-1
1979 Debbie Brue 19-22-1
1980 Debbie Brue 20–23
1981 Debbie Brue 29-28
Debbie Brue: 133-126-5
Herb Summers (MAC) (1982–1985)
1982 Herb Summers 20-19 1–7 T-9th
1983 Herb Summers 16-13 11-7 T-4th
1984 Herb Summers 20-13 13-5 3rd
1985 Herb Summers 18-15 12-6 4th
Herb Summers (Independent) (1986–1986)
1986 Herb Summers 11–22
Herb Summers (NSC) (1987–1987)
1987 Herb Summers 19-16 4-1 2nd
Herb Summers: 104-98 41-26
Pete Waite (NSC) (1988–1991)
1988 Pete Waite 22-8 6-1 T-1st
1989 Pete Waite 9–20 2–4 5th
1990 Pete Waite 26-8 8-1 1st
1991 Pete Waite 27-9 4-2 2nd NIVC 2-2
Pete Waite (Mid-Con) (1992–1993)
1992 Pete Waite 33-6 16-0 1st NIVC 4-1
1993 Pete Waite 29-6 18-0 1st NCAA 2nd Round
Pete Waite (MCC) (1994–1996)
1994 Pete Waite 23-11 8-2 T-2nd NIVC 2-2
1995 Pete Waite 16-15 13-1 1st
1996 Pete Waite 27-8 12-2 1st NCAA 1st Round
Pete Waite (MAC) (1997–1998)
1997 Pete Waite 27-4 14-2 T-1st (West) NCAA 2nd Round
1998 Pete Waite 27-7 15-3 T-1st (West) NCAA 2nd Round
Pete Waite: 266-102 116-18
Todd Kress (MAC) (1999–2001)
1999 Todd Kress 10–15 7–11 3rd (West)
2000 Todd Kress 24-9 12-6 3rd (West)
2001 Todd Kress 24-6 15-3 1st (West) NCAA 1st Round
Todd Kress: 58-30 34-20
Ray Gooden (MAC) (2002–present)
2002 Ray Gooden 13–17 6–12 5th (West)
2003 Ray Gooden 20-11 8-8 T-3rd (West)
2004 Ray Gooden 14–19 8-8 T-4th (West)
2005 Ray Gooden 16–17 7–9 5th (West)
2006 Ray Gooden 20-9 13-3 1st (West)
2007 Ray Gooden 14–18 8–9 4th (West)
2008 Ray Gooden 18-14 9-7 3rd (West)
2009 Ray Gooden 14–16 8-8 T-2nd (West)
2010 Ray Gooden 27-8 11-5 3rd (West)
2011 Ray Gooden 28-7 14-2 1st NCAA 1st Round
2012 Ray Gooden 21-15 10-6 2nd (West)
2013 Ray Gooden 19-13 10-6 3rd (West)
2014 Ray Gooden 21-10 14-2 1st (West)
2015 Ray Gooden 18-11 14-2 1st
2016 Ray Gooden 25-6 15-1 1st NCAA 1st Round


2017 Ray Gooden 8-23 7-9 5th (West)
2018 Ray Gooden 11-21 9-7 3rd (West)
2019 Ray Gooden 8-22 5-11 5th (West)
2020-2021 Ray Gooden 8-14 8-14 5th (West)
2021 Ray Gooden 16-13 10-8 4th (West)
Ray Gooden: 339-283 194-137


Total: 974-683-5

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Division I postseason results

NCAA tournament

The Huskies have appeared in seven NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 3–7.[2]

Year Region Round Opponent Result NIU Head Coach
1993 Mideast First round
Second round		 Illinois State
(3) Penn State		 W 3–0
L 3–0		 Pete Waite
1996 Pacific First round UC-Santa Barbara L 3–2 Pete Waite
1997 East First round
Second round		 Villanova
(1) Penn State		 W 3–2
L 3–0		 Pete Waite
1998 University Park First round
Second round		 Florida State
(1) Louisville		 W 3–1
L 3–1		 Pete Waite
2001 Long Beach First round (16) Northern Iowa L 3–0 Todd Kress
2011 Minneapolis First round Miami (FL) L 3–1 Ray Gooden
2016 Minneapolis First round (15) Missouri L 3–0 Ray Gooden

National Invitation Championship

The Huskies appeared in three National Invitational Volleyball Championships (NIVC). Their combined record is 8–5.[2]

Year Round Opponent Result NIU Head Coach
1991 First round
Second round
Consolation
Consolation
 Appalachian State
Santa Clara
William & Mary
Villanova		 W 3–0
L 3–0
L 3-1
W 3–0		 Pete Waite
1992 First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals		 Loyola Marymount
George Washington
Murray State
SW Missouri State
Washington State		 W 3–2
W 3–1
W 3–0
W 3–0
L 3–0		 Pete Waite
1994 First round
Second round
Consolation
Consolation		 Delaware
San Diego
South Carolina
Miami (OH)		 W 3–0
L 3–0
W 3–0
L 3-1		 Pete Waite

Coaching staff

NIU volleyball head coach Ray Gooden is a five-time MAC coach of the year, has led the Huskies to three MAC Championships and two NCAA tournament appearances.[3][4]

  • Ray Gooden – Head Coach
  • Yohannehs (Joe) Davidson – Assistant Coach
  • Morgan Salow – Assistant Coach
  • Veronica Katarzynski – Director of Operations

Honors

All-Americans

NIU volleyball has had four players named to the AVCA All-America teams.[2]

Year Player Team
2006 Kate McCullagh Honorable mention
2010 Lauren Wicinski Honorable mention
2011 Lauren Wicinski Third-team
2011 Kristin Hoffman Honorable mention

Academic All-Americans

NIU volleyball has had three players named to CoSIDA academic All-America teams, including one first-team academic All-American selection.[2]

Year Player Team
2010 Kristin Hoffman Third-team
2011 Kristin Hoffman First-team
2011 Allison McGlaughlin Third-team

Players of the year

NIU volleyball has had ten players named player of the year by the conference.[2]

Year Player Conference
1988 Cathy Holmes NSC
1992 Wendy Mason Mid-Con
1993 Nikki Kozak Mid-Con
1996 Beth Burkholder MCC
2001 Jenny Bowman MAC
2006 Kate McCullagh MAC
2010 Lauren Wicinski MAC
2011 Lauren Wicinski MAC
2015 T’ara Austin MAC
2016 Jenna Radtke MAC

Specialists of the year

NIU volleyball has had three players named specialist of the year by the conference.[2]

Year Player Award Conference
2009 Maddie Hughes Defensive player of the year MAC
2011 Kristin Hoffman Setter of the year MAC
2015 Alexis Gonzalez Setter of the year MAC

Coaches of the year

NIU volleyball has had nine head coaches named coach of the Year by the conference.[2]

Year Head coach Conference
1992 Pete Waite Mid-Con
1993 Pete Waite Mid-Con
1997 Pete Waite MAC
2001 Todd Kress MAC
2006 Ray Gooden MAC
2011 Ray Gooden MAC
2012 Ray Gooden MAC
2015 Ray Gooden MAC
2016 Ray Gooden MAC

See also

References

  1. ^ "NIU Athletic Marks Standards Guide" (PDF). July 12, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "NIU Volleyball Record Book" (PDF).
  3. ^ Ray Gooden Coaching Profile
  4. ^ NIU Volleyball Coaching Staff