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Senior libero and defensive specialist Kayla Martin playing against the University of Rhode Island in 2021.

Leading libero Kayla Martin reaches 1,000 digs in her collegiate career

Amelia Ballingall, news staff October 11, 2022

Kayla Martin, a senior captain libero and defensive specialist on the Northeastern University volleyball team, has been a force to be reckoned with since her freshman year. On Oct. 2, she reached a milestone, tallying her 1,000th career dig in a game against Elon University. A...

Graduate student middle blocker Nikiya Mitchell leaps up to stop Elon's hit.

Huskies defeat Elon 3-1 in Hispanic Heritage Month celebration game

Amelia Ballingall, news correspondent October 3, 2022

The Northeastern volleyball team (5-8, 2-2 CAA) partnered with the Latinx Student Cultural Center to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month Saturday, Oct. 1. The first of this two-game series against Elon (5-10, 3-3 CAA) was celebrated with free food, t-shirts and El Jefe’s taco...

Northeastern women's volleyball against Towson in the spring

Women’s volleyball takes home win on Senior Day

Annah Chaya, news staff November 12, 2021

After losing with a score of 1-3 to the College of Charleston (13-10, 6-6 CAA) Nov. 6, the Northeastern women’s volleyball team (11-11, 7-5 CAA) came back with a score of 3-0 in Sunday’s game, Nov. 7, at Cabot Center.  Senior Day, an annual event where the graduating...

Northeastern volleyball will take on James Madison on Oct. 30.

Northeastern women’s volleyball sweeps Elon in weekend wins

Annah Chaya, news staff October 26, 2021

Northeastern University women’s volleyball (11-9, 7-3 CAA) took on Elon University (13-9, 8-4 CAA) for the first time this season Oct. 23 and 24 at the Cabot Center. The victory over Elon in both games sent NU into a three-game winning streak after a season filled with constant...

Erica Staunton and the Northeastern Huskies will play Delaware on Oct. 16 at the Cabot Center.

Northeastern women’s volleyball on four-game winning streak

Annah Chaya, news staff October 3, 2021

The Northeastern Huskies volleyball team’s season (6-6, 2-0 CAA) is in full swing and currently on a four-game winning streak, the longest winning streak in the CAA conference so far. The streak includes wins against Bryant College (6-8, 0-0 NEC), Harvard University (3-6, 0-0...

Northeastern women's volleyball against Towson in the spring

The women’s volleyball team fall in three sets to Towson in the CAA tournament final

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor April 5, 2021

The North conference No. 2 seed Northeastern Huskies were a completely different team on the court today against the North conference No. 1 Towson Tigers in the final championship game of the CAA tournament. However, despite their best efforts, they were not able to claim what...

The Huskies claim a win over the JMU Dukes 3-1 in a closely contested set Friday evening.

Northeastern women’s volleyball clinches win against James Madison, grabbing the ticket to the CAA finals

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor April 3, 2021

The Northeastern Huskies came into Friday evening’s semifinal game relatively unstable as they met the James Madison Dukes on Towson University’s home court. However, Northeastern (8-2, 5-1 CAA) made their ultimate comeback, winning their ticket to the CAA Championship 3-1....

No.2 North conference seeded Huskies will face No.1 South conference seed JMU Friday evening in the CAA semifinals.

No. 2 seed women’s volleyball to face No. 1 seed James Madison University in CAA semifinals

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor April 2, 2021

After a dominating 3-0 win against Hofstra University last Saturday, the Northeastern Huskies (7-2, 4-1 CAA) will look to face James Madison University (7-2, 6-1 CAA) in the CAA semifinals Friday evening in Towson, Maryland. This will be the first semifinals appearance for the...

The Huskies split the home-and-away series this weekend with Delaware, making a comeback in Sunday's game with a three-set win.

Northeastern women’s volleyball splits home-and-away series with Delaware

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor March 14, 2021

The Northeastern Huskies split the weekend’s home-and-away series with the Delaware Blue Hens, making a stellar comeback in Sunday’s game, winning 3-0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-16), after a loss Saturday afternoon, 3-1 (25-17, 25-23, 11-25, 19-25). NU (6-2, 3-1 CAA) stands second...

Northeastern swept Hofstra Sunday afternoon in second game of the home-and-home series, winning 3-1.

Northeastern completes first CAA series against Hofstra with a win

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor March 7, 2021

The Northeastern women’s volleyball team (5-1, 2-0 CAA) completed their home-and-home series against Hofstra University (3-2, 0-2 CAA) tonight, winning 3-1 (25-16, 22-25, 25-15, 25-22) in a highly-contested couple of sets. This fifth straight victory places them second in the...

The Huskies won against Hofstra in their first CAA regular season matchup, marking the first win against the team since 2017.

Women’s volleyball take home win against Hofstra, 3-1

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor March 5, 2021

The Northeastern volleyball team (4-1, 1-0) took home a 3-1 win (25-27, 25-15, 25-18, 25-18) against Hofstra University (3-1, 0-1) in their first matchup of the CAA regular season, extending their win streak by four matches and marking the first win against the Pride since 2017....

The women's volleyball team will head into their regular season, playing first against rival Hofstra.

Women’s volleyball heads into their regular CAA season

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor March 5, 2021

The Northeastern women’s volleyball team (3-1) will face their first conference opponent, Hofstra University (3-0), March 5, officially kicking off their run to the CAA championships scheduled to take place in Towson, MD April 1 and 3.  Due to COVID-19 protocols, this season...