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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Sophomore middle blocker Gabrielle Hazen loads up for a spike. Hazen had seven kills and seven blocks for Northwestern in a four-set loss to No. 18 Illinois.

Volleyball: Northwestern loses against Fighting Illini in four sets

November 8, 2015

Volleyball Despite its hard-fought battle Wednesday against the same opponent, Northwestern barely showed up in Champaign, winning only one set against No. 18 Illinois on Saturday night. The Wildcats...

Sophomore middle blocker Gabrielle Hazen leaps for a spike. Hazen and the Wildcats will count on their resiliency as they look to win a rematch with Illinois on Saturday.

Volleyball: Short-term memory a must for Wildcats in Illinois home-and-home

November 6, 2015

Volleyball Northwestern will need to move on quickly after dropping the first game of its home-and-home series against No. 18 Illinois. After losing a tight 3-2 match to the Fighting Illini (16-8,...

Symone Abbott spikes the ball past two defenders. The sophomore outside hitter has been racking up kills in recent games, including 17 in NU’s victory over Michigan State on Saturday.

Volleyball: Abbott, Northwestern aiming for first two-game win streak since September

November 3, 2015

Volleyball Symone Abbott is sick of losing. After a sluggish start to conference play, the sophomore hitter has notched at least a dozen kills in three of her last five games. Following a 17-kill...

Symone Abbott waits for the ball to be served. The sophomore outside hitter totaled 19 kills this weekend for the Cats but was unable to help lift NU to a victory in either contest.

Volleyball: Wildcats finding themselves consistently inconsistent

October 25, 2015

Volleyball Northwestern has a consistency problem. Just two weeks after quite possibly the biggest upset in program history in a 3-2 win over No. 3 Penn State, the Wildcats (12-9, 4-6 Big Ten)...

Junior outside hitter Sophia Lavin screams in celebration. Lavin notched 10 kills for the Cats, including the final one of the game, in their upset of No. 3 Penn State.

Volleyball: Northwestern topples No. 3 Penn State in thrilling upset

October 11, 2015

Volleyball On a day when most Northwestern fans were reeling after the football team’s blowout loss to Michigan, volleyball coach Keylor Chan led his team to perhaps the biggest upset in program...

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