CM Life · Nov 10, 2018
Volleyball falls to NIU in five sets
Members of the CMU women's volleyball team listen to their coach during a media timeout on Sept. 20 at McGuirk Arena.CMU had swept their previous two MAC opponents, but five sets were needed to decide the victor in Friday nights match at Northern Illinois University. The Huskies won the final two sets and sent the Chippewa’s to the bottom of the MAC West standings with a 4-11 conference record, 7-20 overall.
How it Happened
NIU won the first set convincingly by a margin of 25-18. The Chippewa’s hitting percentage in the set was just .028. CMU would storm back to win the next two sets 25-23. NIU answered the challenge by winning the fourth set 25-20 and the fifth 15-10.