Focus will be a point of emphasis on the road this weekend for head coach Mike Gawlik and the Central Michigan volleyball team.
CMU (9-5, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) travels to Western Michigan to play a rivalry match Friday night before facing off against one-win Northern Illinois on Saturday.
"We're going into Kalamazoo with a single mission — to go 1-0," Gawlik said. "Northern Illinois is a perennial powerhouse in our conference and this year they're struggling in their record, but they challenged themselves really well in the pre-conference."
The Chippewas have been working a lot this week on being strong upfront and in the middle, Gawlik said.