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Huskies motivated after missing 2017 postseason

The volleyball team is looking to bounce back from its difficult 2017 campaign as NIU missed the Mid-American Conference tournament for the first time since 2002.

“There are no excuses [for last season] from a standpoint of wins and losses,” said head coach Ray Gooden. “We played a really tough schedule, battled against some good teams and had a lot of new faces. It is my job as head coach to try to get everybody on board as fast as possible and I didn’t do that. So, I worked really hard to try to help people bond together more, and I feel like doing that helps us play more team-like and more trustworthy volleyball.