The Northern Illinois volleyball team struggled to find an answer for Melanie Crow.
The Missouri junior outside hitter had a big day and the No. 15 seed Tigers swept the Huskies, 25-16, 25-13, 25-20, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night in Columbia, Missouri.
Crow finished the night with 17 kills (.351 hitting percentage) and had four aces for the Tigers, who are the SEC Champions and improved to 26-5.
"Just physical, she gets on the ball pretty fast," Northern Illinois coach Ray Gooden said of Crow, who transferred from Ole Miss.