The NIU volleyball team is experiencing growing pains, and that is the unfortunate truth to a 2017 campaign where they have yet to win a game though 11 matches.
The team was a dominant force in the 2016 season, but the tides have turned. They were nearly perfect in Mid-American Conference play, going 15-1 and 25-6 overall, eventually losing to the No. 15 ranked University of Missouri Tigers in the first round of the 2016 NCAA tournament.
As we enter the thick of the new season, in follow-up to what is arguably the Huskies’ best season in recent history, fans must question how they could follow last season with a start like this.