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Lots of 👍 on the hat in Philly today! @xx_xyathletics

@xx_xyathletics first tournament and plenty of compliments on my hat. It’s a great day!👍🇺🇸

@xx_xyathletics as a girl dad and volleyball coach I am looking forward to wearing this Christmas gift from my daughter to every tournament and match!

As I enter my final year as a student journalist, I want to say it’s been an honor and privilege to cover @NIUAthletics for the @NIUNorthernStar these past three years. Having the opportunity to tell the stories of the teams, coaches and athletes that represent NIU has made my college experience more rewarding than I could’ve possibly imagined. A special thank you goes to @jkrausepro for hiring me back in fall 2021 when I was just a transfer student who had been out of journalism for three years. I look forward to ending my career on a high note as I run it back one more time. Stay tuned. – SK

protect young women in sports!!!

Safest way to watch the eclipse..

Riley Gaines and Lia (Will) Thomas both placed an identical 1:43:40 in the Women's 200 Yard Freestyle at the NCAA championships. Thomas was arbitrarily given the award. The answer to Riley Gaines' question "Why?" captivated and stunned Joe Rogan: "We have been advised as an organization, that when photos are being taken, that it's crucial that the trophy is in Lia's hands." Gaines: "I felt guilty for participating in the farce." "I wasn't necessarily scared to approach the topic, I just thought someone else would. I thought a coach would say something, I thought someone with political power, someone within the NCAA. Quite honestly I thought someone's dad would come down there and yank this man out of our locker rooms." "What we're applauding is our own erasure, our own demolition. How in world can we as women, expect someone to stand up for us, if we aren't even willing to stand up for us. This has to come from us."

on my 26th birthday, i wrote I Took A Pill in Ibiza…10 years ago. The song became popular several years after i wrote it. Yesterday i celebrated my 36th birthday. i feel proud to look at the song lyrics and know that NONE of them are true anymore. I’ve grown into a completely new man…one that i’m proud of. check this out… 🧵

Do you understand what this means? Men will be GLORIFIED for beating up on women. Not only glorified, they will be deemed "brave" for such actions. Slippery, slippery slope.

most underrated libero out there

𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹 ✏️: Emily Dykes 🏐: Outside/Opposite 🎓: Grad Student 📍: Northern Illinois #CollegeVBTransfers | #NCAAWVB

A WALL AT 5'7 😱😱😱 @jgillen19 #NCAAWVB x 🎥 ESPNU / @RazorbackVB

Go huskies

To the team, staff, family, friends, colleagues, alumni, donors & incredible fans. Sincerely, 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓴 𝔂𝓸𝓾. Year 1 ✔️with more to come♥️ #onamission

Last, but certainly not least, there’s senior setter Ella Mihacevich (@ellamihacevich), @NIUVolleyball’s longest-tenured player. Mihacevich arrived in DeKalb during the peak of COVID-19 (eesh) and has since proven herself as a versatile player. She spent time as a DS and right side during her first two years before becoming the full-time setter last season. Mihacevich is currently half of NIU’s setting tandem along with Sophie Hurt. One thing I worth noting about Mihacevich is that doesn’t put much value into her numbers. She’s told me as much in a post-match interview after she got her 1,000th assist last year. It’s also ironic since she’s an accounting major. Mihacevich is also the only player I’ve ever done on a two-part feature on. I’ll let those stories tell the rest: Part 1: northernstar.info/98708/sports/m… Part 2: northernstar.info/98826/sports/m…

I was told by my father when I got an A - why not an A+? Today people view this as toxic. I see it as a defining principle in my life. Let me explain:

HOW ABOUT THEM DAWGS 🐶 @UGAVolleyball upsets No. 8 Arkansas in straight sets 🚨 #NCAAWVB

Please consider donating at the link below, and let’s continue to build a legacy of excellence together! ♥️🐾 #onamission crowdfund.niu.edu/project/39486

This past weekend Ella Mihacevich hit her 100th career service ace vs Miami! #onamission

The 🐐 further cementing her status as one of the best to ever wear the Red and black! @kacieevans_ has joined the 1,000 Dig Club and becomes the 15th member of Georgia's Double- Grand Club! #DGD | #GROW | #GoDawgs