KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan volleyball team looks to extend its winning streak to six in a row on Tuesday evening as it travels to DeKalb, Ill., to face Northern Illinois. 

WMU (10-4, 2-0 MAC) at NIU (9-3, 2-0 MAC)
Tuesday, Sept. 27 | 7 pm | WATCH LIVE | LIVE STATS

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THE FIRST SERVE
After beginning MAC play with a pair of wins over the weekend, Western Michigan begins a three-match road trip on Tuesday night with a visit to DeKalb, Ill., to take on Northern Illinois. 

LAST TIME OUT
The Broncos rolled to a pair of 3-0 victories over Buffalo to open Mid-American Conference play last weekend. Western Michigan has won four straight MAC openers and has started 2-0 in league play each of the last three seasons. 

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
Northern Illinois also began MAC play with a pair of 3-0 victories over an East Division foe, as the Huskies swept Akron. Ella Mihacevich ranks second in the league at 10.66 assists/set, while Charli Atiemo (.363, 5th) and Sammi Lockwood (.326, 7th) are among the leaders in hitting percentage. 

ALL-TIME SERIES
Western Michigan holds a 36-28 lead in the all-time series against Northern Illinois. The two teams split last year's two meetings, with each team picking up a win on its home floor. 

KING REPEATS AS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
WMU senior outside hitter Maggie King was named MAC West Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Monday after helping the Broncos to a pair of victories over Buffalo. King had double-digit kills in both wins over UB, extending her double-digit kills streak to nine straight matches. For the weekend, the Cincinnati native totaled 31 kills (5.17/set) on a .375 hitting percentage, while adding three services aces (0.50/set) and 14 digs (2.33/set). 

KING REIGNS ATOP THE MAC
Western Michigan senior Maggie King is all over the MAC leaderboards thus far in 2022. King enters the week leading the conference in kills (191), kills/set (3.82), total points (220.5) and points/set (4.41).The Cincinnati native also ranks third in the MAC in service aces (24) and is second in aces/set (0.48).

SETTING THE TABLE
Setter Logan Case continues to fuel Western Michigan's offense, as the junior sits atop the MAC and ranks second nationally with 11.60 assists/set. Going back to the end of last season, Case has had 30 or more assists in 27 consecutive matches.