THURSDAY AND FRIDAY'S MATCHES: The Miami University volleyball team hits the road for a pair of matches at Northern Illinois this week, playing at 5 p.m. (ET) on Thursday, Feb. 25 and 7 p.m. (ET) on Friday, Feb. 26.

ABOUT NORTHERN ILLINOIS: The Huskies enter this week's matches with a 4-6 record but have won their last three, including a 3-0, 3-0 sweep at Ball State last week and a 3-1 win against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 12. Katie Jablonski leads the Huskies, averaging 3.00 kps and also averages 2.79 dps. Grace Balensifer averages a team-leading 10.0 aps, while Samantha Juarez averages 4.76 dps to lead NIU and Angie Gromos averages 1.04 bps.

THE SERIES WITH THE HUSKIES: Thursday marks the 46th meeting between Miami and Northern Illinois with the Huskies holding a 23-22 edge in the all-time series. When playing in DeKalb, NIU is 13-9 against the RedHawks. Miami has won the last three meetings with Northern Illinois, including a 3-2 win in DeKalb on Oct. 12, 2019 in the last meeting between the teams. NIU's last win in the series also was its last win against Miami on its home court, a 3-0 win on Nov. 20, 2016.

TELEVISION: Thursday's match will be streamed live on NIU All-Access (subscription required), while Friday's match will be streamed live on ESPN+.

CAREER WATCH: Senior Morgan Seaman moved into a tie for 10th on Miami's career assist chart and has 2,317 entering Miami's Thursday match. She also has played in 101 career matches. She played in her 100th career match on Feb. 18 against Western Michigan. Senior Abigail Huser has 948 career digs and needs just 52 more to become the 17th member of Miami's 1,000 dig club.

ODDS 'N ENDS:

• Senior Morgan Seaman ranks among MAC leaders in service aces (0.32 per set; t-7th) and assists (5.48 per set; 10th).
• Seaman has recorded four assist/dig double-doubles this season, the last coming on Feb. 18 against Western Michigan.
• Senior Sarah Wojick has been in double figures for kills in Miami's last five matches. She tallied a career-high 18 kills at Akron on Jan. 29.
• Senior Abigail Huser has been in double figures for digs in six of MU's eight matches this season and has twice surpassed the 20-dig mark. Huser notched a season-best 24 digs at Bowling Green on Feb. 5 and tallied 23 on Feb. 18 against WMU.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK: Freshman Maggie McCrary has twice recorded five block assists in a match (Jan. 28 at Akron; Feb. 5 at Bowling Green). McCrary has recorded two or more blocks in six of the RedHawks' eight matches this season. Freshman Abby Stratford amassed an impressive three solo blocks along with four block assists against Akron on Jan. 28 and added three block assists versus Western Michigan on Feb. 18. Additionally, senior Avarie Powell has notched blocks in six of Miami's eight matches and has recorded two or more in five matches.

TAKING AIM: Miami ranks third in the MAC in hitting percentage (.230) with two RedHawks ranking among MAC leaders. Senior Sarah Wojick ranks fourth with a .373 hitting percentage, while junior Sophie Riemersma ranks seventh with a .327 hitting percentage.

ECLIPSING 750 CAREER WINS: With a 3-0 win versus Buffalo on Jan. 22, Miami head coach Carolyn Condit posted her 750th career win. Condit owns a 753-560 career record in her 41st season as a head coach. Condit's 753 total victories are tied for eighth among active NCAA Division I coaches, and tied for 24th all-time. Owning more victories than any coach in the history of the Miami Athletic Department, Condit holds a 654-483 record in her 37th season in charge of the Red and White. Condit is the only volleyball coach in the history of the Mid-American Conference to win over 300 league matches, holding a conference mark of 358-213.

UP NEXT: Miami heads to Kent State for a 6 p.m. match on Thursday, Mar. 4 and a 5 p.m. match on Friday, Mar. 5.