Women’s basketball will host its first postseason game since 2012 when it welcomes the Central Michigan Chippewas to DeKalb.

The No. 8 seed Huskies (12-16, 8-10 MAC) will host the No. 9 seed Chippewas (12-17, 7-11 MAC) in the first round of the MAC Tournament 5:30 p.m. today at the Convocation Center.

The Huskies and Chippewas split their pair of regular season meetings. Central Michigan won, 56-43, Jan. 10 in Mount Pleasant, Mich. NIU won, 69-62, Feb. 25 in DeKalb.

The Huskies are 2-2 in the first round of the MAC Tournament under fifth-year head coach Kathi Bennett. NIU is 6-10 all time in the first round, including a 4-3 mark at home.