NIU finishes undefeated
November 17, 2003
he NIU women’s basketball team finished the preseason undefeated with an 83-49 win over the Odyssey Club on Saturday at the Convocation Center.
The Huskies began the game with a 12-0 run and never looked back.
Senior forward Lindsay Secrest led NIU with 13 points. Freshman point guard Stephanie Raymond finished with a double-double on 12 points and 10 rebounds.
“Stephanie is a quality player; probably the most complete point guard we’ve had in this program since I’ve been here,” NIU coach Carol Hammerle said. “I’m a little surprised her first double-double is points and rebounds, because I think she’ll have them with points and assists.”
Twelve of the 13 players on the Huskies’ roster scored in the game, which shows the unselfishness that Hammerle was looking for in the preseason.
“The No. 1 objective today was to make sure everybody played,” Hammerle said. “We wanted to see what we’re all about, and we were successful at that. I think we did a lot of good things today, but there are also some areas where we need to do some work.”