NIU women’s basketball head coach Lisa Carlsen resigned from NIU following 10 seasons leading the Huskies, NIU Vice President and Director of Athletics and Recreation Sean Frazier announced Monday.  The decision comes after a fruitless season with...

After its playoff hopes were crushed devastatingly on Wednesday, NIU women’s basketball prepares to send off four upperclassmen after a wavering 2024-25 season after its final game on Saturday.  The victories of Western Michigan University and Central...

DeKALB – At the close of a turbulent 2024-25 season, four NIU women’s basketball players took the court at the Convocation Center for the last time on Wednesday against the University of Toledo Rockets. Graduate student guard Chelby Koker – the...

NIU women’s basketball graduate student guard Chelby Koker claimed this week’s Mid-American Conference Player of the Week award after back-to-back double-digit performances.  Koker’s noteworthy week was headlined by a season-high 28 points on...

DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball (13-15, 6-10 MAC) mounted a 15-point fourth-quarter comeback, fueled by graduate student guard Chelby Koker, for a thrilling 84-77 double-overtime victory against Bowling Green State University (16-12, 9-7 MAC).  “I...

NIU women’s basketball suffered its third consecutive loss Wednesday after falling to the Kent State University Golden Flashes by a score 76-58. With this loss, the Huskies fall to 5-10 in the MAC, 12-15 overall while Kent State improves to 18-10 overall...

DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball fell to the Eastern Michigan University Eagles on Saturday by a score of 76-72 despite going up by as much as 10 points in the fourth quarter. The win grants Eastern Michigan its first Mid-American Conference victory...

NIU women’s basketball missed many opportunities late-game, failing to secure a fourth-straight victory while falling to the University of Ohio Bobcats by a score of 74-70 on Wednesday. “There were times where we didn't do a great job of taking...

After putting up 20 points to lead NIU women’s basketball to a 60-51 victory against Western Michigan University on Saturday, graduate student guard Chelby Koker has been named the Northern Star’s Huskie of the Week.  In addition to leading the...

Powered by eight-straight late-game points by graduate student guard Chelby Koker, NIU women’s basketball fended off the Western Michigan University Broncos’ attempt at a comeback Saturday, defeating the Broncos by a score of 60-51. With the win,...

NIU women’s basketball overtook the Appalachian State University Mountaineers on Saturday and left the MAC-SBC Challenge undefeated after securing a 75-62 victory. With the win, the Huskies improve to 11-12 overall while the Mountaineers fall to...