DeKALB — Non-conference play will start the season for the women’s basketball team, as it prepares to host the Illinois State University Redbirds on 1 p.m. Nov. 25, at the NIU Convocation Center.  There will be five total regular season non-conference...

DeKALB — The NIU women’s basketball team sent out a statement Sept. 21 advocating for unity and justice after the racist incident at the Center for Black Studies. NIU was hit with a racist incident Sept. 17 at the Center for Black Studies, where...

DeKALB — Plans have been set in place for a women’s basketball season, as NIU Athletics released the team’s 2020-21 Mid-American Conference schedule Wednesday. The Huskies are set to play an expanded 20-game MAC schedule, up from 18 conference...

DeKALB — The women’s basketball team gained a much-needed paint presence on Thursday as Brooke Stonebraker signed a letter of intent to join the Huskies this fall. Stonebreaker is a 6-foot-3-inch forward out of Versailles High School in Versailles,...

DeKALB — Women’s basketball will say goodbye to five seniors after seeing their season ended in the first round of the Mid-American Tournament. “This group is special,” Head Coach Lisa Carlsen said. “Many are a part of that first recruiting...

CLEVELAND — The Mid-American Conference announced Thursday it will cancel its tournaments,  joining several other college basketball conferences following the outbreak of COVID-19. The move was in response to the growing concern of the virus impacting...

DeKALB — After the Ivy League announced it had canceled its basketball tournament due to the threat of the COVID-19, the Mid-American Conference announced changes to its basketball tournaments Tuesday. The MAC men's and women's tournaments will continue...

DeKALB —  Women’s basketball fell short of an upset in the first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament after losing to the Eastern Michigan University Eagles Monday 76-69. The Huskies, who were ranked tenth, traveled to Ypsilanti, Michigan...

DeKALB — Women's basketball protected home court Wednesday on its final home game of the season by defeating the Ball State University Cardinals 70-62. In a game where both teams were trading baskets early, the Huskies shined in the second, cutting...

DeKALB — The women’s basketball team ended its three-game losing streak Wednesday against the Eastern Michigan University Eagles. NIU defeated EMU 65-59 in a game where both teams had a combined 39 turnovers. “It’s always good to get the win...