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Women's Basketball falls to 3-3 in MAC play

Women’s Basketball falls to 3-3 in MAC play

By Justin Kelley | January 25, 2019

The women's basketball team dropped to 3-3 in Mid-American Conference play, losing 69-53 to the red-hot Ohio University Bobcats Wednesday at the Convocation Center. The Bobcats came into the match-up riding a 12-game winning streak and are 15-1 on the...

Women's basketball snaps losing streak; picks up second conference win

Women’s basketball snaps losing streak; picks up second conference win

By Justin Kelley | January 19, 2019

The women's basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak, beating the Bowling Green State University Falcons 66-52 to pick up its second conference win of the season.The Huskies started slowly, shooting 28.6 percent from the field and made only one...

Huskies lose back-to-back in the MAC

By Justin Kelley | January 13, 2019

DeKALB—The women’s basketball team saw two matchups against conference opponents this week: the Kent State University Golden Flashes and the Central Michigan Chippewas. The Huskies dropped both games by a combined 32 points.NIU’s offense has performed...

Women's Basketball picks up historic win

Women’s Basketball picks up historic win

By Maddie Barret | December 26, 2018

The women's basketball team picked up a 114-52 win against the Chicago State Cougars Friday in the Convocation Center. It was the Huskies’ third consecutive victory, keeping their record on the home court perfect.“We knew we had to get out to a good...

Women’s Basketball takes down the Panthers

By Maddie Barrett | December 18, 2018

The women’s basketball team started winter break off with a 78-59 win over the Eastern Illinois Panthers Monday, extending their home winning streak to four games.Although the team was short three players due to injury, the Huskies were able to come...

Women’s Basketball splits two over the weekend

By Justin Kelley | December 10, 2018

DeKALB — The women’s basketball team played in the Southern Illinois University Compass Challenge over the weekend, splitting two games, losing to SIU and beating Western Illinois University.Game No. 1:The Huskies lost to the SIU Salukis 82-73 Friday....

Women’s Basketball Star Courtney Woods out for Season

By Justin Kelley | December 6, 2018

The women's basketball team announced Wednesday that star senior forward Courtney Woods will miss the remainder of the season. Woods sustained a knee injury in the teams 98-69  win over the University of Nevada on Sunday.Before the season, Woods earned...

Senior Courtney Woods defends St. Francis sophomore Paige Gieseke during the Huskies’ Nov. 3 59-54 victory

Basketball grabs a home win

By Justin Kelley | November 28, 2018

Senior Courtney Woods defends St. Francis sophomore Paige Gieseke during the Huskies’ Nov. 3 59-54 victory

Women’s basketball falls to Iowa State in NIT

By Justin Kelley | November 12, 2018

The women's basketball team won their season opener, beating the Yale University Bulldogs 89-80 Thursday at 6pm The Huskies had the difficult task of stopping Yale’s two star players, junior Roxy Barahman and first-year Camilla Emsbo who combined to...

Huskies open season with exhibition victory

By Justin Kelley | November 4, 2018

DeKALB — The women’s basketball team returned Saturday to defeat the University of St. Francis 59-54. The game was an exhibition match for the Huskies but had some importance due to key players like junior and sophomore guards Myia Starks and Janae...

Women’s basketball hope returning players help improvement

By Justin Kelley | October 28, 2018

The women’s basketball team is looking to improve after a disappointing 15-15 season, along with going 7-11 in conference play. The Huskies had to deal with numerous injuries to several key players last season.One of those players was redshirt sophomore...