As the men's and women's basketball teams bring their seasons to a close, a senior weekend celebration will take place at the Convocation Center today. The men’s basketball senior recognition will be at 6 p.m. tonight during the game against Ball State...
Women’s basketball (11-17, 4-13 MAC) took another loss away from home, falling to conference rival Ball State University (20-8, 12-5 MAC) 76-68.The loss was the Huskies’ second to Ball State this season, the first coming Feb. 17 at the Convocation...
Junior forward Cassidy Glenn makes a layup off the breakaway. Glenn scored 17 points but missed two crucial freethrows during overtime. The Huskies fell in an overtime loss against Toledo 89-83 on Saturday.
Women’s basketball (11-15, 4-11 MAC) defeated Western Michigan University (15-12, 7-8 MAC) 80-70 in a record-breaking game for junior guard Ally Lehman.The game was a nail-biter until late in the second half. The Huskies held the lead for almost the...
Junior guard Ally Lehman drives to the lane in a Feb. 13 game against Central Michigan University. Lehman scored 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds Saturday against Eastern Michigan University, but the Huskies lost in a 84-60 blowout.
Women’s basketball fell to 10-13 for the season and 3-9 in the MAC after losing a close matchup with Central Michigan University Saturday at the Convocation Center.NIU controlled the game in the first half, leading the Chippewas 38-25 at halftime. CMU...
Women’s basketball (9-12, 2-8 MAC) will look to shake its recent woes as it returns home for a matchup with Miami University (9-12, 3-7 MAC) this week.The Huskies faced off against Ohio University on Saturday, losing by 25 points to the top team in...
Women’s basketball (9-11, 2-7 MAC) will have an opportunity to build on its last-second victory over Buffalo University last Saturday as it takes on Ohio University (17-3, 9-0 MAC).The Bobcats are 7-0 at home this season and have won 12 games in a row....
Women’s basketball (9-11, 2-7 MAC) broke its seven-game losing streak with a buzzer-beating three pointer, downing Buffalo University 76-74.The Huskies struggled from the field in the first half, shooting 38 percent (14-36) and 40 percent from three....
Although Ball State’s top two scorers were out, NIU women’s basketball coach Carol Owens knew her team still had a hefty task ahead.
Playing without top-scoring BSU guards Julie DeMuth, who averages 12.5 points per game, and Tina Bolte at 11.4, the Cardinals were forced to lean on junior guard Erica Cotton, who responded with a career-high 17 points in Ball State’s 68-62 victory over NIU at the Convocation Center Saturday.
"Our team was quite aware that two of their starters were out, but we knew it wasn’t going to be an easy game," Owens said.
This victory keeps Ball State (10-6 overall, 3-2 MAC) in second place in the MAC West and puts NIU (6-10, 2-3) down to fourth.
Ball State coach Tracy Roller said her team’s 1-3-1 zone was key in the Cardinals victory.
"We were really active in the zone," Roller said. "Tonight was definitely about a true team win."
The NIU offense at times had trouble bringing the ball up-court, which led to 11 turnovers in the second half. Guard Stephanie Raymond led her team in scoring with 15 points, but shot 7-of-21 from the field and had a game-high six turnovers.
Roller said locking down Raymond was key for her team. Jennifer Uptmor chipped in with 14 points on 7-of-13 from the field and eight rebounds.
The Ball State defense held NIU 1-19 shooting from the three-point line.
"Wanting so much, I thought were trying to do too much," Owens said. "We had opportunities in the game, but we did not grasp them. We let one slip away."
Women’s basketball (8-10, 1-6 MAC) fell to Ohio (15-3, 7-0 MAC) 72-47 on Saturday, dropping its sixth consecutive game.Ohio shot 43.9 percent from the field for the game, holding NIU to just 31.5 percent. Missed free throws also came back to haunt the...
