Women’s basketball is focused on healing up for the conference season as it heads into the 2014-15 campaign with nearly half its roster expected to miss part or all of the season.Of the 14-woman roster, three Huskies will miss the entire season, while...
The women’s basketball team announced its 2014-15 schedule Wednesday.The 28-game regular season schedule features 12 home games, 14 away games and two neutral-site games. Six of the Huskies’ final 10 games are played in DeKalb.The Huskies, who went...
Junior Amanda Corral charges to Sports’ No. 4 Athlete of 2013-2014 after thriving at shooting guard, her natural position, in her third season with women’s basketball.Corral garnered All-MAC Third Team honors, becoming the first Huskie to earn All-MAC...
Women’s basketball turned to an unlikely hero, sophomore guard Alexis Lindstrom, to take down the Eastern Michigan Eagles, 81-76, in overtime in the first round of the MAC Tournament March 10 in Ypsilanti, Mich.Lindstrom, who entered the matchup averaging...
Women’s basketball announced the addition of redshirt senior guard Katlyn Payne, who will transfer to NIU from Eastern Illinois University.Payne, of St. Charles, will be eligible to play with the Huskies in the 2014-15 season. She will graduate from...
Athletics Director Sean Frazier is rolling out his plans for renovating NIU’s athletics facilities.After a year that saw Jordan Lynch finish third in the Heisman and men’s and women’s basketball make impressive turnarounds, Athletics is on track...
The Northern Star sat down with Kathi Bennett, women’s basketball head coach, to talk about how the team’s season ended and what she expects next season. She also gave her thoughts about the men’s and women’s basketball NCAA tournament and No....
Women’s basketball crossed a number of items off its to-do list this season, but it will look to take another, possibly even bigger, step toward bringing a MAC title to DeKalb next season.The Huskies (11-19, 7-13 MAC) upped their overall and conference...
Women’s basketball’s 2013-14 season came to a close in the second round of the MAC Tournament when it suffered its third loss of the season to Ball State.The No. 9 seed Huskies (11-19, 7-13 MAC) lost to the No. 5 seed Ball State Cardinals (16-15,...
Women’s basketball put together arguably its best offensive performance of the season, downing Eastern Michigan en route to Cleveland.The No. 9 seed Huskies (11-18, 7-12 MAC) defeated the No. 8 seed Eastern Michigan Eagles (17-13, 7-12 MAC), 81-76,...
Women’s basketball will hit the road for its first-round playoff game despite closing out its 2013-14 regular season with a win.The Huskies (10-18, 6-12 MAC) defeated the Western Michigan Broncos (12-17, 8-10 MAC), 59-51, during Senior Day today at...
In a game of runs, women’s basketball couldn’t find the offensive firepower to match Ball State’s 3-point barrage Wednesday.The Huskies (9-18, 5-12 MAC) lost to the Ball State Cardinals (13-15, 8-9 MAC), 67-57, at the John E. Worthen Arena in Muncie,...
