It's nothing new that less attention is payed to women's sports than men's. One has to look no further than the financial struggles of the WNBA, a league that each day appears to be on the cusp of folding completely. The same applies to the world of NCAA...

Ugly would be the perfect word to describe the NIU women's basketball team's shooting in the first half of Wednesday night's 80-66 victory over Miami-Ohio. The Huskies only shot 32 percent from the field before heading to the locker room. That being said,...

Rebounding has been a strength for the NIU women's basketball team all year. It hasn't been just pulling down balls off the boards for the Huskies - they have also been able to rebound back after a tough loss all season. That is what NIU (11-11 overall,...

While some athletes prefer to keep their cool on the basketball court, there are others who thrive on being as intense as possible. At times, a fired up, emotional leader is exactly what a team needs. NIU sophomore Mauvolyene Adams is one of those players...

While things were heating up outside this weekend, the NIU women's basketball team was experiencing a deep freeze. In a 67-50 loss to Kent State on Saturday, the Huskies shot a season-low 28.6 percent from the field. NIU was also out-rebounded for the...

It was one bad minute of play that doomed the Huskies against Bowling Green. Wednesday night, it was one good minute that saved the NIU women's basketball team against the Akron Zips and allowed them to keep pace in the MAC West. After squandering a 14-point...

Over the weekend 4,727 people packed the Convocation Center for a basketball game. It was a high school game. The annual DeKalb-Sycamore game put more people in the seats than both weekend NIU basketball games combined, which totaled 4,359 people. Sports...

Coming off of a heartbreaking overtime loss to Bowling Green on Saturday, NIU women's basketball is on the rebound, hoping to get back on track. The Huskies (10-10 overall, 5-2 MAC) will look to continue their winning ways as they face the Akron Zips...

With one minute left, a three-point lead and all the momentum, the NIU women's basketball team controlled the outcome of its biggest game of the year. It let the game slip out of their hands, much like the ball, as three key turnovers in the final minute...

For the first time this season, the NIU women's basketball went into overtime and lost. The Huskies had won three straight overtime games this year prior to the 76-70 loss to Bowling Green State University on Saturday. Although the game went into an extra...

Saturday's double-feature at the Convocation Center begins at 1 p.m. when a pair of first-place teams meet for MAC division bragging rights. The NIU women's basketball team (10-9 overall, 5-1 MAC) is currently locked in a three-way tie for first place...

Early Wednesday, the MAC signed a new eight-year contract with ESPN, which calls for at least 25 MAC sporting events, between football and men's and women's basketball, to be broadcasted annually on the ESPN family of networks. The contract extends through...