There's never much rest for NIU women's basketball coach Carol Owens. When she's not on the court coaching her team to the best conference record in the MAC-West, she's either on the road recruiting, serving on two national committees, or preparing to...

Eight of 12 non-conference games this season were on the road for the women's basketball team. NIU head coach Carol Owens planned her schedule this way. The plan: teach her team how to play on the road early in the season. While every win and loss matters,...

Eight of 12 non-conference games this season were on the road for the women's basketball team. NIU head coach Carol Owens planned her schedule this way. The plan: teach her team how to play on the road early in the season. While every win and loss matters,...

A season high for NIU women's basketball came on the same night that two of its players achieved season highs. The Huskies (9-9 overall, 4-1 MAC) moved into a tie for first place in the MAC West after they defeated the Ball State Cardinals 76-72 Wednesday...

Huskie athletics is a big part of life in DeKalb and support from students and the community is very important. One way that anyone can contribute to NIU athletics is through the Huskie Athletic Scholarship Fund. At niuhuskies.com, anyone can help the...

Starting strong can be just as important as finishing strong. Two MAC teams that have started as strong as anyone in conference play will meet up tonight at the Convocation Center. The NIU women's basketball team will tip off against the Ball State Cardinals...

I admit I haven't been the best about getting to games I'm not covering this year, so I had mixed expectations going into my first men's basketball game. With what I've seen at the women's games, I basically expected there to be roughly 50 to 100 seats...

The women's basketball team will take on Ball State tonight at 7 at the Convocation Center. It is the third straight home game for the Huskies, who have won the two previous games, going to overtime in each. NIU will look to Jessie Wilcox to again lead...

Prior to warm-ups against Eastern Michigan this weekend, the NIU women's basketball team got a chance to watch former Huskies battle it out. NIU hosted the annual women's basketball alumni game on Saturday. Eleven players played in the classic Black vs....

With a struggling economy, many are seeking savings, deals and bargains. So it's no surprise that the NIU women's basketball team is doing its part to give out freebies as the Huskies beat Eastern Michigan, 69-62, in overtime Saturday. For the first time...

With cold weather taking over the Midwest, the Huskies get to sleep in their own beds. For the first time this season, NIU women's basketball will host back-to-back home games as it welcomes Eastern Michigan at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Convocation Center....

It was a thrilling spectacle in the Convocation Center Wednesday night, as NIU women's basketball was able to get back on the right side of .500 in MAC play after besting the Western Michigan Broncos in overtime, 71-65. The Huskies (7-9 overall, 2-1 MAC)...