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Women’s basektball preps for tonight’s game

By BEN GROSS | January 14, 2009

It's hard to say "look at the positives" for the Western Michigan women's basketball team, as most of its statistics are negatives. The Broncos hold a -8.3 scoring margin, the last in the Mid-America Conference. Rebounding has been a similar story, as...

Women’s basketball work hard in conference games

By CHRIS DERTZ | January 12, 2009

The NIU women's basketball team fell just short of winning its first two conference games for the first time since 2005. The Huskies (6-9, 1-1 MAC) fell to the Toledo Rockets (8-7, 2-0) 77-67 Saturday afternoon in Toledo. NIU was trying to win its third...

Huskies fall to Badgers Sunday

By CHRIS DERTZ | December 8, 2008

The MAC's success against the Big Ten that took place in college football didn't translate to women's hoops Sunday, as the NIU women's basketball team fell to the Wisconsin Badgers, 70-64. With the loss, NIU falls to 3-5 on the season, while Wisconsin...

Women’s basketball team uses a dominant second half to shut down Northern Iowa

By JON LEVANICH | December 4, 2008

With a 58-46 victory over Northern Iowa Wednesday afternoon, the NIU women's basketball team ended a two-game skid. "I thought it was a really good game," said NIU head coach Carol Owens. "We stuck with our game plan that if we played defense and rebounded...

Women’s basketball to step up on defense

By CHRIS DERTZ | December 3, 2008

The NIU women's basketball team is hoping it can reverse its holiday misfortunes as the Huskies travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa to take on the University of Northern Iowa Panthers at noon today. The Huskies (2-4) go into the matinee match-up against the Panthers...

After losses, women’s basketball team still hungry for big win

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | December 1, 2008

There was plenty of food for most to eat over Thanksgiving break, but the NIU women's basketball team is still hungry for a big win. The Huskies (2-4) were unsatisfied with a 77-62 loss to Bradley (5-1) Tuesday evening, only to leave with another empty...

Women’s basketball looks to jump above .500 in non-conference schedule

By CHRIS DERTZ | November 25, 2008

The NIU women's basketball team will look to close out its current road trip on a high note tonight as it travels to Peoria to take on the Bradley Braves. The Huskies (2-2) are looking to make the jump above .500 early on in their non-conference schedule,...

Women’s basketball to begin Seaton Hall Tournament

By BEN GROSS | November 21, 2008

For the first time this season, the NIU women's basketball team will be part of a tournament for the Seaton Hall Tournament. The Huskies (1-1) will begin the weekend by facing the University of Maryland Baltimore County (1-1) at 7 p.m. tonight. NIU head...

Team effort lifts women’s basketball to win

By BEN GROSS | November 19, 2008

It was a team effort for the NIU women's basketball team, beating Western Illinois 70-48. All 13 Huskies chipped in as both the starters and bench played a crucial role in the win. Starting guard Kylie York and center Ebony Ellis provided 11 and 10 points...

Huskies hit the road, look for first win

By CHRIS DERTZ | November 18, 2008

The NIU women's basketball team will once again be searching for its first win of the season. The Huskies (0-1) will travel to Macomb to take on Western Illinois (1-0) at 7 p.m. tonight, marking their second straight match-up against a Summit League opponent....

Huskies struggle in opening loss to IUPUI

By CHRIS DERTZ | November 17, 2008

The NIU women's basketball team didn't get off to the start it expected to in its first action of the regular season. The Huskies fell to Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 72-58 Friday night, as they kicked off the regular season at the...

Women’s basketball season starts against IUPUI

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | November 14, 2008

The NIU women's basketball team will open its season at 7 p.m. Friday at home against Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. "Our young ladies are excited to get started," said NIU head coach Carol Owens. "It's been a long time coming. We're...