This time it counts. Now that the women's basketball team has had a chance to work out its kinks in an exhibition game, the Huskies get a chance to put a W in the win column tonight at home when they take on Bradley at 7 p.m. NIU showed signs of life...

With all the new faces on the NIU women's basketball team this season, there is one who should look familiar to Huskie fans. While assistant women's basketball coach Carl Armato is new to the team, he is not new to NIU basketball. He made the switch from...

It's a simple concept, and one that many teams utilize, but the NIU women's basketball team showed Tuesday in its exhibition game that it plans on embracing the idea of inside-outside basketball. In a 65-42 win over Robert Morris College the Huskies scored...

A pair of fresh faces helped to carry the NIU women's basketball team to victory Tuesday night. The Huskies rolled to a 65-42 victory over Robert Morris with strong play from a couple of bench players. Ebony Ellis and Mauvolyene Adams both combined for...

The wait is over for the NIU women's basketball team. The team opens up the season tonight at home in an exhibition game against Robert Morris College. Fans will see some familiar faces on the court as well as some freshman and transfers that will be...

According to the NCAA, athletes only have four years of eligibility. So, when you see a familiar face on the sidelines during the NIU women's basketball season, don't expect her to be wearing No. 12. Expect to see former NIU guard Stephanie Raymond in...

Returning to college after the summer was a bit different for Stephanie Raymond. In April, the senior was the WNBA's No. 20 draft pick. Her team: the Chicago Sky. But being drafted didn't guarantee her a spot on the roster. Raymond still had the try out...

There are lots of aspects taken for granted with NIU sports. Most of those things are taken care of by NIU Media Relations. Visit the NIU athletics Web site and check out the profiles for any of the players on any of the teams or read the online game...

Replacing three senior starters from last season's team is not going to be an easy task for the NIU women's basketball team. That's why the team recruited three freshmen from the Midwest who are up to the challenge. CHARMAINE BELL 5-10 Des Moines, Iowa...

Back in NIU womens' basketball coach Carol Owens' playing days, her practice jersey had a name on the back. It wasn't her name. In fact, it wasn't a name at all. It was the word "attitude," and it was a quality that her coach Jane Albright was trying...

The Northern Star took five minutes to get to know NIU women's soccer player Jestina Orlando. The junior transferred to NIU after playing for two years at North Dakota State University. While there, the forward was the team's leading scorer in 2006 with...

Imagine the leading 3-point shooter on a basketball team being wide open, but unable to connect on a basket, watching shot-after-shot rim out. That's how associate head women's soccer coach Paul Jobson describes the scoring opportunities for his team...