Aggressiveness. That's what NIU women's basketball head coach Carol Owens believes to be the key to success in tonight's match up with MAC opponent Buffalo at 7:05 at the Convocation Center. "We have to come out and play hard," Owens said. "Be the aggressors...

One minute you're a star, the next you're surrounded by them. The transition from being the star in high school to just another player in college can make or break a college career. For NIU women's basketball player Jennifer Uptmor, it made one. But not...

With leading scorer Simone Redd out, Ohio needed to find an alternate source for production: enter Lauren Revesz. Revesz filled the void left by Redd in the Bobcats' 74-62 victory over the NIU women's basketball team Saturday, scoring a career-high 26...

The NIU women’s basketball team starts off a six-game set with the MAC East tonight at 6 p.m. when it travels to Akron. NIU enters with a record of 6-10 and a 2-3 record in MAC play. Akron (3-13, 0-5) is still in pursuit of its first MAC win, and will...

Ball State’s attack suffered what appeared to be a severe blow when the dynamic duo of Tina Bolte and Julie DeMuth couldn’t play due to injuries. But a steady effort by 5-foot, 8-inch BSU guard Erica Cotton on offense and an aggressive performance...

The NIU women’s basketball team will look to rebound Saturday when they host the Ball State Cardinals at the Convocation Center following a poor performance against Western Michigan. The game is one of many the Huskies will play at home in the near...

For one of the few times this season, the Western Michigan women’s basketball team fired on all cylinders last night in Kalamazoo. WMU burst out of the gate with dead-eye 12 of 13 field goal attempt accuracy, and posted a convincing 78-65 final verdict....

Rocket chairs, giant sling shots and explosions. Man, I want to be a MythBuster. For those of you who only watch the news and "The OC," "MythBusters" is a show on the Discovery Channel in which two guys take myths and try to prove their merit. The show...

After scoring nine points and pulling down seven rebounds in the NIU women's basketball team’s victory over Toledo Saturday, the Huskies' second leading scorer junior forward Kristin Wiener made time to sit down with the Northern Star. Wiener spoke...

Eastern Michigan (9-5, 3-0) The preseason favorite has not disappointed - EMU is off to its first ever 3-0 conference start on the shoulders of a defense that tops the MAC in opponents field goal percentage. The Ryan Coleman-led Eagles have won five in...

1 - MEN’S BASKETBALL TAMES WILDCATS Christmas came five days early for the NIU men’s basketball team. In front of the largest Convocation Center crowd this season, the Huskies knocked off then No. 34 Kansas State 75-70 in overtime. The game went down...

Clutch free throw shooting put the game on ice for the NIU women’s basketball team Friday night at the Convocation Center. NIU (2-4) snapped a four-game losing streak with a 51-40 win over Illinois Chicago (2-4). With just under five minutes to play,...