It’s not the opponents the NIU women’s basketball team needs to focus on - it’s themselves, coach Carol Hammerle said. “It’s more about us right now than who we play,” said Hammerle, whose team has blown back-to-back halftime leads. “We...

For NIU women’s basketball coach Carol Hammerle, one half of good basketball isn’t enough. The Huskies blew a seven-point lead and were outscored by 20 in the second half of Saturday’s loss to Marshall, which caused concern for the seventh-year...

The Winter Break was long in more than one way for the NIU women’s basketball team. The Huskies entered the break with a record of 1-4 and left at 5-9 overall, 2-1 MAC, after suffering through injuries and travel. “We played some tough competition...

After a 1-3 start to the season, the NIU women’s basketball team is happy to finally be home. The Huskies have played all their games this season on the road and dropped their last two. They will try to change their luck against Division II South Dakota...

The shooting struggles and inability to stop streaks continued for the NIU women’s basketball team Wednesday. The Huskies fell 72-54 to host Loyola and have yet to shoot at least 40 percent in a game this season. Loyola didn’t share the Huskies troubles...

After watching her team play three games this season, NIU women’s basketball coach Carol Hammerle has her finger on what ails the Huskies. “My biggest concern is our lack of focus on the defensive end,” said Hammerle, whose Huskies (1-2) play host...

With so many underclassmen on its roster, the NIU women’s basketball team should have felt right at home in the high school atmosphere. But that was not the case, as the Huskies fell 74-60 at Northern Iowa on Friday. The game was played at UNI’s West...

Sophomore point guard Stephanie Raymond earned all-tournament honors as the NIU women’s basketball team took third place in the Hawkeye Challenge at Iowa City this weekend. The Huskies (1-1) lost their first game of the season Friday in the first round...

Ready or not, the NIU women’s basketball team’s regular season is about to start. The Huskies will travel to Iowa City for a date with Missouri in the first round of the Hawkeye Challenge at 3 p.m. today. “We’re going to find out if we’re ready...

The team didn’t accomplish everything coach Carol Hammerle wanted, but the NIU women’s basketball team still got its first win of the preseason over NAIA school Saint Xavier. Despite having their starting point guard Stephanie Raymond back for her...

After losing its first exhibition game without starting point guard Stephanie Raymond, the NIU women’s basketball team will have one final tune-up before its regular season opener. Raymond sat out the first game while she served a suspension for cutting...

Forty-four points. The NIU women’s basketball team faces the task of replacing that production lost from last year’s team. Its leading returning scorer is sophomore point guard Stephanie Raymond, who averaged 8.9 points a game last year. Raymond,...