Buffalo was held to 15 first-half points in Monday’s NIU women’s basketball game, one point shy of the record for fewest points scored in a half at the Convocation Center. NIU held the Bulls scoreless for the final 6:25 of the first half, in which...

NIU women’s basketball coach Carole Hammerle said she thinks basketball is a game of momentum swings. On Monday, it was her Huskies who stopped a Buffalo run and used the momentum to build a 15-point lead at halftime, on the way to a 66-47 win over...

With 17 seconds left in the game, the NIU women’s basketball team found itself down by a point, and NIU coach Carol Hammerle called a timeout to set up the last chance to win the game. Hammerle designed the play to go to senior forward Jennifer Youngblood,...

The NIU women’s basketball team led for a combined 2:20 in Saturday’s game against Kent State at the Convocation Center. Luckily for the Huskies, eight of those seconds were the final eight of the game in a 56-55 come-from-behind MAC win over the...

The NIU women’s basketball team knows that every game until the end of the season is critical. Coach Carol Hammerle believes that Saturday’s game against Kent State is a must-win. The Huskies (7-9 overall, 2-3 MAC) will host the Golden Flashes (9-6,...

Lindsay Secrest and company had themselves set for a monumental night in Wednesday’s women’s basketball matchup after completion of the first half, but it was ruined with a 75-67 loss to host Miami-Ohio. The Huskies’ forward was in reach of topping...

NIU women’s basketball coach Carol Hammerle said she believes defense wins games on the road. Hammerle also knows her Huskies will need to accept the challenge as they travel to Miami-Ohio to take on the most potent offense in the MAC. The RedHawks...

It isn’t very often that a team shoots more free throws than shots from the field, but that’s exactly what happened in the NIU women’s basketball team’s 78-71 victory over Ohio at the Convocation Center. The Huskies (7-8 overall, 2-2 MAC) shot...

After starting MAC competition with a 0-2 overall record, NIU women’s basketball coach Carol Hammerle decided something had to be done. Making a move some might question, Hammerle opted to remove the team’s leading scorer, Lindsay Secrest, from the...

The NIU women’s basketball team will look to make it four wins in a row over Ohio when it takes on the Bobcats at 2:05 p.m. Saturday at the Convocation Center. The most recent win for NIU (6-8 overall, 1-2 MAC) against the Bobcats was last year when...

The NIU women’s basketball team picked up its first MAC victory with a 74-59 win over Central Michigan on the road Wednesday night. Off the bench, freshman Stephanie Raymond scored a career-high 17 points and was 6-of-6 from the field in leading the...

Wins haven’t been easy to come by for the NIU women’s basketball team as of late, and coach Carol Hammerle said a win at Central Michigan is a necessity. The Huskies (5-8 overall, 0-2 MAC) will travel to Mount Pleasant for a 6 p.m. tipoff with Central...