Jennifer Youngblood, NIU women's basketball forward, knows that one of the Huskies' goals this season is to reverse their non-conference record from 2-9 last season to 9-2 this season. So far this season, NIU already has won three of five conference games...

Judging by the sparse crowd at Chick Evans Field House, excitement for the NIU women's basketball team isn't exactly at an all-time high at this early point in the season. That's unfortunate because coach Carol Hammerle has a young squad playing at a...

Despite New Mexico State making a valiant comeback with 3:49 left in the game to tie the score, NIU coach Carol Hammerle's team never faltered to grab a 65-58 win Saturday afternoon. New Mexico State jumped out to an early lead by a score of 12-11, but...

The scoreboard operator should have his hands full this weekend as the New Mexico St. Aggies bring their high-wire act to Chick Evans Field House for a 2:05 p.m. Saturday matinee against the NIU women's basketball team. The Aggies (3-1) stroll into town...

Forgive the NIU women's basketball team if it takes some time to adjust to its environment this weekend. After spending last Thanksgiving competing in the Asahi Rainbow Wahine Classic in sunny Hawaii, the Huskies head to the frozen tundra of Fairbanks,...

A diverse portfolio is a term most often connected to the stock market. It could also describe the trio of freshmen new to the NIU women's basketball team this season. Five-foot-eight Rachel Sillar is the floor general of the group, 5-foot-10 Alyssa Verdegan...

Despite being one of the team's leading scorers, junior center Jessica Shattuck was not pleased with her performance in the NIU women's basketball team's 57-55 exhibition loss to the Chicago Challengers. Shattuck saw her first action as the starting center...

Chick Evans Field House was the site of an exhibition basketball game Thursday night. That was one of the few positives the NIU women's basketball team could take away from its performance as it dropped a 57-43 decision to the Odyssey. It was a tale of...

As I watched the women's basketball team last year, I felt like I was a kid again watching a Disney movie. Everything played right into that magical scenario except for one thing ... the ending. In Disney movies there is always a happy ending where the...

Some athletes have that rare ability to always be where the action is. Just ask Bears fans about Brian Urlacher. Watch an NIU women's basketball practice and a certain 6-foot junior forward will consistently pop into your field of vision. No matter what...

I know many students like yourself hate the idea of having to fund NIU's new $36 million project through student fees, but our athletic programs will never get any respect if we don't have the presentation to back it up. With all the gripes students have...

The Notre Dame bench came to life as it watched the shot of Purdue standout Katie Douglas bounce harmlessly off the front of the rim. The Irish players began jumping and screaming on the court, as Notre Dame had secured its first women's basketball National...