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...

Members of the women's basketball team can no longer hide their excitement. After advancing to the third round of the Mid-American Conference with an underclassman-dominated team, the young Huskies exceeded expectations, finishing 10 wins better than...

Despite being the youngest team in the Mid-American Conference tournament, the NIU women's basketball squad used a solid defense to advance to the third round. The freshman-dominated Huskies advanced farther than more experienced teams, such as Buffalo....

Quite possibly the biggest challenge of the season awaits the NIU women's basketball team Friday. The young Huskies' defensive capability will be pushed to its limit against top-seeded Toledo (23-5) at 11 a.m. in a Mid-American Conference semifinal match-up...

Much like Central Michigan did Saturday, an upset-hungry Akron women's basketball team focused on stopping NIU's potent post attack Tuesday afternoon. But it didn't count on a determined Kristan Knake. After receiving a snub in the All-MAC team voting,...

Tournament time is approaching, and the NIU women's basketball team is still in the mix for a Mid-American Conference Championship. The Huskies will play in the MAC tournament quarterfinals against Akron, with a tipoff at 3:30 p.m. today The Huskies enter...

The ominous statement came at halftime: Akron, one of the lowest seeds in the Mid-American Conference Tournament, defeated the high-flying Bulls of Buffalo. This seemed to fuel the NIU women's basketball team's focus as it entered the second half of Saturday's...

Coming off the bench, Lindsay Secrest provided the boost the NIU women's basketball team needed. With 9:30 left in the second half, guard Kristan Knake, who had earlier hit her back on the padding of the basket, left the game when she fell on her back....

In April 1996, women's basketball proclaimed "We Got Next" with the tipoff of the WNBA. Now, the women's movement continues with the inaugural season of the WUSA, a new Women's Professional Soccer League, ready to start. Founded by a group of wealthy...