Stephanie Smith and Lindsay Secrest brought the NIU women's basketball team back from the dead Saturday afternoon. Consecutive turnovers allowed Ohio to build an 82-78 lead with 43 seconds remaining in the first overtime, and it seemed the Bobcats had...

Trying to win on the road is never easy — especially when the opposing team has won 40 straight on its home floor. Well, make it 41, as the NIU women's basketball team lost at red-hot Kent State 80-68 on Thursday. The Huskies (10-13 overall, 6-4 in...

A towering force awaits the NIU women's basketball team when it travels to Kent State University tonight. Mid-American Conference East leader Kent (13-7 overall, 8-2 MAC East) has a big size advantage inside when they take on the Huskies at 6 p.m. NIU...

When Jan Rintala competed in sports during her high school days in the 1960s, she did so without realizing the vast difference in athletic opportunities for men and women. Today marks the 15th anniversary of National Girls and Women in Sport Day, which...

Sophomore Kim Boeding scored 8 points and pulled down 4 rebounds in the Huskies loss. On a Saturday night that had all the makings of a perfect evening for the NIU women's basketball team, it suffered one of its toughest losses against Eastern Michigan....

Having won four in a row and eight of its last 10 games, the NIU women's basketball team is now just one win away from the .500 mark. The Huskies will try to extend their win streak to five games when Eastern Michigan comes to Chick Evans Field House...

NIU women's basketball coach Carol Hammerle knew in order to come out with a victory Wednesday night her post defense was going to have to play well. It did. The Huskies came away with their fourth victory in a row after defeating Buffalo 63-55. The road...

Two weeks ago, the NIU women's basketball team was coming off two consecutive double-digit losses. The Huskies, however, recovered by sweeping their recent three-game homestand. Coming into the homestand, NIU sat at 2-2 in the Mid-American Conference...

With a tall starting front court consisting of Mickey Johnson and Jennifer Youngblood, the NIU women's basketball team pounded the ball inside and dominated Central Michigan 72-55. NIU outscored CMU 46-20 in the paint, thanks to Johnson's 14 points and...

Carrying a sign with the number 1,000 into the postgame press conference, Mickey Johnson could no longer mask her excitement. The senior center joined 17 of the greatest players in NIU women's basketball history when she reached 1,000 career points against...

Despite NIU's Saturday opponent Central Michigan's record of 3-15 overall and no wins in the Mid-American Conference, coach Carol Hammerle isn't guaranteeing a win. "I've seen tapes on Central; they've got good athletes," said Hammerle. Coming off two...

Last season, plagued by injuries and inconsistency, the NIU women's basketball team struggled to a 6-22 record, and lost nine of its first 11 games this winter. Wednesday night's 73-58 bashing of Bowling Green showed that while NIU may be rebuilding,...