Junior guard Amanda Corral is the definition of a do-it-all player.Corral, who reached the 1,000-point plateau Saturday at the Convocation Center against Western Michigan, has the ability to score at will, dish out assists, grab rebounds, disrupt the...

Women’s basketball dropped its sixth straight game when it failed to keep up with Central Michigan’s high-powered offense.The Huskies (8-16, 4-10 MAC) fell to the Central Michigan Chippewas (17-9, 13-1 MAC), 85-77, Saturday at the Convocation Center.Trailing...

Women’s basketball’s longest losing streak of the season continued, as it gave up a season-high 89 points WednesdayThe Huskies (8-15, 4-9 MAC) lost to the Akron Zips (16-8, 10-3 MAC), 89-75, at James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio. They have lost...

Despite standing only 5-foot-6, senior guard Alicia Johnson is filled to the brim with an energetic passion for basketball that flows over to her teammates.Johnson, a three-year letter winner at Von Steuben High School in Chicago, is vocal and outgoing...

Akron used a 7-0 run in the final 18 seconds to come back and beat women’s basketball after the teams fought back and forth in the second half.The Huskies fell to the Zips, 71-67, Wednesday at the Convocation Center. They led by as many as 13 points,...

Junior forward Natecia Augusta has brought a much-needed offensive and defensive inside presence to women’s basketball, but Augusta gained only after she and the team lost.The Huskies lost four frontcourt players — three of whom were 6 feet or taller...

Women’s basketball put forth another solid defensive performance, but it also had its lowest scoring output of the season, as it failed to maintain any offensive consistency on the road.The Huskies (8-11, 4-5 MAC) posted a season-low 43 points in a...

Four Huskies scored in double figures and the defense allowed a season-low 43 points, as women’s basketball (8-10, 4-4 MAC) halted its two-game losing streak with a midweek win.The Huskies avoided their second three-game losing streak of the season,...

Fresh off its first MAC road win, women’s basketball (7-8, 3-2 MAC) has the chance to put together back-to-back wins for only the second time this season.After winning the second of two road games, the Huskies return home for one game before they go...

Women’s basketball (7-8, 3-2 MAC) used a second-half surge with a strong close down the stretch to beat Miami (Ohio), 69-66, Saturday at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio.The Huskies’ victory over the RedHawks (5-11, 1-4 MAC) gave NIU its first road win...

DeKalb | Women’s basketball (6-7, 2-1 MAC) looks to keep its strong conference play going as it hits the road, a place where it has struggled.The Huskies will face the Central Michigan Chippewas (7-8, 3-0 MAC) at 6 p.m. today in Mt. Pleasant, Mich....

Redshirt junior point guard Danny Pulliam is in the midst of her best year ever after her basketball career at NIU was put on hold for two years.Pulliam, of Pike High School in Indianapolis, joined the Huskies in 2010-11 and made an immediate impact;...