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Women’s basketball earns first two wins over weekend

By Jacob Onak | November 19, 2012

Women’s basketball continued its Preseason NIT Tournament action this weekend as it defeated both Davidson College and Morehead State University, earning its first two wins of the season. Strong play from sophomore guard Amanda Corral and sophomore...

Women’s basketball falls to Iowa in preseason tournament

By Jacob Onak | November 11, 2012

NIU women’s basketball lost its season opener to Iowa 40-63 in the Preseason WNIT Tournament Friday night. In the beginning of the first half the Huskies came out battling and stayed with the Hawkeyes as the teams were tied 6-6, going into the first...

Women’s basketball looks to strong set of point guards for support

By Jacob Onak | November 7, 2012

Going into the start of the regular season it’s clear that NIU women’s basketball has strength and depth at the guard position. The Huskies have a number of players who can both run the point but can step out and shoot the ball. It helps that all...

Women’s basketball finds a way to win against Indiana Wesleyan in exhibition play

By Jacob Onak | November 6, 2012

NIU women’s basketball grinded out a 45-42 victory against a tough Indiana Wesleyan/ls group in its exhibition game at the Convocation Center Monday. After coming out and scoring five quick points, the Huskies struggled to find an attacking rhythm in...

Jakubicek captures MAC freshman of the year

By Matt Hopkinson | March 6, 2012

For the first time since the 2003-04 season and the second time ever, an NIU women’s basketball player received the award of being the MAC Freshman Player of the Year. Freshman forward Claire Jakubicek was named as the winner by the league Tuesday,...

Huskies look to cash in at Quicken Loans arena

By Matt Hopkinson | March 6, 2012

NIU women’s basketball will be in Cleveland, Ohio at the Quicken Loans Arena for the second round of the MAC tournament for the first time since 2009. The No. 7 seeded Huskies (13-16, 6-7 MAC) will square off against number No. 6 seeded Akron (14-17,...

NIU men’s, women’s basketball get some love on Valentine’s Day

By Jimmy Johnson | February 13, 2012

Since it's Valentine's Day, it's time to show some love to NIU athletics.Specifically, I'll be shedding some affection for the Huskies' basketball teams.Here's some love for NIU hoops... 1) Kathi Bennett/Amanda Corral/Claire Jakubicek Mad props to Bennett,...

Women’s hoops clip Redhawks’ wings

By Matt Hopkinson | February 12, 2012

Behind career-high performances from seniors Kim Davis and Courtney Shelton, NIU women's basketball defeated Miami (Ohio) Saturday, 70-58.Davis paced the Huskies (11-12, 5-6 MAC) offensively, shooting 9-12 from the field for 22 points.Shelton was a factor...

Corral, Jakubicek are the perfect pieces for women’s hoops

By Eli Gehn | February 7, 2012

Building a basketball program is like building a brick house, or any kind of house for that matter.Each building needs pieces to help construct it to make it stable.The NIU women's basketball program is building its infrastructure to make the program...

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Huskies still in the hunt

By Matt Hopkinson | January 30, 2012

MAC play couldn't have started any worse than it did for NIU women's basketball.Perhaps that actually turns into an advantage for them moving forward.With an overwhelming amount of youth on the roster, the Huskies got a taste of what it takes to compete...

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Corral seizing opportunity

By Eli Gehn | January 23, 2012

Growing up, NIU freshman guard Amanda Corral never thought she would be playing D-I college basketball.Basketball was a sport Corral had been playing since she was 5 years old, but the overall way she looked at the game changed when she was older."I didn't...

Dorms offer summer living accommodations for students

By Christopher Gibbs | July 18, 2011

DeKALB | Erin Holman works in DeKalb over the summer, leading high school students across campus as a mentor for the Upper Bound program. Her commute to work is short; she also lives on campus.Holman, senior family studies major, is one of about 140 students...