After its playoff hopes were crushed devastatingly on Wednesday, NIU women’s basketball prepares to send off four upperclassmen after a wavering 2024-25 season after its final game on Saturday.  The victories of Western Michigan University and Central...

NIU women’s basketball graduate student guard Chelby Koker claimed this week’s Mid-American Conference Player of the Week award after back-to-back double-digit performances.  Koker’s noteworthy week was headlined by a season-high 28 points on...

DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball (13-15, 6-10 MAC) mounted a 15-point fourth-quarter comeback, fueled by graduate student guard Chelby Koker, for a thrilling 84-77 double-overtime victory against Bowling Green State University (16-12, 9-7 MAC).  “I...

NIU women’s basketball suffered its third consecutive loss Wednesday after falling to the Kent State University Golden Flashes by a score 76-58. With this loss, the Huskies fall to 5-10 in the MAC, 12-15 overall while Kent State improves to 18-10 overall...

DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball fell to the Eastern Michigan University Eagles on Saturday by a score of 76-72 despite going up by as much as 10 points in the fourth quarter. The win grants Eastern Michigan its first Mid-American Conference victory...

NIU women’s basketball missed many opportunities late-game, failing to secure a fourth-straight victory while falling to the University of Ohio Bobcats by a score of 74-70 on Wednesday. “There were times where we didn't do a great job of taking...

After putting up 20 points to lead NIU women’s basketball to a 60-51 victory against Western Michigan University on Saturday, graduate student guard Chelby Koker has been named the Northern Star’s Huskie of the Week.  In addition to leading the...

Powered by eight-straight late-game points by graduate student guard Chelby Koker, NIU women’s basketball fended off the Western Michigan University Broncos’ attempt at a comeback Saturday, defeating the Broncos by a score of 60-51. With the win,...

NIU women’s basketball overtook the Appalachian State University Mountaineers on Saturday and left the MAC-SBC Challenge undefeated after securing a 75-62 victory. With the win, the Huskies improve to 11-12 overall while the Mountaineers fall to...

DEKALB – NIU’s women's basketball (10-12, 4-7 MAC) responded to Saturday’s loss with an upset against the Kent State University Golden Flashes (15-8, 8-3 MAC) by a score of 73-69 on Wednesday. NIU and Kent State came into this game leading the...

NIU women’s basketball (9-12, 3-7 MAC) was blown out by the University at Buffalo Bulls (19-2, 8-2 MAC) by a score of 84-58 on Saturday. While the Huskies limited their turnovers to beat Central Michigan University on Wednesday, NIU failed to do...

DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball overcame the Central Michigan University Chippewas on Wednesday by a score of 80-75. The Huskies won behind a balanced offensive attack, headlined by three double-digit scorers.  “I thought we came out of the...