By Edison Miller, Assistant Sports Editor
| December 3, 2024
Nearly a month into the 2024-2025 season, the NIU women’s basketball team sits at a record of 3-3, with an even win percentage of .500. Needless to say, the Huskies have a boatload of potential.
Here are my three takeaways after covering the team...
By Edison Miller, Assistant Sports Editor
| November 4, 2024
DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball (1-0) left its home opener victorious after defeating the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns (0-1) 57-55.
“I think it's one of those games where I was really proud of our ability to stick...
By Edison Miller, Assistant Sports Editor
| October 29, 2024
With its 2024 campaign igniting Monday, NIU women’s basketball enters the season with something to prove.
“They (NIU’s returning athletes) feel like they have something to prove,” said NIU women’s basketball head coach Lisa Carlsen. “Leaving...
For the second consecutive season, fifth-year guard Chelby Koker has been named to the preseason All-MAC First Team for women’s basketball through the coaches’ poll.
Koker finished last season with 15.4 points per game and 3.4 assists per game,...
DeKALB – The Mid-American Conference announced the All-MAC teams and specialty awards given to players in the conference Tuesday. NIU women’s basketball had three players honored: senior forward A’Jah Davis, senior guard Chelby Koker and graduate...
DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball senior guard Chelby Koker earned her second Mid-American Conference Scholar Athlete of the Week of the 2022-23 season Wednesday following her pair of game performances this past week.
Koker previously earned the honor...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| December 12, 2022
NIU women’s basketball has wrapped up its five-game road trip undefeated after prevailing 67-56 in its first ever meeting with Lindenwood University Monday, pushing the Huskies to their eighth straight win.
A fourth quarter offensive stall by the...
DeKALB – The NIU women’s basketball team managed to pick up a home win, 61-53, against the University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles on Tuesday despite a poor shooting performance in the fourth quarter.
Senior guard Chelby Koker and senior...
DeKALB – Senior guard Chelby Koker has become the first NIU women’s basketball player to earn Huskie of the Week honors, two days after NIU’s 86-79 defeat of the DePaul University Blue Demons on Saturday.
Koker headed up NIU’s scoring efforts...
DeKALB – The women's basketball team had a competitive game Saturday against DePaul University, defeating DePaul in an 86-79 victory. This win marks the first win against DePaul in their last 20 matchups and follows their tough loss against Notre Dame...
