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Junior guard Courtney Woods (left), senior forward Kelly Smith (center) and junior guard Mikayla Voigt (right) celebrate a play in the Huskies’ 98-28 home win Nov. 4 against Benedictine.

What we learned from the Huskies over break

By Ryan Ostry | January 16, 2018

Junior guard Courtney Woods (left), senior forward Kelly Smith (center) and junior guard Mikayla Voigt (right) celebrate a play in the Huskies’ 98-28 home win Nov. 4 against Benedictine.

Huskies have tough void to fill

By Krystal Megan | November 30, 2017

The women’s basketball team is left with a huge void to fill now that sophomore guard Janae Poisson is out for the season with a torn ACL.The Huskies are going to have to search for ways for their bench to produce in Poisson’s absence, as the sophomore...

Huskies dominate Bradley at home

By Ryan Ostry | November 30, 2017

The women's basketball team had no hangover from its last loss in Texas to Lamar University, as they won against the Bradley Braves Wednesday at home by a score of 76-52.“I was really happy with the way [NIU] came out of the locker room, “ Head Coach...

Freshman guard adjusts from overseas

By Krystal Megan | November 20, 2017

Freshman guard Gabby Nikitinaite (left) and junior guard Courtney Woods (right) take a picture Oct. 19 during team photo shoots. They are the only internationally-born players on the women’s basketball team.

Women’s basketball falls to Big-10 Hawkeyes

By Krystal Megan | November 16, 2017

Women’s basketball suffered its first loss of the season when it faced the University of Iowa Hawkeyes from the Big-10 Conference Wednesday.NIU (1-1) battled but fell to the Hawkeyes 105-80 inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.The Hawkeyes extended...

Huskies cruise past Eastern Illinois

By Eddie Garcia | November 13, 2017

DeKALB — It was a memorable start for the women’s basketball team, as the Huskies began their season with a 93-64 win Friday over Eastern Illinois University.The Huskies shot 53.8 percent from the field, as they continued their fast-paced offense...

Huskies dominate Benedictine in Exhibition

By Eddie Garcia | November 6, 2017

Freshman guard Gabby Nikitinaite (right) dribbles past Eagles junior guard Casey Williams (left) in the Huskies’ 96-28 win Saturday against Benedictine. NIU will open its season 6 p.m. Friday against Eastern Illinois.