A quartet of women's basketball student-athletes were named to the Academic All-MAC Team, the conference announced Monday.Seniors Amanda Corral, Alex Dumoulin, Danny Pulliam and Jenna Thorp made the cut for the award. Student-athletes must have a 3.20...
Women’s basketball won 12 games and lost 17 times in 2014-15. It went 8-10 in conference play and was bounced from the MAC Tournament in the first round. It registered only three victories away from home.Yet, 2014-15 proved to be head coach Kathi Bennett’s...
What happenedWomen’s basketball (11-14, 7-8 MAC) stopped its four-game losing streak by beating the Central Michigan Chippewas (12-14, 7-8 MAC), 69-62, Wednesday at the Convocation Center.It was the Huskies’ first win over Central Michigan since 2011.How...
What happenedWomen’s basketball (10-14, 6-8 MAC) suffered a 51-50 loss to the Ball State Cardinals (15-10, 11-3 MAC) Saturday at the Convocation Center as senior guard Amanda Corral’s buzzer beater was waved off.How it happenedCorral caught an inbounds...
Women’s basketball’s sophomore Ally Lehman is preparing to have a larger role offensively and leadership-wise next season.The focus is on Lehman because the graduating class of 2015 includes four key players: guards Danny Pulliam and Amanda Corral...
Women’s basketball’s offense came out of hibernation as the Huskies picked up a win in their third and final game over Thanksgiving break.The Huskies (2-4) lost to the Eastern Illinois Panthers, 55-46, in senior guard Amanda Corral’s return Wednesday...
Women’s basketball’s defense faces its toughest task of the season when the Valparaiso Crusaders come to DeKalb today.The Huskies (1-1) host the Crusaders (1-1) 6 p.m. at the Convocation Center. Through two games the Crusaders are averaging 70 points...
Kelly Smith, women’s basketball freshman forward, didn’t expect to play 36 minutes in her first collegiate game.Smith scored a game-high 17 points in those 36 minutes as the Huskies (1-0) beat the Illinois State Redbirds (0-1), 55-51, Saturday at...
Men’s basketball comes into this season having completed the biggest turnaround in program history. It went 15-17 and 8-11 in the MAC last season, which was a 10-win improvement from the previous campaign. Now, the Huskies are returning four of their...
Women’s basketball couldn’t overcome a poor defensive performance in the first half, dropping its exhibition game Saturday.The Huskies fell to the Lewis Flyers, 60-49, at the Convocation Center. Lewis, of Div. II, shot 61.5 percent from field in the...
Women’s basketball will see its lone preseason action when Lewis comes to DeKalb.The Huskies host the Lewis Flyers 3 p.m. Saturday at the Convocation Center.The Flyers are ranked No. 9 in the preseason USA Today Sports Division II Top 25 Women’s Basketball...
Women’s basketball is focused on healing up for the conference season as it heads into the 2014-15 campaign with nearly half its roster expected to miss part or all of the season.Of the 14-woman roster, three Huskies will miss the entire season, while...
