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NIU women’s basketball: Huskies prepared to take on Eastern Michigan Eagles

By Walter Douglas | February 28, 2015

What’s happeningWomen’s basketball (11-14, 7-8 MAC) will go against the Eastern Michigan Eagles (15-11, 8-7 MAC) 1 p.m. Saturday at EMU Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Mich.BreakdownNIU snapped its four-game losing streak Wednesday by beating the...

NIU women’s basketball: Huskies end 4-game skid

By Walter Douglas | February 26, 2015

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...

Senior guard Amanda Corral (22) shoots over a Ball State defender Saturday at the Convocation Center. Corral scored 16 points, but her final bucket was waved off as the clock had expired, and NIU lost, 51-50.

NIU women’s basketball: Huskies lose as Amanda Corral’s buzzer beater waved off

By Frank Gogola | February 23, 2015

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...

Senior guard Amanda Corral drives to the basket Wednesday in the game against the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks at the Convocation Center. Corral scored six points in the Huskies’ 60-49 win, their third-straight victory.

NIU women’s basketball: Huskies win 3rd in a row

By Walter Douglas | February 5, 2015

What happenedWomen’s basketball (9-10, 5-4 MAC) picked up its third-straight victory as it beat the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks (3-18, 0-10 MAC), 60-49, Wednesday at the Convocation Center.How it happenedThe RedHakws finished the first half on a 23-7 run...

Senior guard Amanda Corral plays in a game against the Bowling Green Falcons Wednesday at the Convocation Center. Corral tied her career-high with 30 points in the 67-50 victory over the MAC East foes.

NIU women’s basketball: Amanda Corral leads Huskies in dismantling of Bowling Green

By Steve Shonder | January 29, 2015

What happenedWomen’s basketball (7-10, 3-4 MAC) improved to 5-1 at home as the Huskies blew out the Bowling Green Falcons (9-10, 2-6 MAC), 67-50, Wednesday at the Convocation Center. This was the first time the Huskies beat Bowling Green since their...

Women’s basketball salvages win

By Frank Gogola | November 30, 2014

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...

Bennett: Worst we’ve played

Bennett: Worst we’ve played

By Frank Gogola | November 23, 2014

Fifth-year head coach Kathi Bennett said women’s basketball’s first-half performance Thursday was the worst the Huskies have played in her tenure.The Huskies (1-2) dropped their second game in a row, losing 65-50 to the Valparaiso Crusaders (2-1)...

Women’s hoops duels Crusaders

By Frank Gogola | November 19, 2014

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...

Senior forward Alex Dumoulin (34) plays against Illinois State Friday at the Convocation Center. The Huskies lost their first game of the season when they fell to the Illinois-Chicago Flames, 61-47, Monday at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.

Women’s basketball stumbles

By Frank Gogola | November 17, 2014

The Illinois-Chicago Flames were too hot to handle for a cold-shooting women’s basketball squad.The Huskies (1-1) shot 27.8 percent from the field as they lost to the Flames (2-0), 61-47, Monday at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. The Flames shot 43.6 percent...

Smith leads women’s basketball to win

By Frank Gogola | November 16, 2014

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...

Face Off: Better basketball season

By Steve Shonder | November 12, 2014

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 upset by Lewis

By Steve Shonder | November 9, 2014

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...