NIU women’s basketball won its second round matchup against Akron Wednesday on a tipback by senior Kim Davis with 6.4 seconds remaining in regulation. Davis put the ball back in the net after a missed jumper by senior Courtney Shelton, and Akron (14-16,...
Kim Davis likes to lead through her actions for the most part, leaving the effort on the floor every game. The NIU women’s basketball forward took an interesting path to get to playing in the MAC tournament, starting her career at Eastern Michigan as...
Coming off a tooth and nail overtime loss to Western Michigan, NIU women’s basketball will now begin MAC tournament play. Ironically enough, they will be squaring off against, none other than Western Michigan. Only five games ago, the Huskies seemed...
Behind career-high performances from seniors Kim Davis and Courtney Shelton, NIU women's basketball defeated Miami (Ohio) Saturday, 70-58.Davis paced the Huskies (11-12, 5-6 MAC) offensively, shooting 9-12 from the field for 22 points.Shelton was a factor...
Revenge is a dish best served cold. For NIU women's basketball, it was able to warm up its offense just enough to stop Ohio Saturday.Right from tip-off, the energy level of the Huskies (10-12, MAC 4-6) was evident, as they came out aggressive on defense...
NIU women's basketball will take its talents to Akron, Ohio for a MAC showdown.The Huskies (7-11, 1-5 MAC) won one game of their last eight, while Akron (9-11, 3-3 MAC) comes in winning three of its last four.Since the schedule alternates from road to...
A run in the MAC Tournament was not in store for the NIU women's basketball team. The Huskies (13-17, 7-10 MAC) dropped their first-round matchup against Ohio (9-21, 5-12 MAC), 72-56. An early exit by NIU was an upset, seeding-wise, being the seventh...
A successful trip to Ypsilanti, Mich. was not to be had as the Huskies fell to Eastern Michigan 62-35 on Saturday. After beginning the day with eight straight missed shots, center Ebony Ellis put the Huskies (11-15 overall, 5-8 MAC) on the scoreboard...
Clamoring for their first conference victory, the Huskies can now say they have it. Taking on Ball State at the Convocation Center on Wednesday night, the women's basketball team came out strong and would not relent until it had a 73-62 victory. Leading...
Kathi Bennett had to do some late recruiting for the NIU women's basketball team this summer. The Huskies' first-year head coach started searching for players after freshman forward Jenna Thorp tore her ACL in late July. "I was just asking anybody around...
It took a re-jump to get the season started, but the NIU Huskie women have officially begun their 2010-11 campaign. Though Ebony Ellis won the tip off, the Huskies would lose to the University of Wisconsin-Parkside on Wednesday night in their only exhibition...
