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...

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...

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...

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...