Bowling Green head coach Curt Miller had a feeling that NIU point guard Marke Freeman was going to get her baskets.Miller's prediction about Freeman would be true, as she carried her teammates in the initial moments during the first-half of the Huskies'...
Severe winter weather may have cancelled classes, but NIU women's basketball took the court Tuesday night at the Convocation Center.Taking on defending MAC champions in Bowling Green, the Huskies battled to the last second, but came up shy in a 67-64...
At some point in all of our lives we have said "it is now or never." And even if it has not been in those exact words, there has been an occasion where we come to the realization that we either have to focus and pick it up, or give in to failure and defeat....
DeKALB | Coming into Saturday’s matchup against the Ohio Bobcats, NIU women’s basketball and Ohio were deadlocked in the all-time series at 13 games apiece. But the Huskies tipped the scale in their favor with a 56-48 victory at Ohio’s Convocation...
The Huskies knew it would be an uphill battle to defeat Kent State on its home court. Coming into the M.A.C. Center having won two games in a row, the Huskies were unable to make it three, losing 56-54 in an overtime bout. The Golden Flashes (15-4 overall,...
The NIU women's basketball team will hit the road to take on perhaps its most challenging opponent so far in Kent State. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. If NIU defeats Kent State, it will be the Huskies' first three-game MAC winning streak since 2008-09....
DeKALB | Notching its second consecutive win at home against a MAC opponent, the NIU women's basketball team downed Miami (OH) 71-64 on Sunday afternoon. Led by a combination of Ebony Ellis' post play and the sharp shooting of Marke Freeman, the Huskies...
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...
NIU women's basketball's season has not gone the way it hoped. More than halfway complete, the Huskies stand at 7-11, with a 1-4 conference record. Yet the team has one element that has garnered attention. From behind the arc, the Huskies are shooting...
With the clock winding down, Courtney Shelton found the hot hand NIU needed to make a comeback run against Western Michigan Broncos on Saturday. In front of a home crowd, the junior guard was unstoppable at the end, hitting 14 of her career-high 29 points...
DeKALB | In a battle of northern schools, NIU came out on top Thursday night against Northern Iowa 71-64 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. NIU’s Kim Davis set the tone of the evening grabbing a defensive rebound to start the game. The Huskies (5-3) pulled down...
The NIU women's basketball team had mixed results in its two games over Thanksgiving break. On Tuesday, the Huskies (4-2) concluded their five game road trip by losing to Temple (2-3), 79-56. At the conclusion of the first half, the Owls put NIU in a...
