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Taylor hopes to make best of time at NIU

By Jacob Onak | December 3, 2012

NIU women’s basketball has guard/forward Satavia Taylor listed as a senior, but Taylor took a curvy road to get to NIU. After playing a season and a half at Loyola University in Chicago, Taylor transferred in the first semester of the 2010-2011 season....

Women’s basketball wins at home against Loyola

By Jacob Onak | December 2, 2012

Women’s basketball got its first home win of the season as it closed out the Loyola Ramblers 67-63 on Friday night. Sophomore guard Amanda Corral returned to the lineup after an ankle injury with a 3-pointer to start the game and get the Huskies (3-3)...

Women’s basketball falls in road match against Bradley

By Jacob Onak | November 28, 2012

NIU women’s basketball fell 58-67 to the Bradley Braves in Peoria Wednesday. In the first half, the Huskies (2-3) got off to a slow start against Bradley (4-3) and couldn’t find an offensive rhythm going down 7-2 in the first five minutes. The rest...

Women’s basketball looks to slow down Bradley

By Jacob Onak | November 27, 2012

Women’s basketball will have its hands full in Peoria today against a high-powered Bradley Braves attack. The Braves (3-3) are coming off a 95-83 win against Northern Arizona in the NAU Thanksgiving Classic. This season, Bradley has scored in the 90s...

Buggs gives women’s basketball an offensive boost

By Jacob Onak | November 27, 2012

This season, NIU women’s basketball has access to red shirt sophomore forward Jada Buggs, and the Elkhart, Ind., native has made an immediate impact for the Huskies squad. Buggs transferred in from Wisconsin after her freshman season but because of...

Women’s basketball plays hard, falls by a point to Jackrabbits

By Jacob Onak | November 25, 2012

In its regular season home opener NIU women’s basketball put in a strong performance but fell short, losing to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, 59-58, Wednesday. The Huskies got off to a quick start in the first three minutes of the game, going on...

Women’s basketball preps for game against South Dakota State Wednesday

By Jacob Onak | November 19, 2012

NIU women’s basketball will look to continue its strong play against a solid South Dakota State basketball team Wednesday in DeKalb. The Jackrabbit’s (2-2) are coming off a big 60-55 win against 15th ranked Nebraska Sunday and will try to take away...

Women’s basketball happy to have Pulliam back after injury

By Jacob Onak | November 19, 2012

Last season, women’s basketball played the majority of its games without sophomore guard Danny Pulliam. Pulliam had her season cut short in the Huskies’ fifth game of 2011 against Illinois State, going down with a torn meniscus, and had micro fracture...

Women’s basketball earns first two wins over weekend

By Jacob Onak | November 19, 2012

Women’s basketball continued its Preseason NIT Tournament action this weekend as it defeated both Davidson College and Morehead State University, earning its first two wins of the season. Strong play from sophomore guard Amanda Corral and sophomore...

Women’s basketball looks for first win against Davidson

By Jacob Onak | November 14, 2012

NIU (0-1) women’s basketball will look to get its first win against the Davidson Wildcats in its second game of the Preseason Women’s NIT Tournament on Friday. Davidson (0-1) is in the same boat as NIU as it lost its first game to a tough North Carolina...

Women’s basketball falls to Iowa in preseason tournament

By Jacob Onak | November 11, 2012

NIU women’s basketball lost its season opener to Iowa 40-63 in the Preseason WNIT Tournament Friday night. In the beginning of the first half the Huskies came out battling and stayed with the Hawkeyes as the teams were tied 6-6, going into the first...

Women’s basketball set to take on Hawkeyes in season opener

By Jacob Onak | November 7, 2012

NIU women’s basketball will start regular season play this weekend against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the first game of the Preseason WNIT tournament. The Huskies are coming off a 14-17 record last season, with a 5-9 away record. In their preseason exhibition...