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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Corral, Jakubicek are the perfect pieces for women’s hoops

By Eli Gehn | February 7, 2012

Building a basketball program is like building a brick house, or any kind of house for that matter.Each building needs pieces to help construct it to make it stable.The NIU women's basketball program is building its infrastructure to make the program...

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Huskies humble MAC foe Ohio

By Matt Hopkinson | February 5, 2012

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...

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Huskies unable to strike down Bowling Green

By Matt Hopkinson | February 2, 2012

Despite closing a 12-point halftime deficit, NIU women's basketball fell to Bowling Green 57-47.Bowling Green (19-3, 9-0 MAC) came into the game undefeated in the MAC, and only suffering one loss at home.The Falcons looked exactly as good as their advertised...

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Huskies still in the hunt

By Matt Hopkinson | January 30, 2012

MAC play couldn't have started any worse than it did for NIU women's basketball.Perhaps that actually turns into an advantage for them moving forward.With an overwhelming amount of youth on the roster, the Huskies got a taste of what it takes to compete...

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Women’s basketball takes down Akron

By Eli Gehn | January 25, 2012

Battling in close games has been a continuous trend this year for NIU women's basketball.The story was no different Wednesday, as the Huskies (8-11, 2-5 MAC) took down Akron (9-12, 3-4 MAC) 72-66 at the Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio."Our challenge is that...

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Women’s basketball to play Akron

By Matt Hopkinson | January 24, 2012

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...

Hedderson halts Huskies momentum

By Matt Hopkinson | January 22, 2012

Following its first victory in its last seven games, NIU women's basketball suffered a 62-46 loss to Buffalo.Buffalo (6-14, 1-5 MAC) was sparked by its leading scorer, senior guard Brittney Hedderson, who put up 29 points while sinking five of seven three-pointers...

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Women’s basketball defeats Western Michigan for first MAC win of season

By Eli Gehn | January 22, 2012

NIU women's basketball chalked up its first MAC win of the season Thursday against Western Michigan. On top of getting their first conference win, the Huskies (7-10, 1-4 MAC) also ended a six-game losing streak when they took down the Broncos (5-12, 2-4...

Women’s basketball to face Western Michigan

By Matt Hopkinson | January 19, 2012

NIU women's basketball is looking to put an end to its recent six-game losing streak. The Huskies (6-10, 0-4 MAC) will square up for the first of two meetings this season against Western Michigan (5-12, 2-2 MAC) today. Although the record hasn't indicated...

Women’s basketball ends break with six-game losing streak

By Matt Hopkinson | January 16, 2012

While many students were having a relaxing respite from responsibility and stress, NIU women's basketball played a hefty amount of games over the winter break.The 10-game stretch started off well for the Huskies (6-10, 0-4 MAC), winning three of their...

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Women’s basketball to play 10 games over break, four at home

By Matt Hopkinson | December 4, 2011

Following a respite from basketball games for finals week, NIU women's basketball (3-3) will get back into action Dec. 11th against Chicago-State (0-8) "Personally, I only have two finals," said junior forward Satavia Taylor. "They're both early, too,...

NIU women’s basketball defeats Temple Sunday

By Matt Hopkinson | November 20, 2011

As the clock expired at the end of the first half, Jenna Thorp drained a buzzer beater from the top of the circle to pull NIU within one against Temple. Perhaps it was this shot that propelled NIU women's basketball (2-1) over Temple (2-2) Sunday 58-52,...

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