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The Northern Illinois women’s basketball team had one of its best three-point shooting games of the season versus Ball State Sunday at the NIU Convocation Center. While the Huskies (8-13, 4-7 MAC) were 7-of-11 from behind the arc, one made shot from tying their season-high, it was not enough against the Cardinals (10-12, 5-6 MAC)...

With less than 30 seconds left in the game, Northern Illinois (8-12, 4-6 MAC) carried a three-point lead over Akron (13-8, 7-3 MAC). But an NIU foul called in the shooting motion of a successful three-point basket, followed by two made free throws, lifted the Zips over the Huskies with 18 seconds left and lifted...

The Northern Illinois women’s basketball team’s defense held Western Michigan to less than 60 points and caused 17 turnovers Saturday. It wasn’t enough, however, as the Huskies (8-11, 4-5 MAC) were unable to sustain an offensive rhythm against the Broncos (9-11, 5-4 MAC) and dropped the contest, 56-43. NIU only committed seven turnovers in the...

Northern Illinois University junior shooting guard Amanda Corral (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) was named Thursday afternoon to the Capital One Academic All-District V Women’s Basketball, one of only five players selected from Division I schools in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. In the classroom, Corral has a 4.0 grade point average in pre-physical therapy and is averaging...

Four different Northern Illinois scorers reached double-figures and the Huskie defense held Kent State to under 50 points as NIU (8-10, 4-4 MAC) evened its conference record against the Golden Flashes (3-16, 0-8 MAC) with a 65-43 triumph. The Huskies out-rebounded Kent State, 31-28, improving their record to 8-1 when completing the task while also...

Northern Illinois fell to Bowling Green in a defensive showdown Sunday afternoon at the Stroh Center. The Huskies (7-10, 3-4 MAC) held the Falcons (16-3, 6-1 MAC) to its lowest scoring total in Mid-American Conference and home games this season, but NIU fell to the MAC East’s No. 1 team, 57-44. Junior Natecia Augusta (Peoria,...

After a solid opening half and a promising start to the second, the Northern Illinois women’s basketball team (7-9, 3-3 MAC) could not continue its rhythm as Buffalo (10-7, 3-3 MAC) defeated the Huskies, 63-52. Junior Jenna Thorp (Hinckley, Ill./Hinckley-Big Rock) recorded her first career double-double as she she scored 12 points and grabbed 11...

As part of the ongoing commitment of Northern Illinois Athletics to community engagement, a “Breakfast with Bennett” is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22 at the Lincoln Inn in downtown DeKalb. The event will serve as an opportunity for fans to talk with women’s basketball coach Kathi Bennett and other coaches at NIU over...

Northern Illinois went toe-to-toe with Central Michigan, the defending Mid-American Conference champion, for a full 40 minutes at McGuirk Arena Wednesday night. While the Huskies (6-8, 2-2 MAC) disrupted the Chippewas’ (8-8, 4-0 MAC) high-powered offense in the game, it was CMU’s Crystal Bradford who would come up big as she scored 27 points and...

Northern Illinois led Eastern Michigan from start to finish Sunday as the Huskies defeated the Eagles, 77-54. Huskie Amanda Corral (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) led her team with a career-high scoring effort, finishing the game with 30 points, six rebounds and four assists. NIU (5-7, 2-1 MAC) earned its first victory over EMU (11-3, 1-2 MAC) since...

Down by 17 with over nine minutes left to play in the second half, the Northern Illinois women’s basketball team had a chance to tie it up in the dying seconds of the match as redshirt junior Danny Pulliam (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike) attempted a game tying layup, down 73-71. The ball swirled around the right side...

Earning its first Mid-American Conference opening day win since January 2009, Northern Illinois dominated its way to victory against Ohio at the Convocation Center, 73-51. The Huskies (5-6, 1-0 MAC) shot 53.1 percent (26-for-49) from the field Saturday and made 73.3 percent of their shots from the free throw line (22-for-30). In addition, five different...