Tag: women's basketball
Against the Mid-American Conference’s top team, Central Michigan (17-9, 13-1 MAC), Northern Illinois (8-16, 4-10) put a fight worth note against the Chips as it traded nine leads and ties in the contest, but it wasn’t enough as the Huskies fell, 85-77. Junior Amanda Corral (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) scored her 1,000th career point and led NIU...
Northern Illinois had four players reach double-figures at Akron Wednesday night, outscoring the Zips in the second half, 45-41, but the Huskies (8-15, 4-9 MAC) would fall to UA (16-8, 10-3 MAC) as the Zips earned their program record ninth-consecutive victory, 89-75. Junior Amanda Corral (Hobart, Ill./Hobart) scored 21 points, while freshman Ally Lehman (Nineveh,...
The Northern Illinois women’s basketball team played a complete first half and opening nine minutes of the second at Buffalo Saturday afternoon against UB. But the Huskies (8-14, 4-8 MAC) were unable stop the charging Bulls (14-9, 7-5 MAC) as they defeated NIU, 66-57. “I thought they pressured us really well in the second half...
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...
NIU Athletics will debut a new way for fans to enjoy their experience at Huskie men’s and women’s basketball games by opening “The Nelson Club at NIU.” The Nelson Club features enhanced food and beverage options throughout the game, different menus for each game and the opportunity to interact with athletic department, university and community...
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...
