Tag: Courtney Shelton
Northern Illinois fought to the last second Wednesday night but Kent State women’s basketball’s home court advantage proved too much to overcome, as the Huskies fell 56-54 to the Golden Flashes. Down two points with 10.4 seconds left, freshman Danielle Pulliam brought the ball past heavy KSU pressure into the front court, but was whistled...
The Northern Illinois women’s basketball team shot 48.9 percent from the field, 12 points better than Eastern Michigan, but fell to the Eagles 79-63 in both teams’ Mid-American Conference opener Wednesday at the Convocation Center. NIU (6-8, 0-1 MAC) trailed for the entire game after a slow start put the Huskies in a 7-0 hole...
For a moment, it looked like Courtney Shelton’s perfect night of 6-for-6 shooting and a career-high 18 points would not be enough to give the Northern Illinois women’s basketball team a win at Southern Illinois. Then, with the Huskies trailing 45-43 and 1.8 seconds on the clock, Shelton hit a half-court buzzer beater to push...
NIU’s Kathi Bennett era took another step forward Monday as the women’s basketball team had its first practice under the Huskies’ new coach. Bennett put the team through the paces for just over two hours, much of which surrounded developing her new team’s identity. “Overall I was pleased; I thought we had pretty good intensity,” Bennett...