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Taking her father’s advice is something Northern Illinois women’s basketball head coach Kathi Bennett has done her whole life. It’s helped her become a very successful Division I head coach, just like her father, the legendary Dick Bennett. On Wednesday morning, Bennett was able to let some of her colleagues in on her father’s insight...
NIU Huskies women's basketball
The Northern Illinois women’s basketball team released its 2011-12 schedule Friday. The slate features 14 home games, including three of the Huskies’ first four games of the season, which is a stark contrast from last year’s five-game, season-opening road trip “From a travel-friendly and home games standpoint, the non-conference schedule is a great change from...
Jada Buggs
The Northern Illinois women’s basketball team added Wisconsin-transfer Jada Buggs to its 2012-13 roster, head coach Kathi Bennett announced Friday. The 6’0” forward will be a sophomore for the Huskies next season and brings a multi-faceted set of skills to NIU’s frontcourt. “Jada is a really versatile player that can do a lot of things...
New Northern Illinois head coaches Dave Doeren (football) and Mark Montgomery (men’s basketball), along with members of their staffs, NIU women’s basketball head coach Kathi Bennett and Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Jeff Compher headline the 2011 Huskie Athletic Support Fund Coaches’ Caravans this May and June.  The free events, which give Huskie fans a...
Bianca Brown and Shaakira Haywood
NIU women’s basketball guard Bianca Brown and forward Shaakira Haywood were named 2010-11 Academic All-Mid-American Conference honorable mention selections, the league announced Tuesday.  Both Huskies received the accolade for the first time as NIU netted a pair of Academic All-MAC choices for the first time since 2009. The duo makes up two of the 22 honorable mentions and...
Marke Freeman
Senior Marke Freeman, who led the Northern Illinois women’s basketball team with 16.1 points and 2.5 steals per game, was voted to the All-Mid-American Conference Second Team by the league’s coaches and media, the conference announced Tuesday. “Marke has been our catalyst in so many ways this year, this award really comes as no surprise,”...
Marke Freeman
The Northern Illinois women’s basketball team dropped its Mid-American Conference Tournament first round matchup to Ohio, 72-56, Sunday night at the NIU Convocation Center.  The Bobcats (9-21, 4-12 MAC) claimed a 35-20 first half lead that sparked the victory as Ohio shot 50 percent to the field and held the Huskies (13-17, 7-9) to 30.2...
NIU Huskies women's basketball
The Northern Illinois women’s basketball team will host Ohio in the opening round of the 2011 FirstEnergy Mid-American Conference Tournament at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 6, in the NIU Convocation Center. “We can’t wait to play a very good Ohio team on our home floor,” NIU head coach Kathi Bennett said. “This is a great first-round...
MUNCIE, Ind. – Marke Freeman blocked a potentially game-tying three-pointer by Ty’ronda Benning at the buzzer Wednesday, securing a 49-46 win for the Northern Illinois women’s basketball team over Ball State at Worthern Arena. “We knew it was going to be hard because it was (Ball State’s) senior night, and I was just proud of...
Ebony Ellis
After leading her team to an upset of Mid-American Conference champion Toledo, senior Ebony Ellis has been named MAC West Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. Ellis scored 19 points and grabbed a season-high 16 rebounds in the Huskies’ 57-53 win over the Rockets. Toledo trailed by only two with 3:05...
Ebony Ellis
Marke Freeman, one of four seniors on the Northern Illinois women’s basketball roster, led her team to a 57-53 upset over Mid-American Conference regular season champion Toledo
Marke Freeman
The Northern Illinois women’sbasketball team dropped a heartbreaker to Bowling Green, 67-64, Tuesday night in Mid-American Conference play at the NIU Convocation Center. Senior guard Marke Freeman posted a game-high 26 points, adding seven rebounds. TheFalcons improved to 18-4, 6-3 in league play while the Huskies fell to 9-13, 3-6. “I am very happywith my...
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