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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 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...

The Northern Illinois women’s basketball team‘s usual tough defense was not at the top of its game as Eastern Michigan shot 44.8 percent from the field to earn a 77-57 win on Saturday afternoon in a Mid-American Conference West Division game at the NIU Convocation Center. Both teams entered the game on winning streaks —...

Former Northern Illinois women’s basketball players Ebony Ellis and Marke Freeman recently signed professional contracts to play in the PLKK, a Polish basketball league. Once former teammates and All-Mid-American Conference selections, the duo will now get a chance to compete against each other in a professional environment. The PLKK season starts in October and lasts...

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,”...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

Marke Freeman scored 23 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds, helping the Northern Illinois women’s basketball team defeat Ohio, 56-48, Saturday.