2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team

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2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball
Northern Illinois Huskies basketball wordmark.svg
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2017–18 record15–15 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Tandez
  • John McGinty
  • Maria Kasza
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo 16 – 2   .889 29 – 6   .829
Miami (OH) 12 – 6   .667 21 – 11   .656
Ohio 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516
Kent State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406
Bowling Green 3 – 15   .167 11 – 19   .367
Akron 3 – 15   .167 9 – 21   .300
West
Central Michigan † 17 – 1   .944 30 – 5   .857
Ball State 13 – 5   .722 25 – 7   .781
Western Michigan 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
Toledo 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545
Northern Illinois 7 – 11   .389 15 – 15   .500
Eastern Michigan 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
† 2018 MAC Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2018; 

The 2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team represents Northern Illinois University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by third-year head coach Lisa Carlsen, play their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 15���15, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Women's Tournament to Eastern Michigan.

Previous season[]

They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West division. They defeated Ohio and Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament before losing to Toledo in the championship. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost in the first round to South Dakota State.

Roster[]

2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Errin Hodges 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Central Evansville, IN
G 3 Gabby Nikitiniate 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) Fr Coopers School Orpington, England
G/F 4 Courtney Woods 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr St. Margaret's Anglican School Brisbane, Australia
G 5 Georgia Breunig 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Sauk Prairie Sauk Prairie, WI
G 10 Nicole Orr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Reynoldsburg
Butler 		Columbus, OH
F 12 Riley Blackwell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Plainfield Plainfield, IN
G 21 Mikayla Voigt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Kettle Moraine Lutheran Slinger, WI
G 22 Janae Poisson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Marian Catholic Matteson, IL
G 23 Myia Starks 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Neuqua Valley Oswego, IL
G 24 Paulina Castro 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Harvest Christian Elgin, IL
F 25 Kelly Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Arrowhead Hartland, WI
F 32 Abby Woollacott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Rockford, IL
F 33 Jazmine Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Heritage Christian West Allis, WI
F 34 Ally May 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Arrowhead Hartland, WI
F 40 Renee Sladek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Merrill Merrill, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 1, 2018

Schedule and results[]

[4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2017*
1:00 PM 		Benedictine W 96–28 
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
6:00 PM 		at  W 93–64  1–0
 Lantz Arena (338)
Charleston, IL
11/15/2017*
7:00 PM 		at Iowa L 80–105  1–1
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,504)
Iowa City, IA
11/18/2017*
1:00 PM, ESPN3 		W 96–94  2–1
 Convocation Center (550)
DeKalb, IL
11/20/2017*
7:00 PM 		at Chicago State W 80–59  3–1
 Jones Convocation Center (255)
Chicago, IL
11/24/2017*
4:00 PM 		at UTSA
UTSA Thanksgiving Classic 		W 69–55  4–1
 Convocation Center (347)
San Antonio, TX
11/25/2017*
12:00 PM 		vs. Lamar
UTSA Thanksgiving Classic 		L 80–90  4–2
 Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
11/29/2017*
6:00 PM, ESPN3 		Bradley W 76–52  5–2
 Convocation Center (636)
DeKalb, IL
12/06/2017*
11:00 AM 		Loyola Chicago W 80–71  6–2
 Convocation Center (1,271)
DeKalb, IL
12/17/2017*
2:00 PM 		at  W 86–75  7–2
 Vadalabene Center (655)
Edwardsville, IL
12/20/2017*
2:30 PM 		vs. Sacramento State
Puerto Rico Classic 		W 82–56  8–2
 Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (105)
Trujillo Alto, PR
12/21/2017*
12:00 PM 		vs. Albany
Puerto Rico Classic 		L 91–97 OT 8–3
 Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (122)
Trujillo Alto, PR
MAC regular season
12/30/2017
12:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Miami (OH) L 65–67  8–4
(0–1) 		Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
01/03/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3 		Kent State W 81–79  9–4
(1–1) 		Convocation Center (334)
DeKalb, IL
01/06/2018
1:00 PM, ESPN3 		Buffalo W 86–84 OT 10–4
(2–1) 		Convocation Center (593)
DeKalb, IL
01/10/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Western Michigan L 83–88  10–5
(2–2) 		University Arena (635)
Kalamazoo, MI
01/13/2018
1:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Toledo L 60–63  10–6
(2–3) 		Savage Arena (3,716)
Toledo, OH
01/13/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3 		Central Michigan L 78–81  10–7
(2–4) 		Convocation Center (468)
DeKalb, IL
01/20/2018
1:00 PM, ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan L 76–83  10–8
(2–5) 		Convocation Center (547)
DeKalb, IL
01/24/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Ohio L 75–77  10–9
(2–6) 		Convocation Center (242)
Athens, OH
01/27/2018
2:30 PM, ESPN3 		at Ball State L 72–81  10–10
(2–7) 		Worthen Arena (3,867)
Muncie, IN
01/31/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3 		Miami (OH) L 62–77  10–11
(2–8) 		Convocation Center (457)
DeKalb, IL
02/03/2018
1:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Kent State W 72–62  11–11
(3–8) 		MAC Center (546)
Kent, OH
02/07/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Akron W 84–61  12–11
(4–8) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (505)
Akro, OH
02/10/2018
1:00 PM, ESPN3 		Bowling Green W 72–68  13–11
(5–8) 		Convocation Center (557)
DeKalb, IL
02/17/2018
3:30 PM, ESPN3 		Ball State L 50–72  13–12
(5–9) 		Worthen Arena (794)
Muncie, IN
02/21/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Central Michigan L 77–91  13–13
(5–10) 		McGuirk Arena (1,614)
Mount Pleasant, MI
02/24/2018
1:30 PM, ESPN3 		at Eastern Michigan W 84–75  14–13
(6–10) 		Convocation Center (2,773)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/28/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN3 		Toledo W 89–79  15–13
(7–10) 		Convocation Center (463)
DeKalb, IL
03/03/2018
1:00 PM, ESPN3 		Western Michigan L 66–85  15–14
(7–11) 		Convocation Center (593)
DeKalb, IL
MAC Women's Tournament
03/05/2018
5:00 PM, ESPN3 		(8) (9) Eastern Michigan
First Round 		L 77–84  15–15
 Convocation Center (294)
DeKalb, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Official Website of Northern Illinois Athletics" (PDF). Niuhuskies.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  2. ^ "Northern Illinois Huskies Women's Basketball - Huskies News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  3. ^ Northern Illinois Huskies. "Northern Illinois Huskies on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  4. ^ "The Official Website of Northern Illinois Athletics". Niuhuskies.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
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