2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team

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.

2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball
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
2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Buffalo16–2 .889  29–6  .829
Miami (OH)12–6 .667  21–11  .656
Ohio9–9 .500  16–15  .516
Kent State5–13 .278  13–19  .406
Bowling Green3–15 .167  11–19  .367
Akron3–15 .167  9–21  .300
West
Central Michigan †17–1 .944  30–5  .857
Ball State13–5 .722  25–7  .781
Western Michigan9–9 .500  18–15  .545
Toledo8–10 .444  18–15  .545
Northern Illinois7–11 .389  15–15  .500
Eastern Michigan6–12 .333  11–20  .355
† 2018 MAC Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2018; 

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Errin Hodges 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrCentral Evansville, IN
G 3 Gabby Nikitiniate 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) FrCoopers School Orpington, England
G/F 4 Courtney Woods 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrSt. Margaret's Anglican School Brisbane, Australia
G 5 Georgia Breunig 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSauk Prairie Sauk Prairie, WI
G 10 Nicole Orr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrReynoldsburg
Butler		 Columbus, OH
F 12 Riley Blackwell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrPlainfield Plainfield, IN
G 21 Mikayla Voigt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrKettle Moraine Lutheran Slinger, WI
G 22 Janae Poisson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoMarian Catholic Matteson, IL
G 23 Myia Starks 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SoNeuqua Valley Oswego, IL
G 24 Paulina Castro 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrHarvest Christian Elgin, IL
F 25 Kelly Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrArrowhead Hartland, WI
F 32 Abby Woollacott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoRockford Lutheran Rockford, IL
F 33 Jazmine Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrHeritage Christian West Allis, WI
F 34 Ally May 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoArrowhead Hartland, WI
F 40 Renee Sladek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrMerrill 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		 Bendictine W 96–28 
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
6:00 PM		 at Eastern Illinois 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		 Western Illinois 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 SIU Edwardsville 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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