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Projected StarterS for NIU

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Other5 Georgia Breunig G 5-10 Jr. 0.6 0.1 3.2 MPG10 Nicole Orr ^ G 5-10 RS Soph. - - -13 Amber Gray F 6-1 Sr. 1.2 1.5 2.6 MPG22 Janae Poisson G 5-8 Fr. 10.0 1.3 .474 FG%23 Myia Starks G 5-4 Fr. 1.1 0.7 5.0 MPG24 Paulina Castro G 5-8 Fr. - - -32 Abby Woollacott F 6-2 Fr. 2.1 2.6 .577 FG%33 Jazmine Harris F 6-0 RS Jr. 4.3 2.2 9.5 MPG34 Ally May F 6-2 Soph. 1.6 3.8 10.2 MPG40 Renee Sladek F 6-1 RS Soph. 3.7 4.2 .420 FG%

^ - Will sit this season due to NCAA transfer rules

PPG ............ 17.6RPG ........... 10.3APG ............ 6.7FG% .......... .491

PPG ............ 17.6RPG ............. 5.2FG% ......... .4243pt% ......... .418

PPG ............. 12.1APG ............3.0FG% .......... .441FT% .............915

PPG ............16.3RPG ............. 7.0FG% ......... .4343pt% ..........376

G | 31 | Sr

AllyLehman

G | 4 | Soph

CourtneyWoods

G | 21 | Soph

MikaylaVoigt

F | 1 | RS Sr

CassidyGlenn

THE HUSKIES BENCH

PPG .............10.1RPG .............5.4FG% ......... .493MPG ......... 23.0

F | 40 | Jr

KellySmith

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FREE THROWS• NIU women’s basketball is No. 3 in the nation in scoring offense, averaging 88.3 points per game, 1.7 points shy of national leader Maryland, and have scored at least 90 points 10 times.• Northern Illinois University extended its road winning streak to six games on Saturday at Buffalo, 89-80, by opening the fourth quarter on a 16-0 run. The unbeaten run is the longest by the program since 1993-94.• The Huskies are the only team in the country with three players averaging over 16 points per game - Courtney Woods (17.6), Ally Lehman (16.9) Cassidy Glenn (16.3) - and are the only team in the country with six players averaging 10-or-more points per game.• Shooting 58 percent from the field and 90 percent from the free throw line while averaging 30 points, 11.5 rebounds and eight assists per game, Ally Lehman was named the MAC West Division Play-er of the Week on Tuesday morning.• Northern Illinois University has overcome deficits of 10-points or larger four times this season and nine times in the last four years, the highest total by a four-year class at NIU in the last 12 years.• With six regular season games remaining, the Huskies scoring average is currently the second-best in Mid-American Conference history and highest clip since Toledo averaged 83.6 in 1996-97.• The 2016-17 Huskies are only the seventh team in program history to record at least 15 wins in its first 21 games and are off to their best start in Mid-American Conference history at 10-2.

2016-17 NIU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES

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2016-17 SCHEDULE

DAtE OppOnEnt tiMEN5 Lakeland (Exhibition) W, 111-49N11 @ Loyola (Ill.) W, 90-70N16 Milwaukee W, 114-104 , 2 OTN19 @ Western Illinois L, 83-79N22 Chicago State W, 94-85N26 Illinois State W, 108-66N30 @ Drake L, 95-86D2 @ Bradley W, 81-51D11 @ Iowa State L, 97-89D17 SIUE W, 97-78 Roo Holiday Classic D19 vs South Dakota L, 97-83D20 @ UMKC W, 86-75

D31 Eastern Michigan* W, 85-73J4 @ Bowling Green* W, 89-76J7 Ohio* W, 88-80J11 @ Kent State* W, 98-97J14 @ Toledo* W, 77-73J18 Akron* L, 84-55J21 Miami (Ohio)* W, 89-76J25 Kent State* W, 93-72J28 @ Ball State* W, 101-96F4 Western Michigan* W, 67-62F8 Central Michigan* L, 109-94F11 @ Buffalo* W, 89-80F15 @ Miami (Ohio)* 6 p.m.F18 Ball State* 1 p.m.F22 @ Central Michigan* 6 p.m.F25 @ Eastern Michigan* 2:30 p.m.M1 Toledo* 7 p.m.M4 @ Western Michigan* 1 p.m.

Mid-American Conference tournament M6 First Round TBAM8 Second Round TBAM9 Quarterfinals TBAM10 Semifinals TBAM11 Final TBA

All times are CentralHome games in bold# - Exhibition Event* - Conference Event

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MATCHUP DETAILSNIU leads Miami in the all-time series, 18-17; trails in Oxford, 10-6

Northern Illinois University

Overall Record .............................................................17-6MAC Record ................................................................ 10-2Home Record ................................................................9-2Neutral Record ..............................................................0-1Away Record .................................................................8-3Points/Game For .......................................................88.3Points/Game Allowed .............................................. 81.7Rebounds/Game ....................................................... 42.7Assists/Game ...............................................................16.0Blocks/Game ..................................................................3.1Steals/Game ................................................................... 7.2Field Goal Percentage ..............................................4493-Point Percentage ................................................... .375Free Throw Percentage .......................................... .795

Miami University

Overall Record ............................................................ 9-16MAC Record ..................................................................3-9Home Record ................................................................4-7Neutral Record ............................................................. 2-2Away Record ................................................................. 3-7Points/Game For .......................................................60.6Points/Game Allowed .............................................66.4Rebounds/Game ........................................................37.5Assists/Game ................................................................11.0Blocks/Game .................................................................3.3Steals/Game ...................................................................6.3Field Goal Percentage ............................................. .3663-Point Percentage ................................................... .298Free Throw Percentage ........................................... .712

THE NEED TO KNOWStipoff: Feb. 15, 6 p.m. | Video: ESPN3 | Radio: WLBK 98.9 FM/1360 AM | Live Stats: MURedHawks.com

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niU WOMEn’S BASKEtBALL QUiCK FACtS

SCHOOL inFORMAtiOnLocation ............................................................................. DeKalb, Ill.Founded ........................................................................................ 1895Enrollment................................................................................ 22,990Nickname ................................................................................HuskiesColors..................................................................Cardinal and BlackArena (Capacity) ..........................Convocation Center (9,100)Affiliation ................................................................ NCAA Division IConference ........................................Mid-American ConferencePresident ....................................................... Dr. Douglas D. BakerAlma Mater .............................................................. Colorado StateAssoc. V.P./Dir. of Athletics .................................... Sean FrazierAlma Mater ...........................................................................AlabamaTicket Office ...........................................................(815) 753-PACK

COACHinG StAFFHead Coach ................................................................... Lisa CarlsenAlma Mater, Year ....................Northwest Missouri State, 1992Record at NIU (Second season) ............................................ 11-19 Career Record ................................................... 195-182 (13 Years)Assistant Coach .................Kiera McCleary (North Alabama, ’11)................................................................... John McGinty (Iowa, ’12)......................................................... Adam Tandez (Marquette, ’11)Director of Operations ....Jazz Weaver (UNC Greensboro, ’12)Graduate Assistant ...... Takima Keane (Cleveland State, ’12)Basketball Office Phone .....................................(815) 753-0586

tEAM inFORMAtiOn2015-16 Overall Record ............................................................. 11-19Conference Record .............................................4-14 (6th, West)Home..................................................................................................6-7Away ..................................................................................................3-11Neutral ................................................................................................ 2-1Postseason ................................................ 0-1 (MAC First Round)Letterman Returning/Lost .........................................................9/3Starters Returning/Lost (15+ games started) .................... 4/1Newcomers ..........................................................................................5

WOMEn’S BASKEtBALL HiStORYFirst Year ................................................................................. 1957-58First Year of Division I ........................................................1982-83All-Time Record ...................................................... 468-528 (.471)NCAA Tournament Appearances ................................................5 (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)

AtHLEtiCS COMMUniCAtiOnSAssoc. AD for Communications .........................Donna TurnerEmail .............................................................donnaturner@niu.eduOffice .......................................................................... (815) 753-9513WBB contact............................................................. Matt ScheererEmail .................................................................mscheerer@niu.edu Office .......................................................................... (815) 753-1708Cell ................................................................................(360) 931-1132Website ........................................................www.NIUHuskies.comMailing Address ..................................209 Convocation Center 1525 West Lincoln Highway

DOUBLE-DOUBLES IN 2016-17

Player Statistics Opponent (Date)Ally Lehman 48 pts, 21 reb vs Milwaukee (11/16)Cassidy Glenn 17 pts, 11 reb at Western Illinois (11/19)Ally Lehman 15 pts, 13 reb at Western Illinois (11/19)Ally Lehman 19 pts, 10 reb, 11 ast vs Illinois State (11/26)Cassidy Glenn 22 points, 10 reb at Drake (11/30)Ally Lehman 12 pts, 11 reb, 10 ast at Bradley (12/2)Ally Lehman 16 pts, 12 reb at Iowa State (12/11)Ally Lehman 19 pts, 10 ast vs SIUE (12/16)Ally Lehman 16 pts, 11 reb at UMKC (12/20)Ally Lehman 11 pts, 12 reb vs Eastern Michigan (12/31)Ally Lehman 18 pts, 11 reb at Bowling Green (1/4)Ally Lehman 13 pts, 11 reb vs Ohio (1/7)Ally Lehman 20 pts, 12 reb at Toledo (1/14)Cassidy Glenn 32 pts, 13 reb vs Miami (1/21)Courtney Woods 21 pts, 11 reb vs Miami (1/21)Ally Lehman 18 pts, 11 ast at Ball State (1/28)Ally Lehman 17 pts, 14 reb vs Western Michigan (2/4)Ally Lehman 31 pts, 11 ast vs Central Michigan (2/8) Ally Lehman 29 pts, 14 reb at Buffalo (2/11)Courtney Woods 19 pts, 11 reb at Buffalo (2/11)

THE ROAD WARRIORS• For the first time since 1993-94, NIU has won at least eight road games following its 89-80 tri-umph at Buffalo last Saturday.• The victory extended the Huskies streak to six-straight wins away from the Convocation Center, starting on Dec. 20 at UMKC.• Their four three road games have been sin-gle-digit victories, including a one-point triumph on Jan. 11 at Kent State, 98-97.• As a team, NIU has averaged 90.0 points per game in its last six road affairs, dishing 17.3 assists per game and shooting 49.0 percent.• Though third on the team in scoring, Ally Leh-man has scored 19.3 points per game during the team’s road streak, three points more than the Huskies’ leading scorer Courtney Woods.• Lehman has also averaged 10.8 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game in Northern Illinois’ last six road games, shooting a ridiculous .532 from the field and 89 percent at the free throw line.• In fact, in MAC road games, the Nineveh, Ind., na-tive is averaging 20.0 points, 10.8 rebound and 7.0 assists per game, leading the Huskies to a team field goal percentage of .495, including a .411 clip behind the arc and an 83 percent free throw per-centage in 110 attempts.

FOURTH QUARTER DEFENSE• While Huskies 16-0 run took the headline at Buf-falo last Saturday, the NIU defense on the other end of the floor was the key to the success as it recorded 10-consecutive stops to exchange the 11th and final lead of the game.• NIU defense forced two turnovers and pulled down eight boards off the defensive glass with Cassidy Glenn, Ally Lehman, Kelly Smith and Courtney Woods each recording two.• During the run, that lasted the first 4:45 in the period, Buffalo only registered two offensive re-bounds despite their depth and height advantag-es.• Glenn, Lehman and Woods all finished in double figures in rebounding while Smith was one board shy of the accomplishment. It was the first time this season three Huskies recorded 10-or-more re-bounds in the same game.

SECOND HALF LOCKDOWN• Reigning First Team All-MAC guard JoAnna Smith has been one of the Mid-American Confer-ence’s top scorers for Buffalo over the last four seasons.• A week earlier, Smith tied her career scor-ing-high with a 31-point effort versus Kent State.• In the first half against the Huskies on Saturday, Smith was over halfway to a new high as she was 7-of-10 from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 behind the arc to lead all scorers with 18 points.• However, sophomore Mikayla Voigt’s defense on the star was nothing short of spectacular as Smith was held to four points on 2-of-10 shooting with five misses behind the arc and one from the free throw line.• The Southaven, Miss., native has reached the 20-point threshold nine times and is averaging 16.8 points per game.

THE SEASONED VERSUS THE RESTED• With three weeks in the MAC regular season, 10 of the conference’s 12 teams have taken their bye weeks with Ball State and Kent State taking their byes on Wednesday.• Following the break, teams have gone 5-5 with the Huskies amongst those victorious as they won at Ball State, 101-96, on Jan. 28.• On the flip side, NIU has handed out two losses after the break as it defeated Western Michigan on Feb. 4 and most recently took down Buffalo.• The Huskies will take their third and final crack at an opponent following their bye as the Cardinals head to DeKalb on Saturday.

“Ally lehman is all she’s lived up to be. i do believe she is the best player in the mAc all the way around. she sees the floor, she handles pressure, she plays a ton of minutes and she makes everyone around her better and i think that’s what the best player in the league does. they don’t just get their own: they make everyone better and she does that. she puts up a double-double, almost a triple-double every night. that’s who she is.” - Tricia Cullop, Toledo Head Coach

ALL-AMERICA ALLY LEHMAN• Though 2017 is in its infancy and the season is only at its midpoint, no point guard has been as prolific as Ally Lehman this season.• As a passer, Lehman has dished eight-or-more assists nine times and at least five 17 times.• On the glass, she’s pulled down 10-or-more re-bounds 11 times and has registered 15 double-dou-bles in 23 games.• The Nineveh, Ind., native is 12th in the country in assists per game at 6.7, totaling 155 helpers. She is also 31st in the country in assist-turnover ratio with a clip of 2.42.• Amongst her peers at the top of the assist lead-ers table, Lehman leads all players in rebounding (10.3) and is sixth in scoring (16.4), ranking 24th and 88th nationally, respectively.• She is the only player in the country averaging six-or-more assists with two triple-doubles.• Lehman registered her 15th double-double of the season at Buffalo, recording 29 points and 14 rebounds, her second double-double of the week to earn MAC West Player of the Week.• In the latest Mid-American Conference statistical report, Lehman ranked amongst the top-10 in the MAC in 9-of-13 statistical categories.• Her 48-points against Milwaukee, tied for the most in Mid-American Conference history, still stands as the second-highest ranked total in Divi-sion I this season while her 21 rebounds that same night is the sixth-best.• Lehman’s 40-20 performance was just the fourth such game in NCAA Division I since 2009-10.• Off the court, the senior has taken an oath to eight years of military service, where she will be-gin training at Fort Benning to become an infantry officer in the United States Army.• She will be only 1-of-10 women to participate in the Infantry Basic Officer Leadership Course after graduating this year.• Lehman became the fastest player in program history to reach 100 assists as well at Kent State, besting the 16-game pace set by Denise Dove in 1988-89, Stephanie Raymond in 2006-07 and Amanda Reese in 1996-97, respectively. • She is just the third player to record three sea-sons in triple figures for assists, joining Reese and former All-American E.C. Hill.

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No. Buffalo FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN31 Oursler 5-10 0-0 0-0 2-5 7 5 10 0 1 0 0 271 Reid 2-9 0-1 2-2 1-2 3 2 6 5 0 0 1 334 Smith 10-19 7-11 4-6 6-8 14 2 31 3 3 0 2 385 Ups 4-9 0-2 2-2 2-1 3 2 10 2 1 1 1 3210 Bade 1-6 1-2 0-0 0-2 2 2 3 1 1 0 1 202 Miley 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 83 Ups 1-5 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 1 2 2 1 0 2 2112 Wilkins 2-5 2-4 3-4 1-2 3 3 9 0 2 0 1 1223 Scheper 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 832 Morrison 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 1-0 1TOTALS 26-66 10-21 12-16 15-22 37 17 74 15 10 1 9 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 17-36 .472 2nd: 9-30 .300 Game: 36-66 .3943-PT FG%: 1st: 5-9 .556 2nd: 5-12 .417 Game: 10-21 .476FT%: 1st: 3-4 .750 2nd: 9-12 .750 Game: 12-16 .750

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn 5-10 3-5 0-0 4-3 7 1 13 1 1 0 0 3325 Smith 7-15 0-0 2-6 5-6 11 5 16 3 3 0 0 284 Woods 4-12 4-9 2-2 0-3 3 0 14 3 4 0 2 3021 Voigt 6-15 0-2 5-6 2-4 6 2 17 5 1 0 0 3531 Lehman 4-11 0-2 0-0 6-7 13 2 8 8 3 1 0 3924 Gorman 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1733 Harris 4-6 0-0 0-2 1-0 1 2 8 0 2 2 2 18 TEAM 3-1 4TOTALS 30-70 7-18 9-16 21-27 48 16 76 21 14 3 4 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-36 .389 2nd: 16-34 .471 Game: 30-70 .4293-PT FG%: 1st: 4-10 .400 2nd: 3-8 .375 Game: 7-18 .389FT%: 5-6 .833 2nd: 4-10 .400 Game: 9-16 .563

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Steve Matuszewski, Becky Blank, Erika Herriman-CamarotaAttendance: 3457Score by PeriodUB .............................................................20-22-22-10 74NIU .............................................................20-17-15-24 76

LAST MEETINGNIU: 76

Buffalo 74January 29, 2016

Convocation CenterDeKalb, Ill.

MiamiNIU leads all-time series, 14-8

** note: Results since 2010 shown ** 1-27-10 MU 96, NIU 51 (A)-* 3-6-10 MU 67, NIU 66 (A)-@ 1-23-11 NIU 71, MU 64 (H)-* 2-11-12 NIU 70, MU 58 (A)-* 2-3-13 MU 65, NIU 51 (H)-* 1-18-14 NIU 69, MU 66 (A)-* 2-4-15 NIU 60, MU 49 (H)-* 1-6-16 MU 66, NIU 60 (A)-* 2-10-16 NIU 92, MU 73 (H)-*

MiD-AMERiCAn COnFEREnCE StAnDinGSas of Feb. 13, 2017

EASt MAC OVERALL StREAKOhio 9-3 18-5 W2Kent State 8-5 14-11 W2Buffalo 6-6 16-7 L1Miami (Ohio) 3-9 9-16 W2Akron 2-10 9-13 L4Bowling Green 2-10 6-18 L2

WESt MAC OVERALL StREAKCentral Michigan 10-2 18-6 W4NIU 10-2 17-6 W1Ball State 10-3 17-8 L1Toledo 7-5 16-7 W2Western Michigan 5-7 14-9 L4Eastern Michigan 1-11 6-18 L3

DiD YOU KnOW...Ally Lehman is ranked 11th nationally in career re-bounds (911), fifth in career double-doubles (34) and 25th in assists (479) amongst active players? Lehman is in pursuit of the 1,000-point, 1,000-re-bound and 500-assist club, of which only three players - Maya Moore (UConn), Stacey Powell (Stanford) and Denise Robinson (Miami (Fla.)) - have accomplished the feat in Division I history.

THERE’S A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING• The superlatives and anecdotes for senior Ally Lehman are a vast reservoir of greatness held by a dam of humility and devotion. The NIU record book is stamped with Lehman’s signature.• While she holds records for points in a game, single season rebounds, 10-rebound games in a season, 10-assist games in a season and a career, and triple-doubles in a season and career, Lehman has never scored at least 20 points in consecutive games.• Lehman scored 31 points Wednesday versus Central Michigan and added 29 at Buffalo, nearly becoming the first Huskie to score 30-or-more in back-to-back efforts since Lisa Foss in 1990-91.

POINTS AT A PREMIUM• On Wednesday night, both NIU and Central Michigan combined for 203 points with the Chip-pewas registering their third 100-point game of the season, 109-94. All of said games have been wins in MAC play.• It was the first time in over two decades that the Huskies had surrendered 100-points in regula-tion, falling to DePaul, 115-83, in Chick Evans Field-house on Jan. 24, 1996.• Of note as well, it was the first time since Feb. 10, 1996 against Cleveland State that Northern Illi-nois University lost a game scoring over 90-points when the Vikings defeated the Huskies in over-time, 94-92.

CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR• Ally Lehman has been one of the nation’s pre-mier all-around players this season, ranking in the top-30 in rebounds and assists for most of the season while registering one of the highest scoring efforts of the season and notching two triple-doubles.• However, Lehman has flirted in triple-double several times, coming up two rebounds and/or two assists short of the mark five times this sea-son, including twice in the last four games.• Lehman was one rebound short of the mark ver-sus Central Michigan last Wednesday, recording 31 points, a career-high 11 assists and nine boards. • She was just two rebounds away at Ball State as she tallied 18 points, 11 dime and eight boards. Lehman also came up short at Kent State (Jan. 11) and versus Eastern Michigan (Dec. 31) and Chica-go State (Nov. 22).• Impressively though, of her 14 double-dou-bles this season, five of those have been of the points-assists variety as she set the single-season record for 10-assist games against the Chips on Wednesday. She also owns the career record with six.

SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION• Wednesday night’s showdown with Miami Uni-versity will be the Huskies second meeting against their MAC East foe, defeating the RedHawks, 89-76, on Jan. 21.• Since falling to NIU, MU has gone 2-3, winning both of its games last week versus Akron (54-49) and at Eastern Michigan (79-63).• The RedHawks 79 points versus the Eagles were a season-high as three players scored 10-or-more points, led by Kendall McCoy’s 20 points. McCoy was named MAC East Player of the Week for the performance.• Lauren Dickerson, who scored 26 points against Northern Illinois in the first meeting, accounted for 12 points at EMU on Saturday.• Defensively, the RedHawks 49 points allowed to the Zips were a season-low as it held the Zips to a 28.6 field goal percentage in the game.

tHE ORiGinAtOR, nOnE GREAtER

With her ascension into the 1,000-point club on Dec. 11 at Iowa State, Ally Lehman became just the 10th player in Mid-American Conference his-tory to reach the 1,000 point, 700 rebound and 300 assist mark in a career.

However, she has broken new ground with her feat as she is the only player in MAC history to record at least 1,000 points, 800 rebounds and 400 assists.

Of the original group of 10, four dished 400 assists while only three have pulled down 800 rebounds.

niUAlly Lehman (2013-present)1,247 points, 911 rebounds, 479 assists

the full list of the 1,000-700-300 club.

Ball StatePorchia Green (2005-09)1,251 points, 709 rebounds, 416 assists

Central MichiganCrystal Bradford (2011-15)2,006, points, 1,140 rebounds, 384 assists

Sue Nissen (1988-91)1,938 points, 977 rebounds, 325 assists

Eastern MichiganRyan Coleman (2002-06)1,793 points, 747 rebounds, 376 assists

Cassie Schrock (2007-11)1,511 points, 761 rebounds, 537 assists

Stephanie Smiley (1998-02)1,401 points, 784 rebounds, 577 assists

toledoKim Knuth (1995-99)2,509 points, 779 rebounds, 484 assists

Inma Zanoguera (2011-15)1,424 points, 781 rebounds, 375 assists

Western MichiganCarrie Moore (2003-07)2,224 points, 836 rebounds, 377 assists

2016-17 AWARDS

mAc West Player of the WeekAlly Lehman - November 22, 2016Ally Lehman - November 29, 2016Ally Lehman - December 6, 2016Cassidy Glenn - January 24, 2017Ally Lehman - February 14, 2017

college sports madness mAc Player of the WeekAlly Lehman - January 30, 2017

Roo holiday classic All-tournament teamCassidy Glenn

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DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE• In the last 53 games, Ally Lehman has recorded 30 double-doubles with two triple-doubles.• Through the Huskies 23 outings this season, Lehman has recorded the feat 15 times, matching her mark of 15 during the 2015-16 campaign and one away from tying NIU’s single season record.• The Nineveh, Ind., is ranked eighth in the country in double-doubles and is the only guard ranked in the top-30 and has reached the mark in one to four games fewer than those above her on the list.• Ten times this season, Lehman registered a points-rebounds double-double while recording the accomplishment five times with points-assists, tying the program’s record for 10-assist games in a season.• With her diversity in reaching the double-double mark, she is sixth at NIU in career rebounds with 911 and is third all-time in assists with 479. • Lehman is 21 helpers shy of becoming just the second player in history to reach 500 dimes in a career and 89 boards from becoming the sixth Huskie - the first guard - to crash 1,000 boards.• Lehman is 16th at NIU in scoring at 1,218 points.

ROLLIN’ ON 20’S WITH COURTNEY WOODS• Over the last calendar year, Courtney Woods has been one of the Mid-American Conference’s most consistent scorers.• Fourth in the MAC and 66th nationally in points per game with a rate of 17.6 points per game, Woods notched her 10th game with 20-or-more points versus Western Michigan last Saturday.• It was the 13th time she’s reached the plateau in her last 29 games, in which, she has also scored in double figures 26 times.• Woods’ 10 performances are tied for the sec-ond-most in the MAC this season behind the conference’s leading scorer Larissa Lurken (19) of Kent State and Ohio’s Quiera Lampkins (10).• Perhaps the most impressive part of her feat is that Woods has five other players around her av-eraging double-figures while Kent State and Ohio have a combined three players averaging 10-or-more points per game.• She’s the first Huskie since Stephanie Raymond in 2006-07 to record the feat at least 10 times in a season when the First Team All-MAC selection reached the mark 16 times.

THREE-POINT NIGHTMARES• Opposing teams have had fits trying to stop the Huskies behind the three-point line this season as they rank 22nd nationally in three-pointers per game (8.3), 17th in percentage (.375) and 41st in three-point field goals made (190).• And though NIU ranks high in conversions, it is only 96th in total attempts with 506.• However, it isn’t just one player knocking down all the shots. Though Courtney Woods leads the team in three-point field goals (77) by a signifi-cant margin (39), both Cassidy Glenn and Mikayla Voigt have each made 38 treys.• Against the Broncos and Chippewas, both Woods and Glenn drained four baskets from the three-point line, the fifth and sixth time this sea-son NIU has recorded the feat.• Northern Illinois is 4-2 when two different play-ers each record four three-pointers in a game.

WE ARE WHO WE ARE• The Huskies equal scoring all season has been a big part of the team’s success to start the year.• NIU has had four-or-more players with 10 points-or-more in a game 16 times this season and five-or-more hit the mark 10 times.• Third nationally in average points (88.3), all five of the Huskies starters – Cassidy Glenn, Ally Leh-man, Kelly Smith, Mikayla Voigt Courtney Woods – are averaging double figures while substitute Janae Poisson is averaging 10.0 points per game.• The Huskies are the only team in the nation with six players averaging double figures this season and are also the only team in the country with three players averaging at least 16.0 points per game.

The NIU women’s basketball program is cele-brating its 60th season of organized competi-tion this season. Founded by Dr. Mary M. Bell, the Huskies first started competition with Bell on the sideline in 1957-58 and continued under her guidance until 1977.

After trailblazing through the early days of women’s college athletics in the Associa-tion for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) with coaches Bell, Alice Textor and Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer Rita Horky, the Huskies had already built a solid founda-tion of play entering the NCAA era in 1982-83.

From there, NIU first reached the NCAA Tour-nament in 1989-90 and returned four times in the next six years under Jane Albright and Liz Galloway-McQuitter.

The celebration culminated on Feb. 4 with Alumnae Day, in which, over 40 basketball alums attended the event.

Below is a list of the alums who attended th event.

Dr. Mary M. Bell (1957-77) *Bianca Brown (2007-11)Brittney Callahan (2009-12)Terriel Cannon (1991-93)Soyini Chism (1991-93)Nancy ClementsonCindy Conner (1991-95) *Amanda Corral (2011-15)Kim Davis (2010-12)Ebony Ellis (2007-11)Patty Delp-Dehen (1977-80) *Cathy Doerderline (1996-98)Lisa Foss (1986-91) *Marke Freeman (2008-11)Renee Grantham Heelan (1978-81)Ruth Heal (1962-66) *E.C. Hill (1991-94) *Diane Hillard-Sembell (1978-81) *Tammy Hinchee (1986-90) *LaTara Hines (manager)Alicia Johnson (2010-14)Cheryl Korth Herman Lee (1989-91)Denise Lepinsky (1987-91)Angela Lockett (1990-95)Gayle Lueher (1973-77) *Lou-Jean Moyer (1970-74) *Carol Owens (1985-90) *Jean Pankonin ((1957-61) *Jody Persky (1993-95)Stacey Puccini (1997-2000)Pat Reck (1981-83)Denise Robinson (1982-86)Ashley Sneed (2010-14)Charmonique Stallworth (1991-95) *Jenny (Simmons) Sullivan (1991-95)Satavia Taylor (2011-13)Jenna Thorp (2011-15)Judy Weber-Krause (1981-83)Jessie Wilcox-Terrell (2005-09)

* - indicates niu Athletic hall of Famer

HOW THE HUSKIES FAIREDAGAINST THE REDHAWKS

Player FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MINGlenn, Cassidy 7-17 1-4 0-1 3-4 7 1 15 1 1 1 2 34Smith, Kelly 2-7 0-1 2-4 4-4 8 5 6 1 1 0 0 22Voigt, Mikayla 0-9 0-5 0-0 0-2 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 31Lehman, Ally 4-13 0-1 0-0 5-5 10 4 8 4 1 1 2 33Woods, Courtney 2-10 2-7 0-0 0-2 2 3 6 1 1 1 0 20

Miami 66, niU 60January 6, 2016

Oxford, Ohio (Millett Hall)

Player FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MINGlenn, Cassidy 9-13 1-1 3-6 3-1 4 1 22 3 0 0 4 30Woods Courtney 7-15 5-8 0-0 0-5 5 4 19 5 4 0 0 30Smith, Kelly 3-8 1-2 1-2 0-4 4 4 8 2 1 1 0 21Voigt, Mikayla 7-12 2-3 0-0 0-4 4 1 16 1 1 1 2 33Lehman, Ally 3-7 0-2 0-0 1-7 8 5 6 7 1 0 2 29Breunig, Georgia 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 3Gray, Amber 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

niU 92, Miami 73February 10, 2016

DeKalb, Ill. (Convocation Center)

Player FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MINSmith, Kelly 5-12 0-1 5-10 7-3 10 3 15 0 1 0 0 31Lehman, Ally 4-6 1-3 6-6 2-6 8 2 15 5 4 1 3 35Sladek, Renee 5-15 0-0 4-4 3-8 11 3 14 3 1 0 1 36Breunig, Georgia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

niU 60, Miami 49February 4, 2015


Player FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MINLehman, Ally 4-13 1-5 2-4 1-5 6 3 11 2 3 0 4 30

niU 69, Miami 66January 18, 2014

Oxford, Ohio (Millett Hall)

Player FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MINGlenn, Cassidy 11-21 0-4 10-13 5-8 13 2 32 2 0 0 4 36Smith, Kelly 2-3 0-0 4-4 0-3 3 4 8 0 2 0 1 20Woods, Courtney 6-18 5-14 4-4 3-8 11 1 21 2 2 1 3 35Voigt, Mikayla 5-7 4-4 2-2 0-0 0 2 16 3 2 0 0 34Lehman, Ally 2-7 0-1 2-2 2-2 4 0 6 7 1 0 3 36Poisson, Janae 1-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 15Starks, Myia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+Woollacott, Abby 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3Sladek, Renee 2-4 0-0 0-1 0-2 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 21

niU 89, Miami 76January 21, 2017


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School (First place Votes) Record1. UConn (32) ............................................................25-02. Maryland ................................................................. 25-13. Mississippi State...................................................24-14. Baylor .....................................................................24-25. South Carolina ......................................................21-36. Notre Dame ..........................................................23-37. Florida State .........................................................23-38. Texas ........................................................................21-49. Washington ..........................................................24-310. Stanford ...............................................................22-411. Oregon State .......................................................23-312. Ohio State ............................................................22-513. Louisville...............................................................22-614. Duke .......................................................................22-415. DePaul ...................................................................22-516. UCLA ...................................................................... 18-717. Miami (Fla.) ...........................................................19-618. North Carolina State .........................................19-619. Oklahoma ........................................................... 20-620. Michigan ...............................................................21-521. Syracuse ................................................................18-822. South Florida .................................................... 20-423. Arizona State ......................................................16-924. Texas A&M ...........................................................19-625. Temple ...................................................................19-5

Receiving Votes: Drake 20, Tennessee 20, Green Bay 13, Kansas State 8, Creighton 8, West Virginia 5, Indiana 5, California 3, Northwestern 2, Oregon 1

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School (First place Votes) Record1. Drake (28) ....................................................18-42. Gonzaga (2) ..........................................................19-43. South Dakota State ............................................18-54. Green bay (1) ........................................................19-45. Elon ...........................................................................18-56. South Dakota ..............................................19-57. Ohio .............................................................. 17-58. James Madison.....................................................16-69. Northern Iowa .......................................................16-610. Bucknell ................................................................. 17-511. Northern Colorado .............................................18-412. Mercer ....................................................................18-513. Quinnipiac .............................................................18-614. New Mexico State ..............................................16-615. Stetson ...................................................................18-516. Florida Gulf Coast.............................................. 18-717. Little Rock ............................................................. 17-618. Belmont .................................................................19-519. UT Arlington ........................................................ 15-520. Troy ........................................................................15-621. Drexel......................................................................16-622. New Hampshire .................................................19-423. BYU ........................................................................14-924. niu ...................................................................... 16-525. Central Michigan .......................................16-6

Receiving Votes: Wright State 61, Stephen F Austin 54, Harvard 51, Penn 46, St Mary’s 44, Chattanooga 43, Jacksonville 24, Buffalo 20, Rider 14, Long Beach State 14, IUPUI 6, Ball State 5, Western Illinois 4, Toledo 3.

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TRADING PLACES• For the second time this season, NIU exchanged at least 10 ties and 10 leads in a game as it split an even 11 leads and ties at Buffalo.• The Huskies last accomplished the feat at Kent State on Jan. 11 at Kent State when NIU defeated the Golden Flashes in a 10-point, fourth quarter comeback, 98-97.• Under Head Coach Lisa Carlsen, the Huskies have recorded the feat three times while the pro-gram has swapped at least 10 ties and 10 leads in a game four times since the 2005-06 season.

GET TO THE LINE• With 275 trips to the free throw line in the last 12 games, NIU has stuck to its game plan of at-tacking the rim and drawing fouls to average 85.4 points per outing• The Huskies are 216-for-275 (.785) in MAC play.• Versus the Golden Flashes on Jan. 11, they at-tempted a season-best 37 free throws, the most by NIU since shooting 44 versus SIU in 2009.• During the team’s win over Ohio, Northern Illi-nois University went to the line 35 times, convert-ing a season-high 31 attempts.• Averaging just under 23 attempts per game, the Huskies lowest free throw total was five in the team’s loss to Akron, draining just one shot.How-ever, the team rebounded with a 22-for-26 perfor-mance against Miami.• NIU is No. 4 nationally in team free throw per-centage with a 79.5 percent clip and sixth in free throws made with 392 this season (17.0/G).

WHEN SHARKS ATTACK...• In 16 of the team’s 23 games this season, senior Ally Lehman has gone to the free throw line at least three times in a game.• What’s the significance of that? When Lehman attacks, the Huskies have found success in a lot of areas, including the scoreboard where they are 12-4 on such occasions.• From the field, the team has only shot under 40 percent twice and over 44 percent nine times.• Nine times as well, NIU has equaled or surpassed its season assist average of 16 in a game.• Like the alpha wolf when it leads the pack on the hunt, the Huskies have followed Lehman’s lead of attacking the basket as they’ve notched 20 or more free throw attempts 10 times when Lehman goes to the line three-or-more times.

THE VERY DEFINITION OF #MACTION• With a 17-6 record, the MAC has taken notice of what NIU women’s basketball is all about. The Huskies lead the MAC in points per game and are No. 3 in the country at 88.3.• On the season, NIU has averaged 16.0 assists per outing, the third-best distribution clip in the conference. • Behind the arc, Northern Illinois is first in the MAC in three-point field goal percentage (37.5) while also ranking in the top-25 nationally.• In 17 of the team’s 23 games, four-or-more play-ers have reached double figures, including five-or-more 10 times. Six different players are regis-tering 10-or-more points per game, making the Huskies the only team in the country with such a versatile scoring offense.• The Huskies are averaging 80.7 possessions per game and recorded a season-high 114 possessions in a double overtime victory over the Panthers.

NEXT UP• NIU will host Ball State on Saturday, Feb. 18 on Play4Kay Day in a doubleheader with the NIU men’s team. The Huskies will don pink uniforms and be accepting donations for the Kay Yow Can-cer Fund in honor of the late NC State coach.• Tipoff with the Cardinals is set for 1 p.m. Central time.

CAREER tOtALS FOR CURREnt HUSKiES

pOintSAlly Lehman ........................................................... 1,247Kelly Smith .................................................................762Courtney Woods ..................................................... 714Cassidy Glenn ..........................................................608Mikayla Voigt ........................................................... 598Jazmine Harris .........................................................434Renee Sladek ........................................................... 280Janae Poisson .......................................................... 220Amber Gray .................................................................79Georgia Breunig .........................................................38Ally May ........................................................................36Abby Woollacott .......................................................33Myia Starks ................................................................... 17

REBOUnDSAlly Lehman ................................................................911Kelly Smith ................................................................ 383Cassidy Glenn ...........................................................293Renee Sladek ........................................................... 240Courtney Woods .................................................... 246Jazmine Harris ...........................................................213Mikayla Voigt .............................................................132Amber Gray .................................................................59Ally May ........................................................................48Abby Woollacott .......................................................42Janae Poisson .............................................................28Georgia Breunig .......................................................... 16Myia Starks ...................................................................10

ASSiStSAlly Lehman ............................................................. 479Mikayla Voigt ............................................................ 142Courtney Woods ...................................................... 110Cassidy Glenn .............................................................66Kelly Smith ...................................................................55Renee Sladek ..............................................................39Jazmine Harris ............................................................28Janae Poisson .............................................................28Amber Gray ................................................................. 22Georgia Breunig ..........................................................14Myia Starks .................................................................... 6Ally May ...........................................................................3Abby Woollacott ..........................................................2

StEALSAlly Lehman .............................................................. 136Cassidy Glenn .............................................................64Courtney Woods ....................................................... 53Mikayla Voigt ..............................................................48Kelly Smith ...................................................................33Renee Sladek .............................................................. 25Jazmine Harris ............................................................. 21Janae Poisson ............................................................... 11Amber Gray ................................................................... 6Georgia Breunig ............................................................5Abby Woollacott ......................................................... 4Ally May ...........................................................................2Myia Starks ......................................................................1

BLOCKS (tOp FiVE OnLY)Ally Lehman ................................................................ 57Cassidy Glenn .............................................................36Kelly Smith ...................................................................29Courtney Woods ....................................................... 25Renee Sladek ............................................................... 16

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tEAMNote: Rank out of 344 teams

Statistic national Conference ValueAssist Turnover Ratio 42 2 1.14Assists 78 3 368Assists Per Game 45 3 16.0Blocked Shots 210 9 72Blocked Shots Per Game 186 8 3.1Defensive Rebounds Per Game 16 1 29Fewest Fouls 175 5 429Fewest Turnovers 30 2 323Field-Goal Percentage 29 2 44.9Field-Goal Percentage Defense 270 11 41.6Free Throw Attempts 42 3 493Free Throws Made 6 2 392Free-Throw Percentage 4 1 79.5Personal Fouls Per Game 230 7 18.7Rebound Margin 177 8 0.0Rebounds 77 4 983Rebounds Per Game 23 1 42.74Scoring Defense 344 12 81.7Scoring Margin 93 5 6.7Scoring Offense 3 1 88.3Steals 243 9 166Steals Per Game 217 8 7.2Three Pt FG Defense 132 4 30.7Three-Point FG Attempted 96 6 506Three-Point FG Made 41 2 190Three-Point FG Per Game 22 2 8.3Three-Point FG Percentage 17 1 37.5Turnover Margin 150 6 0.57Turnovers Forced 253 9 14.61Turnovers Per Game 53 2 14.0Won-Lost Percentage 58 3 73.9

inDiViDUALNote: Rank shown out of top-150

CASSiDY GLEnnStatistic national Conference ValueField Goals Made 140 10 139Points Per Game 118 10 16.3

ALLY LEHMAnStatistic national Conference ValueAssist Turnover Ratio 31 2 2.42Assists 18 3 155Assists Per Game 12 3 6.7Defensive Rebounds Per Game 11 1 7.0Double-Doubles 8 1 15Field Goals Made 126 7 143FG Percentage 78 5 49.1FT Attempts 135 5 113FT Made 66 4 98FT Percentage 27 4 86.7Minutes Played 94 6 34.87Points 126 8 389Points Per Game 87 7 16.9Rebounds 33 2 237Rebounds Per Game 24 2 10.3Triple-Doubles 2 1 2

COURtnEY WOODSStatistic national Conference ValuePoints 97 5 405Points Per Game 66 4 17.6FT Percentage 8 2 90.9Three Point FG Attempts 38 4 184Three Point FG Made 14 1 77Three Point FG Per Game 6 1 3.35Three Point FG Percentage 29 1 41.8

nCAA StAtiStiCAL RAnKinGSthrough games on 2/12/17

At a glance, the niu women’s basketball team leads the mid-American conference in five different categories: scoring, free throw percentage and three-point field goal percentage

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AlphabeticalNo Name Ht Pos Class Hometown/High School/Last College5 Georgia Breunig 5-10 G Jr. Sauk Prairie, Wis./Sauk Prairie 24 Paulina Castro 5-8 G Fr. Elgin, Ill./Harvest Christian1 Cassidy Glenn 5-11 F RS Sr. New Lenox, Ill./Providence13 Amber Gray 6-1 F Sr. Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago33 Jazmine Harris 6-0 F RS Jr. West Allis, Wis./Heritage Christian31 Ally Lehman 5-10 G Sr. Nineveh, Ind./Indian Creek34 Ally May 6-2 F Soph. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead10 Nicole Orr 5-10 G RS Soph. Columbus, Ohio/Butler22 Janae Poisson 5-8 G Fr. Matteson, Ill./Marian Catholic40 Renee Sladek 6-1 F RS Soph. Merrill, Wis./Merrill25 Kelly Smith 6-1 F Jr. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead23 Myia Starks 5-4 G Fr. Oswego, Ill./Neuqua Valley21 Mikayla Voigt 5-9 G Soph. Slinger, Wis./ Kettle Moraine Lutheran4 Courtney Woods 6-2 G/F Soph. Brisbane, Austrailia/St. Margaret’s Anglican School32 Abby Woollacott 6-2 F Fr. Rockford, Ill./Rockford Lutheran

NumericalNo Name Ht Pos Class Hometown/High School/Last College1 Cassidy Glenn 5-11 F RS Sr. New Lenox, Ill./Providence4 Courtney Woods 6-2 G/F Soph. Brisbane, Austrailia/St. Margaret’s Anglican School5 Georgia Breunig 5-10 G Jr. Sauk Prairie, Wis./Sauk Prairie 10 Nicole Orr 5-10 G RS Soph. Columbus, Ohio/Butler13 Amber Gray 6-1 F Sr. Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago21 Mikayla Voigt 5-9 G Soph. Slinger, Wis./ Kettle Moraine Lutheran22 Janae Poisson 5-8 G Fr. Matteson, Ill./Marian Catholic23 Myia Starks 5-4 G Fr. Oswego, Ill./Neuqua Valley24 Paulina Castro 5-8 G Fr. Elgin, Ill./Harvest Christian25 Kelly Smith 6-1 F Jr. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead31 Ally Lehman 5-10 G Sr. Nineveh, Ind./Indian Creek32 Abby Woollacott 6-2 F Fr. Rockford, Ill./Rockford Lutheran33 Jazmine Harris 6-0 F RS Jr. West Allis, Wis./Heritage Christian34 Ally May 6-2 F Soph. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead40 Renee Sladek 6-1 F RS Soph. Merrill, Wis./Merrill

Head Coach: Lisa Carlsen, Second season (NW Missouri State, ’92)Assistant Coach: Kiera McCleary, Second season (North Alabama, ’11)Assistant Coach: John McGinty, Second season (Iowa, ’12)Assistant Coach: Adam Tandez, First season (Marquette, ’11)Director of Basketball Operations: Jazz Weaver, First season (UNC Greensborno, ’12)Graduate Assistant: Takima Keane, Second season (Cleveland State, ’11)

PronunciationsGeorgia BREUNIG - Bry-nig Georgia BREUNIG - Bry-nigJANAE POISSON - Jhan-ay Poi-zon Renee SLADEK - Slod-ickMYIA Starks - My-uh Abby WOOLLACOTT - Wool-uh-Cot

2016-17 ROSTER

2016-17 TV ROSTERGeorgia BreunigJr. | 5-10 | GSauk Prairie, Wis./Sauk Prairie

Cassidy GlennRS Sr. | 5-11 | FNew Lenox, Ill./Providence Catholic/Presbyterian

Amber GraySr. | 6-1 | FMukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago

Jazmine HarrisRS Jr. | 6-0 | FWest Allis, Wis./Heritage Christian

Ally LehmanSr. | 5-10 | GNineveh, Ind./Indian Creek

Ally MaySoph. | 6-2 | FHartland, Wis./Arrowhead

Janae PoissonFr. | 5-8 | GMatteson, Ill./Marian Catholic

Mikayla VoigtSoph. | 5-9 | GSlinger, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran

Courtney WoodsSoph. | 6-0 | G/FBrisbane, Australia/St. Margaret’s Anglican School

Lisa CarlsenHead CoachSecond season (28-25)Career: 212-188 (14)

PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT%0.6 0.1 0.0 .176 .167 -Career-HighsPoints: 6, at Ohio, 2/6/16Rebounds: 2, vs Drake, 12/19/15Assists: 2, at Bradley, 12/30/14

Notes:13 appearances in 2016-17 ... Soaked up two minutes off the bench at Buffalo when only eight players suited (2/11) ... Drained a turnaround jumper in the paint at UMKC (12/20) ... 16 appearances off the bench last season ... Dished two assists in collegiate debut at Bradley (12/30/14) ... Business administration major ... Lettered in tennis as well.

PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT%16.3 7.0 1.3 .444 .392 .691Career-HighsPoints: 32, vs Miami (Ohio), 1/21/17Rebounds: 14. vs Kent State, 1/25/17Assists: 4, four times, last Ball Statee, 1/28/17

Notes:Seven 20-point games this year ... Has scored in double figures 18 times setting career-highs four times ... Tied her career-best with four assists vs Illinois State ... Two double-doubles this season; last vs Miami (1/21) - 32 points, 13 rebounds ... Hit buzzer-beating three vs Buffalo, earning No. 4 on Sportscenter Top-10 (1/30/16).

PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT%1.2 1.5 0.3 .364 - 1.000Career-HighsPoints: 6, twice; last vs Wisconsin Lutheran, 11/17/15Rebounds: 5, at Toledo, 1/16/16Assists: 3, twice; last at Northern Iowa, 12/21/14

Notes:10 appearances off the bench in 2016-17 ... Recorded two points and two rebounds in four minutes against KSU (1/25) ... Season-best two assists at Bradley .... Ca-reer-best 21 appearances last season ... Averaged 3.5 points, 3.3 rebounds 1.3 assists in four starts replacing Cassidy Glenn ... All-state volleyball player at Mukwonago.

PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT%4.3 2.2 0.5 .611 - .571Career-HighsPoints: 21, vs Eastern Illinois, 11/24/15Rebounds: 9, twice, last vs Bradley, 12/21/15Assists: 2, seven times, last at Bradley, 12/2/16

Notes:Will miss the rest of the season ... Scored a 2016-17 best nine points in five minutes vs Illinois State (11/26) ... Made season-debut vs Milwaukee ... Registered 20 points in 20 minutes against Drake ... 10-or-more points 16 times in her career ... Averaged 6.0 points in 13.6 minutes per game off the bench in 2013-14 ... Sociology major.

PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT%16.9 10.3 6.7 .491 .250 .867Career-HighsPoints: 48, vs Milwaukee, 11/16/16Rebounds: 21, twice, last vs Milwaukee, 11/16/16Assists: 11, 3x, last vs Central Michigan, 2/8/17

Notes:Averaged 30 points, 11.5 rebounds and 8.0 assists, earning fourth MAC West Player of the Week honor this season ... Fastest player to 100 assists in a season in NIU his-tory (15 games) ... Two triple-doubles this season ... 48 points (tied MAC record) and 21 boards vs Milwaukee (11/16), fourth player since 2009-10 to go 40-20 ... Will serve in the US Army as an Infantry Officer, one of only 10 women selected nationally.

PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT%1.6 3.8 0.0 .273 - 1.000Career-HighsPoints: 6, vs Wisconsin Lutheran, 11/17/15Rebounds: 13, vs Illinois State, 11/26/16Assists: 1, 3x, last vs Illinois State, 11/26/16

Notes:Expected to miss the rest of the season ... Registered 2 points and 13 rebounds vs Illinois State (11/16) ... Four points and three rebounds in season-opener at Loyola (11/11) ... Six points vs WLC ... Two-time team captain at Arrowhead, helping the team to two WIAA State Tournament appearances.

PP7 RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT%10.0 1.3 1.3 .474 .355 .861Career-HighsPoints: 27, at Kent State, 1/11/17Rebounds: 5, at Bradley, 12/2/16Assists: 4, at Ball State, 1/28/17

Notes:Was 9-for-17 at Kent State, going 4-for-8 behind the arc (1/11) ... 11 double-digit games off the bench; last at Ball State (1/28), scoring 18 points ... Averaged 21.5 points in two meetings against the Golden Flashes ... 12 points in collegiate debut at Loyola ... Three sport athlete at Marian Catholic (basketball, track, volleyball).

PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT%12.1 2.3 3.0 .441 .373 .915Career-HighsPoints: 19, twice, last at UMKC, 12/20/16Rebounds: 8, vs Chicago State, 11/22/16Assists: 6, twice, last at Bowling Green, 1/4/17

Notes:Team’s leading scorer at Akron (15) and versus Kent State (18) ... Has scored 13-points or more in six of last seven ... Averaging 12.5 points and 3.3 assists in last 12 games ... Shot 4-for-4 behind the arc vs Miami, scoring 16 points (1/21) ... Has scored in double figures 29 times ... Fifth-fastest to 100 points (9 games) in program history.

PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT%17.6 5.2 2.2 .424 .418 .909Career-HighsPoints: 24, vs Chicago State, 11/22/16Rebounds: 11, 2x, vs Miami (Ohio), 1/21/17Assists: 8, at Kent State, 1/11/16

Notes:Two double-doubles this season, last at Buffalo (19 points, 10 rebounds) ... Career-best 11 made free throws vs Ohio (1/7) ... Set program record for three-point attempts vs South Dakota with 15 ... Has scored in double figures 3 times with 13 20-point games in her career with 10 in 2016-1 7... First international player on NIU roster since 2004-05.

Notes:Led NIU to 10 wins in first 14 games of 2016-17, fastest team to 10 since 2005-06 ... Seven double-digit comebacks in last two seasons ... First NIU win: 11/17/15 vs Wisconsin Lutheran ... Spent eight seasons at Lewis, leading the Flyers to a 148-89 record and four NCAA Tour-nament appearances ... 2015 WBCA Division II Coach of the Year ... Reached the Elite Eight at Lewis with a 31-3 record in 2014-15 ... GLVC Coach of the Year (2013, 2015) ... WBCA Region IV Division II Coach of the Year (2014, 2015) ... Led Flyers to two GLVC titles (2011, 2013).

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Renee SladekRS Soph. | 6-1 | FMerrill, Wis./Merrill

Kelly SmithJr. | 6-1 | FHartland, Wis./Arrowhead

PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT%3.7 4.2 0.7 .420 - .676Career-HighsPoints: 15, twice last at Ball State, 1/31/15Rebounds: 14, vs Eastern Michigan, 1/3/15Assists: 4, twice, last at Loyola, 11/11/16

Notes:Two 10-point games in MAC play, last vs Kent State (1/25) ... Pulled down seven rebounds at KSU (1/11) ... Averaged 3.4 points and 5.3 rebounds as a starter with Kelly Smith injured ... First start of the season at WIU, registering five points and nine boards (11/19) ... Sat out the 2015-16 season ... Two career double-doubles.

PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT%10.1 5.4 0.4 .493 .333 .643Career-HighsPoints: 21, at Central Michigan, 1/13/16Rebounds: 15, vs Eastern Michigan, 1/9/16Assists: 5, vs Eastern Illinois, 11/24/15

Notes:One board shy of a double-double at Buffalo, recording 14 points and nine boards (2/11) ... Led NIU in scoring with a season-best 19 points vs EMU (12/31) ... 10 points in the first quarter at Kent State (1/11) ... Averaged 12 PPG off the bench as a sophomore ... Has scored 10-or-more 30 times ... MAC All-Freshman team selection in 2014-15.

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Myia StarksFr. | 5-4 | GOswego, Ill./Neuqua Valley

PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT%1.1 0.7 0.4 .158 .200 .714Career-HighsPoints: 4, twice, last vs Eastern Michigan, 1/4/16Rebounds: 2. twice, last vs Illinois State, 11/26/16Assists: 2. at Loyola, 11/11/16

Notes:Has appeared in 15 games this season ... Hit a turnaround jumper in the paint at Bowling Green (1/4) ... Recorded two points, one rebound, one assist and a steal vs SIUE (12/16) ... Hit first career three-pointer versus Chicago State (11/22) ... Averaged 15.0 points per game, shooting 65 percent from the field as a senior.

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Abby WoollacottFr. | 6-2 | FRockford, Ill.Rockford Lutheran

PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT%2.1 2.6 0.1 .577 - .750Career-HighsPoints: 12, at Bradley, 12/2/16Rebounds: 10, vs Ohio, 1/7/17Assists: 1, twice, last at Kent State, 1/11/17

Notes:Scored a vital basket in the final minute at Buffalo, keeping the NIU lead to two posses-sion (2/11) ... Four points and two boards at Ball State (1/28) ... Recorded 10 rebounds and one assist in 15 minutes vs Ohio (1/7) ... Originally slated to redshirt the 2016-17 season ... Played 17 minutes in collegiate debut, scoring 12 points at Bradley (12/2).

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YEAR SCHOOL W-L NOTES RESPONSIBILITIES2000-01 Nebraska Omaha 8-18 Head Coach2001-02 Nebraska Omaha 11-18 Head Coach2002-03 Nebraska Omaha 12-16 NCC First Round Head Coach2003-04 Nebraska Omaha 5-22 Head CoachNebraska Omaha Totals (4 seasons) 36-74 One NCC Tournament Appearance

2007-08 Lewis 13-13 Head Coach2008-09 Lewis 16-13 GLVC Semifinals Head Coach2009-10 Lewis 18-12 GLVC Semifinals Head Coach2010-11 Lewis 15-16 GLVC Champions; NCAA Tournament First Round Head Coach2011-12 Lewis 8-20 GLVC Quarterfinal Head Coach2012-13 Lewis 24-6 GLVC Champions; NCAA Tournament First Round Head Coach2013-14 Lewis 23-6 NCAA Tournament Second Round Head Coach2014-15 Lewis 31-3 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight; WBCA Division II Coach of the Year Head CoachLewis Totals (8 seasons) 148-89 Four NCAA Tournament Appearances, Two GLVC Championships, Elite Eight berth

2015-16 NIU 11-19 Three comebacks of 10-or-more points, most since 2008-09 Head Coach2016-17 NIU 17-6 Clinched NIU’s first winning season since 2006-07 with 14-point comeback win over WMU (2/4) Head CoachNIU Totals (2nd season) 28-25

Head Coaching Totals (14 seasons) 212-188 Four NCAA Tournament Appearances, Two GLVC Championships; Elite Eight berth, WBCA Division II Coach of the Year

CARLSEn’S HEAD COACHinG REGiStER

Lisa CarlsenHead CoachSecond Season at NIU (28-25)14th season overall (212-188)Twitter: @coachcarlsen

ABOUT CARLSEN

PLAYING ExPERIENCENW Missouri State, 1988-92 Basketball and Softball All-Conference (Basketball and Softball) All-Region (Softball) Champion NCAA Female Athlete of the Year All-American Scholar Athlete

Nebraska Express (WBA), 1992-95 COLLEGENW Missouri State, 1992Bachelors degree

Nebraska Omaha, 1994masters degree

HIGH SCHOOLHarlan High School (Harlan, Iowa)

HOMETOWNEarling, Iowa

FAMILYHusband: ChrisChildren: Sons Jacob (19), Zach (16) and Sam (15); Daughter Lexi (11)

Head Coach Lisa Carlsen enters her second season in charge of the NIU women’s basketball program in 2016-17, working to instill a fast-paced, high-scoring and exciting brand of basketball that student-athletes want to play.

With 13 seasons of coaching under her belt, Carlsen enters the season with an overall head coaching record of 195-182, including a 11-19 clip in her first season with the Huskies.

In her first season with the Huskies, Northern Illinois University overcame three double-digit deficits in a game and record-ed victories, the most since the 2005-06 season, and four different players - all of which return in 2016-17 - averaged 10.0 or points per game, the first time since the 1989-90 season the program has achieved that feat.

All four of those Huskies - Ally Lehman, Kelly Smith, Mikayla Voigt and Courtney Woods - all return to the team in 2016-17, marking the first time since 1988-89 with NIU Hall of Famers Denise Dove, Tammy Hinchee, Carol Owens and Gena Stubbs that the Huskies enter the season with four-or-more players who averaged 10-or-more points per game.

Northern Illinois University’s fast-paced offense scored 80-or-more points six times last season with a season-best 92 points against Miami (Ohio) at home. The team finished second in the Mid-American Conference in assists (14.7/G) and rebounds (41.4/G) last season.

Lehman, a Third Team All-MAC pick, was a large factor for the Huskies distribution and boarding production as she fin-ished first in the conference in rebounds (11.0/G) and fifth in assists (4.5/G).

Carlsen, a highly-decorated head coach who spent eight seasons at Lewis University, was introduced as Northern Illinois University’s 10th women’s basketball head coach by NIU Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Sean T. Frazier on June 30, 2015

In eight seasons at Lewis, Carlsen guided the Flyers to a 148-89 record, four NCAA Division II Tournament appearances and two Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) championships. Her final season at Lewis was the culmination of an outstanding three-year period during which Carlsen guided the Flyers to a 78-15 mark and three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.

During her tenure with the Flyers, Carlsen mentored two All-Americans, two conference players of the year, four all-re-gion honorees and 10 all-conference award winners. In eight seasons at Lewis, Carlsen’s program had a 100 percent graduation rate; she also served as the Senior Woman Administrator at Lewis from 2007-13.

Carlsen was named the 2014-15 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Division II Coach of the Year after helping Lewis to a 31-3 record, including a 23-game unbeaten streak en route to an Elite Eight appearance.

A native of Earling, Iowa, Carlsen began her basketball coaching career at Nebraska Omaha as an assistant in 1998-99 and 1999-2000. Carlsen was promoted to head coach at Nebraska Omaha prior to the 2000-01 season and led the Mav-ericks to postseason play in 2003, recording the program’s best finish since the 1991-92 season.

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Georgia BreunigG | 5-10 | JuniorSauk Prairie, Wis.Sauk Prairie

#5Breunig Notables

- Soaked up two minutes off the bench in 89-80 win at Buffalo when the Huskies suited eight players and three played 40 minutes (2/11)

- Came in off the bench for Ally Lehman (foul trouble) at Ball State, taking a great look from three (1/28)

- Hit a crucial third quarter, turnaround jumper in the paint at UMKC to put NIU back up by four points (12/20)

- Played eight minutes off the bench versus Illinois State, hitting first trey of the season (11/26)

- Made 2016-17 debut at Loyola, playing the final two minutes of the game (11/11/16)

- Academic All-MAC honoree in 2016-17

- Business administration major.

- Took a career-high four three-point shots at Bowling Green (1/14/15).

- Scored first three-point basket of her career at Central Michigan (1/10/15).

- Made season-debut at Bradley after sustaining injury in presea-son (12/30).

- Played six minutes off the bench against the Braves, dishing two assists (12/30).

- Three sport athlete at Sauk Prairie High School (basketball, tennis, soccer).

- All-Badger Conference on the court, averaging 13 points as a junior.

- Member of the Eagles 1,000 point club, joing the club in the team’s regional quarterfinal game.

2016-17 Game-by-Game

Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat Loyola 11/11/16 2 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Milwaukee 11/16/16 Did not play at Western Illinois 11/19/16 Did not play Chicago State 11/22/16 Did not play Illinois State 11/26/16 8 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.5at Drake 11/30/16 5 1 3 .333 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.0at Bradley 12/2/16 5 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5at Iowa State 12/11/16 Did not play SIUE 12/16/16 4 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2vs South Dakota 12/19/16 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0at UMKC 12/20/16 4 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.1Eastern Michigan 12/31/16 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0at Bowling Green 1/4/17 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9Ohio 1/7/17 Did not play at Kent State 1/11/17 Did not play at Toledo 1/14/17 Did not play Akron 1/18/17 4 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8Miami (OH) 1/21/17 Did not play Kent State 1/25/17 3 0 3 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7at Ball State 1/28/17 1 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7Western Michigan 2/4/17 Did not play Central Michigan 2/8/17 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6at Buffalo 2/11/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Miami (OH) 2/15/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Ball State 2/18/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Central Michigan 2/22/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Eastern Michigan 2/25/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Toledo 3/1/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Western Michigan 3/4/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -MAC First Round 3/6/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Totals 0 42 3 17 .176 2 12 .167 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.6

2016-17 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 3 twice, last; at Drake (11/30/16) 6 at Ohio (2/6/16) Field Goals 1 three times, last; at UMKC (12/20/16) 2 at Ohio (2/6/16) Field Goal Attempts 3 twice, last; vs Kent State (1/25/17) 4 at Bowling Green (1/14/15) 3-Point Field Goals 1 twice, last; at Drake (11/30/16) 2 at Ohio (2/6/16) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3 at Drake (11/30/16) 4 at Bowling Green (1/14/15) Free Throws - 2 twice, last; at Central Michigan (1/13/16) Free Throw Attempts - 2 four times, last; at Western Michigan (3/7/16) Rebounds 1 at Drake (11/30/16) 2 twice, last; at Western Michigan (3/7/16) Offensive Rebounds - 1 twice, last; at Western Michigan (3/7/16) Defensive Rebounds 1 at Drake (11/30/16) 1 eight times, last; at Drake (11/30/16)Assists - 2 at Bradley (12/30/14) Turnovers - 3 vs Bowling Green (1/28/15) Blocks - 1 vs Wisconsin Lutheran (11/17/15) Steals - 2 at Ohio (1/21/15) Minutes 8 vs Illinois State (11/26/16) 16 at Central Michigan (1/13/16)

BREUNIG’S CAREER STATISTICS

| ------Total------ | | ----3-point--- | | ---F-Throw--- | | ---Rebounds--- |Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2014-15 11 0 54 4.9 2 15 .133 2 15 .133 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0.2 7 0 5 4 0 3 6 0.52015-16 17 0 99 5.8 6 22 .273 6 19 .316 6 8 .750 2 11 13 0.8 5 0 9 5 1 2 24 1.42016-17 13 0 42 3.2 3 17 .176 2 12 .167 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.6TOTAL 41 0 195 4.8 11 54 .204 10 46 .217 6 8 .750 2 14 16 0.4 12 0 14 9 1 5 38 0.9

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Cassidy GlennF | 5-10 | RS SeniorNew Lenox, Ill.Providence Catholic/Presbyterian

#1

GLENN’S CAREER STATISTICS



Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat Loyola 11/11/16 * 28 6 15 .400 2 4 .500 0 2 .000 4 2 6 6.0 1 0 1 3 4 2 14 14.0Milwaukee 11/16/16 * 35 5 10 .500 0 2 .000 4 4 1.000 3 3 6 6.0 5 1 0 1 1 2 14 14.0at Western Illinois 11/19/16 * 37 6 16 .375 0 1 .000 5 6 .833 5 6 11 7.7 3 0 1 4 1 2 17 15.0Chicago State 11/22/16 * 20 6 13 .462 3 7 .429 2 4 .500 1 2 3 6.5 5 1 0 1 0 2 17 15.5Illinois State 11/26/16 * 28 7 11 .636 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 2 6 8 6.8 1 0 4 0 0 0 16 15.6at Drake 11/30/16 * 33 8 18 .444 5 10 .500 1 2 .500 4 6 10 7.3 2 0 0 1 0 3 22 16.7at Bradley 12/2/16 * 27 3 7 .429 1 2 .500 3 5 .600 0 6 6 7.1 3 0 0 3 0 3 10 15.7at Iowa State 12/11/16 * 34 6 16 .375 1 1 1.000 5 5 1.000 3 4 7 7.1 3 0 3 0 1 1 18 16.0SIUE 12/16/16 * 31 8 16 .500 3 7 .429 5 5 1.000 1 4 5 6.9 2 0 2 4 1 1 24 16.9vs South Dakota 12/19/16 * 28 10 19 .526 3 6 .500 3 3 1.000 3 1 4 6.6 3 0 0 2 1 0 26 17.8at UMKC 12/20/16 * 34 10 15 .667 3 4 .750 3 6 .500 2 3 5 6.5 3 0 1 1 2 4 26 18.5Eastern Michigan 12/31/16 * 30 2 11 .182 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 4 5 6.3 0 0 2 1 2 2 5 17.4at Bowling Green 1/4/17 * 22 5 12 .417 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 1 5 6 6.3 2 0 0 2 0 1 12 17.0Ohio 1/7/17 * 36 9 22 .409 3 6 .500 3 3 1.000 2 6 8 6.4 4 0 0 3 1 1 24 17.5at Kent State 1/11/17 * 26 6 11 .545 2 6 .333 3 4 .750 0 1 1 6.1 3 0 1 3 0 1 17 17.5at Toledo 1/14/17 * 33 4 11 .364 0 2 .000 3 4 .750 2 6 8 6.2 3 0 0 0 0 2 11 17.1Akron 1/18/17 * 32 4 11 .364 1 6 .167 0 2 .000 4 4 8 6.3 1 0 1 2 3 1 9 16.6Miami (OH) 1/21/17 * 36 11 21 .524 0 4 .000 10 13 .769 5 8 13 6.7 2 0 2 0 0 4 32 17.4Kent State 1/25/17 * 34 1 8 .125 1 2 .500 1 6 .167 2 12 14 7.1 2 0 3 2 1 0 4 16.7at Ball State 1/28/17 * 36 4 11 .364 0 4 .000 1 2 .500 1 5 6 7.0 3 0 4 3 1 2 9 16.4Western Michigan 2/4/17 * 36 7 17 .412 4 10 .400 0 0 .000 2 5 7 7.0 2 0 1 4 0 3 18 16.4Central Michigan 2/8/17 * 35 8 15 .533 4 7 .571 1 2 .500 2 1 3 6.8 4 0 0 1 0 0 21 16.6at Buffalo 2/11/17 * 40 3 14 .214 0 4 .000 2 3 .667 6 5 11 7.0 1 0 3 2 0 0 8 16.3at Miami (OH) 2/15/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Ball State 2/18/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Central Michigan 2/22/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Eastern Michigan 2/25/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Toledo 3/1/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Western Michigan 3/4/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -MAC First Round 3/6/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Totals 23 731 139 320 .434 38 101 .376 58 84 .690 56 105 161 7.0 58 2 29 43 19 37 374 16.3

Glenn Notables

- Averaging 14.2 points per game in MAC play with 7.5 rebounds per game, hitting the go-ahead bas-ket in six of the last nine victories

- Has scored in double figures 18 times this season, including seven 20-point games; has surpassed career scoring highs four times

- Was two points away from fourth double-double of 2016-17 at Buffalo, registering 11 boards and eight points in all 40 minutes of play, a career-high (2/11)

- Recorded her seventh 20-point game versus Central Michigan, scoring 13 points in the first quar-ter (2/8)

- Dished a career-high four assists at Ball State, adding nine points and six boards (1/28)

- Set new single game career best on the glass versus Kent State, registering 14, including 12 defen-sive boards (1/25)

- Registered career-bests in field goals (11), points (32), rebounds (13) and free throws (10) against Miami (1/21); 15 of her points came on “and one” baskets

- Contributed seven points in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead three-pointer during a 12-point comeback at Kent State (1/11)

- Scored 24 points versus SIUE and followed up with a pair of 26-point performances against South Dakota and UMKC in Kan-sas City

- A .385 percent free throw shooter last season, she is second on the team in attempts (84) and third in makes (58) this season with a .701 clip

- Was NIU’s leading scorer at Iowa State, tallying 18 points (12/11)

2016-17 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 32 vs Miami (Ohio) (1/23/17) 32 vs Miami (Ohio) (1/23/17) Field Goals 11 vs Miami (Ohio) (1/23/17) 11 vs Miami (Ohio) (1/23/17) Field Goal Attempts 22 vs Ohio (1/7/17) 22 vs Ohio (1/7/17) 3-Point Field Goals 5 at Drake (11/30/16) 5 at Drake (11/30/16) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 10 twice, last; vs Western Michigan (2/4/17) 10 twice, last; vs Western Michigan (2/4/17) Free Throws 10 vs Miami (Ohio) (1/23/17) 10 vs Miami (Ohio) (1/23/17) Free Throw Attempts 13 vs Miami (Ohio) (1/23/17) 13 vs Miami (Ohio) (1/23/17) Rebounds 14 vs Kent State (1/25/17) 14 vs Kent State (1/25/17) Offensive Rebounds 6 at Buffalo (2/11/17) 6 at Buffalo (2/11/17) Defensive Rebounds 12 vs Kent State (1/25/17) 12 vs Kent State (1/25/17) Assists 4 twice, last; at Ball State (1/28/17) 4 four times, last; at Ball State (1/28/17) Turnovers 4 twice, last; vs SIUE (12/16/16) 4 four times, last; vs SIUE (12/16/16) Blocks 4 at Loyola (11/11/16) 4 at Loyola (11/11/16) Steals 4 at UMKC (12/20/16) 4 twice, last; at UMKC (12/20/16) Minutes 40 at Buffalo (2/11/17) 40 at Buffalo (2/11/17)

Glenn’s Career Double-Doubles12 points, 11 rebounds at Eastern Michigan (2/20/16) 22 points, 10 rebounds at Drake (11/30/16)17 points, 11 rebounds at Western Illinois (11/19/16) 32 points, 13 rebounds vs Miami (Ohio) (1/21/17)

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Amber GrayF | 6-1 | SeniorMukwonago, Wis.Mukwonago

#132016-17 Game-by-Game

Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat Loyola 11/11/16 3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0Milwaukee 11/16/16 Did not play at Western Illinois 11/19/16 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0Chicago State 11/22/16 3 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1.3Illinois State 11/26/16 5 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.5at Drake 11/30/16 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.2at Bradley 12/2/16 5 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 4 1.7 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1.3at Iowa State 12/11/16 Did not play SIUE 12/16/16 2 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.4vs South Dakota 12/19/16 Did not play at UMKC 12/20/16 Did not play Eastern Michigan 12/31/16 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3at Bowling Green 1/4/17 Did not play Ohio 1/7/17 Did not play at Kent State 1/11/17 Did not play at Toledo 1/14/17 Did not play Akron 1/18/17 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.1Miami (OH) 1/21/17 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.1Kent State 1/25/17 4 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.2at Ball State 1/28/17 Did not play Western Michigan 2/4/17 Did not play Central Michigan 2/8/17 Did not play at Buffalo 2/11/17 Did not play -at Miami (OH) 2/15/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Ball State 2/18/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Central Michigan 2/22/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Eastern Michigan 2/25/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Toledo 3/1/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Western Michigan 3/4/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -MAC First Round 3/6/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Totals 0 26 4 11 .364 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 5 10 15 1.5 5 0 3 1 1 0 12 1.2

Gray Notables

- Hit both of her free throw attempts

- Pulled down two rebounds in the final minute of the Huskies 85-73 versus Eastern Michigan (12/31)

- On the second-longest rebound-ing streak of her career (three games); registered a rebound in six-straight games in 2015-16

- Dished two assists at Bradley, her best performance since Jan. 27, 2016 at Kent State

- Recorded one basket and three rebounds in five minutes of play during NIU’s 108-66 win over Illinois State (11/26)

- Finished 2-for-2 from the free throw line at Loyola with two boards (11/11/16)

- Averaged 3.5 points, 3.3 re-bounds and 1.3 assist per game in four games as a starter in place of Cassidy Glenn (1/16-1/27)

- Made second career start at Toledo (1/16), scoring four points while recording career-highs in rebounds (5) and minutes (24)

- Matched her career-high six points against Wisconsin Luther-an (11/17)

- Working towards a degree in public health administration

- Injured at Ball State (1/31/15), missing the last 11 games of the season

- Team captain of both volleyball and basketball teams as a senior

- Garnered all-area honors in

GRAY’S CAREER STATISTICS

| ------Total------ | | ----3-point--- | | ---F-Throw--- | | ---Rebounds--- |Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2013-14 11 0 45 4.1 2 7 .286 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 1 3 4 0.4 4 0 0 3 0 0 4 0.42014-15 17 1 185 10.9 15 38 .395 0 0 .000 2 8 .250 6 10 16 0.9 11 0 11 7 3 4 32 1.92015-16 21 4 174 8.3 14 36 .389 0 0 .000 3 8 .375 7 17 24 1.1 10 0 8 14 2 2 31 1.52016-17 10 0 26 2.6 4 11 .364 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 5 10 15 1.5 5 0 3 1 1 0 12 1.2TOTAL 59 5 430 7.3 35 92 .380 0 0 .000 9 22 .409 19 40 59 1.0 30 0 22 25 6 6 79 1.3

2016-17 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 2 five times, last; vs SIUE (12/16/16) 6 three times, last; vs Wisconsin Lutheran (11/17/15)Field Goals 1 four times, last; vs SIUE (12/16/16) 3 twice, last; at Bradley (12/30/14) Field Goal Attempts 5 vs Illinois State (11/26/16) 6 at Bradley (12/30/14) 3-Point Field Goals - - 3-Point Field Goal Attempts - - Free Throws 2 at Loyola (11/11/16) 2 twice, last; at Loyola (11/11/16) Free Throw Attempts 2 at Loyola (11/11/16) 2 seven times, last; at Loyola (11/11/16) Rebounds 4 at Bradley (12/2/16) 5 at Toledo (1/16/16) Offensive Rebounds 2 vs Illinois State (11/26/16) 2 four times, last; vs Illinois State (11/26/16) Defensive Rebounds 3 at Bradley (12/2/16) 3 twice, last; at Bradley (12/2/16) Assists 2 at Bradley (12/2/16) 3 twice, last; at UNI (12/21/14) Turnovers 1 vs Akron (1/18/17) 2 twice, last; at Wisconsin (12/16/15) Blocks 1 at Drake (11/30/16) 1 six times, last; at Drake (11/30/16) Steals - 1 five times, last; at Chicago State (12/30/15) Minutes 5 twice, last; at Bradley (12/2/16) 26 vs Bowling Green (1/20/16)

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Jazmine HarrisG/F | 6-0 | RS JuniorWest Allis, Wis.Heritage Christian


Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat Loyola 11/11/16 Did not play Milwaukee 11/16/16 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0at Western Illinois 11/19/16 8 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 1.0Chicago State 11/22/16 18 2 6 .333 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 2 1 3 1.7 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 2.7Illinois State 11/26/16 5 4 4 1.000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 4.3at Drake 11/30/16 16 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 0 2 2.0 2 0 1 2 0 1 4 4.2at Bradley 12/2/16 9 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 1 3 2.2 3 0 2 2 0 0 5 4.3at Iowa State 12/11/16 Did not play SIUE 12/16/16 Did not play vs South Dakota 12/19/16 Did not play at UMKC 12/20/16 Did not play Eastern Michigan 12/31/16 Did not play at Bowling Green 1/4/17 Did not play Ohio 1/7/17 Did not play at Kent State 1/11/17 Did not play at Toledo 1/14/17 Did not play Akron 1/18/17 Did not play Miami (OH) 1/21/17 Did not play Kent State 1/25/17 Did not play at Ball State 1/28/17 Did not play Western Michigan 2/4/17 Did not play Central Michigan 2/8/17 Did not play at Buffalo 2/11/17 Did not play at Miami (OH) 2/15/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Ball State 2/18/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Central Michigan 2/22/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Eastern Michigan 2/25/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Toledo 3/1/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Western Michigan 3/4/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -MAC First Round 3/6/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Totals 0 57 11 18 .611 0 0 .000 4 7 .571 8 5 13 2.2 12 0 3 7 0 2 26 4.3

Harris Notables

- Will miss the rest of the 2016-17 season after season-ending surgery, two years removed from separate season-ending injury

- Shot .727 from the field in the last three appearances (8-for-11), averaging 6.0 points and 10.0 minutes per game

- Sociology major

- Explosive as a freshman, aver-aging 6.0 points off the bench in 13.6 minutes per game.

- Scored 10-or-more points seven times in 2013-14, last doing so at Ball State (March 5, 2014).

- Accounted for eight points on four field goals at Wisconsin (Nov. 17).

- Was ranked the 23rd best pros-pect in the state of Wisconsin by maxPreps.com heading into her senior year.

- All-state as a junior.

- Shot 52 percent from the field with 382 points in senior season.

- Led Heritage Christian High School to its first-ever state championship as a junior.

- Tallied 15.9 points, 10.8 re-bounds and 2.9 steals per game as a sophomore.

- Athletic player under the basket.

2016-17 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 9 vs Illinois State (11/26/16) 21 vs Eastern Illinois (11/24/15) Field Goals 4 vs Illinois State (11/26/16) 8 vs Drake (12/19/15) Field Goal Attempts 6 vs Chicago State (11/22/16) 15 three times, last; vs Drake (12/19/15) 3-Point Field Goals - - 3-Point Field Goal Attempts - 3 at Milwaukee (12/3/15) Free Throws 2 vs Chicago State (11/22/16) 7 twice, last; vs Ohio (1/23/16) Free Throw Attempts 3 vs Chicago State (11/22/16) 11 vs Eastern Illinois (11/24/15) Rebounds 3 twice, last; vs Illinois State (11/26/16) 9 twice, last; vs Bradley (12/21/15) Offensive Rebounds 2 vs Chicago State (11/22/16) 4 five times, last; vs Toledo (2/27/16) Defensive Rebounds 2 vs Illinois State (11/26/16) 7 vs Toledo (2/27/14) Assists 2 at Bradley (12/2/16) 2 six times, last; at Bradley (12/2/16) Turnovers 1 at Western Illinois (11/19/16) 3 at Milwaukee (12/3/15) Steals - 2 three times, last; vs Buffalo (1/30/16) Minutes 18 vs Chicago State (11/22/16) 27 vs Bradley (12/21/15)

HARRIS’ CAREER STATISTICS


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Ally LehmanG | 5-10 | SeniorNineveh, Ind.Indian Creek


Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat Loyola 11/11/16 * 29 3 9 .333 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 4 3 7 7.0 2 0 5 1 0 1 7 7.0Milwaukee 11/16/16 * 46 17 29 .586 1 3 .333 13 16 .813 7 14 21 14.0 3 0 5 8 0 2 48 27.5at Western Illinois 11/19/16 * 36 5 12 .417 1 2 .500 4 4 1.000 6 7 13 13.7 5 1 4 4 2 3 15 23.3Chicago State 11/22/16 * 29 4 9 .444 1 2 .500 6 6 1.000 4 4 8 12.3 4 0 9 0 1 4 15 21.3Illinois State 11/26/16 * 28 9 11 .818 0 1 .000 1 1 1.000 6 4 10 11.8 0 0 11 1 0 1 19 20.8at Drake 11/30/16 * 31 7 12 .583 0 1 .000 3 4 .750 3 6 9 11.3 4 0 5 1 0 2 17 20.2at Bradley 12/2/16 * 30 6 11 .545 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 4 7 11 11.3 1 0 10 1 2 0 12 19.0at Iowa State 12/11/16 * 36 7 15 .467 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 4 11 15 11.8 2 0 4 2 0 3 16 18.6SIUE 12/16/16 * 34 8 13 .615 0 0 .000 3 3 1.000 3 4 7 11.2 1 0 10 1 1 2 19 18.7vs South Dakota 12/19/16 * 37 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 3 3 6 10.7 1 0 9 1 1 2 11 17.9at UMKC 12/20/16 * 34 7 15 .467 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 2 9 11 10.7 1 0 5 1 1 2 16 17.7Eastern Michigan 12/31/16 * 34 4 14 .286 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 4 8 12 10.8 0 0 9 2 2 2 11 17.2at Bowling Green 1/4/17 * 38 4 9 .444 0 0 .000 10 12 .833 1 10 11 10.8 3 0 7 4 0 3 18 17.2Ohio 1/7/17 * 38 3 11 .273 0 0 .000 7 8 .875 2 9 11 10.9 0 0 6 6 0 0 13 16.9at Kent State 1/11/17 * 40 6 13 .462 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 0 9 9 10.7 2 0 8 1 1 2 15 16.8at Toledo 1/14/17 * 39 8 15 .533 0 1 .000 4 4 1.000 2 10 12 10.8 3 0 4 11 0 1 20 17.0Akron 1/18/17 * 33 0 8 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 8 8 10.6 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 16.0Miami (OH) 1/21/17 * 36 2 7 .286 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 2 2 4 10.3 0 0 7 1 0 3 6 15.4Kent State 1/25/17 * 26 5 9 .556 0 0 .000 6 7 .857 1 6 7 10.1 2 0 3 5 1 0 16 15.5at Ball State 1/28/17 * 33 7 12 .583 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 2 6 8 10.0 3 0 11 3 0 2 18 15.6Western Michigan 2/4/17 * 37 6 13 .462 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 5 9 14 10.2 3 0 5 2 0 2 17 15.7Central Michigan 2/8/17 * 38 11 21 .524 0 0 .000 9 10 .900 0 9 9 10.1 4 0 11 2 1 0 31 16.4at Buffalo 2/11/17 * 40 10 15 .667 0 0 .000 9 10 .900 2 12 14 10.3 3 0 5 4 0 1 29 16.9at Miami (OH) 2/15/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Ball State 2/18/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Central Michigan 2/22/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Eastern Michigan 2/25/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Toledo 3/1/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Western Michigan 3/4/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -MAC First Round 3/6/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Totals 23 802 143 291 .491 5 20 .250 98 113 .867 67 170 237 10.3 52 2 155 64 14 39 389 16.9

LEHMAN’S CAREER STATISTICS

| ------Total------ | | ----3-point--- | | ---F-Throw--- | | ---Rebounds--- |Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2013-14 30 27 794 26.5 82 210 .390 7 32 .219 15 27 .556 24 109 133 4.4 52 0 73 51 6 27 186 6.22014-15 29 28 986 34.0 109 298 .366 16 71 .225 34 49 .694 24 188 212 7.3 49 0 115 47 14 34 268 9.22015-16 30 30 1029 34.3 159 358 .444 21 67 .313 65 78 .833 87 242 329 11.0 69 3 136 66 23 36 404 13.52016-17 23 23 802 34.9 143 291 .491 5 20 .250 98 113 .867 67 170 237 10.3 52 2 155 64 14 39 389 16.9TOTAL 112 108 3611 32.2 493 1157 .426 49 190 .258 212 267 .794 202 709 911 8.1 222 5 479 228 57 136 1247 11.1

2016-17 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 48 vs Milwaukee (11/16/16) 48 vs Milwaukee (11/16/16) Field Goals 17 vs Milwaukee (11/16/16) 17 vs Milwaukee (11/16/16) Field Goal Attempts 29 vs Milwaukee (11/16/16) 29 vs Milwaukee (11/16/16) 3-Point Field Goals 2 at Iowa State (12/11/16) 5 vs Cal State Fullerton (11/28/15) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 4 at Iowa State (12/11/16) 7 vs Cal State Fullerton (11/28/15) Free Throws 13 vs Milwaukee (11/16/16) 15 at Western Michigan (2/24/16) Free Throw Attempts 16 vs Milwaukee (11/16/16) 16 twice, last; vs Milwaukee (11/16/16) Rebounds 21 vs Milwaukee (11/16/16) 21 twice, last; vs Milwaukee (11/19/16) Offensive Rebounds 7 vs Milwaukee (11/16/16) 7 vs Milwaukee (11/16/16) Defensive Rebounds 14 vs Milwaukee (11/16/16) 16 at Chicago State (12/30/15) Assists 11 three times, last; vs Central Michigan (2/8/17) 11 three times, last; vs Central Michigan (2/8/17)Turnovers 11 at Toledo (1/14/17) 11 at Toledo (1/14/17) Blocks 2 three times, last; vs Eastern Michigan (12/31/16) 4 vs Illinois State (12/13/15) Steals 3 twice, last; at Bowling Green (1/4/17) 4 three times, last; at Kent State (1/27/16) Minutes 46 vs Milwaukee (11/16/16) 46 vs Milwaukee (11/16/16)

Lehman Notables

- The only player in Mid-American Con-ference history with at least 1,000 points, 800 rebounds and 400 assists in a career

- Two triple-doubles this season; has fallen two rebounds and/or two assists shy of a triple-double five times this season

- Nine games this season with eight-or-more assists

- Program record holder for 10-assists games in a career (6) and in a season (5)

- One of only 10 women in the country select-ed to partake in Infantry Basic Officer Lead-er Course in the US Army after graduation

- Twenty nine point game at Buffalo marked the first time in her career she registered back-to-back 20-point games (2/11); ap-peared in all 40 minutes of the game

- Dished her 100th assist of the season at Kent State, becoming the fastest player to reach the century mark and just the third player to dish at least 100 assists three times in a career

- Twelfth nationally in assists per game (6.8) and 31st in assist turnover ratio (2.42)

- Fifteen double-doubles this season, rank-ing seventh nationally

- Played all 40 minutes at Kent State (1/11/17), contributing 15 points, nine rebounds and eight assists; first outing without a break since a 68-64 win over Toledo at home (3/4/15)

- Became the first player across all NCAA divisions - man or woman - to record two triple-doubles in a season with her perfor-mance at Bradley (12/2)

- First Huskie since Leslie Pottinger in 1994-95 to be named conference player of the week three times in a season and the first to ever earn it three-straight weeks (11/23-12-6)

- Lehman’s first triple-double vs Illinois State was the first at NIU since Leslie Pottinger versus Loyola (2/25/95); only the third in NIU history

- Tied MAC record with 48 points, including 18 points in two overtime periods, to aid NIU to 114-104 win over Milwaukee (11/16)

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ALLY LEHMANNIU’S CAPTAIN AMERICA

• Entered 2016-17 with the highest returning rebounding average by a guard in the country (11.0 RPG)

• Averaged a double-double per game last season, becoming just the fifth player to ever record the feat in season; could become the second huskie to record the feat twice (tammy hinchee, 1986-87 & 1989-90)

• Only the 10th player in MAC history and the first huskie to reach 1,000-point, 700-rebound and 300-assist clubs

• Sworn into eight years of military service on nov. 17, 2015 in an on-court ceremony prior to niu’s home-opener against Wisconsin lutheran

• Learned on Sept. 20, 2016 that she will serve active duty in united states Army upon gradua-tion; will enter military as a second lieutenant

• Hopes to serve in an engineering, field artillery or armored division; no niu student-athlete has ever graduated from the Rotc program

• Completed Advanced Camp with the NIU Rotc this past summer, finishing as the no. 1 female in her company in the occupational Physical Assessment test (oPAt)

• Made history with NIU ROTC peers as all 11 of her fellow cadets were placed into their desired program, a program first

• Will head to Fort Benning, Ga., after gradua-tion to attend the infantry Basic officer leaders course; learned news prior to her 48-point night

• IBOLC training is followed by Ranger School

Lehman’s Career Double-Doubles2013-14 (1) 11 points, 10 rebounds vs Ohio (1/4/13)2014-15 (3) 10 points, 11 rebounds at Bradley (12/30/14) 13 points, 10 rebounds vs Western Michigan (2/11/15) 11 points, 12 rebounds vs Central Michigan (3/9/15)2015-16 (15) 11 points, 12 rebounds at SIUE (11/13/15) 17 points, 11 rebounds vs Cal State Fullerton (11/28/15) 17 points, 11 rebounds at Milwaukee (12/3/15) 16 points, 11 rebounds vs Illinois State (12/13/15) 10 points, 11 rebounds vs Drake (12/19/15) 27 points, 14 rebounds vs Bradley (12/21/15) 11 points, 21 rebounds^ at Chicago State (12/30/15) 24 points, 16 rebounds at Akron (1/2/16) 14 points, 11 rebounds at Toledo (1/16/16) 22 points, 14 rebounds at Kent State (1/28/16) 17 points, 11 rebounds vs Ball State (2/17/16) 13 points, 12 rebounds at Eastern Michigan (2/20/16) 41 points, 12 rebounds at Western Michigan (2/24/16) 18 points, 16 rebounds vs Toledo (2/27/16) 14 points, 10 rebounds at Western Michigan (3/7/16)

2016-17 (15) 48 points*$, 21 rebounds^ vs Milwaukee (11/16/16) 15 points, 13 rebounds at Western Illinois (11/19/16) & 19 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists vs Illinois State (11/26/16) & 12 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists at Bradley (12/2/16) 16 points, 15 rebounds at Iowa State (12/11/16) 19 points, 10 assists vs SIUE (12/16/16) 16 points, 11 rebounds at UMKC (12/20/16) 11 points, 12 rebounds vs Eastern Michigan (12/31/16) 18 points, 11 rebounds at Bowling Green (1/4/17) 13 points, 11 rebounds vs Ohio (1/7/17) 20 points, 12 rebounds at Toledo (1/14/17) 18 points, 11 assists at Ball State (1/28/17) 17 points, 14 rebounds vs Western Michigan (2/4/17) 31 points, 11 assists vs Central Michigan (2/8/17) 29 points, 14 rebounds at Buffalo (2/11/17)

* - NIU record$ - tied for the MAC record^ - sixth-most in program history& - indicates triple-double

16

Ally MayF | 6-2 | SophomoreHartland, Wis.Arrowhead


Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat Loyola 11/11/16 9 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 4.0Milwaukee 11/16/16 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0at Western Illinois 11/19/16 9 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 1.7 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 2.0Chicago State 11/22/16 13 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.5Illinois State 11/26/16 20 1 6 .167 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 6 7 13 3.8 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 1.6at Drake 11/30/16 Did not play at Bradley 12/2/16 Did not play at Iowa State 12/11/16 Did not play SIUE 12/16/16 Did not play vs South Dakota 12/19/16 Did not play at UMKC 12/20/16 Did not play Eastern Michigan 12/31/16 Did not play at Bowling Green 1/4/17 Did not play Ohio 1/7/17 Did not play at Kent State 1/11/17 Did not play at Toledo 1/14/17 Did not play Akron 1/18/17 Did not play Miami (OH) 1/21/17 Did not play Kent State 1/25/17 Did not play at Ball State 1/28/17 Did not play Western Michigan 2/4/17 Did not play Central Michigan 2/8/17 Did not play at Buffalo 2/11/17 Did not play at Miami (OH) 2/15/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Ball State 2/18/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Central Michigan 2/22/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Eastern Michigan 2/25/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Toledo 3/1/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Western Michigan 3/4/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -MAC First Round 3/6/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Totals 0 51 3 11 .273 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 8 11 19 3.8 11 1 1 2 2 1 8 1.6

2016-17 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 4 at Loyola (11/11/16) 6 vs Wisconsin Lutheran (11/17/15) Field Goals 2 at Loyola (11/11/16) 2 twice, last; at Kent State (1/27/16) Field Goal Attempts 6 vs Illinois State (11/26/16) 6 vs Illinois State (11/26/16) 3-Point Field Goals - 1 twice, last; at Wisconsin (12/16/15) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts - 4 at Toledo (1/16/16) Free Throws 2 at Western Illinois (11/19/16) 2 twice, last; at Western Illinois (11/19/16) Free Throw Attempts 2 at Western Illinois (11/19/16) 2 five times, last; at Western Illinois (11/19/16) Rebounds 13 vs Illinois State (11/26/16) 13 vs Illinois State (11/26/16) Offensive Rebounds 6 vs Illinois State (11/26/16) 6 vs Illinois State (11/26/16) Defensive Rebounds 7 vs Illinois State (11/26/16) 7 twice, last; vs Illinois State (11/26/16) Assists 1 vs Illinois State (11/26/16) 1 three times, last; vs Illinois State (11/26/16) Turnovers 1 twice, last; at Western Illinois (11/19/16) 2 at Toledo (1/16/16) Blocks 1 twice, last; vs Illinois State (11/26/16) 1 four times, last; vs Illinois State (11/26/16) Steals 1 at Western Illinois (11/19/16) 1 twice, last; at Western Illinois (11/19/16) Minutes 20 vs Illinois State (11/26/16) 20 vs Illinois State (11/26/16)

MAY’S CAREER STATISTICS

| ------Total------ | | ----3-point--- | | ---F-Throw--- | | ---Rebounds--- |Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2015-16 18 0 115 6.4 10 39 .256 3 8 .375 5 10 .500 6 23 29 1.6 9 0 2 6 2 1 28 1.62016-17 5 0 51 10.2 3 11 .273 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 8 11 19 3.8 11 1 1 2 2 1 8 1.6TOTAL 23 0 166 7.2 13 50 .260 3 8 .375 7 12 .583 14 34 48 2.1 20 1 3 8 4 2 36 1.6

May Notables

- Anticipated to miss the rest of the season with injury

- Registered 13 rebounds, includ-ing six offensive versus Illinois State, to lead NIU in boards during 106-66 win (11/26)

- Played nine minutes off the bench at Loyola, hitting both field goals taken (11/11/16)

- Converted a three-pointer and pulled down a season-best seven rebounds at Toledo in 16 minutes, also a season-best (1/16/16)

- Sank second career free throw versus Illinois State, playing four minutes (12/13/15)

- Scored six points and grabbed four rebounds off the bench in eight minutes (11/17)

- Made first career points, in-cluding a three-pointer in home opener (11/17)

- Sat out during preseason with injury; returning to form

- Ranked the No. 20 prospect in the state of Wisconsin by Round-ball Rankings

- Helped Arrowhead High School to two WIAA State Tournament appearances

- Twice named team captain

- Averaged 12.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as a senior

- Surpassed the point mark twice in 2014-15 at Arrowhead, including a 25-point performance against Pewaukee

- Lettered in volleyball for the Warhawks as freshman and sophomore

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Janae PoissonG | 5-8 | FreshmanMatteson, Ill.Marian Catholic


Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat Loyola 11/11/16 20 4 7 .571 1 3 .333 3 4 .750 0 2 2 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 12.0Milwaukee 11/16/16 21 6 8 .750 2 3 .667 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 2.5 3 0 1 2 0 0 16 14.0at Western Illinois 11/19/16 14 0 5 .000 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 2.3 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 10.0Chicago State 11/22/16 22 4 8 .500 2 5 .400 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1 12 10.5Illinois State 11/26/16 24 6 8 .750 5 5 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 4 0 3 2 0 1 19 12.2at Drake 11/30/16 19 3 9 .333 0 3 .000 0 1 .000 1 2 3 2.2 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 11.2at Bradley 12/2/16 18 5 8 .625 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 0 5 5 2.6 2 0 0 2 0 0 13 11.4at Iowa State 12/11/16 21 4 9 .444 2 6 .333 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 2.3 3 0 0 3 0 1 12 11.5SIUE 12/16/16 15 1 6 .167 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 1 0 1 2.1 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 10.6vs South Dakota 12/19/16 16 4 6 .667 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9 10.4at UMKC 12/20/16 18 3 7 .429 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.8 2 0 1 1 0 1 6 10.0Eastern Michigan 12/31/16 19 3 7 .429 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.8 1 0 1 2 0 1 6 9.7at Bowling Green 1/4/17 25 6 12 .500 3 4 .750 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 1.8 4 0 1 1 0 1 17 10.2Ohio 1/7/17 9 2 3 .667 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 1.6 2 0 0 1 0 1 6 9.9at Kent State 1/11/17 29 9 17 .529 4 8 .500 5 5 1.000 0 1 1 1.6 2 0 1 3 0 0 27 11.1at Toledo 1/14/17 15 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.5 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 10.5Akron 1/18/17 26 6 15 .400 1 7 .143 1 2 .500 0 1 1 1.5 2 0 3 0 0 1 14 10.7Miami (OH) 1/21/17 15 1 5 .200 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 10.2Kent State 1/25/17 27 6 11 .545 0 4 .000 4 6 .667 1 1 2 1.4 3 0 2 0 0 0 16 10.5at Ball State 1/28/17 29 6 9 .667 4 6 .667 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 1.4 2 0 4 5 0 0 18 10.9Western Michigan 2/4/17 17 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 10.4Central Michigan 2/8/17 19 1 6 .167 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.3 4 0 3 2 0 0 2 10.0at Buffalo 2/11/17 Did not play at Miami (OH) 2/15/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Ball State 2/18/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Central Michigan 2/22/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Eastern Michigan 2/25/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Toledo 3/1/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Western Michigan 3/4/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -MAC First Round 3/6/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Totals 0 438 81 171 .474 27 76 .355 31 36 .861 5 23 28 1.3 44 0 28 33 1 11 220 10.0

Poisson Notables

- Has scored 10-or-more points 11 times this season, including one 20-point performance, only the sixth such performance by a fresh-man since the 2000-01 season

- Shot 6-for-9 from the field and 4-of-6 behind the arc with a sea-son-best four assists at Ball State to finish with 18 points (1/28)

- Averaged 21.5 points in two games versus Kent State off the bench, tal-lying 27 in Kent and 16 in the return match at home, shooting .536 from the field (15-of-28)

- Dished three assists to lead the Huskies versus Akron, scoring 14 points off the bench (1/18)

- Led NIU with 27 points (12 in the second and 15 in the fourth) on 9-of-17 shooting, including four treys, off the bench at Kent State (1/17)

- First Huskie to score at least 20 points off the bench since 1,000-point club member Amanda Corral at Eastern Illinois (11/26/14)

- Posted first double-digit effort in MAC play at Bowling Green, dropping 17 points with 6-of-12 shooting, including three treys on four attempts (1/4)

- Surpassed the 100-point barrier vs South Dakota, becoming the seventh fastest player in school history to reach the century mark in program history (10 games)

- Went a perfect 5-for-5 behind the arc with 19 points versus Illinois State (11/26)

- Her 12.2 points per game in the first four games of the season was the highest scoring average by a freshman since at least 2005-06

- Registered 16 points in home opener versus Milwaukee, going 6-of-8 from the field and 2-for-3 behind the arc (11/16)

2016-17 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 27 at Kent State (1/11/17) 27 at Kent State (1/11/17) Field Goals 9 at Kent State (1/11/17) 9 at Kent State (1/11/17) Field Goal Attempts 17 at Kent State (1/11/17) 17 at Kent State (1/11/17) 3-Point Field Goals 5 vs Illinois State (11/26/16) 5 vs Illinois State (11/26/16) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 8 at Kent State (1/11/17) 8 at Kent State (1/11/17) Free Throws 5 at Kent State (1/11/17) 5 at Kent State (1/11/17) Free Throw Attempts 6 vs Kent State (1/25/17) 6 vs Kent State (1/25/17) Rebounds 5 at Bradley (12/1/16) 5 at Bradley (12/1/16) Offensive Rebounds 1 four times, last; vs Kent State (1/25/17) 1 four times, last; vs Kent State (1/25/17) Defensive Rebounds 5 at Bradley (12/1/16) 5 at Bradley (12/1/16) Assists 4 at Ball State (1/28/17) 4 at Ball State (1/28/17) Turnovers 5 at Ball State (1/28/17) 5 at Ball State (1/28/17) Blocks 1 vs Western Michigan (2/4/17) 1 vs Western Michigan (2/4/17) Steals 1 11 times, last; vs Western Michigan (2/4/17) 1 11 times, last; vs Western Michigan (2/4/17) Minutes 29 twice, last; at Ball State (1/28/17) 29 twice, last; at Ball State (1/28/17)

POISSON’S CAREER STATISTICS

| ------Total------ | | ----3-point--- | | ---F-Throw--- | | ---Rebounds--- |Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2016-17 22 0 438 19.9 81 171 .474 27 76 .355 31 36 .861 5 23 28 1.3 44 0 28 33 1 11 220 10.0TOTAL 22 0 438 19.9 81 171 .474 27 76 .355 31 36 .861 5 23 28 1.3 44 0 28 33 1 11 220 10.0

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Renee SladekF | 6-1 | RS SophomoreMerrill, Wis.Merrill


Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat Loyola 11/11/16 19 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 1 4 5 5.0 1 0 4 0 0 1 5 5.0Milwaukee 11/16/16 20 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 4.0 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 2.5at Western Illinois 11/19/16 * 21 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 4 5 9 5.7 5 1 2 5 1 0 5 3.3Chicago State 11/22/16 * 21 2 6 .333 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 3 2 5 5.5 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 3.8Illinois State 11/26/16 * 21 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 2 4 6 5.6 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 3.6at Drake 11/30/16 * 25 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 5.2 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 3.3at Bradley 12/2/16 * 22 1 6 .167 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 7 9 5.7 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 3.4at Iowa State 12/11/16 * 21 2 6 .333 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 4 2 6 5.8 3 0 0 2 1 2 4 3.5SIUE 12/16/16 * 18 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 3 4 5.6 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 3.2vs South Dakota 12/19/16 * 19 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 0 3 3 5.3 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 3.4at UMKC 12/20/16 * 18 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 5.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 2 3.3Eastern Michigan 12/31/16 15 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 3 5 5.1 3 0 0 2 0 0 6 3.5at Bowling Green 1/4/17 13 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 1 3 4 5.0 1 0 2 1 0 0 6 3.7Ohio 1/7/17 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 4.6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.4at Kent State 1/11/17 11 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 7 7 4.8 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 3.2at Toledo 1/14/17 14 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 1 2 3 4.7 2 0 0 0 0 1 10 3.6Akron 1/18/17 7 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 4.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.4Miami (OH) 1/21/17 21 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 2 2 4.4 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 3.4Kent State 1/25/17 13 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 4 5 .800 3 1 4 4.4 4 0 1 0 0 0 10 3.8at Ball State 1/28/17 20 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 2 2 4 4.4 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 4.0Western Michigan 2/4/17 13 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 4.3 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 3.9Central Michigan 2/8/17 8 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 4.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.7at Buffalo 2/11/17 Did not play at Miami (OH) 2/15/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Ball State 2/18/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Central Michigan 2/22/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Eastern Michigan 2/25/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Toledo 3/1/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Western Michigan 3/4/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -MAC First Round 3/6/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Totals 9 362 29 69 .420 0 0 .000 23 34 .676 32 61 93 4.2 51 3 16 21 9 11 81 3.7

Sladek Notables

- Notched her first double-digit scoring game of the season with 10 points at Toledo (1/14); first such game since recording 14 points at Miami (Ohio) (2/4/15)

- One of six Huskies to reach double figures versus Kent state, scoring 10 with three baskets and four free throws, her second 10-point game in last four appear-ances (1/25)

- Played 21 minutes versus Miami, her longest appearance since a 21-minute performance at Iowa State (12/11)

- Averaged 3.4 points an 5.3 rebounds per game as starter in Kelly Smith’s place earlier this season

- Recorded seven rebounds at Kent State, including four defen-sive boards in the fourth quarter (1/11)

- Scored a season-high six points in MAC opener against Eastern Michigan (12/31), leading the bench in scoring; also pulled down five boards

- Leads the team in plus/minus per 40 minutes at 14.80; her +113 mark on the season is third on the team behind Ally Lehman (+179) and Courtney Woods (+153)

- Tied her season-high in boards at Bradley, registering seven on the defensive glass (12/2)

- First start of 2016-17 at Western Illinois, scoring five points an pulling down a season-best nine rebounds (11/19)

- Recorded five points and five rebounds at Loyola (11/11/16), her first appearance since the 2015 MAC Tournament (3/9/15)

- Finished No. 2 on the team in rebounding as a freshman with 5.3 per game

2016-17 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 10 twice, last; vs Kent State (1/25/17) 15 twice, last; at Ball State (1/31/15) Field Goals 4 at Toledo (1/14/17) 6 at Ball State (1/31/15) Field Goal Attempts 6 three times, last; at Toledo (1/14/17) 15 vs Miami (Ohio) (2/4/15) 3-Point Field Goals - - 3-Point Field Goal Attempts - - Free Throws 3 twice, last; at Western Illinois (11/19/16) 5 twice, last; at Eastern Michigan (2/28/15) Free Throw Attempts 4 three times, last; at Toledo (1/14/17) 7 vs Eastern Michigan (1/3/15) Rebounds 9 twice, last; at Bradley (12/2/16) 14 vs Eastern Michigan (1/3/15) Offensive Rebounds 4 twice, last; at Iowa State (12/11/16) 5 vs Eastern Michigan (1/3/15) Defensive Rebounds 7 twice, last; at Kent State (1/11/17) 9 vs Eastern Michigan (1/3/15) Assists 4 at Loyola (11/11/16) 4 twice, last; at Loyola (11/11/16) Turnovers 5 at Western Illinois (11/19/16) 5 three times; last; at Western Illinois (11/19/16) Blocks 3 at UMKC (12/20/16) 3 at UMKC (12/20/16) Steals 2 twice, last; at Iowa State (12/11/16) 2 four times, last; at Iowa State (12/11/16) Minutes 25 at Drake (11/30/16) 37 at Ball State (1/31/15)

SLADEK’S CAREER STATISTICS

| ------Total------ | | ----3-point--- | | ---F-Throw--- | | ---Rebounds--- |Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2014-15 28 27 655 23.4 71 170 .418 0 0 .000 57 75 .760 41 106 147 5.3 71 1 23 46 7 14 199 7.12016-17 22 9 362 16.5 29 69 .420 0 0 .000 23 34 .676 32 61 93 4.2 51 3 16 21 9 11 81 3.7TOTAL 50 36 1017 20.3 100 239 .418 0 0 .000 80 109 .734 73 167 240 4.8 122 4 39 67 16 25 280 5.6

Sladek’s Career Double-Doubles12 points, 14 rebounds vs EMU (1/3/15)

14 points, 11 rebounds vs Miami (Ohio) (2/4/15)

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Kelly SmithF | 6-1 | JuniorHartland, Wis.Arrowhead


Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat Loyola 11/11/16 * 20 6 10 .600 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 5 2 7 7.0 3 0 1 1 1 0 15 15.0Milwaukee 11/16/16 * 41 3 11 .273 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 3 3 6 6.5 5 1 0 1 1 0 8 11.5at Western Illinois 11/19/16 Did not play Chicago State 11/22/16 Did not play Illinois State 11/26/16 Did not play at Drake 11/30/16 Did not play at Bradley 12/2/16 Did not play at Iowa State 12/11/16 13 2 10 .200 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 3 1 4 5.7 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 9.7SIUE 12/16/16 23 5 11 .455 1 1 1.000 2 5 .400 4 1 5 5.5 2 0 1 0 0 1 13 10.5vs South Dakota 12/19/16 25 4 8 .500 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 2 3 5 5.4 2 0 0 1 3 0 10 10.4at UMKC 12/20/16 23 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 2 2 4 5.2 2 0 1 0 3 1 9 10.2Eastern Michigan 12/31/16 * 28 7 12 .583 0 0 .000 5 9 .556 4 2 6 5.3 4 0 1 2 2 1 19 11.4at Bowling Green 1/4/17 * 24 5 12 .417 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 5 2 7 5.5 5 1 1 0 1 0 11 11.4Ohio 1/7/17 * 23 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 3 3 6 5.6 4 0 0 1 1 1 10 11.2at Kent State 1/11/17 * 20 6 8 .750 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 3 4 7 5.7 5 1 0 0 1 0 14 11.5at Toledo 1/14/17 * 18 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 3 4 5.5 5 1 0 2 0 2 3 10.7Akron 1/18/17 * 25 2 5 .400 0 1 .000 0 2 .000 0 4 4 5.4 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 10.2Miami (OH) 1/21/17 * 20 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 0 3 3 5.2 4 0 0 2 0 1 8 10.0Kent State 1/25/17 * 20 5 6 .833 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 4 3 7 5.4 4 0 2 3 0 1 12 10.1at Ball State 1/28/17 * 14 4 6 .667 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 5.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 10.1Western Michigan 2/4/17 * 28 3 7 .429 0 1 .000 3 9 .333 4 3 7 5.3 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 10.0Central Michigan 2/8/17 * 16 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 4 4 5.2 4 0 0 1 0 0 7 9.8at Buffalo 2/11/17 * 33 4 9 .444 0 1 .000 6 7 .857 3 6 9 5.4 5 1 0 3 1 0 14 10.1at Miami (OH) 2/15/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Ball State 2/18/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Central Michigan 2/22/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Eastern Michigan 2/25/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Toledo 3/1/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Western Michigan 3/4/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -MAC First Round 3/6/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Totals 14 414 67 136 .493 2 6 .333 45 70 .643 48 50 98 5.4 65 5 7 18 15 9 181 10.1

Smith Notables

- Shooting almost 56 percent from the field in MAC games, including a .600 clip in the last six games, recording a percentage of .500 or better in seven of 12 games

- Was one rebound shy of a dou-ble-double at Buffalo, foulding out of the game with 14 points and nine rebounds in 33 minutes (2/11)

- Only played four minutes in the second half after splitting lip in third quarter at Ball State; finished with nine points, including a trey just before the injury (1/28)

- Registered a then season-best efficiency at Kent State, going 6-for-8 from the field with 14 points (1/11)

- Tied her season-best in rebounds at Bowling Green with seven, including five on the offensive glass (1/4)

- Led the Huskies in scoring against Eastern Michigan with 19 points (12/31), setting several sea-son-highs in the contest

- Returned to the lineup at Iowa State after missing five games with injury; accounted for six points and four boards in 13 minutes (12/11)

- Registered second double-digit scoring effort of 2015-16 and her first since returning to the lineup against SIUE (12/16)

- Scored 15 points in the sea-son-opener at Loyola (11/16/16); has averaged 16.0 points per game in first contest of the season at NIU

- Averaged 10.8 points per game in 2016 MAC play, including 20 points versus Eastern Michigan and 21 points at Central Michigan

- Scored 16 points off the bench vs Toledo, going 6-of-12 from the field (2/27/16)

- Scored 13 points in the third quar-ter at Ohio (2/6/16)

2016-17 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 19 vs Eastern Michigan (12/31/16) 21 at Central Michigan (1/13/16) Field Goals 7 vs Eastern Michigan (12/31/16) 8 three times, last; at Central Michigan (1/13/16)Field Goal Attempts 12 twice, last; at Bowling Green (1/4/17) 18 at UIC (11/17/14) 3-Point Field Goals 1 twice, last; at Ball State (1/28/17) 2 three times, last; vs Drake (12/19/15) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1 four times, last; at Ball State (1/28/17) 10 at UIC (11/17/14) Free Throws 6 at Buffalo (2/11/17) 6 twice, last; at Buffalo (2/11/17) Free Throw Attempts 9 twice, last; vs Western Michigan (2/4/17) 10 vs Miami (Ohio) (2/4/15) Rebounds 9 at Buffalo (2/11/17) 15 vs Eastern Michigan (1/9/16) Offensive Rebounds 5 twice, last; at Bowling Green (1/4/17) 7 twice, last; vs Miami (Ohio) (2/4/15) Defensive Rebounds 6 at Buffalo (2/11/17) 10 vs Eastern Michigan (1/9/16) Assists 2 vs Kent State (1/25/17) 5 vs Eastern Illinois (11/24/15) Turnovers 3 twice, last; at Buffalo (2/11/17) 5 vs Ohio (1/23/16) Blocks 3 twice, last; at UMKC (12/20/16) 3 twice, last; at UMKC (12/20/16) Steals 2 at Toledo (1/14/17) 2 six times, last; at Toledo (1/14/17) Minutes 41 at Milwaukee (11/16/16) 41 at Milwaukee (11/16/16)

SMITH’S CAREER STATISTICS


Smith’s Career Double-Doubles15 points, 13 rebounds vs Bowling Green (1/28/15) 20 points, 15 rebounds vs Eastern Michigan (1/9/16)15 points, 10 rebounds vs Miami (Ohio) (2/4/15) 16 points, 11 rebounds vs Buffalo (1/30/16)11 points, 10 rebounds at Wisconsin (12/16/15)

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Myia StarksG | 5-8 | FreshmanOswego, Ill.Neuqua Valley


Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat Loyola 11/11/16 13 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 2 2 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1.0Milwaukee 11/16/16 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5at Western Illinois 11/19/16 8 1 4 .250 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0.7 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 1.7Chicago State 11/22/16 10 1 4 .250 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 2.0Illinois State 11/26/16 8 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 0 2 2 1.2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.6at Drake 11/30/16 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.5at Bradley 12/2/16 8 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 1.3at Iowa State 12/11/16 Did not play SIUE 12/16/16 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1.4vs South Dakota 12/19/16 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2at UMKC 12/20/16 5 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.1Eastern Michigan 12/31/16 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 0 0 0 0.9 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 1.4at Bowling Green 1/4/17 1 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.4Ohio 1/7/17 Did not play at Kent State 1/11/17 Did not play at Toledo 1/14/17 Did not play Akron 1/18/17 1 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3Miami (OH) 1/21/17 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2Kent State 1/25/17 4 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.1at Ball State 1/28/17 Did not play Western Michigan 2/4/17 Did not play Central Michigan 2/8/17 Did not play at Buffalo 2/11/17 Did not play at Miami (OH) 2/15/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Ball State 2/18/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Central Michigan 2/22/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Eastern Michigan 2/25/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Toledo 3/1/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Western Michigan 3/4/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -MAC First Round 3/6/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Totals 0 75 3 19 .158 1 5 .200 10 14 .714 1 9 10 0.7 18 0 6 11 1 1 17 1.1

Starks Notables

- Hit a turnaround jumper in the paint at Bowling Green in lone minute of action (1/4)

- Went a perfect 4-for-4 at the free throw line in conference opener against Eastern Michigan, to tie her season-high in points with four (12/31)

- Played a complete five minutes against SIUE, recording two points, one rebound, one assist and one steal (12/16)

- Hit first career three-pointer versus Chicago State (11/22)

- Finished 1-for-3 with two points in 17 minutes of play in exhibition versus Lakeland (11/5)

- Averaged 15.0 points per game as a senior

- Named to the Daily herald’s All-Area team in 2015-16

- Collected Special Mention in the Illinois Basketball Coaches Asso-ciation team in 2014-15

- Helped Neuqua Valley to three regional championships during her career

- Recorded 72 steals with a .650 free throw percentage as a freshman

- Closed her junior year with 11.0 points, 2.5 steals, 2.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists

- Participated in the U.S. Junior National Tournament

- Helped her high school to a 28-win season as a sophomore

- Two-time First team Upstate Eight All-Conference selection

2016-17 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 4 twice, last; vs Eastern Michigan (12/31/16) 4 twice, last; vs Eastern Michigan (12/31/16) Field Goals 1 three times, last; at Bowling Green (1/4/17) 1 three times, last; at Bowling Green (1/4/17) Field Goal Attempts 4 twice, last; vs Chicago State (11/22/16) 4 twice, last; vs Chicago State (11/22/16) 3-Point Field Goals 1 vs Chicago State (11/22/16) 1 vs Chicago State (11/22/16) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3 vs Chicago State (11/22/16) 3 vs Chicago State (11/22/16) Free Throws 4 vs Eastern Michigan (12/31/16) 4 vs Eastern Michigan (12/31/16) Free Throw Attempts 4 vs Eastern Michigan (12/31/16) 4 vs Eastern Michigan (12/31/16) Rebounds 2 four times, last; at UMKC (12/20/16) 2 four times, last; at UMKC (12/20/16) Offensive Rebounds 1 at Bradley (12/2/16) 1 at Bradley (12/2/16) Defensive Rebounds 2 four times, last; at UMKC (12/20/16) 2 four times, last; at UMKC (12/20/16) Assists 2 at Loyola (11/11/16) 2 at Loyola (11/11/16) Turnovers 4 at Bradley (12/2/16) 4 at Bradley (12/2/16) Blocks 1 vs Kent State (1/25/17) 1 vs Kent State (1/25/17) Steals 1 vs SIUE (12/16/16) 1 vs SIUE (12/16/16) Minutes 13 at Loyola (11/11/16) 13 at Loyola (11/11/16)

STARKS’ CAREER STATISTICS


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Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat Loyola 11/11/16 * 31 3 8 .375 1 5 .200 2 2 1.000 1 0 1 1.0 3 0 1 0 0 3 9 9.0Milwaukee 11/16/16 * 43 4 9 .444 1 2 .500 4 4 1.000 0 2 2 1.5 5 1 2 1 0 0 13 11.0at Western Illinois 11/19/16 * 39 3 9 .333 0 4 .000 6 6 1.000 0 3 3 2.0 1 0 5 3 0 2 12 11.3Chicago State 11/22/16 * 34 4 12 .333 2 9 .222 0 0 .000 4 4 8 3.5 1 0 5 3 0 1 10 11.0Illinois State 11/26/16 * 24 5 8 .625 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3.0 3 0 2 1 0 0 12 11.2at Drake 11/30/16 * 36 4 14 .286 1 7 .143 0 0 .000 1 0 1 2.7 2 0 3 5 0 0 9 10.8at Bradley 12/2/16 * 31 5 10 .500 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 1 0 1 2.4 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 11.1at Iowa State 12/11/16 * 35 5 11 .455 1 3 .333 5 5 1.000 0 2 2 2.4 2 0 4 1 0 1 16 11.8SIUE 12/16/16 * 33 4 8 .500 2 4 .500 2 2 1.000 0 4 4 2.6 3 0 1 3 0 1 12 11.8vs South Dakota 12/19/16 * 35 1 8 .125 1 6 .167 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.5 1 0 3 2 0 1 3 10.9at UMKC 12/20/16 * 36 6 11 .545 3 5 .600 4 4 1.000 1 3 4 2.6 0 0 1 3 0 2 19 11.6Eastern Michigan 12/31/16 * 30 7 9 .778 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.5 0 0 3 0 0 0 16 12.0at Bowling Green 1/4/17 * 35 1 5 .200 0 3 .000 5 6 .833 0 0 0 2.3 1 0 6 1 0 3 7 11.6Ohio 1/7/17 * 39 4 8 .500 1 4 .250 4 4 1.000 0 4 4 2.4 2 0 3 1 0 2 13 11.7at Kent State 1/11/17 * 29 4 8 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.3 4 0 3 3 0 0 9 11.5at Toledo 1/14/17 * 37 2 7 .286 1 3 .333 5 6 .833 3 4 7 2.6 3 0 5 3 0 0 10 11.4Akron 1/18/17 * 30 6 13 .462 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.5 2 0 2 1 0 0 15 11.6Miami (OH) 1/21/17 * 34 5 7 .714 4 4 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 2.4 2 0 3 2 0 0 16 11.9Kent State 1/25/17 * 32 6 10 .600 2 3 .667 4 5 .800 0 4 4 2.5 2 0 3 2 0 0 18 12.2at Ball State 1/28/17 * 30 5 7 .714 3 3 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 2.4 0 0 4 1 0 0 15 12.4Western Michigan 2/4/17 * 32 0 5 .000 0 2 .000 1 2 .500 0 1 1 2.3 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 11.8Central Michigan 2/8/17 * 34 4 12 .333 2 5 .400 3 3 1.000 1 1 2 2.3 4 0 2 0 0 1 13 11.9at Buffalo 2/11/17 * 40 5 12 .417 2 7 .286 5 6 .833 1 1 2 2.3 1 0 3 2 0 1 17 12.1at Miami (OH) 2/15/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Ball State 2/18/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Central Michigan 2/22/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Eastern Michigan 2/25/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Toledo 3/1/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Western Michigan 3/4/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -MAC First Round 3/6/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Totals 23 779 93 211 .441 38 102 .373 54 59 .915 14 39 53 2.3 43 1 68 40 0 18 278 12.1

Mikayla VoigtG | 5-9 | SophomoreSlinger, Wis.Kettle Moraine Lutheran

#21Voigt Notables

- Shooting .476 in Mid-American Conference games, averaging 12.5 points and 3.3 assists per game

- Has made 20 of her last 23 at-tempts at the free throw line in the past six outings

- Recorded 13 of her 17 points at Buffalo in the first half of play; played all 40 minutes without a break as seven players only suited (2/11)

- The Huskies leading scorer versus Kent State with 18 points, tallying 15 points in the second half (1/25)

- Has reached double figures 16 times this season with 31 such per-formances as a Huskie (52 games)

- Shot a perfect 4-for-4 behind the arc versus Miami University to finish with 16 points (1/23)

- NIU’s leading scorer vs Akron with 15 points on 6-of-13 shooting with three treys (1/18)

- Played a season-low 29 minutes at Kent State, but finished with nine points and three assists, includ-ing her last on Cassidy Glenn’s game-winning bucket (1/11)

- Was on the court for 39 minutes of the Huskies 88-80 regulation win over reigning MAC East Champion Ohio, scoring 13 points (1/7)

- Dished five assists in the first half at Bowling Green, tying her career-best with six (1/4)

- Boasted an efficient 7-for-9 clip from the field and 2-for-4 three-point tally against Eastern Michi-gan, scoring 16 points (12/31)

- Tied her career-high in points at UMKC, scoring 19 points with a 3-for-5 clip behidn the arc (12/20)

- Finished with 16 points, including seven in the final quarter, at Iowa State (12/11)

2016-17 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 19 at UMKC (12/20/16) 19 twice, last; at UMKC (12/20/16) Field Goals 7 vs Eastern Michigan (12/31/16) 8 at Kent State (1/27/16) Field Goal Attempts 13 vs Akron (1/18/17) 21 at Kent State (1/27/16) 3-Point Field Goals 4 vs Miami (Ohio) (1/21/17) 4 vs Miami (Ohio) (1/21/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 9 vs Chicago State (11/22/16) 13 at Kent State (1/27/16) Free Throws 6 at Western Illinois (11/19/16) 6 twice, last; at Western Illinois (11/19/16) Free Throw Attempts 6 four times, last; at Buffalo (2/11/17) 6 six times, last; at Buffalo (2/11/17) Rebounds 8 vs Chicago State (11/22/16) 8 vs Chicago State (11/22/16) Offensive Rebounds 4 vs Chicago State (11/22/16) 4 vs Chicago State (11/22/16) Defensive Rebounds 4 five times, last; vs Kent State (1/25/17) 6 at Akron (1/2/16) Assists 6 at Bowling Green (1/4/17) 6 twice, last; at Bowling Green (1/4/17) Turnovers 5 at Drake (11/30/16) 5 at Eastern Michigan (2/20/16) Blocks - 1 vs Illinois State (12/13/15) Steals 3 at Loyola (11/11/16) 3 twice, last; vs Eastern Illinois (11/24/15) Minutes 43 at Milwaukee (11/16/16) 43 at Milwaukee (11/16/16)

VOIGT’S CAREER STATISTICS


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Courtney WoodsG/F | 6-0 | SophomoreBrisbane, Queensland, AustraliaSt. Margaret’s Anglican School


Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat Loyola 11/11/16 * 26 7 16 .438 5 8 .625 2 2 1.000 2 3 5 5.0 3 0 4 3 1 2 21 21.0Milwaukee 11/16/16 * 42 5 14 .357 1 4 .250 4 4 1.000 0 2 2 3.5 1 0 2 4 1 0 15 18.0at Western Illinois 11/19/16 * 28 7 15 .467 3 8 .375 3 4 .750 1 1 2 3.0 4 0 0 3 1 2 20 18.7Chicago State 11/22/16 * 30 9 19 .474 6 11 .545 0 0 .000 0 4 4 3.3 2 0 2 2 1 0 24 20.0Illinois State 11/26/16 * 29 8 21 .381 4 11 .364 3 4 .750 1 5 6 3.8 2 0 1 1 1 1 23 20.6at Drake 11/30/16 * 28 7 17 .412 4 10 .400 4 4 1.000 2 4 6 4.2 4 0 3 3 0 4 22 20.8at Bradley 12/2/16 * 28 3 9 .333 2 3 .667 2 2 1.000 0 5 5 4.3 1 0 1 1 1 0 10 19.3at Iowa State 12/11/16 * 34 7 11 .636 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 4.1 1 0 3 3 0 0 17 19.0SIUE 12/16/16 * 29 7 12 .583 5 10 .500 2 2 1.000 0 7 7 4.4 2 0 1 4 0 1 21 19.2vs South Dakota 12/19/16 * 37 6 16 .375 5 15 .333 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 4.2 1 0 2 0 0 1 19 19.2at UMKC 12/20/16 * 23 2 11 .182 0 3 .000 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 4.0 2 0 2 3 0 0 6 18.0Eastern Michigan 12/31/16 * 30 6 15 .400 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 1 6 7 4.3 2 0 2 4 0 2 15 17.8at Bowling Green 1/4/17 * 32 6 18 .333 4 13 .308 0 0 .000 1 4 5 4.3 4 0 2 2 0 2 16 17.6Ohio 1/7/17 * 38 3 8 .375 1 4 .250 11 14 .786 0 3 3 4.2 3 0 1 3 1 4 18 17.6at Kent State 1/11/17 * 34 4 6 .667 2 4 .500 4 4 1.000 1 3 4 4.2 2 0 8 9 0 1 14 17.4at Toledo 1/14/17 * 38 7 10 .700 4 5 .800 3 4 .750 0 6 6 4.3 3 0 2 3 0 0 21 17.6Akron 1/18/17 * 38 4 12 .333 3 9 .333 0 0 .000 0 4 4 4.3 1 0 2 6 0 1 11 17.2Miami (OH) 1/21/17 * 35 6 18 .333 5 14 .357 4 4 1.000 3 8 11 4.7 1 0 2 2 1 3 21 17.4Kent State 1/25/17 * 27 4 11 .364 3 8 .375 4 4 1.000 1 7 8 4.8 4 0 4 6 1 1 15 17.3at Ball State 1/28/17 * 30 7 13 .538 5 10 .500 2 2 1.000 0 8 8 5.0 3 0 2 4 0 0 21 17.5Western Michigan 2/4/17 * 37 6 14 .429 4 8 .500 4 4 1.000 0 5 5 5.0 3 0 0 5 0 4 20 17.6Central Michigan 2/8/17 * 37 5 16 .313 4 13 .308 2 2 1.000 1 3 4 5.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 16 17.5at Buffalo 2/11/17 * 38 8 14 .571 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 0 10 10 5.2 2 0 4 3 1 2 19 17.6at Miami (OH) 2/15/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Ball State 2/18/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Central Michigan 2/22/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Eastern Michigan 2/25/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Toledo 3/1/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Western Michigan 3/4/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -MAC First Round 3/6/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Totals 23 748 134 316 .424 77 184 .418 60 66 .909 14 105 119 5.2 52 0 50 74 10 33 405 17.6

Woods Notables

- Ten 20-point games, the most in a season since former Huskie Stephanie Raymond tallied 16 in 2006-07

- Eighth in the country in three-pointers per game (3.36), 36th in percentage (.411), and 14th in three-point field goals made (74)

- Twenty six 10-point performances with 13 20-point games in her last 29 appearances, including a career-high 24 points versus Chicago State (11/22)

- Took two spells on the bench at Buffalo, playing 38 minutes and registering 19 points and 10 rebounds, her second double-double of the season (2/11)

- Was 0-for-5 behind the arc in the first quarter at Ball State and finished 5-for-10 on the night while hitting six of her last seven shots to score 21 points (1/28)

- Dished a career-best eight assists, sharing the team lead with Ally Lehman, at Kent State while adding 14 points (1/11)

- Shot a career-best 11-for-14 at the free throw line versus Ohio, finishing the night with 18 points (1/7)

- Set program single-game record for three-point attempts with 15 against South Dakota (12/20)

- Sprained ankle in final minutes of Iowa State game, returned five days later and scored 21 points versus SIUE (12/16)

- Led NIU with 21 points in the opener at Loyola, including 12 points in the third quar-ter, shooting 4-of-5 behind the arc (11/11/16)

- Averaged 14.8 points, 6.1 boards and 3.2 assists as a starter at the end of 2015-16

- Scored 10-or-more points 17 times last season, draining three-or-more treys in a game nine times

- First international player on the NIU roster since 2004-05 and only the third since joining the MAC in 1997

- Played badminton, basketball and field hockey at St. Margaret’s Angelican School

- Led the team to three state championships in Queensland

- High school named its women’s basketball Most Valuable Player trophy in her honor upon graduation

- Mother, Dana, played basketball at Idaho (1980-84); ranks in the career top-10 in points, rebounds, field goals, blocks and games played

2016-17 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 24 vs Chicago State (11/22/16) 24 vs Chicago State (11/22/16) Field Goals 9 vs Chicago State (11/22/16) 9 vs Chicago State (11/22/16) Field Goal Attempts 21 vs Illinois State (11/26/16) 21 vs Illinois State (11/26/16) 3-Point Field Goals 6 vs Chicago State (11/22/16) 6 vs Chicago State (11/22/16) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 15 vs South Dakota (12/19/16) 15 vs South Dakota (12/19/16) Free Throws 11 vs Ohio (1/7/17) 11 vs Ohio (1/7/17) Free Throw Attempts 14 vs Ohio (1/7/17) 14 vs Ohio (1/7/17) Rebounds 11 vs Miami (Ohio) (1/21/17) 11 twice, last; vs Miami (Ohio) (1/21/17) Offensive Rebounds 3 vs Miami (Ohio) (1/21/17) 3 twice, last; vs Miami (Ohio) (1/21/17) Defensive Rebounds 10 at Buffalo (2/11/17) 11 vs Western Michigan (3/5/16) Assists 8 at Kent State (1/11/17) 8 at Kent State (1/11/17) Turnovers 9 at Kent State (1/11/17) 9 at Kent State (1/11/17) Blocks 1 seven times, last; vs Ohio (1/7/17) 4 vs Central Michigan (2/13/16) Steals 4 twice, last; vs SIUE (12/16/16) 4 twice, last; vs SIUE (12/16/16) Minutes 42 vs Milwaukee (11/16/16) 42 twice, last; vs Milwaukee (11/16/16)

WOODS’ CAREER STATISTICS


Woods’ Career Double-Doubles21 points, 10 rebounds at WMU (2/24/16)

21 points, 11 rebounds vs Miami (Ohio) (1/21/17)19 points, 10 rebounds at Buffalo (2/11/17)

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Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat Loyola 11/11/16 Did not play Milwaukee 11/16/16 Did not play at Western Illinois 11/19/16 Did not play Chicago State 11/22/16 Did not play Illinois State 11/26/16 Did not play at Drake 11/30/16 Did not play at Bradley 12/2/16 17 5 7 .714 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 5 7 7.0 2 0 0 1 0 1 12 12.0at Iowa State 12/11/16 6 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 4.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0SIUE 12/16/16 6 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 3.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0vs South Dakota 12/19/16 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0at UMKC 12/20/16 5 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4Eastern Michigan 12/31/16 6 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 1 1 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.5at Bowling Green 1/4/17 9 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 5 5 2.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.1Ohio 1/7/17 15 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 8 10 3.5 1 0 1 2 0 1 4 2.4at Kent State 1/11/17 11 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 0 2 3.3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2.3at Toledo 1/14/17 6 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 3.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.1Akron 1/18/17 3 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2.1Miami (OH) 1/21/17 3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.9Kent State 1/25/17 10 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 3 5 2.9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8at Ball State 1/28/17 7 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.9 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 1.9Western Michigan 2/4/17 Did not play Central Michigan 2/8/17 13 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 2.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.1at Buffalo 2/11/17 7 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.6 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.1at Miami (OH) 2/15/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Ball State 2/18/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Central Michigan 2/22/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Eastern Michigan 2/25/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Toledo 3/1/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -at Western Michigan 3/4/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -MAC First Round 3/6/17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Totals 0 125 15 26 .577 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 12 30 42 2.6 18 0 2 7 0 4 33 2.1

Abby WoollacottF | 6-2 | FreshmanRockford, Ill.Rockford Lutheran

#32Woollacott Notables

- Scored a vital basket at Buffalo, soaking up seven minutes off the bench for Kelly Smith (2/11)

- Crashed a season-high 10 re-bounds versus Ohio (1/7)

- Registered four points and a rebound on 2-of-2 shooting against Central Michigan (2/8)

Hit the go-ahead basket at Ball State, converting a turnaround scoop layup under the basket (1/28)

- Registered two offensive re-bounds (five total) against Kent State (1/25)

- Two points, two rebounds and an assist at Kent State to soak up minutes for Kelly Smith, who was in foul trouble (1/11)

- Played a crucial role for the Huskies in their 88-80 victory over Ohio, recording four points, her first career assist and a season-best 10 rebounds in 15 minutes of play

- Contributed three points and a rebound in MAC opener against Eastern Michigan (12/31)

- Was one of four bench players to help the Huskies outscore the Eagles, 19-4

- Was originally slated to redshirt the 2016-17 season

- Had her redshirt pulled and made collegiate debut at Bradley, enter-ing the game with 6:01 left in the first quarter (12/2)

- Became the third freshman in the last three seasons to score at least 10 points in her collegiate debut, joining classmate Janae Poisson and Kelly Smith in 2014-15

- Was 1-of-6 Huskies to score in double figures during the game, the first time since March 11, 1993 that NIU had six players register 10-or-more points

2016-17 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 12 at Bradley (12/2/16) 12 at Bradley (12/2/16) Field Goals 5 at Bradley (12/2/16) 5 at Bradley (12/2/16) Field Goal Attempts 7 at Bradley (12/2/16) 7 at Bradley (12/2/16) 3-Point Field Goals - - 3-Point Field Goal Attempts - - Free Throws 2 at Bradley (12/2/16) 2 at Bradley (12/2/16) Free Throw Attempts 2 twice, last; vs Eastern Michigan (12/31/16) 2 twice, last; vs Eastern Michigan (12/31/16) Rebounds 10 vs Ohio (1/7/17) 10 vs Ohio (1/7/17) Offensive Rebounds 2 twice, last; at Kent State (1/11/17) 2 twice, last; at Kent State (1/11/17) Defensive Rebounds 8 vs Ohio (1/7/17) 8 vs Ohio (1/7/17) Assists 1 twice, last; at Kent State (1/11/17) 1 twice, last; at Kent State (1/11/17) Turnovers 2 twice, last; at Ball State (1/28/17) 2 twice, last; at Ball State (1/28/17) Blocks - - Steals 1 four times, last; at Ball State (1/28/17) 1 four times, last; at Ball State (1/28/17) Minutes 17 at Bradley (12/2/16) 17 at Bradley (12/2/16)

WOOLLACOTT’S CAREER STATISTICS


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2016-17 COMBinED StAtiStiCSNIU Women's Basketball

Northern Illinois University Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 11, 2017)All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 17-6 9-2 8-3 0-1CONFERENCE 10-2 5-2 5-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 7-4 4-0 3-3 0-1

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg04 WOODS, Courtney 23-23 748 32.5 134-316 . 4 2 4 77-184 . 4 1 8 60-66 . 9 0 9 14 105 119 5.2 52 0 50 74 10 33 405 17.631 LEHMAN, Ally 23-23 802 34.9 143-291 . 4 9 1 5-20 . 2 5 0 98-113 . 8 6 7 67 170 237 10.3 52 2 155 64 14 39 389 16.901 GLENN, Cassidy 23-23 731 31.8 139-320 . 4 3 4 38-101 . 3 7 6 58-84 . 6 9 0 56 105 161 7.0 58 2 29 43 19 37 374 16.321 VOIGT, Mikayla 23-23 779 33.9 93-211 . 4 4 1 38-102 . 3 7 3 54-59 . 9 1 5 14 39 53 2.3 43 1 68 40 0 18 278 12.125 SMITH, Kelly 18-14 414 23.0 67-136 . 4 9 3 2-6 . 3 3 3 45-70 . 6 4 3 48 50 98 5.4 65 5 7 18 15 9 181 10.122 POISSON, Janae 22-0 438 19.9 81-171 . 4 7 4 27-76 . 3 5 5 31-36 . 8 6 1 5 23 28 1.3 44 0 28 33 1 11 220 10.033 HARRIS, Jazmine 6-0 57 9.5 11-18 . 6 1 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-7 . 5 7 1 8 5 13 2.2 12 0 3 7 0 2 26 4.340 SLADEK, Renee 22-9 362 16.5 29-69 . 4 2 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 23-34 . 6 7 6 32 61 93 4.2 51 3 16 21 9 11 81 3.732 WOOLLACOTT, Abby 16-0 125 7.8 15-26 . 5 7 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 12 30 42 2.6 18 0 2 7 0 4 33 2.134 MAY, Ally 5-0 51 10.2 3-11 . 2 7 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 8 11 19 3.8 11 1 1 2 2 1 8 1.613 GRAY, Amber 10-0 26 2.6 4-11 . 3 6 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 5 10 15 1.5 5 0 3 1 1 0 12 1.223 STARKS, Myia 15-0 75 5.0 3-19 . 1 5 8 1-5 . 2 0 0 10-14 . 7 1 4 1 9 10 0.7 18 0 6 11 1 1 17 1.105 BREUNIG, Georgia 13-0 42 3.2 3-17 . 1 7 6 2-12 . 1 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.6

Team 41 53 94 2Total.......... 23 4650 725-1616 . 4 4 9 190-506 . 3 7 5 392-493 . 7 9 5 311 672 983 42.7 429 14 368 323 72 166 2032 88.3Opponents...... 23 4650 697-1675 . 4 1 6 169-551 . 3 0 7 316-432 . 7 3 1 356 626 982 42.7 472 - 350 336 83 150 1879 81.7

TEAM STATISTICS NIU OPPSCORING 2032 1879 Points per game 88.3 81.7 Scoring margin +6.7 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 725-1616 697-1675 Field goal pct . 4 4 9 . 4 1 63 POINT FG-ATT 190-506 169-551 3-point FG pct . 3 7 5 . 3 0 7 3-pt FG made per game 8.3 7.3FREE THROWS-ATT 392-493 316-432 Free throw pct . 7 9 5 . 7 3 1 F-Throws made per game 17.0 13.7REBOUNDS 983 982 Rebounds per game 42.7 42.7 Rebounding margin +0.0 -ASSISTS 368 350 Assists per game 16.0 15.2TURNOVERS 323 336 Turnovers per game 14.0 14.6 Turnover margin +0.6 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 1.0STEALS 166 150 Steals per game 7.2 6.5BLOCKS 72 83 Blocks per game 3.1 3.6ATTENDANCE 13111 24528 Home games-Avg/Game 11-1192 11-2210 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-220

Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th O T OT2 TotalsNorthern Illinois Univer 472 490 534 509 10 17 2032Opponents 478 409 485 490 10 7 1879

Date Opponent Score Att.11-11-16 at Loyola W 90-70 011/16/16 MILWAUKEE Wo2 114-104 133011/19/16 at Western Illinois L 79-83 56211/22/16 CHICAGO STATE W 94-85 27611/26/16 ILLINOIS STATE W 108-66 139811-30-16 at Drake L 86-95 201612-02-16 at Bradley W 81-51 66112-11-16 at Iowa State L 89-97 982512/16/16 SIUE W 97-78 30412/19/16 vs South Dakota L 83-97 22012/20/16 at UMKC W 86-75 200

* 12/31/16 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 85-73 1086* 01/04/17 at Bowling Green W 89-76 1216* 1/7/17 OHIO W 88-80 1717* 1/11/17 at Kent State W 98-97 240* 01/14/17 at Toledo W 77-73 3758* 1/18/17 AKRON L 55-84 1279* 1/21/17 MIAMI (OHIO) W 89-76 2168* 1/25/17 KENT STATE W 93-72 507* 1/28/17 at Ball State W 101-96 4298* 2/4/17 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 67-62 2543* 2/8/17 CENTRAL MICHIGAN L 94-109 503* 2/11/17 at Buffalo W 89-80 1532

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2016-17 MAC COMBinED StAtiStiCSNIU Women's Basketball

Northern Illinois University Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 11, 2017)Conference games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 10-2 5-2 5-0 0-0CONFERENCE 10-2 5-2 5-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg04 WOODS, Courtney 12-12 414 34.5 66-155 . 4 2 6 41-99 . 4 1 4 34-38 . 8 9 5 8 67 75 6.3 29 0 29 47 4 22 207 17.331 LEHMAN, Ally 12-12 432 36.0 66-147 . 4 4 9 0-4 . 0 0 0 62-71 . 8 7 3 21 98 119 9.9 28 1 78 43 6 16 194 16.201 GLENN, Cassidy 12-12 396 33.0 64-164 . 3 9 0 16-56 . 2 8 6 26-41 . 6 3 4 28 62 90 7.5 27 0 17 23 8 17 170 14.221 VOIGT, Mikayla 12-12 402 33.5 49-103 . 4 7 6 21-47 . 4 4 7 31-36 . 8 6 1 6 18 24 2.0 22 0 40 18 0 7 150 12.525 SMITH, Kelly 12-12 269 22.4 45-81 . 5 5 6 1-4 . 2 5 0 29-45 . 6 4 4 29 38 67 5.6 47 4 4 14 7 7 120 10.022 POISSON, Janae 11-0 230 20.9 41-90 . 4 5 6 12-39 . 3 0 8 16-19 . 8 4 2 2 6 8 0.7 22 0 18 18 1 6 110 10.040 SLADEK, Renee 11-0 137 12.5 17-29 . 5 8 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 11-17 . 6 4 7 11 26 37 3.4 22 0 4 10 0 2 45 4.132 WOOLLACOTT, Abby 11-0 90 8.2 10-17 . 5 8 8 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 8 22 30 2.7 12 0 2 6 0 3 21 1.923 STARKS, Myia 5-0 11 2.2 1-5 . 2 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 7 0 0 2 1 0 6 1.213 GRAY, Amber 3-0 6 2.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 3 4 1.3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.705 BREUNIG, Georgia 6-0 13 2.2 0-6 . 0 0 0 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 21 28 49 1Total.......... 12 2400 359-798 . 4 5 0 91-252 . 3 6 1 216-275 . 7 8 5 135 368 503 41.9 217 5 192 183 27 80 1025 85.4Opponents...... 12 2400 371-893 . 4 1 5 93-308 . 3 0 2 143-211 . 6 7 8 186 334 520 43.3 253 - 186 171 34 80 978 81.5

TEAM STATISTICS NIU OPPSCORING 1025 978 Points per game 85.4 81.5 Scoring margin +3.9 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 359-798 371-893 Field goal pct . 4 5 0 . 4 1 53 POINT FG-ATT 91-252 93-308 3-point FG pct . 3 6 1 . 3 0 2 3-pt FG made per game 7.6 7.8FREE THROWS-ATT 216-275 143-211 Free throw pct . 7 8 5 . 6 7 8 F-Throws made per game 18.0 11.9REBOUNDS 503 520 Rebounds per game 41.9 43.3 Rebounding margin -1.4 -ASSISTS 192 186 Assists per game 16.0 15.5TURNOVERS 183 171 Turnovers per game 15.3 14.3 Turnover margin -1.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 1.1STEALS 80 80 Steals per game 6.7 6.7BLOCKS 27 34 Blocks per game 2.3 2.8ATTENDANCE 9803 11044 Home games-Avg/Game 7-1400 5-2209 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalsNorthern Illinois Univer 234 249 269 273 1025Opponents 243 199 273 263 978

Date Opponent Score Att.* 12/31/16 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 85-73 1086* 01/04/17 at Bowling Green W 89-76 1216* 1/7/17 OHIO W 88-80 1717* 1/11/17 at Kent State W 98-97 240* 01/14/17 at Toledo W 77-73 3758* 1/18/17 AKRON L 55-84 1279* 1/21/17 MIAMI (OHIO) W 89-76 2168* 1/25/17 KENT STATE W 93-72 507* 1/28/17 at Ball State W 101-96 4298* 2/4/17 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 67-62 2543* 2/8/17 CENTRAL MICHIGAN L 94-109 503* 2/11/17 at Buffalo W 89-80 1532

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2016-17 pOintS-REBOUnDS-ASSiStSNIU Women's Basketball

Northern Illinois University Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Feb 11, 2017)All games

01 04 05 13 21 22 23Opponent Date Score GLENN,CASS WOODS,COUR BREUNIG,GE GRAY,AMBER VOIGT,MIKA POISSON,JA STARKS,MYIat Loyola 11-11-16 90-70 W 1 4 - 6 - 1 2 1 - 5 - 4 0 - 0 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 9 - 1 - 1 1 2 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 2MILWAUKEE 11/16/16 114-104 W 1 4 - 6 - 0 1 5 - 2 - 2 DNP DNP 1 3 - 2 - 2 1 6 - 3 - 1 0 - 0 - 0at Western Illinois 11/19/16 79-83 L 1 7 - 1 1 - 1 2 0 - 2 - 0 DNP 0 - 0 - 0 1 2 - 3 - 5 2 - 2 - 1 4 - 0 - 0CHICAGO STATE 11/22/16 94-85 W 1 7 - 3 - 0 2 4 - 4 - 2 DNP 2 - 1 - 1 1 0 - 8 - 5 1 2 - 1 - 1 3 - 2 - 0ILLINOIS STATE 11/26/16 108-66 W 1 6 - 8 - 4 2 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 0 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 1 2 - 1 - 2 1 9 - 2 - 3 0 - 2 - 1at Drake 11-30-16 86-95 L 2 2 - 1 0 - 0 2 2 - 6 - 3 3 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 9 - 1 - 3 6 - 3 - 1 1 - 0 - 1at Bradley 12-02-16 81-51 W 1 0 - 6 - 0 1 0 - 5 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 2 - 4 - 2 1 3 - 1 - 1 1 3 - 5 - 0 0 - 1 - 0at Iowa State 12-11-16 89-97 L 1 8 - 7 - 3 1 7 - 3 - 3 DNP DNP 1 6 - 2 - 4 1 2 - 0 - 0 DNPSIUE 12/16/16 97-78 W 2 4 - 5 - 2 2 1 - 7 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 1 2 - 4 - 1 3 - 1 - 1 2 - 1 - 1vs South Dakota 12/19/16 83-97 L 2 6 - 4 - 0 1 9 - 2 - 2 0 - 0 - 0 DNP 3 - 2 - 3 9 - 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 0at UMKC 12/20/16 86-75 W 2 6 - 5 - 1 6 - 2 - 2 2 - 0 - 0 DNP 1 9 - 4 - 1 6 - 0 - 1 0 - 2 - 1EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/31/16 85-73 W 5 - 5 - 2 1 5 - 7 - 2 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 1 6 - 1 - 3 6 - 1 - 1 4 - 0 - 0at Bowling Green 01/04/17 89-76 W 1 2 - 6 - 0 1 6 - 5 - 2 0 - 0 - 0 DNP 7 - 0 - 6 1 7 - 2 - 1 2 - 0 - 0OHIO 1/7/17 88-80 W 2 4 - 8 - 0 1 8 - 3 - 1 DNP DNP 1 3 - 4 - 3 6 - 0 - 0 DNPat Kent State 1/11/17 98-97 W 1 7 - 1 - 1 1 4 - 4 - 8 DNP DNP 9 - 0 - 3 2 7 - 1 - 1 DNPat Toledo 01/14/17 77-73 W 1 1 - 8 - 0 2 1 - 6 - 2 DNP DNP 1 0 - 7 - 5 2 - 0 - 0 DNPAKRON 1/18/17 55-84 L 9 - 8 - 1 1 1 - 4 - 2 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 1 5 - 2 - 2 1 4 - 1 - 3 0 - 0 - 0MIAMI (OHIO) 1/21/17 89-76 W 3 2 - 1 3 - 2 2 1 - 1 1 - 2 DNP DNP 1 6 - 0 - 3 2 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 0KENT STATE 1/25/17 93-72 W 4 - 1 4 - 3 1 5 - 8 - 4 0 - 0 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 1 8 - 4 - 3 1 6 - 2 - 2 0 - 0 - 0at Ball State 1/28/17 101-96 W 9 - 6 - 4 2 1 - 8 - 2 0 - 0 - 0 DNP 1 5 - 1 - 4 1 8 - 0 - 4 DNPWESTERN MICHIGAN 2/4/17 67-62 W 1 8 - 7 - 1 2 0 - 5 - 0 DNP DNP 1 - 1 - 3 0 - 0 - 2 DNPCENTRAL MICHIGAN 2/8/17 94-109 L 2 1 - 3 - 0 1 6 - 4 - 0 DNP DNP 1 3 - 2 - 2 2 - 1 - 3 DNPat Buffalo 2/11/17 89-80 W 8 - 1 1 - 3 1 9 - 1 0 - 4 0 - 0 - 0 DNP 1 7 - 2 - 3 DNP DNP

25 31 32 33 34 40Opponent Date Score SMITH,KELL LEHMAN,ALL WOOLLACOTT HARRIS,JAZ MAY,ALLY SLADEK,RENat Loyola 11-11-16 90-70 W 1 5 - 7 - 1 7 - 7 - 5 DNP DNP 4 - 3 - 0 5 - 5 - 4MILWAUKEE 11/16/16 114-104 W 8 - 6 - 0 4 8 - 2 1 - 5 DNP 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 3 - 1at Western Illinois 11/19/16 79-83 L DNP 1 5 - 1 3 - 4 DNP 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 5 - 9 - 2CHICAGO STATE 11/22/16 94-85 W DNP 1 5 - 8 - 9 DNP 6 - 3 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 5 - 5 - 1ILLINOIS STATE 11/26/16 108-66 W DNP 1 9 - 1 0 - 1 1 DNP 9 - 3 - 0 2 - 1 3 - 1 3 - 6 - 0at Drake 11-30-16 86-95 L DNP 1 7 - 9 - 5 DNP 4 - 2 - 1 DNP 2 - 3 - 1at Bradley 12-02-16 81-51 W DNP 1 2 - 1 1 - 1 0 1 2 - 7 - 0 5 - 3 - 2 DNP 4 - 9 - 1at Iowa State 12-11-16 89-97 L 6 - 4 - 0 1 6 - 1 5 - 4 0 - 2 - 0 DNP DNP 4 - 6 - 0SIUE 12/16/16 97-78 W 1 3 - 5 - 1 1 9 - 7 - 1 0 0 - 2 - 0 DNP DNP 1 - 4 - 1vs South Dakota 12/19/16 83-97 L 1 0 - 5 - 0 1 1 - 6 - 9 0 - 0 - 0 DNP DNP 5 - 3 - 1at UMKC 12/20/16 86-75 W 9 - 4 - 1 1 6 - 1 1 - 5 0 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP 2 - 3 - 0EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/31/16 85-73 W 1 9 - 6 - 1 1 1 - 1 2 - 9 3 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP 6 - 5 - 0at Bowling Green 01/04/17 89-76 W 1 1 - 7 - 1 1 8 - 1 1 - 7 0 - 5 - 0 DNP DNP 6 - 4 - 2OHIO 1/7/17 88-80 W 1 0 - 6 - 0 1 3 - 1 1 - 6 4 - 1 0 - 1 DNP DNP 0 - 0 - 0at Kent State 1/11/17 98-97 W 1 4 - 7 - 0 1 5 - 9 - 8 2 - 2 - 1 DNP DNP 0 - 7 - 0at Toledo 01/14/17 77-73 W 3 - 4 - 0 2 0 - 1 2 - 4 0 - 2 - 0 DNP DNP 1 0 - 3 - 0AKRON 1/18/17 55-84 L 4 - 4 - 0 0 - 8 - 2 2 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP 0 - 2 - 0MIAMI (OHIO) 1/21/17 89-76 W 8 - 3 - 0 6 - 4 - 7 0 - 0 - 0 DNP DNP 4 - 2 - 1KENT STATE 1/25/17 93-72 W 1 2 - 7 - 2 1 6 - 7 - 3 0 - 5 - 0 DNP DNP 1 0 - 4 - 1at Ball State 1/28/17 101-96 W 9 - 3 - 0 1 8 - 8 - 1 1 4 - 2 - 0 DNP DNP 7 - 4 - 0WESTERN MICHIGAN 2/4/17 67-62 W 9 - 7 - 0 1 7 - 1 4 - 5 DNP DNP DNP 2 - 4 - 0CENTRAL MICHIGAN 2/8/17 94-109 L 7 - 4 - 0 3 1 - 9 - 1 1 4 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP 0 - 2 - 0at Buffalo 2/11/17 89-80 W 1 4 - 9 - 0 2 9 - 1 4 - 5 2 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP DNP

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2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME HiGHSOPPONENT DATE SCORE POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKSat Loyola 11/11/16 W, 90-70 21 - Courtney Woods 7 - Kelly Smith 5 - Ally Lehman 3 - Mikayla Voigt 4 - Cassidy Glenn 7 - Ally Lehman Milwaukee 11/16/16 W, 114-104 (2 OT) 48 - Ally Lehman 21 - Ally Lehman 5 - Ally Lehman 2 - Cassidy Glenn 1 - Four players 7 - Ally Lehman 7 - Renee Sladekat Western Illinois 11/19/16 L, 83-79 20 - Courtney Woods 13 - Ally Lehman 5 - Mikayla Voigt 3 - Ally Lehman 2 - Ally Lehman

Chicago State 11/22/16 W, 94-85 24 - Courtney Woods 8 - Ally Lehman 9 - Ally Lehman 4 - Ally Lehman 1 - Ally Lehman 7 - Mikayla Voigt 7 - Courtney Woods

Illinois State 11/26/16 W, 108-66 23 - Courtney Woods 13 - Ally May 11 - Ally Lehman 1 - Four players 1 - Ally May 7 - Renee Sladek 7 - Courtney Woodsat Drake 11/30/16 L, 95-86 22 - Cassidy Glenn 10 - Cassidy Glenn 5 - Ally Lehman 4 - Courtney Woods 1 - Amber Gray 72 - Courtney Woods

at Bradley 12/2/16 W, 81-51 13 - Janae Poisson 11 - Ally Lehman 10 - Ally Lehman 3 - Cassidy Glenn 2 - Ally Lehman 72 - Mikayla Voigt

at Iowa State 12/11/16 L, 97-89 18 - Cassidy Glenn 15 - Ally Lehman 4 - Ally Lehman 3 - Ally Lehman 1 - Cassidy Glenn 7 - Mikayla Voigt 7 - Renee Sladek

SIUE 12/16/16 W, 97-78 24 - Cassidy Glenn 7 - Ally Lehman 10 - Ally Lehman 2- Ally Lehman 1 - Ally Lehman 2 - Courtney Woods 2 -Cassidy Glenn

vs South Dakota 12/19/16 L, 97-83 26 - Cassidy Glenn 6 - Ally Lehman 8 - Ally Lehman 2 - Ally Lehman 3 - Kelly Smith

at UMKC 12/20/16 W, 86-75 26 - Cassidy Glenn 11 - Ally Lehman 5 - Ally Lehman 4 - Cassidy Glenn 3 - Renee Sladek 2 - Kelly Smith

Eastern Michigan 12/31/16 W, 85-73 19 - Kelly Smith 12 - Ally Lehman 9 - Ally Lehman 2 - Cassidy Glenn 2 - Cassidy Glenn 7 - Ally Lehman 2 - Ally Lehman 7 - Courtney Woods 2 - Kelly Smithat Bowling Green 1/4/17 W, 89-76 18 - Ally Lehman 11 - Ally Lehman 7 - Ally Lehman 3 - Ally Lehman 1 - Kelly Smith

Ohio 1/7/17 W, 88-80 24 - Cassidy Glenn 11 - Ally Lehman 6 - Ally Lehman 4 - Courtney Woods 1 - Cassidy Glenn 1 - Kelly Smith 1 - Courtney Woodsat Kent State 1/11/17 W, 98-97 27 - Janae Poisson 9 - Ally Lehman 8 - Ally Lehman 2 - Ally Lehman 1 - Ally Lehman 8 - Ally Lehman 1 - Kelly Smith

at Toledo 1/14/17 W, 77-73 21 - Courtney Woods 12 - Ally Lehman 5 - Mikayla Voigt 2 - Cassidy Glenn - 2 - Kelly Smith

Akron 1/18/17 L, 84-55 15 - Mikayla Voigt 8 - Cassidy Glenn 3 - Janae Poisson 3 - Cassidy Glenn 1 - Four players 8 - Ally Lehman

Miami (OH) 1/21/17 W, 89-76 32 - Cassidy Glenn 13 - Cassidy Glenn 7 - Ally Lehman 4 - Cassidy Glenn 1 - Courtney Woods

Kent State 1/25/17 W, 93-72 18 - Mikayla Voigt 14 - Cassidy Glenn 4 - Courtney Woods 1 - Four players 1 - Kelly Smith 1 - Courtney Woods

at Ball State 1/28/17 W, 101-96 21 - Courtney Woods 8 - Ally Lehman 11 - Ally Lehman 2 - Cassidy Glenn 1 - Cassidy Glenn 8 - Courtney Woods 2 - Ally Lehman 2 - Ally Lehman

Western Michigan 2/4/17 W, 67-62 20 - Courtney Woods 14 - Ally Lehman 5 - Ally Lehman 4 - Courtney Woods 1 - Janae Poisson

Central Michigan 2/8/17 L, 109-94 31 - Ally Lehman 9 - Ally Lehman 11 - Ally Lehman 2 - Courtney Woods 1 - Ally Lehman

at Buffalo 2/11/17 W, 89-80 29 - Ally Lehman 14 - Ally Lehman 5 - Ally Lehman 2 - Courtney Woods 1 - Kelly Smith 1 - Courtney Woods

at Miami (OH) 2/15/17 - - - - - -

Ball State 2/18/17 - - - - - -

at Central Michigan 2/22/17 - - - - - -

at Eastern Michigan 2/25/17 - - - - - -

Toledo 3/1/17 - - - - - -

at Western Michigan 3/4/17 - - - - - -

MAC Tournament First Round 3/6/17 - - - - - -

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Date Game W/L Score FG-FGA PCT. 3F-PA PCT. O-D TOT F/EJ A TO BLK STL 1st 2nd 3rd 4th ot ot TPN11 NIU W 90 32-72 .444 9-22 .406 20-22 42 19/0 18 9 7 9 19 25 25 21 - - 90 Loyola 70 25-58 .431 8-12 .667 15-23 38 20/0 13 20 2 7 24 19 9 18 - - 70N16 NIU W 114 40-84 .476 5-14 .357 16-30 46 27/3 11 18 4 2 22 15 26 24 10 17 114 Milwaukee 104 37-88 .420 8-26 .308 25-32 57 33/4 17 23 4 5 24 22 19 22 10 7 104N19 NIU L 79 24-67 .358 4-18 .222 20-32 52 26/2 13 25 5 10 13 21 23 22 - - 79 Western Illinois 83 27-68 .397 7-31 .226 8-23 31 23/0 15 13 7 16 15 19 22 27 - - 83N 22 NIU W 94 33-81 .407 15-37 .405 17-23 40 27/3 19 8 2 10 28 20 25 21 - - 94 Chicago State 85 26-66 .394 3-17 .176 19-32 51 17/0 8 15 6 5 12 25 23 25 - - 85N26 NIU W 108 43-83 .518 13-25 .520 21-36 57 16/0 23 9 3 4 24 37 30 17 - - 108 Illinois State 66 25-70 .357 8-23 .348 10-21 31 19/0 11 10 4 5 16 18 14 18 - - 66N30 NIU L 86 33-79 .418 11-34 .324 17-22 39 21/1 15 12 1 11 24 19 24 19 - - 86 Drake 95 37-73 .507 6-24 .250 15-31 46 17/0 25 15 4 4 29 21 25 20 - - 95D2 NIU W 81 31-65 .477 7-13 .538 14-42 56 17/0 17 15 4 5 16 20 27 18 - - 81 Bradley 51 18-73 .247 3-26 .115 18-21 39 16/1 10 9 3 5 16 4 15 16 - - 51D11 NIU L 89 33-78 .423 7-17 .412 18-28 46 19/0 14 12 2 8 24 19 17 29 - - 89 Iowa State 97 35-79 .443 6-27 .222 16-28 44 17/0 19 10 10 6 25 20 27 25 - - 97D16 NIU W 97 34-73 .466 12-28 .429 14-29 43 13/0 18 15 2 8 24 26 19 28 - - 97 SIUE 78 31-74 .419 9-17 .529 16-27 43 21/2 14 18 7 7 22 19 17 20 - - 78D19 NIU L 83 31-66 .470 10-29 .345 9-15 25 14/0 15 6 6 4 22 17 31 13 - - 83 South Dakota 97 36-65 .554 13-28 .464 12-26 38 15/0 16 13 0 5 33 26 19 19 - - 97D20 NIU W 86 32-69 .464 6-17 .353 10-25 35 13/0 12 11 9 10 22 22 18 24 - - 86 UMKC 75 26-69 .420 5-13 .385 16-27 43 21/1 15 18 2 5 19 17 22 17 - - 75D31 NIU W 85 32-71 .451 6-16 .375 15-29 44 15/0 17 15 6 8 18 23 24 20 - - 85 Eastern Michigan 73 27-68 .397 5-22 .227 13-27 40 20/1 13 16 1 9 15 11 20 27 - - 73J4 NIU W 89 31-74 .419 7-22 .318 10-35 45 20/1 19 11 1 10 22 24 10 33 - - 89 Bowling Green 76 29-76 .382 8-30 .267 19-36 55 28/1 11 20 0 3 14 10 26 26 - - 76J7 NIU W 88 29-59 .441 5-15 .333 11-34 45 16/0 11 18 3 10 17 28 24 19 - - 88 Ohio 80 30-70 .429 11-33 .333 13-24 37 27/2 18 17 6 11 21 13 24 22 - - 80J11 NIU W 98 36-64 .563 9-20 .450 7-27 34 22/1 22 21 2 4 27 26 15 30 - - 98 Kent State 97 36-78 .462 4-15 .267 15-20 35 19/0 22 13 3 9 29 25 24 19 - - 97J14 NIU W 77 27-55 .482 5-12 .417 9-36 45 21/1 11 22 0 6 21 19 24 13 - - 77 Toledo 70 28-72 .389 5-23 .217 10-23 33 24/0 16 11 3 8 13 20 25 15 - - 73J18 NIU L 55 23-69 .333 8-33 .242 10-27 37 13/1 10 12 4 4 15 11 20 9 - - 55 Akron 84 32-74 .432 14-32 .438 18-37 55 10/0 13 13 3 8 22 11 28 23 - - 84J21 NIU W 89 29-66 .439 9-24 .375 10-26 36 12/0 16 11 1 12 22 22 23 22 - - 89 Miami (OH) 76 29-62 .468 11-22 .500 7-30 37 25/1 12 18 3 4 18 17 12 29 - - 76J25 NIU W 93 30-68 .441 6-18 .333 16-41 57 29/0 18 18 4 2 20 16 37 20 - - 93 Kent State 72 25-83 .301 2-20 .100 24-27 51 27/0 10 13 6 7 19 11 21 21 - - 72J28 NIU W 101 37-66 .561 13-25 .520 10-29 39 18/0 25 18 2 6 19 25 27 30 - - 101 Ball State 96 38-86 .442 10-34 .294 20-20 30 17/0 25 10 4 6 25 21 21 29 - - 96F4 NIU W 67 23-60 .383 8-23 .348 13-28 41 14/0 11 15 1 11 13 17 13 24 - - 67 Western Michigan 62 25-65 .385 7-22 .318 14-28 42 20/0 14 17 0 5 22 10 18 12 - - 62F8 NIU L 94 34-78 .436 10-28 .357 9-21 30 24/0 16 7 1 3 23 17 30 24 - - 94 Central Michigan 109 40-82 .488 8-28 .286 21-37 58 16/0 15 12 4 1 25 31 28 25 - - 109F11 NIU W 89 31-67 .463 5-16 .313 14-35 49 13/1 15 15 2 4 17 21 22 29 - - 89 Buffalo 80 32-77 .416 8-27 .296 12-25 37 20/0 17 11 1 9 20 19 26 15 - - 80F15 NIU - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Miami (OH) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -F18 NIU - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ball State - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -F22 NIU - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Central Michigan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -F25 NIU - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Eastern Michigan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -M1 NIU - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Toledo - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -M4 NIU - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Western Michigan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -M6 NIU - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MAC Tournament First Round - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2016-17 SPECIALTY STATS Pts in Paint Pts off TO 2nd Chance Fast Break Bench Pts Largest Largest Lead Result (NIU/Opp) (NIU/Opp) (NIU/Opp) (NIU/Opp) (NIU/Opp) Lead Deficit Changes Ties N11 @Loyola W, 90-70 40/24 26/8 21/6 4/0 24/7 25 6 5 1 N16 Milwaukee W, 114-104 60/40 28/13 17/31 6/0 16/17 11 12 11 6 N19 @Western Illinois L, 83-79 24/36 12/19 17/6 6/13 10/30 7 8 10 8 N22 Chicago State W, 94-85 32/26 17/15 17/18 14/0 23/6 22 2 1 - N26 Illinois State W, 108-66 57/26 14/9 20/5 15/6 35/20 48 2 3 - N30 @Drake L, 95-86 36/58 9/11 14/10 8/2 14/22 3 13 1 6 D2 @Bradley W, 81-51 40/18 8/15 18/9 21/0 32/8 33 2 2 2 D11 @Iowa State L, 97-89 42/42 18/15 15/11 7/6 18/8 6 16 10 5 D16 SIUE W, 97-78 40/50 18/12 6/9 16/8 20/22 22 3 6 2 D19 vs South Dakota L, 97-83 38/44 13/5 4/20 0/4 19/13 3 21 7 1 D20 @UMKC W, 86-75 44/38 19/4 13/17 12/4 17/23 12 6 5 1 D31 Eastern Michigan W, 85-73 41/34 21/19 8/12 15/6 19/4 23 3 3 2 J4 @Bowling Green W, 89-76 36/42 20/19 6/19 15/10 25/12 22 - - - J7 Ohio W, 88-80 30/40 22/22 11/13 8/12 10/25 17 6 4 2 J11 @Kent State W, 98-97 32/46 15/26 12/14 8/8 29/7 5 12 17 14 J14 @Toledo W, 77-73 36/40 12/25 11/13 4/4 12/34 17 - - 3 J18 Akron L, 84-55 25/30 7/15 8/22 7/6 16/16 3 29 5 - J21 Miami (OH) W, 89-76 34/30 27/14 16/8 8/2 6/14 20 - - - J25 Kent State W, 93-72 40/39 14/20 14/19 10/5 28/19 29 6 5 2 J28 @Ball State W, 101-96 30/50 16/20 12/24 2/8 29/22 8 11 7 7 F4 Western Michigan W, 67-62 26/26 19/15 5/15 8/2 2/29 5 14 5 4 F8 Central Michigan L, 109-94 26/55 15/12 12/16 4/5 6/21 2 23 4 3 F11 @Buffalo W, 89-80 40/34 16/12 11/11 4/6 2/24 11 8 11 11 F15 @Miami (OH) - - - - - - - - - F18 Ball State - - - - - - - - - F22 @Central Michigan - - - - - - - - - F25 @Eastern Michigan - - - - - - - - - M1 Toledo - - - - - - - - - M4 @Western Michigan - - - - - - - - - M6 MAC Tournament First Round - - - - - - - - -

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No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn, Cassidy 6-15 2-4 0-2 4-2 6 1 14 1 3 4 2 284 Woods, Courtney 7-16 5-8 2-2 2-3 5 3 21 4 3 1 2 2621 Voigt, Mikayla 3-8 1-5 2-2 1-0 1 3 9 1 0 0 3 3125 Smith, Kelly 6-10 0-0 3-4 5-2 7 3 15 1 1 1 0 2031 Lehman, Ally 3-9 0-1 1-2 4-3 7 2 7 5 1 0 1 295 Breunig, Georgia 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 213 Gray, Amber 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 322 Poisson, Janae 4-7 1-3 3-4 0-2 2 2 12 0 0 0 0 2023 Starks, Myia 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-2 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 1334 May, Ally 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 1 4 0 1 1 0 940 Sladek, Renee 1-2 0-0 3-4 1-4 5 1 5 4 0 0 1 19 TEAM 2-0 2TOTALS 32-72 9-22 17-24 20-22 42 19 90 18 9 7 9 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 15-36 .417 2nd: 17-36 .472 Game: 32-72 .4443-PT FG%: 1st: 4-12 .333 2nd: 5-10 .500 Game: 9-22 .409FT%: 1st: 10-14 .714 2nd: 7-10 .700 Game: 17-24 .708

No. Loyola FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN2 Williams, Kaitlyn 7-11 4-5 1-1 0-1 1 2 19 2 3 0 3 375 Wallace, Tiara 6-13 0-0 2-2 2-9 11 1 14 5 3 1 1 3611 Segars, Brandi 2-6 0-0 3-4 2-4 6 4 7 1 6 1 0 1812 Negatu, Citiana 2-5 0-1 3-4 0-0 0 3 7 3 5 0 3 3513 Salmon, Katie 6-14 3-4 1-2 1-3 4 2 16 1 1 0 0 343 Mayers, Kianna 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 134 Stefaniu, Sarah 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 322 Coomber, Kiana 2-7 1-2 1-4 2-1 3 4 6 1 0 0 0 1233 Williams, Lee 0-1 0-0 1-2 2-1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 TEAM 5-1 6TOTALS 25-58 8-12 12-19 15-23 38 20 70 13 20 2 7 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 16-25 .640 2nd: 9-33 .273 Game: 25-58 .4313-PT FG%: 1st: 6-6 1.000 2nd: 2-6 .333 Game: 8-12 .667FT%: 1st: 5-10 .500 2nd: 7-9 .778 Game: 12-19 .632

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Steve Matuszewski, Ron Quirk, Kayla CarterAttendance: 1,592Score by PeriodsNIU .............................................................19-25-25-21 90Loyola .........................................................24-19-9-18 70

GAME 1NIU: 90

Loyola: 70November 11, 2016

Gentile ArenaChicago, Ill.

CHICAGO - Sophomore Courtney Woods drained four three pointers in the third quarter as the Northern Illinois University women’s basketball team outscored Loyola, 25-9, in the frame to power the Huskies to a 90-70 victory over the Ramblers Friday at Gentile Arena. Woods tied her career high with 21 points to lead a group of four Huskie players in double figures. Kelly Smith scored 15, Cassidy Glenn 14 and freshman Janae Poisson 12 for NIU. Ally Lehman and Smith pulled down seven rebounds apiece and Lehman added seven points and a team-leading five assists. “I thought we did a good job, being on the road, first game of the season,” said second-year NIU head coach Lisa Carlsen. “It’s a good one to have under our belts, learn from and go on to the next one.” Loyola took a 24-19 lead after the first quarter thanks in large part to Kaitlyn Williams, who led the Ramblers with 19 points and scored 11 in the first period. LU went six-of-six from three-point range in the first half. “In the first half we were reacting instead of dictating on defense and they shot the ball real well,” Carlsen said. “I liked our intensity better on the defensive end in the second half and we were able to get some stops and get our offense going.” NIU took its first lead at 4:23 of the second quarter on a three pointer by Glenn during a 17-3 run that saw the score go from 31-25 Loyola to 42-34 NIU. Loyola came back to cut NIU’s lead to just one, 44-43, at the break. Loyola shot 64 percent from the field in the first half to NIU’s 42 percent. The Huskies, and Woods in particular, came out on fire in the third quarter. The sophomore from Brisbane, Australia hit a pair of threes in the first 2:22 of the period, sandwiched around a layup by Renee Sladek in her first action after missing the 2015-16 season due to injury. NIU scored the first eight points of the frame to take a 52-43 lead and extended the margin to 59-46 on another Woods three at the 5:37 mark. She finished the game five-of-eight from three-point range and seven-of-16 overall while also contributing five rebounds and four assists. “Courtney is that kind of player,” Carlsen said. “She’s one of those kids when she gets comfortable as far as shooting the basketball, she doesn’t think she’ll miss. She did that for us at the end of last year and hopefully that’s what we see out of her this year.” By the end of the third quarter, NIU extended its lead to 69-52 with Smith scoring six of her 15 points. The Huskies pulled down 20 offensive rebounds in the game, including seven by Smith. The lead allowed Carlsen to give young players significant minutes, including freshmen guards Poisson and Myia Starks who played 20 and 13 minutes, respectively. Both gave NIU key minutes throughout the game as did Ally May. “Playing the young players is really important for us,” Carlsen said. “They are going to have to stay in the rotation and give us some minutes. We are going to need to go eight-nine deep as we get into the season, especially at the guard position with Janae and Mya. They are going to have to be in the guard rotation and game reps are so valuable.”

No. UWM FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN32 Kostowicz, Steph 9-14 4-5 8-8 6-5 11 5 30 3 5 2 0 4104 Farley, Bailey 3-12 1-5 4-5 2-2 4 1 11 3 1 1 1 3705 Lindstrom, Alexis 4-9 1-3 3-4 0-4 4 5 12 4 1 0 0 3520 Lindner, Jenny 7-15 0-2 2-2 4-8 12 4 16 1 5 0 0 4330 Ford-Washington 7-20 1-6 3-3 6-5 11 5 18 5 2 0 3 3710 Reit, Jamie 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 112 Cunningham Kelsey 0-5 0-2 1-2 2-2 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1521 Fischer, Alyssa 2-5 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 1241 Swan Jordyn 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 343 Wakeman, Christina 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 545 Odegard Lizzie 5-7 1-1 1-4 4-3 7 5 12 1 1 1 0 21 TEAM 1-2 3 1TOTALS 37-88 8-26 22-28 25-32 57 33 104 17 23 4 5 250TOTAL FG%: 1st: 18-37 .486 2nd: 14-34 .412 Game: 37-89 .4203-PT FG%: 1st: 4-9 .444 2nd: 2-12 .167 Game: 8-26 .308FT%: 1st: 6-7 .857 2nd: 11-12 .917 Game: 22-28 .786

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn, Cassidy 5-10 0-2 4-4 3-3 6 5 14 0 1 1 2 3525 Smith, Kelly 3-11 0-0 2-4 3-3 6 5 8 0 1 1 0 414 Woods, Courtney 5-14 1-4 4-4 0-2 2 1 15 2 4 1 0 4221 Voigt, Mikayla 4-9 1-2 4-4 0-2 2 5 13 2 1 0 0 4331 Lehman, Ally 17-29 1-3 13-16 7-14 21 3 48 5 8 0 2 4622 Poisson, Janae 6-8 2-3 2-2 1-2 3 3 16 1 2 0 0 2123 Starks, Myia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 Harris, Jazmine 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 134 May, Ally 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+40 Sladek, Renee 0-3 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 4 0 1 0 1 2 20 TEAM 1-2 3 1TOTALS 40-84 5-14 29-34 16-30 46 27 114 11 18 4 6 250TOTAL FG%: 1st: 15-31 .484 2nd: 17-41 .415 Game: 40-84 .4763-PT FG%: 1st: 0-1 .000 2nd: 2-7 .286 Game: 5-14 .357FT%: 1st: 7-8 .875 2nd: 14-16 .875 Game: 29-34 .853

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: LaSha Hopson, Brad Duistermars, Dorran StewartAttendance: 1330Score by PeriodsMilwaukee ...............................24-22-19-22-10-7 104NIU ..............................................22-15-26-24-10-17 114

GAME 2NIU: 114

Milwaukee: 104November 16, 2016

NIU Convocation CenterDeKalb, Ill.

DeKALB - Breaking her own school record and tying the Mid-American Conference record with 48 points, senior Ally Lehman (Nineveh, Ind./Indian Creek) led the NIU women’s basketball team (2-0) past Milwaukee (1-1) in double overtime Wednesday night, all the while helping the Huskies to their first 2-0 start since the 2003-04 season with their 114-104 win. The team’s 100-point effort was its first since a four-overtime victory at Bowling Green on Feb. 18, 2004 (102-97). The Huskies had five players with 10-or-more points, including freshman Janae Poisson’s 16 clams off the bench. Courtney Woods (15), Cassidy Glenn (14) and Mikayla Voigt (13) completed the Huskies five-pronged scoring threat, registering the feat for the first time since Feb. 27, 2016 versus Toledo. Along with her 41 points, Lehman tied her career-high in rebounds with 21. Lehman finished the night 17-of-29 from the field and 13-of-16 at the free throw line. The Nineveh, Ind., native tied the school record for points on Feb. 24, 2016 at Western Michigan with a 41-point night in regulation. Her 48-points tied the MAC’s best mark set by Miami University’s Courtney Osborn at Akron on Jan. 4, 2012. “I think if you look at what Milwaukee did in the first half defensively, they were very aware of Courtney (Woods) and Mikayla (Voigt) behind the three-point line and I think that that’s why Ally had so much success tonight. because it gave space for her to go to work,” said Head Coach Lisa Carlsen. “Our three-point baskets tonight came when we stopped in transition when we were able to play outside the half court.” As a team, NIU went 40-for-84 from the field, an impressive 47/6 percent mark, despite trailing the rebound battle, 57-46. The Huskies also outscored the Panthers 64-40 in the paint as the lead changed 11 times in the contest. Northern Illinois University trailed by 10-or-more points in the first and second half but battled back with impressive scoring runs by attacking the basket and earning 34 trips to the free throw line. The Huskies finished 29-for-34 at the line, earning six field goals with attached free throw attempts in the ball game. With 1.8 seconds left in regulation and game tied 85-85 after a Kelly Smith (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead) putback, Lehman hit a pair of free throws to give NIU an 87-85 lead. However, after the Panthers called a timeout to advance the ball to their side of the court, UWM’s leading scorer Steph Kostowicz hit a layup at the buzzer to send the game to overtime, 87-87. Milwaukee led by five points in the first overtime period with 1:59 left but Lehman equalized with two free throws with 1:18 remaining and tied the game with a trey with 28.5 seconds left. Lehman and Smith combined for the ensuing stop defensively, forcing a loose ball to the floor to force more free basketball. The Huskies did not acquiesce any momentum in the period as it out-scored the Panthers 17-7 in the final period to break the 100-point barrier and seal the 114-104 triumph. The two overtime contest was the first for NIU since Nov. 16, 2011 versus Western Illinois - the Huskies next opponent - when it defeated the Leathernecks, 91-84.

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn, Cassidy 6-16 0-1 5-6 5-6 11 3 17 1 4 1 2 3740 Sladek, Renee 1-4 0-0 3-4 4-5 9 5 5 2 5 1 0 214 Woods, Courtney 7-15 3-8 3-4 1-1 2 4 20 0 3 1 2 2821 Voigt, Mikayla 3-9 0-4 6-6 0-3 3 1 12 5 3 0 2 3931 Lehman, Ally 5-12 1-2 4-4 6-7 13 5 15 4 4 2 3 3613 Gray Amber 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+22 Poisson, Janae 0-5 0-1 2-2 0-2 2 1 2 1 3 0 0 1423 Starks, Myia 1-4 0-2 2-2 0-0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 833 Harris, Jazmine 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 834 May, Ally 0-1 0-0 2-2 1-1 2 3 2 0 1 0 1 9 TEAM 2-6 8 TOTALS 24-67 4-18 27-30 20-32 52 26 79 13 25 5 10 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-33 .333 2nd: 13-34 .382 Game: 24-67 .3583-PT FG%: 1st: 2-10 .200 2nd: 2-8 .250 Game: 4-18 .222FT%: 1st: 10-10 1.000 2nd: 17-20 .850 Game: 27-30 .900

No. WIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN03 Braun, Olivia 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2 1 3 1 1402 Clemens, Emily 10-14 1-5 13-14 1-5 6 2 34 5 3 0 3 3910 Boyle, Mallory 3-7 0-1 0-0 4-1 5 4 6 1 0 0 5 3112 Blumer, Morgan 2-8 2-6 5-6 0-6 6 2 11 1 3 3 2 3314 Hanneman, Taylor 1-6 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 1213 Kaufmann, Olivia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 121 Patrick, Jasmine 3-5 2-3 0-0 0-4 4 3 8 0 2 1 1 1822 Farrow, Michelle 3-9 0-5 3-3 0-3 3 2 9 0 1 0 3 2224 Higginbotham 3-14 2-7 0-0 1-3 4 4 8 6 0 0 0 2434 Pryor, Sam 2-4 0-1 1-1 1-0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 6 TEAM 1-1 2 1TOTALS 27-68 7-31 22-24 8-23 31 23 83 15 13 7 16 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-32 .406 2nd: 14-36 .389 Game: 27-68 .3973-PT FG%: 1st: 4-16 .250 2nd: 3-15 .200 Game: 7-31 .226FT%: 1st: 4-4 1.000 2nd: 18-20 .900 Game: 22-24 .917

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Amy Bonner, Jeff Cross, Doug KlencAttendance: 562Score by PeriodsNIU ..............................................................13-21-23-22 79Western Illinois ..................................15-19-22-27 83

GAME 3NIU: 79

Western Illinois: 83November 19, 2016

Western HallMacomb, Ill.

MACOMB, Ill. - In a see-saw battle that featured 10 lead changes, eight ties and no double-digit leads, the Northern Illinois University women’s basketball team (2-1) came up short at the end, falling to the Western Illinois Leathernecks, 83-79, to suffer its first loss of the season. NIU took a 77-73 lead with less than minute to play on a three-pointer by Courtney Woods, who scored 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting to lead the Huskies. Western Illinois then went on an 8-0 run to take an 81-77 lead as WIU’s Michelle Farrow recorded a pair of steals in that stretch and hit two free throws with six seconds to play to give the Leathernecks the four-point margin. NIU freshman Janae Poisson hit a pair of free throws to cut the margin to two with three seconds remaining, before Western Illinois’ Emily Clemens iced the game for WIU with two free throws. Clemens scored 34 points on 10-of-14 shooting and went 13-of-14 from the free throw line to lead Western Illinois. “You’ve got to give credit to Western,” said NIU Head Coach Carlsen. “They played with a little more sense of urgency pretty consistently this afternoon. That’s what you’re going to come up against when you’re on the road especially. We have to be able to bring the same energy at home to somebody else’s place in order to give ourselves a chance to win. I just felt like, whether or not it was fatigue from the other night, I thought we were a little lethargic. “We were obviously careless with the basketball. Those are things we have to learn from and continue to get better at and let this be something to learn from and help us grow going forward.” The Huskies out-rebounded the Leathernecks, 52-31, with senior Ally Lehman (Nineveh, Ind./Indian Creek) pulling down 13 boards and senior Cassidy Glenn (New Lenox, Ill./Providence Catholic) tying her career high with a season-high 11. Redshirt sophomore Renee Sladek (Merrill, Wis./Merrill) added nine rebounds for the Huskies. In addition to Woods, Glenn (17), Lehman (15) and Mikayla Voigt (12) reached double figures in scoring for the Huskies. However, NIU commit-ted 25 turnovers in the game, 13 in the first half and 12 in the second, while Western I. “Today, you can just look at the stat sheet, it tells a story,” said NIU head coach Lisa Carlsen. “We didn’t take care of the basketball the way we needed to. We knew coming in that Western was going to be really aggressive as far as trying to get their hands on the ball, and we couldn’t be soft. At times we were soft, and that led to too many opportunities for them. There were times that our initial defense was ok, but anytime you don’t give yourself an opportunity to shoot on the other end, it makes it a rough afternoon.”

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No. CSU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN14 Sanders, Sh’Toya 11-22 1-2 15-19 8-15 23 4 38 2 3 5 1 3823 Allen, Kaylee 6-15 0-4 8-9 1-1 2 3 20 2 1 0 1 3111 Harris, Konner 3-11 1-6 0-0 0-1 1 1 7 2 3 0 1 4025 Harris, Destiny 2-4 1-1 2-2 3-3 6 2 7 1 2 0 0 1930 Cerda, Jessica 1-6 0-2 5-6 1-0 1 2 7 1 4 0 1 314 Cliff, Alexandria 3-7 0-1 0-0 4-3 7 2 6 0 1 1 0 2812 Thomas, Tiana 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 420 Nix, Cailin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 TEAM 2-7 9TOTALS 26-66 3-17 30-36 19-32 51 17 85 8 15 6 5 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-28 .467 2nd: 15-38 .395 Game: 26-66 .3943-PT FG%: 1st: 2-9 .400 2nd: 1-8 .125 Game: 3-17 .176FT%: 1st: 13-15 .500 2nd: 17-21 .810 Game: 30-36 .833

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn Cassidy 6-13 3-7 2-4 1-2 3 5 17 0 1 0 2 2040 Sladek, Renee 2-6 0-0 1-1 3-2 5 5 5 1 0 0 1 214 Woods, Courtney 9-19 6-11 0-0 0-4 4 2 24 2 2 1 0 3021 Voigt, Mikayla 4-12 2-9 0-0 4-4 8 1 10 5 3 0 1 3431 Lehman, Ally 4-9 1-2 6-6 4-4 8 4 15 9 0 1 4 2913 Gray, Amber 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 322 Poisson, Janae 4-8 2-5 2-2 0-1 1 1 12 1 0 0 1 2223 Starks, Myia 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-2 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 1033 Harris, Jazmine 2-6 0-0 2-3 2-1 3 2 6 0 0 0 1 1834 May, Ally 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 13 TEAM 2-2 4TOTALS 33-81 15-37 13-16 17-23 40 27 94 19 8 2 10 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 19-44 .432 2nd: 14-37 .378 Game: 33-81 .4073-PT FG%: 1st: 8-20 .400 2nd: 7-17 .412 Game: 15-37 .405FT%: 1st: 2-5 .400 2nd: 11-11 1.000 Game: 13-16 .813

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Tim Daley, Randy Fox, Kayla CarterAttendance: 276Score by HalfChicago State ..................................12-25-23-25 85NIU ............................................................28-20-25-21 94

GAME 4NIU: 94

Chicago State: 85November 22, 2016


DeKalb - The NIU women’s basketball team’s (3-1) single-game record ty-ing three-point shooting and collective scoring stymied Chicago State (0-4) Tuesday night in the NIU Convocation Center as five Huskies accounted for 10-or-more points, overpowering Sh’Toya Sanders and Kaylee Allen, who combined for 58 points. Northern Illinois University defeated CSU, 94-85, scoring 90-or-more points for the third time this season. Northern Illinois University tied its single-game for field goals from behind the arc at 15, matching the effort versus Western Michigan on Feb. 26, 2006 and shattered its old record of 29 against the Broncos with 37 attempts against CSU. Sophomore Courtney Woods scored a career-high 24 points to lead NIU, draining a personal-best six three-pointers. Ally Lehman had a well-balanced effort, scoring 15 points with nine assists and eight rebounds while Cassidy Glenn (15), Janae Poisson (12) and Mikayla Voigt (10) also aided with double-digit efforts. “This was one of those games with a lot of moments where you shake your head. We came out of the locker room ready to play and shot the basketball extremely well but we had our lapses, especially in the second quarter,” said Head Coach Lisa Carlsen. “We struggled to find a flow in the game in the second half. We gave up a lot of free throws on last option plays and that’s not when we’re at our best. “There are a lot of situations we need to clean up but this is a game where you break down the film and show the kids the things that we talked about and continue to grow,” added Carlsen. NIU posted an impressive start to the contest, converting its first five field goal attempts including four straight treys to open the game, as NIU led by 10 points less than three minutes into the game. The Huskies would finish the quarter with a 16-point lead, 28-12, as they shot 11-for-22 from the field. Lehman’s ball movement resulted in five assists during the quarter, four of which came during NIU’s 5-for-5 start from the field. With 4:20 left in the opening half, Northern Illinois University led by 22 – its biggest lead of the half – as Glenn hit her second of three three-pointers in the contest. However, the Cougars would not be stopped in waning minutes of the half as it went on an 11-0 run in a 1:35 span to close the gap to 11 points at the half, 48-37. Both Woods and Glenn reached double figures in the half as the senior totaled 12 and Woods recorded 10. After halftime, NIU made it a 14-point game, 53-39, then did its best to contain Sanders as the sophomore accounted 13 points and eight rebounds, including seven points from the free throw line. After CSU closed the game to five points with 4:24 remaining in the period, NIU ended the quarter with a 73-60 advantage as Jazmine Harris (West Allis, Wis./Heritage Christian) collected her own missed shot and converted a putback. While Sanders continued to try and claw the Cougars a lead, Lehman answered at the free throw line and in the field as she went 6-for-6 at the line and closed the quarter with 10 points and 15 on the night. All six of Lehman’s shots at the stripe came in the final 39 seconds of action as she lifted NIU to a nine-point win over the Cougars, 94-85.

No. ISU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN42 Talbot, Megan 3-9 1-1 2-2 1-5 6 4 9 1 0 2 1 315 Beachum, Brechelle 2-10 0-3 0-0 1-2 3 4 4 3 1 0 1 2613 Beck, Katrina 4-12 2-5 0-0 1-1 2 4 10 0 2 0 0 2815 Corrigan, Frannie 3-6 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 1 6 0 0 0 0 2832 Stewart, Taylor 5-12 2-5 5-6 0-3 3 2 17 4 1 0 1 320 Beckles, Zakiya 2-6 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 5 0 1 0 1 92 Turner, Deja 0-3 0-2 0-0 1-3 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1733 VanHyfte, Morgan 6-12 2-3 1-2 3-1 4 1 15 3 4 1 1 29 TEAM 2-4 6TOTALS 25-70 8-23 8-10 10-21 31 19 66 11 10 4 5 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-35 .400 2nd: 11-35 .314 Game: 25-70 .3573-PT FG%: 1st: 6-12 .500 2nd: 2-11 .182 Game: 8-23 .348FT%: 1st: 0-1 .000 2nd: 8-9 .889 Game: 8-10 .800

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn, Cassidy 7-11 1-1 1-1 2-6 8 1 16 4 0 0 0 2840 Sladek, Renee 1-4 0-0 1-1 2-4 6 1 3 0 0 1 1 214 Woods, Courtney 8-21 4-11 3-4 1-5 6 2 23 1 1 1 1 2921 Voigt, Mikayla 5-8 2-5 0-0 0-1 1 3 12 2 1 0 0 2431 Lehman, Ally 9-11 0-1 1-1 6-4 10 0 19 11 1 0 1 285 Breunig, Georgia 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 813 Gray, Amber 1-5 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 522 Poisson, Janae 6-8 5-5 2-2 0-2 2 4 19 3 2 0 1 2423 Starks, Myia 0-3 0-0 0-2 0-2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 833 Harris, Jazmine 4-4 0-0 1-2 1-2 3 1 9 0 2 0 0 534 May, Ally 1-6 0-0 0-0 6-7 13 2 2 1 0 1 0 20 TEAM 1-2 3TOTALS 43-83 13-25 9-13 21-36 57 16 108 23 9 3 4 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 23-41 .561 2nd: 20-42 .476 Game: 43-83 .5183-PT FG%: 1st: 7-14 .500 2nd: 6-11 .545 Game: 13-25 .520FT%: 1st: 8-9 .889 2nd: 1-4 .250 Game: 9-13 .692

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Jodi Duffe, Dorran Stewart, Chuck MorningAttendance: 1398Score by HalfIllinois State ............................................16-18-14-18 66NIU ............................................................24-37-30-17 108

GAME 5NIU: 108

Illinois State: 66November 26, 2016


DeKALB - Thanks to five scorers in double-digits and Ally Lehman’s triple-double - the third in program history and the fourth in the NCAA this season - the NIU women’s basketball team improved to 4-1 for the first time since the start of the 1990-91 season as it defeated Illinois State (2-3) Saturday night, 108-66. Courtney Woods led all scorers with 23 points while Ally May pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds. “I really liked our energy for the whole 40 minutes tonight, I think it’s important to establish ourselves, especially offensively to get comfortable, and I thought we did that,” said Head Coach Lisa Carlsen. “Maybe not as much in the first quarter, but definitely in the first half. In the second quarter we did a much better job defensively and had opportunities in transition to get things going.” Lehman finished the night with 19 points, 10 rebounds and a ca-reer-high 11 assists, registering the first triple-double for the NIU women’s basketball team since Leslie Pottinger on Feb. 25, 1995 versus Loyola. The Huskies 100-point effort was also their first in regulation since March 2, 1996 versus Milwaukee. NIU and ISU played back and forth in the first quarter as the Huskies led by eight points through the first 10 minutes of play, 24-16. Northern Illinois University opened up offensively in the second period as it tied the program record for points in a quarter with 37 to lead 61-34 at halftime, the most points in a half under Carlsen. The trio of Lehman, Woods and Janae Poisson all scored 10-or-more points in the half with Lehman leading the group on 7-of-9 shooting and 15 points. Poisson, who finished the night with a perfect 5-of-5 clip behind the three-point line, scored a career-high 19 points in the contest. While NIU continued to score, tacking on 30 more points in the third period, the Huskie defense recorded their best period defensively as they held Illinois State to 14 points to enter the fourth with a 91-48 advantage. With 1:26 left in the third quarter, Lehman stepped off the court with her first points-assists double-double of her career with 19 points and 10 assists with nine boards. She pulled down the landmark rebound on the opening possession of the fourth quarter after a missed layup by Cassidy Glenn, kicking the ball out to Woods on the perimeter, who nailed a trey to add one more assist to her final tally. Lehman played 28 minutes for the Huskies. Mikayla Voigt and Glenn rounded out NIU’s scorers as they added 12 and 16 points, respectively, the third time the Huskies have had five scorers in double figures this season. A layup by Jazmine Harris put Northern Illinois University over the century mark with 6:32 remaining, 101-53. Harris nearly reached double figures in the contest as she scored a season-best nine points in five minutes of action on 4-of-4 shooting from the field. NIU finished the night with 23 assists and only nine turnovers as it went 43-for-83 from the field (.518) and 13-of-25 (.520) behind the three-point line. The Redbirds were held to just 35 percent from the field in 70 total attempts as NIU outscored ISU in the paint, 57-26.

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn, Cassidy 8-18 5-10 1-2 4-6 10 2 22 0 1 0 3 3340 Sladek, Renee 1-3 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 254 Woods, Courtney 7-17 4-10 4-4 2-4 6 4 22 3 3 0 4 2821 Voigt, Mikayla 4-14 1-7 0-0 1-0 1 2 9 3 5 0 0 3631 Lehman, Ally 7-12 0-1 3-4 3-6 9 4 17 5 1 0 2 315 Breunig, Georgia 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 513 Gray, Amber 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 222 Poisson, Janae 3-9 0-3 0-1 1-2 3 1 6 1 0 0 1 1923 Starks, Myia 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 533 Harris, Jazmine 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 2 4 1 2 0 1 16 TEAM 2-2 4TOTALS 33-79 11-34 9-13 17-22 39 21 86 15 12 1 11 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 17-40 .425 2nd: 16-39 .410 Game: 33-79 .4183-PT FG%: 1st: 5-18 .278 2nd: 6-16 .375 Game: 11-34 .324FT%: 1st: 4-7 .571 2nd: 5-6 .833 Game: 9-13 .692

No. Drake FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN03 Wendell,Lizzy 13-23 1-5 3-4 3-3 6 2 30 1 1 0 1 3235 Jonas, Becca 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-6 6 4 2 1 2 1 0 2450 Rhine, Sara 6-11 0-1 7-7 1-5 6 1 19 1 0 0 0 2121 Bachrodt, Sammie 4-10 1-4 0-0 3-5 8 2 9 2 3 1 1 2922 Ingle, Caitlin 5-9 1-2 2-2 2-3 5 2 13 11 6 0 1 3205 Hittner, Becca 6-7 2-3 2-2 3-4 7 1 16 2 0 1 0 1712 Rose, Brenni 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 915 Greiner, Paige 0-4 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1324 Miller, Nicole 2-4 1-3 1-2 0-1 1 1 6 4 2 0 0 1134 Rush, Cortni 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 1040 Mertz, Mya 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 2-2 4TOTALS 37-73 6-24 15-17 15-31 46 17 95 25 15 4 4 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 18-37 .486 2nd: 19-36 .528 Game: 37-73 .5073-PT FG%: 1st: 4-16 .250 2nd: 2-8 .250 Game: 6-24 .250FT%: 1st: 10-11 .909 2nd: 5-6 .833 Game: 15-17 .882

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Missy Brooks, Greg Small, Marlin SchoonhovenAttendance: 2016Score by HalfNIU .............................................................24-19-24-19 86Drake ......................................................29-21-25-20 95

GAME 6NIU: 86

Drake: 95November 30, 2016

Knapp CenterDes Moines, Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa - Northern Illinois University senior Cassidy Glenn scored 22 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to record her third career double-double, but the NIU Huskies were unable to shut down Drake in a 95-86 loss to the Bulldogs Wednesday night at the Knapp Center. Courtney Woods tied Glenn as NIU’s high scorer with 22 points while Ally Lehman added 17 points and nine rebounds despite playing just 31 minutes as she picked up three first-half fouls. Glenn’s 22-point total was one off her career best of 23 while her five threes marked her career best from outside the arc. Drake (3-2) shot 50.7 percent from the field and made 11 of their first 15 field goals to take a 29-24 lead after the first period. The remaining three quarters were tight with Drake outscoring NIU by two in the second period, one point in the third and one in the fourth. The Bulldogs scored 58 points in the paint and led for all but 3:20 of the contest with NIU’s lead coming in the first few minutes of the game. NIU falls to 4-2 with the loss. “This game had a ‘MAC feel’ to it,” said NIU Head Coach Lisa Carlsen. “Anytime you can come to a place and be in the game up to the final minute, it’s a good experience. We didn’t play our best basketball. Drake has a good team. They have players that are not just good, they are smart and they took advantage of some situations on screens to score inside. I think we’ll look at the game and see some missed opportunities, we definitely missed some easy baskets.” Trailing 50-43 at half and by nine points early in the third quarter at 54-45, NIU got a layup from Mikayla Voigt and a three-pointer from Glenn to close the gap to just four, 54-50, with 8:18 on the clock. It was as close as the Huskies would get as Drake scored the next seven points to extend the lead to 11, 61-50, with 7:03 left. Two more Glenn threes in the quarter helped cut the lead down to six and then five points midway through the quarter, at 63-58 at 5:44 before a 7-0 run by the Bulldogs extended the lead to 12 with 3:36 to play in the period. The closest NIU would get after that point was seven points. The Huskies shot 41.8 percent from the field in the game on 33-of-79 shooting, while Drake went 37-of-73 on field goals for a 50.7 percent rate. The Bulldogs recorded 25 assists on their 37 made shots and outrebound-ed NIU, 46-39. Four players were in double figures for Drake, led by Lizzy Wendell who scored 30 points, and Sara Rhine, with 19.

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No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn Cassidy 3-7 1-2 3-5 0-6 6 3 10 0 3 0 3 274 Woods, Courtney 3-9 2-3 2-2 0-5 5 1 10 1 1 1 0 2821 Voigt, Mikayla 5-10 3-5 0-0 1-0 1 0 13 1 0 0 0 3131 Lehman, Ally 6-11 0-0 0-0 4-7 11 1 12 10 1 2 0 3040 Sladek, Renee 1-6 0-0 2-2 2-7 9 0 4 1 1 1 1 225 Breunig, Georgia 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 513 Gray, Amber 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 522 Poisson, Janae 5-8 1-2 2-2 0-5 5 2 13 0 2 0 0 1823 Starks, Myia 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 4 0 0 4 0 0 832 Woollacott, Abby 5-7 0-0 2-2 2-5 7 2 12 0 1 0 1 1733 Harris, Jazmine 2-4 0-0 1-2 2-1 3 3 5 2 2 0 0 9 TEAM 1-3 4TOTALS 31-65 7-13 12-15 14-42 56 17 81 17 15 4 5 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-33 .394 2nd: 18-32 .563 Game: 31-65 .4773-PT FG%: 1st: 6-10 .600 2nd: 1-3 .333 Game: 7-13 .538FT%: 1st: 4-4 1.000 2nd: 8-11 .727 Game: 12-15 .800

No. Bradley FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN23 Lerma, Leti 4-16 0-1 0-3 9-7 16 3 8 3 2 1 1 3244 Markert, Vanessa 6-15 1-3 1-2 4-7 11 5 14 2 1 2 0 350 Brewer, Danielle 1-7 0-4 0-0 3-0 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 2015 Eshoo, Emily 2-9 0-5 3-6 1-1 2 1 7 2 2 0 0 2633 Schlueter, Anneke 4-14 2-8 2-2 0-2 2 1 12 3 0 0 1 363 Gray, Briana 1-2 0-1 4-8 0-0 0 1 6 0 0 0 1 84 Johnson, Alona 0-3 0-1 2-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1112 Clay, Kellee 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 414 Wilkins, Ryan 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1625 Bozeman, Amber 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 332 Dellamuth, Madison 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 TEAM 1-3 4TOTALS 18-73 3-26 12-23 18-21 39 16 51 10 9 3 5 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 9-40 .225 2nd: 9-33 .273 Game: 18-73 .2473-PT FG%: 1st: 2-17 .118 2nd: 1-9 .111 Game: 3-26 .115FT%: 1st: 0-0 .000 2nd: 12-23 .522 Game: 12-23 .522

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Gina Cross, Tim Daley, Jeff CrossAttendance: 661Score by PeriodsNIU .............................................................16-20-27-18 81Bradley.........................................................16-4-15-16 51

GAME 7NIU: 81

Bradley: 51December 2, 2016

Renaissance ColiseumPeoria, Ill.

PEORIA, Ill. - Northern Illinois University senior Ally Lehman became the first player in NCAA Division I women’s basketball this year to record two triple doubles as she scored 12 points, pulled down 11 rebounds and dished out 10 assists to lead six Huskie players in double figures as NIU defeated Bradley, 81-51, Friday night at Renaissance Coliseum. Lehman posted the fourth triple-double in NIU history and is the first Huskie player with two of the points-assists-rebounds feat to her credit. She completed the triple double by feeding Mikayla Voigt on the fast break at the end of the third quarter and played just 30 minutes in the game. “Ally continues to be Ally,” said NIU Head Coach Lisa Carlsen. “She makes it look simple. Right now the game, for her, is coming easy. That’s a tribute to her and a tribute to her teammates as well. She’s always been a good rebounder; we know she can score and she gets her teammates the ball at the right time, in the right position and they are making their shots.” Lehman’s triple-double was the first in the six-year history of the Renaissance Coliseum at Bradley. She was joined in double figures by five teammates. Voigt and freshman Janae Poisson led the way with 13 points each, freshman Abby Woollacott scored 12 points in her first career game, while Cassidy Glenn and Courtney Woods added 10 points apiece. NIU shot 47.7 percent from the field in the game, made 7 of their 13 three-pointers and were 12-of-15 from the free throw line. The win improved the Huskies’ record to 5-2 on the season and gave Carlsen her 200th career victory. Carlsen was almost as pleased with the team’s defensive effort, which held Bradley to 51 points, just two days after Drake scored 95. Bradley was held to 24.7 shooting for the game on 18-of-73 shooting and were held to just four points in the second quarter. “We did some different things on defense tonight, we did more switch-ing and I think the team adjusted well and got more comfortable as the game went on,” Carlsen said. The Huskies jumped out to an early 12-4 lead with Lehman scoring six of the Huskies’ first 12 points. Bradley responded with 10 points in the final 2:20 of the frame and the team’s entered the second quarter tied, 16-16. NIU used a 20-4 second-quarter outburst to lead 36-20 at halftime. Bradley went just two-of-16 from the field in the frame. The four points were the fewest ever scored by an NIU opponent in a quarter, breaking the previous low of five scored by Ohio on Jan. 23, 2016. The Huskies scored the last 12 points of the second quarter on three pointers as Poisson started the three barrage, followed by back-to-back three-pointers by Voigt and one from Woods. NIU also outrebounded the Braves, 19-6, in the quarter. “Our starters got us off to a great start [in the first quarter],” Carlsen said. “Then when we started to get into our [sub] rotation, our second group didn’t start off well. We started off the second quarter with the starters again getting the job done, and in that quarter when the next group went in, they adjusted and you saw what they did. I’m proud they made the adjustment, we have to work to get them to play that way early, but we have a lot of young players in that group, including Abby [Woolla-cott] today, who was in a game for the first time.”

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN01 Glenn, Cassidy 6-16 1-1 5-5 3-4 7 3 18 3 0 1 1 344 Woods, Courtney 7-11 1-2 2-2 0-3 3 1 17 3 3 0 0 3421 Voigt, Mikayla 5-11 1-3 5-5 0-2 2 2 16 4 1 0 1 3531 Lehman, Ally 7-15 2-4 0-0 4-11 15 2 16 4 2 0 3 3640 Sladek, Renee 2-6 0-0 0-2 4-2 6 3 4 0 2 1 2 2122 Poisson, Janae 4-9 2-6 2-2 0-0 0 3 12 0 3 0 1 2125 Smith, Kelly 2-10 0-1 2-2 3-1 4 4 6 0 1 0 0 1332 Woollacott, Abby 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 TEAM 3-4 7TOTALS 33-78 7-17 16-18 18-28 46 19 89 14 12 2 8 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 19-38 .500 2nd: 14-40 .350 Game: 33-78 .4233-PT FG%: 1st: 2-5 .400 2nd: 5-12 .417 Game: 7-17 .412FT%: 1st: 3-5 .600 2nd: 13-13 1.000 Game: 16-18 .889

No. Iowa State FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN11 Buckley, Jadda 6-13 0-5 3-3 0-1 1 3 15 5 1 0 1 2912 Johnson, Seanna 12-22 3-6 6-6 1-4 5 0 33 1 1 2 1 3621 Carleton, Bridget 11-20 3-9 6-7 4-3 7 2 31 1 3 2 2 3922 Starks, TeeTee 2-5 0-0 2-2 5-6 11 2 6 1 2 0 2 2532 Burkhall, Meredith 2-6 0-0 0-0 3-3 6 2 4 1 2 2 0 173 Durr, Emily 0-6 0-5 4-5 0-6 6 5 4 9 0 0 0 244 Bowe, Heather 2-7 0-2 0-0 1-3 4 2 4 1 0 2 0 2110 Washington, Nia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 313 Camber, Adriana 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 630 Ricketts, Claire 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ TEAM 2-1 3TOTALS 35-79 6-27 21-23 16-28 44 17 97 19 10 10 6 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 17-41 .415 2nd: 18-38 .474 Game: 35-79 .4763-PT FG%: 1st: 4-15 .267 2nd: 2-12 .167 Game: 6-27 .222FT%: 1st: 7-7 1.000 2nd: 14-16 .875 Game: 21-23 .913

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Bob Trammell, Felicia Grinter, Katie LukanichAttendance: 9825Score by PeriodsNorthern Illinois.................................24-19-17-29 89Iowa State ..........................................25-20-27-25 97

GAME 8NIU: 89

Iowa State: 97December 11, 2016

Hilton ColiseumAmes, Iowa

AMES, Iowa - Trading shots in the first half and falling behind by 16 in the third quarter, the NIU women’s basketball team (5-3) nearly pulled off its largest comeback of the season at Iowa State (7-2) as it closed the gap to within three points with 38.3 seconds left. However, the Huskies fell to the Cyclones, 97-89. Five Huskies reached double figures for the fifth time this season, paced by Cassidy Glenn’s 18 points. Courtney Woods followed up with 17 while Ally Lehman and Mikayla Voigt scored 16 points. Janae Poisson led NIU on the bench with 12 points. Lehman tallied her fifth double-double of the season in the effort, pulling down a game-high 15 boards while adding four assists, sharing the lead with Voigt. “I can’t fault our effort tonight,” said Head Coach Lisa Carlsen. “There was a time in the third quarter where we folded. Iowa State was having their way but I have to credit our kids for the battle and the fight they had being able to compete against a team with more size than we had. It was their size that we had the most difficult time with but it wasn’t for their lack of effort or heart.” After trading baskets in the first five and half minutes of the opening quarter, a trey by the Cyclones after the first media timeout pushed ISU up by six, 21-15, and then by eight after a jumper with 3:03 left. After Lehman attacked the basket to break the scoring drought, NIU closed the first period on a 9-2 run - accentuated by Glenn’s old-fashioned three-point play with 1:53 remaining. Taking back the lead on their first possession of the second quarter, the Huskies extended its same run to 15-4 to take the 33-27 edge over the Cyclones. However, a 9-0 run by ISU quickly brought the lead back to Iowa State’s bench with 4:43 left in the half. With six points in less than a minute and a half with three minutes remaining in the half, Woods closed the half with 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting as Northern Illinois trailed by two at halftime, 45-43. Northern Illinois University shot 50 percent from the field in the half, going 19-of-38 from the field. Lehman joined the 1,000-point club on NIU’s first basket of the second half, becoming the 28th Huskie to reach the total. However, Iowa State would outscore the Huskies in the seven and half minutes of third quarter, 23-9. A pair of free throws by Glenn put some momentum back in the Hus-kies favor as they outscored the Cyclones 8-4 in the final minutes of the stanza. The finish sparked the Huskies offense in the final period as they outscored Iowa State, 29-25. Continuing to attack the basket, NIU made its final eight attempts from the free throw line at the charity stripe to reduce the deficit to under 10 points. After Lehman hit a basket with 1:32 left, Poisson hit two free throws, setting the trend for Voigt, who put the Huskies within three points with 32.5 seconds left. NIU was unable to complete the comeback, however, as it was forced to foul the Cyclones. ISU would take the contest, 97-89.

No. SIUE FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN10 Berzina, Elina 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1734 Bauman, Sydney 3-7 0-0 0-0 4-6 10 2 6 1 0 5 0 292 Bell, Nakiah 4-12 4-8 0-0 0-4 4 1 12 5 3 0 1 3912 White, Lauren 8-13 0-1 4-5 1-4 5 4 20 2 5 1 2 3631 Beck, Donshel 7-21 0-0 1-3 5-6 11 5 15 1 5 0 3 2713 Greeling, Maddy 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 614 Jones, Micah 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 722 Wilder, Amri 5-9 2-4 0-0 1-3 4 5 12 2 1 0 0 2344 Adams, Gwen 2-7 1-2 2-4 1-2 3 4 7 0 2 1 0 16 TEAM 3-1 4 1 TOTALS 31-74 9-17 7-12 16-27 43 21 78 14 18 7 7 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 16-40 .400 2nd: 15-34 .441 Game: 31-74 .4193-PT FG%: 1st: 5-9 .556 2nd: 4-8 .500 Game: 9-17 .529FT%: 1st: 4-5 .800 2nd: 3-7 .429 Game: 7-12 .583

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn, Cassidy 8-16 3-7 5-5 1-4 5 2 24 2 4 1 1 3140 Sladek, Renee 0-3 0-0 1-2 1-3 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 1804 Woods, Courtney 7-12 5-10 2-2 0-7 7 2 21 1 4 0 1 2921 Voigt, Mikayla 4-8 2-4 2-2 0-4 4 3 12 1 3 0 1 3331 Lehman, Ally 8-13 0-0 3-3 3-4 7 1 19 10 1 1 2 345 Breunig, Georgia 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 413 Gray, Amber 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 222 Poisson, Janae 1-6 1-5 0-0 1-0 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 1523 Starks, Myia 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 525 Smith, Kelly 5-11 1-1 2-5 4-1 5 2 13 1 0 0 1 2332 Woollacott, Abby 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 TEAM 3-3 6TOTALS 34-73 12-28 17-21 14-29 43 13 97 18 15 2 8 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 20-42 .476 2nd: 14-31 .452 Game: 34-73 .4663-PT FG%: 1st: 9-18 .500 2nd: 3-10 .300 Game: 12-28 .429FT%: 1st: 1-1 1.000 2nd: 16-20 .800 Game: 17-21 .810

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Tim Daley, LaSha Hopson, Stacey LeeAttendance: 304Score by PeriodsSIUE ...........................................................22-19-17-20 78NIU ............................................................24-26-19-28 97

GAME 9NIU: 97SIUE: 78

December 16, 2016NIU Convocation Center

DeKalb, Ill.

DeKALB - With five players in double figures for the sixth time in the first nine games, paced by Cassidy Glenn’s career-high 24 points and Courtney Woods’ 21 points, the well-balanced NIU women’s basketball team (6-3) defeated Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (3-7) on Friday night, 97-78. It was the fifth time the Huskies scored 90-or-more points in a game, the first time since the 1994-95 season the program achieved the mark. Ally Lehman, Kelly Smith and Mikayla Voigt also scored 10-or-more alongside Glenn and Woods, paced by Lehman’s sixth double-double with 19 points and 10 assists. Smith and Voigt added 13 and 12 points, respec-tively. While Lehman led the team in assists, eight of the 11 Huskies that played registered dimes as NIU accounted for 18 total helpers, their sixth game with at least 15 assists this season. “I thought we did a nice job out of the locker room of shooting the ball well in the first quarter and you have to give SIUE a lot of credit because they did a lot of different things to try and slow us down,” said Head Coach Lisa Carlsen. “There were a couple of spurts where we weren’t sharp but I think that when we go back and look at the film, we’ll be happy with a lot of our possessions.” It didn’t take NIU long to find its offensive rhythm as it scored 24 points in the opening quarter and 26 more in the second to account for 50 points to the Cougars 41. SIUE established its play in the post early, scoring 14 of its 50 points in the paint in the opening 10 minutes of the game. After trading baskets in the first, 10-9, NIU opened up its scoring in the second quarter as it appeared to enter the halftime locker room with a 50-38 lead, however, a shot at the buzzer by Nakiah Bell from roughly 35 feet out cut the Huskies lead to nine, 50-41. Glenn finished with 17 points, tying her career-high for points in a half, going 7-of-10 from the field to lead all scorers in the first 20 minutes of play. Both Lehman and Woods scored in double figures with 13 and 12 points, respectively. Continuing the balanced scoring effort in the second half, the Huskies put five players in double figures prior to the final media timeout of the game at 4:46. Neither NIU or SIUE exceeded 20 points in the third quarter as the teams combined for 13 turnovers in the period and seven field goals apiece. The Huskies did most of their damage offensively in the final peri-od as it scored 28 points in the fourth quarter, including a perfect 13-for-13 clip from the free throw line, to finish the game with a 97-78 edge. The victory by the Huskies gave Carlsen her first win over SIUE’s Head Coach Paula Buscher at NIU, whom Carlsen with at Omaha from 1998-2000

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No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn, Cassidy 10-19 3-6 3-3 3-1 4 3 26 0 2 1 0 2840 Sladek, Renee 2-2 0-0 1-1 0-3 3 3 5 1 0 1 0 194 Woods, Courtney 6-16 5-15 2-2 0-2 2 1 19 2 0 0 1 3721 Voigt, Mikayla 1-8 1-6 0-0 0-2 2 1 3 3 2 0 1 3531 Lehman, Ally 4-7 0-0 3-4 3-3 6 1 11 8 1 1 2 375 Breunig, Georgia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 Poisson, Janae 4-6 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 2 9 1 0 0 0 1623 Starks, Myia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 125 Smith, Kelly 4-8 0-0 2-4 2-3 5 2 10 0 1 3 0 2532 Woollacott, Abby 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 1-0 1TOTALS 31-66 10-29 11-14 9-15 24 14 83 15 6 6 4 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 16-35 .457 2nd: 15-31 .484 Game: 31-66 .4703-PT FG%: 1st: 4-13 .308 2nd: 6-16 .375 Game: 10-29 .345FT%: 1st: 3-4 .750 2nd: 8-10 .800 Game: 11-14 .786

No. USD FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN22 Arens, Bridget 1-3 0-0 6-8 4-4 8 3 8 2 2 0 0 3344 Fogg, Abigail 6-8 0-1 0-0 2-4 6 4 12 0 5 0 0 2210 Arens, Allison 12-20 2-6 4-4 1-5 6 2 30 3 3 0 1 3512 Bradley,Jaycee 7-10 7-9 0-0 1-3 4 2 21 3 0 0 0 3724 Duffy,Ciara 6-14 1-6 0-0 2-6 8 3 13 5 1 0 1 3723 McKeever, M. 4-10 3-6 2-2 1-1 2 1 13 3 1 0 3 3334 Liveringhouse, K. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 2-2 4TOTALS 36-65 13-28 12-14 12-26 38 15 97 16 13 0 5 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 21-38 .553 2nd: 15-27 .556 Game: 36-65 .5543-PT FG%: 1st: 9-19 .474 2nd: 4-9 .444 Game: 13-28 .464FT%: 1st: 8-10 .800 2nd: 4-4 1.000 Game: 12-14 .857

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Michol Murray, Nathan Acosta, Troy RameyAttendance: 220Score by HalfNIU ................................................................22-17-31-13 83South Dakota ....................................33-26-19-19 97

GAME 10NIU: 83

South Dakota: 97December 19, 2016

Swinney Recreation CenterKansas City, Mo.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Thanks to strong defense and hot shooting by NIU (6-4) in the third quarter, the Huskies closed a 21-point deficit to one possession in the final four minutes of regulation against reigning WNIT Champion South Dakota (10-2), however, Northern Illinois University fell to the Coyotes, 97-83. Four Huskies scored in double figures paced by Cassidy Glenn, who shattered her three-day-old career-high with 26 points on 10-of-19 shooting. Courtney Woods also had 19 points while Ally Lehman and Kelly Smith added 11 and 10 points, respectively. Lehman also registered eight assists and pulled down six rebounds as well. The Huskies 21-point deficit was the largest margin of the season, falling to the mark with 24 seconds left in the first half. Both teams combined for 13 shots behind the three-point in the open-ing 5.5 minutes of the first quarter, setting a tempo that carried through the remaining 20 minutes. The Huskies and Coyotes combined for a 13-of-32 (.406) clip in the first half with South Dakota hitting nine of those shots. Glenn, with one trey in the period, paced the Huskies with 12 points as NIU trailed by 11 in the first, 33-22. USD asserted itself in the final 10 minutes of the half as it built a 21-point lead late in the half and entered the halftime locker room with a 59-39 lead. Determined to not fall behind any further, Northern Illinois University played with a possessed intensity in the second half, outscoring South Dakota in the third quarter, 31-19. Defensively, NIU recorded eight stops on the Coyotes first nine possessions of the period. The Huskies shot 5-of-10 behind the arc and attacked the paint with fervorous repetition as they drew seven personal fouls against USD to go a perfect 8-of-8 at the free throw line. The Huskies clawed back to within eight points at the end of the period, 78-70. “Obviously South Dakota played a great first half and took it to us, but I told the kids at halftime, we know we have enough firepower to get back in the game but we did not play with any sense of urgency defensively in the first 20 minutes and that had to change,” said Head Coach Lisa Carlsen. “We got a few stops, Courtney got hot for awhile and we were able to put some points on the board and make it a ball game. Unfortunately when we did get it within a possession or two, a couple baskets or a couple stops here and there and this game maybe goes a different way. I was proud of the way they fought back and I think we’re going to be in a position regardless of what the scoreboard says, we can fight back as long as we get a few stops in a row,” Carlsen added. The trend continued in the fourth quarter as NIU opened on a 9-4 run, led by a Glenn three-pointer and a pair of buckets from Lehman, as the Huskies closed the gap to three points, 82-79, with 6:30 remaining. The defenses stood resolute over the next two minutes, forcing low-percent-age shots until the media timeout where the Huskies remained with three, 84-81. After the break, South Dakota outscored NIU 13-2 in the final four minutes to seal its 10th victory of the season, 97-83.

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn, Cassidy 10-15 3-4 3-6 2-3 5 3 26 1 1 2 4 3440 Sladek, Renee 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 1 2 0 2 3 0 184 Woods, Courtney 2-11 0-3 2-2 0-2 2 2 6 2 3 0 0 2321 Voigt, Mikayla 6-11 3-5 4-4 1-3 4 0 19 1 3 0 2 3631 Lehman, Ally 7-15 0-2 2-2 2-9 11 1 16 5 1 1 2 345 Breunig, Georgia 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 422 Poisson, Janae 3-7 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 6 1 1 0 1 1823 Starks, Myia 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 525 Smith, Kelly 2-5 0-0 5-6 2-2 4 2 9 1 0 3 1 2332 Woollacott, Abby 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 TEAM 2-1 3TOTALS 32-69 6-17 16-20 10-25 35 13 86 12 11 9 10 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 17-34 .500 2nd: 15-35 .429 Game: 32-69 .4643-PT FG%: 1st: 3-9 .333 2nd: 3-8 .375 Game: 6-17 .353FT%: 1st: 7-8 .875 2nd: 9-12 .750 Game: 16-20 .800

No. UMKC FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN02 Moore, Kristen 3-16 0-0 3-4 3-5 8 4 9 1 3 1 0 2940 Leikem, Lyndsay 3-7 0-1 2-2 2-2 4 1 8 1 2 1 1 1905 Johnson, India 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 315 Coleman, Ceidra 8-11 0-0 1-1 1-1 2 5 17 3 2 0 2 2322 Waldron, Sam 7-15 4-9 0-0 0-4 4 2 18 0 3 0 0 3901 Dillard, Daijane 0-4 0-1 0-0 0-3 3 2 0 7 3 0 1 3710 Washington, Aries 5-9 0-0 2-2 1-5 6 1 12 0 1 0 1 2112 Barrett, Kelsey 3-5 1-2 2-4 4-4 8 3 9 3 2 0 0 2114 Stiers, Bri 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 341 Husa, Paige 0-1 0-0 2-2 1-1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 TEAM 4-2 6TOTALS 29-69 5-13 12-15 16-27 43 21 75 15 18 2 5 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 15-39 .385 2nd: 14-30 .467 Game: 29-69 .4203-PT FG%: 1st: 1-3 .333 2nd: 4-10 .400 Game: 5-13 .385FT%: 1st: 5-5 1.000 2nd: 7-10 .700 Game: 12-15 .800

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Kent Johnson, Alecia Murray, Kaili KimuraAttendance: 200Score by HalfNIU ............................................................22-22-18-24 86UMKC..........................................................19-17-22-17 75

GAME 11NIU: 86

UMKC: 75December 20, 2016

Swinney Recreation CenterKansas City, Mo.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Led by Cassidy Glenn’s and Mikayla Voigt’s ca-reer-highs on the scoreboard, the NIU women’s basketball team (7-4) finished its non-conference season victorious at UMKC (5-6) in the Roo Holiday Classic finale, 86-75. Glenn scored 26 points while Voigt added 19 as both tied career-highs. Defensively, the Huskies snatched 10 steals and blocked a season-best nine shots. It is the second-straight season NIU has posted a winning record in non-conference play, the first time since 1992-93 and 1993-94 that the program has posted winning records in its pre-conference schedule. The Huskies were 7-4 entering MAC play last season as well. Though NIU built six 10-point leads in the contest, the feisty Roos did not acquiesce as it closed the gap to one possession three times in the second half. 8-of-10 Huskies scored in the game and Ally Lehman also scored in double figures, registering her seventh double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds. “We were able to give our top-five, six and seven players some rest early on and I think that made the biggest difference in the fourth quarter. It wasn’t prettiest ball game in the world at times but anytime you can come on someone else court and get the W, you’ll take it,” said Head Coach Lisa Carlsen.The Huskies countered a very early 6-0 deficit with a 10-3 run to lead at the first media break with 4:59 left in the period, 10-9. Leading 22-19 at the end of the quarter, Northern Illinois started the second frame on a 9-0 run, capped by Glenn’s first of three three-point baskets in the game, extending the lead to 11 points with 8:18 remaining in the half. Though UMKC went on a pair of runs, it was unable to overthrow the Huskies lead despite its best effort. NIU’s aggressiveness in the paint paid dividends as it drew 10 personal fouls and shot 7-of-8 from the free-throw line in the period. The Kangaroos would find themselves trailing NIU at the half, 44-36. Glenn led all scorers with 15 points in 16 minutes of play, shooting 6-of-8 from the field, including a perfect mark behind the three-point line in two attempts. As a team, NIU was 17-of-34 from the field in the half. UMKC was the aggressor out of the halftime locker room as it outscored Northern Illinois in the period, 22-18, thanks to its work on the defensive glass as it led the Huskies, 8-5. Glenn finished the period with seven points to improve her total to 22 in the game and to keep the Huskies on top, 62-58. Northern Illinois University gritted out the final period as its fresher legs proved to be the definitive factor, outscoring UMKC, 24-17, to build back its double-digit lead at the end of regulation. The Huskies went 7-of-10 from the free-throw line in the stanza and 16-of-20 in the game, paced by Voigt’s 4-for-4 clip. The sophomore has made all 23 of her attempts from the charity stripe this season.

No. EMU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN3 Easley, Tori 3-3 0-0 0-0 2-5 7 4 6 2 2 0 0 221 Dailey, Sasha 4-17 1-5 2-2 1-0 1 1 11 4 5 0 2 3811 Levine, Esabelle 2-10 2-8 0-0 0-3 3 1 6 0 2 0 0 3921 Webb, Phillis 11-19 1-3 7-7 3-11 14 3 30 0 4 1 2 3942 Robinson, Micah 5-16 1-6 5-8 2-3 5 5 16 5 2 0 2 365 Mitchell, Nailah 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 731 Russ, Jayla 2-3 0-0 0-2 2-1 3 3 4 2 1 0 3 1341 Turney, Becca 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 TEAM 3-3 6TOTALS 27-68 5-22 14-19 13-27 40 20 73 13 16 1 9 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 10-31 .323 2nd: 17-37 .459 Game: 27-68 .3973-PT FG%: 1st: 3-12 .250 2nd: 2-10 .200 Game: 5-22 .227FT%: 1st: 3-3 1.000 2nd: 11-16 .737 Game: 14-19 .737

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn, Cassidy 2-11 1-3 0-0 1-4 5 0 5 2 1 2 2 3025 Smith, Kelly 7-12 0-0 5-9 4-2 6 4 19 1 2 2 1 284 Woods, Courtney 6-15 3-7 0-0 1-6 7 2 15 2 4 0 2 3021 Voigt, Mikayla 7-9 2-4 0-0 0-1 1 0 16 3 0 0 0 3031 Lehman, Ally 4-14 0-0 3-4 4-8 12 0 11 9 2 2 2 345 Breunig, Georgia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 213 Gray, Amber 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 Poisson, Janae 3-7 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 6 1 2 0 1 1923 Starks, Myia 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 532 Woollacott, Abby 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 640 Sladek, Renee 2-2 0-0 2-2 2-3 5 3 6 0 2 0 0 15 TEAM 3-1 4TOTALS 32-71 6-16 15-21 15-29 44 15 85 18 15 6 8 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 17-41 .415 2nd: 15-30 .500 Game: 32-71 .4513-PT FG%: 1st: 3-8 .375 2nd: 3-8 .375 Game: 6-16 .375FT%: 1st: 4-6 .667 2nd: 11-15 .753 Game: 15-21 .714

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Jeff Cross, Becky Blank, Steve MatuszewskiAttendance: 1086Score by HalfEastern Michigan ..............................15-11-20-27 73NIU ...........................................................18-23-24-20 85

GAME 12NIU: 85

Eastern Michigan: 73December 31, 2016Convocation Center

DeKalb, Ill.

DeKALB - With a well-rounded scoring performance - four players in double figures and nine different scorers - and the ability to control the pace of play, the NIU women’s basketball team (8-4, 1-0 MAC) won its fourth-straight Mid-American Conference opener Saturday afternoon, defeating Eastern Michigan (5-8, 0-1 MAC) at the Convocation Center, 85-73. Kelly Smith led all Huskies with a season-best 19 points while Ally Lehman notched her eighth double-double of the season with 11 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. No senior class at NIU has won four-straight senior openers since the class of 1994, led by NIU Athletics Hall of Famer E.C. Hill. After trailing early and swapping leads in the first period, the Huskies led the Eagles for the final 36:28 of the contest as Lehman attacked the paint and rallied her team in motion. Northern Illinois finished the first quarter with an 18-15 lead as it found success late in the frame in the transition from defense to offense. The Huskies were unfazed by Eastern Michigan’s game plan of slowing down the pace of play, capitalizing on all of its fast break opportunities to outscore the Eagles in the half, 13-0, including nine points in the first quarter. Mikayla Voigt finished three of NIU’s baskets on the break, closing the half with nine points. Smith and Courtney Woods each led the Huskies with 10 points. “Anytime you open conference play and you open up at home, you have to take care of things at home. I thought both teams were a little sluggish in the first quarter, trying to figure each other out and what was going to work and what wasn’t but I think we did a nice job of creating some turnovers because we were aggressive defensively in the second quarter,” said Head Coach Lisa Carlsen. “That created some offense for us and got us jumpstarted for the rest of the game.” Northern Illinois University finished the first half with a 15-point lead, 41-26, outscoring Eastern Michigan in the paint, 23-8, and off of turnovers, 15-3. EMU senior Phyllis Webb, who finished the night with 30 points and 14 rebounds, scored 10 points in the first 20 minutes of action. Less than 40 seconds into the third period, Smith drained two layups to force an Eastern Michigan timeout, which rallied the Huskies to its big-gest lead of the night - 23 points - with 6:45 remaining in the third, 53-30. NIU maintained the comfortable lead for most of the third as it closed the stanza with a 65-46 edge. With the entire dressed roster appearing in the contest, nine different Huskies scored in the game, led by Janae Poisson and Renee Sladek who each scored six points. Freshman Myia Starks went a perfect 4-for-4 at the free throw line as she tied her season scoring best with four points. Though Eastern Michigan rallied to close the gap down to single-digits with 1:26 left in the fourth quarter, 81-73, the effort was too late as NIU had already placed four in double figures - Lehman (11), Smith (19), Voigt (16) and Woods (15) - as NIU reclaimed the 10-point edge with Abby Woolla-cott hitting her first of two free throws at the charity stripe. Though Smith led NIU offensively, she continued to show her stalwart shot blocking defense in the game as she stopped two shots, increasing her total to eight blocks in the last three games.

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No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn, Cassidy 5-12 0-2 2-2 1-5 6 2 12 0 2 0 1 224 Woods, Courtney 6-18 4-13 0-0 1-4 5 4 16 2 2 0 2 3221 Voigt, Mikayla 1-5 0-3 5-6 0-0 0 1 7 6 1 0 3 3525 Smith, Kelly 5-12 0-0 1-2 5-2 7 5 11 1 0 1 0 2431 Lehman, Ally 4-9 0-0 10-12 1-10 11 3 18 7 4 0 3 385 Breunig, Georgia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 Poisson, Janae 6-12 3-4 2-2 0-2 2 4 17 1 1 0 1 2523 Starks, Myia 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 132 Woollacott, Abby 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 940 Sladek, Renee 3-4 0-0 0-1 1-3 4 1 6 2 1 0 0 13 TEAM 1-4 5TOTALS 31-74 7-22 20-25 10-35 45 20 89 19 11 1 10 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 19-40 .475 2nd: 12-34 .438 Game: 31-74 .4193-PT FG%: 1st: 5-12 .417 2nd: 2-10 .200 Game: 7-22 .318FT%: 1st: 3-5 .600 2nd: 17-20 .850 Game: 20-25 .800

No. BGSU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN34 Tunstall, Ashley 5-11 0-2 7-11 8-4 12 3 17 4 1 0 1 3843 Siefker, Abby 1-5 0-0 0-0 2-6 8 4 2 1 4 0 0 2413 Lambert, Sydney 5-11 3-9 1-2 0-6 6 3 14 3 4 0 1 2914 Santoro, Carly 8-17 2-5 0-2 3-6 9 3 18 2 4 0 1 3133 Puk, Haley 5-10 3-5 0-2 0-4 4 5 13 0 3 0 0 2303 Cecil, Andrea 2-6 0-2 0-0 1-1 2 4 4 1 2 0 0 711 Myers, Rachel 0-7 0-4 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1612 Konieczki Rachel 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1123 Thompson, C 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1124 Uecker, Jane 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 344 Cole, Maddie 1-1 0-0 2-2 1-0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 7 TEAM 2-2 4TOTALS 29-76 8-30 10-21 19-36 55 28 76 11 20 0 3 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 9-35 .257 2nd: 20-41 .488 Game: 29-76 .3823-PT FG%: 1st: 0-12 .000 2nd: 8-18 .444 Game: 8-30 .267FT%: 1st: 6-11 .545 2nd: 4-10 .400 Game: 10-21 .476

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Michelle Del Duco, Ron Leeds, Chris MinorAttendance: 1216Score by PeriodsNIU ............................................................22-24-10-33 89Bowling Green ................................14-10-26-26 76

GAME 13NIU: 89

Bowling Green: 76January 4, 2017

Stroh CenterBowling Green, Ohio

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - After a strong offensive start and great resolve at the free throw line in the final minutes against Bowling Green (4-10, 0-2 MAC), the NIU women’s basketball team (9-4, 2-0 MAC) won its third-straight game Wednesday night to register the program’s first 2-0 conference start since 2005 as the Huskies defeated the Falcons, 89-75. The victory was the program’s first-ever at the Stroh Center and the first on the road at Bowling Green since 2004. Five Huskies finished in double figures, paced by Ally Lehman’s ninth double-double of the season with 18 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. Janae Poisson led the Hus-kies bench with 17 points as the reserves outscored the Falcons, 25-12. The BGSU defense did its best to stymie the NIU offense as they held the Huskies to 22 points in the period and only allowed two three-point field goals in the opening period. Cassidy Glenn jump started the NIU offense as she scored the first eight points of the game for the Huskies. The NIU advantage was at seven after the first 10 minutes of play, 22-14, however, the Huskies ability to pressure the Falcons ball handlers (10 turnovers) and knack for hitting key shots (three treys on fast breaks), Northern Illinois built a 20-point lead in the closing minutes of the half, outscoring Bowling Green in the stanza, 24-10, to lead 46-24 at halftime. Woods led NIU with 14 points in the half, going 4-of-8 behind the arc, while the team registered 14 assists on 19 baskets. Mikayla Voigt led the team with five helpers in the half. Defensively, NIU held BGSU to 25 per-cent shooting in the first 20 minutes and 0-of-12 behind the three-point line. The Falcons would not go quietly, however, as they opened the third quarter on a 16-4 run to close the gap to eight points, 48-40, with 5:22 left. After Head Coach Lisa Carlsen called a timeout, the break allowed NIU to trade baskets with BGSU and enter the final quarter with a six-point edge, 56-50. The Huskies offense was at their best in the frame, reclaiming its double-digit lead (16) from the field and solidifying the victory with a 17-for-20 effort at the free throw line in the final period alone. NIU outscored Bowling Green in the final quarter, 33-26. Lehman was the primary taker at the charity stripe, going 10-for-12 with eight-consecutive makes at the line to end the contest. BG closed the second half with a 20-for-41 clip from the field in the second half (.487). “It’s never going to be easy,” said Carlsen, “we obviously played well, especially in the second quarter and gave ourselves a little bit of a lead heading into halftime but there was no doubt that Bowling Green was going to come out and make a run and they obviously did that. Glenn finished with 12 points while Woods and Kelly Smith finished with 16 and 11 points, respectively.

No. Ohio FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN11 Karlis, Kelly 0-3 0-3 0-0 2-1 3 4 0 1 1 1 1 1815 Weatherspoon, J 5-8 1-2 1-3 5-5 10 4 12 2 3 3 1 250 Agler, Taylor 4-9 1-3 2-5 1-6 7 5 11 8 5 1 4 355 Lampkins, Quiera 9-22 2-5 1-2 2-5 7 3 21 2 3 0 3 40-12 Jenkins Yamonie 3-10 2-6 3-3 0-3 3 3 11 4 3 0 1 342 Barker, Katie 4-6 4-6 0-0 0-2 2 2 12 0 0 0 0 213 Burke, Amani 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 610 Doseck, D 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 622 Boesinger, H 4-7 0-3 2-5 2-2 4 5 10 1 0 0 1 15 TEAM 1-0 1TOTALS 30-70 11-33 9-18 13-24 37 27 80 18 17 6 11 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-29 .448 2nd: 17-41 .415 Game: 30-70 .4293-PT FG%: 1st: 4-12 .333 2nd: 7-21 .333 Game: 11-33 .333FT%: 1st: 4-7 .571 2nd: 5-11 .455 Game: 9-18 .500

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN01 Glenn, Cassidy 9-22 3-6 3-3 2-6 8 4 24 0 3 1 1 3625 Smith, Kelly 3-4 0-0 4-4 3-3 6 4 10 0 1 1 1 2304 Woods, Courtney 3-8 1-4 11-14 0-3 3 3 18 1 3 1 4 3821 Voigt, Mikayla 4-8 1-4 4-4 0-4 4 2 13 3 1 0 2 3931 Lehman, Ally 3-11 0-0 7-8 2-9 11 0 13 6 6 0 0 3822 Poisson, Janae 2-3 0-1 2-2 0-0 0 2 6 0 1 0 1 932 Woollacott, Abby 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-8 10 1 4 1 2 0 1 1540 Sladek, Renee 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 TEAM 2-1 3TOTALS 26-59 5-15 31-35 11-34 45 16 88 11 18 3 10 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-32 .438 2nd: 12-27 .444 Game: 26-59 .4413-PT FG%: 1st: 3-10 .300 2nd: 2-5 .400 Game: 5-15 .333FT%: 1st: 14-17 .824 2nd: 17-18 .944 Game: 31-35 .886

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Tim Daley, Scott Doberstein, Lindsey VanDykenAttendance: 1717Score by PeriodsOhio ...........................................................21-13-24-22 80NIU ..............................................................17-28-24-19 88

GAME 14NIU: 88

Ohio: 80January 7, 2017


DeKALB- Starting strong in the opening quarter but trailing the reigning Mid-American Conference East Division Champions Ohio (11-3, 2-1 MAC) by four points, the NIU Huskies (10-4, 3-0 MAC) took an 11-point lead heading into the third quarter and clinched an eight-point triumph over the Bobcats, 88-80. The victory sealed Northern Illinois University’s first 3-0 start in conference since 1993-94 as five Huskies scored in double figures with the team going 31-for-35 at the free throw line. “We’re excited about the outcome,” said Head Coach Lisa Carlsen after the game, “we talked at the beginning of the year that great teams defend home court and I think if you look at what we did against a really good Ohio team, we did that. There were a couple things that didn’t go our way, but I felt like this group never panicked. Anytime you can play the game with a lot of confidence and step to the (free throw) line at the end of the game and put things away, you’re going to win your share of ball games.” Senior Cassidy Glenn led all scorers with 24 points on 9-of-22 shooting, including three treys in six attempts. Courtney Woods, who shot 11-of-14 from the free throw line, scored 18 points while tallying four steals while Ally Lehman recorded her 10th double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds with six assists. Off the bench, freshman Abby Woollacott pulled down a season-high 10 boards with four points in the effort. NIU started the game on a 9-0 run and took an 11-5 lead into the first media timeout with 5:00 left. While the Huskies did a great job of attack-ing the basket and drawing fouls to force several Bobcats into foul trouble, NIU trailed OU at period’s end, 21-17, despite a 9-for-10 clip at the charity stripe. After the Bobcats hit the first shot of the second period, the Huskies went on 14-0 run to reclaim their three-possession lead, 31-23. Northern Illinois was an impressive 10-of-18 from the field in the quarter, outscoring Ohio off turnovers, 10-2, to take a 45-34 lead into the halftime locker room. Glenn led NIU with 12 points in the opening half. Though NIU built its biggest lead of the game in the fourth, 17 points, OU did not back down from the challenging comeback as it closed the gap to four points over the final 7:17 of the game. However, the Huskies strong free throw shooting in the period (11-of-12) kept Ohio at bay and the two possession lead in NIU’s palms. Northern Illinois University outscored the Bobcats 31-9 at the free throw line en route to the victory at the Convocation Center. NIU is 6-0 at home this year and reached the 10-win plateau in 14 games, the program’s fastest ascension to the mark since 2005-06.

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn, Cassidy 6-11 2-6 3-4 0-1 1 3 17 1 3 0 1 264 Woods, Courtney 4-6 2-4 4-4 1-3 4 2 14 8 9 0 1 3421 Voigt, Mikayla 4-8 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 4 9 3 3 0 0 2925 Smith, Kelly 6-8 0-0 2-2 3-4 7 5 14 0 0 1 0 2031 Lehman, Ally 6-13 0-0 3-4 0-9 9 2 15 8 1 1 2 4022 Poisson, Janae 9-17 4-8 5-5 0-1 1 2 27 1 3 0 0 2932 Woollacott, Abby 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1140 Sladek, Renee 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-7 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 11 TEAM 1-2 3 TOTALS 36-64 9-20 17-19 7-27 34 22 98 22 21 2 4 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 22-31 .710 2nd: 14-33 .424 Game: 36-64 .5633-PT FG%: 1st: 5-9 .556 2nd: 4-11 .4-11 Game: 9-20 .450FT%: 1st: 4-6 .667 2nd: 13-13 1.000 Game: 17-19 .895

No. Kent State FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN10 Stephens, M. 7-10 0-1 2-2 2-5 7 4 16 2 1 0 0 2535 Korinek, Jordan 10-22 0-3 6-6 3-3 6 3 26 1 3 1 1 361 Cross, Naddiyah 5-14 1-2 0-0 2-1 3 3 11 5 2 0 3 383 Lurken, Larissa 9-22 3-9 10-12 2-4 6 1 31 6 3 2 3 3824 Golden, Alexa 3-3 0-0 0-0 1-4 5 4 6 4 0 0 1 2923 Poole, Ali 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 731 Carter, Megan 0-1 0-0 2-2 1-0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 632 Salisbury, Paige 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 442 Watson, Chelsi 2-4 0-0 1-1 3-2 5 1 5 2 2 0 1 17 TEAM 1-1 2TOTALS 36-78 4-15 21-23 15-20 35 19 97 22 13 3 9 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 22-47 .468 2nd: 14-31 .452 Game: 36-78 .4623-PT FG%: 1st: 4-8 .500 2nd: 0-7 .000 Game: 4-15 .267FT%: 1st: 6-6 1.000 2nd: 15-17 .882 Game: 21-23 .913

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Frank Steratore, Michael McConnell, Althea BuffordAttendance: 240Score by PeriodsNIU ............................................................27-26-15-30 98Kent State ...........................................29-25-24-19 97

GAME 15NIU: 98

Kent State: 97January 11, 2017M.A.C. Center

Kent, Ohio

KENT, Ohio - Trailing by 12 points in the third quarter, the NIU women’s basketball team (outscored Kent State (7-9, 1-3 MAC) in the final 10:01 of the game, 32-19, to improve its flawless Mid-American Conference record to 4-0 as the Huskies defeated the Golden Flashes, 98-97. Freshman Janae Poisson led the Huskies with 27 points while senior Ally Lehman stole a KSU inbounds pass with 2.2 seconds left to seal the victory. Five Huskies reached double figures for the seventh time this season as the team finished 36-of-64 from the field for a season-best field goal percentage of .563. NIU also closed the night 9-for-20 behind the arc (.450) and 17-of-19 (.895) at the free throw line. “We shot the ball really well, especially in the first half, but we made just enough plays tonight,” said Head Coach Lisa Carlsen after the team’s fifth-straight victory, “we don’t ever get in a situation where we panic if we’re down by 10 like we were at the start of the fourth quarter. At the start of the period, we made some big shots. We got enough rebounds and enough stops, and we hit our free throws down the stretch to get a big road win.” The Golden Flashes, who entered the contest with a season scoring average of 67.1, went toe-to-toe with the Huskies style of play as only one point separated the two teams at the end of the first half with KSU holding the edge, 54-53. Ball movement was key to Northern Illinois’ success as it tallied 13 assists in the opening 20 minutes, shooting an astonishing 22-of-31 (.710) in the half. Finishing the game with 17 lead changes and 14 ties, NIU and Kent State exchanged 12 leads in the half, including 10 in the second quarter alone. Though NIU hung close with Kent State early in the period, the Golden Flashes appeared to close the period with all the momentum, however, a foul on Poisson with 0.9 seconds left sent the freshman to the free throw line to close the gap to 10 points entering the final frame, 78-68. The free throws proved to be vital as the Huskies outscored the Gold-en Flashes 30-19 in the stanza, closing the KSU lead to two possessions with 8:23 left and taking its first lead of the second half with 7:11 remaining in regulation, 83-82. After swapping four more ties and three leads, the Huskies took their final lead after Poisson hit a jumpshot with 3:51 to tie the game, 87-87, and Cassidy Glenn drained her second three-pointer of the contest 45 seconds later. The Golden Flashes pulled within one-point five more times in the final minute, including with 4.4 seconds left after Glenn hit a baseline jumper in front of the NIU bench. After an NIU turnover with 2.2 seconds left, Kent State failed to inbound the ball as Lehman snagged it to clinch the NIU victory. Glenn led the Huskies’ starters with 17 points while Poisson scored 27 points off the bench. Courtney Woods and Kelly Smith each added 14 points while Lehman finished one rebound shy of her 11th double-double of 2016-17 with 15 points and nine rebounds. She also dished eight assists, sharing the lead with Woods, who registered a career-high in the game.

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No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn, Cassidy 4-11 0-2 3-4 2-6 8 3 11 0 0 0 2 3325 Smith, Kelly 1-5 0-0 1-2 1-3 4 5 3 0 2 0 2 184 Woods Courtney 7-10 4-5 3-4 0-6 6 3 21 2 3 0 0 3821 Voigt Mikayla 2-7 1-3 5-6 3-4 7 3 10 5 3 0 0 3731 Lehman, Ally 8-15 0-1 4-4 2-10 12 3 20 4 11 0 1 3922 Poisson, Janae 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1532 Woollacott, Abby 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 640 Sladek, Renee 4-6 0-0 2-4 1-2 3 2 10 0 0 0 1 14 TEAM 1-3 4TOTALS 27-56 5-12 18-24 10-36 46 21 77 11 22 0 6 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-29 .448 2nd: 14-27 .519 Game: 27-56 .4823-PT FG%: 1st: 3-7 .429 2nd: 2-5 .400 Game: 5-12 .417FT%: 1st: 11-15 .733 2nd: 7-9 .778 Game: 18-24 .750

No. Toledo FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN5 St-Fort, Sarah 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1115 McIntyre, Kaayla 9-14 0-0 0-2 3-5 8 3 18 2 0 3 1 332 Boyd, Mikaela 4-15 0-1 4-5 1-2 3 1 12 1 1 0 0 313 Santucci, Mariella 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 4 0 3 6 0 1 1911 Bravo-Harriott 3-7 1-4 2-2 2-2 4 4 9 2 0 0 1 210 Cunningham, O. 3-9 2-7 0-0 0-0 0 4 8 0 1 0 0 141 Rokkanen, Sara 1-6 0-2 1-2 0-3 3 1 3 4 3 0 2 2212 Monakana Janice 7-13 2-6 5-6 3-8 11 3 21 1 0 0 2 2922 Printz, Halee 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1324 Rasmussen, M. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 235 Woody, Jada 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 343 Reecher, Sophie 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 1-0 1TOTALS 28-72 5-23 12-17 10-23 33 24 73 16 11 3 8 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-37 .378 2nd: 14-35 .400 Game: 28-72 .3893-PT FG%: 1st: 1-11 .091 2nd: 4-12 .333 Game: 5-23 .217FT%: 1st: 4-6 .667 2nd: 8-11 .727 Game: 12-17 .706

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: John Whitson, Michelle Del Duco, Ron LeedsAttendance: 3758Score by HalfNIU ...............................................................21-19-24-13 77Toledo ......................................................13-20-25-15 73

GAME 16NIU: 77

Toledo: 73January 14, 2017

Savage ArenaToledo, Ohio

TOLEDO, Ohio - After a hot start that led to a 17-point edge in the second quarter, the NIU women’s basketball team (12-4, 5-0 MAC) grinded out its first victory at Toledo (12-4, 3-2 MAC) since 2007 with a 77-73 triumph to improve its undefeated Mid-American Conference record to 5-0. The Huskies 12-4 record is their best start since the 1993-94 season. Led by Courtney Woods’ and Ally Lehman’s 41 combined points, the Huskies put five scorers in double figures while it outrebounded the Rockets, 45-33, and held them below 40-percent from the field in the win. Woods’ 21 points led the Huskies as she reached the mark for the seventh time this season while Lehman added 12 rebounds with her 20-point night to record her 11th double-double of 2016-17 and the 30th of her career. As a team, NIU shot 27-for-55 from the field (.491). In front of a pro-Rocket crowd of 3,758, the Huskies stepped into the unforgiving Savage Arena with unwavering confidence and spirit as they opened the contest on a 7-0 run and closed the opening period with a 21-13 lead. Renee Sladek scored six of her 10 points on the night in the quarter. After going 8-of-18 from the field in the quarter, NIU attacked the basket in the second period where it drew eight fouls and 15 trips to the free throw line, keeping Toledo’s leading scorer Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott on the bench in first half. Woods added 10 points in the frame with two three-pointers to close the half with 17 points. Her two free throws with three minutes left gave Northern Illinois its biggest lead of the game at 17 points, 39-22. However, an 11-1 run by the Rockets closed the gap to seven at halftime, 40-33. After the break, Toledo opened the third quarter firing on all cylinders as the crowd rallied the players to close the gap to two possessions six times. Lehman called Toledo’s hand each time, however, as she finished with 10 points in the quarter to give NIU a six-point lead entering the final period, 64-58. The Rockets tied the game, 64-64, with 7:54 left and did so two more times in the final period but failed to launch themselves past the Huskies each time. Though the game was nip and tuck the entire second half, Northern Illinois University never trailed Toledo in the contest. NIU’s defense forced three defensive stops in the between the first tie and the second with 5:01 remaining before answering with three points the hard way as Cassidy Glenn was fouled during a made layup to earn and make a free throw attempt and dissolve the Rockets momentum. Glenn’s final basket with 3:07 left put NIU back on top for good, opening the door for the Huskies first 5-0 start in conference play since 1993-94. Glenn finished with 11 points and eight rebounds while Mikayla Voigt added 10 points, seven rebounds and tied her career-high in assists with six.

No. Akron FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN5 Reinohl, Haliegh 5-7 3-3 0-0 0-5 5 2 13 1 1 0 0 2114 Burry, Greta 5-9 0-0 1-3 5-6 11 2 11 0 0 0 2 233 Edmonds, Shaunay 5-10 1-1 2-2 0-1 1 0 13 4 6 0 1 2722 Plybon, Hannah 6-16 5-12 3-4 1-5 6 3 20 1 0 0 1 3124 Ricketts, Alex 4-13 3-5 0-0 2-7 9 1 11 2 1 0 1 3400 Gordon, Brittany 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-0 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 131 Ball, Alli 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 62 Clay, Alyssa 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Harmon, Shayna 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 510 Vari, Caitlin 2-3 0-0 0-0 3-6 9 1 4 0 2 1 2 1711 Sefcik, Megan 2-8 1-7 0-0 0-1 1 0 5 0 1 0 1 1712 Hung, Lauren 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 320 Kurucz, Brooke 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 TEAM 4-0 4TOTALS 32-74 14-32 6-9 18-37 55 10 84 13 13 3 8 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 12-37 .324 2nd: 20-47 .541 Game: 32-74 .4323-PT FG%: 1st: 7-16 .438 2nd: 7-16 .438 Game: 14-32 .438FT%: 1st: 2-2 1.000 2nd: 4-7 .571 Game: 6-9 .667

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn, Cassidy 4-11 1-6 0-2 4-4 8 1 9 1 2 3 1 3225 Smith, Kelly 2-5 0-1 0-2 0-4 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 254 Woods, Courtney 4-12 3-9 0-0 0-4 4 1 11 2 6 0 1 3821 Voigt, Mikayla 6-13 3-7 0-0 1-1 2 2 15 2 1 0 0 3031 Lehman, Ally 0-8 0-2 0-0 0-8 8 5 0 2 2 1 0 335 Breunig, Georgia 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 413 Gray, Amber 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 122 Poisson, Janae 6-15 1-7 1-2 0-1 1 2 14 3 0 0 1 2623 Starks, Myia 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 Woollacott, Abby 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 340 Sladek, Renee 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 TEAM 4-2 6TOTALS 23-69 8-33 1-6 10-27 37 13 55 10 12 4 4 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-35 .314 2nd: 12-34 .353 Game: 23-69 .3333-PT FG%: 1st: 4-16 .250 2nd: 4-17 .235 Game: 8-33 .242FT%: 1st: 0-2 .000 2nd: 1-4 .250 Game: 1-6 .167

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Jeff Cross, Mark Berger, Becky BlankAttendance: 1279Score by HalfAkron ........................................................22-11-28-23 84NIU ..................................................................15-11-20-9 55

GAME 17NIU: 55

Akron: 84January 18, 2017


DeKALB - The NIU women’s basketball (12-5, 5-1 MAC) team’s six-game unbeaten streak came to an end Wednesday on Education Day as Akron (8-9, 1-5 MAC) earned its first Mid-American Conference win of the sea-son, 84-55. The Zips posted their best performance of the season behind the arc as they were 14-of-32 (.438). “I think we have to give Akron a lot of credit, they did a good job of keeping us uncomfortable. Once we were hesitant offensively, I think you saw us press a little bit,” said Head Coach Lisa Carlsen. “Unfortunately when you’re built the way we are and we shoot the ball the way we did, that’s not a good formula for success.” Three Huskies finished the day in double figures, led by Mikayla Voigt and Janae Poisson with 15 and 14, respectively. Courtney Woods also closed the contest in double figures as she added 11 points. In their seven field goals of the opening period, Akron hit six from deep to carry a 22-15 lead into the second quarter, the two squads combined for 22 points in the second stanza as the Zips maintained their seven-point lead at halftime 33-26. NIU was 4-for-16 behind the arc in the opening half while going 11-for-37 from the field. Woods led the Huskies with eight points in the first 20 minutes of play while Cassidy Glenn had four points on a pair of second-chance buckets under the basket. Glenn also recorded five rebounds in the half, finishing with eight in the game to share the team-lead with Ally Lehman. After a tightly contested first half, NIU put together its best shooting performance of the contest in the third quarter to hang tight with Akron, scoring 20 points with 50-percent clips from the field and from the three-point line. However, Akron put together its best scoring output in the period as well with a 28-20 edge to lead 61-46 at the end of the third. UA closed the frame with 12 field goals. The Zips momentum from the third spilled into the final quarter of play as they built a 29 point lead with just under a minute left to play, 84-55. Akron posted five scorers in double figures led by reigning All-MAC selection Hannah Plybon, who led all scorers in the game with 20 points.

No. Miami FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN32 Kluesner, Savannah 2-3 1-1 0-0 1-3 4 5 5 0 2 0 0 1740 McCoy, Kendall 5-14 1-4 3-4 4-6 10 2 14 1 0 0 0 2513 Dickerson, Lauren 10-20 6-7 0-0 0-5 5 4 26 3 2 0 2 3315 Brown, Kayla 4-7 0-1 2-2 0-4 4 3 10 4 2 1 1 3321 Purvis, Leah 2-6 1-4 2-2 0-3 3 4 7 1 3 0 0 2410 Levering, Kristen 2-6 1-3 0-0 0-5 5 1 5 1 4 1 0 1625 McDonagh, Molly 2-3 0-0 0-2 2-3 5 3 4 0 3 0 0 1535 Hoff, Abbey 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 3 5 2 1 1 1 37 TEAM 0-0 0 1TOTALS 29-62 11-22 7-10 7-30 37 25 76 12 18 3 4 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-28 .464 2nd: 16-34 .471 Game: 29-62 .4683-PT FG%: 1st: 5-10 .500 2nd: 6-12 .500 Game: 11-22 .500FT%: 1st: 4-6 .667 2nd: 3-4 .750 Game: 7-10 .700

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn, Cassidy 11-21 0-4 10-13 5-8 13 2 32 2 0 0 4 3625 Smith, Kelly 2-3 0-0 4-4 0-3 3 4 8 0 2 0 1 204 Woods, Courtney 6-18 5-14 4-4 3-8 11 1 21 2 2 1 3 3521 Voigt, Mikayla 5-7 4-4 2-2 0-0 0 2 16 3 2 0 0 3431 Lehman, Ally 2-7 0-1 2-2 2-2 4 0 6 7 1 0 3 3622 Poisson, Janae 1-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1523 Starks, Myia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+32 Woollacott, Abby 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 340 Sladek, Renee 2-4 0-0 0-1 0-2 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 21TEAM 0-3 3TOTALS 29-66 9-24 22-26 10-26 36 12 89 16 11 1 12 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-31 .452 2nd: 15-35 .429 Game: 29-66 .4393-PT FG%: 1st: 5-12 .417 2nd: 4-12 .333 Game: 9-24 .375FT%: 1st: 11-12 .917 2nd: 11-14 .786 Game: 22-26 .846

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Tim Daley, David Stewart, Lindsey VanDykenAttendance: 2168Score by HalfMiami (Ohio) ........................................18-17-12-29 76NIU ...........................................................22-22-23-22 89

GAME 18NIU: 89

Miami: 76January 21, 2017


DeKALB - With double-doubles from Cassidy Glenn and Courtney Woods, the NIU women’s basketball team powered past Miami (Ohio) on Saturday after, 89-76. The Huskies led from start to finish as Glenn recorded new career-bests with 32 points and 13 rebounds while Woods added 21 points and 11 boards. Mikayla Voigt added 16 points with a lethal 5-for-7 clip from the field with a perfect 4-for-4 three-point field goal mark. As a team, NIU was 22-for-26 (.846) from the free-throw line, led by Glenn’s 10-for-13 perfor-mance. Runs were vital to Northern Illinois University’s success as it started the game on an 18-4 run, including a run of 10-straight points to open the afternoon. It was one of four runs for NIU, holding Miami scoreless while scoring 8-or-more points. “We came out with a high-intensity and that really set the tone for the rest of the day. We knew that was going to be a key for us today,” said Head Coach Lisa Carlsen. Glenn opened the game with 12 of the Huskies 22 points in the open-ing stanza, hitting her first of four “and one” field goal attempts in the game as well during the quarter. 12 of the senior’s points were scored in the paint. “If you look at Cass’ stat line for tonight, she was 0-for-4 from three, and a lot of the times that’s a big part of her game,” added Carlsen. “What we can all be the proudest about is that even though the three wasn’t falling, there were going to be other great opportunities offensively and I thought she did a good job of getting to the basket and getting to the offensive glass.” With Miami focusing on Glenn in the second period, Woods spotted up behind the arc as she shot 4-for-5 from deep to end the quarter with 12 points, putting the Huskies on top of the RedHawks, 44-35. NIU’s defense collected itself after the break, holding Miami University to just 12 points on 6-of-14 shooting and causing eight turnovers in the quarter. As a result, the Huskies outscored the RedHawks in points off turnovers, 11-0. With a 20-point edge entering the final quarter thanks to a pair of free throws by Ally Lehman (Nineveh, Ind./Indian Creek), the Huskies finished the job as Voigt scored nine points in the quarter - all from behind the three-point line - to keep NIU within its 22 points per quarter quota in the contest. While the RedHawks outshot the Huskies by three percentage points and outrebounded them by one (37-36), NIU still held scoring advantages in the paint (34-30), off turnovers (27-14) and off second chance opportu-nities (16-8).

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No. Kent State FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN10 Stephens, M 9-13 0-1 1-2 4-3 7 1 19 1 1 0 0 2935 Korenik, Jordan 3-9 0-1 2-3 2-1 3 3 8 0 1 0 0 151 Cross, Naddiyah 0-5 0-3 0-0 0-2 2 4 0 1 2 0 2 273 Lurken, Larissa 6-25 2-9 10-11 4-2 6 1 24 1 2 3 2 3224 Golden, Alexa 1-4 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 4 2 4 2 0 1 212 Parker, Taylor 0-2 0-0 2-2 0-4 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 311 Lewis, Keziah 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 222 Barber-Smith, M 0-3 0-0 0-0 4-1 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 523 Poole, Ali 1-6 0-3 1-3 1-1 2 2 3 1 1 0 1 1431 Carter, Megan 1-4 0-1 3-6 1-2 3 2 5 1 1 0 0 1232 Salisbury, Paige 1-3 0-0 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1234 Bess, Zenobia 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 4 4 0 0 1 0 1042 Watson, Chelsi 1-5 0-0 1-2 4-3 7 2 3 1 0 0 1 1555 Miller, Lacey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 2-4 6 1TOTALS 25-83 2-20 20-31 24-27 51 27 72 10 13 6 7 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-36 .306 2nd: 14-47 .298 Game: 25-83 .3013-PT FG%: 1st: 1-11 .091 2nd: 1-9 .111 Game: 2-20 .100FT%: 1st: 7-11 .636 2nd: 13-20 .650 Game: 20-31 .645

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn, Cassidy 1-8 1-2 1-6 2-12 14 2 4 3 2 1 0 3425 Smith, Kelly 5-6 0-0 2-2 4-3 7 4 12 2 3 0 1 204 Woods, Courtney 4-11 3-8 4-4 1-7 8 4 15 4 6 1 1 2721 Voigt Mikayla 6-10 2-3 4-5 0-4 4 2 18 3 2 0 0 3231 Lehman, Ally 5-9 0-0 6-7 1-6 7 2 16 3 5 1 0 265 Breunig, Georgia 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 313 Gray Amber 0-1 0-0 2-2 1-1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 422 Poisson, Janae 6-11 0-4 4-6 1-1 2 3 16 2 0 0 0 2723 Starks, Myia 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 432 Woollacott, Abby 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1040 Sladek, Renee 3-4 0-0 4-5 3-1 4 4 10 1 0 0 0 13 TEAM 1-3 4TOTALS 30-68 6-18 27-37 16-41 57 29 93 18 18 4 2 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 12-30 .400 2nd: 18-38 .474 Game: 30-68 .4413-PT FG%: 1st: 3-9 .333 2nd: 3-9 .333 Game: 6-18 .333FT%: 1st: 9-13 .692 2nd: 18-24 .750 Game: 27-37 .730

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Bob Enterline, Brad Duistermars, Kayla CarterAttendance: 507Score by PeriodsKent State .................................................19-11-21-21 72NIU ...........................................................20-16-37-20 93

GAME 19NIU: 93

Kent State: 72January 25, 2017


DeKALB - Hot second half shooting and relentless rebounding improved the NIU women’s basketball team to 14-5 overall and 7-1 in Mid-American Conference play Wednesday night as the Huskies defeated Kent State, 93-72. The Golden Flashes (10-10, 4-4 MAC) were held to a 30 percent field goal percentage as NIU amassed a season-high 57 rebounds in the game as six players reached double figures and combined for 87 points. “We got back to pushing the pace in the third quarter and getting opportunities in transition and that’s when we’re at our best,” said Head Coach Lisa Carlsen. “That’s when we’re going to make our push and make our run.” Northern Illinois University built a 29-point lead in the opening two minutes of the fourth quarter after a Mikayla Voigt three-point basket. Voigt led NIU with 18 points and was one of four Huskies to dish at least three assists as well. After Kent State opened as the game’s aggressor, leading by as much as six with 3:50 left in the first, a 10-0 run by NIU that included six points on old fashioned three-point plays, overthrew Kent State’s lead and kept the Huskies on top at the end of the frame, 20-19. Ally Lehman put the Huskies back in front with a pair of shots at the charity stripe with 2:08 remaining and gave Northern Illinois its biggest lead of the frame on the team’s third three the hard way play. The NIU stymied Kent State in the second quarter, holding the Golden Flashes to 11 points in the period and 4-of-20 from the field, including a nine-percent three-point field goal percentage on 1-of-11 shooting. The Huskies best came after the halftime break as they scored 37 points in the frame, making 14 of their 21 attempts from the field, including 10-straight baskets with 6:13 remaining to 56 seconds left in the quarter. With the torrid pace, NIU increased its lead from 11 points to 22 during the run and reached maximum efficiency, forcing the Golden Flashes to make substitutions and push them off balance. “Anytime you have an offensive minded team and you get a couple of easy layups and you’re starting to feel good, we did a good job of sharing the basketball and enjoying that pace,” Carlsen added. After summiting the 90-point plateau with just under four minutes left on a pair of free throws by Janae Poisson (Matteson, Ill./Marian Catholic), the Golden Flashes attempted to close the gap with NIU’s reserves on the floor but were unable to escape the 20-point deficit before the final horn sounded. Cassidy Glenn pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds while recording three assists. The NIU sextet of Kelly Smith, Courtney Woods, Renee Sladek, Lehman, Poisson and Voigt all scored 10-or-more points and accounted for 94 percent of the team’s scoring in the game. NIU ended the game 30-for-68 from the field for a field goal percent-age of 44 percent, dishing 18 assists in the game with seven in the third quarter alone.

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn, Cassidy 4-11 0-4 1-2 1-5 6 3 9 4 3 1 2 3625 Smith, Kelly 4-6 1-1 0-0 2-1 3 3 9 0 0 1 0 144 Woods, Courtney 7-13 5-10 2-2 0-8 8 3 21 2 4 0 0 3021 Voigt, Mikayla 5-7 3-3 2-2 0-1 1 0 15 4 1 0 0 3031 Lehman, Ally 7-12 0-0 4-4 2-6 8 3 18 11 3 0 2 335 Breunig, Georgia 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 Poisson, Janae 6-9 4-6 2-2 0-0 0 2 18 4 5 0 0 2932 Woollacott, Abby 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 1 4 0 2 0 1 740 Sladek, Renee 2-5 0-0 3-4 2-2 4 3 7 0 0 0 1 20 TEAM 3-4 7TOTALS 37-66 13-25 14-16 10-29 39 18 101 25 18 2 6 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 17-35 .486 2nd: 20-31 .645 Game: 37-66 .5613-PT FG%: 1st: 5-15 .333 2nd: 8-10 .800 Game: 13-25 .520FT%: 1st: 5-6 .833 2nd: 9-10 .900 Game: 14-16 .875

No. Ball State FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN33 Monaco, Moriah 8-19 3-14 4-4 2-3 5 2 23 1 1 1 0 3614 Bennett, Renee 7-15 0-2 2-3 1-4 5 3 16 3 1 2 0 293 Grande, Carmen 4-13 3-6 1-2 2-1 3 3 12 10 4 0 2 365 Morrison, Jill 4-11 3-10 1-2 1-0 1 2 12 4 0 0 0 3010 Hosea, Calyn 5-7 0-0 1-2 3-5 8 1 11 5 0 0 1 3220 Frazier, Frannie 3-10 1-1 1-3 2-1 3 2 8 0 3 0 1 1621 Glatczak, Morgan 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 322 Washington, D. 5-9 0-1 0-0 4-2 6 4 10 2 0 0 2 18 TEAM 4-3 7 1TOTALS 38-86 10-34 10-16 20-20 40 17 96 25 10 4 6 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 17-39 .436 2nd: 21-47 .447 Game: 38-86 .4423-PT FG%: 1st: 7-18 .389 2nd: 3-16 .188 Game: 10-34 .294FT%: 1st: 5-8 .625 2nd: 5-8 .625 Game: 10-16 .625

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Angie Enlund, Matt Balster, Mike CamarotaAttendance: 1717Score by PeriodsNIU ............................................................19-25-27-30 101Ball State ................................................25-21-21-29 96Glenn flagrant 1 foul @2:34 in second quarter

GAME 20NIU: 101

Ball State: 96January 28, 2017Worthen Arena

Muncie, Ind.

MUNCIE, Ind. - After overcoming an 11-point first half deficit in the third quarter, the NIU women’s basketball (15-5, 8-1 MAC) maintained its lead in the fourth quarter with near perfect shooting, going 11-for-15 from the field with a perfect 4-for-4 clip at the charity stripe and behind the arc, to defeat Ball State (14-7, 7-2 MAC) at Worthen Arena, 101-96. The 100-point effort was NIU’s third such game this season and its first since Nov. 26 versus Illinois State. Four Huskies scored in double figures, led by Courtney Woods’ 21 points with five three-point field goals after opening 0-for-5 behind the line. Janae Poisson led the bench with 18 points while Mikayla Voigt also added 15 points. Ally Lehman registered her 12th double-double of the season with 18 points and a career-high 11 assists and eight rebounds. Lehman tied the program record for 10-assist games in a season with four, matching Kelly Robbins feat in 1995-96, and also tied the career record set by Amanda Reese (1995-98). Northern Illinois University shot .561 from the field as a team on 37-of-66 shooting and outrebounded Ball State on the defensive glass, 29-20, despite giving up six inches on the opening tipoff. “That was a hard fought ball game and as a fan, that was a great basketball game to watch because it had a little bit of everything,” said Head Coach Lisa Carlsen. “We stayed confident on both ends of the floor and I think we did a great job of competing on the glass and that’s always a big key for us: making sure we rebound on the defensive boards so we can get out and go.” The Huskies defense starred in the second quarter as they erased an 11-point deficit in the opening minutes of the period. Just before the media break, Lehman slashed the ball to the middle of the key and kicked out to Woods and jumpstarted an 11-0 run by NIU that gave the Huskies their first lead of the game with 1:48 left in the second period. Though Northern Illinois University looked to attempt the final shot of the half with a one-point lead and 14.3 seconds left, a quick turnover gave possession back to Ball State with 10.9 seconds left, who reclaimed the lead on a three-pointer at the buzzer by Frannie Frazier to give the Cardinals a 46-44 halftime edge. NIU took control with 5:01 left in the third quarter as it led the Cardi-nals the rest of the period and entered the fourth frame with a 71-67 lead. Ball State matched NIU shot for shot in the fourth quarter, responding to the Huskies two layups with a pair of three-point baskets to close the gap to one point with 9:07 left. Continuing to push NIU, the Cardinals took a brief lead with 7:40 in left in regulation but a Poisson trey put the Huskies back in the drivers seat. Of their 19 attempts in the quarter - 15 field goals and four free throws - NIU hit its last nine shots in the final five minutes of the game, including two three-point attempts and all four of its free throws.

No. WMU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN10 Mobley, Breanna 3-8 0-0 0-0 3-6 9 4 6 0 1 0 0 2033 Hill, Marley 5-9 0-0 1-1 4-4 8 3 11 2 1 0 1 301 Shipman, Meredith 2-12 2-9 2-2 0-3 3 4 8 6 3 0 1 404 Wimby, Deja 2-9 0-0 1-2 0-3 3 1 5 0 4 0 0 2014 Smith, Najee 1-6 1-5 0-0 0-2 2 4 3 3 0 0 0 3311 Reed, Kamrin 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 320 McCane, Logan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 422 Miller, Meredith 7-11 3-6 0-0 2-3 5 2 17 2 4 0 1 2632 Brooks, LaTondra 3-5 0-0 0-1 2-4 6 1 6 0 1 0 2 2052 VanZanten, Emma 1-3 0-0 1-2 2-1 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 4 TEAM 1-2 3 1TOTALS 25-65 7-22 5-8 14-28 42 20 62 14 17 0 5 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 15-41 .366 2nd: 10-24 .417 Game: 25-65 .3853-PT FG%: 1st: 1-9 .111 2nd: 6-13 .462 Game: 7-22 .318FT%: 1st: 1-1 1.000 2nd: 4-7 .571 Game: 5-8 .625

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn, Cassidy 7-17 4-10 0-0 2-5 7 2 18 1 4 0 3 3625 Smith, Kelly 3-7 0-1 3-9 4-3 7 2 9 0 0 0 1 284 Woods, Courtney 6-14 4-8 4-4 0-5 5 3 20 0 5 0 4 3721 Voigt, Mikayla 0-5 0-2 1-2 0-1 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 3231 Lehman, Ally 6-13 0-0 5-6 5-9 14 3 17 5 2 0 2 3722 Poisson, Janae 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1740 Sladek, Renee 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 13 TEAM 0-3 3TOTALS 23-60 8-23 13-21 13-28 41 14 67 11 15 1 11 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 12-29 .414 2nd: 11-31 .355 Game: 23-60 .3833-PT FG%: 1st: 4-9 .444 2nd: 4-14 .286 Game: 8-23 .348FT%: 1st: 2-3 .667 2nd: 11-18 .611 Game: 13-21 .619

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Andrew Bills, Brandon Enterline, Erika Herriman-CamarotaAttendance: 2543Score by PeriodsWestern Michigan ...........................22-10-18-12 62NIU ...............................................................13-17-13-24 67

GAME 21NIU: 67

Western Michigan: 62February 4, 2017


DeKALB -Outscoring Western Michigan (14-7, 5-5 MAC) in the fourth quarter, 24-12, NIU (16-5, 9-1 MAC) improved its Mid-American Conference best record on Alumnae Day as the Huskies rallied back from their fourth double-digit deficit of the season and held the Broncos to a season-low in a 67-62 triumph. The trio of Cassidy Glenn, Ally Lehman and Courtney Woods com-bined for 55 of NIU’s 67 points, paced by Woods 10th 20-point game of the season. Lehman registered her 13th double-double of the season, closing with 17 points, 14 rebounds and five assists on the afternoon. Glenn scored 10 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter. After finishing the first period in a nine-point hole, Northern Illinois University trailed by 14 with 6:16 left in the opening half. However, after the media break, the Huskies outscored the Broncos 12-0 in the final four and a half minutes to close the gap to two points at halftime, 32-30. Both Woods and Glenn hit a trey to draw momentum back to the NIU bench after a WMU timeout with 3:19 left. That same energy carried through the half as the Huskies recorded three more defensive stops to take their first lead of the game less 1:30 into the period on a free throw by Kelly Smith (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead) and a layup by Lehman. Though the two teams traded four leads and three ties in the third, WMU led the Huskies, 50-43, entering the final stanza. In honor of the team’s defensive roots in the first five years of the de-cade, Northern Illinois matched Western Michigan’s tempo of play, forcing a shot clock violation in the opening minute of the frame and maintained ball security throughout the period. The Huskies relinquished the ball only once and forced four Bronco turnovers, including three steals, and drew eight fouls to stymie Western Michigan. In the final 3:15 of the quarter, NIU outscored WMU, 12-3, scoring seven of those points at the free throw line and the go-ahead shot with 2:01 remaining. Tied 59-59, the Huskies inbounded the ball on their end of the floor and worked the ball around the arc. With Mikayla Voigt (Slinger, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) being pressured by two players in front of the Huskie bench, the sophomore chucked the ball across the court to Glenn, who jumped to grab it and in rhythm again, took the jumper from a foot behind the line to give NIU its final lead of the game. The Huskies own a one-game lead over Ball State in the MAC stand-ings have won their most games since finishing 19-12 in 2006-07 under Carol Owens. Owens, an NIU Athletics Hall of Famer and All-American in 1990, joined a group of almost 40 alumnae in attendance for the celebration of the 60th season on Saturday. 10 other NIU Athletics Hall of Famers were also in attendance. The gathering the program’s largest since at least 2011-12.

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No. CMU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN2 Moore, Tinara 6-13 0-1 4-6 5-5 10 3 16 3 4 2 0 2413 Frost, Reyna 11-15 0-0 2-3 6-12 18 3 24 0 1 0 0 3720 Cotton, Jewel 4-5 0-0 0-2 4-9 13 4 8 0 2 0 0 283 Hudson, Presley 6-16 3-10 9-10 2-4 6 2 24 9 1 1 1 4010 Breen, Cassie 5-14 2-8 4-4 0-1 1 3 16 3 1 1 0 320 Harris, Jasmine 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 Swary, Aleah 8-16 3-9 2-2 3-4 7 1 21 0 1 0 0 3414 Corley, Amani 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 0-2 2 2TOTALS 40-82 8-28 21-27 21-37 58 16 109 15 12 4 1 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 22-49 .449 2nd: 18-33 .545 Game: 40-82 .4883-PT FG%: 1st: 7-20 .350 2nd: 1-8 .125 Game: 8-28 .286FT%: 1st: 5-7 .714 2nd: 16-20 .800 Game: 21-27 .778

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn, Cassidy 8-15 4-7 1-2 2-1 3 4 21 0 1 0 0 3525 Smirth, Kelly 3-4 0-0 1-2 0-4 4 4 7 0 1 0 0 164 Woods, Courtney 5-16 4-13 2-2 1-3 4 1 16 0 0 0 2 3721 Voigt, Mikayla 4-12 2-5 3-3 1-1 2 4 13 2 0 0 1 3431 Lehman, Ally 11-21 0-0 9-10 0-9 9 4 31 11 2 1 0 3822 Poisson, Janae 1-6 0-3 0-0 1-0 1 4 2 3 2 0 0 1932 Woollacott, Abby 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1340 Sladek, Renee 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 TEAM 3-1 4TOTALS 34-78 10-28 16-19 9-21 30 24 94 16 7 1 3 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 16-38 .421 2nd: 18-40 .450 Game: 34-78 .4363-PT FG%: 1st: 5-14 .357 2nd: 5-14 .357 Game: 10-28 .357FT%: 1st: 3-4 .750 2nd: 13-15 .867 Game: 16-19 .842

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Brad Maxey, Ron Quirk, Becky BlankAttendance: 503Score by HalfCentral Michigan ............................25-31-28-25 109NIU ............................................................23-17-30-24 94

GAME 23NIU: 94

Central Michigan: 109February 8, 2017


DeKALB - Led by Ally Lehman’s 31 points, nine rebounds and a ca-reer-best 11 assists, NIU (16-5, 9-2 MAC) put four scorers in double figures and scored 94 points against Central Michigan (17-6, 9-2 MAC) on 34-of-78 (.436) shooting. However, the Chippewas shot almost 55 percent in the second half and thwarted the Huskies comeback attempts to seal the victory, 109-94. Four Huskies reached double figures, led by Lehman and Cassidy Glenn, who notched 21 points. Lehman was 11-for-21 from the field and 9-for-10 at the free-throw line on the night. Courtney Woods and Mikayla Voigt also added 16 and 13 points, respectively. Three different Chippewas scored 20 points as Presley Hudson and Reyna Frost both scored 24 points while Aleah Swary added 21 off the bench. “That was a ball game with two really good basketball teams on the floor. Central had their way a majority of the game but I was proud of the way we fought in the second half,” said Head Coach Lisa Carlsen. “We’re going to have to find a way to rebound the basketball better and not give a team like a Central Michigan that many second chance opportunities. They’re too good when you give them that many opportunities.” Tied 23-23 with 31 seconds left in the first quarter, CMU attempted one last with six seconds left. Caroming off the rim and back into its posses-sion, a Swary jumper at the buzzer closed the period in the Chippewas favor, 25-23. The shot set the tone for Central Michigan’s in the second frame as it outscored the Huskies 31-17 and led by as much as 23. However, NIU’s 10-3 to end the half on treys from Woods and Voigt and a pair baskets from Lehman shifted some momentum back in the Huskies corner. Glenn closed the first 20 minutes with 13 points, all of which were scored in the first stanza, while Lehman entered double figures in the half with 10 while also adding six helpers. Northern Illinois cut the lead to 10 with 3:39 left in the third on a 9-2 run as the Huskies attacked the basket and drew fouls. Lehman hit four free throws while Voigt added two and a three-pointer on the series. Entering the final quarter with a 14-point deficit, 84-70, the Huskies dug another 20-point hole with eight minutes left but closed the gap to nine, 99-90, with 2:15 remaining. However, NIU was unable to hit its neces-sary shots or collect its own rebounds and was forced to foul. CMU closed the matchup 13-of-16 at the free throw line and built its lead to 15 with its charity stripe precision, 109-94. With two triple-doubles this season already, Lehman has fallen two re-bounds or two assists shy of triple-double five times this season, including twice in the last three games. Her performance was her 14th double-dou-ble of the season.

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn, Cassidy 3-14 0-4 2-3 6-5 11 1 8 3 2 0 0 404 Woods, Courtney 8-14 3-4 0-0 0-10 10 2 19 4 3 1 2 3821 Voigt, Mikayla 5-12 2-7 5-6 1-1 2 1 17 3 2 0 1 4025 Smith, Kelly 4-9 0-1 6-7 3-6 9 5 14 0 3 1 0 3331 Lehman, Ally 10-15 0-0 9-10 2-12 14 3 29 5 4 0 1 405 Breunig, Georgia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 232 Woollacott, Abby 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 7 TEAM 2-0 2TOTALS 31-67 5-16 22-26 14-35 49 13 89 15 15 2 4 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 16-37 .432 2nd: 15-30 .500 Game: 31-67 .4633-PT FG%: 1st: 2-9 .222 2nd: 3-7 .429 Game: 5-16 .313FT%: 1st: 4-5 .800 2nd: 18-21 .857 Game: 22-26 .846

No. Buffalo FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN00 Hemphill, Summer 2-4 0-0 3-5 0-7 7 0 7 0 1 1 0 1701 Reid, Stephanie 7-13 1-3 3-3 1-5 6 1 18 12 4 0 4 3704 Smith, JoAnna 9-20 4-9 0-1 1-1 2 4 22 0 2 0 3 4011 Onwuka, Theresa 3-10 0-1 0-0 2-2 4 1 6 1 1 0 0 2221 Suchan, Mariah 1-6 1-3 0-0 2-3 5 4 3 1 1 0 1 2303 Ups, Liisa 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 305 Ups, Katherine 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 810 Bade, Gabi 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 512 Wilkins, Courtney 7-15 2-9 2-3 1-2 3 2 18 0 1 0 0 2322 Sodade, Ayoleka 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 531 Oursler, Cassie 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 1132 Morrison, Brittany 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 TEAM 1-2 3TOTALS 32-77 8-27 8-12 12-25 37 20 80 17 11 1 9 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 16-35 .457 2nd: 16-42 .381 Game: 32-77 .4163-PT FG%: 1st: 6-12 .500 2nd: 2-15 .133 Game: 8-27 .296FT%: 1st: 1-2 .500 2nd: 7-10 .700 Game: 8-12 .667

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Frank Steratore, Chris Minor, Althea BuffordAttendance: 1279Score by HalfNIU ..............................................................17-21-22-29 89Buffalo .....................................................20-19-26-15 80

GAME 24NIU: 89

Buffalo: 80February 11, 2017

Alumni ArenaBuffalo, N.Y.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - With three players on no rest and three reserves on the bench, the NIU women’s basketball team (17-6, 10-2 MAC) completed a five-point comeback in the fourth quarter with a 16-0 run to open the period as the Huskies defeated Buffalo (16-7, 6-6 MAC) at Alumni Arena, 89-80. The victory was NIU’s sixth-straight on the road and its eighth of the year. “(Staying out of foul trouble) was a really big key for us and told the team that in order to be successful today, we needed to stay out of foul trouble,” said Head Coach Lisa Carlsen. “We knew weren’t going to have a lot of players and some of those players weren’t going to be able to come out of the game and I told them ‘we need you on the floor for every possible minute’ and they did a great job of not picking up anything cheap but still playing aggressive.” Northern Illinois University forced two Buffalo timeouts on the run and registered 10-consecutive defensive stops, shooting 6-for-8 from the field with a pair of treys by Courtney Woods (Brisbane, Australia/St. Margaret’s Anglican School) capping the run. Ally Lehman led the Huskies with 29 points, 14 rebounds and five assists to register her 15th double-double of the season. Woods also notched a double-double with her 19-point, 10-rebound effort. Mikayla Voigt, who scored 13 points in the first half, finished with 17 while Kelly Smith was one board shy of her first double-double of the season with 14 points and nine boards. The 29-point effort was her second 20-point game in as many outings, the first time in her career she’d ever accomplished the feat. The Bulls and Huskies played at an even keel in the first half as both teams hit 16 shots from the field and registered similar numbers on the glass with UB owning a +1 margin, 21-20. The margin applied to the score-board as well in the half as Buffalo led after 20 minutes, 39-38. NIU outscored the Bulls in the paint 20-8 in the first half, including a 14-2 clip in the second quarter as Voigt attacked the Bulls post players and found the basket through the trees. A fast start to the third period by Buffalo gave UB an eight-point edge with 8:30 remaining, 48-40, but a 20-17 advantage by the Huskies to close the period lifted the squad within five entering the period, 65-60. NIU’s 16-0 run in the period was capped by a 9-for-12 field goal rate, a 2-of-3 clip behind the arc and nine makes in 10 attempts at the free throw line, forcing Buffalo to take nine three-point attempts in the period. The Bulls did not convert their shots behind the arc in the fourth quarter after shooting 8-of-18 in the first three periods. The victory at Alumni Arena was NIU’s first since Feb. 12, 2011, when the Huskies won in overtime, 61-53. The Huskies finished 22-of-26 from the free throw line during the afternoon, attempting of their shots in the second, third and fourth quarters.

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tHE LASt tiME...IN THE FINAL SECONDS niU won in the final five seconds: Jan. 30, 2016, vs Buffalo: NIU won 76-74 on a three-pointer taken by Cassidy Glenn with 0.8 seconds on after an inbounds pass with 3.9 leftniU lost in the final five seconds: Feb. 14, 2015, at Kent State: Kent State lost 54-52 on in-bounds pass under the basket with 0.8 sec-onds left and layup at the buzzerniU played in overtime: Nov. 16, 2016, vs Milwaukee, double overtimeniU won in overtime: Nov. 16, 2016, vs Milwaukee: NIU won in double overtime 114-104niU lost in overtime: Feb. 27, 2016, vs Toledo: NIU lost 89-83

TEAM SCORING niU scored 80 or more points: Feb. 12, 2017, at Buffalo: NIU won 89-80niU scored 90 or more points in regulation: Feb. 9, 2017, vs Cen-tral Michigan: NIU lost 109-94niU scored 90 or more points in overtime: Nov. 16, 2011, vs. West-ern Illinois: NIU won 91-84 niU scored 100 or more points in regulation: Jan. 28, 2017, at Ball State: NIU won, 101-96niU scored 100 or more points in overtime: Nov. 16, 2016, vs Milwaukee: NIU won in double overtime 114-104 niU scored 25 or more points in a quarter: Feb. 11, 2017, at Buffalo (29, 4th): NIU won 89-80niU scored 30 or more points in a quarter: Feb. 9, 2017, vs Cen-tral Michigan (30, 3rd): NIU lost 109-94niU scored 60 or more points in a half: Nov. 26, 2016, vs Illinois State (61, 1st): NIU won, 108-66niU scored fewer than 50 points: Jan. 23, 2015, vs Ohio:Ohio won 72-47An opponent scored 100 points or more in regulation: Feb. 9, 2017, vs Central Michigan: NIU lost 109-94An opponent scored 100 points or more in overtime: Nov. 16, 2016, vs Milwaukee: NIU won 114-104An opponent scored fewer than 50 points: March 9, 2015, vs Cen-tral Michigan: NIU lost 49-44An opponent scored fewer than 10 points in a quarter: Dec. 2, 2016 at Bradley (4, 2nd): NIU won 81-51

INDIVIDUAL SCORING A player had 10 or more points in a quarter: Feb. 11, 2017, at Buffa-lo: Ally Lehman (13, 4th)A player had 20 or more points in a quarter: Feb. 24, 2016 at Western Michigan: Ally Lehman (21, 4th quarter)A player had 20 or more points: Feb. 11, 2017, at Buffalo: Ally Lehman (29)A player had 30 or more points: Feb. 9, 2017, vs Central Michigan: Ally Lehman (31)A player had 35 or more points: Jan. 23, 2010, vs Buffalo: Marke Freeman (36)A player had 40 or more points: Feb. 24, 2016, at Western Michi-gan: Ally Lehman (41)A player had 45 or more points: Nov. 16, 2016, vs Milwaukee: Ally Lehman (48)niU had four players score in double figures: Feb. 11, 2017, at Buf-falo: NIU won 89-80niU had five players score in double figures: Jan. 14, 2017 at Tole-do: NIU won 77-70niU had six players score in double figures: Jan. 25, 2017 vs Kent State: NIU won 93-72An opponent had a player score 20 or more: Feb. 11, 2017, at Buffa-lo: JoAnna Smith (22)An opponent had a player score 30 or more: Jan. 11, 2017 at Kent State: Larissa Lurken (31)

TURNOVERS niU had more than 10 turnovers: Feb. 11, 2017, at Buffalo: NIU won 89-80 (15)niU had more than 20 turnovers: Jan. 14, 2017 at Toledo: NIU won 77-73 (22)niU had fewer than 10 turnovers: Feb. 9, 2017, vs Central Michigan: NIU lost 109-94 (7)niU forced 15 or more turnovers: Feb. 4, 2017, vs Western Michi-gan: NIU won 67-62 (17)niU forced 20 or more turnovers: Jan. 4, 2017, at Bowling Green: NIU won 89-76 (20)

REBOUNDING A player had 10 or more rebounds: Feb. 11, 2017, at Buffalo: Ally Lehman (14), Cassidy Glenn (11) and Courtney Woods (10)A player had 15 or more rebounds: Dec. 11, 2016 at Iowa State: Ally Lehman (15)A player had 20 or more rebounds: Nov. 16, 2016 vs Milwaukee: Ally Lehman (21)niU had more than 30 rebounds: Feb. 9, 2017, vs Central Michigan: (30)niU had more than 40 rebounds: Feb. 11, 2017, at Buffalo (49)niU had more than 50 rebounds: Jan. 25, 2017 vs Kent State (57)niU had more than 60 rebounds: Nov. 25, 2007 at UIC (61)niU had fewer than 25 rebounds: Dec. 19, 2016 vs South Dakota (24)

DOUBLES-DOUBLES A player had a double-double (points-rebounds): Feb. 4, 2017, vs Western Michigan: Ally Lehman (17 points, 14 rebounds)A player had a double-double (points-assists): Feb. 8, 2017, vs Central Michigan: Ally Lehman (31 points, 11 assists)A player had a triple-double: Dec. 2, 2016, at Bradley: Ally Lehman (12 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists)two players had a double-double in a game: Feb. 11, 2017 at Buf-falo: Ally Lehman (29 points, 14 rebounds) and Courtney Woods (19 points, 10 rebounds)

ASSISTS A player with five or more assist: Feb. 11, 2017 at Buffalo: Ally Lehman (5)A player with 10 or more assist: Feb. 8, 2017, vs Central Michigan: Ally Lehman (11)niU had more than 10 assist: Feb. 4, 2017 vs Western Michigan (11)niU had more than 15 assist: Feb. 11, 2017, at Buffalo (15)niU had more than 20 assists: Jan. 11, 2017 at Kent State (22)niU had more than 25 assists: Jan. 28, 2017 at Ball State (25)niU had less than 10 assists: Feb. 24, 2016, at Western Michigan (9)

BLOCKS niU had 10 or more blocks: Dec. 3, 2015 vs. Milwaukee (12)niU had 15 or more blocks: Feb. 23, 1989 at Valparaiso (15)A player had 3 or more blocks: Jan. 18, 2017 vs Akron: Cassidy Glenn (3)A player had 5 or more blocks: Dec. 8, 2007 at Iowa: Ebony Ellis (5)

STEALS niU had 10 or more steals: Feb. 4, 2017 vs Western Michigan (11)niU had 15 or more steals: Jan. 19, 2011 vs Ball State (19)A player had 5 or more steals: Feb. 28, 2012 vs Western Michigan: Kim Davis (5)

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