Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball

Northern Illinois Huskies
Northern Illinois Huskies
	2024–25 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team
University	Northern Illinois University
Head coach	Lisa Carlsen (10th season)
Conference	Mid-American
Location	DeKalb, Illinois
Arena	NIU Convocation Center ; (capacity: 10,000)
Nickname	Huskies
Colors	Cardinal and black;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament second round
	1990, 1992
NCAA tournament appearances
	1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
	1972
AIAW tournament appearances
	1972
Conference tournament champions
	1990, 1992 (NSC); 1993 (Mid-Con); 1995 (MCC)
Conference regular season champions
	1989, 1990 (NSC); 1993, 1994 (Mid-Con)

The Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team is the college basketball team that represent Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team last played in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament in 1995. The Huskies are coached by Lisa Carlsen.

Season-by-season records

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Mary Bell (Independent) (1957–1977)
1957–58	Mary Bell	1–1
1958–59	Mary Bell	3–1
1959–60	Mary Bell	2–3
1960–61	Mary Bell	5–1
1961–62	Mary Bell	4–2
1962–63	Mary Bell	3–3
1963–64	Mary Bell	6–3
1964–65	Mary Bell	4–5
1965–66	Mary Bell	7–2
1966–67	Mary Bell	4–4
1967–68	Mary Bell	6–6
1968–69	Mary Bell	8–3
1969–70	Mary Bell	11–2
1970–71	Mary Bell	9–4
1971–72	Mary Bell	15–3			Midwest AIAW Region Champion^[2] AIAW Elite Eight
1972–73	Mary Bell	6–9			Illinois AIAW Tournament
1973–74	Mary Bell	6–7			Illinois AIAW Tournament
1974–75	Mary Bell	1–11			Illinois AIAW Tournament
1975–76	Mary Bell	5–10			Illinois AIAW Tournament
1976–77	Mary Bell	3–10			Illinois AIAW Tournament
Mary Bell:		109–90
Alex Textor (Independent) (1977–1981)
1977–78	Alex Textor	4–9			Illinois AIAW Tournament
1978–79	Alex Textor	11–8			Illinois AIAW Tournament
1979–80	Alex Textor	17–12			Illinois AIAW Tournament
1980–81	Alex Textor	15–17			Illinois AIAW Tournament
Alex Textor:		47–46
Rita Horky (MAC) (1981–1983)
1981–82	Rita Horky	18–14	7–4	T–3rd	Illinois AIAW State Champion^[2] Midwest AIAW Region Final^[2]
1982–83	Rita Horky	13–14	7–11	7th
Rita Horky:		31–28	14–15
Cherri Block (MAC) (1983–1984)
1983–84	Cherri Block	15–13	9–9	T–4th
Cherri Block:		15–13	9–9
Jane Albright (MAC) (1984–1986)
1984–85	Jane Albright	15–13	11–7	4th
1985–86	Jane Albright	8–19	6–12	8th
Jane Albright (Independent) (1986–1987)
1986–87	Jane Albright	11–16
Jane Albright (North Star Conference) (1987–1992)
1987–88	Jane Albright	14–14	6–4	4th
1988–89	Jane Albright	23–7	12–2	T–1st
1989–90	Jane Albright	26–5	12–0	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
1990–91	Jane Albright	25–10	12–2	2nd	7th in NWIT
1991–92	Jane Albright	18–14	8–4	T–2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
Jane Albright (Mid-Continent Conference) (1992–1994)
1992–93	Jane Albright	24–6	15–1	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1993–94	Jane Albright	24–6	18–0	1st	NCAA 1st Round
Jane Albright:		188–110	100–32
Liz Galloway-McQuitter (Midwestern Collegiate Conference) (1994–1997)
1994–95	Liz Galloway-McQuitter	17–14	10–6	T–4th	NCAA 1st Round
1995–96	Liz Galloway-McQuitter	9–19	5–11	T–6th
1996–97	Liz Galloway-McQuitter	7–20	5–11	T–6th
Liz Galloway-McQuitter (MAC) (1997–1998)
1997–98	Liz Galloway-McQuitter	4–22	3–15	6th (West)
Liz Galloway-McQuitter:		37–75	23–43
Carol Hammerle (MAC) (1998–2005)
1998–99	Carol Hammerle	10–16	7–9	3rd (West)
1999–00	Carol Hammerle	6–22	5–11	6th (West)
2000–01	Carol Hammerle	16–16^[3]	10–6^[3]	3rd (West)^[3]
2001–02	Carol Hammerle	17–13^[4]	10–6^[4]	T–4th (West)^[4]
2002–03	Carol Hammerle	12–16^[5]	8–8^[5]	5th (West)^[5]
2003–04	Carol Hammerle	12–16^[6]^[7]	7–9^[6]	T–5th (West)^[6]
2004–05	Carol Hammerle	7–21^[8]	4–12^[8]	T–6th (West)^[8]
Carol Hammerle:		80–120	51–61
Carol Owens (MAC) (2005–2010)
2005–06	Carol Owens	12–17^[9]^[10]	7–9^[9]	T–4th (West)^[9]
2006–07	Carol Owens	19–12^[11]	8–8^[11]	3rd (West)^[11]
2007–08	Carol Owens	10–18^[12]	6–8^[12]	4th (West)^[12]
2008–09	Carol Owens	15–15^[13]	10–6^[13]	3rd (West)^[13]
2009–10	Carol Owens	10–19^[14]	4–12^[14]	5th (West)^[14]
Carol Owens:		66–81	35–43
Kathi Bennett (MAC) (2010–2015)
2010–11	Kathi Bennett	13–17^[15]	7–9^[15]	4th (West)^[15]
2011–12	Kathi Bennett	14–17^[16]	6–10^[16]	4th (West)^[16]
2012–13	Kathi Bennett	7–23^[17]	2–14^[17]	6th (West)^[17]
2013–14	Kathi Bennett	11–19^[18]	6–10^[18]	6th (West)^[18]
2014–15	Kathi Bennett	12–17^[18]	8–10^[18]	5th (West)^[18]
Kathi Bennett:		57–93	29–53
Lisa Carlsen (MAC) (2015–present)
2015–16	Lisa Carlsen	13–17 ^[19]	4–13	6th (West)
2016–17	Lisa Carlsen	21–12	12–6	3rd (West)	WNIT 1st Round
2017–18	Lisa Carlsen	15–15	7–11	5th (West)
2018–19	Lisa Carlsen	19–13	10–8	3rd (West)
2019–20	Lisa Carlsen	11–19	7–1	6th (West)
2020–21	Lisa Carlsen	12–12	10–8	7th
2021–22	Lisa Carlsen	14–15	11–9	5th
2022–23	Lisa Carlsen	16–17	8–10	T–5th	WBI 1st Round
Lisa Carlsen:		65–61	31–40
Total:		695–717
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Division I postseason results

NCAA tournament

The Huskies have appeared in five NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 2–5.

Year	Seed	Region	Location	Round	Opponent	Result	NIU Head Coach
1990	5th	Midwest	DeKalb, IL West Lafayette IN	First Round Second Round	(12) Texas Tech (4) Purdue	W 84–63 L 86–81	Jane Albright
1992	11th	Mideast	Ruston, LA West Lafayette, IN	First Round Second Round	(6) Louisiana Tech (3) Purdue	W 77–71 (OT) L 98–62	Jane Albright
1993	11th	East	Washington, D.C.	First Round	(6) Georgetown	L 74–73	Jane Albright
1994	11th	Mideast	Springfield, MO	First Round	(6) SW Missouri State	L 75–56	Jane Albright
1995	16th	West	Nashville, TN	First Round	(1) Vanderbilt	L 90–54	Liz Galloway-McQuitter

National Invitation tournament

The Huskies have appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–3.^[20]

Year	Location	Round	Opponent	Result	NIU Head Coach
1991	Amarillo, TX	First Round Consolation Semis 7th Place Game	Houston Alabama-Birmingham Notre Dame	L 83–71 L 78–71 W 84–82	Jane Albright
2017	Brookings, SD	First Round	South Dakota State	L 94–84	Lisa Carlsen

AIAW tournament

The Huskies have appeared in one AIAW tournament. Their record is 1–1.

Year	Location	Round	Opponent	Result	NIU Head Coach
1972	Normal, IL	First Round Quarterfinals	Washington State West Chester State	W 50–43 L 66–54	Mary Bell

Coaching staff

On June 30, 2015, the Huskies announced Lisa Carlsen as the next women's basketball head coach.^[21]^[22]

Lisa Carlsen – Head Coach
Kierra McCleary – Assistant Coach
John McGinty – Assistant Coach
Adam Tandez – Assistant Coach
Jazz Weaver – Director of Basketball Operations
Takima Keane – Graduate Assistant

References

^ "NIU Athletic Marks Standards Guide" (PDF). July 12, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "NIU Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.
^ "Northern Illinois Huskies Women's Basketball 2003–04 Schedule – Huskies Home and Away – ESPN". ESPN.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.
^ "Northern Illinois Huskies Women's Basketball 2005–06 Schedule – Huskies Home and Away – ESPN". ESPN.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.
^ NIU Huskies Women's Basketball Record Book
^ NIU Earns WNIT Bid for First Postseason Appearance since 1995
^ "Lisa Carlsen Named NIU Women's Basketball Coach". NIUHuskies.com.
^ NIU Women's Basketball Coaching Staff

External links

Official website

[1] "NIU Athletic Marks Standards Guide" (PDF). July 12, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.

[cstv.com-2] "NIU Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF).

[standings2001-3] "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.

[standings2002-4] "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.

[standings2003-5] "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.

[standings2004-6] "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.

[7] "Northern Illinois Huskies Women's Basketball 2003–04 Schedule – Huskies Home and Away – ESPN". ESPN.com.

[standings2005-8] "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.

[standings2006-9] "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.

[10] "Northern Illinois Huskies Women's Basketball 2005–06 Schedule – Huskies Home and Away – ESPN". ESPN.com.

[standings2007-11] "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.

[standings2008-12] "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.

[standings2009-13] "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.

[standings2010-14] "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.

[standings2011-15] "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.

[standings2012-16] "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.

[standings2013-17] "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.

[standings2015-18] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Mid-American Conference". ESPN.com.

[19] NIU Huskies Women's Basketball Record Book

[20] NIU Earns WNIT Bid for First Postseason Appearance since 1995

[21] "Lisa Carlsen Named NIU Women's Basketball Coach". NIUHuskies.com.

[22] NIU Women's Basketball Coaching Staff

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v t e Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball
Venues	Chick Evans Field House (1957–2002) Convocation Center (2002–present)
Culture & lore	"Huskie Fight Song" Huskie Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Northern Illinois University
Located in: DeKalb, Illinois
Academics	College of Business College of Education College of Engineering and Engineering Technology College of Health and Human Sciences College of Law College of Liberal Arts and Sciences College of Visual and Performing Arts
Campus	Huskie Stadium NIU Convocation Center Chick Evans Field House Ralph McKinzie Field NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex
Athletics	Northern Illinois Huskies Baseball Basketball Men Women Football Gymnastics Soccer Men Women Softball Volleyball Wrestling Mid-American Conference
Media	Northern Star Northern Illinois University Press Northern Public Radio
Miscellaneous	Mass shooting List of Northern Illinois University people
Founded: 1895

v t e Mid-American Conference women's basketball
Teams	Akron Zips Ball State Cardinals Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Northern Illinois Huskies Ohio Bobcats Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos
Future teams	UMass Minutewomen (joining in 2025)
Championships & awards	Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament Regular Season Champions
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25