2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team

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2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record15–16 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachAdam Tandez
Assistant coaches
  • Jayne Hengesbach
  • Imani Gordon
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 17 – 1   .944 28 – 6   .824
Ball State 16 – 2   .889 28 – 6   .824
Kent State † 13 – 5   .722 21 – 12   .636
Buffalo 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Bowling Green 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516
Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
Ohio 8 – 10   .444 11 – 19   .367
Western Michigan 7 – 11   .389 12 – 18   .400
Miami (OH) 6 – 12   .333 9 – 20   .310
Akron 6 – 12   .333 11 – 18   .379
Central Michigan 4 – 14   .222 6 – 22   .214
Eastern Michigan 3 – 15   .167 7 – 22   .241
† 2024 MAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by ninth-year head coach Lisa Carlsen, played their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

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The Huskies finished the 2022–23 season 16–17, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1] In the MAC tournament, they were defeated by Kent State in the first round.[2] They received an invitation into the WBI,[3] where they were defeated by Georgia Southern in the first round,[4] North Dakota in the consolation round,[5] and UIC in the 7th place game.[6]

Roster

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2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Sidney McCrea 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Prairie High School Cedar Rapids, Iowa
G 3 Jayden Marable 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Bolingbrook High School Bolingbrook, Illinois
G 10 Chelby Koker 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Shoreland Lutheran High School Racine, Wisconsin
G 12 Shannon Blacher 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Montini Catholic High School Burr Ridge, Illinois
G 14 Kortney Drake 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Kirkwood Community College Wilton, Iowa
G 15 Grace Hunter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Bellmont High School Monroeville, Indiana
F 21 Tara Stauffacher 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Wisconsin Columbus, Wisconsin
F 24 Maddy Fay 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Fremd High School Palatine, Illinois
F 31 Jayde Van Hyfte 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Arizona State Annawan, Illinois
G 32 Laura Nickel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Marshall High School Marshall, Wisconsin
G 33 Moriah Prewitt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Des Moines Christian School Urbandale, Iowa
F 34 Brooke Stonebraker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Versailles High School Versailles, Ohio
F 41 Brooke Blumenfeld 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Glenbrook North High School Northbrook, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 23, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2023*
6:00 pm 		Ripon W 104–43  –
 Convocation Center (295)
DeKalb, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State
MAC-SBC Challenge 		L 62–75  0–1
 First National Bank Arena (2,685)
Jonesboro, AR
November 12, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Illinois L 62–95  0–2
 Western Hall (677)
Macomb, IL
November 16, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Indiana L 60–66  0–3
 Screaming Eagles Arena (503)
Evansville, IN
November 21, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lindenwood W 77–60  1–3
 Convocation Center (486)
DeKalb, IL
November 24, 2023*
10:00 am 		vs. Radford
November Clasico 		W 72–55  2–3
 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100)
Bayamón, PR
November 25, 2023*
10:00 am 		vs. Indiana State
November Clasico 		W 67–62  3–3
 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100)
Bayamón, PR
November 29, 2023*
6:30 pm, B1G+ 		at Wisconsin L 54–75  3–4
 Kohl Center (2,886)
Madison, WI
December 3, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at SIU Edwardsville L 79–89  3–5
 First Community Arena (467)
Edwardsville, IL
December 10, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy W 75–66  4–5
 Convocation Center (–)
DeKalb, IL
December 18, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Illinois W 65–55  5–5
 Convocation Center (326)
DeKalb, IL
December 30, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Concordia Chicago W 98–32  6–5
 Convocation Center (458)
DeKalb, IL
MAC regular season
January 3, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan L 49–67  6–6
(0–1) 		Convocation Center (375)
DeKalb, IL
January 6, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) W 58–48  7–6
(1–1) 		Convocation Center (422)
DeKalb, IL
January 10, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ohio W 67–62  8–6
(2–1) 		Convocation Center (577)
Athens, OH
January 14, 2024
5:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Kent State L 48–73  8–7
(2–2) 		MAC Center (838)
Kent, OH
January 17, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Buffalo L 58–65  8–8
(2–3) 		Convocation Center (445)
DeKalb, IL
January 20, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Michigan W 70–57  9–8
(3–3) 		Convocation Center (711)
DeKalb, IL
January 24, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Toledo L 52–72  9–9
(3–4) 		Savage Arena (3,902)
Toledo, OH
January 27, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Akron L 59–61  9–10
(3–5) 		Convocation Center (980)
DeKalb, IL
January 31, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green L 54–72  9–11
(3–6) 		Stroh Center (2,420)
Bowling Green, OH
February 7, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Ball State W 76–71 OT 10–11
(4–6) 		Convocation Center (700)
DeKalb, IL
February 10, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern
MAC-SBC Challenge 		W 91–84  11–11
 Convocation Center (846)
DeKalb, IL
February 14, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Western Michigan L 47–65  11–12
(4–7) 		Convocation Center (1,958)
DeKalb, IL
February 17, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan W 61–52  12–12
(5–7) 		George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,428)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 21, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Buffalo W 66–57  13–12
(6–7) 		Alumni Arena (1,740)
Amherst, NY
February 24, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bowling Green L 73–82  13–13
(6–8) 		Convocation Center (1,401)
DeKalb, IL
February 28, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Toledo Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Akron James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
March 6, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH) Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
March 9, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
MAC tournament
March 13–16, 2024
 ESPN+/CBSSN 		vs.  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Three-Point Shooting Propels Kent State Past NIU In MAC Tournament". NIU Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023 Bracket". Women's Basketball Invitational. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "Eagles Notch First National Postseason Win, Upend NIU 69-58 In WBI Quarterfinals". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Hawks win first National postseason game in the DI era over NIU, 102-99". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Women's Basketball Concludes Day Three at the WBI with a Victory Over Northern Illinois Sunday Afternoon". UIC Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". NIU Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  8. ^ "Northern Illinois Huskies 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
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