2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team

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

2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record15–15 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Tandez
  • John McGinty
  • Maria Kasza
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo 16 2   .889 29 6   .829
Miami (OH) 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
Ohio 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Kent State 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
Bowling Green 3 15   .167 11 19   .367
Akron 3 15   .167 9 21   .300
West
Central Michigan 17 1   .944 30 5   .857
Ball State 13 5   .722 25 7   .781
Western Michigan 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Toledo 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Northern Illinois 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
Eastern Michigan 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
2018 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2018

Previous season

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

Roster

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

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 16, 2024

Schedule and results

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Source:[2]

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Official Website of Northern Illinois Athletics" (PDF). Niuhuskies.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Niuhuskies.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024.