Women’s basketball
Western Michigan 65, Northern Illinois 47: At DeKalb, Northern Illinois University lost to the Broncos on Education Day on Wednesday at the NIU Convocation Center. More than 1,400 elementary school students from the DeKalb area packed the Convocation Center to see the Huskies face the Broncos in Mid-American Conference play.
The Huskies (11-12, 4-7 MAC) shot 34% from the field and were held to 1-for-15 shooting from the 3-point line.
“It was a tough one for us, especially offensively,” head coach Lisa Carlsen said. “As well as we had been playing on that side of the ball, we really struggled to put the ball in the basket today. You’ve got to give Western credit, they were really disruptive. We got shots that I would want, but the ball’s got to go in the basket.”
Brooke Stonebraker recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds to lead NIU. She has had double-digit rebounds in each of the past three games. Jayden Marable finished with 11 points.
Boys basketball
DeKalb 69, Neuqua Valley 64: At DeKalb, Sean Reynolds had 20 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Barbs in a DuPage Valley Conference victory.
Davon Grant also scored 20 for the Barbs.
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