NIU Women's Basketball

Chelby Koker helped spark the NIU women's basketball team to a come-from-behind win against Louisiana while the men opened the season with a loss at Georgia Southern.

Lexi Carlsen is adjusting to life as a freshman basketball player for NIU playing for a new coach. Who happens to be her mother, Lisa Carlsen. "There’s nothing I’d rather be doing and nobody I’d rather do it with than my mom."

Whether it was for a rebuild or complimentary pieces to take care of unfinished business, the No. 1 priority for both the NIU men and women's basketball teams in the transfer portal was players who fit the culture of the program.

The NIU women won their MAC tournament tune-up on Saturday while the men won their season finale on Friday.

The NIU women had a chance, if everything fell right, to jump into a tie for fourth place in the MAC standings. Instead, the Huskies are still clinging onto seventh place by a game after an 82-73 loss to Bowling Green on Saturday.

Kaneland advances to regional final, Hinckley-Big Rock, Indian Creek and Genoa-Kingston seasons come to an end, and the NIU women win: Daily Chronicle Sports Roundup for Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.

Both the NIU men and women were on the road Saturday, with the women's team holding on for a win at Eastern Michigan and the men falling hard at Kent State.

The NIU women put on an offensive clinic in a home win while the men fell on the road in a pair of MAC-Sun Belt Challenge games on Saturday.

The NIU women's basketball team had three chances to tie or win on its final possession but couldn't get a shot to fall, while the NIU men lost for the 12th straight time against an NCAA Division I opponent.

The DeKalb and Sycamore dance teams qualified for state, the NIU women picked up a MAC win and the DeKaalb boys knocked off Auburn. That and more in the roundup.

The Huskies set a program record for fewest points allowed since becoming an NCAA program in 1982 in the win Saturday. That and more in the prep roundup.

Jayden Marable came up big in the second half. Again. After 13 second-half points against Detroit Mercy in the Huskies’ last game, the NIU senior guard put up 10 points in the second half against Eastern Illinois as the Huskies knocked off Eastern Illinois 65-55 on Monday.

The Huskies of Northern Illinois University welcomed in-state opponent Eastern Illinois Monday night at the Convocation Center at NIU in DeKalb.

Six, three-pointers from Nate Kleba lead Genoa-Kingston, GK wrestling splits triangular, NIU women fall at Wisconsin. All in the roundup.

NIU goes wire-to-wire for win at DePaul; IC takes tournament title; DeKalb boys, H-BR girls pick up wins, and more inside the prep roundup.

NIU wins women’s basketball, Indian Creek wins boys basketball. That and more in Friday's roundup.

Grace Hunter led the Huskies with 19 points while adding five rebounds and four assists. Brooke Stonebreaker grabbed 14 rebounds for the Huskies and Jayden Marable had a team-best six assists in a season-opening loss to Arkansas State.

The NIU men tip off Nov. 6 at Marquette while the women’s season begins Nov. 9 at Arkansas State. Both have high expectations for the year. Here's why.

Northern Illinois University recently announced plans to build a $4 million new athletics nutrition facility on campus, meant to expand its existing sports center, cater to student athletes and serve as a recruitment tool for future Huskies.

The NIU women’s basketball team dropped the Women’s Basketball Invitational opener to Georgia Southern 69-58 on Friday in Lexington, Kentucky.

The NIU women’s basketball team is set to play its first postseason game since 2017 when it takes on Georgia Southern on Friday in the Women’s Basketball Invitational.

The season came to an end for the NIU women’s basketball team on Wednesday, losing to Kent State 75-68 in the first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament in Cleveland.

DeKalb native and NIU senior A’Jah Davis was named to the first team of the Mid-American Conference first team on Tuesday, with Chelby Koker and Janae Poisson also earning honors from the league.

A’Jah Davis recorded her 51st career double-double, setting a school record. And with NIU’s 73-63 win home win over Eastern Michigan on Wednesday, she gave herself an additional game to add to that record.

The NIU men's basketball team clinched a trip to the MAC tournament, A'Jah Davis made history in a double-overtime win, and Kaneland's Brooklyn Sheaffer took sixth at state wrestling.

The DeKalb-Sycamore boys swimming team earned its second straight sectional title Saturday thanks in part to the effort of Jacob Gramer. Plus more local results in Saturday's roundup.

Looking for something to do this weekend in DeKalb County? Check out NIU's ‘Cram the Convo’ Alumni Day Saturday, Safe Passage's ‘Love Over Violence Event’ Friday, a Winter Star Party Friday in Sycamore and more.

The NIU women’s basketball team shot 53.8% from the field and made 13 3-pointers as it defeated Mid-American Conference co-leader Bowling Green 85-81 at the Stroh Center on Wednesday.

DeKalb sent four boys and one girl to state, Genoa-Kingston sent one on the boys side, the NIU men romped Western Michigan, the Genoa-Kingston girls won a playoff game, plus more basketball, bowling and wrestling from Saturday:

Chelby Koker scored 27 points, Ajah Davis had 16 points and 19 rebounds, and NIU knocked off Akron on Wednesday.

Kaneland won three dual wrestling matches Saturday, and more in the Daily Chronicle's Saturday high school sports roundup.

With Chelby Koker struggling to find her shot and A’Jah Davis missing the second quarter due to foul trouble, NIU still managed a nine-point halftime lead en route to a 78-66 win over Ohio on Saturday.

At Mount Pleasant, the Northern Illinois University women’s basketball team suffered a 79-62 loss to Central Michigan, plus more from around the area.

The NIU women’s basketball team ran its winning streak to seven games with a 71-69 win Saturday over Eastern Illinois. Plus more results in boys basketball, girls basketball and boys wrestling.

Kendra Brown hit a 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds remaining to lift Kaneland girls basketball to a 36-34 win over Prairie Ridge on Thursday at the Burlington Central Thanksgiving Tournament. Read more local results in Thursday's roundup.

The NIU women’s basketball team earned its first win over the DePaul Blue Demons in almost 30 years Saturday afternoon, earning a come-from-behind 86-79 win in the home opener at the NIU Convocation Center.

In her final season, A’Jah Davis said she has lofty expectations for the NIU women’s basketball team. The 6-1 senior center said while the team is taking things one game at a time, being able to do something special for the Huskies would mean a lot to her.

For 20 years, one building has acted as a campus hub helping to shape the athletic, living and learning experiences at Northern Illinois University: the Convocation Center.

Former NIU player Paulina Castro is joining Lisa Carlsen's coaching staff, the school announced on Tuesday. Castro played with the Huskies since 2017.

Cary Groth, a Northern Illinois University alumna who served her alma mater for 23 years as tennis coach and AD, will be inducted into the Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame as part of its 2022 class.

A'Jah Davis had a double-double but the NIU women's basketball team's season came to an end in the MAC tournament at the hands of Ball State.

A'Jah Davis was named to the all-MAC first team, NIU announced on Tuesday. Chelby Koker and Janae Poisson were honorable mention picks. It's the first time the Huskies have had three all-conference selections.

Junior forward A’Jah Davis of the Northern Illinois University women’s basketball team scored a career-high 30 points Wednesday night, but it was a late second-quarter run that powered the Toledo Rockets to a 74-56 win at Savage Arena.

Sophomore Jacob Gramer qualified for the state meet in two individual events and helped a relay team to state as the DeKalb-Sycamore co-op swim team won the team title Saturday at the Byron Sectional. Plus results from state girls bowling, boys basketball and more.

The Huskies trailed by 10 early but took a lead with less than two minutes left only to fall 64-54 to the Falcons. It was the third game the Huskies played without Chelby Koker, who will miss the season - in addition to being without Errin Hodges.

The Northern Illinois womens basketball team welcomed Bowling Green Wednesday night for a conference matchup.

After trailing most of the game, NIU led by six in overtime. But Ball State surged late to come away with the win.

All five starters scored in double figures for the Huskies, including 15 points, 15 rebounds for A'Jah Davis

Taking over a 3-16 NIU men’s basketball team from a year ago, coach Rason Burno said the first thing he had to do was win over the trust of the six players from last year’s squad that decided to return.

DeKalb native A'Jah Davis is looking for a breakout year alongside point guard Chelby Koker for confident NIU women's basketball team