| Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball | |||||||
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| University | Northern Illinois University | ||||||
| Head coach | Jacey Brooks (1st season) | ||||||
| Conference | Mid-American | ||||||
| Location | DeKalb, Illinois | ||||||
| Arena | NIU Convocation Center (capacity: 10,000) | ||||||
| Nickname | Huskies | ||||||
| Colors | Cardinal and black[1] | ||||||
| Uniforms | |||||||
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| NCAA tournament second round | |||||||
| 1990, 1992 | |||||||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||||||
| 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 | |||||||
| AIAW tournament Elite Eight | |||||||
| 1972 | |||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||
| 1990, 1992 (NSC) 1993 (Mid-Con) 1995 (MCC) | |||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||
| 1989, 1990 (NSC) 1993, 1994 (Mid-Con) | |||||||
TheNorthern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team is thecollege basketball team that representNorthern Illinois University (NIU) inDeKalb,Illinois, United States. The school's team currently competes in theMid-American Conference (MAC). The team last played in theNCAA Division I women's basketball tournament in1995.
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| 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 | MidwestAIAW 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 inNWIT | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Lisa Carlsen | 15-16 | 8–10 | T–6th | |||||
| Lisa Carlsen: | 136–136 | 77–76 | |||||||
| Total: | 766–792 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
The Huskies have appeared in fiveNCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 2–5.
| Year | Seed | Region | Location | Round | Opponent | Result | NIU Head Coach |
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| 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 |
The Huskies have appeared in twoNational Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–3.[20]
| Year | Location | Round | Opponent | Result | NIU Head Coach |
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| 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 |
The Huskies have appeared in oneAIAW 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 |
On June 30, 2015, the Huskies announced Lisa Carlsen as the next women's basketball head coach.[21][22]
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