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Season looks dim for women’s b-ball Christopher Loggins Sports Editor T @NSSportsLoggins
DeKalb | Women’s basketball fell to 10-13 for the season and 3-9 in the MAC after losing a close matchup with Central Michigan University Saturday at the Convocation Center. NIU controlled the game in the first half, leading the Chippewas 38-25 at halftime. CMU was hurt by 12 first-half turnovers but was able to stay fairly close thanks to good rebounding — it outrebounded the Huskies 26-20 despite trailing the entire first half. The Chippewas hit just 1-6 on their free throws and shot just 11-34 from the field in the first two quarters, allowing NIU to shoot 42.4 percent from the field and 50 percent from three.
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We came out of the locker room and executed our game plan. I could not be prouder of the way we played, especially for the first three quarters. What we asked the players to do, they did well on both ends of the floor.” Lisa Carlsen NIU head coach
The Huskies outscored CMU again in the third quarter, good enough to keep their lead at 14 points heading into the final period.
The Chippewas exploded in the fourth quarter, outscoring NIU 3010 and dominating the remainder of the contest. Central Michigan shot a blistering 55 percent in the second half, outscoring the Huskies 48-29. CMU hit 16-20 on free throws in the final two quarters, outrebounding the Huskies 25-9. NIU shot just 1-15 from three in the half and didn’t attempt a single free throw. The team turned the ball over nine times and shot just 41 percent from the field. Central Michigan held off late NIU attempts at a comeback, winning by a score of 73-67. The Huskies were led by freshman guard Courtney Woods, who poured in 17 points and five rebounds. They had four players score in double figures including freshman guard Mikayla Voigt, junior guard Ally Lehman and sophomore forward Kelly Smith. The loss ranks toward the top of disappointing defeats this season for a Huskie team that was in desperate need of a win with the season winding down. There are now six games remaining in the regular season, making the chances for the team to finish over .500 fairly slim. The Huskies can finish 16-13 at best, but they would need a sixgame winning streak to do so. “We came out of the locker room and executed our game plan,” said NIU head coach Lisa Carlsen,
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Freshman guard Courtney Woods drives the ball to the lane in Saturday’s game against Central Michigan. Woods led the Huskies with 17 points and five rebounds, but the Chippewas erased a 14-point deficit to beat the Huskies 73-67.
according to an NIU Athletics news release. “I could not be prouder of the way we played, especially for the first three quarters. What we asked the players to do, they did well on both ends of the floor. We have to learn how to play and expect to be
that position. You have to give Central Michigan a lot of credit because any good team is going to make a run at you and I thought they had some kids that stepped up. Good teams are going to do that, we just have to be able to respond.”
The Huskies will not have much time to mourn the loss — the team will play two games this week, starting with a bout with Ball State University at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Convocation Center. The game will be televised on ESPN3.
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game, while former forward Richaun Holmes and former guard Jehvon Clarke each scored a team-high 18 points for the Falcons. The Huskies are 13-1 at home this season, with their only loss coming against University at Buffalo on Feb. 2. NIU lost both games to Bowling Green last season and last defeated the Falcons on Mar. 12, 2014, 54-51.
DeKalb | Men’s basketball (168, 5-6 MAC) will face off against Bowling Green State University (1311, 4-7 MAC) at the Convocation Center on Tuesday. The teams last met on Feb. 7, 2015, when the Falcons were able to fend off a late rally by the Huskies to pull out the 56-46 victory. NIU senior guard Travon Baker Bowling Green led the Huskies with 20 points in the • Bowling Green is third in the
MAC in defensive rebounds, averaging 27.3 per game. • Tenth in scoring offense in the MAC, averaging 71.8 points per game. • Fifth in scoring defense in the MAC, averaging 70.3 points per game. • Junior guard Zack Denny averages 7.4 rebounds per game, seventh in the MAC. Denny is ninth in the MAC in steals, swiping 1.3 per game. Denny averages
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5.8 defensive rebounds per game, fourth in the MAC. • Junior guard Ismail Ali is sixth in the MAC in assists/turnover ratio behind NIU’s Travon Baker, with a 1.9 ratio. • Senior forward Spencer Parker is 12th in the MAC in scoring, averaging 13.9 points per game.
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