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NIU PPG RPG APG Kent State PPG RPG APGG/F 4 Courtney Woods 18.9 7.1 2.5 G 1 Naddiyah Cross 6.2 3.3 5.0G 21 Mikayla Voigt 15.0 3.5 4.1 F 10 McKenna Stephens 10.2 6.0 1.5F/C 25 Kelly Smith 16.2 5.8 1.2 G 23 Ali Poole 8.1 3.6 1.2G 23 Myia Starks 9.1 5.3 5.0 G 24 Alexa Golden 9.1 5.5 2.6F 34 Ally May 9.3 9.5 1.0 F 35 Jordan Korinek 18.9 5.8 1.1

NIU Women’s Basketball Game Notes

2017-18 NIU Women’s Basketball Schedule

Date Opponent TimeNov. 4 Benedictine (Exh.) W, 96-28Nov. 10 at Eastern Illinois W, 93-64Nov. 15 at Iowa L, 105-80Nov. 18 Western Illinois W, 96-94Nov. 20 at Chicago State W, 80-59

UTSA Thanksgiving ClassicSan Antonio, Texas

Nov. 24 UTSA W, 69-55Nov. 25 Lamar L, 90-80

Nov. 29 Bradley W, 76-52 Dec. 6 Loyola W, 80-71Dec. 17 at SIUE W, 86-75

Puerto Rico ClassicSan Juan, Puerto Rico

Dec. 20 Sacramento State W, 84-75Dec. 21 Albany L, 97-91 (OT)

Dec. 30 at Miami* L, 67-65Jan. 3 Kent State* 6 p.m.Jan. 6 Buffalo* 1 p.m.Jan. 10 at Western Michigan* TBAJan. 13 at Toledo* 1 p.m.Jan. 17 Central Michigan* 6 p.m.Jan. 20 Eastern Michigan* 1 p.m.Jan. 24 at Ohio* 6 p.m.Jan. 27 at Ball State* 1:30 p.m.Jan. 31 Miami* 6 p.m.Feb. 3 at Kent State* 1 p.m.Feb. 7 at Akron* 6 p.m.Feb. 10 Bowling Green* 1 p.m.Feb. 17 Ball State* 1 p.m.Feb. 21 at Central Michigan* 6 p.m.Feb. 24 at Eastern Michigan* 1:30 p.m.Feb. 28 Toledo* 6 p.m.March 3 Western Michigan* 1 p.m.

MAC Tournament Cleveland, Ohio

March 5 First Round TBAMarch 7 Second Round TBAMarch 8 Quarterfinals TBAMarch 9 Semifinals TBAMacrh 10 Championship Game TBA All times listed are Central and subject to changeHome games in bold

* - Mid-American Conference Game

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4 6-2 | Jr. Guard/Forward Brisbane, Australia St. Margaret’s Anglican School

Courtney Woods

21 5-9 | Jr. GuardSlinger, Wis.Kettle MoraineLutheran

Mikayla Voigt

25 6-1 | Sr. ForwardHartland, Wis. Arrowhead

Kelly Smith

23 5-4 | So. GuardOswego, Ill. Neuqua Valley

34 6-2 | RS-So. Forward Hartland, Wis. Arrowhead

Myia Starks Ally May

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Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2017 - 6 PM CTDeKalb, Ill.

Convocation Center (9,100)TV: ESPN3 | RADIO: WLBK 1360 AM

GAME

Kent State Golden Flashes(8-5, 1-0)Head Coach: Todd Starkey (27-18, Second Season)

Kent State vs. NIU, Jan. 3, 2018 • NIU IN THE MACThe Huskies are 167-233 all time in the Mid-American Conference after suffering a 67-65 setback at Miami in the conference opener. NIU was 33-39 during their first stint in the league (1982-86) and are 134-194 since rejoining the conference in 1997. NIU is 16-20 in league play under head coach Lisa Carlsen. LAST TIME OUTThe Huskies suffered a 67-65 setback at Miami in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams at Millett Hall Saturday. With 15.7 seconds left in the game and the Huskies trailing, 65-62, Courtney Woods nailed her first three pointer of the game to tie the contest, 65-65. However, a Huskie foul on the shot put Lauren Dickerson to the line for a pair of free throws. The RedHawk guard hit both shots to give Miami a 67-65 lead with three seconds left in regulation. The Huskies’ full court inbounds pass was intercepted and Miami sealed the victory.

CARLSEN CLIMBINGLisa Carlsen enters her third season as head coach of the NIU Women’s Basketball team. She has a 40-35 record at NIU for a .533 winning percentage, surpassing Rita Horky (1981-83), who finished with a .525 winning percentage (31-28). With the win over Loyola, Carlsen surpassed Liz Galloway-McQuitter for sixth all-time at NIU in wins and has a career record of 224-198 in 15 seasons as a head coach. She is eight wins away from passing Alice Textor (1977-81) who tallied a 47-46 record.

SERIES HISTORYKent State leads the all-time series, 20-15, however, the Huskies have won the last two meetings, sweeping the season series in 2017. NIU is 9-6 versus the Golden Flashes at home and have won the last four meeting in the Convocation Center. The last Huskie loss at home came on Jan. 30, 2010 when NIU fell, 80-71. The Huskies’ longest winning streak in the series is four, from Jan. 28, 2012 to Jan. 17, 2015. Kent State won seven straight meetings from 1998-2003.

WHEN LAST WE META staunch defensive effort, hot second-half shooting and relentless rebounding helped push the Huskies to a 93-72 victory over Kent State at the Convocation Center on Jan. 25, 2017. Five players finished in double figures with Mikayla Voigt leading the way scoring 18 points. NIU hauled in a season-high 57 rebounds and held the Golden Flashes to 30 percent shooting from the field, while the Huskies 44.1 percent of their shots, including 47.4 percent in the second half. The Huskies also posted a 98-97 win at Kent State earlier in the season.

SEEING DOUBLEAlly May recorded her second double-double of the season and the fifth double-double for NIU this year when she tallied 16 points and 11 rebounds at Miami. May and Courtney Woods each recorded a double-double against Western Illinois with Woods scoring 39 points and grabbing 11 rebounds while May tallied 10 points and 16 rebounds. Myia Starks recorded her first career double-double when she scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in NIU’s game against Albany. Kelly Smith accomplished the feat when she scored 23 points and grabbed 10 boards at Chicago State on Nov. 20.

PURSUING 1,000Mikayla Voigt is 120 points away from joining her teammates in the 1,000-career-point club with 880 career points following her four-point effort at Miami. She scored a career best 380 points last year. The Huskies have never had three players score their 1,000th career point in the same season. The last time more than one Huskie scored their 1,000th career point in the same season was 1993-94 when E.C. Hill and Angela Lockett accomplished the feat.

DEFENDING THE GLASSNIU tied its season high defensive rebounds at Miami hauling in 37 as the Huskie out-rebounded Miami 49-41. The Huskies lead the MAC and are eighth in the country

2017-18 QUICK FACTS

SCHOOL INFORMATIONLocation ........................................... DeKalb, Ill.Founded ....................................................1895Enrollment ..............................................19,015Nickname..............................................HuskiesColors ..................................Cardinal and BlackArena (Capacity)....Convocation Center (9,100)Affiliation .................................. NCAA Division IConference ..................................Mid-AmericanActing President .................... Dr. Lisa FreemanAssoc. VP/Dir. of Athletics ........ Sean T. FrazierAlma Mater ..........................................AlabamaTicket Office .............................(815) 753-PACK

COACHING STAFFHead Coach..........Lisa Carlsen (Third Season)Alma Mater, Year .......NW Missouri State, 1992Record at NIU ..............................40-35 (16-20)Career Record .................... 224-198 (15 Years)Assistant Coach.........John McGinty (Iowa, ‘12) Adam Tandez (Marquette, ‘11) Maria Kasza (Michigan Tech, ‘09)Dir. of Basketball Operations .......... Quinn Rear (Ashford, ‘15)Graduate Assistant .... Mariyah Brawner-Henley (Lewis, ‘16) Basketball Office Phone ........... (815) 753-0586

TEAM INFORMATION2016-17 Overall Record ...........................21-12Conference Record ..............12-6 (T-3rd, West)Home ............................................................9-4Away ...........................................................10-6Neutral ..........................................................2-2Postseason .................. 2-2 (WNIT First Round)Letterwinners Returning/Lost........................9/3Starters Returning/Lost (15+ GS) .................3/2Newcomers......................................................3

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORYFirst Year ..............................................1957-58First Year of Division I ...........................1982-83All-Time Record ......................... 489-537 (.471)NCAA Tournament Appearances .....................5 (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONSAssoc. AD for Ath. Comm. ...........Donna TurnerEmail...............................donnaturner@niu.eduOffiice ....................................... (815) 753-9513Dir. of Athletics Communications .Joe SumminsEmail................................... [email protected] ........................................ (815) 753-9539Cell ........................................... (630) 965-5213Website ...................................NIUHuskies.comMailing Address ..........209 Convocation Center 1525 West Lincoln Highway DeKalb, IL 60115

Kent State vs. NIU, Jan. 3, 2018 •

GAME 19NIU 93 - Kent State

January 25, 2017Convocation Center

DeKalb, Ill.

in defensive rebounds, grabbing 31.1 a game. NIU ranks third in the league and 45th in country in rebounds per game, averaging 42.7.

MONEY FROM THE CHARITY STRIPE Mikayla Voight, who entered the season as NIU’s career leader in free throw percentage is currently (.841), three points ahead of Stephanie Raymond (2003-07), who owns an .839 free throw percentage. Voigt has hit 26-of-3 from the free throw line this season and 132-157 for her career.

STARKS STEPPING TO THE LINEMyia Starks ranks second in the MAC and 18th in the nation free throw shooting after leads NIU from the free-throw line, going 33-of-37 from the charity stripe for a free throw percentage of .886. She made a career best 11of-12 attempts in her 25-point performance at SIUE.

MILLENNIALSCourtney Woods and Kelly Smith became the first Huskie teammates to reach the 1,000-career point plateau in the same game, almost on back-to-back buckets, as the Huskie duo scored 22 and 18 points, respectively, in NIU’s victory over Loyola. Woods scored her 1,000th-point on the Huskies’ second to last basket of the first half, while Smith hit NIU’s opening shot of the second half to score her 1,000th-career point. Woods has 1,083 career points in 75 games at NIU, while Smith is right behind her with 1,074 in 99 contests.

CASTRO’S CAREER BESTSRedshirt freshman Paulina Castro established career highs in five offensive categories including points (12) field goals made (4), field goals attempted (6), three pointers made (4) and three pointers attempted (6) in NIU’s victory over Sacramento State. Castro saw the first action of her NIU career when she started in the Huskies’ season opener at Eastern Illinois. Castro, who sat out all of the 2016-17 season battling Hodgkins Lymphoma, collected one rebound and one assist in 10 minutes of play against the Panthers.

BRAGGING RIGHTSWith its 86-75 victory at SIUE, NIU improved to 125-123 against Division I teams from the state of Illinois and completed the season sweep of their Illinois opponents, going 6-0 versus in-state rivals. In addition to their win over the Cougars, the Huskies defeated Eastern Illinois, 93-64, in the season opener, Western Illinois, 96-94, Chicago State, 80-59, Bradley, 76-52 and Loyola, 80-71. The Huskies have won their last 10 games versus in-state foes and 15 of their last 16. The Huskies’ only loss during that stretch was an 83-79 setback at Western Illinois. NIU is 15-2 overall under Lisa Carlsen against Illinois opponents. The last time the Huskies went undefeated versus teams from the Land of Lincoln was 1989-90 when NIU went 9-0 against in-state competition.

HUSKIE HARDWAREMyia Starks became the second Huskie to earn MAC West Player of the Week accolades following her performance at SIUE. The Huskie sophomore set personal bests including points scored (25), made field goals (7), field goals attempted (11), free throws made (11) and field goals attempted (12). Starks joins Courtney Woods, who earned the same honor Nov. 21, following a pair of double-digit scoring efforts including her career high against Western Illinois on Saturday, Nov. 18. Woods scored 39 points on 60-percent shooting from the field while going 6-12 from three-point range in the Huskies’ win over the Leathernecks and scored a team-high 20 points in NIU’s loss at Iowa.

SCHOLAR-ATHLETE HONOREEJunior Mikayla Voigt tallied 19 points in an 80-59 win at Chicago State and against Lamar on 5-of-12 in the tournament finale at the 2017 UTSA Thanksgiving Classic. Those performances, coupled with her 4.0 GPA while

No. Kent State FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN10 Stephens, M 9-13 0-1 1-2 4-3 7 1 19 1 1 0 0 2935 Korenik, Jordan 3-9 0-1 2-3 2-1 3 3 8 0 1 0 0 151 Cross, Naddiyah 0-5 0-3 0-0 0-2 2 4 0 1 2 0 2 273 Lurken, Larissa 6-25 2-9 10-11 4-2 6 1 24 1 2 3 2 3224 Golden, Alexa 1-4 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 4 2 4 2 0 1 212 Parker, Taylor 0-2 0-0 2-2 0-4 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 311 Lewis, Keziah 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 222 Barber-Smith, M 0-3 0-0 0-0 4-1 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 523 Poole, Ali 1-6 0-3 1-3 1-1 2 2 3 1 1 0 1 1431 Carter, Megan 1-4 0-1 3-6 1-2 3 2 5 1 1 0 0 1232 Salisbury, Paige 1-3 0-0 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1234 Bess, Zenobia 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 4 4 0 0 1 0 1042 Watson, Chelsi 1-5 0-0 1-2 4-3 7 2 3 1 0 0 1 1555 Miller, Lacey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 2-4 6 1TOTALS 25-83 2-20 20-31 24-27 51 27 72 10 13 6 7 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-36 .306 2nd: 14-47 .298 Game: 25-83 .3013-PT FG%: 1st: 1-11 .091 2nd: 1-9 .111 Game: 2-20 .100FT%: 1st: 7-11 .636 2nd: 13-20 .650 Game: 20-31 .645

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN1 Glenn, Cassidy 1-8 1-2 1-6 2-12 14 2 4 3 2 1 0 3425 Smith, Kelly 5-6 0-0 2-2 4-3 7 4 12 2 3 0 1 204 Woods, Courtney 4-11 3-8 4-4 1-7 8 4 15 4 6 1 1 2721 Voigt Mikayla 6-10 2-3 4-5 0-4 4 2 18 3 2 0 0 3231 Lehman, Ally 5-9 0-0 6-7 1-6 7 2 16 3 5 1 0 265 Breunig, Georgia 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 313 Gray Amber 0-1 0-0 2-2 1-1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 422 Poisson, Janae 6-11 0-4 4-6 1-1 2 3 16 2 0 0 0 2723 Starks, Myia 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 432 Woollacott, Abby 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1040 Sladek, Renee 3-4 0-0 4-5 3-1 4 4 10 1 0 0 0 13 TEAM 1-3 4TOTALS 30-68 6-18 27-37 16-41 57 29 93 18 18 4 2 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 12-30 .400 2nd: 18-38 .474 Game: 30-68 .4413-PT FG%: 1st: 3-9 .333 2nd: 3-9 .333 Game: 6-18 .333FT%: 1st: 9-13 .692 2nd: 18-24 .750 Game: 27-37 .730

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Bob Enterline, Brad Duistermars, Kayla CarterAttendance: 507Score by PeriodsKent State ...........................19-11-21-21 72NIU .......................................20-16-37-20 93

Hot second half shooting and relentless rebounding improved the NIU women’s basketball team to 14-5 overall and 7-1 in MAC play Wednesday night as the Huskies defeated Kent State, 93-72. The Golden Flashes (10-10, 4-4 MAC) were held to a 30 percent field goal percentage as NIU amassed a season-high 57 rebounds in the game as six players reached double figures and combined for 87 points. NIU built a 29-point lead in the opening two minutes of the fourth quarter after a Mikayla Voigt three-point basket. Voigt led NIU with 18 points and was one of four Huskies to dish at least three assists as well. After Kent State led by as much as six with 3:50 left in the first, a 10-0 run by NIU that included six points on old fashioned three-point plays, overthrew Kent State’s lead and kept the Huskies on top at the end of the frame, 20-19. The NIU stymied Kent State in the second quarter, holding the Golden Flashes to 11 points in the period and 4-of-20 from the field, including a nine-percent three-point field goal percentage on 1-of-11 shooting. The Huskies scored 37 points in the third, making 14 of their 21 attempts from the field, including 10-straight baskets with 6:13 remaining to 56 seconds left in the quarter. After a pair of free throws by Janae Poisson (Matteson, Ill./Marian Catholic), the Golden Flashes attempted to close the gap with NIU’s reserves on the floor but were unable to escape the 20-point deficit before the final horn sounded.

Kent State vs. NIU, Jan. 3, 2018 • pursuing her bachelors degree in nursing, helped her earn MAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week honors from the MAC on Nov. 30. She is the first NIU woman to win the award this year and the second Huskie, joining Football’s Jackson Abresch.

MAY I HELP YOUAlly May set career bests in blocks and steals with two in each category against Bradley. She also established career highs in several categories including points (10), field goals made (5), field goal attempts (11) and rebounds (16) in NIU’s win over Western Illinois earlier this season. It was also her first career double-double.

DOUBLE TROUBLEThe Huskies had a season-high five players finish in double figures in their win over Western Illinois. Last season, NIU accomplished the feat seven times and Saturday’s quintet of double-digit scorers are the most since Jan. 25, 2017 when six Huskies finished in double figures against Kent State. Courtney Woods led the way with 39 points and Mikayla Voigt followed with 16. Kelly Smith and Janae Poisson tallied 14 and 11 points, respectively, while May finished with 11.

FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHINGFive Huskies saw their first action in NIU’s season-opening victory at Eastern Illinois headlined by redshirt freshman Paulina Castro, who made her first career start for NIU. Riley Blackwell tallied eight points and grabbed three rebounds in nine minutes. Gabby Nikitinaite scored five points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out four assists. Nicole Orr, who sat out last year due to NCAA transfer rules scored four points in two minutes, while Errin Hodges played nine minutes.

SEEKING A POSTSEASON ENCOREThe Huskies, who made their first postseason appearance since 1995 when they participated in the 2017 Women’s National Invitational Tournament, are looking to make it consecutive postseason appearances for the first time since 1994-95. NIU made back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 1993-94 and 1994-95.

WELCOME NEWCOMERSNIU head coach Lisa Carlsen welcomed two new members to her staff for this year. Maria Kasza joined NIU as an assistant coach, while Quinn Rear was added to the staff as director of basketball operations. Kasza came to NIU after spending the last five seasons as an assistant at Michigan Tech. Rear joined the NIU staff following two seasons as a graduate assistant at Truman State.

FOREIGN HUSKIESFreshman Gabby Nikitinaite, a native of Orpington, Kent, United Kingdom, is the second foreign player on the Huskie roster. She joins Courtney Woods, who hails from Brisbane, Australia.

HALL CALLHuskies women’s basketball legend Angela Lockett was inducted into the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 6, 2017. Lockett, who starred for the Huskies from 1990-92, 1993-95 was a scoring and rebounding force who helped guide the NIU women’s basketball team to the postseason in each of her four seasons on the court. Seventh on NIU’s all-time scoring list, she also led NIU in rebounding for four seasons, closing her career with 1,014 career boards, the third best mark in school history.

When leading at halftime .........................................6-0When the game was tied at halftime .......................0-1When trailing at halftime ..........................................2-3

When NIU...shot less than 40 % from floor .................................0-2shot 40.0-44.9 % from floor .....................................3-2shot 45.0-49.9 % from floor .....................................3-0shot better than 50 % from floor ..............................2-0

When opponent...shot less than 40 % from floor .................................5-2shot 40.0-49.9 % from floor .....................................3-1shot 50% or better from floor ...................................0-1

When outshooting opponent....................................7-1When outshot by opponent......................................1-3

When outrebounding opponents .............................7-1When rebounds are even ........................................0-0When out-rebounded by opponents ........................1-3

When committing fewer turnovers than foes ...........4-1When turnovers are tied ..........................................0-0When committing more turnovers than foes ............4-3

When scoring under 59 points .................................0-0When scoring 60-69 points ......................................1-1When scoring 70 or more points..............................7-3When holding opponents to 59 points or less..........3-0When holding opponents to 60-69 points ................1-1When opponents score 70 or more points...............4-3

In games decided by 1 or 2 points...........................1-1In games decided by 3-5 points...............................0-0In games decied by 6-10 points...............................2-1In games decided by 11-15 points ...........................1-0In games decided by 16-plus points ........................4-2

In day games ...........................................................5-3In night games .........................................................3-1

In November ............................................................5-2In December ............................................................3-2In January ................................................................0-0In February ..............................................................0-0In March...................................................................0-0


2017-18 NIU Women’s Basketball Rosters

Alphabetical

No. Name Ht Pos Cl. Hometown/High School/Last College12 Riley Blackwell 6-1 F Fr. Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield5 Georgia Breunig 5-10 G Sr. Sauk Prairie, Wis./Sauk Prairie24 Paulina Castro 5-8 G R-Fr. Elgin, Ill./Harvest Christian33 Jazmine Harris 6-0 F R-Sr. West Allis, Wis./Heritage Christian1 Errin Hodges 6-0 G Fr. Evansville, Ind./Central34 Ally May 6-2 F R-So. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead3 Gabby Nikitinaite 5-11 G Fr. Orpington, Kent, UK/Coopers School10 Nicole Orr 5-10 G R-Jr. Columbus, Ohio/Butler22 Janae Poisson 5-8 G So. Matteson, Ill./Marian Catholic40 Renee Sladek 6-1 F Sr. Merrill, Wis./Merrill25 Kelly Smith 6-1 F Sr. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead23 Myia Starks 5-4 G So. Oswego, Ill./Neuqua Valley21 Mikayla Voigt 5-9 G Jr. Slinger, Wis./ Kettle Moraine Lutheran4 Courtney Woods 6-2 G/F Jr. Brisbane, Austrailia/St. Margaret’s Anglican School32 Abby Woollacott 6-2 F So. Rockford, Ill./Rockford Lutheran

Numerical

No. Name Ht Pos Cl. Hometown/High School/Last College1 Errin Hodges 6-0 G Fr. Evansville, Ind./Central3 Gabby Nikitinaite 5-11 G Fr. Orpington, Kent, UK/Coopers School4 Courtney Woods 6-2 G/F Jr. Brisbane, Austrailia/St. Margaret’s Anglican School5 Georgia Breunig 5-10 G Sr. Sauk Prairie, Wis./Sauk Prairie10 Nicole Orr 5-10 G R-Jr. Columbus, Ohio/Butler12 Riley Blackwell 6-1 F Fr. Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield21 Mikayla Voigt 5-9 G Jr. Slinger, Wis./ Kettle Moraine Lutheran22 Janae Poisson 5-8 G So. Matteson, Ill./Marian Catholic23 Myia Starks 5-4 G So. Oswego, Ill./Neuqua Valley24 Paulina Castro 5-8 G R-Fr. Elgin, Ill./Harvest Christian25 Kelly Smith 6-1 F Sr. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead32 Abby Woollacott 6-2 F So. Rockford, Ill./Rockford Lutheran33 Jazmine Harris 6-0 F R-Sr. West Allis, Wis./Heritage Christian34 Ally May 6-2 F R-So. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead40 Renee Sladek 6-1 F Sr. Merrill, Wis./Merrill

Head Coach: Lisa Carlsen, Third season (NW Missouri State, ’92)Assistant Coach: John McGinty, Third season (Iowa, ’12)Assistant Coach: Adam Tandez, Second season (Marquette, ’11)Assistant Coach: Maria Kasza, First season (Michigan Tech, ’09)Director of Basketball Operations: Quinn Rear, First season (Ashford, ’15)Graduate Assistant: Mariyah Brawner-Henley, First season (Lewis, ’16)

PronunciationsGeorgia BREUNIG - Bry-nig JANAE POISSON - Jhan-ay Poi-zon Renee SLADEK - Slod-ickMYIA Starks - My-uhGabby NIKITINAITE - Nik-uh-tuh-nye-uh-teeAbby WOOLLACOTT - Wool-uh-Cot


1 6-0 | Freshman Guard Evansville, Ind. Central

3 5-11 | Freshman Guard Orpington, Kent, UK/ Coopers School

4 6-2 | Junior Guard/Forward Brisbane, Australia St. Margaret’s Anglican School

5 5-10 | Senior Guard Sauk Prairie, Wis. Sauk Prairie

10 5-10 | RS-Junior Guard Columbus, Ohio Butler

12 6-1 | Freshman Forward Plainfield, Ind. Plainfield

21 5-9 | Junior Guard Slinger, Wis. Kettle Moraine Lutheran

22 5-8 | Sophomore Guard Matteson, Ill. Marian Catholic

23 5-4 | Sophomore Guard Oswego, Ill. Neuqua Valley

24 5-8 | RS Freshman Guard Elgin, Ill. Harvest Christian

33 6-0 | RS Senior Forward West Allis, Wis. Heritage Christian

34 6-2 | RS-Sophomore Forward Hartland, Wis. Arrowhead

40 6-1 | Senior Forward Merrill, Wis. Merrill

Errin Hodges Gabby Nikitinaite Courtney Woods Georgia Breunig Nicole Orr

Riley Blackwell Mikayla Voigt Janae Poisson Myia Starks Paulina Castro

Jazmine Harris Ally May Renee Sladek

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25 6-1 | Senior Forward Hartland, Wis. Arrowhead

32 6-2 | Sophomore Forward Rockford, Ill. Rockford Lutheran

Kelly Smith Abby Woollacott


Lisa CarlsenHead CoachThird seasonNW Missouri State, ’92Twitter: @coachcarlsen

ABOUT CARLSEN

PLAYING EXPERIENCENW Missouri State, 1988-92 Basketball and Softball All-Conference (Basketball and Soft-ball) All-Region (Softball) Champion NCAA Female Athlete of the Year All-American Scholar Athlete

Nebraska Express (WBA), 1992-95 COLLEGENW Missouri State, 1992Bachelors degree

Nebraska Omaha, 1994Masters degree

HIGH SCHOOLHarlan High School (Harlan, Iowa)

HOMETOWNEarling, Iowa

FAMILYHusband: ChrisChildren: Sons Jacob (20), Zachary (17) and Sam (16); Daughter Lexi (12)

OTHER HONORS AND AWARDSWBCA Region IV Coach of the Year (2015)GLVC Coach of the Year (2015)WBCA Region IV Coach of the Year (2014)GLVC Coach of the Year (2013)

Career Record (15 seasons): 224-198NIU Record (3 season): 40-352015 Division II Elite Eight Appearance (Lewis)4 NCAA Tournament Appearances1 WNIT Appearance2 Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships2015 WBCA Division II Coach of the Year

Head Coach Lisa Carlsen enters her third season in charge of the NIU women’s basketball program in 2017-18 and is coming off one of the program’s most successful seasons in over 20 years.With 14 seasons of coaching under her belt, Carlsen enters the season with an overall head coaching record of 224-198, including a 40-35 record at Northern Illinois University. Instilling a fast paced, style of play and working hard to engage the community, its fan base and alumnae, Carlsen has made an immediate impact on the program.After a first season that resulted in bumps and bruises from adopting a new style of play, the Huskies found their stride in Carlsen’s second season as they advanced to the Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship and made their first postseason berth since 1995 with an at-large bid to Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). NIU finished the 2016-17 season with a 21-12 record, and went 12-6 in the MAC after posting a respectable 7-4 mark in non-conference play. The Huskies won eight of their first nine conference games. Led by Ally Lehman, who was named First Team All-MAC and was second MAC Player of the Year voting, NIU would overcome double-digit deficits six times during the season and finish fifth in the NCAA in scoring at 85.1 points per game.In the team’s postseason run, the Huskies found themselves trailing defending MAC Champion Ohio by 22 points in the second quarter, NIU slowly chipped away at the Bobcats and completed the largest comeback in NCAA Postseason history to advance to its first MAC Tournament Semifinal since 2007.NIU broke several records during the course of the season as Courtney Woods became just the sixth player in MAC history to reach the century mark in made three-pointers (105) and Lehman set the program’s record for assists in a season (214) and in a career (538). With two triple-doubles during the season, she fell just 10 rebounds shy of becoming just the fourth player Division I basketball history to record 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a career.In her first season with the Huskies, Northern Illinois University overcame three double-digit deficits in a game and recorded victories, the most since the 2005-06 season, and four different players - all of which return in 2016-17 - averaged 10.0 or points per game, the first time since the 1989-90 season the program has achieved that feat.Northern Illinois University’s fast-paced offense scored 80-or-more points six times in Carlsen’s first season with a season-best 92 points against Miami (Ohio) at home. The team finished second in the Mid-American Conference in assists (14.7/G) and rebounds (41.4/G).Lehman, a Third Team All-MAC pick, was a large factor for the Huskies distribution and boarding production as she finished first in the conference in rebounds (11.0/G) and fifth in assists (4.5/G).Carlsen, a highly-decorated head coach who spent eight seasons at Lewis University, was introduced as Northern Illinois University’s 10th women’s basketball head coach by NIU Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Sean T. Frazier on June 30, 2015In eight seasons at Lewis, Carlsen guided the Flyers to a 148-89 record, four NCAA Division II Tournament appearances and two Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) championships.In 2014-15, Lewis posted a 31-3 record and reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament; Carlsen was honored as the 2015 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II National Coach of the Year. The Flyers started the season on a 23-game winning streak and spent five weeks ranked number one in the nation. Along with earning national coach of the year honors, Carlsen was also named GLVC Coach of the Year, Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Women’s Collegiate Coach of the Year and WBCA Region IV Division II Coach of the Year.A 1992 graduate of Northwest Missouri State, Carlsen was a four-time all-conference basketball honoree while also earning all-conference and all-region honors as a softball player. During her senior year, Carlsen was named the 1992 Champion NCAA Female Athlete of the Year. She went on to earn her master’s degree from Nebraska Omaha in 1994 and played basketball professionally for the Nebraska Express of the Women’s Basketball Association from 1992-95 and was named an all-star in 1995. Carlsen and her husband, Chris, have four children; sons Jacob (20), Zachary (17) and Sam (16) and daughter Lexi (12).


2017-18 STATISTICS

Team Statistics NIU OPPSCORING 980 904 Points per game 81.7 75.3 Scoring margin +6.3 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 361-821 344-835 Field goal pct .440 .4123 POINT FG-ATT 108-277 84-284 3-point FG pct .390 .296 3-pt FG made per game 9.0 7.0FREE THROWS-ATT 150-194 132-214 Free throw pct .773 .617 F-Throws made per game 12.5 11.0REBOUNDS 513 497 Rebounds per game 42.8 41.4 Rebounding margin +1.3 -ASSISTS 199 181 Assists per game 16.6 15.1TURNOVERS 180 173 Turnovers per game 15.0 14.4 Turnover margin -0.6 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 1.0STEALS 87 89 Steals per game 7.3 7.4BLOCKS 34 50 Blocks per game 2.8 4.2WINNING STREAK 0 - Home win streak 3 -ATTENDANCE 2464 5325 Home games-Avg/Game 3-821 6-850 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-75

Date Opponent Score Attend11-10-17 at E. Illinois W, 93-64 33811-15-17 at Iowa L, 105-80 350411-18-17 Western Illinois W, 96-94 55011-20-17 at Chicago State W, 80-59 25511-24-17 at UTSA W, 69-55 34711-25-17 vs. Lamar L, 90-80 32811-29-17 vs. Bradley W, 76-52 63612-06-17 Loyola W, 80-71 127812-17-17 at SIUE W, 86-75 65512-20-17 vs Sacramento State W, 84-75 104 12-21-17 vs Albany L, 91-97 (OT) 12212/30/17 at Miami* L, 65-67 L

All GamesRECORD OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 8-4 3-0 4-2 1-2CONFERENCE 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 8-3 3-0 4-1 1-2

TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDSPLAYER GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO B S PTS AVGWOODS, COURTNEY 12-12 383-31.9 81-192 .422 33-84 .393 32-39 .821 26-59 85 7.1 31 0 30 32 2 17 227 18.9SMITH, KELLY 12-12 331-27.6 76-133 .571 6-17 .353 36-50 .720 23-47 70 5.8 46 4 14 15 13 11 194 16.2VOIGT, MIKAYLA 12-12 423-35.2 60-138 .435 34-73 .466 26-33 .788 9-33 42 3.5 18 0 49 22 0 20 180 15.0POISSON, JANAE 4-0 62-15.5 15-35 .429 9-20 .450 4-4 1.000 0-3 3 0.8 6 0 9 11 0 2 43 10.8STARKS, MYIA 12-11 375-31.3 38-96 .396 0-2 .000 33-37 .892 8-56 64 5.3 30 1 60 41 2 16 109 9.1MAY, ALLY 12-12 385-32.1 45-87 .517 9-19 .474 3-8 .375 29-80 109 9.1 22 0 13 17 10 7 102 8.5CASTRO, PAULINA 7-1 67-9.6 9-16 .563 7-10 .700 0-0 .000 2-3 5 0.7 1 0 1 3 0 1 25 3.6NIKITINAITE, GABBY 10-0 122-12.2 12-50 .240 7-30 .233 1-2 .500 4-25 29 2.9 17 0 9 13 4 2 32 3.2ORR, NICOLE 9-0 54-6.0 9-27 .333 2-10 .200 1-2 .500 2-5 7 0.8 7 0 1 3 0 1 21 2.3HODGES, ERRIN 7-0 65-9.3 5-15 .333 0-3 .000 2-3 .667 7-8 15 2.1 8 0 4 8 0 5 12 1.7BLACKWELL, RILEY 11-0 85-7.7 6-21 .286 1-7 .143 3-5 .600 7-7 14 1.3 8 0 7 4 1 3 16 1.5WOOLLACOTT, ABBY 11-0 58-5.3 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 7-9 .778 3-8 11 1.0 7 0 2 6 2 2 15 1.4BREUNIG, GEORGIA 10-0 15-1.5 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 0-2 2 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.4TEAM................ 20-37 57 4.8 0 4 0 TOTAL.......... 12 361-821 .440 108-277 .390 150-194 .773 140-373 513 42.8 201 5 199 180 34 87 980 81.7OPPONENTS...... 12 344-835 .412 84-284 .296 132-214 .617 154-343 497 41.4 211 0 181 173 50 89 904 75.3

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalNIU 233 233 248 260 6 980Opponents 214 215 242 221 12 904

DEADBALL REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOTALNIU 16 2 18Opponents 40 1 41


BREUNIG’S CAREER STATISTICS

| ------Total------ | | ----3-point--- | | ---F-Throw--- | | ---Rebounds--- |Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2014-15 11 0 54 4.9 2 15 .133 2 15 .133 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0.2 7 0 5 4 0 3 6 0.52015-16 17 0 99 5.8 6 22 .273 6 19 .316 6 8 .750 2 11 13 0.8 5 0 9 5 1 2 24 1.42016-17 17 0 47 2.8 3 18 .167 2 12 .167 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.52017-18 10 0 15 1.5 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.4TOTAL 55 0 215 3.9 12 58 .207 10 48 .208 8 10 .800 2 16 18 0.3 12 0 14 11 1 5 42 0.8

#5Georgia BreunigG | 5-10 | Sr.Sauk Prairie, Wis.Sauk Prairie

2017-18 Game-by-Game

Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat E. Illinois 11/10/17 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000at Iowa 11/15/17 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Western Illinois 11/18/17 Did Not Play at Chicago State 11/20/17 4 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.7UTSA 11/24/17 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4Lamar 11/25/17 0 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5Bradley 11/29/17 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3Loyola 12/11/16 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3at SIUE 12/17/17 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3Sacramento State 12/20/17 1 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.4Albany 12/21/17 Did Not Play at Miami 12/30/17 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.4Kent State 1/3/18Buffalo 1/6/18at Western Michigan 1/10/18at Toledo 1/13/18Central Michigan 1/17/18Eastern Michigan 1/20/18at Ohio 1/24/18at Ball State 1/27/18Miami 1/31/18at Kent State 2/3/18at Akron 2/7/18Bowling Green 2/10/18Ball State 2/17/18at Central Michigan 2/21/18at Eastern Michigan 2/24/18Toledo 2/28/18 Western Michigan 3/3/18 Totals 0 15 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.4

2017-18 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 2 at Chicago State (11/10/17) 6 at Ohio (2/6/16)Field Goals 1 at Chicago State (11/10/17) 2 at Ohio (2/6/16)Field Goal Attempts 1 at Chicago State (11/10/17) 4 at Bowling Green (1/14/15)3-Point Field Goals - 2 at Ohio (2/6/16)3-Point Field Goal Attempts - 4 at Bowling Green (1/14/15)Free Throws - 2 twice, last; at Central Michigan (1/13/16)Free Throw Attempts - 2 four times, last; at Western Michigan (3/7/16)Rebounds 1 at Chicago State (11/10/17) 2 twice, last; at Western Michigan (3/7/16)Offensive Rebounds - 1 twice, last; at Western Michigan (3/7/16)Defensive Rebounds 1 at Chicago State (11/10/17) 1 eight times, last; at Drake (11/30/16)Assists - 2 at Bradley (12/30/14)Turnovers - 3 vs Bowling Green (1/28/15)Blocks - 1 vs Wisconsin Lutheran (11/17/15)Steals - 2 at Ohio (1/21/15)Minutes 4 at Chicago State (11/10/17) 16 at Central Michigan (1/13/16)


#24Paulina CastroG | 5-8 | RS-Fr.Elgin, Ill.Harvest Christian


Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat E. Illinois 11/10/17 * 10 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0at Iowa 11/15/17 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Western Illinois 11/18/17 Did Not Play at Chicago State 11/20/17 Did Not Play UTSA 11/24/17 Did Not PlayLamar 11/25/17 Did Not PlayBradley 11/29/17 8 2 4 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.7Loyola 12/11/16 7 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.8at SIUE 12/17/17 Did Not PlaySacramento State 12/20/17 21 4 6 .667 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0.6 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.8Albany 12/21/17 8 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.7 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 3.7at Miami 12/30/17 11 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.6Kent State 1/3/18Buffalo 1/6/18at Western Michigan 1/10/18at Toledo 1/13/18Central Michigan 1/17/18Eastern Michigan 1/20/18at Ohio 1/24/18at Ball State 1/27/18Miami 1/31/18at Kent State 2/3/18at Akron 2/7/18Bowling Green 2/10/18Ball State 2/17/18at Central Michigan 2/21/18at Eastern Michigan 2/24/18Toledo 2/28/18 Western Michigan 3/3/18 Totals 1 67 9 16 .563 7 10 .700 0 0 .000 2 3 5 0.7 1 0 1 3 0 1 25 3.6

2017-18 SEASON/CAREER BESTS Points 12 vs. Sacramenbto State (12/20/17) Field Goals 4 vs. Sacramenbto State (12/20/17) Field Goal Attempts 6 vs. Sacramenbto State (12/20/17) 3-Point Field Goals 4 vs. Sacramenbto State (12/20/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 5 vs. Sacramenbto State (12/20/17) Free Throws - Free Throw Attempts - Rebounds 2 vs. Sacramenbto State (12/20/17) Offensive Rebounds 1 twice, last vs. Sacramenbto State (12/20/17) Defensive Rebounds 1 twice, last vs. Albany (12/21/17) Assists 1 at Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) Turnovers - Blocks - Steals 1 vs. Albany (12/21/17) Minutes 21 vs. Sacramenbto State (12/20/17)


Ally MayF | 6-2 | RS-So.Hartland, Wis.Arrowhead

#34

MAY’S CAREER STATISTICS

| ------Total------ | | ----3-point--- | | ---F-Throw--- | | ---Rebounds--- |Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2015-16 18 0 115 6.4 10 39 .256 3 8 .375 5 10 .500 6 23 29 1.6 9 0 2 6 2 1 28 1.62016-17 5 0 51 10.2 3 11 .273 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 8 11 19 3.8 11 1 1 2 2 1 8 1.62017-18 12 12 385 32.1 45 87 .517 9 19 .474 3 8 .375 29 80 109 9.1 22 0 13 17 10 7 102 8.5TOTAL 35 12 551 15.7 58 137 .423 12 27 .444 10 20 .500 43 114 157 4.5 42 1 16 25 14 9 138 3.9


Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat E. Illinois 11/10/17 * 30 3 3 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 000 4 7 11 11 1 0 4 2 1 1 7 7.0at Iowa 11/15/17 * 19 3 5 .600 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 5 3 8 9.5 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 7.0Western Illinois 11/18/17 * 38 5 11 .455 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 2 14 16 11.7 2 0 1 2 0 0 10 8.0at Chicago State 11/20/17 * 34 5 9 .556 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 6 8 10.8 3 0 0 1 0 0 10 8.5UTSA 11/24/17 * 35 5 7 .714 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 2 4 6 9.5 1 0 1 1 0 2 11 9.3Lamar 11/25/17 * 33 4 9 .444 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 2 6 8 10.2 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 9.0Bradley 11/29/17 * 35 3 8 .375 1 2 .500 0 2 .000 2 7 9 9.4 1 0 0 1 2 2 7 9.0Loyola 12/11/16 * 32 2 7 .286 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 4 6 10 9.5 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 8.4at SIUE 12/17/17 * 31 4 8 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 6 6 9.1 2 0 1 3 1 1 8 8.3vs Sacramento State 12/20/17 * 27 2 3 .667 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 2 6 8 9.0 2 0 1 2 1 0 6 8.1vs Albany 12/21/17 * 35 2 6 .333 1 2 .500 0 2 .000 2 6 8 8.9 3 0 3 0 2 0 5 7.8at Miami 12/30/17 * 36 7 11 .636 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 2 9 11 9.1 0 0 0 2 3 1 16 8.5Kent State 1/3/18Buffalo 1/6/18at Western Michigan 1/10/18at Toledo 1/13/18Central Michigan 1/17/18Eastern Michigan 1/20/18at Ohio 1/24/18at Ball State 1/27/18Miami 1/31/18at Kent State 2/3/18at Akron 2/7/18Bowling Green 2/10/18Ball State 2/17/18at Central Michigan 2/21/18at Eastern Michigan 2/24/18Toledo 2/28/18 Western Michigan 3/3/18 Totals 12 385 45 87 .517 9 19 .474 3 8 .375 29 80 109 9.1 22 0 13 17 10 7 102 8.5

2017-18 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 11 twice, last vs Lamar (11/25/17) 11 twice, last vs Lamar (11/25/17)Field Goals 5 three times, last at UTSA (11/24/17) 5 three times, last at UTSA (11/24/17)Field Goal Attempts 11 vs. Western Illinois (11/18/17) 11 vs. Western Illinois (11/18/17)3-Point Field Goals 1 7 times, last vs Albany (12/21/17) 1 7 times, last vs Albany (12/21/17)3-Point Field Goal Attempts 2 6 times, last vs Albany (12/21/17) 2 6 times, last vs Albany (12/21/17)Free Throws 2 vs Lamar (11/25/17) 2 three times, last; vs Lamar (11/25/17)Free Throw Attempts 2 vs Lamar (11/25/17) 2 six times, last; vs Lamar (11/25/17)Rebounds 16 vs. Western Illinois (11/18/17) 16 vs. Western Illinois (11/18/17)Offensive Rebounds 5 at Iowa (11/15/17) 6 vs Illinois State (11/26/16)Defensive Rebounds 14 vs. Western Illinois (11/18/17) 14 vs. Western Illinois (11/18/17)Assists 4 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 1 three times, last; vs Illinois State (11/26/16)Turnovers 2 twice, last vs Western Illinois (11/18/17) 2 tthree times, last vs Western Illinois (11/18/17)Blocks 2 vs Bradley (11/29/17) 2 vs Bradley (11/29/17)Steals 2 vs Bradley (11/29/17) 2 vs Bradley (11/29/17)Minutes 38 vs Western Illinois (11/10/17) 38 vs Western Illinois (11/10/17)


Janae PoissonG | 5-8 | So.Matteson, Ill.Marian Catholic

#22

POISSON’S CAREER STATISTICS

| ------Total------ | | ----3-point--- | | ---F-Throw--- | | ---Rebounds--- |Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2016-17 32 1 584 18.3 97 227 .427 36 102 .353 38 46 .826 10 31 41 1.3 57 0 33 44 1 19 268 8.42017-18 4 0 62 15.5 15 35 .429 9 20 .450 4 4 1.000 0 3 3 0.8 6 0 9 11 0 2 43 10.8TOTAL 36 1 646 17.9 112 262 .427 45 122 .369 42 50 .840 10 34 44 1.2 63 0 42 55 1 21 311 8.6


Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat E. Illinois 11/10/17 18 4 10 .400 2 3 .667 4 4 1.000 0 1 1 1 1 4 5 0 1 14 14.0at Iowa 11/15/17 27 7 18 .389 4 11 .364 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 2 2 0 1 18 16.0Western Illinois 11/18/17 16 4 7 .571 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 3 4 0 0 11 14.3at Chicago State 11/20/17 Did Not PlayUTSA 11/24/17 Did Not PlayLamar 11/25/17 Did Not PlayBradley 11/29/17 Did Not PlayLoyola 12/11/16 Did Not Playat SIUE 12/17/17 Did Not Playvs Sacramento State 12/20/17 Did Not Playvs Albany 12/21/17 Did Not Playat Miami 12/30/17 Did Not PlayKent State 1/3/18Buffalo 1/6/18at Western Michigan 1/10/18at Toledo 1/13/18Central Michigan 1/17/18Eastern Michigan 1/20/18at Ohio 1/24/18at Ball State 1/27/18Miami 1/31/18at Kent State 2/3/18at Akron 2/7/18Bowling Green 2/10/18Ball State 2/17/18at Central Michigan 2/21/18at Eastern Michigan 2/24/18Toledo 2/28/18 Western Michigan 3/3/18 Totals 0 62 15 35 .429 9 20 .450 4 4 1.000 0 3 3 0.8 6 0 9 11 0 2 43 10.8

2017-18 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 18 at Iowa (11/15/17) 27 at Kent State (1/11/17)Field Goals 7 at Iowa (11/15/17) 9 at Kent State (1/11/17)Field Goal Attempts 18 at Iowa (11/15/17) 18 at Iowa (11/15/17)3-Point Field Goals 4 at Iowa (11/15/17) 5 vs Illinois State (11/26/16)3-Point Field Goal Attempts 11 at Iowa (11/15/17) 11 at Iowa (11/15/17)Free Throws 4 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 5 at Kent State (1/11/17)Free Throw Attempts 4 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 6 vs Kent State (1/25/17)Rebounds 1 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 5 at Bradley (12/1/16)Offensive Rebounds - 1 four times, last; vs Kent State (1/25/17)Defensive Rebounds 1 twice, last at Iowa (11/15/17) 5 at Bradley (12/1/16)Assists 4 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 4 at Ball State (1/28/17)Turnovers 5 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 5 at Ball State (1/28/17)Blocks - 1 vs Western Michigan (2/4/17)Steals 1 twice, last at Iowa (11/15/17) 3 at Eastern Michigan (2/25/17)Minutes 18 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 29 twice, last; at Ball State (1/28/17)


Nicole OrrG | 5-10 | RS-Jr.Columbus, OhioButler

#102017-18 Game-by-Game

Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat E. Illinois 11/10/17 2 2 3 .667 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.0at Iowa 11/15/17 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0Western Illinois 11/18/17 Did Not Play at Chicago State 11/20/17 7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 0 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.7UTSA 11/24/17 5 1 5 .200 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.8Lamar 11/25/17 20 3 9 .333 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0.8 4 0 1 1 0 1 7 3.0Bradley 11/29/17 6 2 5 .400 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 3.2Loyola 12/11/16 8 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.7at SIUE 12/17/17 1 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4vs Sacramento State 12/20/17 3 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.3vs Albany 12/21/17 Did Not Play at Miami 12/30/17 Did Not PlayKent State 1/3/18Buffalo 1/6/18at Western Michigan 1/10/18at Toledo 1/13/18Central Michigan 1/17/18Eastern Michigan 1/20/18at Ohio 1/24/18at Ball State 1/27/18Miami 1/31/18at Kent State 2/3/18at Akron 2/7/18Bowling Green 2/10/18Ball State 2/17/18at Central Michigan 2/21/18at Eastern Michigan 2/24/18Toledo 2/28/18 Western Michigan 3/3/18 Totals 0 54 9 27 .333 2 10 .200 1 2 .500 2 5 7 0.8 7 0 1 3 0 1 21 2.3

2016-17 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 7 vs Lamar (11/25/17) 7 vs Lamar (11/25/17)Field Goals 3 vs Lamar (11/25/17) 3 vs Lamar (11/25/17)Field Goal Attempts 9 vs Lamar (11/25/17) 9 vs Lamar (11/25/17)3-Point Field Goals 1 vs Lamar (11/25/17) 1 vs Lamar (11/25/17)3-Point Field Goal Attempts 5 vs Lamar (11/25/17) 5 vs Lamar (11/25/17)Free Throws 1 at Chicago State (11/21/17) 1 at Chicago State (11/21/17)Free Throw Attempts 2 at Chicago State (11/21/17) 2 at Chicago State (11/21/17)Rebounds 2 vs Lamar (11/25/17) 2 vs Lamar (11/25/17)Offensive Rebounds 1 at Chicago State (11/21/17) 1 at Chicago State (11/21/17)Defensive Rebounds 2 vs Lamar (11/25/17) 2 vs Lamar (11/25/17)Assists 1 vs Lamar (11/25/17) 1 vs Lamar (11/25/17)Turnovers - - Blocks - -Steals - - Minutes 20 vs Lamar (11/25/17) 20 vs Lamar (11/25/17)


Kelly SmithF | 6-1 | Sr.Hartland, Wis.Arrowhead

#25

SMITH’S CAREER STATISTICS

| ------Total------ | | ----3-point--- | | ---F-Throw--- | | ---Rebounds--- |Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2014-15 29 15 722 24.9 98 283 .346 10 48 .208 55 80 .688 62 58 120 4.1 80 0 24 40 4 12 261 9.02015-16 30 27 726 24.2 126 321 .393 10 41 .244 58 89 .652 63 102 165 5.5 94 8 24 48 10 12 320 10.72016-17 28 23 681 24.3 111 236 .470 3 10 .300 74 116 .638 82 93 175 6.3 103 8 17 33 21 17 299 10.72017-18 12 12 331 27.6 76 133 .571 6 17 .353 36 50 .720 23 47 70 5.8 46 4 14 15 13 11 194 16.2TOTAL 99 77 2460 24.8 411 973 .422 29 116 .250 223 335 .666 230 300 530 5.4 323 20 79 136 48 52 1074 10.8


Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat E. Illinois 11/10/17 * 35 11 15 .733 3 3 1.000 4 8 .500 2 5 7 7 3 4 0 2 1 26 26.0at Iowa 11/15/17 * 20 4 9 .444 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 1 2 4.5 5 1 0 2 0 1 9 17.5Western Illinois 11/18/17 * 30 5 11 .455 1 1 1.000 3 6 .500 3 4 7 5.3 4 0 1 3 3 0 14 16.3at Chicago State 11/20/17 * 34 10 18 .556 1 1 1.000 2 2 1.000 6 4 10 6.5 3 0 1 1 1 1 23 18.0UTSA 11/24/17 * 29 6 9 .667 1 2 .500 2 3 .667 1 5 6 5.8 3 0 1 2 0 2 15 15.5Lamar 11/25/17 * 11 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 5.8 5 1 1 1 0 0 6 15.6Bradley 11/29/17 * 24 4 12 .333 0 1 .000 4 4 1.000 2 1 3 5.4 2 0 1 1 0 1 12 15.0Loyola 12/11/16 * 33 7 13 .538 0 2 .000 4 5 .800 0 8 8 5.8 4 0 0 0 3 1 18 15.4at SIUE 12/17/17 * 24 6 8 .750 1 1 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 5.3 5 1 1 0 2 0 15 15.3vs Sacramento State 12/20/17 * 27 9 11 .818 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 1 5 6 5.4 3 0 1 3 1 2 20 15.8vs Albany 12/21/17 * 35 4 9 .444 1 3 .333 6 7 .857 3 4 7 5.5 4 0 2 1 1 2 15 15.7at Miami 12/30/17 * 29 8 14 .571 0 2 .000 5 8 .625 4 5 9 5.8 5 1 1 1 0 0 21 16.2Kent State 1/3/18Buffalo 1/6/18at Western Michigan 1/10/18at Toledo 1/13/18Central Michigan 1/17/18Eastern Michigan 1/20/18at Ohio 1/24/18at Ball State 1/27/18Miami 1/31/18at Kent State 2/3/18at Akron 2/7/18Bowling Green 2/10/18Ball State 2/17/18at Central Michigan 2/21/18at Eastern Michigan 2/24/18Toledo 2/28/18 Western Michigan 3/3/18 Totals 12 331 76 133 .571 6 17 .353 36 50 .720 23 47 70 5.8 46 4 14 15 13 11 194 16.2

2017-18 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 26 at Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 26 at Eastern Illinois (11/10/17)Field Goals 11 at Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 11 at Eastern Illinois (11/10/17)Field Goal Attempts 15 at Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 18 at UIC (11/17/14)3-Point Field Goals 3 at Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 3 at Eastern Illinois (11/10/17)3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3 at Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 10 at UIC (11/17/14)Free Throws 4 at Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 9 vs Western Michigan (3/10/17)Free Throw Attempts 8 at Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 12 vs Western Michigan (3/10/17)Rebounds 10 at Chicago State (11/20/17) 15 vs Eastern Michigan (1/9/16)Offensive Rebounds 2 at Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 7 three times, last; at Eastern Michigan (2/25/17)Defensive Rebounds 8 vs Loyola University (12/06/17) 10 vs Eastern Michigan (1/9/16)Assists 4 at Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 5 vs Eastern Illinois (11/24/15)Turnovers 0 at Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 5 vs Ohio (1/23/16)Blocks 3 vs Western Illinois (11/18/17) 3 three times, last; Western Illinois (11/18/17)Steals 1 three times, last at Chicago State (11/20/17) 2 six times, last; at Toledo (1/14/17)Minutes 35 at Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 41 at Milwaukee (11/16/16)


Myia StarksG | 5-8 | So.Oswego, Ill.Neuqua Valley

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STARKS’ CAREER STATISTICS

| ------Total------ | | ----3-point--- | | ---F-Throw--- | | ---Rebounds--- |Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2016-17 20 0 81 4.1 3 22 .136 1 5 .200 11 16 .688 1 10 11 0.6 20 0 6 14 1 1 18 0.92017-18 12 11 375 31.3 38 96 .396 0 2 .000 33 37 .892 8 56 64 5.3 30 1 60 41 2 16 109 9.1TOTAL 32 11 456 14.3 41 118 .347 1 7 .143 44 53 .830 9 66 75 2.3 50 1 66 55 3 17 127 4.0


Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat E. Illinois 11/10/17 9 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 5 5 5.0 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 2.0at Iowa 11/15/17 * 18 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 3.5 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 4.0Western Illinois 11-18-17 * 25 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 3.0 4 0 6 6 1 1 2 3.3at Chicago State 11/20/17 * 33 3 8 .375 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.8 1 0 9 3 0 5 6 4.0UTSA 11/24/17 * 31 5 8 .625 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 5 7 4.0 1 0 3 4 0 1 11 5.3Lamar 11/25/17 * 33 2 5 .400 0 1 .000 1 1 1.000 0 6 6 3.4 5 1 7 3 0 1 5 4.2Bradley 11/29/17 * 32 2 7 .286 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 0 8 8 4.6 2 0 5 3 0 1 8 5.7Loyola 12/11/16 * 40 5 11 .455 0 0 .000 6 7 .857 1 4 5 4.6 2 0 2 2 0 0 16 7.0at SIUE 12/17/17 * 40 7 11 .636 0 1 .000 11 12 .917 0 5 5 4.7 3 0 7 5 0 6 25 9.0vs Sacramento State 12/20/17 * 33 0 5 .000 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 0 6 6 4.8 1 0 5 6 0 0 3 8.4vs Albany 12/21/17 * 43 8 17 .471 0 0 .000 3 3 1.000 1 9 10 5.3 3 0 6 5 0 0 19 9.4at Miami 12/30/17 * 38 2 11 .182 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 4 6 5.3 4 0 6 4 0 1 6 9.1Kent State 1/3/18Buffalo 1/6/18at Western Michigan 1/10/18at Toledo 1/13/18Central Michigan 1/17/18Eastern Michigan 1/20/18at Ohio 1/24/18at Ball State 1/27/18Miami 1/31/18at Kent State 2/3/18at Akron 2/7/18Bowling Green 2/10/18Ball State 2/17/18at Central Michigan 2/21/18at Eastern Michigan 2/24/18Toledo 2/28/18 Western Michigan 3/3/18 Totals 11 375 38 96 .396 0 2 .000 33 37 .892 8 56 64 5.3 30 1 60 41 2 16 109 9.1

2017-18 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 25 at SIUE (12/17/17) 25 at SIUE (12/17/17)Field Goals 8 vs Albany (12/21/17) 8 vs Albany (12/21/17) Field Goal Attempts 17 vs Albany (12/21/17) 17 vs Albany (12/21/17) 3-Point Field Goals - 1 vs Chicago State (11/22/16)3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1 twice, last at SIUE (12/17/17) 3 vs Chicago State (11/22/16)Free Throws 11 at SIUE (12/17/17) 11 at SIUE (12/17/17)Free Throw Attempts 12 at SIUE (12/17/17) 12 at SIUE (12/17/17)Rebounds 10 vs Albany (12/21/17) 10 vs Albany (12/21/17) Offensive Rebounds 1 twice, last vs Albany (12/21/17) 1 twice, last vs Albany (12/21/17) Defensive Rebounds 9 vs Albany (12/21/17) 9 vs Albany (12/21/17) Assists 9 at Chicago State (11/20/17) 9 at Chicago State (11/20/17)Turnovers 3 at Chicago State (11/20/17) 4 at Bradley (12/2/16)Blocks 1 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 1 vs Kent State (1/25/17)Steals 5 at Chicago State (11/20/17) 5 at Chicago State (11/20/17)Minutes 43 vs Albany (12/21/17) 43 vs Albany (12/21/17)


Mikayla VoigtG | 5-9 | Jr.Slinger, Wis.Kettle Moraine Lutheran

#21

VOIGT’S CAREER STATISTICS

| ------Total------ | | ----3-point--- | | ---F-Throw--- | | ---Rebounds--- |Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2015-16 30 30 978 32.6 122 349 .350 44 168 .262 32 41 .780 21 58 79 2.6 60 0 74 63 2 30 320 10.72016-17 33 33 1130 34.2 128 326 .393 50 150 .333 74 83 .892 21 64 85 2.6 67 2 92 51 5 27 380 11.52017-18 12 12 423 35.2 60 138 .435 34 73 .466 26 33 .788 9 33 42 3.5 18 0 49 22 0 20 180 15.0TOTAL 75 75 2531 33.7 310 813 .381 128 391 .327 132 157 .841 51 155 206 2.7 145 2 215 136 7 77 880 11.7


Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat E. Illinois 11/10/17 * 32 5 6 .833 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 1 0 3 1 0 2 14 14.0at Iowa 11/15/17 * 25 1 10 .100 1 6 .167 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.5 1 0 5 1 0 1 3 8.5Western Illinois 11/18/17 * 38 7 15 .467 2 6 .333 0 0 .000 0 7 7 3.3 3 0 6 1 0 3 16 11.0at Chicago State 11/20/17 * 32 6 11 .545 2 2 1.000 5 6 .833 2 0 2 3.0 3 0 9 2 0 5 19 13.0UTSA 11/24/17 * 33 5 15 .333 3 8 .375 0 0 .000 1 2 3 3.3 1 0 4 1 0 2 13 14.0Lamar 11/25/17 * 40 5 12 .417 2 7 .286 7 8 .875 0 4 4 3.4 1 0 4 3 0 2 19 14.2Bradley 11/29/17 * 33 6 12 .500 2 4 .500 8 11 .727 1 2 3 3.3 1 0 0 2 0 1 22 15.1Loyola 12/11/16 * 37 5 8 .625 3 5 .600 2 2 1.000 1 4 5 3.5 0 0 4 2 0 0 15 15.1at SIUE 12/17/17 * 40 7 11 .636 0 1 .000 11 12 .917 0 5 5 4.7 3 0 7 5 0 6 25 9.0vs Sacramento State 12/20/17 * 30 6 12 .500 5 9 .556 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 3.3 1 0 4 2 0 1 19 15.1vs Albany 12/21/17 * 43 9 19 .474 7 11 .636 0 0 .000 1 4 5 3.5 3 0 1 2 0 2 25 16.0at Miami 12/30/17 * 40 1 6 .167 0 3 .000 2 4 .500 0 4 4 3.5 3 0 1 2 0 0 4 15.0Kent State 1/3/18Buffalo 1/6/18at Western Michigan 1/10/18at Toledo 1/13/18Central Michigan 1/17/18Eastern Michigan 1/20/18at Ohio 1/24/18at Ball State 1/27/18Miami 1/31/18at Kent State 2/3/18at Akron 2/7/18Bowling Green 2/10/18Ball State 2/17/18at Central Michigan 2/21/18at Eastern Michigan 2/24/18Toledo 2/28/18 Western Michigan 3/3/18 Totals 12 423 60 138 .435 34 73 .466 26 33 .788 9 33 42 3.5 18 0 49 22 0 20 180 15.0

2017-18 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 25 vs Albany (12/21/17) 25 vs Albany (12/21/17)Field Goals 9 vs Albany (12/21/17) 9 vs Albany (12/21/17)Field Goal Attempts 19 vs Albany (12/21/17) 21 at Kent State (1/27/16)3-Point Field Goals 7 vs Albany (12/21/17) 7 vs Albany (12/21/17)3-Point Field Goal Attempts 11 vs Albany (12/21/17) 13 at Kent State (1/27/16)Free Throws 11 at SIUE (12/17/17) 11 at SIUE (12/17/17)Free Throw Attempts 12 at SIUE (12/17/17) 12 at SIUE (12/17/17)Rebounds 5 vs Loyola University (12/06/17) 8 vs Chicago State (11/22/16)Offensive Rebounds 3 at Chicago State (11/20/17) 4 vs Chicago State (11/22/16)Defensive Rebounds 7 vs Western Illinois (11/18/17) 7 vs Western Illinois (11/18/17)Assists 9 at Chicago State (11/20/17) 9 at Chicago State (11/20/17)Turnovers 2 at Chicago State (11/20/17) 5 at Eastern Michigan (2/20/16)Blocks - 1 twice, last; at Miami (Ohio) (2/15/17)Steals 6 at SIUE (12/17/17) 6 at SIUE (12/17/17)Minutes 43 vs Albany (12/21/17) 43 twice, last vs Albany (12/21/17)



Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat E. Illinois 11/10/17 * 26 5 12 .417 1 3 .333 2 2 1.000 2 6 8 8.0 3 0 1 5 0 1 13 13.0at Iowa 11/15/17 * 31 8 17 .471 4 9 .444 0 0 .000 4 3 7 7.5 1 0 1 2 0 2 20 16.5Western Illinois 11/18/17 * 33 12 20 .600 6 12 .500 9 10 .900 5 6 11 8.7 2 0 3 1 0 1 39 24.0at Chicago State 11/20/17 * 28 3 10 .300 1 4 .250 1 4 .250 2 4 6 8.0 1 0 2 3 1 1 8 20.0UTSA 11/24/17 * 31 6 15 .400 2 9 .222 0 0 .000 1 5 6 7.3 3 0 5 2 0 4 14 19.3Lamar 11/25/17 * 30 8 18 .444 5 12 .417 1 1 1.000 0 6 6 7.6 2 0 2 5 0 1 22 20.4Bradley 11/29/17 * 33 5 12 .417 1 3 .333 3 3 1.000 1 8 9 7.6 3 0 2 2 0 3 14 18.6Loyola 12/11/16 * 34 7 21 .333 1 6 .167 7 8 .875 5 4 9 7.8 4 0 1 3 0 2 22 19.0at SIUE 12/17/17 * 37 7 15 .467 6 9 .667 4 4 1.000 1 7 8 7.8 3 0 6 3 1 0 24 19.6vs Sacramento State 12/20/17 * 32 8 18 .444 4 10 .400 0 0 .000 1 3 4 7.4 3 0 2 0 0 2 20 19.6vs Albany 12/21/17 * 41 7 17 .412 1 4 .250 4 5 .800 1 3 4 7.1 2 0 3 5 0 0 19 19.5at Miami 12/30/17 * 27 5 17 .294 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 3 4 7 7.1 4 0 2 1 0 0 12 18.9Kent State 1/3/18Buffalo 1/6/18at Western Michigan 1/10/18at Toledo 1/13/18Central Michigan 1/17/18Eastern Michigan 1/20/18at Ohio 1/24/18at Ball State 1/27/18Miami 1/31/18at Kent State 2/3/18at Akron 2/7/18Bowling Green 2/10/18Ball State 2/17/18at Central Michigan 2/21/18at Eastern Michigan 2/24/18Toledo 2/28/18 Western Michigan 3/3/18 Totals 12 383 81 192 .422 33 84 .393 32 39 .821 26 59 85 7.1 31 0 30 32 2 17 227 18.9

WOODS’ CAREER STATISTICS

| ------Total------ | | ----3-point--- | | ---F-Throw--- | | ---Rebounds--- |Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2015-16 30 11 718 23.9 111 284 .391 50 146 .342 37 51 .725 18 109 127 4.2 68 1 60 81 15 20 309 10.32016-17 33 33 1095 33.2 184 448 .411 105 266 .395 74 83 .892 19 161 180 5.5 69 0 63 96 16 46 547 16.62017-18 12 12 383 31.9 81 192 .422 33 84 .393 32 39 .821 26 59 85 7.1 31 0 30 32 2 17 227 18.9TOTAL 75 56 2196 29.3 376 924 .407 188 496 .379 143 173 .827 63 329 392 5.2 168 1 153 209 33 83 1083 14.4

Courtney WoodsG/F | 6-0 | Jr.Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaSt. Margaret’s Anglican School

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2017-18 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 39 vs Western Illinois (11/18/17) 39 vs Western Illinois (11/18/17)Field Goals 12 vs Western Illinois (11/18/17) 12 vs Western Illinois (11/18/17)Field Goal Attempts 21 vs Loyola University (12/06/17) 21 vs Illinois State (11/26/16)3-Point Field Goals 6 twice, last at SIUE (12/17/17)) 6 three times, last at SIUE (12/17/17)3-Point Field Goal Attempts 12 vs Western Illinois (11/18/17) 15 vs South Dakota (12/19/16)Free Throws 9 vs Western Illinois (11/18/17) 11 vs Ohio (1/7/17)Free Throw Attempts 10 vs Western Illinois (11/18/17) 14 vs Ohio (1/7/17)Rebounds 11 vs Western Illinois (11/18/17) 11 three times, last vs W. Illinois (11/18/17)Offensive Rebounds 5 vs Western Illinois (11/18/17) 5 vs Western Illinois (11/18/17)Defensive Rebounds 8 vs Bradley (11/29/17) 11 vs Western Michigan (3/5/16) Assists 6 at SIUE (12/17/17)) 8 at Kent State (1/11/17)Turnovers 0 vs Sacramento State (12/20/17) 9 at Kent State (1/11/17)Blocks 1 at Chicago State (11/20/17) 4 vs Central Michigan (2/13/16)Steals 3 vs Bradley (11/29/17) 4 three times, last; at Miami (Ohio) (2/15/17)Minutes 41 vs Albany (12/21/17)) 42 twice, last; vs Milwaukee (11/16/16)



Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat E. Illinois 11/10/17 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0at Iowa 11/15/17 7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0Western Illinois 11/18/17 Did Not Play at Chicago State 11/20/17 3 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.7UTSA 11/24/17 2 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.6Lamar 11/25/17 7 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 2.0Bradley 11/29/17 9 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1.5Loyola 12/11/16 2 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 1 1 2 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.7at SIUE 12/17/17 8 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.5vs Sacramento State 12/20/17 3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3vs Albany 12/21/17 8 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1.5at Miami 12/30/17 6 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.4Kent State 1/3/18Buffalo 1/6/18at Western Michigan 1/10/18at Toledo 1/13/18Central Michigan 1/17/18Eastern Michigan 1/20/18at Ohio 1/24/18at Ball State 1/27/18Miami 1/31/18at Kent State 2/3/18at Akron 2/7/18Bowling Green 2/10/18Ball State 2/17/18at Central Michigan 2/21/18at Eastern Michigan 2/24/18Toledo 2/28/18 Western Michigan 3/3/18 Totals 0 58 4 8 .500 0 0 .000 7 9 .778 3 8 11 1.0 7 0 2 6 2 2 15 1.4

Abby WoollacottF | 6-2 | So.Rockford, Ill.Rockford Lutheran

#32

WOOLLACOTT’S CAREER STATISTICS

| ------Total------ | | ----3-point--- | | ---F-Throw--- | | ---Rebounds--- |Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2016-17 24 0 158 6.6 16 31 .516 0 0 .000 8 13 .615 19 35 54 2.3 24 0 2 9 1 7 40 1.72017-18 11 0 58 5.3 4 8 .500 0 0 .000 7 9 .778 3 8 11 1.0 7 0 2 6 2 2 15 1.4TOTAL 35 0 216 6.2 20 39 .513 0 0 .000 15 22 .682 22 43 65 1.9 31 0 4 15 3 9 55 1.6

2017-18 SEASON BESTS CAREER BESTSPoints 3 vs Loyola University (12/06/17) 12 at Bradley (12/2/16)Field Goals 1 at Chicago State (11/20/17) 5 at Bradley (12/2/16)Field Goal Attempts 1 at Chicago State (11/20/17) 7 at Bradley (12/2/16)3-Point Field Goals - - 3-Point Field Goal Attempts - - Free Throws 1 vs Bradley (11/29/17) 2 three times, last; at Western Michigan (3/4/17)Free Throw Attempts 2 vs Bradley (11/29/17) 2 six times, last; at Western Michigan (3/4/17)Rebounds 3 at Chicago State (11/20/17) 10 vs Ohio (1/7/17)Offensive Rebounds 1 at Chicago State (11/20/17) 2 twice, last; at Kent State (1/11/17)Defensive Rebounds 2 at Chicago State (11/20/17) 8 vs Ohio (1/7/17)Assists - 1 twice, last; at Kent State (1/11/17)Turnovers - 2 twice, last; at Ball State (1/28/17)Blocks 1 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 1 twice, last at Eastern Illinois (10/10/17)Steals - 2 at Western Michigan (3/4/17)Minutes 9 vs Bradley (11/29/17) 17 at Bradley (12/2/16)


#12Riley BlackwellF | 6-1 | FreshmanPlainfield, Ind.Plainfield


Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat E. Illinois 11/10/17 9 3 7 .429 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 2 1 3 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 8.0at Iowa 11/15/17 17 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 4.0Western Illinois 11/18/17 8 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2.7at Chicago State 11/20/17 9 3 3 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 1 .000 0 0 0 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 3.8UTSA 11/24/17 7 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.7Lamar 11/25/17 11 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 1.8 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3.2Bradley 11/29/17 6 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 0 2 2.0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2.3Loyola 12/11/16 6 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0at SIUE 12/17/17 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8Sacramento State 12/20/17 8 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.6vs UALBANYW 12/21/17 Did Not Playat Miami 12/30/17 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.5Kent State 1/3/18Buffalo 1/6/18at Western Michigan 1/10/18at Toledo 1/13/18Central Michigan 1/17/18Eastern Michigan 1/20/18at Ohio 1/24/18at Ball State 1/27/18Miami 1/31/18at Kent State 2/3/18at Akron 2/7/18Bowling Green 2/10/18Ball State 2/17/18at Central Michigan 2/21/18at Eastern Michigan 2/24/18Toledo 2/28/18 Western Michigan 3/3/18 Totals 0 85 6 21 .286 1 7 .143 3 5 .600 7 7 14 1.3 8 0 7 4 1 3 16 1.5

2017-18 SEASON/CAREER BESTSPoints 13 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) Field Goals 5 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) Field Goal Attempts 12 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 3-Point Field Goals 1 twice, last at Chicago State (11/20/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) Free Throws 2 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) Free Throw Attempts 2 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) Rebounds 8 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) Offensive Rebounds 2 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) Defensive Rebounds 6 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) Assists 2 vs Bradley (11/29/17) Turnovers 5 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) Blocks 0 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) Steals 2 at Chicago State (11/20/17) Minutes 17 at Iowa (11/15/17)


#1Errin HodgesG | 6-0 | FreshmanEvansville, Ind.Central


Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat E. Illinois 11/10/17 9 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0at Iowa 11/15/17 11 2 4 .500 0 1 .000 2 3 .667 0 2 2 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 3.0Western Illinois 11/18/17 Did Not Play at Chicago State 11/20/17 7 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 2.5UTSA 11/24/17 14 0 3 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 3 5 1.8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.7Lamar 11/25/17 4 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2.0Bradley 11/29/17 11 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 2.1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1.7Loyola 12/11/16 Did Not Playat SIUE 12/17/17 Did Not Playat Sacramento State 12/20/17 Did Not Playat Albany 12/21/17 Did Not Playat Miami 12/30/17 Did Not PlayKent State 1/3/18Buffalo 1/6/18at Western Michigan 1/10/18at Toledo 1/13/18Central Michigan 1/17/18Eastern Michigan 1/20/18at Ohio 1/24/18at Ball State 1/27/18Miami 1/31/18at Kent State 2/3/18at Akron 2/7/18Bowling Green 2/10/18Ball State 2/17/18at Central Michigan 2/21/18at Eastern Michigan 2/24/18Toledo 2/28/18 Western Michigan 3/3/18 Totals 0 65 5 15 .333 0 3 .000 2 3 .667 7 8 15 2.1 8 0 4 8 0 5 12 1.7

2017-18 SEASON/CAREER BESTS Points 6 at Iowa (11/15/17) Field Goals 2 at Iowa (11/15/17) Field Goal Attempts 4 at Iowa (11/15/17) 3-Point Field Goals 1 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1 at Iowa (11/15/17) Free Throws 2 at Iowa (11/15/17) Free Throw Attempts 3 at Iowa (11/15/17) Rebounds 4 vs Bradley (11/29/17) Offensive Rebounds 2 vs Bradley (11/29/17) Defensive Rebounds 2 vs Bradley (11/29/17) Assists 2 at Chicago State (11/20/17) Turnovers 3 at Chicago State (11/20/17) Blocks - Steals 2 at Iowa (11/15/17) Minutes 11 at Iowa (11/15/17)


#3Gabby NikitinaiteG | 5-11 | FreshmanOrpington, Kent, UKCoopers School


Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat E. Illinois 11/10/17 15 2 5 .400 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 8 9 9.0 1 0 4 2 1 0 5 5.0at Iowa 11/15/17 19 4 14 .286 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 2 0 2 5.5 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 8.0Western Illinois 11/18/17 3 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 3.7 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 5.3at Chicago State 11/20/17 8 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 3.5 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 4.5UTSA 11/24/17 11 1 6 .167 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 0 2 2 3.0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 4.0Lamar 11/25/17 11 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 1 2 .500 0 2 2 3.2 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 4.2Bradley 11/29/17 Did Not PlayLoyola 12/11/16 Did Not Playat SIUE 12/17/17 17 1 4 .250 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.9 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 3.9vs Sacramento State 12/20/17 15 0 6 .000 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 2.9 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.4vs Albany 12/21/17 12 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.2at Miami 12/30/17 11 1 3 .333 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 5 5 2.9 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 3.2Kent State 1/3/18Buffalo 1/6/18at Western Michigan 1/10/18at Toledo 1/13/18Central Michigan 1/17/18Eastern Michigan 1/20/18at Ohio 1/24/18at Ball State 1/27/18Miami 1/31/18at Kent State 2/3/18at Akron 2/7/18Bowling Green 2/10/18Ball State 2/17/18at Central Michigan 2/21/18at Eastern Michigan 2/24/18Toledo 2/28/18 Western Michigan 3/3/18 Totals 0 122 12 50 .240 7 30 .233 1 2 .500 4 25 29 2.9 17 0 9 13 4 2 32 3.2

2017-18 SEASON/CAREER BESTS Points 11 at Iowa (11/15/17) Field Goals 4 at Iowa (11/15/17) Field Goal Attempts 14 at Iowa (11/15/17) 3-Point Field Goals 3 at Iowa (11/15/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 7 at Iowa (11/15/17) Free Throws 1 vs Lamar (11/25/17) Free Throw Attempts 2 vs Lamar (11/25/17) Rebounds 9 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) Offensive Rebounds 1 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) Defensive Rebounds 8 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) Assists 4 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) Turnovers 2 vs Eastern Illinois (11/10/17) Blocks 1 twice, last at Iowa (11/15/17) Steals - Minutes 19 at Iowa (11/15/17)


No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN25 Smith, Kelly 11-15 0-2 4-8 2-5 7 3 26 4 0 2 1 3534 May, Ally 3-3 1-1 0-0 4-7 11 1 7 4 2 1 1 304 Woods, Courtney 5-12 1-3 2-2 2-6 8 3 13 1 5 0 1 2621 Voigt, Mikayla 5-6 4-5 0-0 0-2 2 1 14 3 1 0 2 3224 Castro, Paulina 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 101 Hodges, Errin 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 93 Nikitinaite, Gabby 2-5 1-3 0-0 1-8 9 1 5 4 2 1 0 155 Bruening, Georgia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 210 Orr, Nicole 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 212 Blackwell, Riley 3-7 0-2 2-2 2-1 3 1 8 0 0 0 0 922 Poisson, Janae 4-10 2-3 4-4 0-1 1 3 14 4 5 0 1 1823 Starks, Myia 0-2 0-0 2-2 0-5 5 3 2 2 0 1 0 932 Woollacott, Abby 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 TEAM 2 2 TOTALS 35-65 9-21 14-18 12-37 49 17 93 23 17 6 6 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 15-26 .577 2nd: 20-39 .513 Game: .5383-PT FG%: 1st: 5-10 .500 2nd: 4-11 .364 Game: .429FT%: 1st: 7-8 .875 2nd: 7-10 .700 Game: .778

No. EIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN14 McRae, Grace 3-7 0-2 2-2 3-2 5 2 8 0 5 0 1 2232 Nehls, Jennifer 3-11 2-7 0-0 2-2 4 0 8 1 2 0 0 345 Lennox, Grace 6-19 2-5 3-6 3-3 6 2 17 7 0 0 3 3912 Tellez, Carmen 3-7 1-5 2-4 0-2 2 3 9 2 4 1 2 3220 Berry, Danielle 3-8 1-5 0-0 1-3 4 2 7 2 0 0 2 2411 Pace, Karle 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 615 Steele, Taylor 0-4 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 1621 Stull, Halle 4-9 3-6 0-0 1-4 5 4 11 0 0 0 0 1322 Marov, Lana 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 231 Smith, Jalisha 2-3 0-1 0-0 2-3 5 2 4 0 1 0 0 12 TEAM 1-1 2TOTALS 24-70 9-36 7-12 13-20 33 17 64 13 15 1 9 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 9-32 .281 2nd: 15-38 .395 Game: .3433-PT FG%: 1st: 2-18 .111 2nd: 7-18 .389 Game: .250FT%: 1st: 6-10 .600 2nd: 1-2 .500 Game: .583

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Kelly Dennis, Kyle Labar, and Jonathon PattersonAttendance: 338Score by PeriodsNIU .......................................21-21-19-32 93Western Illinois ...................16-10-18-20 64

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN25 Smith, Kelly 4-9 1-2 0-0 1-1 2 5 9 0 2 0 1 2034 May, Ally 3-5 1-1 0-0 5-3 8 3 7 0 1 0 0 194 Woods, Courtney 8-17 4-9 0-0 4-3 7 1 20 1 2 0 2 3121 Voigt, Mikayla 1-10 1-6 0-0 1-0 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 2523 Starks, Myia 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 1 6 2 0 0 0 181 Hodges, Errin 2-4 0-1 2-3 0-2 2 1 6 1 0 0 2 13 Nikitinaite, Gabby 4-14 3-7 0-0 2-0 2 0 11 1 0 1 0 195 Breuning, Georgia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 210 Orr, Nicole 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 212 Blackwell, Riley 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1722 Poisson, Janae 7-18 4-11 0-0 0-1 1 2 18 2 2 0 1 2724 Castro, Paulina 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 232 Woollacott, Abby 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 7 TEAM 2-5 7 TOTALS 32-84 14-38 2-3 15-18 33 17 80 15 9 2 7 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-33 .333 2nd: 13-34 .382 Game: .3583-PT FG%: 1st: 2-10 .200 2nd: 2-8 .250 Game: .222FT%: 1st: 10-10 1.000 2nd: 17-20 .850 Game: .900

No. Iowa FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN4 Chase Coley 8-12 0-0 4-4 1-6 7 0 20 3 1 0 0 2310 Megan Gustafson 8-11 0-0 6-6 5-6 11 2 22 2 3 1 1 243 Makenzie Meyer 5-10 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 11 8 0 0 1 315 Alexis Sevillian 6-13 3-9 0-0 0-4 4 0 15 2 2 1 0 3011 Tania Davis 4-8 2-3 2-2 0-10 10 0 12 7 3 1 0 3421 Hannah Stewart 6-7 0-0 1-1 1-5 6 2 13 3 1 2 0 1124 Zion Sanders 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 431 Paula Valino Ramos 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 234 Carly Mohns 3-4 0-0 0-0 1-4 5 1 6 3 1 1 0 2043 Amanda Ollinger 1-4 0-3 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 21 TEAM 2-1 3TOTALS 42-70 6-18 15-15 10-38 48 7 105 29 13 6 2 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 22-34 .647 2nd: 20-36 .556 Game: .6003-PT FG%: 1st: 4-11 .364 2nd: 2-7 .286 Game: .333FT%: 1st: 6-6 1.000 2nd: 9-9 1.000 Game: 1.000

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Amy Bonner, Bob Enterline, Frank SteratoreAttendance: 3504Score by PeriodsNIU .......................................20-24-18-18 80Iowa ......................................30-24-23-28 105

The NIU women’s basketball team posted a 93-64 victory over Eastern Illinois in its season opener at Lantz Arena Friday night.Four Huskies (1-0) finished in double figures with Kelly Smith leading the way. The NIU senior, who opened the game going 6-for-6 from the floor, finished the night with a career-high 26 points. Smith went 11-for-15 from the field, dished out four assists and blocked two shots.Mikayla Voigt and Janae Poisson each contributed 14 points, while Courtney Woods finished the game with 13. Twelve of Voigt’s total came from behind the three-point line as the Huskie junior was a torrid 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. Poisson led a Huskie bench that outscored the Panthers’ reserves, 33-15.NIU’s offense was clicking, hitting 53.8 percent from the floor, including 42.9 from three-point territory. The Huskies defense was solid, holding the Panthers to 34.3 percent shooting from the field. NIU also outrebounded the Panthers, 49-33, including 37 defensive rebounds and blocking six shots. Ally May finished with a game-high 11 rebounds. NIU After opening up a 21-16 lead in the first quarter, the Huskies took 42-26 advantage into halftime with Smith pacing NIU with 13 points.Eastern Illinois battled back in the third quarter on the strength of its three-point shooting. With NIU leading 53-32, Halle Stull hit three-straight three points, while Grace Lennox added a fourth to cut the NIU lead to 59-44. However, that would be as close as the Panthers would get. A 7-1 run by NIU pushed the lead back up to 21.

GAME 1 • Nov. 10, 2017NIU 93-Eastern Illinois 64

The NIU women’s basketball team (1-1) fell to Iowa (4-0) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Wednesday night, 105-80.The Huskies came out strong with junior Courtney Woods leading the Huskies with seven baskets in the first quarter, tallying four field goals and three three-point shots. Woods led the team with 20 points on the game along with seven rebounds and an assist. Sophomore Janae Poisson followed Woods’ lead with 18 points scored off the bench.Freshman Gabby Nikitinaite put up seven field goals for 11 points, while senior Kelly Smith added nine points. Nikitinaite went three-for-three in the second quarter from the three-point line. The Huskies’ three-point game was strong with 14 made over Iowa’s six, but were dominated on the free-throw line as the Hawkeyes went 15-for-15 to NIU’s two-for three. Freshman Errin Hodges took all three shots at the line for NIU.Redshirt sophomore Ally May, junior Mikayla Voigt and sophomore Myia Starks put points on the board for the Huskies. Voigt led the team in assists with five as May tallied the most rebounds with eight for the day.

GAME 2 • Nov. 15, 2017Iowa 105-NIU 80

No. WIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN3 Olivia Braun 2-5 0-1 1-1 3-7 10 3 5 3 2 3 0 322 Emily Clemens 9-18 1-2 2-2 1-2 3 2 21 9 3 0 4 3812 Morgan Blumer 11-21 5-12 5-6 2-7 9 2 32 3 1 0 0 3422 Michelle Farrow 1-5 1-4 0-0 1-1 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 2324 Taylor Higginbotham 4-13 3-8 2-2 0-2 2 4 13 0 2 1 2 2413 Olivia Kaufmann 2-3 0-1 4-11 2-0 2 2 8 6 1 0 2 2014 Taylor Hanneman 3-5 3-5 0-0 0-0 0 1 9 0 1 0 1 1723 Krishna Merriman 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 834 Sam Pryor 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 4 TEAM 2-2 4 TOTALS 33-74 14-36 14-22 11-23 34 18 94 22 11 4 9 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 18-37 .486 2nd: 15-37 .405 Game: .4463-PT FG%: 1st: 8-17 .471 2nd: 6-19 .316 Game: .389FT%: 1st: 7-10 .700 2nd: 7-12 .583 Game: .636

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN25 Smith, Kelly 5-11 1-1 3-6 3-4 7 4 14 1 3 3 0 3034 May, Ally 5-11 0-2 0-0 2-14 16 2 10 1 2 0 0 384 Woods, Courtney 12-20 6-12 9-10 5-6 11 2 39 3 1 0 1 3321 Voigt, Mikayla 7-15 2-6 0-0 0-7 7 3 16 6 1 0 3 3823 Starks, Myia 1-5 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 4 2 6 6 1 1 251 Hodges, Errin 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 2 4 0 1 0 1 93 Nikitinaite, Gabby 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 312 Blackwell, Riley 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 822 Poisson, Janae 4-7 3-6 0-0 0-1 1 1 11 3 4 0 0 16 TEAM 2 2 1TOTALS 36-73 12-28 12-16 16-34 50 21 96 21 21 4 7 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 17-37 .459 2nd: 19-36 .528 Game: .4933-PT FG%: 1st: 4-15 .267 2nd: 2-7 .615 Game: .429FT%: 1st: 4-6 .667 2nd: 8-10 .800 Game: .750

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Becky Blank, Steve Matuszewski, Chuck MorningAttendance: 550Score by PeriodsWIU ......................................29-22-27-16 94NIU .......................................22-20-27-27 96

Senior forward Kelly Smith hit the game-winning shot as time expired to give the Northern Illinois University women’s basketball team a 96-94 victory over Western Illinois at the Convocation Center Saturday afternoon.Smith’s game-winner was scored on a sideline out of bounds play with 1.8 seconds as Smith received the inbounds pass and hit a jump shot from about 15 feet as time expired. Western Illinois led by as much as 14 points in the third quarter as the Huskies closed to gap to a nine-point led heading into the fourth quarter. NIU then went on a 16-7 run to start the fourth in the first 3:43 of the quarter with Wood keying the rally, scoring 11 of the 16 points for the Huskies to tie the score at 85-85.WIU led for a total of 36:34 of the game as the lead changed only five times, three of which came in the final 2:23 of the game after NIU took the lead after a three pointer by Voigt. The Huskies had not led since 3:39 left in the first quarter before Voigt made the score 92-91 in favor of NIU.The Huskies had five players in double figures led by a career-high 39 from junior Courtney Woods, who shot 60-percent from the field, 50-percent from three, and 90-percent from the free throw line. Woods scored 20 points in the second half, including 13 in the fourth quarter to help NIU outscore WIU 27-16 in the final frame. The Brisbane, Australia native also posted her first double-double of the season grabbing 11 rebounds, which tied her career best.

GAME 3 • Nov. 18, 2017NIU 96-Western Illinois 94


GAME 4 • Nov. 20, 2017NIU 80-Chicago State 59

The NIU women’s basketball team used a fourth-quarter surge to pull away from Chicago State and post an 80-59 victory over the Cougars at Jones Convocation Center Monday night.Senior Kelly Smith led the charge with a game-high 23 points and 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. Smith was one of three Huskies (3-1) to finish in double figures scoring as Mikayla Voigt finished with 19, while Ally May added 10. Voigt was one assist away from a double-double herself as the Huskie junior dished out a career-high nine assists.NIU entered the fourth quarter with a 10-point lead as the two teams essentially traded baskets much of the third quarter. The Huskies opened up a 14-point lead when they went on a 7-2 run early in the fourth quarter. NIU went on a 10-2 run the final four minutes of the game to pull away from the Cougars (0-4).The Huskies set the tone early, opening the game with an 8-0 run, eventually building a 15-point lead early in the second quarter. However, the Cougars battled back, going on a 7-0 run to cut the NIU lead to six points. That was the closest Chicago State would get.NIU regained control and pushed the lead back to 10 on lay ups by Voigt and Courtney Woods. The Huskies went into halftime with a 41-31 lead.NIU shot 50 percent from the field, while holding the Cougars to 39.7 percent. The Huskies also outrebounded the Cougars, 43-33, including 24 defensive rebounds. The NIU defense forced 24 Cougar turnovers and made a season-high 14 steals.

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN04 Woods, Courtney 3-10 1-4 1-4 2-4 6 1 8 2 3 1 1 2821 Voigt, Mikayla 6-11 2-2 5-6 3-0 3 3 19 9 2 0 5 3223 Starks, Myia 3-8 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 1 6 9 3 0 5 3325 Smith, Kelly 10-18 1-1 2-2 6-4 10 3 23 1 1 1 1 3434 May, Ally 5-9 0-0 0-0 2-6 8 3 10 0 1 0 0 3401 Hodges, Errin 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 703 Nikitinaite, Gabby 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-3 3 0 2 0 4 1 0 805 Breunig, Georgia 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 410 Orr, Nicole 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 712 Blackwell, Riley 3-3 1-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 7 0 0 0 2 932 Woollacott, Abby 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 TEAM 3-3 6TOTALS 33-66 5-9 9-15 19-24 43 14 80 24 17 3 14 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 17-37 .459 2nd: 16-29 .552 Game: .5003-PT FG%: 1st: 4-8 .500 2nd: 1-1 1.000 Game: .556FT%: 1st: 3-4 .750 2nd: 6-11 .545 Game: .600

No. CSU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN01 Johnson, Phylicia 4-11 1-2 5-6 1-2 3 2 14 4 5 0 1 2810 Bowers, Tyeshia 5-11 1-2 2-2 2-4 6 2 13 2 8 0 4 3611 Harris, Konner 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2122 Mata Boix, Ines 7-15 0-0 3-8 8-2 10 2 17 0 4 4 1 40-25 Harris, Destiny 3-9 0-2 1-1 0-2 2 2 7 2 3 0 1 3004 Cliff, Alexandria 3-8 0-0 0-0 3-3 6 3 6 1 1 1 2 2812 Thomas, Tiana 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 921 Short, Niquera 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 434 Olverson, Tamera 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 435 Blake, Alexa 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 2-2 4TOTALS 23-58 2-8 11-17 16-17 33 15 59 11 24 5 9 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-31 .419 2nd: 10-27 .370 Game: .3973-PT FG%: 1st: 2-4 .500 2nd: 0-4 .000 Game: .250FT%: 1st: 3-5 .600 2nd: 8-12 .667 Game: .647

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: LeSha Hopson, Zipporah Chase, Bob ScofieldAttendance: 255Score by HalfNIU .......................................23-18-16-23 80Chicago State ....................12-19-16-12 59

GAME 5 • Nov. 24, 2017NIU 69-UTSA 55

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN4 Woods, Courtney 6-15 2-9 0-0 1-5 6 3 14 5 2 0 4 3125 Smith, Kelly 6-9 1-2 2-3 1-5 6 3 15 1 2 0 2 2934 May, Ally 5-7 1-2 0-0 2-4 6 1 11 1 1 0 2 3521 Voigt, Mikayla 5-15 3-8 0-0 1-2 3 1 13 4 1 0 2 3323 Starks, Myia 5-8 0-0 1-2 2-5 7 1 11 3 4 0 1 3101 Hodges, Errin 0-3 0-1 0-0 2-3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1403 Nikitinaite, Gabby 1-6 1-5 0-0 0-2 2 1 3 1 1 1 0 1105 Breunig, Georgia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 210 Orr, Nicole 1-5 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 512 Blackwell, Riley 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 732 Woollacott, Abby 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 0-4 4 TOTALS 29-72 8-30 3-5 10-34 44 13 69 15 13 1 11 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 16-37 .432 2nd: 13-35 .371 Game: .4033-PT FG%: 1st: 5-16 .313 2nd: 3-14 .214 Game: .267FT%: 1st: 3-5 .600 2nd: 0-0 .000 Game: .600

No. UTSA FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN20 Kekec, Kourtney 1-4 1-4 0-2 0-6 6 4 3 3 2 0 0 2921 Benson, Marie 3-8 0-0 4-5 2-7 9 2 10 0 5 1 0 2923 Hawkins, Tija 6-12 0-0 1-1 2-4 6 2 13 0 0 0 0 2031 Heineman, Carlie 0-10 0-7 0-0 0-4 4 2 0 4 4 1 0 3434 Donald, Karrington 1-8 1-6 0-0 0-2 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 214 Chidomere, Crystal 5-8 0-1 2-3 1-8 9 0 12 4 3 1 3 2713 Cousin, Deja 2-3 2-2 0-0 1-0 1 0 6 0 2 0 0 1115 Toth, Timea 3-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 1 6 0 2 0 1 1540 Marlow, Billie 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 14 TEAM 0-3 3TOTALS 22-60 4-20 7-11 7-35 42 13 55 12 21 3 4 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-29 .379 2nd: 11-31 .355 Game: .3673-PT FG%: 1st: 1-11 .091 2nd: 3-9 .333 Game: .200FT%: 1st: 5-8 .625 2nd: 2-3 .667 Game: .636

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Beverly Roberts, Sandra Twine, Marleah VidalAttendance: 347Score by HalfNIU .........................................19-21-22-7 69UTSA .....................................9-19-17-10 55

GAME 6 • Nov. 25, 2017Lamar 90-NIU 80

No. Lamar FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN3 Green, Kyla 2-4 0-0 0-2 0-3 3 2 4 1 1 0 0 1433 Bowers, Kiandra 8-11 0-0 1-8 2-6 8 4 17 0 1 1 1 2910 Barrs, Chastadie 3-9 0-1 4-10 0-10 10 4 10 9 1 0 1 3523 Kinard, Moe 11-21 3-8 5-9 6-7 13 3 30 1 2 0 3 3524 Miles, Ashlan 2-9 2-5 2-4 3-1 4 3 8 4 1 0 3 3000 Bracy, Lola 5-9 1-4 0-0 0-2 2 2 11 0 1 1 2 231 Pimentel, Jadyn 1-9 0-5 3-3 0-3 3 2 5 2 0 0 0 204 Laidler, Briana 0-2 0-0 0-2 1-1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 115 O’Dell, Baileigh 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0+22 Mathis, Dea’ngela 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 3-2 5TOTALS 34-77 6-23 16-40 16-35 51 24 90 17 8 2 10 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 12-39 .308 2nd: 22-38 .579 Game: .4423-PT FG%: 1st: 3-14 .214 2nd: 3-9 .333 Game: .261FT%: 1st: 7-20 .350 2nd: 9-20 .450 Game: .400

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN4 Woods, Courtney 8-18 5-12 1-1 0-6 6 2 22 2 5 0 1 3025 Smith, Kelly 2-4 0-0 2-2 0-3 3 5 6 1 1 0 0 1134 May, Ally 4-9 1-2 2-2 2-6 8 4 11 0 0 0 0 3321 Voigt, Mikayla 5-12 2-7 7-8 0-4 4 1 19 4 3 0 2 40-23 Starks, Myia 2-5 0-1 1-1 0-6 6 5 5 7 3 0 1 331 Hodges, Errin 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 43 Nikitinaite, Gabby 1-3 0-2 1-2 0-2 2 3 3 0 2 0 0 115 Breunig, Georgia 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+10 Orr, Nicole 3-9 1-5 0-0 0-2 2 4 7 1 1 0 1 2012 Blackwell, Riley 0-2 0-1 1-2 1-2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1132 Woollacott, Abby 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-1 1 3 6 0 1 0 0 7 TEAM 1-1 2TOTALS 27-66 9-31 17-20 5-34 39 30 80 16 17 0 6 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 10-31 .323 2nd: 17-35 .486 Game: .4093-PT FG%: 1st: 1-12 .083 2nd: 8-19 .421 Game: .290FT%: 1st: 10-12 .833 2nd: 7-8 .875 Game: .850

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Esrael Silva, Chris Sauceda, Demoya WilliamsAttendance: Score by HalfLamar ..................................18-16-35-21 90NIU .......................................11-20-23-26 80

The NIU women’s basketball team picked up their third-straight win with a 69-55 victory over UT-San Antonio Friday night at the UTSA Convocation Center.NIU came out of the gates firing on all cylinders going on a 17-0 run in the first quarter after the Roadrunners scored the first basket of the game. May scored seven of the team’s 19 first quarter points as the Huskies finished the quarter leading 19-9.All five Huskie starters scored in double figures, led by senior forward Kelly Smith. Smith finished with a game-high 15 points. The starting unit of Smith, Myia Starks, Mikayla Voigt, Courtney Woods and Ally May combined to score 64 of the 69 NIU points as Woods had 14, Voigt had 13 and Starks and May each scoring 11.A different Huskie led the way offensively in each quarter. After May’s seven in the first, Smith scored eight in the second while Voigt added six on two three-pointers in the quarter. Woods scored seven and Starks added sixth in the third.UTSA’s 55 points is a season low given up by NIU this season and the second-straight game the Huskies held a team under 60 points. The Roadrunners only shot 37-percent from the field and 20-percent from three-point range. UTSA turned the ball over 21 times, which the Huskies converted into 22 points.NIU outscored UTSA in every quarter of the game except for the fourth, ending the first with a 19-9 lead, outscoring the Roadrunners 21-19 in the second and entering the fourth quarter with a 62-45 lead.

The NIU women’s basketball team fell to Lamar 90-80 in their second game of the UTSA Thanksgiving Classic at the UTSA Convocation Center Saturday. The Huskies got a combined 41 points from juniors Mikayla Voigt and Courtney Woods as both players had strong second halves. NIU had to deal with foul trouble all game as Kelly Smith and Myia Starks both fouled out of the contest in the fourth quarter as the Huskies totaled 30 fouls in the game.Woods scored 17 of her 22 in the second half with an 11-point third quarter but the Huskies, as a team, were outscored 35-23 in the third. Voigt scored 10 of her 19 in the fourth quarter as NIU tried to rally back from a 69-54 deficit. The Huskies whittled the margin to within seven points on multiple occasions, but fell just short.The Huskies shot 40 percent from the field and 29 percent from three-point range as Lamar allowed NIU to go on many long scoring runs. The Cardinals also outrebounded NIU 51-39, and scored 16 second chance points.Redshirt junior guard Nicole Orr scored a career-high seven points off the bench for NIU, all coming in the second quarter. Orr’s performance, combined with four points from Ally May and NIU going 7-for-9 from the free throw line, helped the Huskies to trail by three points heading into halftime.After halftime Lamar outscored NIU 35-23 in the third quarter, led by the Cardinals’ Moe Kinard, whp scored 10 of her 30 points in the third. Lamar scored 18 of their 35 in the paint, with eight second chance points as they grabbed 13 rebounds, six offensive boards, to NIU’s four total rebounds.


No. Bradley FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN5 Brackmann, Chelsea 2-11 0-3 6-8 3-8 11 2 10 0 3 3 2 2200 Brewer, Danielle 1-4 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 3 2 0 1 0 1 1824 Kent, Shunseere 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 732 Dellamuth, Madison 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-5 5 0 0 2 1 0 0 1933 Schlueter, Anneke 3-7 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 6 3 2 1 0 183 Haack, Gabi 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-6 6 3 5 3 2 1 0 234 Adrian, Missy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112 Clay, Kellee 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 314 Wilkins, Ryan 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 420 Burrell, Shareece 1-1 0-0 0-2 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 723 Lawson, Jailynn 3-9 1-1 2-2 1-1 2 2 9 2 3 1 0 2925 Bozeman, Amber 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 130 Marsh, Emily 7-14 2-4 0-0 3-1 4 2 16 0 1 2 1 2944 Markert, Vanessa 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 4 2 1 4 0 0 1345 White, Nyjah 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 TEAM 2-0 2 TOTALS 20-62 4-17 8-12 12-28 40 23 52 13 20 8 5 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 7-27 .259 2nd: 13-35 .371 Game: .3233-PT FG%: 1st: 3-11 .273 2nd: 1-6 .167 Game: .235FT%: 1st: 5-6 .833 2nd: 3-6 .500 Game: .667

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN25 Smith, Kelly 4-12 0-1 4-4 2-1 3 2 12 1 1 0 1 2434 May, Ally 3-8 1-2 0-2 2-7 9 1 7 0 1 2 2 354 Woods, Courtney 5-12 1-3 3-3 1-8 9 3 14 2 2 0 3 3321 Voigt, Mikayla 6-12 2-4 8-11 1-2 3 1 22 0 2 0 1 3323 Starks, Myia 2-7 0-0 4-4 0-8 8 2 8 5 3 0 1 321 Hodges, Errin 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 115 Breunig, Georgia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 310 Orr, Nicole 2-5 1-2 0-0 1-1 2 2 5 0 1 0 0 612 Blackwell, Riley 0-3 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 624 Castro, Paulina 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 832 Woollacott, Abby 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 TEAM 3-1 4TOTALS 25-66 6-14 20-26 15-31 46 12 76 11 13 2 10 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-35 .371 2nd: 12-31 .387 Game: .3793-PT FG%: 1st: 2-6 .333 2nd: 4-8 .500 Game: .429FT%: 1st: 7-10 .700 2nd: 13-16 .813 Game: .769

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Scott Doberstein, Jodi Duffe, Erin FiasAttendance: 636Score by PeriodsBradley ..................................8-14-16-14 52 NIU .......................................18-17-22-19 76

A career-high 22 points by junior Mikayla Voigt helped propel the Northern Illinois University Women’s Basketball team to a 76-52 win over Bradley at the Convocation Center Wednesday night.Two other Huskies (5-2) finished in double figures, including Courtney Woods, who tallied 14 points and Kelly Smith who added 12. Like Voigt, Myia Starks finished with a career-high in points scored as the Huskie sophomore finished with eight points and a game-high five assists.The Huskies had complete control of the game from the tip, racing out to a 16-0 lead in the first six minutes of the contest. NIU did most of its damage in the first quarter in the paint, scoring 14 of its 18 first- quarter points in the paint.Bradley (3-3) battled back in the second quarter, scoring 14 points but NIU matched the Braves and then some. The Huskies scored 17 points in the quarter and pushed their lead to 13 at halftime on a jumper by Ally May at the buzzer.Leading 35-22 at the start of the third quarter, the Huskies opened the frame with a 6-2 run to extend their lead to 17, and they did it at the free throw line. Smith made a pair to start the scoring, while Starks made the next four from the line. Both Huskies finished 4-for-4 from the free throw line. As a team, NIU finished 20-for-26 from the free throw line in the game.

GAME 7 • Nov. 29, 2017Bradley 52-NIU 76

No. Loyola FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN4 O’Connor, Abby 9-16 2-6 0-0 0-5 5 4 20 1 3 1 0 2213 Salmon, Katie 2-5 0-2 1-2 0-4 4 3 5 0 2 2 1 1801 Segars, Lauren 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1820 Strawbridge, Kailyn 1-8 1-5 2-2 0-2 2 4 5 5 1 0 1 3130 Cerda, Jessica 5-11 4-7 0-0 0-3 3 2 14 1 1 0 1 342 Rice, Ellie 5-7 2-4 1-1 0-5 5 2 13 2 2 0 1 273 Meyer, Alexis 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 25 Wallace, Tiara 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1011 Segars, Brandi 3-6 0-0 3-4 0-1 1 2 9 0 0 0 0 1232 Nolan, Kat 1-2 1-1 0-0 1-3 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 2133 Williams, Lee 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 TEAM 0-4 4 TOTALS 27-60 10-25 7-9 1-29 30 22 71 11 9 4 5 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-33 .424 2nd: 13-27 .481 Game: .4503-PT FG%: 1st: 5-15 .333 2nd: 5-10 .500 Game: .400FT%: 1st: 2-4 .500 2nd: 5-5 .1000 Game: .778

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN25 Smith, Kelly 7-13 0-2 4-5 0-8 8 4 18 0 0 3 1 3334 May, Ally 2-7 0-0 0-0 4-6 10 0 4 2 2 0 0 324 Woods, Courtney 7-21 1-6 7-8 5-4 9 4 22 1 3 0 2 3421 Voigt, Mikayla 5-8 3-5 2-2 1-4 5 0 15 4 2 0 0 3723 Starks, Myia 5-11 0-0 6-7 1-4 5 2 16 2 2 0 0 405 Breunig, Georgia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 Orr, Nicole 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 812 Blackwell, Riley 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 624 Castro, Paulina 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 732 Woollacott, Abby 1-1 0-0 1-1 1-1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 0-3 3 1TOTALS 28-66 4-14 20-23 12-31 43 10 80 9 10 3 3 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 16-34 .471 2nd: 12-32 .375 Game: .4243-PT FG%: 1st: 1-7 .143 2nd: 3-7 .429 Game: .286FT%: 1st: 9-12 .750 2nd: 11-11 1.000 Game: .870

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Michelle DelDuco, Brad Maxey, Jamie BroderickAttendance: 1278Score by PeriodsLoyola ..................................18-17-20-16 71NIU .......................................21-21-27-11 80

A pair of Huskies reached career milestones as the Northern Illinois University Women’s Basketball team overcame a slow start to defeat Loyola, 80-71, at the Convocation Center on Education Day Wednesday afternoon.Junior Courtney Woods and senior Kelly Smith became the 23rd and 24th Huskies to reach the 1,000-point mark for their career and the first NIU (6-2) teammates to accomplish the feat in the same game as the Huskie duo scored 22 and 18 points, respectively, against Loyola (1-7). In addition to Woods and Smith, Myia Starks and Mikayla Voigt also finished in double figures. A 10-point second quarter propelled Starks to a career-high 16 points, while Voigt, who was shutout in the first half, finished with 15 points after scoring eight points in the third quarter and seven in the fourth.NIU was dominant in the paint, outscoring the Ramblers 42-14 and outrebounding them 43-30. Ally May led the way with 10 rebounds, while Woods and Smith each missed a double-double, tallying nine and eight rebounds, respectively. Loyola outshot NIU, 45.0-42.4 percent, thanks in large part to some hot shooting in the second half. The Ramblers shot 48.1 percent from the floor in the half, including 50 percent from three-point territory.The Huskies’ win over Loyola was their fifth win over a team from the Land of Lincoln this season and Carlsen’s 11th in her last 12 since taking over at NIU.

GAME 8 • Dec. 6, 2017NIU 80-Loyola 71

The Northern Illinois University women’s basketball team (7-2) posted an 86-75 win over SIUE (3-6) at the Sam M. Vadalabene Center Sunday. It was the third consecutive win for the Huskies and their best start to a season since 2006-07 as they equaled their mark at 7-2. NIU’s victory over SIUE (3-6) is the sixth in-state win of the season for the Huskies as NIU went 6-0 ver-sus Illinois competition.Sophomore point guard Myia Starks was on fire for the Huskies as she scored a career-high 25 points, making 11 free-throws, and recording six steals to mark two more career highs in the book. In the third quarter alone, Starks put up eight points and was a dominant leader on the court, making the plays when the Huskies needed her. Another 20-point game was earned from junior Courtney Woods as she put up 24 points, making six of her nine three-point attempts and went four-for-four at the free-throw line.The Huskies made up for White’s 28 points as they matched it with 28 defensive rebounds. NIU capital-ized on its rebounds as the Huskies were able to score on 14 of their 34 total. Woods had eight to lead the team, while redshirt sophomore Ally May record-ed six. Starks as well as senior forward Kelly Smith (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead) each added five.Smith and Mikayla Voigt added to the Huskies scor-ing, each in the double digits recording 15 and 11 points, respectively.

GAME 9 • Dec. 17, 2017NIU 86-SIUE 75

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN4 Woods, Courtney 7-15 6-9 4-4 1-7 8 3 24 6 3 1 0 3721 Voigt, Mikayla 4-12 3-7 0-0 1-3 4 0 11 8 3 0 1 40-23 Starks, Myia 7-11 0-1 11-12 0-5 5 3 25 7 5 0 6 4025 Smith, Kelly 6-8 1-1 2-2 0-2 2 5 15 1 0 2 0 2434 May, Ally 4-8 0-1 0-0 0-6 6 2 8 1 3 1 1 313 Nikitinaite, Gabby 1-4 1-3 0-0 1-1 2 4 3 1 2 0 1 175 Breunig, Georgia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+10 Orr, Nicole 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112 Blackwell, Riley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 232 Woollacott, Abby 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 TEAM 3-3 6 1 TOTALS 29-59 11-22 17-18 6-28 34 17 86 24 18 4 10 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 13-30 .433 2nd: 18-29 .552 Game: .4923-PT FG%: 1st: 6-12 .500 2nd: 5-10 .500 Game: .500FT%: 1st: 5-6 .833 2nd: 12-12 1.000 Game: .944

No. SIUE FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN5 Alston, Jay’Nee 1-10 1-7 2-2 0-5 5 3 5 3 0 0 2 3312 White, Lauren 9-17 3-5 7-10 4-3 7 3 28 5 8 1 1 3823 Troeckler, Allie 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 6 2 1 2 3 3531 Beck, Donshel 7-18 0-1 3-10 5-8 13 2 17 3 3 0 5 3234 Bauman, Sydney 4-7 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 3 8 1 2 4 0 311 King, Christen 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 310 Berzina, Elina 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 515 Churchill, Cloe 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-3 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 625 Whitlock, Zaria 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 144 Adams, Gwen 2-6 1-1 0-0 1-0 1 1 5 3 1 0 0 16 TEAM 1-2 3TOTALS 28-64 7-17 12-22 12-24 36 18 75 17 17 7 11 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 20-42 .476 2nd: 14-31 .452 Game: .4663-PT FG%: 1st: 9-18 .500 2nd: 3-10 .300 Game: .429FT%: 1st: 1-1 1.000 2nd: 16-20 .800 Game: .810

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Ty Bills, Jason Schmitz, Alycia DukesAttendance: 655Score by PeriodsSIUE.....................................17-20-23-26 86NIU .......................................22-18-18-17 75


No. Sacramento St. FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN3 Scott, Tiara 0-3 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2011 DeGraffenreid, Dana 4-13 1-4 2-2 1-3 4 4 11 1 1 0 0 2622 Johnson, Maranne 11-21 7-13 0-0 3-7 10 2 29 2 3 0 4 3732 Friend, Hannah 8-22 2-8 4-8 3-4 7 4 22 2 5 1 2 3533 Nicholas, Kennedy 5-11 0-1 0-0 5-5 10 2 10 0 2 1 1 334 Dawson, Justyce 0-4 0-1 1-2 0-4 4 3 1 2 3 0 1 1912 Weibel, Anna 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 714 Harris, Quayonna 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 Rohn, Raegen 0-3 0-3 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 22 TEAM 4-4 8 TOTALS 29-78 10-30 7-12 19-29 48 16 75 8 17 2 9 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-42 .333 2nd: 15-36 .417 Game: .3723-PT FG%: 1st: 2-14 .143 2nd: 8-16 .500 Game: .333FT%: 1st: 1-4 .250 2nd: 6-8 .750 Game: .583

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN4 Woods, Courtney 8-18 4-10 0-0 1-3 4 3 20 2 0 0 2 3221 Voigt, Mikayla 6-12 5-9 2-2 0-1 1 1 19 4 2 0 1 3023 Starks, Myia 0-5 0-0 3-4 0-6 6 1 3 5 6 0 0 3325 Smith, Kelly 9-11 0-0 2-3 1-5 6 3 20 1 3 1 2 2734 May, Ally 2-3 1-2 1-2 2-6 8 2 6 1 2 1 0 273 Nikitinaite, Gabby 0-6 0-4 0-0 0-3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 155 Breunig, Georgia 0-1 0-1 2-2 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 110 Orr, Nicole 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 312 Blackwell, Riley 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 824 Castro, Paulina 4-6 4-5 0-0 1-1 2 1 12 0 0 0 0 2132 Woollacott, Abby 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 2-7 9TOTALS 30-66 14-31 10-13 7-32 39 14 84 14 15 2 5 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 17-41 .415 2nd: 13-25 .520 Game: .4553-PT FG%: 1st: 8-21 .381 2nd: 6-10 .600 Game: .452FT%: 1st: 0-0 .000 2nd: 10-13 .769 Game: .769

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Robert McDow, Axel Coll , Carlos AlvarezAttendance: 104Score by PeriodsSacramento State .............16-15-16-28 75 NIU .......................................27-15-17-25 84

A torrid shooting effort in the fourth quarter helped propel the Northern Illinois University women’s basketball team (8-2) to an 84-76 win over Sacramento State (2-9) in its first game of the 2017 Puerto Rico Classic at the Coliseo Ruben Zayas Montanez Wednesday.The win over the Hornets is NIU’s fourth straight and gives the Huskies their best start since 1993-94 when NIU opened the season with a 10-2 record.NIU shot 58.3 percent from the field in the fourth quarter and 45.5 percent on the night with four Huskies finishing in double figures. Junior Courtney Woods and senior forward Kelly Smith each finished with a team-high 20 points.Mikayla Voigt and Paulina Castro provided the pop from beyond the arc, combining to go 9-of-14 from three-point territory and finish with 19 and 12 points, respectively. Castro’s 12 points was a career high with all her points coming from three-point land. With the score tied, 10-10 with 5:42 left in the first quarter Castro came off the bench to hit a three and key a 12-2 run by the Huskies the next three minutes. Her three of the game with 5:32 left in the second quarter sparked an 8-0 run by NIU.Four of Voigt’s five three-pointers in the game came in the first half as she led NIU with 12 points and helped give the Huskies a 42-31 halftime lead.

GAME 10 • Dec. 20, 2017NIU 84-Sacramento St. 75

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN4 Woods, Courtney 7-17 1-4 4-5 1-3 4 2 19 3 5 0 0 4121 Voigt, Mikayla 9-19 7-11 0-0 1-4 5 3 25 1 2 0 2 4323 Starks, Myia 8-17 0-0 3-3 1-9 10 3 19 6 5 0 0 4325 Smith, Kelly 4-9 1-3 6-7 3-4 7 4 15 2 1 1 2 3534 May, Ally 2-6 1-2 0-2 2-6 8 3 5 3 0 2 0 353 Nikitinaite, Gabby 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1224 Castro, Paulina 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 832 Woollacott, Abby 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-1 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 8 TEAM 3-4 7 TOTALS 32-73 11-22 16-21 11-33 44 16 91 15 16 4 6 225TOTAL FG%: 1st: 11-32 .344 2nd: 18-34 .529 Game: .4383-PT FG%: 1st: 7-12 .583 2nd: 4-10 .400 Game: .500FT%: 1st: 11-13 .846 2nd: 5-8 .625 Game: .762

No. Albany FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN00 Trpcic, Mackenzie 4-10 1-6 1-1 1-1 2 3 10 6 3 0 1 3513 Aiyalogbe, Bose 1-7 1-5 0-2 1-6 7 2 3 1 2 0 0 2815 Fequiere, Jessica 5-24 3-9 8-8 9-6 15 0 21 4 2 0 2 4122 Forster, Heather 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 1533 Carter, Tiana-Jo 8-17 0-0 2-2 6-4 10 2 18 1 0 2 0 2502 Frames, Kyara 2-6 1-5 2-2 1-2 3 2 7 3 0 0 2 1210 Conroy, Patricia 6-12 4-9 0-0 0-3 3 1 16 3 1 0 0 2624 Schecter, Alexi 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 232 List, Emma 2-3 0-0 4-4 2-5 7 3 8 1 0 0 0 1934 Mayo, Cece 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 344 Canada, Chyanna 6-11 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 2 12 0 2 1 1 19 TEAM 5-7 12TOTALS 28-66 4-14 20-23 12-31 43 10 80 9 10 3 3 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 17-42 .405 2nd: 13-43 .302 Game: .3723-PT FG%: 1st: 5-15 .333 2nd: 5-17 .294 Game: .294FT%: 1st: 8-8 1.000 2nd: 7-9 .778 Game: .895

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Robert McDow, Carlos Alvarez, Axel CollAttendance: 122Score by PeriodsNIU ...................................22-18-20-25-6 91Albany ............................18-29-23-15-12 97

The Northern Illinois University women’s basketball team (8-3) was unable to complete a dramatic comeback as it suffered a 97-91 setback in overtime to Albany (10-2) in its final game of the 2017 Puerto Rico Classic at the Coliseo Ruben Zayas Montanez Thursday.With 0.4 seconds left on the clock, and the Huskies trailing 85-82, Mikayla Voigt hit a three pointer from the corner at the buzzer to tie the game and send it into an extra frame.NIU trailed by 13, its largest deficit of the game with 9:07 left in the fourth quarter when the Huskies mounted a charge. NIU outscored the Great Danes, 15-4, in the next six minutes, to cut the Albany lead to two points.The Great Danes led by four, 83-79, with 16 seconds left in regulation. Junior Courtney Woods hit a three-pointer with five seconds left and Voigt quickly fouled Emma List with two seconds remaining in the fourth. List made both free throws to put Albany up by three.Following an NIU timeout after the second made free throw, the Huskies inbounded the ball on their side of the floor. Voigt then hit her three on the quick inbounds play to tie the game at the horn. Unfortunately for NIU, the Huskies were unable to get anything going in the extra five minutes. NIU fell behind by four in the first minute of overtime and were never able to get the stop and score it needed to tie the game or pull ahead.Voigt led all scorers with a career-high 25 points, 17 coming in the first half. The Huskie junior went 9-of-19 from the field, including 7-of-11 from three-point territory, also career bests.

GAME 11 • Dec. 21, 2017Albany 97-NIU 91 (OT)

The Northern Illinois University women’s basketball team (8-4, 0-1) suffered a 67-65 setback at Miami (9-3, 1-0) in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams at Millett Hall Saturday. With 15.7 seconds left in the game and the Huskies trailing, 65-62, Courtney Woods nailed her first three pointer of the game to tie the contest, 65-65.However, a Huskie foul on the shot put Lauren Dickerson to the line for a pair of free throws. The RedHawk guard hit both shots to give Miami a 67-65 lead with three seconds left in regulation. Unfortu-nately for the Huskies, the full court inbounds pass was intercepted and Miami sealed the victory.Miami led by five with 22 seconds left to play when Myia Starks made a layup and Miami’s Kayla Brown missed a pair of free throws. A quick timeout by the Huskies allowed NIU to advance the ball to half court. Woods took the inbounds pass, got open and hit the game-tying shot. Miami called their final timeout, allowing the Red-Hawks to inbounds the ball from half court and run one final play. Dickerson drove the line and Kelly Smith was called for her fifth foul of the game to send Dickerson to the line.Smith led all scorers with 21 points and added nine rebounds, while Ally May posted her second dou-ble-double of the season, scoring a career-high 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Woods also fin-ished in double figures with 12 points, which she got on her final shot of the game.

GAME 12 • Dec. 30, 2017NIU 65-Miami 67

No. NIU FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN25 Smith, Kelly 8-14 0-2 5-8 4-5 9 5 21 1 1 0 0 2934 May, Ally 7-11 2-4 0-0 2-9 11 0 16 0 2 3 1 364 Woods, Courtney 5-17 1-3 1-2 3-4 7 4 12 2 1 0 0 2721 Voigt, Mikayla 1-6 0-3 2-4 0-4 4 3 4 1 2 0 0 4023 Starks, Myia 2-11 0-0 2-2 2-4 6 4 6 6 4 0 1 383 Nikitinaite, Gabby 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-5 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 115 Breunig, Georgia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0+12 Blackwell, Riley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 224 Castro, Paulina 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1132 Woollacott, Abby 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 TEAM 1-4 5 TOTALS 25-65 5-17 10-16 12-37 49 20 65 12 14 3 2 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 12-30 .400 2nd: 13-35 .371 Game: .3853-PT FG%: 1st: 2-7 .286 2nd: 3-10 .300 Game: .294FT%: 1st: 4-8 .500 2nd: 6-8 .750 Game: .625

No. Miami FG 3FG FT O-D TOT F TP A TO B S MIN25 McDonagh, Molly 1-5 0-0 1-2 2-4 6 2 3 2 0 0 1 2234 Galloway, Megan 1-4 0-0 0-1 1-4 5 1 2 0 3 1 0 1613 Dickerson, Lauren 6-15 2-10 4-4 0-3 3 4 18 4 0 0 3 2915 Brown, Kayla 5-9 0-2 1-3 2-2 4 2 11 2 0 2 2 3421 Purvis, Leah 3-6 0-3 1-2 0-0 0 4 7 1 0 1 1 3210 Levering, Kristen 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 324 Reid, Baleigh 3-7 0-0 4-6 3-6 9 3 10 0 0 0 2 2532 Kluesner, Savannah 2-6 0-0 0-4 0-4 4 0 4 0 0 0 1 1040 McCoy, Kendall 5-14 0-4 0-1 1-5 6 3 10 0 3 0 0 29 TEAM 1-2 3TOTALS 28-64 7-17 12-22 12-24 36 18 75 17 17 7 11 200TOTAL FG%: 1st: 14-35 .400 2nd: 13-33 .394 Game: .3973-PT FG%: 1st: 9-18 .500 2nd: 3-10 .300 Game: .100FT%: 1st: 1-1 1.000 2nd: 16-20 .800 Game: .478

Technical Fouls: noneOfficials: Royce Blevins, Alycia Dukes, Troy RameyAttendance: Score by PeriodsNIU ........................12-18-14-21 65Miami .....................18-12-13-24 67

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