2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by third-year head coach Lisa Carlsen, played their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 15–15, 7–11 in MAC play, to finish in fifth place in the West division. They lost in the first round of the MAC women's tournament to Eastern Michigan.

2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	15–15 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach	Lisa Carlsen (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Adam Tandez John McGinty Maria Kasza
Home arena	Convocation Center

2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Buffalo	16	–	2		.889			29	–	6		.829
Miami (OH)	12	–	6		.667			21	–	11		.656
Ohio	9	–	9		.500			16	–	15		.516
Kent State	5	–	13		.278			13	–	19		.406
Bowling Green	3	–	15		.167			11	–	19		.367
Akron	3	–	15		.167			9	–	21		.300
West
Central Michigan †	17	–	1		.944			30	–	5		.857
Ball State	13	–	5		.722			25	–	7		.781
Western Michigan	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Toledo	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
Northern Illinois	7	–	11		.389			15	–	15		.500
Eastern Michigan	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
† 2018 MAC tournament winner As of March 24, 2018

Previous season

They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in MAC play, to finish in a tie for third place in the West division. They defeated Ohio and Western Michigan in the MAC tournament before losing to Toledo in the championship. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost in the first round to South Dakota State.

Roster

2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Errin Hodges 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Central Evansville, IN G 3 Gabby Nikitiniate 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) Fr Coopers School Orpington, England G/F 4 Courtney Woods 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr St. Margaret's Anglican School Brisbane, Australia G 5 Georgia Breunig 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Sauk Prairie Sauk Prairie, WI G 10 Nicole Orr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Reynoldsburg Butler Columbus, OH F 12 Riley Blackwell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Plainfield Plainfield, IN G 21 Mikayla Voigt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Kettle Moraine Lutheran Slinger, WI G 22 Janae Poisson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Marian Catholic Matteson, IL G 23 Myia Starks 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Neuqua Valley Oswego, IL G 24 Paulina Castro 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Harvest Christian Elgin, IL F 25 Kelly Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Arrowhead Hartland, WI F 32 Abby Woollacott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Rockford Lutheran Rockford, IL F 33 Jazmine Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Heritage Christian West Allis, WI F 34 Ally May 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Arrowhead Hartland, WI F 40 Renee Sladek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Merrill Merrill, WI	Head coach Lisa Carlsen (Northwest Missouri State) Assistant coach(es) John McGinty (Iowa) Adam Tandez (Marquette) Maria Kasza (Michigan Tech) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 16, 2024

Schedule and results

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2017* 1:00 p.m.		Benedictine	W 96–28		Convocation Center  DeKalb, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017* 6:00 p.m.		at Eastern Illinois	W 93–64	1–0	Lantz Arena (338) Charleston, IL
November 15, 2017* 7:00 p.m.		at Iowa	L 80–105	1–1	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,504) Iowa City, IA
November 18, 2017* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Western Illinois	W 96–94	2–1	Convocation Center (550) DeKalb, IL
November 20, 2017* 7:00 p.m.		at Chicago State	W 80–59	3–1	Jones Convocation Center (255) Chicago, IL
November 24, 2017* 4:00 p.m.		at UTSA UTSA Thanksgiving Classic	W 69–55	4–1	Convocation Center (347) San Antonio, TX
November 25, 2017* 12:00 p.m.		vs. Lamar UTSA Thanksgiving Classic	L 80–90	4–2	Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
November 29, 2017* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		Bradley	W 76–52	5–2	Convocation Center (636) DeKalb, IL
December 6, 2017* 11:00 a.m.		Loyola Chicago	W 80–71	6–2	Convocation Center (1,271) DeKalb, IL
December 17, 2017* 2:00 p.m.		at SIU Edwardsville	W 86–75	7–2	Vadalabene Center (655) Edwardsville, IL
December 20, 2017* 2:30 p.m.		vs. Sacramento State Puerto Rico Classic	W 82–56	8–2	Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (105) Trujillo Alto, PR
December 21, 2017* 12:00 p.m.		vs. Albany Puerto Rico Classic	L 91–97 OT	8–3	Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (122) Trujillo Alto, PR
MAC regular season
December 30, 2017 12:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	L 65–67	8–4 (0–1)	Millett Hall  Oxford, OH
January 3, 2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		Kent State	W 81–79	9–4 (1–1)	Convocation Center (334) DeKalb, IL
January 6, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Buffalo	W 86–84 OT	10–4 (2–1)	Convocation Center (593) DeKalb, IL
January 10, 2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Western Michigan	L 83–88	10–5 (2–2)	University Arena (635) Kalamazoo, MI
January 13, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Toledo	L 60–63	10–6 (2–3)	Savage Arena (3,716) Toledo, OH
January 13, 2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		Central Michigan	L 78–81	10–7 (2–4)	Convocation Center (468) DeKalb, IL
January 20, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Eastern Michigan	L 76–83	10–8 (2–5)	Convocation Center (547) DeKalb, IL
January 24, 2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Ohio	L 75–77	10–9 (2–6)	Convocation Center (242) Athens, OH
January 27, 2018 2:30 p.m., ESPN3		at Ball State	L 72–81	10–10 (2–7)	Worthen Arena (3,867) Muncie, IN
January 31, 2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		Miami (OH)	L 62–77	10–11 (2–8)	Convocation Center (457) DeKalb, IL
February 3, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Kent State	W 72–62	11–11 (3–8)	MAC Center (546) Kent, OH
February 7, 2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Akron	W 84–61	12–11 (4–8)	James A. Rhodes Arena (505) Akron, OH
February 10, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Bowling Green	W 72–68	13–11 (5–8)	Convocation Center (557) DeKalb, IL
February 17, 2018 3:30 p.m., ESPN3		Ball State	L 50–72	13–12 (5–9)	Worthen Arena (794) Muncie, IN
February 21, 2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Central Michigan	L 77–91	13–13 (5–10)	McGuirk Arena (1,614) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 24, 2018 1:30 p.m., ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	W 84–75	14–13 (6–10)	Convocation Center (2,773) Ypsilanti, MI
February 28, 2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		Toledo	W 89–79	15–13 (7–10)	Convocation Center (463) DeKalb, IL
March 3, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Western Michigan	L 66–85	15–14 (7–11)	Convocation Center (593) DeKalb, IL
MAC women's tournament
March 5, 2018 5:00 p.m., ESPN3	(8)	(9) Eastern Michigan First round	L 77–84	15–15	Convocation Center (294) DeKalb, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

See also

• 2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team