2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team

2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball
2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	15–16 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach	Lisa Carlsen (9th season);
Associate head coach	Adam Tandez
Assistant coaches	Jayne Hengesbach; Imani Gordon;
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by ninth-year head coach Lisa Carlsen, played their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the Mid-American Conference.

2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Toledo	17	–	1	.944	28	–	6	.824
Ball State	16	–	2	.889	28	–	6	.824
Kent State †	13	–	5	.722	21	–	12	.636
Buffalo	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Bowling Green	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
Northern Illinois	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Ohio	8	–	10	.444	11	–	19	.367
Western Michigan	7	–	11	.389	12	–	18	.400
Miami (OH)	6	–	12	.333	9	–	20	.310
Akron	6	–	12	.333	11	–	18	.379
Central Michigan	4	–	14	.222	6	–	22	.214
Eastern Michigan	3	–	15	.167	7	–	22	.241

† 2024 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2022–23 season 16–17, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.^[1] In the MAC tournament, they were defeated by Kent State in the first round.^[2] They received an invitation into the WBI,^[3] where they were defeated by Georgia Southern in the first round,^[4] North Dakota in the consolation round,^[5] and UIC in the 7th place game.^[6]

Roster

2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Sidney McCrea	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Prairie High School	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
G	3	Jayden Marable	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Bolingbrook High School	Bolingbrook, Illinois
G	10	Chelby Koker	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Shoreland Lutheran High School	Racine, Wisconsin
G	12	Shannon Blacher	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Montini Catholic High School	Burr Ridge, Illinois
G	14	Kortney Drake	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Kirkwood Community College	Wilton, Iowa
G	15	Grace Hunter	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	Bellmont High School	Monroeville, Indiana
F	21	Tara Stauffacher	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Wisconsin	Columbus, Wisconsin
F	24	Maddy Fay	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Fremd High School	Palatine, Illinois
F	31	Jayde Van Hyfte	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Arizona State	Annawan, Illinois
G	32	Laura Nickel	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Marshall High School	Marshall, Wisconsin
G	33	Moriah Prewitt	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Des Moines Christian School	Urbandale, Iowa
F	34	Brooke Stonebraker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Versailles High School	Versailles, Ohio
F	41	Brooke Blumenfeld	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Fr	Glenbrook North High School	Northbrook, Illinois

Head coach

Lisa Carlsen (Northwest Missouri State)

Assistant coach(es)

Adam Tandez (Marquette)
Jayne Hengesbach (Olivet Nazarene)
Imani Gordon (Cleveland State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 23, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2023* 6:00 pm	Ripon	W 104–43	–	Convocation Center (295) DeKalb, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Arkansas State MAC-SBC Challenge	L 62–75	0–1	First National Bank Arena (2,685) Jonesboro, AR
November 12, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Western Illinois	L 62–95	0–2	Western Hall (677) Macomb, IL
November 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Indiana	L 60–66	0–3	Screaming Eagles Arena (503) Evansville, IN
November 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Lindenwood	W 77–60	1–3	Convocation Center (486) DeKalb, IL
November 24, 2023* 10:00 am	vs. Radford November Clasico	W 72–55	2–3	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR
November 25, 2023* 10:00 am	vs. Indiana State November Clasico	W 67–62	3–3	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR
November 29, 2023* 6:30 pm, B1G+	at Wisconsin	L 54–75	3–4	Kohl Center (2,886) Madison, WI
December 3, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at SIU Edwardsville	L 79–89	3–5	First Community Arena (467) Edwardsville, IL
December 10, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Detroit Mercy	W 75–66	4–5	Convocation Center (–) DeKalb, IL
December 18, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Illinois	W 65–55	5–5	Convocation Center (326) DeKalb, IL
December 30, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Concordia Chicago	W 98–32	6–5	Convocation Center (458) DeKalb, IL
MAC regular season
January 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Michigan	L 49–67	6–6 (0–1)	Convocation Center (375) DeKalb, IL
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Miami (OH)	W 58–48	7–6 (1–1)	Convocation Center (422) DeKalb, IL
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Ohio	W 67–62	8–6 (2–1)	Convocation Center (577) Athens, OH
January 14, 2024 5:00 pm, CBSSN	at Kent State	L 48–73	8–7 (2–2)	MAC Center (838) Kent, OH
January 17, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Buffalo	L 58–65	8–8 (2–3)	Convocation Center (445) DeKalb, IL
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Central Michigan	W 70–57	9–8 (3–3)	Convocation Center (711) DeKalb, IL
January 24, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Toledo	L 52–72	9–9 (3–4)	Savage Arena (3,902) Toledo, OH
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Akron	L 59–61	9–10 (3–5)	Convocation Center (980) DeKalb, IL
January 31, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bowling Green	L 54–72	9–11 (3–6)	Stroh Center (2,420) Bowling Green, OH
February 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Ball State	W 76–71 ^OT	10–11 (4–6)	Convocation Center (700) DeKalb, IL
February 10, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Georgia Southern MAC-SBC Challenge	W 91–84	11–11	Convocation Center (846) DeKalb, IL
February 14, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+	Western Michigan	L 47–65	11–12 (4–7)	Convocation Center (1,958) DeKalb, IL
February 17, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Michigan	W 61–52	12–12 (5–7)	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,428) Ypsilanti, MI
February 21, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Buffalo	W 66–57	13–12 (6–7)	Alumni Arena (1,740) Amherst, NY
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Bowling Green	L 73–82	13–13 (6–8)	Convocation Center (1,401) DeKalb, IL
February 28, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Toledo			Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Akron			James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
March 6, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Miami (OH)			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
March 9, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Western Michigan			University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
MAC tournament
March 13–16, 2024 ESPN+/CBSSN	vs.			Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
^ "Three-Point Shooting Propels Kent State Past NIU In MAC Tournament". NIU Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
^ "2023 Bracket". Women's Basketball Invitational. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
^ "Eagles Notch First National Postseason Win, Upend NIU 69-58 In WBI Quarterfinals". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
^ "Hawks win first National postseason game in the DI era over NIU, 102-99". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball Concludes Day Three at the WBI with a Victory Over Northern Illinois Sunday Afternoon". UIC Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". NIU Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
^ "Northern Illinois Huskies 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

[2] "Three-Point Shooting Propels Kent State Past NIU In MAC Tournament". NIU Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

[3] "2023 Bracket". Women's Basketball Invitational. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

[4] "Eagles Notch First National Postseason Win, Upend NIU 69-58 In WBI Quarterfinals". Georgia Southern University Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

[5] "Hawks win first National postseason game in the DI era over NIU, 102-99". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

[6] "Women's Basketball Concludes Day Three at the WBI with a Victory Over Northern Illinois Sunday Afternoon". UIC Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

[7] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". NIU Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

[8] "Northern Illinois Huskies 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

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