College basketball team
Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball University Northern Illinois University Head coach Lisa Carlsen (10th season)Conference Mid-American Location DeKalb, Illinois Arena NIU Convocation Center (capacity: 10,000)Nickname Huskies Colors Cardinal and black[ 1]
1990, 1992 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 1972 1972 1990, 1992 (NSC ) 1993 (Mid-Con ) 1995 (MCC ) 1989, 1990 (NSC) 1993, 1994 (Mid-Con)
The Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team is the college basketball team that represent Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb , Illinois , United States. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team last played in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament in 1995 . The Huskies are coached by Lisa Carlsen .
Season-by-season records
Statistics overview
Season
Coach
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason
Mary Bell (Independent) (1957–1977)
1957–58
Mary Bell
1–1
1958–59
Mary Bell
3–1
1959–60
Mary Bell
2–3
1960–61
Mary Bell
5–1
1961–62
Mary Bell
4–2
1962–63
Mary Bell
3–3
1963–64
Mary Bell
6–3
1964–65
Mary Bell
4–5
1965–66
Mary Bell
7–2
1966–67
Mary Bell
4–4
1967–68
Mary Bell
6–6
1968–69
Mary Bell
8–3
1969–70
Mary Bell
11–2
1970–71
Mary Bell
9–4
1971–72
Mary Bell
15–3
Midwest AIAW Region Champion[ 2] AIAW Elite Eight
1972–73
Mary Bell
6–9
Illinois AIAW Tournament
1973–74
Mary Bell
6–7
Illinois AIAW Tournament
1974–75
Mary Bell
1–11
Illinois AIAW Tournament
1975–76
Mary Bell
5–10
Illinois AIAW Tournament
1976–77
Mary Bell
3–10
Illinois AIAW Tournament
Mary Bell:
109–90
Alex Textor (Independent) (1977–1981)
1977–78
Alex Textor
4–9
Illinois AIAW Tournament
1978–79
Alex Textor
11–8
Illinois AIAW Tournament
1979–80
Alex Textor
17–12
Illinois AIAW Tournament
1980–81
Alex Textor
15–17
Illinois AIAW Tournament
Alex Textor:
47–46
Rita Horky (MAC ) (1981–1983)
1981–82
Rita Horky
18–14
7–4
T–3rd
Illinois AIAW State Champion[ 2] Midwest AIAW Region Final[ 2]
1982–83
Rita Horky
13–14
7–11
7th
Rita Horky:
31–28
14–15
Cherri Block (MAC ) (1983–1984)
1983–84
Cherri Block
15–13
9–9
T–4th
Cherri Block:
15–13
9–9
Jane Albright (MAC ) (1984–1986)
1984–85
Jane Albright
15–13
11–7
4th
1985–86
Jane Albright
8–19
6–12
8th
Jane Albright (Independent) (1986–1987)
1986–87
Jane Albright
11–16
Jane Albright (North Star Conference ) (1987–1992)
1987–88
Jane Albright
14–14
6–4
4th
1988–89
Jane Albright
23–7
12–2
T–1st
1989–90
Jane Albright
26–5
12–0
1st
NCAA 2nd Round
1990–91
Jane Albright
25–10
12–2
2nd
7th in NWIT
1991–92
Jane Albright
18–14
8–4
T–2nd
NCAA 2nd Round
Jane Albright (Mid-Continent Conference ) (1992–1994)
1992–93
Jane Albright
24–6
15–1
1st
NCAA 1st Round
1993–94
Jane Albright
24–6
18–0
1st
NCAA 1st Round
Jane Albright:
188–110
100–32
Liz Galloway-McQuitter (Midwestern Collegiate Conference ) (1994–1997)
1994–95
Liz Galloway-McQuitter
17–14
10–6
T–4th
NCAA 1st Round
1995–96
Liz Galloway-McQuitter
9–19
5–11
T–6th
1996–97
Liz Galloway-McQuitter
7–20
5–11
T–6th
Liz Galloway-McQuitter (MAC ) (1997–1998)
1997–98
Liz Galloway-McQuitter
4–22
3–15
6th (West)
Liz Galloway-McQuitter:
37–75
23–43
Carol Hammerle (MAC ) (1998–2005)
1998–99
Carol Hammerle
10–16
7–9
3rd (West)
1999–00
Carol Hammerle
6–22
5–11
6th (West)
2000–01
Carol Hammerle
16–16[ 3]
10–6[ 3]
3rd (West)[ 3]
2001–02
Carol Hammerle
17–13[ 4]
10–6[ 4]
T–4th (West)[ 4]
2002–03
Carol Hammerle
12–16[ 5]
8–8[ 5]
5th (West)[ 5]
2003–04
Carol Hammerle
12–16[ 6] [ 7]
7–9[ 6]
T–5th (West)[ 6]
2004–05
Carol Hammerle
7–21[ 8]
4–12[ 8]
T–6th (West)[ 8]
Carol Hammerle:
80–120
51–61
Carol Owens (MAC ) (2005–2010)
2005–06
Carol Owens
12–17[ 9] [ 10]
7–9[ 9]
T–4th (West)[ 9]
2006–07
Carol Owens
19–12[ 11]
8–8[ 11]
3rd (West)[ 11]
2007–08
Carol Owens
10–18[ 12]
6–8[ 12]
4th (West)[ 12]
2008–09
Carol Owens
15–15[ 13]
10–6[ 13]
3rd (West)[ 13]
2009–10
Carol Owens
10–19[ 14]
4–12[ 14]
5th (West)[ 14]
Carol Owens:
66–81
35–43
Kathi Bennett (MAC ) (2010–2015)
2010–11
Kathi Bennett
13–17[ 15]
7–9[ 15]
4th (West)[ 15]
2011–12
Kathi Bennett
14–17[ 16]
6–10[ 16]
4th (West)[ 16]
2012–13
Kathi Bennett
7–23[ 17]
2–14[ 17]
6th (West)[ 17]
2013–14
Kathi Bennett
11–19[ 18]
6–10[ 18]
6th (West)[ 18]
2014–15
Kathi Bennett
12–17[ 18]
8–10[ 18]
5th (West)[ 18]
Kathi Bennett:
57–93
29–53
Lisa Carlsen (MAC ) (2015–present)
2015–16
Lisa Carlsen
13–17 [ 19]
4–13
6th (West)
2016–17
Lisa Carlsen
21–12
12–6
3rd (West)
WNIT 1st Round
2017–18
Lisa Carlsen
15–15
7–11
5th (West)
2018–19
Lisa Carlsen
19–13
10–8
3rd (West)
2019–20
Lisa Carlsen
11–19
7–1
6th (West)
2020–21
Lisa Carlsen
12–12
10–8
7th
2021–22
Lisa Carlsen
14–15
11–9
5th
2022–23
Lisa Carlsen
16–17
8–10
T–5th
WBI 1st Round
Lisa Carlsen:
65–61
31–40
Total:
695–717
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
Division I postseason results
NCAA tournament
The Huskies have appeared in five NCAA tournaments . Their combined record is 2–5.
National Invitation tournament
The Huskies have appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments . Their combined record is 1–3.[ 20]
AIAW tournament
The Huskies have appeared in one AIAW tournament . Their record is 1–1.
Coaching staff
On June 30, 2015, the Huskies announced Lisa Carlsen as the next women's basketball head coach.[ 21] [ 22]
Lisa Carlsen – Head Coach
Kierra McCleary – Assistant Coach
John McGinty – Assistant Coach
Adam Tandez – Assistant Coach
Jazz Weaver – Director of Basketball Operations
Takima Keane – Graduate Assistant
See also
References
External links
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