![]() ![]() ![]() We did a pretty good job of executing the gameplan today of getting the ball to our forwards at the basket." "There aren't many teams that we can say we have a size advantage against when we step on the floor but that was the case today. "We knew we had to take advantage of Brooke's size inside," Carlsen said. NIU took the lead with 0:33 seconds left when Laura Nickel (Marshall, Wis./Marshall) found Stonebraker under the basket to put the Huskies up 65-64. The Huskies got within one with 2:01 remaining when Brooke Blumenfield (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North) picked up a loose ball and scored in the lane to make the score 64-63. Western Michigan then scored five of the next seven points with a Kaitlyn Zarycki layup putting the Broncos up 64-61 with 2:29 to go. Brooke Stonebraker (Versailles, Ohio/Versailles) and Jayden Marable (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook) combined to score six straight points for the Huskies to tie the game at 59 with 3:37 to play. NIU (15-15, 8-10 MAC) trailed 59-53 with 5:34 to go in the fourth quarter. The Huskies will take on the Kent State Golden Flashes in the final quarterfinal of the day. NIU earned the six-seed for the MAC Tournament, which starts Wednesday, March 13, by virtue of the Huskies' win at Ohio earlier in the season. ![]() With the win and an Ohio loss at Miami, the Huskies finished Mid-American Conference play 8-10 and tied with the Bobcats for sixth place. Western Michigan provides different challenges than other teams, but I think finding ways to win together has been our m.o. "You expect to have 40 minutes of hard-fought battles at this time of year. "Today's game was great preparation for next week," said head coach Lisa Carlsen after Saturday's victory. The Northern Illinois University women's basketball team used a 13-5 run in the last 5:19 Saturday afternoon to come away with a 66-64 win over the Western Michigan Broncos at University Arena. ![]()
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