Northern Illinois University Women s Basketball Game Notes

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1 NIU Women s Basketball Schedule All Home Games Played at Convocation Center Date Opponent Time Nov. 14 vs. IUPUI L, Nov. 18 at Western Illinois 7 p.m. Seton Hall Classic Nov p.m. Nov. 22 vs. Seton Hall or Wagner Nov p.m. Nov. 29 vs. UW- 2 p.m. Dec. 3 at Northern Iowa 12 p.m. Dec. 7 1:30 p.m. Dec. 15 vs. Illinois State 7 p.m. Dec p.m. Dec. 20 vs. 2 p.m. Dec. 28 at Southern Illinois 2 p.m. Jan. 3 vs. Chicago State 2 p.m. Jan. 7 at Central Michigan* 6 p.m. Jan. 10 * 1 p.m. Jan. 14 vs. Western Michigan* 7 p.m. Jan. 17 vs. Eastern Michigan* 2 p.m. Jan. 21 vs. Ball State* 7 p.m. Jan. 24 * 11 a.m. Jan. 31 vs. * 1 p.m. Feb. 4 vs. * 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at Kent State* 1 p.m. Feb. 11 vs. Miami* 7 p.m. Feb. 14 * 1 p.m. Feb. 21 at Eastern Michigan* 1 p.m. Feb. 24 vs. * 7 p.m. Feb. 28 vs. Central Michigan* 5 p.m. Mar. 4 at Ball State* 6 p.m. Mar. 7 at Western Michigan* 1 p.m MAC Tournament Mar. 11 First Round Mar. 13 Quarter nals Mar. 14 Semi nals Mar. 15 Finals All times Central and subject to change Home Games in Bold *-Mid-American Conference game NIU MEDIA RELATIONS Joe Summins Women s Basketball Contact Work: Cell: jsummins@niu.edu Northern Illinois University Women s Basketball Game Notes NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Terriel Cannon G/F 5-9 Jr. Hillside, Ill. (Proviso West) 2 Shari Welton G/F 5-11 Sr.-RS Calumet City, Ill. (Wisconsin) 3 Kylie York G 5-8 Jr. Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern) 4 Tenisha Wilson G 5-8 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Bogan Computer Technical) 10 Jessie Wilcox G 5-7 Sr. Oshkosh, Wis. (West) 21 Courtney Shelton G 5-8 Fr. Rockton, Ill. (Honenegah) 23 Marke Freeman G 5-5 So.-RS Spring eld, Ill. (Florida A&M) 24 Sarah Rogers G 5-9 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Marshall) 25 Bianca Brown G 5-9 So. Detroit, Mich. (Detroit Renaissance) 32 Mauvolyene Adams F 6-0 So. Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook) 34 Becky Smith F 6-2 Sr. Janesville, Wis. (Parker) 41 Aileen Rossouw F 6-2 Sr.-RS Plano, Texas (Auburn) 44 Ebony Ellis C 6-3 So. Joliet, Ill. (Joliet Township) Pronunciation Key GAME 2 Tuesday, November 18, p.m. CST Northern Illinois University Huskies (0-1, 0-0 MAC) Head Coach: Carol Owens (41-48, 4th Season) vs Western Illinois Westerwinds (1-0, 0-0 Summit) Head Coach: Leslie Crane ( , 10th Season) Western Hall: (5,139) Macomb, Ill. PROBABLE STARTERS NORTHERN ILLINOIS PPG RPG APG WESTERN ILLINOIS PPG RPG APG F 41 Aileen Rosouw F 25 Nicole Myers C 44 Ebony Ellis F 44 Lindsey Wutt G 2 Shari Welton G 4 Amanda Walker G 10 Jessie Wilcox G 23 Katy Clark G 23 Marke Freeman G 24 Jordan O Brien Name... Pronunciation Terriel... Terry-EL Shari... Sha-REE Tenisha... Tuh-knee-sha Aileen Rossouw... eye-lean ROO-so Mauvolyene... Maw-vo-LEAN

2 Northern Illinois University Quick Facts City, Zip...DeKalb, IL Founded Enrollment... 25,208 Nickname... Huskies School Colors...Cardinal & Black Home Court... Convocation Center Capacity... 9,100 Af liation...ncaa Division I Conference... Mid-American (West) President... Dr. John Peters (John Carroll 1967) Assoc. VP/Director of Athletics... Jeff Compher (James Madison, 1980) Athletics Phone / Ticket Of ce / Website... Coaching Staff Head Coach... Carol Owens Alma Mater/Year... Northern Illinois/ 1990 Record at NIU/Years /4 Career Record...Same Of ce Phone...(815) Best Time To Reach...Contact SID Assistant Coaches...Molly Murray, E.C. Hill,...Heather Oesterle Dir. of Basketball Operations...Cecilia Bolles Athletic Trainer... Natalie Meckstroth Team Information Overall Record Home Road Neutral MAC Record/Finish...6-8/ 4th West Starters Returning/Lost... 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 9/2 Team History First Year of Basketball First Season in Division I Overall All-Time Division I Record NCAA Tournament Appearances , 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 HUSKIES ALL-ACCESS Huskies All-Access is your online home for the most comprehensive coverage of Northern Illinois sports. Get the games, highlights, press conferences and coach s shows you want - all in one place Plans start at $6.95 a month. NIU vs. Western Illinois, November 18 Page 2 THE LAST TIME OUT The Northern Illinois University women s basketball team dropped its season opener, 72-58, to IUPUI Friday night at the Convocation Center. IUPUI (1-0) forward Jernisha Cann led all scorers with 23 points and was one of three Jaguars in double gures. Janna Eichelberger nished with 15 and Nicole James added 10. Huskie (0-1) center Ebony Ellis turned in her third double-double of her career, leading NIU is scoring with 15 points and in rebounding with 14 boards. Marke Freeman also nished in double digits, scoring 16 points. Becky Smith had a solid night, adding nine. Turnovers plagued the Huskies all night. NIU turned the ball over 26 times and IUPUI capitalized scoring 33 points off Huskie miscues. The Jaguars also had a strong inside game, outscoring the Huskies in the paint and the IUPUI bench was productive, accounting for 31 points, while NIU s reserves added 20 points to the effort. Trailing with 8:21 left to play, went on a 12-2 run to get to within a point with 4:05 left play. However, that would be as close as the Huskies would get. IUPUI closed out the game with a 15-2 run to seal the victory. Northern Illinois jumped out to an early 6-0 lead, but the Jaguars responded with a 12-1 run to take a 12-7 lead with 14:38 left to play in the rst half. IUPUI built up its lead to 20-13, but NIU went on a 7-0 run to tie the contest at with 7:37. The Huskies went into the break down THE SERIES Northern Illinois leads the all-time series, and have won the last two meetings, both in DeKalb, Ill. Western Illinois has won the last four contests in Macomb. The last game at Western was a victory by the Westerwinds (Nov. 20, 2005). THE LAST TIME THEY MET NIU won the last meeting between the two last season in dramatic fashion when Shari Welton scored the game-winning basket with three seconds left to play to give the Huskies a victory over Western Illinois in the Convocation Center (Nov. 15, 2007). Kylie York missed a three-pointer in the corner, but Welton was right there for the rebound and the put back. Welton s game-winning rebound and shot topped her rst career double-double as a Huskie, scoring 10 points and grabbing 12 rebounds, but the Huskies were led by Wilcox 23-point performance. THE TEAMS The Huskies return nine letterwinners from last season s team and lost two players. Eight of the nine started at least one game, and three of the eight started at least 20 games in The Westerwinds return six letterwinners and lost ve. Two of the returners started last season. Last year, Western posted a overall record and nished second in the Summit League with a 12-6 mark. THE COACHES Carol Owens begins her fourth season as head coach of NIU s women s basketball team, posting a record. Leslie Crane is in her 11th season at Western Illinois and owns a career record. FOR THE RECORD In 51 years of women s basketball at NIU, the Huskies have posted a record for a winning percentage of.508. HOME SWEET HOME The Huskies are all-time at home and are under Carol Owens in DeKalb. Northern Illinois has posted a record since moving into the Convocation Center Nov. 22, AMERICAN WOMAN NIU head coach Carol Owens led Team USA s U18 National Team to the gold medal at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Women in Buenos Aires, Argentina, posting a 5-0 mark after defeating Argentina, It is the third straight gold medal Owens has captured, but her rst as head coach. She was an assistant coach on the

3 TEAM STATISTICS POINTS Player G PTS FREEMAN, Marke 1 16 ELLIS, Ebony 1 15 SMITH, Becky 1 9 ADAMS, Mauvolyene 1 6 WELTON, Shari 1 5 YORK, Kylie 1 5 SCORING AVERAGE Player FG PTS AVG/G FREEMAN, Marke ELLIS, Ebony SMITH, Becky ADAMS, Mauvolyene WELTON, Shari YORK, Kylie FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Player G ATT ATT/G SMITH, Becky ELLIS, Ebony ADAMS, Mauvolyene YORK, Kylie WELTON, Shari FREEMAN, Marke POINT PERCENTAGE Player 3FG ATT PCT FREEMAN, Marke YORK, Kylie WILSON, Tenisha WILCOX, Jessie CANNON, Terriel ASSISTS Player G No. A/G FREEMAN, Marke YORK, Kylie WILCOX, Jessie WILSON, Tenisha SMITH, Becky ADAMS, Mauvolyene ELLIS, Ebony STEALS Player G No. S/G WELTON, Shari YORK, Kylie WILCOX, Jessie ELLIS, Ebony FREEMAN, Marke REBOUNDING Player G No. REB/G ELLIS, Ebony FREEMAN, Marke WELTON, Shari ADAMS, Mauvolyene SMITH, Becky FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Player FT ATT PCT ADAMS, Mauvolyene SMITH, Becky FREEMAN, Marke WELTON, Shari ELLIS, Ebony NIU vs. Western Illinois, November 18 Page 3 USA Basketball s Under 19 Women s Basketball Team that captured the gold at the 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship is Bratislava, Slovakia, and also took home the gold at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Colorado Springs, Colo. in the summer of 2006 as an assistant on Team USA s Under 18 Women s Team. STILL WORKING THE BOARDS NIU head coach Carol Owens has emerged as one of the leaders in her profession. Not only has she served as a coach on three national teams, but she currently sits on the board of directors on the Women s Basketball Coaches Association and the Black Coaches & Administrators. HELLO MY NAME IS Carol Owens hired Heather Oesterle as the Huskies newest assistant coach. Oesterle brings with her a wealth of experience of Mid-American Conference basketball. She comes to Northern Illinois after spending the past ve seasons at MAC East foe. During her ve years in Oxford, the RedHawks posted an record, won two MAC Championships (2004 & 2008), and made two postseason appearances. WELCOME TO THE PACK NIU welcomes four new members to the oor this year. Marke Freeman, who sat out last season per NCAA transfer regulations, begins her rst full season with the Huskies this year. She is joined by three freshmen, Sarah Rogers, Courtney Shelton and Tenisha Wilson. ON THE ROAD AGAIN The Huskies are all-time on the road and are under Carol Owens away from the Convocation Center. DIALING LONG DISTANCE The Huskies have two players that are in the top 10 in the NIU record for three-point eld goals made in a career. Junior Kylie York is fourth on the list with 126 threes made in three seasons. She s 64 shy of No. 3 and 95 from No. 1. Senior Jessie Wilcox sits in eighth with 94 and is three away from passing former teammate Whitney Lowe who sits in seventh with 96. WHERE THERE S A WILCOX THERE S A WAY Senior Jessie Wilcox enters the season 319 points away from 1,000 for her career. Her career-high for points scored in a season is 304. She nished last year with 248, but missed four games due to injury and two others that were cancelled. Wilcox is the second Huskie on this year s team to average in double gures last season. She average 10.3 points n 24 games played last year. She turned in 11 double-digit scoring performances last season, including two 20-point efforts. She has 32 career double- gure games with her career high of 24 coming at home against (2/3/07). Wilcox led the team in assists last season with 92 and dished out a career-high eight assists at (1/26/08). She has 223 for her career and needs 45 more to crack the list of NIU assist leaders. FEEL THE SENSATION Kylie York is the Huskies top-returning scorer from last season s squad. The junior from Fishers, Ind. scored 305 points last year, averaging 10.9 points a game. She also led the Huskies in free throw percentage going 28-31, shooting 90.3 percent from the charity stripe. York came up four three pointers shy of breaking the Huskies single-season mark for threes made in a season. York made 77 in the Huskies shortened season. Denise Dove holds the top spot with 80 made during the season. She made a career-high seven treys en route to posting a career-high 27 points in the

4 When leading at halftime When the game was tied at halftime When trailing at halftime When NIU... shot less than 40 % from oor shot % from oor shot % from oor shot better than 50 % from oor When opponent... shot less than 40 % from oor shot % from oor shot better than 50 % from oor When outshooting opponent When outshot by opponent When outrebounding opponents When rebounds are even When out-rebounded by opponents When committing fewer turnovers than foes When turnovers are tied When committing more turnovers than foes When scoring under 59 points When scoring points When scoring 70 or more points When holding opponents to less than 59 points When holding opponents to points When opponents score 70 or more points In games decided by 1 or 2 points In games decided by 3-5 points In games decied by 6-10 points In games decided by points In games decided by 16-plus points In day games In night games In November In December In January In February In March NIU vs. Western Illinois, November 18 Page 4 Huskies victory over (1/26/08). It was one of seven games she led the Huskies in scoring. York turned in 15 double-digit scoring efforts last season and has 20 for her career, including three 20-point performances. DOUBLE E Ebony Ellis posted her rst double-double of the season in the Huskies game with IUPUI. She nished the contest with 15 points and 14 rebounds. It s her third double-double of her career. She had two double-doubles last season, scoring 17 points and grabbing 11 rebounds against Central Michigan and scoring 16 points and hauling in 16 boards against Kent State ( ) He 16 rebounds against Kent State was a career high. She turned in ve double- gure scoring efforts last season, scoring a careerhigh 17 points against Central Michigan (1/15/08), hitting on a career-high eight eld goals. Ellis led the Huskies in rebounding last season with 164, averaging 5.9 boards a game. She also led the Huskies in rebounding in 11 games last year. Ellis blocked a career-high ve shots against Iowa (12/8/07) in her rst career start. She played a career-high 34 minutes in that contest. She led the Huskies in blocked shots last year with 25. MS. SMITH Becky Smith played in all 28 games for the Huskies last season, starting 19, and averaged 18.7 minutes a game. She posted two double digit scoring efforts, scoring a season-high 10 points against (1/26/08) and Kent State (3/10/08) in the 2008 MAC Tournament and has four double gure games for her career. Smith blocked a career-high three shots against Northern Iowa (12/20/07) and dished out a career-high four assists against Buffalo ( ). WELTON S WORLD Shari Welton started 27 of 28 games for the Huskies last season, averaging 28.5 minutes a game. She led the Huskies in scoring in six games, posting a career-high 17 points at (2/9/08). Welton nished the season with 14 double digit scoring efforts, including a stretch a stretch of seven straight from 12/17/07 through 1/15/08. Welton posted her rst career double-double and only one of the season in NIU s victory over Western Illinois (11/15/07), scoring 10 points and grabbing a career-high 12 rebounds. She secured the feat on the nal play of the game when she grabbed the winning rebound and scored the gamewinning shot at the buzzer. She led the Huskies in steals with 29 in 28 games, including two three-steal games. MAUVO-LOUS Sophomore Mauvolyene Adams scored a career-high 18 points against St. Joseph s (12/8/07) in the Hawkeye Challenge. It was one of three double- g- ure games for the forward from Bolingbrook, Ill. Adams grabbed a career-high 10 boards at IUPUI (12/29/07). She was third on the team in rebounding with 115.

5 NIU vs. Western Illinois, November 18 Page 5 HUSKIE RADIO NETWORK Flagship Station: WLBK-AM (1360 khz), DeKalb The Huskie Sports Radio Network includes ve stations whose signals blanket the region. This fall, for the 19th consecutive year, WLBK- AM (1360) in DeKalb, serves as the agship station. One of the pioneer AM outlets in the area, WLBK-AM rst aired in [The other af liate that will include WRHL-AM (1060) in Rochelle and WSEY-FM (95.7) in Oregon- Mount Morris.] Home and away, Bill Baker handles the onair duties for the Huskie Sports Radio Network. Baker, 59, begins his 28th year as the playby-play voice of Northern Illinois women s basketball. He also handles radio play-byplay for Huskie football and men s basketball games. Tentative Radio Broadcast Sechule Day Date Game Air Time Sun Dec. 7 1:20 p.m. Mon. Dec. 15 Illinois State 6:50 p.m. Thurs. Dec. 18 6:50 p.m. Sat. Dec. 20 1:50 p.m. Sun. Dec. 28 at Southern Illinois 1:50 p.m. Sat. Jan. 3 Chicago State 1:50 p.m. Wed. Jan. 7 at Central Michigan 5:50 p.m. Wed. Jan. 14 Western Michigan 6:50 p.m. Wed. Jan. 21 Ball State 6:50 p.m. Sat. Jan. 31 Wed. Feb. 11 Miami 6:50 p.m. Tues. Feb. 24 6:50 p.m. Tues. Feb. 28 Central Michigan 1:50 p.m. Sat. Mar. 7 at Western Michigan 12:50 p.m. MAC Post-Season Tournament In Cleveland, OH March 13 - Quarter nals March 14 - Semi nals March 15 - Championship Exact playing dates and times all TBD. All Air-Times Central and subject to change Head Coach Carol Owens Education Northern Illinois, 1990 Bachelor s degree (Communications) Owens at Northern Illinois Season W-L Pct. MAC Pct (4th) (3rd) (4th) Totals Carol Owens embarks on her fourth season at the helm of Northern Illinois University s women s basketball team. In that time, she has built NIU into a contender in the Mid- American Conference and has been recognized by her peers as one of the top coaches in the country. In recognition of that fact, Owens has been selected to coach four national teams, spending two years as an assistant before being asked to lead two others, and two professional organizations have selected her to serve on their board of directors. While those accomplishments are impressive, they are not surprising. From her days as a player at Northern Illinois, through the years she has spent working her way up through the coaching ranks, Owens passion for basketball and drive for success has led her to this point. Since taking over, Northern posted its rst winning season in ve years, going in and advanced to the semi nals of the 2007 MAC Women s Basketball Tournament. In , the Huskies broke several school records, including threepointers made (236) and attempted (639) and NIU set the single-season mark for free throw percentage, hitting 78.9 percent from the charity stripe. The success Owens has achieved has not gone unnoticed, and earning the respect of those in your eld is the highest compliment any coach can receive. In 2008, Owens was named to the Board of Directors of both the Black Coaches Association and Women s Basketball Coaches Association. Owens national reputation has grown during her NIU tenure as she has twice been invited to serve as a coach with USA Basketball, beginning in April of 2006, when she was selected to serve as an assistant to DePaul s Doug Bruno on Team USA s FIBA Americas U18 Championship Team. Owens spent the summer of 2006 in Colorado Springs, Colo. helping lead the red, white and blue to the gold medal. She was back on Team USA s bench in the summer of 2007, this time in Europe, coaching USA Basketball s Women s U19 World Championship Team. As they did the year before, Team USA cruised through the eld and brought home the gold. The powers that be in USA Basketball must have been impressed with what they saw from Owens because in March of 2008, they asked her to become head coach of the 2008 U18 World Championship Team. Owens led Team USA to gold, defeating Argentina, Owens has coached some outstanding players during her career, sending four to the WNBA. At Northern Illinois, her most famous pupil was Stephanie Raymond. The 20th overall pick in the 2007 Women s National Basketball Association Draft, Raymond is the rst Huskie in school history drafted by the league. Her selection by the Chicago Sky topped off one of the best seasons by a Huskie in recent memory. Raymond closed out her career at NIU as the school s fth-leading scorer, and set the school record for steals and assists in a game. She also set the school record for free throw percentage in a season (90.1 percent) and career free throw percentage (83.9 percent). Raymond is just one of four players she s help send to the WNBA. During her tenure in South Bend, Owens coaching focus centered on the development of Notre Dame s post players. Her most famous pupil, Ruth Riley ( ), capped off her Irish days as the consensus National Player of the Year ( ) and earned All-America status. Riley, Katryna Gaither ( ) and Kelley Siemon ( ) were all selected in the WNBA draft upon completion of their Notre Dame careers.

6 NIU vs. Western Illinois, November 18 Page STATISTICS All Games RECORD OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS PLAYER GP-GS MIN--AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG FREEMAN, Marke ELLIS, Ebony SMITH, Becky ADAMS, Mauvolyene YORK, Kylie WELTON, Shari WILCOX, Jessie ROSSOUW, Aileen ROGERS, Sara BROWN, Bianca WILSON, Tenisha CANNON, Terriel TEAM Total Opponents SCORE BY PERIODS 1st 2nd Total Northern Illinois Opponents DEADBALL REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOTAL Northern Illinois Opponents 3 0 3

7 #50 Mauvoleyne Adams F 6-0 So. Bolingbrook, Ill. Bolingbrook NIU vs. Western Illinois, November 18 Page 7 #25 Bianca Brown G 5-9 So. Detroit, Mich. Detroit Renaissance Bests Bests: Points: 18 6 Field Goals: point FGs: 0 0 Free Throws: 5 2 Rebounds: 10 5 Assists: 3 1 Steals: 2 0 Points: 6 0 Field Goals: point FGs: 0 0 Free Throws: 2 0 Rebounds: 3 0 Assists: 4 0 Steals: 1 0 IUPUI at at Season Career IUPUI at at Season Career

8 #1 Terriel Cannon G/F 5-9 Jr. Hillside, Ill. Proviso West Bests Bests: Points: 11 0 Field Goals: point FGs: 3 0 Free Throws: 3 0 Rebounds: 3 0 Assists: 3 0 Steals: 3 0 NIU vs. Western Illinois, November 18 Page 8 #44 Ebony Ellis G 5-9 So. Joliet, Ill. Joliet Township Points: Field Goals: point FGs: 0 0 Free Throws: 5 1 Rebounds: Assists: 4 1 Steals: 3 1 IUPUI at at Season Career IUPUI* at at Season Career *-Game Started

9 #23 Marke Freeman G 5-5 So.-RS Springfield, Ill. Florida A&M Points: Field Goals: point FGs: 3 3 Free Throws: 5 5 Rebounds: 6 6 Assists: 3 3 Steals: 1 1 NIU vs. Western Illinois, November 18 Page 9 #24 Sarah Rogers G 5-9 Fr. Chicago, Ill. Marshall Points: 0 0 Field Goals: point FGs: 0 0 Free Throws: 0 0 Rebounds: 0 0 Assists: 0 0 Steals: 0 0 IUPUI* at at Season Career IUPUI at at Season Career *-Game Started

10 #41 Aileen Rossouw F 6-2 Sr.-RS Plano, Texas Auburn NIU vs. Western Illinois, November 18 Page 10 #21 Courtney Shelton G 5-8 Fr. Rockton, Ill. Honenegah Points: 14 0 Field Goals: point FGs: 1 0 Free Throws: 7 0 Rebounds: 7 3 Assists: 6 0 Steals: 6 0 Points: 0 0 Field Goals: point FGs: 0 0 Free Throws: 0 0 Rebounds: 0 0 Assists: 0 0 Steals: 0 0 IUPUI* at at Season Career IUPUI DNP at at Season Career *-Game Started

11 #34 Becky Smith F 6-2 Sr. Janesville, Wis. Parker Points: 15 9 Field Goals: point FGs: 0 0 Free Throws 5 1 Rebounds: 10 4 Assists: 4 1 Steals: 3 0 NIU vs. Western Illinois, November 18 Page 11 #2 Shari Welton G/F 6-2 Sr.-RS Calumet City, Ill. Wisconsin Points: 17 5 Field Goals: point FGs: 1 0 Free Throws: 7 1 Rebounds: 12 5 Assists: 4 0 Steals: 3 3 IUPUI at at Season Career IUPUI* at at Season Career *-Game Started

12 #10 Jessie Wilcox G 5-7 Sr. Oshkosh, Wis. West NIU vs. Western Illinois, November 18 Page 12 #4 Tenisha Wilson G 5-8 Fr. Chicago, Ill. Bogan Bests Bests: Points: 24 2 Field Goals: point FGs: 4 0 Free Throws: 10 0 Rebounds: 11 2 Assists: 8 2 Steals: 4 1 Bests Bests: Points: 0 0 Field Goals: point FGs: 0 0 Free Throws: 0 0 Rebounds: 0 0 Assists: 0 0 Steals: 0 0 IUPUI* at at Season Career IUPUI at at Season Career *-Game Started

13 #3 Kylie York G 5-8 Jr. Fishers, Ind. Hamilton Southeastern NIU vs. Western Illinois, November 18 Page 13 Points: 27 5 Field Goals: point FGs: 7 1 Free Throws: 6 0 Rebounds: 9 0 Assists: 8 3 Steals: 3 1 IUPUI at at Season Career

14 Game 1 IUPUI 72 Northern Illinois 58 DeKalb, Ill. - November 15 IUPUI ## PLAYER FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF TP A TO BK S 24 Mercer (f) Cann (f) Tate (g) Ransom (g) James (g) Butler Eichelberger Turner Blaydes Whitted TEAM 5 Totals FG%: FG%: 27.3 FT%: 65.2 NIU vs. Western Illinois, November 18 Page 14 Northern Illinois ## PLAYER FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF TP A TO BLK S 41 Rossouw (f) Ellis (c) Welton (g) Wilcox (g) Freeman (g) Cannon York Wilson Rogers Brown Adams Smith TEAM 1 Totals FG%: FG%: 25.0 FT%: 76.9 Of cials: Tim Daley, Kelly Dennis, Kim Hobbs Attendance: 706 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total IUPUI Northern Illinois Points in the paint-iupui 38,NIU 32. Points off turnovers-iupui 33,NIU 14. 2nd chance points-iupui 16,NIU 11. Fast break points-iupui 10,NIU 0. Bench points-iupui 31,NIU 20. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-1 time. NIU Women s Basketball Falls to IUPUI in Season Opener DEKALB, Ill. The Northern Illinois University women s basketball team dropped its season opener, 72-58, to IUPUI Friday night at the Convocation Center. IUPUI (1-0) forward Jernisha Cann led all scorers with 23 points and was one of three Jaguars in double gures. Janna Eichelberger nished with 15 and Nicole James added 10. Huskie (0-1) center Ebony Ellis (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Township) turned in her third double-double of her career, leading NIU is scoring with 15 points and in rebounding with 14 boards. Marke Freeman also nished in double digits, scoring 16 points. Becky Smith (Janesville, Wis./Parker) had a solid night, adding nine. Turnovers plagued the Huskies all night. NIU turned the ball over 26 times and IUPUI capitalized scoring 33 points off Huskie miscues. The Jaguars also had a strong inside game, outscoring the Huskies in the paint and the IUPUI bench was productive, accounting for 31 points, while NIU s reserves added 20 points to the effort. Trailing with 8:21 left to play, went on a 12-2 run to get to within a point with 4:05 left play. However, that would be as close as the Huskies would get. IUPUI closed out the game with a 15-2 run to seal the victory. Northern Illinois jumped out to an early 6-0 lead, but the Jaguars responded with a 12-1 run to take a 12-7 lead with 14:38 left to play in the rst half. IUPUI built up its lead to 20-13, but NIU went on a 7-0 run to tie the contest at with 7:37. The Huskies went into the break down