vs Toledo Rockets (7-7, 1-0 MAC) Head Coach: Tricia Cullop (7-7, 1st Season)

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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 W, Seton Hall Classic Nov. 21 vs. UMBC L, Nov. 22 vs. Wagner W, Nov. 25 at Bradley L, Nov. 29 vs. UW-Milwaukee L, Dec. 3 at Northern Iowa W, Dec. 7 at Wisconsin L, Dec. 15 vs. Illinois State L, Dec. 18 at DePaul L, Dec. 20 vs. UIC W-OT, Dec. 28 at Southern Illinois W, Jan. 3 vs. Chicago State L, Jan. 7 at Central Michigan* W, 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 TBA Mar. 13 Quarterfinals TBA Mar. 14 Semifinals TBA Mar. 15 Finals TBA University Women s Basketball Game Notes GAME 15 Wednesday, January 10, p.m. CST University Huskies (6-8, 1-0 MAC) Head Coach: Carol Owens (47-55, 4th Season) vs Rockets (7-7, 1-0 MAC) Head Coach: Tricia Cullop (7-7, 1st Season) Savage Arena: (7,300), Ohio PROBABLE STARTERS NORTHERN ILLINOIS PPG RPG APG toledo PPG RPG APG C 44 Ebony Ellis F 11 Allie Clifton G 3 Kylie York F 30 Tanika Mays G 10 Jessie Wilcox F 32 Melissa Goodall F 2 Shari Welton G 4 Naama Shafir F 32 Mauvolyene Adams G 23 Jessica Williams 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 Springfield, 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) 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 Pronunciation Key Name... Pronunciation Terriel... Terry-EL Shari... Sha-REE Tenisha... Tuh-knee-sha Aileen Rossouw... eye-lean ROO-so Mauvolyene... Maw-vo-LEAN

2 University Quick Facts City, Zip...DeKalb, IL Founded Enrollment... 25,208 Nickname... Huskies School Colors...Cardinal & Black Home Court... Convocation Center Capacity... 9,100 Affiliation...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 Office / Website... Coaching Staff Head Coach... Carol Owens Alma Mater/Year... / 1990 Record at NIU/Years /4 Career Record...Same Office 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 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., January 10 Page MAC Standings West East Conf. Overall Conf. Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. BSU BGSU UT MU NIU OU CMU KSU EMU UA WMU UB THE LAST TIME OUT The women s basketball team held the top scoring offense in the Mid-American Conference to its fewest point total of the year, leading the Huskies to a win over Central Michigan, Wednesday at Rose Arena. Up two points with 1:44 remaining, senior guard Jessie Wilcox sunk a three-pointer, and Ebony Ellis followed with a breakaway lay-up to give the Huskies a lead with just over a minute left, sealing the win. The win is the first in a MAC opener for fourth year head coach Carol Owens. improved to 6-8 on the season. Central Michigan, which held the sixth-ranked scoring offense in the nation entering Wednesday s contest, dropped to 8-6 (0-1 MAC). The duo of Wilcox and Kylie York, a junior, was especially effective. The two combined for 29 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and just two turnovers. Owens also complimented Ellis, a sophomore, who poured in 17 points to go with eight boards and three blocks. played some of its best defense of the year en route to its third win in four games. The Huskies held CMU to just 28 percent (9-of-32) shooting in the second half, and 35 percent (21-of-60) for the game. The Huskies set the stingy tone from the start, holding the Chippewas to 2-of- 11 shooting over the first six minutes. Later in the half, NIU held CMU without a basket for over four minutes. The stout defense kept the Huskies within two points at halftime, despite allowing eight scattershot three-pointers, and trailing by as much as nine. Coming out of the locker room, refocused on defense. The Huskies stifled the Chippewas, who shot 3-of-17 over the first 11 minutes of the second half. The effort spent shutting down CMU allowed the Huskies to take a seven-point lead, 63-56, on a Wilcox three-pointer with 6:42 left. Central Michigan answered with a 7-0 burst to tie the game for the sixth time. On the next play, York hit an 18-foot step-back jump shot to give the Huskies the lead for good. Though a dominant second-half defense drove the Huskie win, offense also set the bar for conference play high. Four players scored in double figures, while the Huskies hit 50 percent (8-of-16) of their shots from behind the arc, and 47.5 percent (29-of-61) overall from the field. Perhaps even more impressive, the Huskies did not commit a turnover for the final 5:18 of the game, after giving it away 23 times before that. THE SERIES owns an advantage over in the all time series. However, the Huskies have won the last five contests. The two met last season only once, with NIU winning, 69-49, Jan. 23, 2008 at the Convocation Center. The game the two were scheduled to play Feb. 23, 2008 was cancelled due the February 14th tragedy at NIU. s last victory came March 5, 2005 when the Rockets beat NIU, 76-61, in the MAC Tournament. THE LAST TIME THEY MET Three Huskies finished in double figures, with Whitney Lowe and Jessie Wilcox each scoring a game-high 15 points, while Shari Welton added 11 as the Huskies out-shot

3 TEAM STATISTICS POINTS Player G PTS ELLIS, Ebony YORK, Kylie WILCOX, Jessie FREEMAN, Marke WELTON, Shari SCORING AVERAGE Player FG PTS AVG/G ELLIS, Ebony YORK, Kylie WILCOX, Jessie FREEMAN, Marke WELTON, Shari FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Player FG ATT ATT/G SMITH, Becky ELLIS, Ebony ROSSOUW, Aileen FREEMAN, Marke ADAMS, Mauvolyene POINT PERCENTAGE Player 3FG ATT PCT WELTON, Shari FREEMAN, Marke WILSON, Tenisha CANNON, Terriel YORK, Kylie REBOUNDING Player G No. REB/G ELLIS, Ebony ADAMS, Mauvolyene ROSSOUW, Aileen WELTON, Shari SMITH, Becky ASSISTS Player G No. A/G FREEMAN, Marke WILCOX, Jessie WELTON, Shari YORK, Kylie ADAMS, Mauvolyene STEALS Player G No. S/G FREEMAN, Marke WELTON, Shari ELLIS, Ebony YORK, Kylie SMITH, Becky free throw percentage Player ft att pct WILCOX, Jessie WILSON, Tenisha YORK, Kylie ADAMS, Mauvolyene SMITH, Becky NIU vs., January 10 Page 3, 42.2 percent to 33.3 percent in a victory at the Convocation Center. Lowe turned in her first double-double of the season grabbing a game high 11 boards. The Huskies outrebounded the Rockets for 18 second-chance points. NIU also converted 15 turnovers into 19 points. THE TEAMS heads into Saturday s game winners of three of its last four games and looks to start 2-0 in the Mid-American Conference for the first time under Carol Owens and for the first time since The Huskies posted a victory over Central Michigan in the conference opener Wednesday night. comes into Saturday s game, winners of three straight, including a victory at Western Michigan in the conference opener for the Rockets. THE COACHES NIU head coach Carol Owens is in her fourth season as head coach of NIU s women s basketball team, and has posted a record. s Tricia Cullop is in her first season as head coach of the Rockets and has led to a 7-7 mark. She came to after spending eight years as head coach of the University of Evansville where she amased a record. PLAYERS TO WATCH Ebony Ellis followed up a career-high 18 point performance against Chicago State (1/3/09) with 17 at Central Michigan (1/7/09). It s the first time she has posted back-to-back double digit performances for the Huskies since Nov. 25 and Nov. 29. After scoring only six points against Chicago State, Jessie Wilcox erupted for 18 against Central Michigan. The senior guard went 6-of-11 from the field, including 4-of-6 from three-point territory. 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. has posted a record since moving into the Convocation Center Nov. 22, ON THE ROAD AGAIN The Huskies are all-time on the road and are under Carol Owens away from the Convocation Center. NIU has won it s last two road games, beating Southern Illinois, (12/28/08) and Central Michigan, 75-70, Wednesday night. It s the first time the Huskies have won back-to-back road games since when the Huskies scored road wins over Buffalo and IPFW. huskie honored NIU head coach Carol Owens was named USA Basketball s 2008 Developmental Coach of the Year after leading Team USA s U18 National Team to the gold medal at the 2008 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Women in Buenos Aires, Argentina this past summer. Team USA posted a 5-0 mark in the tourney and defeated Argentina, 81-37, in the championship game. It is the third straight gold medal Owens has captured, but her first as head coach. She was an assistant coach on the 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.

4 When leading at halftime When the game was tied at halftime When trailing at halftime When NIU... shot less than 40 % from floor shot % from floor shot % from floor shot better than 50 % from floor When opponent... shot less than 40 % from floor shot % from floor shot better than 50 % from floor 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., January 10 Page 4 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 after spending the past five seasons at MAC East foe. During her five 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 floor this year. Marke Freeman, who sat out last season per NCAA transfer regulations, begins her first full season with the Huskies this year. She is joined by three freshmen, Sarah Rogers, Courtney Shelton and Tenisha Wilson. Holy! NIU is a perfect 5-0 (1.000) against the Rockets under NIU head coach Carol Owens. It is her best record against any team in the MAC. She has never lost to (4-0) and Buffalo (3-0) in the MAC East and is overall against the MAC during her career. NIU is averaging 67.4 points a game against the Rockets in the last five meetings, while holding to 57.8 points a game during that stretch. First time for everything victory over Central Michigan was the first time the Huskies have opened MAC play with a win under Carol Owens and the first since NIU beat Eastern Michigan (1/8/05). offensive outburst turned in its best offensive output of the season with 85 points against UIC (12/20/08). The Huskies shot a season-best 46 percent from the field, making a season-high 29 shots. It s the most points the Huskies scored since January 15, 2008 when NIU tallied 87 points in a victory over Central Michigan. defense, defense held Northern Iowa to 22.0 percent shooting from the field (11-50) in its win over the Panthers (12/3/08). The last time a NIU team held an opponent to under 23 percent shooting was Nov. 26, 2000, when the Huskies held UC-Irvine to 22.6 percent from the field (12-53) in a victory. NIU also held the Panthers to 0-14 from beyond the three-point line. The last time the Huskies accomplished that feat was Dec. 29, 2007 when NIU held IUPUI to 0-5 from downtown. DUBIOUS DISTINCTION and UMBC set the NCAA record for fouls in a game with 64, surpassing the old mark of 56 set by Eastern Michigan and Kent State Feb. 26, Three Huskies and two Retrievers fouled out of the contest. DIALING LONG DISTANCE The Huskies have two players that are in the top 10 in the NIU record for three-point field goals made in a career. Junior Kylie York is fourth on the list with 160 threes made in three seasons. She s 30 shy of No. 3 and 61 from No. 1. Senior Jessie Wilcox sits in seventh with 112 and is two away from passing Charbea Haller who is in sixth with 113. DOUBLE E Ebony Ellis scored a career-high 18 points against Chicago State (1/3/09) going 7-of-13 from the field and 4-of-5 from the free throw line. She posted doubledigit scoring performances in the Huskies first six games and has eight on the

5 NIU in the Mid-American Conference Scoring Offense Team G W-L Pts. Avg/G 1. Central Michigan NIU Scoring Defense Team G Pts. Avg/G NIU Scoring Margin Team G Off Def Margin NIU Free Throw Percentage Team G FTM FTA Pct NIU Field Goal Percentage Team G FGM FGA Pct NIU Field Goal Percentage Defense Team G FGM FGA Pct. 1. Kent State NIU Point Field Goal Percentage Team G FGM FGA Pct. 1. Kent State NIU Point Field Goal Percentage Defense Team G FGM FGA Pct NIU Rebounding Offense Team G REB Avg./G 1.Eastern Michigan NIU Rebounding Defense Team G REB Avg./G 1. Ohio NIU Rebounding Margin Team G Team Avg Opp Avg Margin 1. Ohio NIU NIU vs., January 10 Page 5 season with her most recent coming against Central Michigan (1/7/08). She leads the Huskies in scoring with 150 points. Ellis reached a career-milestone against Central Michigan (1/7/09) in the conference opener. Her 17 points in the game pushed her to 300 for her career. She is one of five Huskies to have reached 300 in her career. Ellis grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds against Wagner (11/22/08) at the Seton Hall Classic, tying her for fourth on the Huskies all-time list for rebounds in a game set by Doreen Zierer Dec. 1, 1979 against. Ellis leads the Huskies and is second in the MAC in rebounding with 125 boards, averaging 8.9 boards a game. She 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 was named to the Seton Hall Classic All-Tournament Team, averaging 12.5 points and 14 rebounds in the two games. Ebony Ellis posted her second double-double of the season in NIU s victory over Wagner, scoring 12 points and hauling in 22 boards. Her first double-double of the season came against IUPUI (11/14/08), where she finished with 15 points and 14 rebounds. She has four double-doubles for her career and has tied her season total from last year. FEEL THE SENSATION Kylie York was named MAC West Player of the Week after posting her sixth double-digit scoring performance of the season against Southern Illinois (12/28/08) scoring a game-high 17 points. She scored a season-high 22 points against UIC (12/20/08). She turned in 15 double-digit scoring efforts last season and has 26 for her career, including four 20-point performances. York is fourth in the MAC in three-pointers made with 35 and is 46 shy of breaking the record set Denise Dove who hit 80 during the season. She s made a three pointer in 13 of the Huskies 14 games this season, making at least one three in NIU s first six games and has made a trey in NIU s last seven games. The NIU record for consecutive games with a three pointer is 12 set by Whitney Lowe in WHERE THERE S A WILCOX THERE S A WAY Senior Jessie Wilcox is 185 points away from 1,000 for her career. Her career-high for points scored in a season is 304. She finished last year with 248, but missed four games due to injury and two others that were cancelled. Wilcox leads the MAC in free throw shooting, connecting on 94.4 percent of her free throw shots. Wilcox scored a season- and game-high 18 points at Central Michigan (1/7/09). She has 39 career double-figure games with her career high of 24 coming at home against (2/3/07). She turned in 11 double-digit scoring performances last season, including two 20-point efforts. Wilcox led the team in assists last season with 92 and dished out a career-high eight assists at (1/26/08). She has 261 for her career and needs one more to crack the list of NIU assist leaders. MS. SMITH Becky Smith reached a career milestone against Bradley (11/25/08) scoring her 300th career point. She is one of five Huskies to have scored at least 300 points. She s 68 points away from 400 for her career.

6 NIU vs., January 10 Page 6 NIU in the Mid-American Conference Scoring Player-Team G FG 3FG FT Pts. Avg/G 1. B. Houghton-CMU K. Murphy-UA K. York-NIU Rebounding Player-Team G Off. Def. Tot Avg./G 1. K. Szunko-CMU E. Ellis-NIU Field Goal Percentage (Min. 3.0 made per game) Player-Team G FG FGA Pct. 1. C. Myers-OU E. Ellis-NIU Assists Player-Team G Assists Avg./G 1. K. Jarrett-BSU M. Freeman-NIU D. Freeman-UB Free Throw Percentage (Min. 2.0 made per game) Player-Team G FTM FTA Pct. 1.J. Wilcox-NIU Point FG Percentage (Min. 1.0 made per game) Player-Team G 3FG 3FGA Pct. 1. T. Pontus-BGSU Point FG Made Player-Team G 3FG Avg./G 1. J. Stutzman-KSU K. York-NIU L. Prochaska-BGSU Blocked Shots Player-Team G Blocks Avg./G 1. K. Buckner-OU B. Smith-NIU K. Baumgartner-UA Assist/Turnover Ratio (Min 3.0 assists/game) Player-Team G Asst. Avg. TO Avg. Ratio 1. S. Gibson-KSU M. Freeman-NIU She scored a season-high 13 points at Southern Illinois (12/28/08) and has seven double figure games for her career. Smith leads the Huskies is tied for 10th in the league in blocked shots, with 12. She blocked a career-high three shots against Northern Iowa (12/20/07). welton s world Shari Welton scored her 400th career point against Milwaukee (11/29/08).She scored 105 points in two years at Wisconsin and 325 during her career at NIU. She s 56 points away from 500. Welton is second on the team in steals with 15 this season. She had 29 in 28 games, including two three-steal games last season. Welton posted her first 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 final play of the game when she grabbed the winning rebound and scored the game-winning shot at the buzzer. MAUVO-LOUS Sophomore Mauvolyene Adams scored a season-high 13 points in back-to-back games this season. She scored 13 in NIU s loss to Milwaukee (11/29/08) and in the Huskies victory over Northern Iowa (12/3/08). It s the first time in her career she has posted back-to-back double digit performances. Adams made her first career start Dec. 18, 2008 against DePaul. She reached a career milestone in that contest, scoring her 200th career point. She s 79 away from 300. Adams grabbed a career-high 13 boards at Western Illinois (11/18/08). She is second on the team in rebounds with 68. COME ON AILEEN Senior Aileen Rossouw grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds against UMBC (11/21/08) at the Seton Hall Classic. She is third on the team in rebounds with 70 and has 215 for her career. Rossouw scored a season-high 13 points against Chicago State (1/3/09), going 3-of-5 from the field and 4-of-6 from the free throw line. marke performance Redshirt-sophomore Marke Freeman scored a career-high 19 points in the Huskies victory over UIC (12/20/08) and has 434 for her career. Freeman has five double-digit performances on the season. Freeman leads the team in assists with 42 and steals with 18. Offensive Rebounds Player-Team G No. Avg./G 1. K. Szunko-CMU E. Ellis-NIU Defensive Rebounds Player-Team G No. Avg./G 1. A. Kowalska-KSU E. Ellis-NIU

7 NIU vs., January 10 Page 7 HUSKIE RADIO NETWORK Flagship Station: WLBK-AM (1360 khz), DeKalb The Huskie Sports Radio Network includes five stations whose signals blanket the region. This fall, for the 19th consecutive year, WLBK- AM (1360) in DeKalb, serves as the flagship station. One of the pioneer AM outlets in the area, WLBK-AM first aired in [The other affiliate 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 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 at Wisconsin 1:20 p.m. Mon. Dec. 15 Illinois State 6:50 p.m. Thurs. Dec. 18 at DePaul 6:50 p.m. Sat. Dec. 20 UIC 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 TBA 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 - Quarterfinals March 14 - Semifinals March 15 - Championship Exact playing dates and times all TBD. All Air-Times Central and subject to change Head Coach Carol Owens Education, 1990 Bachelor s degree (Communications) Owens at Season W-L Pct. MAC Pct (4th) (3rd) (4th) Totals Carol Owens embarks on her fourth season at the helm of 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, 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 first winning season in five years, going in and advanced to the semifinals 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 field 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 field 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, her most famous pupil was Stephanie Raymond. The 20th overall pick in the 2007 Women s National Basketball Association Draft, Raymond is the first 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 fifth-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.

8 NIU vs., January 10 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 ELLIS, Ebony WILCOX, Jessie YORK, Kylie FREEMAN, Marke WELTON, Shari ADAMS, Mauvolyene ROSSOUW, Aileen SMITH, Becky WILSON, Tenisha CANNON, Terriel ROGERS, Sarah BROWN, Bianca SHELTON, Courtney TEAM Total Opponents SCORE BY PERIODS 1st 2nd OT Total Opponents DEADBALL REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOTAL Opponents Team Statistics NIU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Attend IUPUI L, at Western Illinois W, vs UMBC L, vs Wagner W, at Bradley L, MILWAUKEE L, at UNI W, at Wisconsin L, ILLINOIS STATE L, at DePaul L, ILLINOIS-CHICAGO WOT, at Southern Illinois W, CHICAGO STATE L, at Central Michigan* W,

9 #50 Mauvoleyne Adams F 6-0 So. Bolingbrook, Ill. Bolingbrook Bests Bests: Points: Field Goals: point FGs: 0 0 Free Throws: 5 5 Rebounds: Assists: 3 2 Steals: 2 2 NIU vs., January 10 Page 9 #25 Bianca Brown G 5-9 So. Detroit, Mich. Detroit Renaissance Bests: Bests: Points: 6 4 Field Goals: point FGs: 0 0 Free Throws: 2 0 Rebounds: 3 1 Assists: 4 0 Steals: 1 0 IUPUI at Western Ill vs. UMBC vs Wagner at Bradley Milwaukee at N. Iowa at Wisconsin Illinois St at DePaul* UIC* at S. Illinois* Chicago St.* at * at at Season Career IUPUI at Western Ill vs. UMBC vs Wagner at Bradley Milwaukee at N. Iowa at Wisconsin Illinois St at DePaul DNP UIC at S. Illinois Chicago St at at at Season Career *-Game Started

10 #1 Terriel Cannon G/F 5-9 Jr. Hillside, Ill. Proviso West Bests Bests: Points: 11 6 Field Goals: point FGs: 3 2 Free Throws: 3 0 Rebounds: 4 4 Assists: 3 3 Steals: 3 3 NIU vs., January 10 Page 10 #44 Ebony Ellis C 6-3 So. Joliet, Ill. Joliet Township Bests: Bests: Points: Field Goals: point FGs: 0 0 Free Throws: 6 6 Rebounds: Assists: 4 1 Steals: 3 3 IUPUI at Western Ill vs. UMBC vs. Wagner at Bradley Milwaukee at N. Iowa at Wisconsin DNP Illinois St at DePaul DNP UIC DNP at S. Illinois Chicago St. DNP at DNP at at Season Career IUPUI* at Western Ill.* vs. UMBC* vs. Wagner* at Bradley* Milwaukee* at N. Iowa* at Wisconsin* Illinois St.* at DePaul* UIC* at S. Illinois* Chicago St.* at * at at Season Career *-Game Started

11 #23 Marke Freeman G 5-5 So.-RS Springfield, Ill. Florida A&M Bests: Bests: Points: Field Goals: point FGs: 3 3 Free Throws: 6 6 Rebounds: 6 6 Assists: 5 5 Steals: 4 4 NIU vs., January 10 Page 11 #24 Sarah Rogers G 5-9 Fr. Chicago, Ill. Marshall Bests: Bests: Points: 6 6 Field Goals: point FGs: 0 0 Free Throws: 2 2 Rebounds: 5 5 Assists: 5 5 Steals: 2 2 IUPUI* at Western Ill.* vs. UMBC* vs. Wagner* at Bradley* Milwaukee* at N. Iowa* at Wisconsin* Illinois St.* at DePaul UIC at S. Illinois* Chicago St at at at Season Career IUPUI at Western Ill vs. UMBC vs. Wagner at Bradley Milwaukee at N. Iowa at Wisconsin DNP Illinois St at DePaul UIC at S. Illinois Chicago St at DNP at at Season Career *-Game Started

12 #41 Aileen Rossouw F 6-2 Sr.-RS Plano, Texas Auburn Bests: Bests: Points: Field Goals: point FGs: 1 1 Free Throws: 7 5 Rebounds: Assists: 6 2 Steals: 6 1 NIU vs., January 10 Page 12 #21 Courtney Shelton G 5-8 Fr. Rockton, Ill. Honenegah Bests: Bests: Points: 3 3 Field Goals: point FGs: 1 1 Free Throws: 0 0 Rebounds: 0 0 Assists: 3 3 Steals: 1 1 IUPUI* at Western Ill vs. UMBC vs. Wagner at Bradley Milwaukee at N. Iowa at Wisconsin Illinois St at DePaul UIC at S. Illinois Chicago St at at at Season Career IUPUI DNP at Western Ill vs. UMBC DNP vs. Wagner DNP at Bradley DNP Milwaukee at N. Iowa DNP at Wisconsin DNP Illinois St at DePaul DNP UIC at S. Illinois Chicago St. DNP at DNP at at Season Career *-Game Started

13 #34 Becky Smith F 6-2 Sr. Janesville, Wis. Parker Bests: Bests: Points: Field Goals: point FGs: 1 1 Free Throws 5 4 Rebounds: 10 7 Assists: 4 2 Steals: 3 3 IUPUI at Western Ill.* vs. UMBC* vs. Wagner* at Bradley* Milwaukee* at N. Iowa* at Wisconsin* Illinois St.* at DePaul UIC at S. Illinois Chicago St at at at Season Career *-Game Started NIU vs., January 10 Page 13 #2 Shari Welton G/F 6-2 Sr.-RS Calumet City, Ill. Wisconsin Bests: Bests: Points: Field Goals: point FGs: 1 2 Free Throws: 7 5 Rebounds: 12 9 Assists: 4 4 Steals: 3 3 IUPUI* at Western Ill.* vs. UMBC* vs. Wagner* at Bradley* Milwaukee* at N. Iowa* at Wisconsin* Illinois St.* at DePaul* UIC* at S. Illinois* Chicago St.* at * at at Season Career *-Game Started

14 #10 Jessie Wilcox G 5-7 Sr. Oshkosh, Wis. West Bests Bests: Points: Field Goals: point FGs: 4 4 Free Throws: 10 8 Rebounds: 11 6 Assists: 8 8 Steals: 4 2 NIU vs., January 10 Page 14 #4 Tenisha Wilson G 5-8 Fr. Chicago, Ill. Bogan Bests Bests: Points: 9 9 Field Goals: point FGs: 1 1 Free Throws: 4 4 Rebounds: 1 1 Assists: 2 2 Steals: 0 0 IUPUI* at Western Ill vs. UMBC vs. Wagner at Bradley Milwaukee at N. Iowa at Wisconsin Illinois St at DePaul* UIC* at S. Illinois* Chicago St.* at * at at Season Career IUPUI at Western Ill vs. UMBC vs. Wagner at Bradley Milwaukee at N. Iowa at Wisconsin Illinois St at DePaul DNP UIC DNP at S. Illinois Chicago St at DNP at at Season Career *-Game Started

15 #3 Kylie York G 5-8 Jr. Fishers, Ind. Hamilton Southeastern NIU vs., January 10 Page 15 Bests: Bests: Points: Field Goals: point FGs: 7 6 Free Throws: 6 2 Rebounds: 9 4 Assists: 8 3 Steals: 3 3 IUPUI at Western Ill.* vs. UMBC* vs. Wagner* at Bradley* Milwaukee* at N. Iowa* at Wisconsin* Illinois St.* at DePaul* UIC* at S. Illinois Chicago St.* at * at at Season Career *-Game Started

16 Game 1 IUPUI DeKalb, Ill. - November 14 IUPUI 24 Mercer (f) Cann (f) Tate (g) Ransom (g) James (g) Butler Eichelberger Turner Blaydes Whitted TEAM 5 Totals FG%: FG%: 27.3 FT%: 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 Officials: Tim Daley, Kelly Dennis, Kim Hobbs Attendance: 706 IUPUI 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 Lead changed-1 time. NIU Women s Basketball Falls to IUPUI in Season Opener DEKALB, Ill. The 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 figures. Janna Eichelberger finished 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 finished 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. 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 first 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 Game 2 70 Western Illinois 48 Macomb, Ill. - November Smith (f) Ellis (c) Welton (g) York (g) Freeman (g) Cannon Wilson Wilcox Shelton Rogers Brown Adams Rossouw TEAM 6 Totals FG%: FG%: 38.1 FT%: 58.8 Western Illinois 25 Myers (f) Thorman (c) Walker (g) Clark (g) O Brien (g) Horsman Salter Hoch Borgertpoepping Wutt TEAM 7 Totals FG%: FG%: 27.3 FT%: 52.0 Officials: Randy Campbell, Kim Hobbs, Doug Klenc Attendance: Western Illinois Points in the paint-niu 26,WIU 18. Points off turnovers-niu 25,WIU 14. 2nd chance points-niu 11,WIU 8. Fast break points-niu 4,WIU 2. Bench points-niu 32,WIU 26. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-5 NIU Women s Basketball Posts First Victory of Season MACOMB, Ill. The NIU women s basketball team posted its first victory of the season in convincing fashion, defeating Western Illinois University, 70-48, on the road Tuesday night. The Huskies (1-1) fell behind early in the contest, but rattled off a 19-2 run to a lead with 8:48 left to play in the first half and never looked back. Sparked by the defense, NIU caused 12 Westerwind (1-1) errors in the first half and capitalized, scoring 18 points off WIU turnovers. NIU forced 25 Western turnovers for the game and scored 25 points off them. The three-point shooting from junior Kylie York (Fishers, Ind./ Hamilton Southeastern) and senior Jessie Wilcox also keyed the Huskie run. Wilcox came off the bench and went off, shooting 4-7 from three-point territory in the first half, while York went 2-5 from beyond the arc in the half. Both finished in double figures with York scoring 11 points and Wilcox leading the Huskies with a game-high 16 points, 14 coming in the first half. The Huskies inside game was also solid, outrebounding Western Illinois, 41-32, and outscoring the Westerwinds in the paint, Center Ebony Ellis (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Township) finished with 10 points, while forward Mauvolyene Adams led both teams in rebounding with a career-high 13 boards and added four points. NIU vs., January 10 Page 16 Game 3 UMBC South Orange, N.J. - November 21 UMBC 10 Colabella (f) Cassidy (g) Kurowski (g) Brokans (g) Brown (g) Elum Mack Brooks Book Obajolu TEAM 6 Totals FG%: FG%: 41.7 FT%: Smith (f) Ellis (c) Welton (g) York (g) Freeman (g) Cannon Wilson Wilcox Rogers Brown Adams Rossouw TEAM 5 Totals FG%: FG%: 41.7 FT%: 64.3 Officials: Angela Lewis, Kathy Lonergan, Jerome Skrine Attendance: 568 UMBC Anaconda and The Rock SHU Classic Points in the paint-umbc 12,NIU 36. Points off turnovers-umbc 29,NIU 13.2nd chance points-umbc 8,NIU 7. Fast break points-umbc 9,NIU 8. Bench points-umbc 36,NIU 37. Score tied-4 Lead changed-3 NIU Women s Basketball Team Drops Opening Game of Seton Hall Classic SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. The NIU women s basketball team lost its opening game of the Seton Hall Classic, 88-73, to UMBC Friday night at Walsh Gymnasium. The Huskies (1-2) struggled in the first half, unable to get anything going offensively, while UMBC (2-1) came out firing on all cylinders. With the score in favor of the Retrievers with 8:43 left to play in the first half, UMBC rattled off a 16-1 run to open up a lead with three minutes left to play in the half. NIU was unable to stem the tide, scoring only one field goal the final nine minutes of the half and went into the break down, UMBC shot 44.4 percent from the field in the first half and held the Huskies to a 29.6 percent shooting percentage in the opening frame. The Huskies did make a charge in the second half. Down with 6:22 left to play, NIU cut the deficit to 10, 77-67, with 1:32 left to play. UMBC withstood the Huskie rally to hold on for the victory. The Retrievers won the game down the stretch at the free throw line, scoring their final nine points from the charity stripe. UMBC went from the free throw line for the game, shooting 77.4 percent. UMBC had three players finish in double figures, with Katie Brooks leading all scorers with 28 points. NIU had two players finish in double figures with both Ebony Ellis (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Township) and Jessie Wilcox (Oshkosh, Wis./ West) each finishing with 13 points. Aileen Rossouw (Plano, Texas/Plano) grabbed a career-high 10 boards to lead both teams in rebounding. Turnovers plagued the Huskies. UMBC converted 30 Huskie turnovers into 29 points, while NIU scored 13 points off of 23 Retriever turnovers.