vs Northern Illinois Huskies (10-9, 5-1 MAC) Head Coach: Carol Owens (51-56, 4th 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 * W, Jan. 10 at * L, Jan. 14 vs. * W-OT, Jan. 17 vs. E. Michigan* W-OT, Jan. 21 vs. Ball State* W, Jan. 24 at Ohio* W, 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 * 1 p.m. Feb. 24 vs. * 7 p.m. Feb. 28 vs. * 5 p.m. Mar. 4 at Ball State* 6 p.m. Mar. 7 at * 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 20 Saturday, January 31, p.m. CST State Falcons (17-2, 6-0 MAC) Head Coach: Curt Miller (167-70, 8th Season) vs Huskies (10-9, 5-1 MAC) Head Coach: Carol Owens (51-56, 4th Season) Convocation Center: (9,100) DeKalb, Ill. PROBABLE STARTERS NORTHERN ILLINOIS PPG RPG APG bowling green PPG RPG APG C 44 Ebony Ellis F 2 Lauren Prochaska G 10 Jessie Wilcox F 42 Niki McCoy G 3 Kylie York G 5 Tracy Pontius F 2 Shari Welton C 30 Tara Breske F 32 Mauvolyene Adams G 3 Lindsey Goldsberry 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 Radio Broadcast Saturday afternoon s contest will be broadcast on the Huskie Radio Network with Bill Baker providing the play-by-play. The game can be heard live on the Huskie Flagship station, WLBK (1360 AM).

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. State vs. NIU, January 31 Page MAC Standings West East Conf. Overall Conf. Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Ball State Kent State N. Illinois Miami Ohio E. Michigan Buffalo THE LAST TIME OUT The University women s basketball team withstood a second half rally by Ohio University to extend its winning streak to four games after defeating the Bobcats, 67-59, in the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio Saturday afternoon. With the Huskies (10-9, 5-1) up with 12:54 left to play, Ohio went on a 14-2 run to pull within two of NIU, 51-49, with 8:16 left in the game. A layup by Ebony Ellis and a three pointer by Kylie York settled things for the Huskies and gave NIU a lead with six minutes left in the contest. With an eight-point lead with 2:19 left, it appeared as if NIU would begin to distance themselves from the Bobcats (7-11, 3-3). However, a three pointer from Ohio s Jenny Poff cut the Huskie lead to with just over two minutes left to play. Back to-back three pointers from senior Jessie Wilcox gave NIU a lead with a minute left to play and ended any Bobcat hopes for victory. Wilcox and Ellis led the way for the Huskies, each scoring a game-high 19 points. Wilcox also led the team with five assists and four steals. Ellis 19 points is a career high for the sophomore center. She also posted her fourth double-double of the season grabbing a game-high 11 boards. Mauvolyene Adams had a strong day on the glass, grabbing 11 rebounds in addition to her five points. The Huskies outrebounded Ohio, The Huskies made a season-high nine three pointers in the game, shooting 45 percent from three-point land, going 9-for-20 from beyond the arc. Wilcox, who went 7-of-15 from the field, was 5-of-12 from three-point territory. She now sits in fifth on the Huskies all-time three-pointers made list with 126 treys in her career. NIU snapped a four-game losing streak to the Bobcats. The last Huskie win over Ohio came in Athens, Jan. 29, 2003, when NIU escaped with a victory. With five wins in their first six games, the Huskies are off to their best start in conference play since the season when NIU won their first six Mid-Continent Conference games en route to an 18-0 MCC finish. THE SERIES has a advantage in the all-time series between the two schools and has won seven of the last eight meetings. The last Huskie victory came Feb. 18, 2004 when NIU posted a victory at in quadruple overtime. THE LAST TIME THEY MET s Tara Breske led all scorers with 23 points, as the Falcons posted an victory over the Huskies at home Feb. 9, Shari Welton scored a careerhigh 17 points, going 6-of-8 from the field. Whitney Lowe followed with 15, while Kylie York also finished in double figures with 10. THE TEAMS Winners of five of its last six, including four straight, returns home after posting a victory over Ohio on the road. The Huskies are tied for first in the MAC West with a 5-1 mark and are over.500 for the first time this season. Bowling Green comes into Saturday s game riding a 17-game winning streak and in first place in the MAC East. THE COACHES Carol Owens is in her fourth season as head coach of NIU s women s basketball team, posting a record during that time. s Curt Miller is in his eighth season with the Falcons, posting a overall record.

3 TEAM STATISTICS POINTS Player G PTS ELLIS, Ebony WILCOX, Jessie YORK, Kylie FREEMAN, Marke WELTON, Shari SCORING AVERAGE Player FG PTS AVG/G ELLIS, Ebony WILCOX, Jessie YORK, Kylie FREEMAN, Marke WELTON, Shari FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Player FG ATT ATT/G SMITH, Becky ELLIS, Ebony ROSSOUW, Aileen FREEMAN, Marke YORK, Kylie POINT PERCENTAGE Player 3FG ATT PCT WELTON, Shari FREEMAN, Marke WILSON, Tenisha YORK, Kylie WILCOX, Jessie 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 ELLIS, Ebony WILCOX, Jessie YORK, Kylie WELTON, Shari free throw percentage Player ft att pct WILCOX, Jessie FREEMAN, Marke WILSON, Tenisha SMITH, Becky YORK, Kylie State vs. NIU, January 31 Page 3 PLAYERS TO WATCH Ebony Ellis and Jessie Wilcox each scored 19 points in the Huskies victory over Ohio Saturday. Wilcox went 7-of-15 from the field, including 5-of-12 from three-point territory, while Ellis posted her sixth career double double, grabbing 11 rebounds. Wilcox leads the Huskies and is second in the MAC in free throw shooting, hitting 93.9 percent of her attempts from the charity stripe and Ellis leads the league in offensive rebounds, hauling in 4.11 offensive boards a game. FOR THE RECORD In 51 years of women s basketball at NIU, the Huskies have posted a record for a winning percentage of.509. 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, Since beginning the season 1-4 in its non-conference home games, NIU has leveled its record in the Convocation Center to 4-4 since the start of MAC play. dean of the mac west With three new head coaches in the Mid-American Conference and two entering their second seasons with their respective teams, NIU head coach Carol Owens is the longest tenured head coach in the MAC West. Now in her fourth season, Owens is tied with Buffalo s Linda Hill-McDonald as the fourth longest-tenured coach in the MAC. The top three all reside in the MAC East with Kent State s Bob Lindsay heading the list with 20 years of service as head coach of the Golden Flashes. Miami s Maria Fantanarosa and s Curt Miller are second and third respectively. 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 USA Basketball s Under 19 women s basketball team that captured the gold at the 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship in 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 of the Women s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and the Black Coaches & Administrators. working overtime overtime victory against Eastern Michigan Saturday was NIU s second straight overtime game and third of the season. The Huskies defeated Western Michigan, 71-65, in overtime Jan. 14, 2009 and posted an OT win over UIC (12/20/08) earlier this year. It s the first time in school history NIU has played in back-to-back overtime games and the first time the Huskies have played in three overtime games in a season since the season. It s the first time in school history the Huskies played all three at home and have won three overtime games in a season. The Huskies went 1-2 in overtime games in NIU is all time in overtime games, with a 10-7 record at home. streaking is in the midst of a four-game winning streak. It s the longest winning streak for the Huskies since when NIU won five straight from Nov. 28-Dec. 17. streak busters With its victory over Ball State, NIU snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Cardinals, and their victory over Ohio ended a four-game slide to the Bobcats for the Huskies.

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 State vs. NIU, January 31 Page 4 For starters With five wins in its first six MAC games, is off to its best start in conference play since the season when the Huskies won their first five Mid-Continent Conference games en route to an 18-0 MCC finish. stepping up Since the beginning of conference play, NIU has also seen their field goal percentage rise. The Huskies are shooting 44.2 percent from the field in their six MAC games, up from their 41.3 percent average for the season. As a result, the Huskies are averaging 70.7 points a game in MAC play, best their 68.3 average for the season. offensive outburst had its best shooting night, hitting 51.8 percent of its shots from the field (29-56) against Ball State, since Dec. 9, 2007 when NIU shot 59.6 percent (34-57) against St. Joseph s at the Hawkeye Challenge. NIU defeated the Hawks, turned in its best offensive output of the season with 85 points against UIC (12/20/08). The Huskies shot 46 percent from the field, making a season-high 29 shots. It s the most points the Huskies have scored since January 15, 2008 when NIU tallied 87 points in a victory over Central Michigan. calling up the reserves NIU s bench play has played a key role in the Huskies success this season. reserves have outscored the opposition s bench 16 times this season, posting a 9-7 record. NIU s reserves scored a season-high 40 points against Illinois State (12/15/08). First time for everything victory over Central Michigan (1/7/09) 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). 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 On Nov. 21, 2008, 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, NIU had 38 fouls in the game, while the Retrievers recorded 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 book for three-point field goals made in a career. Junior Kylie York is fourth on the list with 174 threes made in three seasons. She s 16 shy of Lindsay Secrest at No. 3 and 47 away from Denise Dove who is No. 1 with 221. Senior Jessie Wilcox sits in fifth with 126 and is 48 away from passing York. is in the top 50 in the country in three-point field goal percentage, ranking 18th, connecting on 37.6 percent of its shots from the beyond the arc. DOUBLE E Ebony Ellis scored a career-high 19 points against Ohio (1/24/09) going 9-of- 14 from the field and 1-of-2 from the free throw line. She posted double-digit scoring performances in the Huskies first six games and has 11 on the season.

5 GAME HIGHS POINTS 85 UIC ( ) FGs MADE 29 BSU ( ) 29 at CMU (1-7-09) 29 UIC ( ) FG ATTEMPTS 77 ISU ( ) FG PCT..518 (29-56) BSU ( ) 3-FGs MADE 9 at Ohio ( ) 3-FG ATTEMPTS 23 ISU ( ) 3-FG PCT.778 (7-9) at UW ( ) FTs MADE 24 EMU ( ) FT ATTEMPTS 30 vs Wagner ( ) FT PCT.875 (14-16) UWM ( ) REBOUNDS 52 at UNI ( ) 52 vs Wagner ( ) ASSISTS 19 BSU ( ) STEALS 15 at Bradley ( ) BLOCKED SHOTS 5 at UNI ( ) TURNOVERS 32 vs Wagner ( ) FOULS 38 vs UMBC ( ) Opponent POINTS 89 ISU ( ) FGs MADE 33 ISU ( ) FG ATTEMPTS 66 at DePaul ( ) FG PCT.619 (26-42) at UW ( ) 3-FGs MADE 12 at CMU (1-7-09) 3-FG ATTEMPTS 31 at CMU (1-7-09) 3-FG PCT.667 (4-6) UWM ( ) FT MADE 41 vs UMBC ( ) FT ATTEMPTS 53 vs UMBC ( ) FT PCT.850 (17-20) WMU ( ) REBOUNDS 44 at Bradley ( ) ASSISTS 19 at DePaul ( ) 19 at Bradley ( ) STEALS 14 vs UMBC ( ) BLOCKED SHOTS 6 at UW ( ) TURNOVERS 25 at WIU ( ) FOULS 26 vs UMBC ( ) State vs. NIU, January 31 Page 5 She leads the Huskies in scoring with 113 points and is 25th in the MAC in scoring, averaging 11.2 points a game. Ellis leads the Huskies, is second in the MAC and 47th in the nation in rebounding with 175 boards, surpassing her total of 164 from last season, averaging 9.2 rebounds a game. Ebony Ellis posted her fourth double-double of the season in NIU s game with Ohio, scoring a team-high 19 points and hauling in a game-high 11 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 six double-doubles for 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. The last time an NIU player had 20-plus rebounds in a game was Judy Weber who grabbed 20 rebounds against the National College of Education March 6, Ellis was named to the Seton Hall Classic All-Tournament Team, averaging 12.5 points and 14 rebounds in the two games. WHERE THERE S A WILCOX THERE S A WAY Senior Jessie Wilcox is 113 points away from 1,000 for her career. Her career-high for points scored in a season is 304 in She finished last year with 268 after missing four games due to injury and seeing two other contests cancelled. Wilcox was named MAC West Player of the Week after scoring a season- and team-high 20 points in NIU s victory over Ball State (1/21/09) and scoring a team-high 19 points, dishing out a season-high five assists and making a seasonhigh four steals againt Ohio (1/24/09). Wilcox scored a season- and team-high 20 points against Ball State (1/21/09). She has 43 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 has 280 assists for her career and is 14th on NIU s all-time assists list. She s eight assists shy of passing Leslie Pottinger for 13th. She s currently second on the team in assists with 57. She dished out a career-high eight assists at Miami (OH) (1/26/08). Wilcox reached a career milestone against Western Michigan by playing in her 100th game at NIU. She also leads all current Huskies in starts with 89. FEEL THE SENSATION Kylie York is tied for fourth in the MAC and 32nd in the country in three-pointers made, hitting 2.58 threes a game. She has made 49 threes on the season and is 32 shy of breaking the record set Denise Dove who hit 80 during the season. York is 10th in the MAC and 62nd in the country in three-point field goal percentage, hitting 38.3 percent of her shots from beyond the arc. She is a career 37 percent shooter from three-point territory. The Fishers, Ind. native has made a three pointer in 18 of the Huskies 19 games this season, making at least one three in NIU s first six games and has made a trey in each of NIU s last 12 games, tying her with Whitney Lowe who set the mark during the season. York was named MAC West Player of the Week after posting her sixth doubledigit scoring performance of the season against Southern Illinois (12/28/08) with 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.

6 State vs. NIU, January 31 Page 6 GAME LOWS POINTS 58 IUPUI ( ) 58 at UNI ( ) FGs MADE 20 EMU ( ) FG ATTEMPTS 50 vs Wagner ( ) 50 UWM ( ) FG PCT.312 (24-77) ISU ( ) 3-FGs MADE 1 UWM ( ) 1 at UNI ( ) 3-FG ATTEMPTS 7 at UNI ( ) 3-FG PCT.125 (1-8) UWM ( ) FTs MADE 7 at Bradley ( ) FT ATTEMPTS 11 at Bradley ( ) FT PCT.529 (9-17) at CMU (1-7-09) REBOUNDS 25 UWM ( ) ASSISTS 7 ISU ( ) 7 at DePaul ( ) STEALS 4 UIC ( ) BLOCKED SHOTS 1 at UW ( ) 1 ISU ( ) 1 at DePaul ( ) 1 at UT ( ) TURNOVERS 15 at SIU ( ) FOULS 16 WMU ( ) 16 EMU ( ) Opponent POINTS 46 at UNI ( ) FGs MADE 11 at UNI ( ) FG ATTEMPTS 42 at UW ( ) FG PCT.220 (11-50) at UNI ( ) 3-FGs MADE 0 at UNI ( ) 3-FG ATTEMPTS 6 UWM ( ) 3-FG PCT.000 (0-14) at UNI ( ) FTs MADE 10 vs Wagner ( ) FT ATTEMPTS 11 BSU ( ) FT PCT.520 (13-25) at WIU ( ) REBOUNDS 16 vs Wagner ( ) ASSISTS 3 at UNI ( ) STEALS 4 at UNI ( ) BLOCKED SHOTS 0 IUPUI ( ) 0 at CMU (1-7-09) 0 EMU ( ) TURNOVERS 14 ISU ( ) FOULS 14 at Bradley ( ) 14 CSU (1-3-09) MS. SMITH Becky Smith scored a season-high 13 points at Southern Illinois (12/28/08) and has seven double figure games for her career and three on the season. Smith reached a career milestone against Ohio (1/24/09)playing in her 100th game as a Huskie. She joins Jessie Wilcox as the only two current Huskies to have played in 100 games at NIU. Smith leads the Huskies and is 13th in the league in blocked shots, with 13. She blocked a career-high three shots against Northern Iowa (12/20/07). welton s world Shari Welton has four double-digit scoring efforts on the season, with her season high of 11 coming against Wagner (11/22/08) at the Seton Hall Classic. She has 18 for her career. Welton is third on the team in steals with 16 this season. She had a career-high four steals against UMBC (11/21/08) She had 29 in 28 games, including two three-steal games last season. 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 earlier this season against DePaul (12/18/08). She scored her 200th career point in the game and is 49 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 104. 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 89 and has 148 for her career. Rossouw has three double digit scoring performances on the season and four for her career, with her most recent coming against Eastern Michigan (1/17/09) when she scored 13 points. marke performance Redshirt-sophomore Marke Freeman scored a career-high 19 points in the Huskies victory over UIC (12/20/08) and has 167 for her career. Freeman dished out a career-high seven assists against Ball State (1/21/09) and leads the team assists with 60 and in steals with 28. Freeman posted her second staright double digit perfromance, scoring 10 points against Western Michigan after turning in 11 against. She has eight doubledigit performances on the season. HELLO MY NAME IS Carol Owens hired Heather Oesterle as the Huskies newest assistant coach July 1, 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 after transfering from Florida A&M, begins her first full season with the Huskies this year. She is joined by three freshmen, Sarah Rogers, Courtney Shelton and Tenisha Wilson.

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 season, 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 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 State vs. NIU, January 31 Page 7 Head Coach Carol Owens Education, 1990 Bachelor s degree (Communications) Owens at Season W-L Pct. MAC Pct (4th) (3rd) (4th) Totals Carol Owens is in 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 at her alma mater, she has helped post 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 three-pointers 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 as 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. Raymond is just one of four players Ownes has 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 State vs. NIU, January 31 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, at * L, WESTERN MICHIGAN* WOT, EASTERN MICHIGAN* WOT, BALL STATE* W, at Ohio University W,

9 #50 Mauvoleyne Adams F 6-0 So. Bolingbrook, Ill. Bolingbrook State vs. NIU, January 31 Page 9 #25 Bianca Brown G 5-9 So. Detroit, Mich. Detroit Renaissance Bests Bests: Points: Field Goals: point FGs: 0 0 Free Throws: 5 5 Rebounds: Assists: 3 2 Steals: 2 2 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 * * E. Michigan* Ball St.* at Ohio* 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 E. Michigan Ball St. DNP at Ohio Season Career *-Game Started

10 #1 Terriel Cannon G/F 5-9 Jr. Hillside, Ill. Proviso West State vs. NIU, January 31 Page 10 #44 Ebony Ellis C 6-3 So. Joliet, Ill. Joliet Township Bests Bests: Points: 11 6 Field Goals: point FGs: 3 2 Free Throws: 3 0 Rebounds: 4 4 Assists: 3 3 Steals: 3 3 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 DNP DNP E. Michigan DNP Ball St. DNP at Ohio DNP 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 * * E. Michigan* Ball St.* at Ohio* Season Career *-Game Started

11 #23 Marke Freeman G 5-5 So.-RS Springfield, Ill. Florida A&M State vs. NIU, January 31 Page 11 #24 Sarah Rogers G 5-9 Fr. Chicago, Ill. Marshall Bests: Bests: Points: Field Goals: point FGs: 3 3 Free Throws: 6 6 Rebounds: 6 6 Assists: 7 7 Steals: 4 4 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 E. Michigan Ball St at Ohio 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 E. Michigan Ball St at Ohio Season Career *-Game Started

12 #41 Aileen Rossouw F 6-2 Sr.-RS Plano, Texas Auburn State vs. NIU, January 31 Page 12 #21 Courtney Shelton G 5-8 Fr. Rockton, Ill. Honenegah Bests: Bests: Points: Field Goals: point FGs: 1 1 Free Throws: 7 7 Rebounds: Assists: 6 3 Steals: 6 2 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 E. Michigan Ball St at Ohio 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 DNP E. Michigan Ball St. DNP at Ohio DNP Season Career *-Game Started

13 #34 Becky Smith F 6-2 Sr. Janesville, Wis. Parker State vs. NIU, January 31 Page 13 #2 Shari Welton G/F 6-2 Sr.-RS Calumet City, Ill. Wisconsin 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 E. Michigan Ball St at Ohio Season Career *-Game Started 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 * * E. Michigan* Ball St.* at Ohio* Season Career *-Game Started

14 #10 Jessie Wilcox G 5-7 Sr. Oshkosh, Wis. West State vs. NIU, January 31 Page 14 #4 Tenisha Wilson G 5-8 Fr. Chicago, Ill. Bogan Bests Bests: Points: Field Goals: point FGs: 5 5 Free Throws: 10 8 Rebounds: 11 6 Assists: 8 8 Steals: 4 4 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 * * E. Michigan* Ball St.* at Ohio* 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 DNP DNP E. Michigan DNP Ball St. DNP at Ohio DNP Season Career *-Game Started

15 #3 Kylie York G 5-8 Jr. Fishers, Ind. Hamilton Southeastern Bests: Bests: Points: Field Goals: point FGs: 7 6 Free Throws: 6 2 Rebounds: 9 4 Assists: 8 3 Steals: 3 3 State vs. NIU, January 31 Page 15 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 * * E. Michigan* Ball St.* at Ohio* 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 times. 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 State vs. NIU, January 31 Page 16 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 times. 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. 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 times. Lead changed-3 times. 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.