# Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball

The Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team is the college basketball team that represent Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team last played in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament in 1995. The Huskies are coached by Lisa Carlsen.

## Season-by-season records

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Mary Bell (Independent) (1957–1977) ||||||
| 1957–58 | Mary Bell | 1–1 | | | |
| 1958–59 | Mary Bell | 3–1 | | | |
| 1959–60 | Mary Bell | 2–3 | | | |
| 1960–61 | Mary Bell | 5–1 | | | |
| 1961–62 | Mary Bell | 4–2 | | | |
| 1962–63 | Mary Bell | 3–3 | | | |
| 1963–64 | Mary Bell | 6–3 | | | |
| 1964–65 | Mary Bell | 4–5 | | | |
| 1965–66 | Mary Bell | 7–2 | | | |
| 1966–67 | Mary Bell | 4–4 | | | |
| 1967–68 | Mary Bell | 6–6 | | | |
| 1968–69 | Mary Bell | 8–3 | | | |
| 1969–70 | Mary Bell | 11–2 | | | |
| 1970–71 | Mary Bell | 9–4 | | | |
| 1971–72 | Mary Bell | 15–3 | | | Midwest AIAW Region Champion AIAW Elite Eight |
| 1972–73 | Mary Bell | 6–9 | | | Illinois AIAW Tournament |
| 1973–74 | Mary Bell | 6–7 | | | Illinois AIAW Tournament |
| 1974–75 | Mary Bell | 1–11 | | | Illinois AIAW Tournament |
| 1975–76 | Mary Bell | 5–10 | | | Illinois AIAW Tournament |
| 1976–77 | Mary Bell | 3–10 | | | Illinois AIAW Tournament |
| Mary Bell: | Mary Bell: | 109–90 | | | |
| Alex Textor (Independent) (1977–1981) ||||||
| 1977–78 | Alex Textor | 4–9 | | | Illinois AIAW Tournament |
| 1978–79 | Alex Textor | 11–8 | | | Illinois AIAW Tournament |
| 1979–80 | Alex Textor | 17–12 | | | Illinois AIAW Tournament |
| 1980–81 | Alex Textor | 15–17 | | | Illinois AIAW Tournament |
| Alex Textor: | Alex Textor: | 47–46 | | | |
| Rita Horky (MAC) (1981–1983) ||||||
| 1981–82 | Rita Horky | 18–14 | 7–4 | T–3rd | Illinois AIAW State Champion Midwest AIAW Region Final |
| 1982–83 | Rita Horky | 13–14 | 7–11 | 7th | |
| Rita Horky: | Rita Horky: | 31–28 | 14–15 | | |
| Cherri Block (MAC) (1983–1984) ||||||
| 1983–84 | Cherri Block | 15–13 | 9–9 | T–4th | |
| Cherri Block: | Cherri Block: | 15–13 | 9–9 | | |
| Jane Albright (MAC) (1984–1986) ||||||
| 1984–85 | Jane Albright | 15–13 | 11–7 | 4th | |
| 1985–86 | Jane Albright | 8–19 | 6–12 | 8th | |
| Jane Albright (Independent) (1986–1987) ||||||
| 1986–87 | Jane Albright | 11–16 | | | |
| Jane Albright (North Star Conference) (1987–1992) ||||||
| 1987–88 | Jane Albright | 14–14 | 6–4 | 4th | |
| 1988–89 | Jane Albright | 23–7 | 12–2 | T–1st | |
| 1989–90 | Jane Albright | 26–5 | 12–0 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 1990–91 | Jane Albright | 25–10 | 12–2 | 2nd | 7th in NWIT |
| 1991–92 | Jane Albright | 18–14 | 8–4 | T–2nd | NCAA 2nd Round |
| Jane Albright (Mid-Continent Conference) (1992–1994) ||||||
| 1992–93 | Jane Albright | 24–6 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round |
| 1993–94 | Jane Albright | 24–6 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round |
| Jane Albright: | Jane Albright: | 188–110 | 100–32 | | |
| Liz Galloway-McQuitter (Midwestern Collegiate Conference) (1994–1997) ||||||
| 1994–95 | Liz Galloway-McQuitter | 17–14 | 10–6 | T–4th | NCAA 1st Round |
| 1995–96 | Liz Galloway-McQuitter | 9–19 | 5–11 | T–6th | |
| 1996–97 | Liz Galloway-McQuitter | 7–20 | 5–11 | T–6th | |
| Liz Galloway-McQuitter (MAC) (1997–1998) ||||||
| 1997–98 | Liz Galloway-McQuitter | 4–22 | 3–15 | 6th (West) | |
| Liz Galloway-McQuitter: | Liz Galloway-McQuitter: | 37–75 | 23–43 | | |
| Carol Hammerle (MAC) (1998–2005) ||||||
| 1998–99 | Carol Hammerle | 10–16 | 7–9 | 3rd (West) | |
| 1999–00 | Carol Hammerle | 6–22 | 5–11 | 6th (West) | |
| 2000–01 | Carol Hammerle | 16–16 | 10–6 | 3rd (West) | |
| 2001–02 | Carol Hammerle | 17–13 | 10–6 | T–4th (West) | |
| 2002–03 | Carol Hammerle | 12–16 | 8–8 | 5th (West) | |
| 2003–04 | Carol Hammerle | 12–16 | 7–9 | T–5th (West) | |
| 2004–05 | Carol Hammerle | 7–21 | 4–12 | T–6th (West) | |
| Carol Hammerle: | Carol Hammerle: | 80–120 | 51–61 | | |
| Carol Owens (MAC) (2005–2010) ||||||
| 2005–06 | Carol Owens | 12–17 | 7–9 | T–4th (West) | |
| 2006–07 | Carol Owens | 19–12 | 8–8 | 3rd (West) | |
| 2007–08 | Carol Owens | 10–18 | 6–8 | 4th (West) | |
| 2008–09 | Carol Owens | 15–15 | 10–6 | 3rd (West) | |
| 2009–10 | Carol Owens | 10–19 | 4–12 | 5th (West) | |
| Carol Owens: | Carol Owens: | 66–81 | 35–43 | | |
| Kathi Bennett (MAC) (2010–2015) ||||||
| 2010–11 | Kathi Bennett | 13–17 | 7–9 | 4th (West) | |
| 2011–12 | Kathi Bennett | 14–17 | 6–10 | 4th (West) | |
| 2012–13 | Kathi Bennett | 7–23 | 2–14 | 6th (West) | |
| 2013–14 | Kathi Bennett | 11–19 | 6–10 | 6th (West) | |
| 2014–15 | Kathi Bennett | 12–17 | 8–10 | 5th (West) | |
| Kathi Bennett: | Kathi Bennett: | 57–93 | 29–53 | | |
| Lisa Carlsen (MAC) (2015–present) ||||||
| 2015–16 | Lisa Carlsen | 13–17 | 4–13 | 6th (West) | |
| 2016–17 | Lisa Carlsen | 21–12 | 12–6 | 3rd (West) | WNIT 1st Round |
| 2017–18 | Lisa Carlsen | 15–15 | 7–11 | 5th (West) | |
| 2018–19 | Lisa Carlsen | 19–13 | 10–8 | 3rd (West) | |
| 2019–20 | Lisa Carlsen | 11–19 | 7–1 | 6th (West) | |
| 2020–21 | Lisa Carlsen | 12–12 | 10–8 | 7th | |
| 2021–22 | Lisa Carlsen | 14–15 | 11–9 | 5th | |
| 2022–23 | Lisa Carlsen | 16–17 | 8–10 | T–5th | WBI 1st Round |
| 2023–24 | Lisa Carlsen | 15-16 | 8–10 | T–6th | |
| Lisa Carlsen: | Lisa Carlsen: | 136–136 | 77–76 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 766–792 | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||

## Division I postseason results
### NCAA tournament

The Huskies have appeared in five NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 2–5.
| Year | Seed | Region | Location | Round | Opponent | Result | NIU Head Coach |
| 1990 | 5th | Midwest | DeKalb, IL West Lafayette IN | First Round Second Round | (12) Texas Tech (4) Purdue | W 84–63 L 86–81 | Jane Albright |
| 1992 | 11th | Mideast | Ruston, LA West Lafayette, IN | First Round Second Round | (6) Louisiana Tech (3) Purdue | W 77–71 (OT) L 98–62 | Jane Albright |
| 1993 | 11th | East | Washington, D.C. | First Round | (6) Georgetown | L 74–73 | Jane Albright |
| 1994 | 11th | Mideast | Springfield, MO | First Round | (6) SW Missouri State | L 75–56 | Jane Albright |
| 1995 | 16th | West | Nashville, TN | First Round | (1) Vanderbilt | L 90–54 | Liz Galloway-McQuitter |

### National Invitation tournament

The Huskies have appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–3.
| Year | Location | Round | Opponent | Result | NIU Head Coach |
| 1991 | Amarillo, TX | First Round Consolation Semis 7th Place Game | Houston Alabama-Birmingham Notre Dame | L 83–71 L 78–71 W 84–82 | Jane Albright |
| 2017 | Brookings, SD | First Round | South Dakota State | L 94–84 | Lisa Carlsen |

### AIAW tournament

The Huskies have appeared in one AIAW tournament. Their record is 1–1.
| Year | Location | Round | Opponent | Result | NIU Head Coach |
| 1972 | Normal, IL | First Round Quarterfinals | Washington State West Chester State | W 50–43 L 66–54 | Mary Bell |

## Coaching staff

On June 30, 2015, the Huskies announced Lisa Carlsen as the next women's basketball head coach.
* Lisa Carlsen – Head Coach
* Kierra McCleary – Assistant Coach
* John McGinty – Assistant Coach
* Adam Tandez – Assistant Coach
* Jazz Weaver – Director of Basketball Operations
* Takima Keane – Graduate Assistant