# 2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by ninth-year head coach Lisa Carlsen, played their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the Mid-American Conference.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2022–23 season 16–17, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. In the MAC tournament, they were defeated by Kent State in the first round. They received an invitation into the WBI, where they were defeated by Georgia Southern in the first round, North Dakota in the consolation round, and UIC in the 7th place game.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2023* 6:00 pm | | Ripon | W 104–43 | – | Convocation Center (295) DeKalb, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State MAC-SBC Challenge | L 62–75 | 0–1 | First National Bank Arena (2,685) Jonesboro, AR |
| November 12, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Illinois | L 62–95 | 0–2 | Western Hall (677) Macomb, IL |
| November 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Indiana | L 60–66 | 0–3 | Screaming Eagles Arena (503) Evansville, IN |
| November 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lindenwood | W 77–60 | 1–3 | Convocation Center (486) DeKalb, IL |
| November 24, 2023* 10:00 am | | vs. Radford November Clasico | W 72–55 | 2–3 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR |
| November 25, 2023* 10:00 am | | vs. Indiana State November Clasico | W 67–62 | 3–3 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR |
| November 29, 2023* 6:30 pm, B1G+ | | at Wisconsin | L 54–75 | 3–4 | Kohl Center (2,886) Madison, WI |
| December 3, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | L 79–89 | 3–5 | First Community Arena (467) Edwardsville, IL |
| December 10, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 75–66 | 4–5 | Convocation Center (–) DeKalb, IL |
| December 18, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 65–55 | 5–5 | Convocation Center (326) DeKalb, IL |
| December 30, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Concordia Chicago | W 98–32 | 6–5 | Convocation Center (458) DeKalb, IL |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan | L 49–67 | 6–6 (0–1) | Convocation Center (375) DeKalb, IL |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Miami (OH) | W 58–48 | 7–6 (1–1) | Convocation Center (422) DeKalb, IL |
| January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Ohio | W 67–62 | 8–6 (2–1) | Convocation Center (577) Athens, OH |
| January 14, 2024 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Kent State | L 48–73 | 8–7 (2–2) | MAC Center (838) Kent, OH |
| January 17, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Buffalo | L 58–65 | 8–8 (2–3) | Convocation Center (445) DeKalb, IL |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Michigan | W 70–57 | 9–8 (3–3) | Convocation Center (711) DeKalb, IL |
| January 24, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Toledo | L 52–72 | 9–9 (3–4) | Savage Arena (3,902) Toledo, OH |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Akron | L 59–61 | 9–10 (3–5) | Convocation Center (980) DeKalb, IL |
| January 31, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bowling Green | L 54–72 | 9–11 (3–6) | Stroh Center (2,420) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Ball State | W 76–71 $^{OT}$ | 10–11 (4–6) | Convocation Center (700) DeKalb, IL |
| February 10, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern MAC-SBC Challenge | W 91–84 | 11–11 | Convocation Center (846) DeKalb, IL |
| February 14, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Western Michigan | L 47–65 | 11–12 (4–7) | Convocation Center (1,958) DeKalb, IL |
| February 17, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Michigan | W 61–52 | 12–12 (5–7) | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,428) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 21, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Buffalo | W 66–57 | 13–12 (6–7) | Alumni Arena (1,740) Amherst, NY |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bowling Green | L 73–82 | 13–13 (6–8) | Convocation Center (1,401) DeKalb, IL |
| February 28, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Toledo | L 61-74 | 13-14 (6-9) | Convocation Center (770) DeKalb, IL |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Akron | L 54-69 | 13-15 (6-10) | James A. Rhodes Arena (499) Akron, OH |
| March 6, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) | W 56-46 | 14-15 (7-10) | Millett Hall (434) Oxford, OH |
| March 9, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan | W 66-64 | 15-15 (8-10) | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) Kent State Quarterfinals | L 60-63 | 15-16 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (1,426) Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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