# 2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by third-year head coach Lisa Carlsen, played their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 15–15, 7–11 in MAC play, to finish in fifth place in the West division. They lost in the first round of the MAC women's tournament to Eastern Michigan.

## Previous season

They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in MAC play, to finish in a tie for third place in the West division. They defeated Ohio and Western Michigan in the MAC tournament before losing to Toledo in the championship. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost in the first round to South Dakota State.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2017* 1:00 p.m. | | Benedictine | W 96–28 | | Convocation Center DeKalb, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 6:00 p.m. | | at Eastern Illinois | W 93–64 | 1–0 | Lantz Arena (338) Charleston, IL |
| November 15, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at Iowa | L 80–105 | 1–1 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,504) Iowa City, IA |
| November 18, 2017* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Western Illinois | W 96–94 | 2–1 | Convocation Center (550) DeKalb, IL |
| November 20, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at Chicago State | W 80–59 | 3–1 | Jones Convocation Center (255) Chicago, IL |
| November 24, 2017* 4:00 p.m. | | at UTSA UTSA Thanksgiving Classic | W 69–55 | 4–1 | Convocation Center (347) San Antonio, TX |
| November 25, 2017* 12:00 p.m. | | vs. Lamar UTSA Thanksgiving Classic | L 80–90 | 4–2 | Convocation Center San Antonio, TX |
| November 29, 2017* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Bradley | W 76–52 | 5–2 | Convocation Center (636) DeKalb, IL |
| December 6, 2017* 11:00 a.m. | | Loyola Chicago | W 80–71 | 6–2 | Convocation Center (1,271) DeKalb, IL |
| December 17, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | at SIU Edwardsville | W 86–75 | 7–2 | Vadalabene Center (655) Edwardsville, IL |
| December 20, 2017* 2:30 p.m. | | vs. Sacramento State Puerto Rico Classic | W 82–56 | 8–2 | Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (105) Trujillo Alto, PR |
| December 21, 2017* 12:00 p.m. | | vs. Albany Puerto Rico Classic | L 91–97 $^{OT}$ | 8–3 | Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (122) Trujillo Alto, PR |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2017 12:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | L 65–67 | 8–4 (0–1) | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| January 3, 2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Kent State | W 81–79 | 9–4 (1–1) | Convocation Center (334) DeKalb, IL |
| January 6, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Buffalo | W 86–84 $^{OT}$ | 10–4 (2–1) | Convocation Center (593) DeKalb, IL |
| January 10, 2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan | L 83–88 | 10–5 (2–2) | University Arena (635) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 13, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Toledo | L 60–63 | 10–6 (2–3) | Savage Arena (3,716) Toledo, OH |
| January 13, 2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Central Michigan | L 78–81 | 10–7 (2–4) | Convocation Center (468) DeKalb, IL |
| January 20, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan | L 76–83 | 10–8 (2–5) | Convocation Center (547) DeKalb, IL |
| January 24, 2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Ohio | L 75–77 | 10–9 (2–6) | Convocation Center (242) Athens, OH |
| January 27, 2018 2:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Ball State | L 72–81 | 10–10 (2–7) | Worthen Arena (3,867) Muncie, IN |
| January 31, 2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | L 62–77 | 10–11 (2–8) | Convocation Center (457) DeKalb, IL |
| February 3, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Kent State | W 72–62 | 11–11 (3–8) | MAC Center (546) Kent, OH |
| February 7, 2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Akron | W 84–61 | 12–11 (4–8) | James A. Rhodes Arena (505) Akron, OH |
| February 10, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Bowling Green | W 72–68 | 13–11 (5–8) | Convocation Center (557) DeKalb, IL |
| February 17, 2018 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Ball State | L 50–72 | 13–12 (5–9) | Worthen Arena (794) Muncie, IN |
| February 21, 2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | L 77–91 | 13–13 (5–10) | McGuirk Arena (1,614) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 24, 2018 1:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | W 84–75 | 14–13 (6–10) | Convocation Center (2,773) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 28, 2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Toledo | W 89–79 | 15–13 (7–10) | Convocation Center (463) DeKalb, IL |
| March 3, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | L 66–85 | 15–14 (7–11) | Convocation Center (593) DeKalb, IL |
| MAC women's tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2018 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (8) | (9) Eastern Michigan First round | L 77–84 | 15–15 | Convocation Center (294) DeKalb, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||