# 2024–25 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team represents Northern Illinois University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by tenth-year head coach Lisa Carlsen, play their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the Mid-American Conference.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 8–10 in MAC play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Kent State in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.

## Preseason

On October 22, 2024, the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Northern Illinois was picked to finish tied for sixth in the MAC regular season.

### Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Ball State | 120 (10) |
| 2 | Kent State | 104 (2) |
| 3 | Buffalo | 98 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 96 |
| 5 | Toledo | 82 |
| T-6 | Northern Illinois | 64 |
| T-6 | Ohio | 64 |
| 8 | Miami (OH) | 44 |
| 9 | Akron | 43 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 34 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 23 |
| 12 | Central Michigan | 20 |
MAC tournament champions: Ball State (8), Bowling Green (1), Buffalo (1), Kent State (1), Toledo (1)
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### Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Year |
| 2nd | Brooke Stonebraker | Graduate Student |
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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 27, 2024* 1:00 pm | Benedictine | W 72–48 | – | 12 – Stonebraker | 7 – McCrea | 7 – Nickel | Convocation Center (435) DeKalb, IL |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | Louisiana MAC–SBC Challenge | W 57–55 | 1–0 | 18 – Koker | 9 – Koker | 9 – Koker | Convocation Center DeKalb, IL |
| November 6, 2024* 6:30 pm, B1G+ | at Iowa | L 73–91 | 1–1 | 15 – Stonebraker | 5 – Blacher | 5 – McCrea | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| November 10, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | St. Thomas | L 68–75 | 1–2 | 18 – Blumenfeld | 7 – Tied | 3 – Serracanta | Convocation Center (1,005) DeKalb, IL |
| November 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, NEC Front Row | at Chicago State | W 77–68 | 2–2 | 21 – Doyle | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Jones Convocation Center (143) Chicago, IL |
| November 24, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Milwaukee | W 67–60 | 3–2 | 17 – Tied | 9 – Stonebraker | 5 – Koker | Klotsche Center (573) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 27, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | UIC | L 66–69 | 3–3 | 16 – Koker | 7 – Nickel | 4 – Koker | Convocation Center (805) DeKalb, IL |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | at Missouri | L 55–94 | 3–4 | 14 – Blumenfeld | 5 – Stonebraker | 2 – Tied | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| December 15, 2024* 1:00 pm | vs. Indiana State Eastern Kentucky MTE | W 82–78 | 4–4 | 20 – Stonebraker | 11 – Stonebraker | 5 – Carlsen | Clive M. Beck Center (101) Lexington, KY |
| December 17, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky MTE | L 64–76 | 4–5 | 18 – Stonebraker | 9 – Tied | 5 – Koker | Clive M. Beck Center (149) Lexington, KY |
| December 20, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Idaho State | W 51–50 $^{OT}$ | 5–5 | 14 – Stonebraker | 13 – Stonebraker | 7 – Koker | Convocation Center (705) DeKalb, IL |
| December 28, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Viterbo | W 92–44 | 6–5 | 20 – Doyle | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Convocation Center (802) DeKalb, IL |
| MAC regular season |||||||||
| January 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Toledo | W 59–58 | 7–5 (1–0) | 16 – Koker | 7 – Stonebraker | 5 – Koker | Savage Arena (3,830) Toledo, OH |
| January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Ohio | L 55–71 | 7–6 (1–1) | 17 – Carlsen | 8 – Tied | 4 – Koker | Convocation Center (775) DeKalb, IL |
| January 8, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Akron | L 71–73 | 7–7 (1–2) | 16 – Blumenfeld | 6 – Doyle | 5 – Koker | James A. Rhodes Arena (426) Akron, OH |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Western Michigan | L 57–61 | 7–8 (1–3) | 14 – Koker | 9 – Carlsen | 5 – Koker | Convocation Center (940) DeKalb, IL |
| January 15, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Miami (OH) | L 52–73 | 7–9 (1–4) | 14 – Koker | 9 – Doyle | 4 – Koker | Convocation Center (770) DeKalb, IL |
| January 18, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Bowling Green | L 60–74 | 7–10 (1–5) | 16 – Koker | 9 – Stonebraker | 5 – Koker | Stroh Center (1,712) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 22, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Michigan | W 78–70 | 8–10 (2–5) | 23 – Koker | 9 – Koker | 6 – Koker | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,068) Ypsilanti, MI |
| January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Ball State | L 62–81 | 8–11 (2–6) | 17 – Stonebraker | 8 – Stonebraker | 5 – Koker | Convocation Center DeKalb, IL |
| January 29, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Central Michigan | W 80–75 | 9–11 (3–6) | 19 – Koker | 4 – Tied | 8 – Koker | Convocation Center (707) DeKalb, IL |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Buffalo | L 58–84 | 9–12 (3–7) | 15 – Koker | 7 – Carlsen | 4 – Koker | Alumni Arena (2,055) Amherst, NY |
| February 5, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Kent State | W 73–69 | 10–12 (4–7) | 23 – Doyle | 5 – Tied | 4 – Carlsen | Convocation Center (1,401) DeKalb, IL |
| February 8, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Appalachian State MAC–SBC Challenge | W 75–62 | 11–12 | 22 – Doyle | 7 – Koker | 8 – Koker | Holmes Center (531) Boone, NC |
| February 15, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+ | at Western Michigan | W 60–51 | 12–12 (5–7) | 20 – Koker | 7 – Tied | 5 – Koker | University Arena (791) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 19, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Ohio | L 70–74 | 12–13 (5–8) | 21 – Doyle | 10 – Doyle | 5 – Tied | Convocation Center (670) Athens, OH |
| February 22, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Eastern Michigan | L 72–76 | 12–14 (5–9) | 19 – Doyle | 9 – Doyle | 4 – Carlsen | Convocation Center DeKalb, IL |
| February 26, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Kent State | L 58–76 | 12–15 (5–10) | 21 – Doyle | 6 – Stonebraker | 4 – Koker | MAC Center (1,082) Kent, OH |
| March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Bowling Green | W 84–77 $^{2OT}$ | 13–15 (6–10) | 28 – Koker | 7 – McCrea | 4 – Koker | Convocation Center DeKalb, IL |
| March 5, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Toledo | L 70–79 | 13–16 (6–11) | 24 – Koker | 6 – Carlsen | 4 – Koker | Convocation Center (480) DeKalb, IL |
| March 8, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Miami (OH) | | | | | | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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