THE NEED TO KNOWS
Tipoff: 7 p.m. (CT)
Renaissance Coliseum | Peoria, Illinois
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Listen: WLBK 98.9 FM/1260 AM
Live Stats: NIUHuskies.com
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THE SERIES
- NIU leads Bradley in the all-time series, 10-7
- Bradley leads in games played in Peoria, 5-4
- NIU has won the last three meetings
FREE THROWS
• The NIU women's basketball team leads the nation in scoring offense, averaging 95.2 points per game. The Huskies have reached the 100-point plateau twice this season.
• Northern Illinois University is the only team in the country with two players averaging over 20.0 points per game as
Ally Lehman (20.2) and
Courtney Woods (20.8) continue their impressive starts to the season.
• Senior
Ally Lehman registered the third triple-double in program history, and one of five in the NCAA this year, versus Illinois State on November 26th, recording 15 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 11 assists in 28 minutes of floor time.
• Lehman was named MAC West Player of the Week for the second consecutive week on Monday as she nearly averaged a triple-double last week versus Chicago State and ISU, tallying 17.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 10.0 assists with a .650 field goal percentage last week. She also posted a 20/1 assist to turnover ratio.
• Woods has scored 20 points or more eight times in her last 12 games, including five times this season. Six of those 20-point performances have occurred on the road.
• Six different Huskies are averaging 10-or-more points per game this season. Two of those players -
Cassidy Glenn and
Courtney Woods - have scored in double figures in each of the Huskies first six games.
• NIU and Bradley meet for the 18th time with the Huskies having won the last three games in the series, including a 68-64 decision in the Convocation Center last year.
• The Huskies rank in the Top 20 in the nation in multiple categories, including three point field goals made (17th) and three pointers per game (10th), free throw percentage (11th), rebounds per game (21st) and offensive rebounds per game (16th).
• NIU is playing its final game before its annual break for final exams. Following the trip to Bradley, the Huskies will be off until traveling to Iowa State on December 11th.
• Second-year NIU head coach
Lisa Carlsen's next victory will be the 200th of her career.
• NIU is celebrating the 60th Anniversary season of Huskie women's basketball in 2016-17.
