DEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University women's basketball team will host the Northern Iowa Panthers on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the NIU Convocation Center in the consolation round of the Preseason WNIT.
 
Tickets will be $8 for reserved seats and $5 for general admission for Sunday's game, with the box office opening at 1 p.m. NIU women's basketball season ticket members will be provided with complimentary tickets in the location of their season tickets for Sunday's game, as a thank you for their support. Those tickets can be picked up starting at Tuesday's Coffee With Carlsen at Faranda's in DeKalb. Tickets will then be available for pickup at the Convocation Center box office during normal business hours Wednesday through Friday, as well as prior to the game Sunday.
 
The Huskies are 1-1 in the tournament, having defeated Yale 89-80 in the home opener last Thursday and falling in the quarterfinals Sunday at Iowa State 70-60. Northern Iowa won its first game of the tournament 79-67 against Delaware last Friday and lost at Marquette on Sunday. The two teams last met on Dec. 21, 2014, a 51-42 win for the Panthers at Northern Iowa.
 
NIU women's basketball season tickets are still available for purchase for just $35 for general admission seating. NIU football or women's basketball season ticket holders, faculty/staff, Alumni Association members, Varsity Club members and senior citizens can purchase reserved season tickets for just $40. The NIU women's basketball "Starting Five Pack" is also available for the remainder of the Huskies' non-conference home games for just $20.

Both packages can be purchased online at NIUHuskies.com/tickets or by calling 815-753-PACK (7225).
 
Fans are also invited to attend this month's Coffee With Carlsen at Faranda's in DeKalb (302 Grove Street) tomorrow, which starts at 8 a.m. Admission is $12.
 
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