DEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University women's basketball team will host the North Dakota State Bison on Wednesday morning for an 11 a.m. tip-off at the NIU Convocation Center for Education Day.
 
The Huskies are 2-0 on the home floor so far this season, winning by an average of 10 points per game. NIU enters Wednesday's game with a 2-2 record after a 91-73 loss at Indiana on Nov. 25. Mikayla Voigt (Slinger, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) led four Huskies in double-figure scoring with 15 points. NIU shot a season-high 43.5 percent from the three-point arc against the Hoosiers, making 10 of 23 attempts.
 
Courtney Woods (Brisbane, Australia/St. Margaret's) had 10 points at Indiana, marking her 30^th consecutive game in double-figures scoring. She has scored at least 10 points 81 times in her career with 26 20-point games and seven 30-point games.
 
NIU has spread the scoring around in the first four games this season, having at least four players in double-digit scoring in each of the last three games. The Huskies had at least four players score in double-digits just seven times in the 2017-18 season. NIU has also gotten a scoring lift from its bench, which has scored at least 25 points in each of the last three games.
 
The Huskies won the only meeting against the Bison 67-62 on Nov. 18, 2005 at the NIU Convocation Center. Stephanie Raymond made four three-pointers on her way to a game-high 22 points. Kristin Weiner added 14 points and eight rebounds while Jennifer Uptmor had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. NIU shot 50 percent from the field in the first half on its way to a 39-25 halftime lead. NDSU rallied in the second half to take a 51-48 lead with 9:12 to play. The Huskies took back the lead for good at the 3:05 mark when back-to-back Uptmor layups gave NIU a 59-56 advantage.
 
North Dakota State is 2-4 on the year after dropping games to Pacific and North Texas at Pacific's Turkey Tip-Off last weekend. The Bison lost to the Mean Green 92-78 on Nov. 24 despite shooting 53.8% from the field. Marina Fernandez led North Dakota State with 20 points and eight rebounds. Rylee Nudell added 14 points. Michelle Gaislerova leads the Bison in scoring with 15.5 points per game. Nudell averages 10 points per game. As a team, North Dakota State is averaging 59.2 points per game and allowing 68.5 points per game. 
 
Following Wednesday's game, NIU will go on the road to play in the Lady Griz Classic at Montana Dec. 1-2.
 
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