DEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University women's basketball team is back on the road this Saturday to take on the Eastern Michigan Eagles at 1:30 p.m.
 
Eastern Michigan (10-8, 3-4 MAC) leads the all-time series with the Huskies 36-15. NIU had won three out of four meetings before the Eagles knocked the Huskies out of last season's Mid-American Conference tournament, 84-77, at the NIU Convocation Center.
 
Like NIU (11-8, 3-4 MAC), Eastern Michigan last played on Jan. 26. The Eagles lost 71-61 at Central Michigan to move to 3-4 in the MAC. Redshirt-senior Danielle Minott led the Eagles with 21 points, making five three-pointers. Corrione Cardwell added 17 points to go with seven rebounds and five assists. The Eagles were outrebounded by the Chippewas by 20, 48-28, as Central Michigan shot 42.6 percent from the field. Minott is tied for ninth in the MAC in scoring, averaging 15.4 points per game. She is also 11th in rebounding with 6.1 rebounds per game. Eastern Michigan is averaging 63.2 points per game and allowing 63.5 points per game.
 
The Huskies are looking to snap a two-game losing skid after dropping games against the top of the Mid-American Conference east division, losing at Buffalo 93-64 on Jan. 26. In that game, senior guard Mikayla Voigt (Slinger, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) became the 13th Huskie in program history to reach 1,500 career points. Voigt led NIU with 26 points to get to 1,516 career points and move into 12th all-time on the NIU career scoring chart. She has scored at least 20 points in each of the last three games and is second in the MAC, and 15th nationally, in scoring at 20.9 points per game. 
 
Redshirt-Junior forward Ally May (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead) had double-digit rebounds for the fourth straight game against Buffalo. May had her fourth double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Since Dec. 31, May has averaged 8.9 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. She is fourth in the MAC with 8.4 rebounds per game as NIU leads the conference with 42.8 rebounds per game.
 
NIU returns to the Convocation Center on Wednesday, Feb. 6 to take on Bowling Green at 6 p.m. for the next installment of Game Show Wednesday. Tickets are available through the NIU Convocation Center Box Office by calling 815-753-PACK (7225) or by logging on to NIUHuskies.com/tickets.
 
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