DEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University women's basketball team goes on the road Saturday to face the Toledo Rockets at 1 p.m. at Savage Arena. The game will be available on ESPN3.
 
NIU (17-10, 9-6 MAC) are currently tied for fifth in the Mid-American Conference with Toledo and Kent State, one game behind fourth-place Buffalo at 10-5. The Huskies won the first meeting against the Rockets 54-52 at the NIU Convocation Center on Feb. 16. Mikayla Voigt (Slinger, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) put NIU ahead with a three-point play with 6.8 seconds left in regulation. Ally May (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead) led the Huskies with 12 points and seven rebounds.
 
The Huskies wrapped up a 6-2 month of February Wednesday night with a 70-60 win over Eastern Michigan at the Convocation Center. NIU outscored the Eagles 13-2 in the first quarter, the least amount of points the Huskies have allowed in a quarter since NCAA Division I women's basketball started using them in the 2015-16 season. Voigt led all scorers with 27 points, her 12th game with at least 20 points this season. Myia Starks (Plainfield, Ill./Nequa Valley) had 16 points and a season-high seven rebounds. May recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Voigt passed E.C. Hill for eighth all-time on the NIU career scoring list Wednesday night, with her game-high 27 points putting her at 1,646 career points. She is now 16 points behind teammate Courtney Woods (Brisbane, Australia/St. Margaret's) for seventh. Voigt had scored 30 total points in the previous four games and had not scored in double figures since putting up 37 at Ball State on Feb. 9. The Huskies are 9-3 this season when Voigt scores at least 20 points.
 
Toledo (17-9, 9-6 MAC) won its second game in a row Wednesday night, a 73-63 win over Western Michigan at Savage Arena. Mikaela Boyd led the Rockets with 22 points as Toledo shot 52.7 percent from the field and assisted on 22 of 29 field goals. The Rockets lead the MAC in scoring defense at 59.5 points per game and field goal percentage defense at .379. 
 
Following Saturday's game, the Huskies are home to face Ball State for Senior Night on Wednesday, March 6 at 6 p.m. Tickets are available from the NIU Convocation Center Box Office, by calling 815-753-PACK (7225) or by visiting NIUHuskies.com/tickets.
 
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