Women's Basketball | December 9
DeKALB, IL – The Northern Illinois University women's basketball team opens a five-game homestand Sunday (Dec. 10) against the Detroit Mercy Titans at 1 p.m. at the NIU Convocation Center.
General Admission tickets are available for $6 with reserved seats at $8. Tickets for all remaining Huskie basketball home games are available now, including the "
Holidays with the Huskies" package and the "
All MACtion" mini-plan. For ticket information, log on to
NIUHuskies.com/myhuskies or call the NIU Athletics Ticket Office at 815-753-PACK (7225).
Sunday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+, as well as locally on WDKB 94-9 FM and the NIU Huskies and the Varsity Network apps.
NIU (3-5) enters Sunday's matchup having won five straight games at the NIU Convocation Center. The Huskies won their home opener 77-60 over Lindenwood on Nov. 21. Four Huskies scored in double figures in that victory, led by
Jayden Marable's game-high 18 points and eight assists. Marable had 13 points, five rebounds and seven assists last week at SIUE, her third game this season with at least 10 points, five rebounds and five assists. The senior guard leads the Mid-American Conference in assists with 5.5 per game.
The Huskies scored a season-high 79 points at SIUE on Dec. 3, but could not overcome a 10-point first quarter deficit in an 89-79 loss. Senior forward
Tara Stauffacher (Columbus, Wis./Wisconsin) led NIU with a career-high 21 points, nearly doubling her previous career high of 11. Stauffacher was 8-for-10 from the field and 4-for-5 from the three-point arc. The senior was one of five Huskies to score in double figures at SIUE.
Sidney McCrea (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Prairie) had 13 points off the bench to match Marable's 13.
Brooke Stonebraker (Versailles, Ohio/Versailles) had 11 points and a game-high eight rebounds.
Grace Hunter (Monroeville, Ind./Bellmont) added 10 points and set career-highs with seven assists and three steals.
Detroit Mercy (7-3) has won three consecutive games and five of its last six after a 62-59 win at Western Michigan this past Wednesday. Senior forward Irene Murua led all players with 17 points. She leads Detroit Mercy in scoring and rebounding at 12.1 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. The Titans lead the Horizon League in field goal percentage allowed at 38.0 percent and are second in rebound margin at +7.2 and three-point field goal percentage allowed at 28.1 percent.
Following Sunday's game, NIU takes a break for final exams and returns to action on Monday, Dec. 18 for a 5 p.m. matchup against Eastern Illinois. The game is the first of a doubleheader, with the NIU men's basketball team taking on Calumet College at 7:30 p.m.
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