Women's Basketball | February 14

DeKALB, IL - The Northern Illinois University women's basketball team heads back on the road on Wednesday, Feb. 15 when the Huskies take on the Bowling Green Falcons at the Stroh Center. Tip-off is at 6 p.m. CT.
 
The game will be available on ESPN+ as well as WDKB 94-9 FM, the NIU Huskies app and the Varsity Network app.
 
NIU (12-11, 4-8 MAC) looks to bounce back from a 72-71 loss at Ohio last Saturday. The game had eight ties and 10 lead changes, with the last lead change coming with 1.6 seconds left. Senior forward A'Jah Davis (DeKalb, Ill./Montverde Academy [Fla.]) led the Huskies with 22 points and a game-high 17 rebounds. It was her 16^th double-double of the season and eighth in as many games. Davis has averaged 17.2 points and 15.8 rebounds per game over the last six games. She is now fourth in the nation in rebounding at 12.3 per game, and fifth in double-doubles.
 
The Huskies lead the Mid-American Conference in rebounding, rebound margin and three-pointers per game. NIU is averaging 39.09 rebounds per game and a +3.4 rebound margin. The Huskies have outrebounded six of their last seven opponents by an average of 8.9 rebounds per game. Over the last four games NIU has made 41 three-pointers. NIU is averaging 8.3 three-pointers per game, which puts the Huskies 22^nd in the nation. Janae Poisson (Matteson, Ill./Marian Catholic) is third in the league with 2.48 threes per game. Poisson made five threes at Ohio last Saturday, scoring 17 points off the bench.
 
Bowling Green (22-2, 11-1 MAC) has won its last 11 games after a 75-69 win at Kent State last Saturday. The Falcons remain tied with Ball State atop the MAC. Senior guard Elissa Brett led all scorers with 20 points, going a perfect 5-for-5 from the three-point line. Allison Day added 17 points. Brett is one of five Falcons averaging double-figure scoring this season with a team-high 14.0 points per game. Bowling Green leads the MAC in seven different categories including scoring offense at 80.4 points per game. The Falcons have won three straight meetings in the series against NIU after a 66-50 win at the Convocation Center on Jan. 28.
 
The Huskies return home to the NIU Convocation Center on Saturday, Feb. 18 to face Ball State in the Cram The Convo doubleheader. The first 1,000 fans in the building will receive a pair of NIU branded winter gloves, supported by Northwestern Medicine. For tickets, log on to NIUHuskies.com or call the NIU Athletics Ticket Office at 815-753-PACK (7225).
 
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