Women's Basketball | November 10

DeKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University women's basketball team goes back on the road Wednesday night to take on the DePaul Blue Demons at Wintrust Arena. Tip-off is at 6 p.m. with the game broadcast on ESPN+ and the radio call exclusively on NIUHuskies.com.
 
NIU (1-1) looks to bounce back from a 69-54 loss at Bradley last Friday. The Huskies shot 34.5 percent from the field and 75.0 percent from the free throw line. Graduate guard Alecia Doyle (Carterville, Ill./SEMO) led NIU with 15 points, going 5-for-9 from the field. Leah Middleton (Auburn, N.Y./Binghamton) added 10 points, three rebounds and two steals. Middleton is NIU's leading scorer through the first week of the season at 16.0 points per game. She had a career-high 22 points on Nov. 2 in NIU's 76-71 win over Indiana State.
 
Freshman Laniah Davis (Michigan City, Ind./Marquette Catholic) was named the Horizon League Freshman of the Week on Monday. Davis averaged 12.0 points per game against Indiana State and Bradley, shooting 43.5 percent from the field. She became the first NIU freshman since 2000 to score 20 points or more in her college debut with 20 off the bench against Indiana State on Nov. 2.
 
DePaul is 3-0 to start the season after a 95-63 win over Stonehill on Sunday at Wintrust Arena. The Blue Demons shot 51.3 percent from the field and had 32 assists against nine turnovers. Mikaia Litza and Kate Clarke both had a game-high 15 points. DePaul is averaging 90.7 points per game with a rebound margin of +18.7. The Blue Demons lead the Big East with 27.7 assists per game.  Litza leads DePaul with 15.7 points and 7.3 assists per game.
 
The Blue Demons lead the all-time series against NIU 35-8. NIU won the last meeting between the two teams 86-79 on Nov. 12, 2022 at the NIU Convocation Center.
 
NIU is back in action at the Convocation Center on Tuesday, Nov. 17 against SIUE. NIU women's basketball reserved season tickets can be purchased for just $50, with general admission tickets available for $35. Huskie women's basketball season tickets provide seats for all 15 games on the slate for the upcoming season, including the Horizon League opener when the Huskies host Oakland on Thursday, Dec. 3, and a visit by defending conference champion Green Bay on Thursday, Feb. 25.
 
Women's basketball single game tickets are available for just $8, and $10 for reserved seating. Please note, single game, walk-up ticket prices for all NIU basketball games increase on the day of game. For more ticket information and to purchase tickets log on to NIUHuskies.com/tickets or call 815-753-PACK (7225).
 
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