Northern Illinois University Athletics

2022-23:
• MAC Sixth Player of the Year
• Academic All-MAC
• Played in all 33 games, making two starts
• Led NIU with 14 points in season opener at Notre Dame (Nov. 7)
• Was 4-for-8 from the three-point line and scored 16 points off the bench in win over DePaul (Nov. 12)
• Scored her 1,000th career point in win over Western Illinois (Nov. 17); Had a career-high nine threes and 32 points
• Had 10 points and two assists in win at Navy (Nov. 26)
• Scored 13 points with three rebounds in win over Richmond (Nov. 27)
• Led NIU with 18 points at Western Michigan (Jan. 11)
• Had 20 points off the bench against Miami (Jan. 18)
• Made five three-pointers and scored a game-high 19 points at Ball State (Feb. 1)
• Was 5-for-6 from the field with four threes for 17 points in win at Bowling Green (Feb. 15)
• Reached 250 career three-pointers in NIU’s win over Eastern Michigan (March 1)

2021-22:
• All-MAC Honorable Mention
• Academic All-MAC
• Played in all 29 games, making 28 starts
• Led the MAC in three-pointers per game (2.76), which put her 18^th in the nation
• Her 80 three-pointers were tied for fourth-most in a single season in NIU history
• Made four three-pointers in scoring 16 points in season-opening win over Illinois State (Nov. 9)
• Scored 10 of her 15 points against Milwaukee (Nov. 28) in the third quarter
• Tied a career-high with five made three-pointers against Eastern Illinois (Dec. 4), scoring 17 points
• Had 17 points, two assists and two steals against Ball State (Jan. 5)
• Led the Huskies with 20 points in win at Ohio (Jan. 8)
• Made four threes in scoring 16 points in win at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 22)
• Scored 18 points with a career-high six rebounds at Buffalo (Jan. 29)
• Dished out a career-high six assists in win at Western Michigan (Jan. 31), adding 12 points and five rebounds
• Had a season-high 26 points in NIU’s overtime win over Buffalo (Feb. 12) in a career-high 41 minutes
• Made five three-pointers in scoring 17 points in NIU’s win over Eastern Michigan (Feb. 23)
• Led NIU with 18 points in win over Central Michigan (March 5)

2020-21:
• MAC Sixth Player of the Year
• Academic All-MAC
• Played in all 24 games, making one start
• Second in the MAC in three-point field goal percentage (45.1%) and fifth in three-pointers per game (2.3)
• Finished the season ninth in the nation in three-point field goal percentage
• Averaged 9.4 points per game
• Scored eight points in season opener against IUPUI (Nov. 25)
• Made four threes and scored 15 points off the bench in NIU’s win at Eastern Illinois (Dec. 4)
• Had 20 points, two assists, and two steals in win over Western Illinois (Dec. 5)
• Made four threes against Toledo (Dec. 10), scoring 13 points
• Scored 11 points off the bench in win over Central Michigan (Jan. 13)
• Had 14 points and two assists in win over Bowling Green (Feb. 3)
• Made three three-pointers and scored 13 points in win over Buffalo (Feb. 13)
• Tied a career-high with five three-pointers and scored 20 points against Ball State (Feb. 24)
• Had 14 points off the bench against Central Michigan in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals (March 10)

2019-20:
• Played in seven games
• Scored nine points at Ohio (1/4/20)
• Had four points against Toledo (1/11/20)

2017-18:
• Played in four games before suffering a season-ending injury against Chicago State (Nov. 20)
• Scored a season-high 18 points at Iowa (Nov. 15). Went 7-of-18 from the field, including 4-for-11 from three-point territory, also season-bests

2016-17:
• Appeared in 32 games for the Huskies with one start, scoring in double figures 12 times
• Named to Mid-American Conference’s All-Freshman team after averaging 8.4 points per game and shooting .427 from the field and .353 behind the arc
• Poisson was only NIU’s third All-Freshman team selection since 2004 (Kelly Smith, 2014; Stephanie Raymond, 2004)
• Also posted an .826 at the free throw line in 46 attempts
• Scored 10-or-more points six times in her first eight college games, including her collegiate debut at Loyola (Nov. 11)
• Ten days after scoring 16 points in a double overtime win over Milwaukee (Nov. 16), dropped 19 points versus Illinois State (Nov. 26), going a perfect 5-for-5 behind the three-point line
• Rallied NIU’s 12-point, fourth quarter comeback at Kent State (Jan. 11), scoring 27 points versus the Golden Flashes; only the sixth 20-point game by a freshman since 2000-01
• After averaging 3.0 points per game in final eight, made a resurgence in the MAC Tournament with 10 points against Western Michigan in the semifinal (March 8) and 13 in the championship against Toledo (March 11)
• Dished four assists at Ball State, shooting 6-of-9 from the field and 4-of-6 behind the arc in a season-high 29 minutes (Jan. 28)
• Converted five-or-more field goals eight times, including a season-best nine at KSU (Jan. 11)

MARIAN CATHOLIC:
• Three sport athlete at Marian Catholic (basketball, track, volleyball)
• Averaged 11.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 2.0 blocks per game as a junior
• Shot 40 percent from the field and 75 percent from the free throw line
• Helped Marian Catholic to a 28-3 record and a state tournament berth in 2014-15
• Spartans finished third in the state tournament her sophomore season
• Also won regional, sectional, and conference championships in 2013-14
Participated in the US Juniors National Tournament
• Played in the Best of the Best Showcase in 2015 with 60 of the best players from around the country
• Received the Don Fox Student Athlete Scholarship
• Honor roll student
• Named to the All-Scholastic team as a freshman
• Matteson School District 162 Hall of Fame Practice Player of the Year in 2013-14
• Played for Illinois Defenders AAU team

POISSON'S CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 32 vs. Western Illinois (11/17/22)
Field Goals Made: 11 vs. Western Illinois (11/17/22)
Field Goals Attempted: 19, twice (last vs. Buffalo, 2/12/22)
Three-Point Field Goals Made: 9 vs. Western Illinois (11/17/22)
Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: 15, twice (last vs. Western Illinois, 11/17/22)
Free Throws Made: 5 at Kent State (1/11/17)
Free Throw Attempts: 6, twice (last at Bowling Green, 1/9/21)
Rebounds: 6, twice (last vs. Buffalo, 2/12/22)
Assists: 6 at Western Michigan (1/31/22)
Blocks: 1, 4x (last vs. Ball State, 2/18/23)
Steals: 3, 3x (last at Ball State, 2/26/22)
Minutes: 41 vs. Buffalo (2/12/22)