2016–17 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team

2016–17 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball
WNIT, First round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record21–12 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kierra McCleary
  • John McGinty
  • Stephanie Smith
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 13 – 5   .722 19 – 13   .594
Ohio 12 – 6   .667 22 – 10   .688
Buffalo 10 – 8   .556 22 – 10   .688
Miami (OH) 5 – 13   .278 11 – 21   .344
Bowling Green 4 – 14   .222 8 – 23   .258
Akron 2 – 16   .111 9 – 21   .300
West
Central Michigan 15 – 3   .833 23 – 9   .719
Ball State 14 – 4   .778 21 – 11   .656
Toledo † 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735
Northern Illinois 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
Western Michigan 8 – 10   .444 19 – 13   .594
Eastern Michigan 1 – 17   .056 6 – 25   .194
† 2017 MAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2017

The 2016–17 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by second-year head coach Lisa Carlsen, played their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West division. They defeated Ohio and Western Michigan in the MAC tournament before losing to Toledo in the championship. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost in the first round to South Dakota State.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2015–16 season 11–19, 4–14 in MAC play to finished in last place in the West division. They lost to Western Michigan in the first round of the MAC tournament.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2016*
1:00 pm 		Lakeland College W 111–49 
Convocation Center (288)
DeKalb, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016*
5:00 pm 		at Loyola–Chicago W 90–70  1–0
 Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
Nov 16, 2016*
5:30 pm 		Milwaukee W 114–104 2OT 2–0
 Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
Nov 19, 2016*
4:30 pm 		at Western Illinois L 79–83  2–1
 Western Hall (562)
Macomb, IL
Nov 22, 2016*
7:00 pm 		Chicago State W 94–85  3–1
 Convocation Center (276)
DeKalb, IL
Nov 26, 2016*
6:00 pm 		Illinois State W 108–65  4–1
 Convocation Center (1,398)
DeKalb, IL
Nov 30, 2016*
7:00 pm 		at Drake L 86–95  4–2
 Knapp Center (2,016)
Des Moines, IA
Dec 2, 2016*
7:00 pm 		at Bradley W 81–51  5–2
 Renaissance Coliseum (661)
Peoria, IL
Dec 11, 2016*
2:00 pm 		at Iowa State L 89–97  5–3
 Hilton Coliseum (9,825)
Ames, IA
Dec 16, 2016*
7:00 pm 		SIU Edwardsville W 97–78  6–3
 Convocation Center (304)
DeKalb, IL
Dec 19, 2016*
5:30 pm 		vs. South Dakota
UMKC Classic 		L 83–97  6–4
 Swinney Recreation Center (220)
Kansas City, MO
Dec 20, 2016*
3:30 pm 		at UMKC
UMKC Classic 		W 86–75  7–4
 Swinney Recreation Center (200)
Kansas City, MO
MAC regular season
Dec 31, 2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan W 85–73  8–4
(1–0) 		Convocation Center (1,086)
DeKalb, IL
Jan 4, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Bowling Green W 89–76  9–4
(2–0) 		Stroh Center (1,216)
Bowling Green, OH
Jan 7, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Ohio W 88–80  10–4
(3–0) 		Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
Jan 11, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Kent State W 98–97  11–4
(4–0) 		M.A.C. Center (240)
Kent, OH
Jan 14, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Toledo W 77–73  12–4
(5–0) 		Savage Arena (3,758)
Toledo, OH
Jan 18, 2017
11:00 am, ESPN3 		Akron W 84–55  12–5
(5–1) 		Convocation Center (1,279)
DeKalb, IL
Jan 21, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Miami (OH) W 89–76  13–5
(6–1) 		Convocation Center (2,168)
DeKalb, IL
Jan 25, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Kent State W 93–72  14–5
(7–1) 		Convocation Center (507)
DeKalb, IL
Jan 28, 2017
2:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Ball State W 101–96  15–5
(8–1) 		Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
Feb 4, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Western Michigan W 67–62  16–5
(9–1) 		Convocation Center (2,543)
DeKalb, IL
Feb 8, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		Central Michigan L 94–104  16–6
(9–2) 		Convocation Center (503)
DeKalb, IL
Feb 11, 2017
1:00 pm 		at Buffalo W 89–80  17–6
(10–2) 		Alumni Arena (1,532)
Buffalo, NY
Feb 15, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Miami (OH) W 63–61  18–6
(11–2) 		Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
Feb 18, 2017
1:00 pm 		Ball State L 84–92  18–7
(11–3) 		Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
Feb 22, 2017
6:00 pm 		at Central Michigan L 86–109  18–8
(11–4) 		McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 25, 2017
1:30 pm 		at Eastern Michigan W 81–71  19–8
(12–4) 		Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
Mar 1, 2017
7:00 pm 		Toledo L 75–79  19–9
(12–5) 		Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
Mar 4, 2017
2:00 pm 		at Western Michigan L 77–90  19–10
(12–6) 		University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
MAC Tournament
Mar 8, 2017
1:20 pm, ESPN3 		(4) vs. (5) Ohio
Quarterfinals 		W 72–71  20–10
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
Mar 9, 2017
10:00 am 		(4) vs. (8) Western Michigan
Semifinals 		W 83–55  21–10
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
Mar 11, 2017
10:00 am, CBSSN 		(4) vs. (6) Toledo
Championship 		L 71–82  21–11
 Quicken Loans Arena (1,589)
Cleveland, OH
WNIT
Mar 16, 2017
7:00 pm 		at South Dakota State
First round 		L 84–94  21–12
 Frost Arena (2,610)
Brookings, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[1][2].

See also

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Northern Illinois Huskies Women's Basketball Schedule".
  2. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".