The Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team is the

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team that represent

Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. It was founded as "Northern Illinois State Normal School" in 1895 by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld, initially to provide the state with c ...

(NIU) in DeKalb,

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, United States. The school's team currently competes in the

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(MAC). The team last played in the

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Season-by-season records

Division I postseason results

NCAA tournament

The Huskies have appeared in five NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 2–5.

National Invitation tournament

The Huskies have appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–3.

AIAW tournament

The Huskies have appeared in one AIAW tournament. Their record is 1–1.

Coaching staff

On June 30, 2015, the Huskies announced Lisa Carlsen as the next women's basketball head coach.NIU Women's Basketball Coaching Staff
/ref> *Lisa Carlsen – Head Coach *Kierra McCleary – Assistant Coach *John McGinty – Assistant Coach *Adam Tandez – Assistant Coach *Jazz Weaver – Director of Basketball Operations *Takima Keane – Graduate Assistant

References

External links

* {{Mid-American Conference women's basketball navbox