The NIU Huskies had one of their most successful seasons in recent history in 2022-23, but couldn’t take that momentum into the Women’s Basketball Invitational, losing in the seventh-place game in Lexington, Kentucky on Sunday to finish eighth in the tournament.
The WBI functions a bit differently from most postseason tournaments; the eight-team field are all guaranteed at least three games, with every position fought for. Essentially, if you go 3-0, you win the title and if you go 0-3, you finish eighth. Everything in-between is decided in consolation brackets.
The Huskies were first matched up against the Georgia Southern Eagles of the Sun Belt Conference, losing by the final score of 69-58.