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Huskies finish 1-1 at Thanksgiving Classic

DeKALB — The women’s basketball team came out of the University of Texas-San Antonio Thanksgiving Classic with a 1-1 record.

The Huskies defeated the host of the tournament, the UTSA Road Runners 69-55 in their first game Friday but then fell short against Lamar University 90-80 Saturday.

Friday — University of Texas-San Antonio

NIU (4-2) came out firing on offense right out of the gate against the Road Runners (1-5). The Huskies went on a 17-0 run in the first quarter of the game and never looked back.

All five starters scored in double figures for NIU with senior forward Kelly Smith scoring a game-high 15 points and adding six rebounds.