DeKALB – For the second consecutive season, the Northern Illinois women's basketball team heads into Mid-American Conference with a 7-4 record.
This season, the Huskies hope things turn out differently.
A year after finishing in last place in the MAC West, Northern Illinois opens up conference play against Eastern Michigan at 1 p.m. Saturday at the NIU Convocation Center with the second-most prolific scoring offense in the nation.
"I think this year's non-conference schedule is a little bit tougher and we've played some good teams and even the games we lost, we were competitive in them," Northern Illinois coach Lisa Carlsen said.