Women’s basketball took a wild win the first round of the Mid-American Conference Championships Monday against Western Michigan University. The Huskies benefitted from two missed free throws with .6 seconds remaining to hang on for the 70-69 victory.
With the Broncos in the rear-view mirror, the Huskies now move on to a matchup against the Ohio University Bobcats. The second round for NIU will tip off 4 p.m. Wednesday in Cleveland, Ohio.
The two teams played once previously this year on Jan. 23 when the Bobcats walked away with a 69-53 victory. The Huskies shot just 27.