DeKALB — The women’s basketball team completed its largest comeback in program history Wednesday when it erased a 22-point deficit in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
NIU (20-11, 12-6 MAC) defeated the Ohio University Bobcats, 72-71, in Cleveland to advance to the semifinals Friday.
“I think we had a lot of heart and passion, and there was no doubt [in our minds] that we’d come back,” said senior guard Ally Lehman. “We knew [we] made some comebacks in the past, and this was no different.”
NIU turned the ball over after taking its first lead of the game with seven seconds left, but Ohio missed a wide-open 3-pointer, and the rebound fell to sophomore guard Courtney Woods to secure the victory for the Huskies.