KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Western Michigan women's basketball team fell to Northern Illinois, 60-51, at University Arena on Saturday afternoon.
made a layup with 6:03 left in the fourth quarter to give the Broncos a 45-44 lead. Brooke Stonebraker responded with a layup to give NIU a 46-45 lead. The lead was expanded on a jumper by Stonebraker. got the Broncos back within one on a layup, but the Broncos went cold from there, not scoring a basket for the next 3:43. NIU expanded its lead to 58-47 until hit a jumper in the paint with 27 seconds left to play.