2024–25 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team

2024–25 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball
2024–25 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	13–15 (6–10 MAC)
Head coach	Lisa Carlsen (10th season);
Associate head coach	Adam Tandez
Assistant coaches	Imani Gordon; Jenna Bolstad; Jasmine Hackett;
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Ball State †	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
Toledo	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
Buffalo	13	–	5	.722	30	–	7	.811
Kent State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Miami (OH)	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Bowling Green	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
Central Michigan	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
Western Michigan	8	–	10	.444	12	–	18	.400
Northern Illinois	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433
Akron	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323
Ohio	4	–	14	.222	6	–	23	.207
Eastern Michigan	1	–	17	.056	2	–	27	.069

† 2025 MAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team represents Northern Illinois University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by tenth-year head coach Lisa Carlsen, play their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 8–10 in MAC play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.^[1] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Kent State in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 22, 2024, the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Northern Illinois was picked to finish tied for sixth in the MAC regular season.^[3]

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Ball State	120 (10)
2	Kent State	104 (2)
3	Buffalo	98
4	Bowling Green	96
5	Toledo	82
T-6	Northern Illinois	64
T-6	Ohio	64
8	Miami (OH)	44
9	Akron	43
10	Western Michigan	34
11	Eastern Michigan	23
12	Central Michigan	20

MAC tournament champions: Ball State (8), Bowling Green (1), Buffalo (1), Kent State (1), Toledo (1)

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams
Team	Player	Year
2nd	Brooke Stonebraker	Graduate Student

Source:^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Sidney McCrea	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	Prairie High School	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
G	3	Julia Sollberger	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Dunlap High School	Peoria, Illinois
G	4	Makenzie Brass	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Minooka High School	Minooka, Illinois
G	7	Maria Serracanta	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Mercer	Sabadell, Spain
G	10	Chelby Koker	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	GS	Shoreland Lutheran High School	Racine, Wisconsin
F	11	Kiylynn McNeal	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Western Oregon	Beaverton, Oregon
G	12	Shannon Blacher	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Montini Catholic High School	Burr Ridge, Illinois
G	20	Lexi Carlsen	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Sycamore High School	Sycamore, Illinois
F	21	Marta Hermoso	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	McNeese	Seville, Spain
G	22	Alecia Doyle	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Southeast Missouri State	Carterville, Illinois
F	23	Reagan Barkema	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Bradley	Story City, Iowa
F	24	Maddy Fay	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Fremd High School	Palatine, Illinois
G	32	Laura Nickel	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Marshall High School	Marshall, Wisconsin
F	34	Brooke Stonebraker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	GS	Versailles High School	Versailles, Ohio
F	41	Brooke Blumenfeld	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	Glenbrook North High School	Northbrook, Illinois

Head coach

Lisa Carlsen (Northwest Missouri State)

Assistant coach(es)

Adam Tandez (Marquette)
Imani Gordon (Cleveland State)
Jenna Bolstad (Black Hills State)
Jasmine Hackett (Sioux Falls)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 2, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 1:00 pm	Benedictine	W 72–48	–	12 – Stonebraker	7 – McCrea	7 – Nickel	Convocation Center (435) DeKalb, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Louisiana MAC–SBC Challenge	W 57–55	1–0	18 – Koker	9 – Koker	9 – Koker	Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
November 6, 2024* 6:30 pm, B1G+	at Iowa	L 73–91	1–1	15 – Stonebraker	5 – Blacher	5 – McCrea	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA
November 10, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	St. Thomas	L 68–75	1–2	18 – Blumenfeld	7 – Tied	3 – Serracanta	Convocation Center (1,005) DeKalb, IL
November 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Chicago State	W 77–68	2–2	21 – Doyle	8 – Tied	4 – Tied	Jones Convocation Center (143) Chicago, IL
November 24, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Milwaukee	W 67–60	3–2	17 – Tied	9 – Stonebraker	5 – Koker	Klotsche Center (573) Milwaukee, WI
November 27, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UIC	L 66–69	3–3	16 – Koker	7 – Nickel	4 – Koker	Convocation Center (805) DeKalb, IL
December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+	at Missouri	L 55–94	3–4	14 – Blumenfeld	5 – Stonebraker	2 – Tied	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
December 15, 2024* 1:00 pm	vs. Indiana State Eastern Kentucky MTE	W 82–78	4–4	20 – Stonebraker	11 – Stonebraker	5 – Carlsen	Clive M. Beck Center (101) Lexington, KY
December 17, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky MTE	L 64–76	4–5	18 – Stonebraker	9 – Tied	5 – Koker	Clive M. Beck Center (149) Lexington, KY
December 20, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Idaho State	W 51–50 ^OT	5–5	14 – Stonebraker	13 – Stonebraker	7 – Koker	Convocation Center (705) DeKalb, IL
December 28, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Viterbo	W 92–44	6–5	20 – Doyle	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Convocation Center (802) DeKalb, IL
MAC regular season
January 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Toledo	W 59–58	7–5 (1–0)	16 – Koker	7 – Stonebraker	5 – Koker	Savage Arena (3,830) Toledo, OH
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Ohio	L 55–71	7–6 (1–1)	17 – Carlsen	8 – Tied	4 – Koker	Convocation Center (775) DeKalb, IL
January 8, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Akron	L 71–73	7–7 (1–2)	16 – Blumenfeld	6 – Doyle	5 – Koker	James A. Rhodes Arena (426) Akron, OH
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Western Michigan	L 57–61	7–8 (1–3)	14 – Koker	9 – Carlsen	5 – Koker	Convocation Center (940) DeKalb, IL
January 15, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Miami (OH)	L 52–73	7–9 (1–4)	14 – Koker	9 – Doyle	4 – Koker	Convocation Center (770) DeKalb, IL
January 18, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bowling Green	L 60–74	7–10 (1–5)	16 – Koker	9 – Stonebraker	5 – Koker	Stroh Center (1,712) Bowling Green, OH
January 22, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Michigan	W 78–70	8–10 (2–5)	23 – Koker	9 – Koker	6 – Koker	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,068) Ypsilanti, MI
January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Ball State	L 62–81	8–11 (2–6)	17 – Stonebraker	8 – Stonebraker	5 – Koker	Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
January 29, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Central Michigan	W 80–75	9–11 (3–6)	19 – Koker	4 – Tied	8 – Koker	Convocation Center (707) DeKalb, IL
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Buffalo	L 58–84	9–12 (3–7)	15 – Koker	7 – Carlsen	4 – Koker	Alumni Arena (2,055) Amherst, NY
February 5, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Kent State	W 73–69	10–12 (4–7)	23 – Doyle	5 – Tied	4 – Carlsen	Convocation Center (1,401) DeKalb, IL
February 8, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Appalachian State MAC–SBC Challenge	W 75–62	11–12	22 – Doyle	7 – Koker	8 – Koker	Holmes Center (531) Boone, NC
February 15, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Western Michigan	W 60–51	12–12 (5–7)	20 – Koker	7 – Tied	5 – Koker	University Arena (791) Kalamazoo, MI
February 19, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Ohio	L 70–74	12–13 (5–8)	21 – Doyle	10 – Doyle	5 – Tied	Convocation Center (670) Athens, OH
February 22, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Michigan	L 72–76	12–14 (5–9)	19 – Doyle	9 – Doyle	4 – Carlsen	Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
February 26, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Kent State	L 58–76	12–15 (5–10)	21 – Doyle	6 – Stonebraker	4 – Koker	MAC Center (1,082) Kent, OH
March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Bowling Green	W 84–77 ^2OT	13–15 (6–10)	28 – Koker	7 – McCrea	4 – Koker	Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
March 5, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Toledo	L 70–79	13–16 (6–11)	24 – Koker	6 – Carlsen	4 – Koker	Convocation Center (480) DeKalb, IL
March 8, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Miami (OH)						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ "'Gave us all we can handle': Kent State women's basketball advances to MAC semifinals". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "MAC Announces 2024-25 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". NIU Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ "Northern Illinois Huskies 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[2] "'Gave us all we can handle': Kent State women's basketball advances to MAC semifinals". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[poll-3] "MAC Announces 2024-25 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[4] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". NIU Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[5] "Northern Illinois Huskies 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

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