Huskies go cold in the second half on 18% shooting

Junior guard Gabby Nikitinaite runs a play Feb. 26 during NIU's 65-59 win over Eastern Michigan University at the Convocation Center.DeKALB — Women’s basketball lost on the road to the Western Michigan University Broncos 63-50. A tale of two halves, as NIU started the game strong but a six point fourth gave the Huskies their second straight road loss.

"We'll look back at opportunities we had offensively where we didn't convert that, especially against a team like Western and on the road, we have to be better," Head Coach Lisa Carlsen said in an NIU Athletics news release.

The Huskies shot 50% from the 3-point line in the first quarter, starting the game hot from long range. Senior guard Myia…