2016 – 17 Northern Illinois Huskies women 's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Huskies , led by second-year head coach Lisa Carlsen , played their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb , Illinois as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the season 21 – 12 , 12 – 6 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West division . They defeated Ohio and Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament before losing to Toledo in the championship . They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost in the first round to South Dakota State
MAC Tournament
2017 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team