2017 – 18 Northern Illinois Huskies women 's basketball team represents Northern Illinois University during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Huskies , led by third-year head coach Lisa Carlsen , play 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 15 – 15 , 7 – 11 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West division . They lost in the first round of the MAC Women 's Tournament to Eastern Michigan
MAC Women 's Tournament
2018 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team