KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's basketball looks to bounce back with a season sweep over the Huskies on Saturday, Feb. 29 inside University Arena. This weekend for both the men's and women's team is the annual Gold-Out game, where fans are encouraged to wear their best WMU Broncos gold attire.

Saturday, Feb. 29 • 2:00 p.m. • Kalamazoo, Mich. • University Arena (5,421)
Western Michigan Broncos (15-11, 8-7 MAC) vs. Northern Illinois Huskies (9-17, 5-10 MAC)

Series Record: Western Michigan leads 39-27
University Arena: 23-8
Last Meeting: February 15, 2020 – DeKalb, Ill.– WMU 68, NIU 65

BROADCAST INFORMATION:
Radio • WQLR 1600 AM The Fan Flagship (Kalamazoo/Portage) – Aaron Coyle PBP
Watch Live: ESPN3 (Evan Stockton – PBP, Wayne Hinton – Color, Sam Mattlin – Sideline)

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GET YOUR TICKETS
Make sure to join us for Bronco basketball this season inside University Arena! Single-game women's tickets start at just $6. Tickets can be purchased at the Bronco Ticket Office, online at wmubroncos.com/tickets or by calling 1-888-4-WMU-Tix. 

LAST TIME OUT
The Broncos suffered a road setback against Central Michigan University on Wednesday, falling to the in-state rivals by a 76-60 margin.
 
Western Michigan's effort was led by Breanna Mobley with 19 points and six rebounds. The redshirt sophomore shot 8-for-14 (57 percent) from the field and went three-for-three from the charity stripe. As a team, WMU converted 23 of 57 field goals for a 40.4 percent mark. Three-point shooting for the Brown & Gold was held to just 13 percent. Leighah-Amori Wool also scored in the double-digits in tonight's game with 17 points, adding four rebounds and a pair of steals. Jordan Walker added nine points and Chelayne Bailey contributed eight.

SCOUTING THE BRONCOS
The Broncos finished the nonconference portion of their season with an 8-4 mark, including four wins on the road. Western Michigan heads into Saturday's contest with an 8-7 record in conference play, coming off of four straight wins cut off by a heartbreaking loss to Central Michigan. The squad is led by Jordan Walker and Breanna Mobley. Walker has led the team in scoring this season with 15.2 points per game, while Mobley averages a double-double with 13.7 points and 11.0 rebounds, earning a spot at first in the MAC and 13^th in the NCAA in rebounding.
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Broncos lead NIU 39-27 all time, with a 6-4 record over the last ten games. Western Michigan is looking to complete a season sweep of the Huskies following their win in DeKalb on Feb. 15. In an extremely fast-paced and score-trading game in DeKalb, the Broncos shot 28-of-62 (45.2 percent) from the filed compared to the Huskies shooting 39.7 percent off 25 field goals. The teams were tied with 38 rebounds and 19 turnovers apiece.
 
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
Northern Illinois stands at 9-17 overall and 5-10 in the conference, coming off of a win against Eastern Michigan University on Feb. 26 by a 65-59 margin. The Huskies are led by Courtney Woods, who is averaging 5.7 rebounds and 18.5 points per game, with a team-high 62 assists.
 
WINNING WAYS
Western Michigan won four straight games for its longest winning streak in conference play since January of 2015. On Wednesday, Feb. 19 against Bowling Green, the Broncos tallied just five turnovers, their lowest in a game since at least 2004, en route to their third straight victory. On Saturday versus Toledo, WMU completed a season sweep of the Rockets with a 70-58 victory on Wednesday for their fourth straight win. It was the team's first win inside Toledo's Savage Arena in six years. Western Michigan's 2020 sweep of Toledo was their first against the Rockets since 2014.
 
RECORD-BREAKING BRONCO                                                                      
Breanna Mobley is dominating the rebounding category this season, breaking multiple records in her senior season. Mobley surpassed 1,000 rebounds against Ball State to become the second-ever Bronco to have scored 1,000 points and rebounds in her career. She became a member of the 1,000-point club against Miami on Jan. 20, 2018. The record puts her alongside former WMU legend and coach Pat Charity, who hit the milestone in the 1977-78 season. On Feb. 3 against Miami (Ohio), Mobley moved up to 1,028 rebounds to tie the all-time rebounding record, also earned by Charity, and broke the record on Feb. 8 against Eastern Michigan to move to 1,038 rebounds in her career. Mobley now holds the rebounding record for all of Bronco basketball.
 
ASSIST GAME STRONG
Western Michigan ranks fifth in the Mid-American conference in assists, with seven players contributing assists in the double-digits, four of whom are starters for the squad. On February 15 against Northern Illinois, several Broncos broke into new helper milestones. Chelayne Bailey surpassed 90 assists to continue leading the team with the eighth-highest number in the MAC. Leighah-Amori Wool ranks 14^th in the conference and passed 70 assists on the season, while Jordan Walker hit the 60-assists mark and Breanna Mobley got to 30 total.