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The women’s basketball team dropped two games in the Hawaii Paradise Classic. A 68-60 loss to Loyola Marymount and 73-64 setback against Oregon marked the first time since 1986-87 that NIU opened a season 0-2.
Senior guard E.C. Hill was named to the all-tournament team. After struggling against Loyola Marymount-Hill was 3 of 15 from the field and the team was 19 of 72-she bounced back with a 28-point performance against Oregon.
The Huskies play host to No. 13 Southern Cal in Cheryl Miller’s USC coaching debut at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.