North Central (Ill.) Cardinals

Schedule

All times Eastern
Overall: 10-15 - Conference: 6-10
11/8 at St. Mary's (Ind.) • Final W, 88-49 BX
11/15 at Nebraska Wesleyan • Final W, 86-58 BX RC
@ Reid Arena, Colorado Springs, CO
11/16 at Colorado College • Final L, 82-78 BX
11/20 at Aurora • Final L, 83-63 BX
11/26 vs. Benedictine • Final W, 76-63 BX
11/30 vs. Concordia (Wis.) • Final W, 85-66 BX
12/4 vs. Chicago • Final L, 66-62 BX
12/7 vs. Augustana * • Final W, 72-60 BX
12/14 vs. Carroll * • Final L, 85-58 BX
12/17 at Coe • Final L, 74-58 BX
12/31 at Edgewood • Final L, 69-66 BX
1/4 at Elmhurst * • Final W, 83-63 BX
1/8 at Millikin * • Final L, 80-69 BX
1/11 at Illinois Wesleyan * • Final L, 80-75 BX
1/15 vs. Wheaton (Ill.) * • Final L, 66-52 BX
1/18 at North Park * • Final W, 71-45 BX
1/22 vs. Carthage * • Final - OT L, 63-60 BX
1/25 vs. Elmhurst * • Final L, 69-65 BX
1/29 vs. Millikin * • Final L, 76-69 BX
2/1 at Augustana * • Final L, 80-70 BX
2/5 at Carthage * • Final W, 62-50 BX
2/8 vs. North Park * • Final W, 82-71 BX
2/11 at Carroll * • Final W, 75-71 BX
2/19 vs. Illinois Wesleyan * • Final L, 79-55 BX
2/22 at Wheaton (Ill.) * • Final L, 70-65 BX

(* Conference; • Region)

Past Records

2024-25 (0-0, 0-0 CCIW)
2023-24 (12-14, 7-9 CCIW)
2022-23 (6-18, 3-13 CCIW)
2021-22 (9-17, 6-10 CCIW)
2020-21 (2-11, 2-10 CCIW)
2019-20 (12-15, 7-9 CCIW)
2018-19 (7-18, 5-10 CCIW)
2017-18 (5-20, 3-13 CCIW)
2016-17 (14-11, 8-8 CCIW)
2015-16 (14-12, 8-6 CCIW)
2014-15 (22-6, 10-4 CCIW)
2013-14 (11-14, 4-10 CCIW)
2012-13 (13-13, 6-8 CCIW)
2011-12 (7-18, 1-13 CCIW)
2010-11 (8-17, 4-10 CCIW)
2009-10 (5-20, 2-12 CCIW)
2008-09 (12-13, 7-7 CCIW)
2007-08 (11-14, 6-8 CCIW)
2006-07 (5-20, 4-10 CCIW)

Team Info

Coach: Maggie McCloskey-Bax (Loyola Chicago)
Conference: CCIW

North Central (Ill.)

Enrollment (FT undergrads): 2257
Location: Naperville, IL
Colors: Cardinal, White
Region: 8
Arena: Gregory Arena (2420)
Official Website: Men | Women
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News Releases

January 3, 2024 Women's wrap: 'A' game for E-town Upset birds flocked together on Wednesday night as the Elizabethtown Blue Jays and North Central (Ill.) Cardinals knocked off ranked foes. Elsewhere, UW-Stout dominated its Top 25 showdown, Smith bounced back in a big way, and Occidental continued its post-Christmas surge.
February 9, 2022 Cardinals Topple Big Blue in Overtime, 70-69 Taking on the top team in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW), the North Central College women's basketball team took Millikin University down to the wire and earned a hard-fought overtime victory, 70-69. An Elle Sutter free throw with 0.2 seconds left in the overtime period lifted the Cardinals past the Big Blue.
January 24, 2022 North Central Cruises Past Elmhurst, 72-50 Winning their second straight College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) game, the North Central College women's basketball team rolled to a 72-50 win over Elmhurst University on Monday evening inside Gregory Arena.
November 10, 2018 North Central Scores McCloskey-Bax First Career Win Beginning a new chapter in the North Central College women's basketball history, the Cardinals opened the 2018-19 season on a high note, scoring Maggie McCloskey-Bax her first career victory in a 62-54 win over Knox College on Saturday in front on a tenacious crowd inside Gregory Arena.
July 16, 2018 Carthage assistant takes over at North Central (Ill.) After spending the last five seasons at Carthage, Maggie McCloskey-Bax is the Cardinals' new women's basketball head coach.
January 12, 2017 Grinnell's System here to stay Some call it an gimmick but Grinnell's system is more than 20 years old and here to stay. In fact, it has spread to Tennessee, Massachusetts and Illinois and even made an appearance in the NBA D-League. Ryan Scott gives you an in depth answer to the frequent question, "They scored what?!"
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