Northern Illinois has extended the contract of women’s basketball head coach Kathi Bennett through the 2017 season, NIU Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Jeff Compher announced Wednesday.

The extension for Bennett comes after leading NIU to the MAC quarterfinals for the first time since 2007. Not only was it the program’s first trip to Cleveland since 2009, it was the first win in the MAC Tournament since 2007. Bennett also guided the Huskies to their first wins over Kent State and Akron since 2006 and brought in and developed the 2011-12 MAC Freshman of the Year.

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