Tara Stauffacher brings low-usage, high-IQ wing depth to Northern Illinois
Stauffacher is a 5-foot-11 forward who offers Northern Illinois a versatile, dependable role player: she has been an Academic All-Big Ten selection, appeared in 83 games at Wisconsin, and was known in high school as a top Wisconsin recruit with elite perimeter shooting volume. Her value is less about box-score volume and more about fit—spacing the floor, playing within structure, and bringing experience from a Big Ten program. She looks like a solid glue-piece addition for a team that wants effort, basketball IQ, and position versatility.
