UNI Continues On The Road At Loyola, Bradley

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Game 19 at Loyola (Friday, Jan. 29, 2016)
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Chicago, Ill. (Gentile Arena)
Live Stats: www.statbroadcast.com
TV: ESPN3

Game 20 at Bradley (Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016)
Time: 2 p.m.
Place: Peoria, Ill. (Renaissance Coliseum)
Live Stats: www.uni.statbroadcast.com
TV: ESPN3

The Basics: The University of Northern Iowa women's basketball team will continue its three-game road swing at Loyola and Bradley this week. UNI will take on the Loyola Ramblers on Friday, Jan. 29 (7 p.m.) and then head to Bradley for a Sunday battle against the Braves (2 p.m.).

The Series: The Panthers lead the all-time series against the Ramblers 4-2, with Loyola joining the league in 2013-14. UNI's two losses against Loyola were in the 1980s (1983, 1984) shortly after UNI joined Division I basketball. UNI is 32-34 against Bradley, but holds a 13-4 advantage under the direction of head coach Tanya Warren.

Panther Quick Hits:
• The Panthers enter the game ranked No. 3 in NCAA Division I basketball in fewest turnovers and No. 2 in turnovers per game, averaging 11.1.
• Amber Sorenson is ranked No. 6 in Division I women's basketball in three-pointers made per game (3.17).
• The Panthers have won 17 or more games in six consecutive seasons.
• UNI made its fifth post-season appearance during the 2014-15 season, playing in the first round of the WNIT. It marked the fifth time out of the last six seasons UNI has played in a post-season tournament.
• UNI was named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Honor Roll for the 2014-15 season, earning the 12th best GPA in NCAA Division I Women's Basketball. It is the fourth consecutive season UNI has been ranked in the top-15.
• The UNI women's basketball program is currently 87-45 inside the McLeod Center.

How to Watch and Listen: Fans will be able to follow along with the action against Loyola and Bradley with Chris Kleinhans-Schulz calling the action on 1540 KXEL (Panther Sports Network). Fans can also access the games live on ESPN3.

Tickets: Season and single-game tickets are available for all of UNI's home games this season through UNITix. For more information, call 319-273-4TIX (4849).

Follow the Panthers Online: UNI fans can get all their Panther news and notes on www.UNIPanthers.com. Fans can also access UNI on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/UNIAthletics and Twitter at @UNIAthletics. UNI Women's Basketball also has individual accounts:

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Join us at Pepper's: UNI will host a weekly press luncheon at Pepper's in Cedar Falls on Mondays at noon. All of the in-season head coaches will address the media with a weekly recap/preview of their team and then will be open to questions. All media and fans are welcome to attend.

About the Ramblers: Loyola enters the game against the Panthers 9-9 overall with a 5-2 conference record. The Ramblers were one of four teams with just one conference loss heading into last weekend, but fell to Indiana State on the road, 62-48. Loyola has two players averaging double-digits, with Taylor Manuel scoring 14.7 points and 7.5 rebounds. Point guard Taylor Johnson is adding 14.4 points and 4.8 boards per game.

The Last Four: UNI has shot 82-percent from the free throw line in the last four games, including a season-high 92.3-percent against Indiana State (1/17). UNI is ranked second in the MVC in free throw percentage (.736), with two players ranked individually. UNI's team percentage of 73.6 ranks No. 9 all-time at UNI in team season records.

Panthers on the Line in League Play

No. 3	Madison Weekly (.840)
No. 6	Jen Keitel (.766)

Lamar on the Dime: Sharnae Lamar is averaging 5.3 assists per game this season, ranking her second in the Valley and No. 3 all-time at UNI in assists average in a season. She has also cracked the top-15 at UNI in career assists and career assists average.

Lamar All-Time at UNI

Career Assists	No. 14 (247)
Career Assists Average	No. 23 (2.3)
Season Assists	No. 23 (96, 2015-16)
Season Assists Average	No. 3 (5.3, 2015-16)

Weekly Shoots, She Scores: Madison Weekly finished the game against Drake (1/24) with 25 points, giving her a career scoring average of 12.6 points per game. It moved her into ninth all-time as a Panther in just her junior year. She is averaging 16.6 points per game this season, ranking her No. 9 in season scoring average, passing Diane Roberts who averaged 16.5 in 1985-86.

Keitel's Double-Threat: Jen Keitel has proved during her time at UNI to be a scorer and a defender, landing on the UNI all-time lists in both categories.

Keitel Career All-Time at UNI

No. 11	FG% (.482)
No. 12	Rebounds (564)
No. 6	Blocks (91)
No. 11	Offensive Rebounds (238)

Defense Counts: UNI has been stingy on defense this season, ranking second in the MVC in scoring defense, only allowing 59.9 points per game (ranks No. 4 all-time in team season records). The Panthers have also held some of the league's most prolific scorers to well below their averages.

UNI against the Valley's Best

at Drake	Lizzy Wendell (20.4 ppg)	held to 13 pts
at Missouri State	Kenzie Williams (13.7 ppg)	held to 4 pts
at Missouri State	Tyonna Snow (14.9 ppg)	held to 10 pts
vs. Evansville	Sara Dickey (16.3 ppg)	held to 9 pts

Close Call: Four of the last five contests against Drake have been decided by six points or less. UNI picked up a 79-73 victory over the Bulldogs (1/24) this season.

Last Five Against Drake

Feb. 2, 2014	L, 66-64 (Home)
March 2, 2014	W, 99-97 OT (Away)
Jan. 16, 2015	L, 76-72 (Home)
Feb. 13, 2015	L, 87-67 (Away)
Jan. 24, 2016	W, 79-73 (Away)

Scoring Average: Junior Madison Weekly's 25 points in UNI's win over Drake (1/24) was the fifth game this season she has scored 20-or-more points and the 16th game this season she has reach double-figures. She also knocked down six three-pointers against the Bulldogs, tying her career-high in treys made. She has scored a career-high 28 points twice this season.

Weekly's 20-point Games

1/24/16	at Drake	25
1/10/16	at Missouri State	28
1/3/16	Southern Illinois	28
12/9/15	at SDSU	24
12/2/15	Iowa	26
2/1/15	Missouri State	24
1/16/15	Drake	26
12/19/14	SDSU	22
12/4/14	at South Dakota	21
11/28/14	at Hofstra	21
11/14/14	at Tulsa	26
2/21/14	at Loyola	23

Tying the High: Sharnae Lamar finished the game against Drake (1/25) with a career-high tying 11 assists, the 10th game this season she has had four or more. She finished the game with 10 points and seven rebounds along with her 11 dimes, giving her a double-double for the first time in her career.

Dimes for Days: UNI tied their season high in assists with 19. The Panthers also had 19 dimes against Illinois State (1/15). UNI is second in the Valley in assists with (251, 13.9 pg).

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