Panthers Ready For Exhibition Against Maryville

UNI vs. Maryville (Nov. 7, 2016)
Time: 7 p.m. CT
Place: McLeod Center (Cedar Falls, Iowa)
Live Stats: www.uni.statbroadcast.com
Video: ESPN3
Tickets: $1 at the door or purchase season tickets by calling 319-273-4849 or clicking here.

The Basics: The University of Northern Iowa women's basketball program will take on the Maryville Saints on Monday, Nov. 7 for its only exhibition game of the season. The game will tip-off at 7 p.m. CT inside the McLeod Center.

About the Saints: Maryville finished the 2015-16 season 11-14 overall and were 5-13 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. They lost their leading scorer and rebounder to graduation, but returned the next six leading scorers. The Saints return Ali Ringering, who earned All-GLVC third-team honors last year while averaging 13 points per game. Collin Lanam begins his first season as head coach of the Saint after serving as an assistant at Maryville and the University of Indianapolis on the men's side.

Five Facts:
• The UNI women's basketball team finished the 2015-16 season with an overall record of 24-11 and finished 15-3 in MVC play to win the regular season title for the second time in program history.
• UNI returns seven letterwinners to the roster this season.
• UNI made its sixth post-season appearance during the 2015-16 season, advancing to the third round of the WNIT.
• UNI was named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Honor Roll for the 2015-16 season, earning the eighth best GPA in NCAA Division I Women's Basketball. It was 13th season UNI has been ranked in the top-15.
• Head coach Tanya Warren holds an overall record of 162-130 entering her 10^th season at UNI.

Panthers by the Numbers:
• Six post-season appearances in the last seven years.
• 24 wins in 2015-16, second most in program history.
• 35 games played in 2015-16, a school record.
• Seven consecutive seasons with 17+ wins.
• 112 wins when holding opponents to 60 points or less in the Warren era.
• 13 seasons ranked in the top-15 in the NCAA in team GPA.
• 93 wins inside the McLeod Center.

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:

Facebook: Search - UNI Women's Basketball
Twitter: @UNIPantherWBB
Instagram: @UNIPantherWBB

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.

At the Helm: Tanya Warren enters her 10^th season as the head coach of the Panthers holding an overall record of 162-130, earning her third MVC Coach of the Year honor in 2015-16.

Exhibition Success: UNI has played in an exhibition game every year since Tanya Warren took the reins of the program in 2007. The Panthers are 7-2 in exhibition games under the direction of Warren, winning its last seven exhibition games.

Exhibition Games During Tanya Warren Era
2007-2008: Lost to South Dakota, 76-46
2008-2009: Lost to Winona State, 71-66
2009-2010: Defeated Winona State, 65-55
2010-2011: Defeated Marryville, 74-45
2011-2012: Defeated Maryville, 84-49
2012-2013: Defeated Upper Iowa, 82-54
2013-2014: Defeated Upper Iowa, 64-58
2014-2015: Defeated Sioux Falls, 61-50
2015-2016: Defeated Sioux Falls, 82-66

Winning Seasons: The 2015-16 season marked the seventh straight season the Panthers have won 17 or more games. It marked the 14th season since the women's basketball program joined NCAA Division I basketball in 1982 that the Panthers have achieved the mark.

17+ win season
1982-83: J.D. Anderson, 17-11
1998-99: Tony DiCecco, 19-8
2000-01: Tony DiCecco, 18-11
2002-03: Tony DiCecco, 18-12
2004-05: Tony DiCecco, 20-11
2005-06: Tony DiCecco, 19-11
2006-07: Tony DiCecco, 17-13
2009-10: Tanya Warren, 17-16
2010-11: Tanya Warren, 27-6
2011-12: Tanya Warren, 19-15
2012-13: Tanya Warren, 17-17
2013-14: Tanya Warren, 17-13
2014-15: Tanya Warren, 17-15
2015-16: Tanya Warren, 24-11

Preseason Recognition: The Panther women's basketball team was picked to finish second in Missouri Valley Conference play during the 2016-17 season. UNI has been voted in the top-half of the standings in the MVC preseason poll nine out of the 10 years that head coach Tanya Warren has been at the helm. Madison Weekly was named preseason All-Conference.

At the Top: UNI won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title with its 61-48 win over Evansville (3/5/16), its second regular season championship under the direction of Tanya Warren after also winning during the 2010-11 season.

Post-Season Play: UNI's win over Nebraska on Thursday, March 17, 2016 was its second WNIT win in school history. The Panthers "Sweet 16" round game against South Dakota (3/24/16) is the furthest UNI has advanced in post-season play since its WBI championship game run during the 2011-12 season.

Conference Success: UNI finished the 2015-16 season with 15 conference wins, the second most league victories in program history, marking the eighth season with 12 or more Valley wins.

Warren Gets Defensive: UNI is 112-17 under the direction of head coach Tanya Warren when holding an opponent to 60 points or less. Five of UNI's top-10 scoring defense averages in school history have come during the Warren era.

Two's a Crowd: Madison Weekly became just the second player in UNI history to score 600 points in a single-season in 2015-16, joining UNI alum Jacqui Kalin who had 662 in 2012-13. Weekly scored 618 points last season, ranking herself No. 2 in the Valley.

3-for-3: UNI has been ranked in the top-30 in NCAA Division I basketball in three-pointers made per game in five of the last six seasons.

Careful Cats: UNI has been ranked in the top-30 in fewest turnovers per game in NCAA Division I women's basketball in five of the last six seasons.

Ticket Information: Full-season and individual ticket packages are available to see the women's basketball team in action at the McLeod Center. The Panthers will play a total of 15 home games in 2015-16, including playing host to Iowa and Iowa State for the first time in the same season. For more information, contact UNITix at 319-273-4849.

Valley on ESPN3: ESPN and the MVC have announced a 10-year extension to their current media rights agreement that will provide increased coverage of conference events across ESPN platforms through the 2023-24 academic year. As part of the deal, ESPN, the MVC and its 10 member institutions will work jointly to develop in-house production capabilities at each campus that will provide significant national coverage for multiple sports on ESPN3 and hands-on educational opportunities for students. As a result, ESPN3 will showcase a minimum of 820 events a year (a minimum of 70 men's basketball) in the final six years of the agreement.

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