University of Northern Iowa Athletics
UNI Prepped For Third Round Game At South Dakota
3/22/2016 4:08:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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Game 35 at South Dakota (Thursday, March 24 - WNIT Third Round)
Time: 7 p.m. CT
Place: DakotaDome (Vermillion, S.D.)
Live Stats: www.GoYotes.com
Video: Coyotes Live (Free)
Tickets: $5-$15
The Basics: The University of Northern Iowa women's basketball team will take on the South Dakota Coyotes on Thursday, March 24 in Vermillion, S.D. in hopes of reaching the WNIT Quarterfinals. The game is set to tip-off at 7 p.m. CT.
The Series: UNI evened the all-time series against South Dakota with a 64-43 win in the second game of the 2015-16 season, making it 6-6 in the series that dates back to 1978. UNI is 6-1 against the Coyotes when playing in Cedar Falls, but has yet to pick up a win while in Vermillion. This will be UNI's first post-season game against South Dakota and the second game in a row that UNI will play against a regular season opponent in the WNIT.
Panther Quick Hits:
• UNI has made its sixth post-season appearance in the last seven seasons with its WNIT berth this year.
• UNI's win over Nebraska on Thursday, March 17 was its second WNIT win in school history. The Panthers "Sweet 16" round game against South Dakota (3/24) is the furthest UNI has advanced in post-season play since its WBI championship game run during the 2011-12 season.
• UNI won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title with its 61-48 win over Evansville (3/5), its second regular season championship under the direction of Tanya Warren after also winning during the 2010-11 season.
• UNI's 15 conference wins this season is the second most in school history, trailing the 17 UNI put up during the 2010-11 championship season.
• The Panthers enter the game ranked No. 7 in NCAA Division I basketball in fewest turnovers and No. 4 in turnovers per game, averaging 11.0.
• Sharnae Lamar is currently ranked No. 8 in NCAA Division I basketball and No. 1 in the MVC in assist/turnover ratio, also moving into No. 17 in the country in assists.
• The UNI women's basketball program is currently 92-46 inside the McLeod Center.
Tickets: Fans can purchase tickets through www.GoYotes.com. Tickets range between $5-$15 in priority seating, family section, reserved and bleacher.
How to Watch and Listen: Fans will be able to follow along with Chris Kleinhans-Schulz calling the action on 1540 KXEL (Panther Sports Network) or on Panther Inside Access at www.UNIPanthers.com for free. South Dakota will also be providing a free live video stream via their website, www.GoYotes.com.
UNI in Post-Season: UNI has appeared in post-season play in six of the last seven seasons. This season marks the Panthers' sixth berth into the WNIT, including their third trip in the last four seasons.
Panthers in the Post-Season
2000-2001 - WNIT First Round
2002-2003 - WNIT First Round
2005-2006 - WNIT First Round
2009-2010 - NCAA First Round
2010-2011 - NCAA First Round
2011-2012 - WBI Championship Game
2012-2013 - WNIT Second Round
2014-2015 - WNIT First Round
2015-2016 - WNIT
Lamar's Records: Senior Sharnae Lamar set a new single-season and single-game assists record against Drake (3/19), finisihing the game with a career-high 15. She now holds 189 this season, passing Kelley Westhoff who had 180 in 1996-97. Westhoff also held the previous single-game record of 13, set three times between 1996 and 1997.
Lamar All-Time at UNI
Two's a Crowd: Madison Weekly became just the second player in UNI history to score 600 points in a single-season, joining UNI alum and assistant Drake coach Jacqui Kalin who had 662 in 2012-13. Weekly now has 609 points this season after her 13 in UNI's WNIT win over Drake (3/19).
Dimes to Points: UNI had 19 assists on 24 made buckets against Drake (3/19). This season, UNI has 486 assists on 766 made field goals. UNI's 63-percent assists-to-points ratio leads the league this season.
UNI's Top-10: UNI had two players move up on the career all-time list, with Madison Weekly moving into a tie for No. 10 in career scoring (1,253) and Jen Keitel ranking No. 10 in rebounds (675).
Safe Keeping: UNI tied its season-low in turnovers with six in its win over Drake in the second round of the WNIT (3/19), also having just six TOs against Loyola (2/28). UNI is only averaging 11.0 turnovers per game, ranking No. 7 in NCAA division I women's basketball in fewest turnovers and No. 4 in turnovers per game.
Turnovers on the Board: UNI forced 15 turnovers against Drake (3/19), outscoring the Bulldogs 19-8 in points off turnovers. On the opposite end of the spectrum, senior point guard Sharnae Lamar had 15 assists and only one turnover in 38 minutes of play.
Team Arc Game: UNI had back-to-back games with 12 made three-pointers, knocking down a dozen in their wins against Nebraska (3/17) and Drake (3/19). UNI has had 20 games this season with eight-or-more made treys, brining its total to 261, ranking No. 3 all-time at UNI in season records.
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.
Warren's Record Holding Opponents to 60-or-less
Winning Nature: UNI is 24-10 overall, marking the seventh straight season the Panthers have won 17 or more games. UNI's 24 victories this season is the most wins in a season by the Panthers since the 2010-11 season when the Panthers went 27-6
17+ Win Seasons
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, 22-9
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Game 35 at South Dakota (Thursday, March 24 - WNIT Third Round)
Time: 7 p.m. CT
Place: DakotaDome (Vermillion, S.D.)
Live Stats: www.GoYotes.com
Video: Coyotes Live (Free)
Tickets: $5-$15
The Basics: The University of Northern Iowa women's basketball team will take on the South Dakota Coyotes on Thursday, March 24 in Vermillion, S.D. in hopes of reaching the WNIT Quarterfinals. The game is set to tip-off at 7 p.m. CT.
The Series: UNI evened the all-time series against South Dakota with a 64-43 win in the second game of the 2015-16 season, making it 6-6 in the series that dates back to 1978. UNI is 6-1 against the Coyotes when playing in Cedar Falls, but has yet to pick up a win while in Vermillion. This will be UNI's first post-season game against South Dakota and the second game in a row that UNI will play against a regular season opponent in the WNIT.
Panther Quick Hits:
• UNI has made its sixth post-season appearance in the last seven seasons with its WNIT berth this year.
• UNI's win over Nebraska on Thursday, March 17 was its second WNIT win in school history. The Panthers "Sweet 16" round game against South Dakota (3/24) is the furthest UNI has advanced in post-season play since its WBI championship game run during the 2011-12 season.
• UNI won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title with its 61-48 win over Evansville (3/5), its second regular season championship under the direction of Tanya Warren after also winning during the 2010-11 season.
• UNI's 15 conference wins this season is the second most in school history, trailing the 17 UNI put up during the 2010-11 championship season.
• The Panthers enter the game ranked No. 7 in NCAA Division I basketball in fewest turnovers and No. 4 in turnovers per game, averaging 11.0.
• Sharnae Lamar is currently ranked No. 8 in NCAA Division I basketball and No. 1 in the MVC in assist/turnover ratio, also moving into No. 17 in the country in assists.
• The UNI women's basketball program is currently 92-46 inside the McLeod Center.
Tickets: Fans can purchase tickets through www.GoYotes.com. Tickets range between $5-$15 in priority seating, family section, reserved and bleacher.
How to Watch and Listen: Fans will be able to follow along with Chris Kleinhans-Schulz calling the action on 1540 KXEL (Panther Sports Network) or on Panther Inside Access at www.UNIPanthers.com for free. South Dakota will also be providing a free live video stream via their website, www.GoYotes.com.
UNI in Post-Season: UNI has appeared in post-season play in six of the last seven seasons. This season marks the Panthers' sixth berth into the WNIT, including their third trip in the last four seasons.
Panthers in the Post-Season
2000-2001 - WNIT First Round
2002-2003 - WNIT First Round
2005-2006 - WNIT First Round
2009-2010 - NCAA First Round
2010-2011 - NCAA First Round
2011-2012 - WBI Championship Game
2012-2013 - WNIT Second Round
2014-2015 - WNIT First Round
2015-2016 - WNIT
Lamar's Records: Senior Sharnae Lamar set a new single-season and single-game assists record against Drake (3/19), finisihing the game with a career-high 15. She now holds 189 this season, passing Kelley Westhoff who had 180 in 1996-97. Westhoff also held the previous single-game record of 13, set three times between 1996 and 1997.
Lamar All-Time at UNI
| Career Assists | No. 7 (340) |
| Career Assists Avg. | No. 15 (2.7) |
| Season Assists | No. 1 (189, 2015-16) |
| Season Assists Avg. | No. 3 (5.6, 2015-16) |
| Single-Game Assists | No. 1 (15 vs. Drake, 3/19/16) |
Two's a Crowd: Madison Weekly became just the second player in UNI history to score 600 points in a single-season, joining UNI alum and assistant Drake coach Jacqui Kalin who had 662 in 2012-13. Weekly now has 609 points this season after her 13 in UNI's WNIT win over Drake (3/19).
Dimes to Points: UNI had 19 assists on 24 made buckets against Drake (3/19). This season, UNI has 486 assists on 766 made field goals. UNI's 63-percent assists-to-points ratio leads the league this season.
UNI's Top-10: UNI had two players move up on the career all-time list, with Madison Weekly moving into a tie for No. 10 in career scoring (1,253) and Jen Keitel ranking No. 10 in rebounds (675).
Safe Keeping: UNI tied its season-low in turnovers with six in its win over Drake in the second round of the WNIT (3/19), also having just six TOs against Loyola (2/28). UNI is only averaging 11.0 turnovers per game, ranking No. 7 in NCAA division I women's basketball in fewest turnovers and No. 4 in turnovers per game.
Turnovers on the Board: UNI forced 15 turnovers against Drake (3/19), outscoring the Bulldogs 19-8 in points off turnovers. On the opposite end of the spectrum, senior point guard Sharnae Lamar had 15 assists and only one turnover in 38 minutes of play.
Team Arc Game: UNI had back-to-back games with 12 made three-pointers, knocking down a dozen in their wins against Nebraska (3/17) and Drake (3/19). UNI has had 20 games this season with eight-or-more made treys, brining its total to 261, ranking No. 3 all-time at UNI in season records.
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.
Warren's Record Holding Opponents to 60-or-less
| 2007-08 | 8-2 |
| 2008-09 | 5-4 |
| 2009-10 | 13-0 |
| 2010-11 | 24-0 |
| 2011-12 | 11-1 |
| 2012-13 | 12-5 |
| 2013-14 | 8-2 |
| 2014-15 | 12-1 |
| 2015-16 | 19-2 |
Winning Nature: UNI is 24-10 overall, marking the seventh straight season the Panthers have won 17 or more games. UNI's 24 victories this season is the most wins in a season by the Panthers since the 2010-11 season when the Panthers went 27-6
17+ Win Seasons
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, 22-9
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