UNI To Take On Evansville, SIU On The Road

Friday, February 3

Evansville, Ind.

7 p.m.

University of Northern Iowa

Evansville

UNI To Take On Evansville, SIU On The Road

2/1/2017 3:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Game 21 at Evansville
When: Friday, Feb. 3, 2017
Time: 7 p.m. CT
Place: Ford Center (Evansville, Ind.)
Live Stats: www.statbroadcast.com
TV: ESPN3
Radio: UNIPanthers.com or 1540 KXEL

Game 22 at Southern Illinois
When: Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017
Time: 2 p.m. CT
Place: SIU Arena (Carbondale, Ill.)
Live Stats: www.statbroadcast.com
TV: ESPN3
Radio: UNIPanthers.com or 1540 KXEL

The Basics: The University of Northern Iowa women's basketball program will take on two road contests this week to start the second half of Missouri Valley Conference play. The Panthers start with a Friday night match-up at Evansville (7 p.m.), followed by a game at Southern Illinois on Sunday, Feb. 5 (2 p.m.).

Five Facts:
• Madison Weekly is currently ranked No. 25 among active career leaders in NCAA Division I women's basketball in career made threes, sitting at 228.
• Hannah Schonhardt is just the fourth player in UNI history to record 500-plus defensive rebounds in a career. She ranks No. 3 all-time at UNI in career defensive rebounds (507).
• Madison Weekly is ranked in the top-20 in NCAA Division I basketball in assist/turnover ratio (2.71), ranking No. 18. She has 84 assists and only 31 turnovers, ranking her first in the MVC.
• UNI ranks fifth in the country in turnovers per game, only averaging 11.8 a game.
• Head coach Tanya Warren holds an overall record of 177-135 in her 10th 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.
• 124 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.
• 101 wins inside the McLeod Center.

Tickets: Fans can purchase single-game or season tickets through the UNI Athletics ticket office by calling 319-273-4849 or visiting the UNITIX website.

How to Tune In: Fans can follow along with the action against Evansville and Southern Illinois on ESPN3. Live stats will also be provided at www.statbroadcast.com. Chris Kleinhans-Schulz will be giving play-by-play action on the radio on 1540 KXEL or fans can listen in on www.UNIPanthers.com.

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: @UNIWBB
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.

About the Purple Aces: The Evansville Purple Aces are currently 8-12 and 3-6 in Missouri Valley Conference play. The Purple Aces were on a two-game winning streak to start conference before heading into Iowa for the weekend of Jan. 6, falling to both Drake and UNI (L, 54-40). Evansville's only other conference win since the last time they played the Panthers was against Southern Illinois on Jan. 22 (W, 63-60). Evansville is led by senior Sara Dickey, who is averaging 15.4 points per game overall while Camary Williams is averaging 15.0 points per game in Valley play.

Close Games: In the last five seasons, the games between UNI and Drake have been decided by an average of just seven points, including three overtime games (2012, 2014, 2017).

Highs Across the Board: Ellie Herzberg scored a career-high 27 points against Drake (1/27). It is the fourth time this season she has scored in the 20-point range. She scored a career-high 12 field goals against the Bulldogs, shooting 57-percent from the floor.

Putting on a Show: The UNI Panthers and the Drake Bulldogs put on a show on Jan. 27, playing to double overtime. UNI's crowd of 4,027 is the largest attended game in Missouri Valley Conference play this season.

Streaks Come to an End: UNI's 11-game winning streak prior to the Panthers' loss against Drake (1/27) is the second-longest in school history with UNI's 8-0 start to conference play being the best MVC start to date. UNI had 19 straight wins during the 2010-11 season.

Three-for-Three: Senior Angie Davison has had back-to-back games with three made three-pointers, knocking down three against Drake (1/27). It ties for a career-high for the senior.

Warren Gets Defensive: UNI is 124-17 under the direction of 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, ranking second in the Valley this season, only allowing 60.3 points per game. The Panthers are 11-0 this season when holding an opponent to 60 points or less.

Bench Play: UNI's bench has outscored its opponent's bench 509-323 through 20 games this year. The Panther bench is averaging 25.4 points per game, outscoring the opponent in 17 of UNI's 20 games this season, including 11 straight.

Dimes: Madison Weekly is currently averaging 4.2 assists per game, ranking No. 8 all-time at UNI in single-season assist average. She is also No. 3 in the Valley with 84 total.