University of Northern Iowa Athletics
University of Northern Iowa
19-6 (12-2MVC)
Loyola
2-22 (1-12MVC)
Panthers Run Past The Ramblers, 89-43
2/17/2017 9:41:00 PM | Women's Basketball
CHICAGO, Ill. – The University of Northern Iowa women's basketball team won in dominating fashion on Friday night, beating the Loyola Ramblers 89-43. UNI improved to 19-6 overall and 12-2 in Missouri Valley Conference play.
Eleven of UNI's 12 players scored at least one points against the Ramblers, turning in a balanced game across the board. The Panthers were led by Madison Weekly with 15 points and five assists while Mikaela Morgan added 13 points, shooting 66-percent from the floor.
The Panthers may have started the first quarter on a scoring drought, but they quickly caught on fire from the field, going on a 19-2 run to end the quarter. The runs continued for the Panthers into the second quarter, scoring 16 points while holding Loyola to just one in the last 5:16 of the half to go into halftime up 47-20.
In the third quarter, the Panthers shot 58-percent from the field with Morgan going a perfect 3-for-3 from the floor to score six of her 13 points. UNI put together another run on the Ramblers to continue to extend its lead, going on a 13-3 scoring surge to end the quarter up by 40 points.
The youth of the Panther squad continued to shine in the fourth quarter as sophomore Dariann Garrison-Nickerson scored a career-high eight points. UNI's bench scored all of the Panthers' 17 fourth quarter points, helping the Panthers to its 89-43 win.
The Panthers return to action on Sunday, Feb. 19 as they take on Indiana State in Terre Haute, Ind. The game is set for an 11 a.m. CT tip.
Post-Game Notes vs. Loyola
- UNI's 46-point win over the Ramblers was its largest margin of victory. The Panthers 89 points are the most UNI has scored since an 89-44 win over Evansville in 2015. UNI has now scored 80-plus points in back-to-back games.
- Angie Davison finished the game against Loyola with a career-high seven assists.
- Heidi Hillyard put together the most balanced game of her career, putting in seven points, a career-high eight rebounds and a career-high six assists.
- UNI shot 48-percent from the arc and 60-percent from the field against Loyola. UNI's 3-point percentage tonight is the second-highest of the season (50% at Wichita State) while their shooting percentage from the floor is the highest the Panthers have shot all season.
- UNI's bench scored 63 of UNI's 89 points, the most the bench has scored all season. It is the 16th straight game that the UNI bench has outscored its opponent's bench.
- Dariann Garrison-Nickerson turned in a career-high eight points against Loyola.
