University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2023
- Class:
- 2011
Recording a program-record 27 wins and a 19-game winning streak, the 2010-11 UNI women's basketball team was best remembered for its defensive excellence, which helped carry the Panthers to its first Missouri Valley Conference's regular season championship, as well as a second consecutive league tournament title and the program's second-ever NCAA Tournament berth.
Led by MVC Player of the Year Jacqui Kalin, First Team All-MVC center Lizzie Boeck and All-Defensive Team selection Erin Brocka, UNI posted a 17-1 record in conference play during a year in which also saw then-school records be set for points scored (2,300) and total assists (475). UNI's potent defense made its mark by setting team records for lowest opponent scoring average (54.8) field goal shooting percentage (35.9%), three-point shooting accuracy (26.2%) and scoring margin, all records that stand to this day. The Panthers recorded an astonishing 22 victories by double-digits and held their opponents under 40 points four times throughout the season, including a three-game stretch in January 2011 of allowing just 36.7 points a game.
Winning the program's first MVC regular season title in school history by a five-game margin, head coach Tanya Warren was named MVC Coach of the Year as the Panthers rolled through the conference tournament in St. Charles, Missouri, defeating Bradley, Wichita State and Missouri State all by double-digits to earn the program's second trip to the NCAA Tournament. UNI would match up as 13-seed against Michigan State, coming up short of an upset against the fourth-seeded Spartans in a narrow three-point game.
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PLAYERS: Front row (left to right): Lindsey Cain, Rachel Madrigal, Tiffanie Porter, Katelin Oney, K.K. Armstrong, Brooke Brown, Jacqui Kalin. Back row (left to right): Mercedees Morgan, Jess McDowell, Erin Brocka, Lizzie Boeck, Amanda Barton, Amber Kirschbaum.
STAFF: Head Coach Tanya Warren, Assistant Coach Brad Nelson, Assistant Coach Adam DeJoode, Assistant Coach Sami Allison, Graduate Assistant Courtney Felke, Director of Operations Kelley Jacobs, Athletic Trainer Emily Callahan, Head Manager Josh Ostrem, Student Assistant Kat Fairchild, Student Assistant Kerri Jo Miller.
