University of Northern Iowa Athletics
University of Northern Iowa
Weber State
Panthers Drop Game at Weber State
11/17/2006 7:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 17, 2006
Ogden, Utah -
Despite a 28-point effort by senior Tara King (
With a season-high King led all scorers, grabbed eight rebounds and had three steals, tying a career high. Senior guard Jessie Biggs (
The Panthers took a quick 2-0 lead in the opening minutes by a King layup. She went on to score six of UNI's first eight points. The Wildcats gradually took a six-point lead (14-8) during the first 10 minutes of the first period. UNI then battled back to take a lead at the 4:04 minute mark with a 12-4 run. Down by one, King was fouled on a three-pointer and proceded to drain three consecutive shots from the charity strip; Keefe then hit a trey to take a 28-22 lead. However, the tides turned toward Wildcat sophomore center Janie Rayback, who scored the final nine points of the half, giving
The Wildcats started off the second half with a 7-0 run, clinching a 38-28 lead. UNI came within five points (56-51) of Weber State with 3:02 remaining in the game when sophomore Kristyn Ferris (Charles City, Iowa/Charles City) stole the ball and King drained one from the arc. A series of made free throw shots by the Wildcats put the game out of UNI's reach in the end, though.
The Panthers shot 30.6 percent (19-62) to the Wildcats' 46.0 percent (23-50) from the field. Fouls plagued the contest as both teams committed more than 20 and a member of each team was sent to the bench with five.
UNI moved to 0-2 on the season, while
