Panther Rally Falls Short in 75-64 Loss at No. 13 Iowa

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Panther Rally Falls Short in 75-64 Loss at No. 13 Iowa

12/22/2010 7:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

By: UNI Athletics Communications

Dec. 22, 2010

Box Score

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa women's basketball team cut a 19-point halftime deficit down to five but could not get any closer in a 75-64 loss at No. 13 Iowa Wednesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The Panthers trailed the Hawkeyes 48-29 at the half, but opened the second half with an 18-4 run to cut the Iowa lead to 52-47 with 13:09 to play. UNI stayed within 12 points of the Hawkeyes from that point but could not get any closer.

Jacqui Kalin led UNI (7-4) with 18 points, and Lizzie Boeck added 11. Erin Brocka finished with seven points and 10 rebounds for UNI.

Jaime Printy led Iowa (12-1) with 27 points, and Kamille Wahlin added 17.

Iowa built an early 12-6 lead, but Amber Kirschbaum scored UNI's next eight points to help the Panthers go on an 8-2 run and tie the game 14-14 with 11:45 left in the first half.

Iowa stretched its lead back to six, 26-20, with 6:48 on the clock. Jacqui Kalin hit a pair of free throws to cut UNI's deficit to four, but Iowa got a layup from Printy as the shot clock expired and a three from Kelly Krei to extend its lead to 31-22.

Mercedees Morgan hit her second three of the game to make it a six-point game, 31-25, but Iowa ended the half on a 17-4 run to take a 48-29 lead into the break.

Boeck scored the first five points of the second half to trim the Panther deficit to 48-34. After a jumper from Printy stretched the Iowa lead to 16, Kalin knocked down a three from the left baseline to bring the score to 50-37 with 18:16 remaining.

Erin Brocka hit a three from the left baseline to make it a 10-point game, 50-40. Kalli Hansen brought the Hawkeye lead back to a dozen, 52-40, but Kalin hit a short jumper and a three from the top of the key to pull the Panthers within single digits. A basket from Rachel Madrigal cut UNI's deficit to five, 52-47, but Iowa got back-to-back threes from Printy and Wahlin to build a 58-47 advantage with 11:53 to play.

Morgan converted a pair of free throws, and Kalin hit a three from the right wing to pull UNI back within six, 58-52 with 11 minutes to play.

Iowa scored the next six points to double its lead, 64-52, but the Panthers responded with an 8-2 run that pulled UNI back within six, 66-60 with 6:11 remaining.

The Hawkeyes scored the game's next four points to stretch its lead back to double digits, 70-60. K.K. Armstrong made a layup, and then Rachel Madrigal collected a steal that resulted in a fast-break layup from Armstrong to cut the Panther deficit to six, 70-64 with 1:23 on the clock.

Printy hit a three with just over a minute remaining to make it a three-possession game with just more than a minute remaining. The Panthers came up empty-handed on their final two trips, and Kelsey Cermak scored with 22 seconds remaining to bring the final score to 75-64.

UNI shot 21-of-55 (38.2 percent) from the floor, including 7-of-18 (38.98 percent) from three-point range. The panthers were 15-of-16 (93.8 percent) from the free-throw line.

Iowa shot 25-of-63 (39.7 percent) from the floor, including 9-of-26 (34.6 percent) from three-point range. The Hawkeyes were 16-of-19 (84.2 percent) from the free-throw line.

The Panthers committed 13 turnovers, resulting in 12 points for Iowa. The Panthers converted Iowa's nine turnovers into seven points. Iowa collected 15 offensive rebounds, resulting in 18 second-chance points. UNI turned 10 offensive rebounds into four second-chance points.

The Panthers return to action on Dec. 30 when they open Missouri Valley Conference action at Indiana State.