Panthers Set For Road Test At North Dakota

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Game 7 at North Dakota (Saturday, Dec. 5)
Time: 2 p.m.
Place: Grand Forks, N.D. (Betty Engelstad Sioux Center)
Live Stats: www.undsports.com
TV: WatchBigSky

The Basics: The University of Northern Iowa women's basketball team is prepped to take on North Dakota on Saturday, Dec. 5. The road match will tip off at 2 p.m. CT.

The Series: The Panthers hold a 3-1 advantage in the all-time series against the Fighting Hawks. The series began in 1978, but three of the four games have been played in the last six years. The last time UNI took on North Dakota was on Nov. 12, 2013 when the Panthers picked up a 61-56 win in the McLeod Center with Jen Keitel leading the team in points with 14.

About the North Dakota: North Dakota enters the game 1-5 overall. They have played five of their six games on the road, including against MVC foe Drake. The Fighting Hawks are led by Makailah Dyer and Mia Loyd, who are averaging 13.5 and 11.8 points per game, respectively. They are coached by Travis Brewster (4th season), who will enter Saturday's game with a 51-47 coaching record at North Dakota.

Panther Quick Hits:
• The Panthers enter the game ranked No. 35 in Division I basketball and first in the league in fewest turnovers after only averaging 12.8 through the first six games.
• Through the first six games of the season, UNI is first in the league in scoring defense, only allowing 60.2 points per game.
• The UNI women's basketball team finished the 2014-15 season with an overall record of 17-15 and finished 12-6 in Missouri Valley Conference play.
• The Panthers have won 17 or more games in six consecutive seasons.
• UNI made its fifth post-season appearance during the 2014-15 season, playing in the first round of the WNIT. It marked the fifth time out of the last six seasons UNI has played in a post-season tournament.
• UNI was named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Honor Roll for the 2014-15 season, earning the 12th best GPA in NCAA Division I Women's Basketball. It is the fourth consecutive season UNI has been ranked in the top-15.
• The UNI women's basketball program is currently 83-43 inside the McLeod Center.

How to Watch and Listen: Fans will be able to follow along with the action in Grand Forks, N.D. on Saturday through a FREE live stream of the game. The game will be available through the Big Sky Network at www.EverSport.TV and will also air on Fox Sports North and Fox College Sports.

Tickets: Season and single-game tickets are available for all of UNI's home games this season through UNITix. For more information, call 319-273-4TIX (4849).

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:	@UNIPantherWBB
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.

Panthers vs. The Big Sky: UNI is 6-3 all-time against the current members of the Big Sky, having only played four teams out of the 12 league members.

Wins over Big Sky Opponents

2/4/78	vs. North Dakota	W, 68-50
11/30/85	vs. Montana State	W, 73-69
11/23/96	vs. Weber State	W, 93-75
11/16/07	vs. Weber State	W, 62-52
12/18/10	vs. North Dakota	W, 78-54
11/12/13	vs. North Dakota	W, 61-56

Record Watch: UNI knocked down eight three-pointers against Iowa State (12/2), with both Madison Weekly and Amber Sorenson hitting three each. Sorenson is seventh all-time at UNI in career threes made (148) while Weekly moved into 12th (114).

Boards and Buckets: Madison Weekly scored a team-high 26 points against Iowa State (12/2), just one shy of her career-high. She racked up a career-high eight rebounds, adding five assists, a block and two steals.

Doubling Up: Ellie Herzberg has reached double-figures in two of the last three games, scoring 12 against the Cyclones (12/2). She added a career-high four assists along with two steals and four rebounds.

Sharp Shooter: Madison Weekly tied her career-high in made field goals, dropping nine against Iowa State (12/2). The last time she hit nine field goals was against Missouri State on Feb. 1, 2015. She has moved into 11th all-time at UNI in career scoring average (11.7), while averaging 15.3 this season to rank her third in the Valley.

On the Block: Jen Keitel is sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference in blocks this season, swatting away 10 through six games. She is close to cracking the top-10 all-time at UNI in career blocks with 77.

Quality Opponents: The University of Northern Iowa will face off against 13 opponents who played in postsason tournaments during the 2014-15 season. Of the 13 teams, seven will visit the McLeod Center.

Seton Hall	NCAA Tournament
Wichita State	NCAA Tournament
Iowa State	NCAA Tournament
South Dakota State	NCAA Tournament
Iowa	NCAA Tournament
South Dakota	WNIT
Creighton	WNIT
Akron	WNIT
Drake	WNIT
Missouri State	WNIT
Tulsa	WNIT
Georgia Tech	WNIT
North Dakota	WBI

Winning Nature: The 2014-15 season marked the sixth straight season the Panthers have won 17 or more games. It is the 13th season since the women's basketball program joined NCAA Division I basketball in 1982 that UNI has achieved the mark.

17+ Win Seasons
1982-83: J.D. Anderson, 17-11
1998-99: Tony DiCecco, 19-8
2000-01: Tony DiCecco, 18-11
2002-03: Tony DiCecco, 18-12
2004-05: Tony DiCecco, 20-11
2005-06: Tony DiCecco, 19-11
2006-07: Tony DiCecco, 17-13
2009-10: Tanya Warren, 17-16
2010-11: Tanya Warren, 27-6
2011-12: Tanya Warren, 19-15
2012-13: Tanya Warren, 17-17
2013-14: Tanya Warren, 17-13
2014-15: Tanya Warren, 17-15

Leading the Way: Head coach Tanya Warren is at the helm for her ninth season with the Panthers in 2015-16. She is a two-time MVC Coach of the Year, leading six first-team All-MVC selections, including current point guard Madison Weekly. She holds an overall record of 141-122.

Ticket Information: Full season and individual ticket packages are available to see the women's basketball team in action at the McLeod Center. The Panthers will play a total 14 regular season games during the 2015-16 season. For more information, contact UNITix at 319-273-4849.

Valley on ESPN3: ESPN and the Missouri Valley Conference have announced a 10-year extension to their current media rights agreement that will provide increased coverage of conference events across ESPN platforms through the 2023-24 academic year. As part of the deal, ESPN, the MVC and its 10 member institutions will work jointly to develop in-house production capabilities at each campus that will provide significant national coverage for multiple sports on ESPN3 and hands-on educational opportunities for students. As a result, ESPN3 will showcase a minimum of 820 events a year (a minimum of 70 men's basketball) in the final six years of the agreement.

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