UNI Ready For The Rangers In Home Opener

Sunday, November 20

Cedar Falls, Iowa

2 p.m.

University of Northern Iowa

Wisconsin-Parkside

UNI Ready For The Rangers In Home Opener

11/17/2016 5:06:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Game 3 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside
When: Sunday, Nov. 20
Time: 2 p.m. CT
Place: McLeod Center (Cedar Falls, Iowa)
Live Stats: www.uni.statbroadcast.com
TV: ESPN3

The Basics: The University of Northern Iowa hosts the Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers in its home opener on Sunday, Nov. 20. The game is set to tip off at 2 p.m. CT in the McLeod Center with Brad Wells and Jacqui Kalin calling the action on ESPN3.

The Series: UNI and Wisconsin-Parkside have never met before, starting a new series between the two teams.

Game Promotion: Fans can bring a canned food item to the ticket office to receive a $1 ticket to the game. All canned food items will be donated to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank.

About Wisconsin-Parkside: The Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers head into the weekend 0-2 overall with one game left to play before taking on the Panthers on Sunday. The Rangers fell to Saginaw Valley state (77-46) to open the season and then suffered their second loss to Northwood University (67-42) on Nov. 13. They play Hillsdale College on Saturday, Nov. 19 before heading to Cedar Falls. They are led by senior guard Brittney Fair, who is averaging 11.5 points per game .

Five Facts:
• The UNI women's basketball team finished the 2015-16 season with an overall record of 24-11 and finished 15-3 in MVC play to win the regular season title for the
second time in program history.
• UNI is ranked No. 18 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.
• UNI made its sixth post-season appearance during the 2015-16 season, advancing to the third round of the WNIT.
• UNI was named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Honor Roll for the 2015-16 season, earning the eighth best GPA in NCAA Division I Women's Basketball. It was 13th season UNI has been ranked in the top-15.
• Head coach Tanya Warren holds an overall record of 163-130 in her 10th season at UNI.

Panthers by the Numbers:
• Six post-season appearances in the last seven years.
• 24 wins in 2015-16, second most in program history.
• 35 games played in 2015-16, a school record.
• Seven consecutive seasons with 17+ wins.
• 112 wins when holding opponents to 60 points or less in the Warren era.
• 13 seasons ranked in the top-15 in the NCAA in team GPA.
• 93 wins inside the McLeod Center.

Tickets: Fans can purchase single-game or season tickets through the UNI Athletics ticket office by calling 319-273-4849 or visiting in the UNITIX website.

How to Tune In: Fans will be able to follow along with live stats during the game provided by www.statbroadcast.com and watch live on ESPN3.

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.

Season Openers: UNI is 26-23 all-time in season openers since the program started in 1968 and 26-19 all-time in home openers. The Panthers are 7-3 in season openers under the direction of Tanya Warren.

Back-to-Back: Sophomore Ellie Herzberg has scored in double figures in back-to-back games, putting in 12 points, three boards and two assists against Iowa State (11/15). Through two games, she is ranked No. 4 in the league in scoring, averaging 17.0 points per game.

Double-Double: Senior Hannah Schonhardt stole the show with her performance against Iowa State (11/15), finishing the game with 10 points, 12 boards, an assist and two blocks. It was her sixth career double-double and her 100th-career game in the Purple and Old Gold. She is one of just 47 women's basketball players in UNI history to play in 100 career games.

Senior Success: Angie Davison scored a career-high 12 points against Iowa State, beating her previous best of 10 set against Evansville last season.

Dime Game: Through two games, Madison Weekly is averaging 6.0 assists per game thanks to her career-high seven dimes against Iowa State (11/15).

In Good Company: Hannah Schonhardt's double-double (10 points, 12 rebounds) against Iowa State (11/15) makes her just one of 30 players in the country that have recorded a double-double so far this season.

Rebounds on Rebounds: Eight of Hannah Schonhardt's 12 rebounds against Iowa State (11/15) were on the defensive end of the court, moving her into 13th all-time at UNI in career defensive rebounds and No. 9 in career defensive rebound average (4.0).