UNI Pushes Past Idaho In Final Seconds, 76-74

Friday, November 25

Phoenix, Ariz.

3 p.m.

University of Northern Iowa

3-2

Idaho

3-2

Idaho

UNI

UNI Pushes Past Idaho In Final Seconds, 76-74

11/25/2016 6:09:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

PHOENIX, Ariz. – True freshman Megan Maahs scored a layup with just two seconds remaining in the game to secure UNI's 76-74 win over the Idaho Vandals today, claiming its first victory in the Grand Canyon Thanksgiving Tournament. UNI is 3-2 overall this season.

The Panthers had three double-digit scorers with Madison Weekly leading the way. The senior had 15 points along with a game-high six dimes. Hannah Schonhardt added 12 points, knocking down four three-pointers. Maahs also pitched in a career-high 11 points and six rebounds.

UNI led by as many as nine points in the first quarter, knocking down three shots from the arc including two from Schonhardt, but Idaho was able to break through their scoring drought and go on a 7-0 run to tie the score 15-15 to end the quarter.

The Panthers and the Vandals traded the lead to start the second quarter, but both struggled offensively when both teams went scoreless for over three minutes with Idaho holding a 25-23 lead. UNI went on a 6-0 lead capped off by a steal and layup from Abby Gerrits to make it 29-27 with less than two minutes to play, eventually heading into halftime with a 34-29 lead.

Idaho attempted to cut UNI's lead to one with 6:14 on the clock, but the Panthers answered with back-to-back threes from Schonhardt and Kennedy Kirkpatrick to give UNI a 46-39 advantage. Idaho countered with a 9-0 run, taking a 50-48 lead with 2:14 left to play in the third quarter. The Vandals were then able to convert on back-to-back layups to lead 54-50 to end the quarter.

The fourth quarter was a battle from the beginning with Schonhardt starting the quarter the way she started the game with a much needed three-pointer, cutting the Idaho lead to one. With four minutes remaining, Mikaela Morgan hit a crucial trey, tying the score 65-65 and after a layup from the Vandals, Weekly drilled home another three-pointer to take a one-point lead with 1:57 on the clock.

After another perfectly timed make from deep by Morgan with 29 seconds left in the game, Idaho was able to score a layup, tying the game 74-74. With the ball in UNI's hands and the shot clock turned off, the Panthers were able to get the ball into Maahs and with time winding down, the Epworth, Iowa, native scored a layup to give UNI its third win of the season.

UNI returns to action tomorrow when they take on the University of Denver to conclude the Grand Canyon Thanksgiving Tournament. The game is set to tip at 2 p.m. CT with live stats available here.

Post-Game Notes vs. Idaho

True freshman Abby Gerrits went a perfect 3-for-3 from the field in the first half.
Taylor Hagen finished the game a perfect 4-for-4 from the field for a career-high eight points along with a career-high six rebounds.
Madison Weekly has scored in double-figures in all five games this season, scoring 15 against the Vandals. It is the fourth time out of UNI's five games that the senior has scored exactly 15 points.
Megan Maahs scored a career-high 11 points, her first collegiate game in double-figures. She shot 50-percent from the field, adding six boards.