UNI Caps Non-Conference Slate at Kansas State

UNI GAME NOTES

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – With the Missouri Valley Conference slate on the horizon, the University of Northern Iowa women's basketball team (3-7) travels to Kansas State (8-2) on Thursday at 7 p.m. CT, seeking to close out the non-conference schedule on a high note.

Last season, the Panthers upset the then 24th-ranked Wildcats after an impressive 67-59 win over KSU at home. The meeting on Thursday will be the third all-time between the two programs, with the series tied at 1-1.

HOW TO TUNE IN
The battle against Kansas State will be televised on ESPN3, those wishing to view the game can go here. Fans can also listen in on 1540 KXEL or www.UNIPanthers.com as Chris Kleinhans-Schulz calls the action.

LIVE STATS
Live stats will be made available via the KSU athletics website (www.kstatesports.com). Fans and media can visit @UNIWBB on Twitter for links to the feed.

TICKETS
Fans can purchase season and single-game tickets to UNI women's basketball home games through UNITIX. Call 319-273-4849 or visit www.UNITIX.uni.edu.

NEED TO KNOW

UNI (3-7) caps the non-conference schedule with a trip to Kansas State (8-2) on Thursday at 7 p.m. CT.
The Panthers upset the 24th-ranked Wildcats last season, after earning a 67-59 win over KSU at home on Dec. 22.
Last time out, UNI dropped a 71-47 contest to No. 25 Iowa.
Sophomore Megan Maahs led UNI with 12 points and 10 rebounds, to record her fourth double-double of the season.
Maahs is the only MVC player averaging a double-double this season, with 11.1 points per contest while snagging 10.2 rebounds a game.
Maahs has also earned a team-high eight games scoring in double-figures, while senior guard Kennedy Kirkpatrick is not far behind with six this season.

SERIES WITH KANSAS STATE

UNI and Kansas State have split their only two meetings on the hardwood, with the Panthers taking the most recent matchup last season in Cedar Falls.
The Panthers downed the then No. 24 Wildcats, 67-59 on Dec. 22, 2016.
The ranked win for UNI was its first since 2014 and its third over a non-conf. foe since 1992.

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS

Kansas State enters Thursday's game with an 8-2 record on the year.
The Wildcats are winners of their last three games, while only dropping contests to ranked UCLA (#5/4) and Missouri (#19/18).
KSU is fresh off a 99-point outing against Chicago State on Monday night, with the Wildcats scoring their highest-point total since Dec. 13, 2015.
Freshman guard Rachel Ranke scored a career-high 24 points on seven made 3-pointers against Chicago State, to lead KSU to victory.
Junior guard leads KSU with a 15.6 scoring clip this season, while dishing out 6.8 assists per game which tops the Big 12.

DEFENDERS OF WARREN

UNI is 134-20 under the direction of head coach Tanya Warren when holding an opponent to 60 points or less.
Five of UNI's top-10 scoring defense averages in school history have come during the Warren era, while the Panthers ranked second in the Valley last season after holding opponents to 58.3 points per game.
UNI was 19-0 in 2016-17 when holding foes to 60 points or less, so far this season the Panthers are 2-3.

PANTHER SHARP SHOOTERS

UNI has knocked down 70-of-235 (29.8%) from 3-point land this season.
The Panthers are averaging 7.0 made 3-pointers a game.
Last season, the Panthers shot 250-848 (29.5%) from beyond the arc to average 7.6 made 3-pointers a game.
Senior Kennedy Kirkpatrick and freshman Nicole Kroeger have each drained 11 shots from beyond-the-arc to lead the Panthers.

UNI CONTROLS THE GLASS

This season, the Panthers rank fourth in the MVC with 2.0 rebounding margin over foes.
UNI has outrebounded six foes this season, with the highest margin of 18 coming against Wyoming earlier in November.
When outrebounding teams this season, UNI is 2-4 on the season.
The Panthers are averaging 39.1 rebounds per contest, which ranks third in the MVC.

UNI'S STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE RANKS NO. 11

This season, the Panthers have played one of the toughest schedules in the country, ranking No. 11 in the nation.
The next closest MVC member is Drake at No. 42.
Overall, past opponents this season have earned a 52-25 record.

THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT AT UNI

Freshman Nicole Kroeger earned a career-high 19 points against UW-Parkside, while receiving her third-straight start for the Panthers. So far this season, Kroeger has earned four starts and is averaging 4.5 points per game.
Fellow freshman Karli Rucker has started for UNI twice this season. Rucker's career-high came against Nebraska Omaha after her 13-point outing against the Mavericks.

DOUBLE TROUBLE

Sophomore Megan Maahs is the only Panther to record a double-double for UNI this season, logging four on the year.
For her career, Maahs has earned five double-doubles as a Panther. The sophomore has earned the last five double-doubles for UNI.
The sophomore is 26th in the nation with 7.2 defensive rebounds per game, while ranking 30th in the NCAA for total rebounds per contest at 10.2.
In the MVC, Maahs tops the league this season in rebounds per game (10.2), defensive rebounds per game (7.2) and most double-doubles (4).

SOCIAL MEDIA
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