University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Friday, November 9
Cedar Falls, Iowa
8:30 p.m.
University of Northern Iowa
vs
University of Delaware
UNI Women's Basketball Hosts Delaware in WNIT Opener
11/7/2018 11:55:00 PM | Women's Basketball
GAMES NOTES l ESPN3Â | RADIO 1540 KXELÂ | LIVE STATS
THE GAME
UNI hosts Delaware in the first round of the Preseason WNIT. The game is the first of the season for both teams. UNI went 19-14 last season and rolled to an 89-41 win in the lone exhibition game of the season. Delaware was 20-12 last season and picked third in CAA.Â
The Panthers return four starters and 83 percent of its scoring from last year's MVC runner-up season.
Ellie Howell and Preseason All-Conference honoree Megan Maahs lead the way for the Panthers. Howell scored 10.9 PPG while Maahs tallied 10.2 PPG and 10.3 RPG in the 2017-18 season.Â
Delaware is led by junior Samone DeFreese who was named to the All-CAA Preseason Second Team. Third-year coach Natasha Adair returns four starters 10 letter winners from last season but will be without 2018 CAA Player of the Year Nicole Enabosi, who is recovering from a torn ACL.
The game is scheduled for 8:30 p.m., but is the second game of a doubleheader with the UNI volleyball team so the start may be delayed. It will be broadcast on ESPN3 with a radio broadcast on 1540 KXEL. Live stats are available at unipanthers.com/sidearmstats/wbball .
THE GAME
UNI hosts Delaware in the first round of the Preseason WNIT. The game is the first of the season for both teams. UNI went 19-14 last season and rolled to an 89-41 win in the lone exhibition game of the season. Delaware was 20-12 last season and picked third in CAA.Â
The Panthers return four starters and 83 percent of its scoring from last year's MVC runner-up season.
Ellie Howell and Preseason All-Conference honoree Megan Maahs lead the way for the Panthers. Howell scored 10.9 PPG while Maahs tallied 10.2 PPG and 10.3 RPG in the 2017-18 season.Â
Delaware is led by junior Samone DeFreese who was named to the All-CAA Preseason Second Team. Third-year coach Natasha Adair returns four starters 10 letter winners from last season but will be without 2018 CAA Player of the Year Nicole Enabosi, who is recovering from a torn ACL.
The game is scheduled for 8:30 p.m., but is the second game of a doubleheader with the UNI volleyball team so the start may be delayed. It will be broadcast on ESPN3 with a radio broadcast on 1540 KXEL. Live stats are available at unipanthers.com/sidearmstats/
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