University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Sunday, November 17
Cedar Falls, Iowa
2 p.m.
University of Northern Iowa
vs
Iowa
Undefeated Panther Women's Basketball Hosts Iowa
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UNI hosts Iowa in a battle of unbeaten teams Sunday afternoon at the McLeod Center. UNI is 3-0 and coming off of a 78-73 win over Missouri, the first win over an SEC team since 2001. Iowa is 2-0 with wins over Florida Atlantic and North Alabama. The trip to Cedar Falls will be the first road trip of the season for Iowa.Â
• Saturday's game is the 25th meeting for the two programs. Iowa holds a 22-2 advantage in the series.Â
•Megan Maahs scored 18 points and added six assists and Karlie Ruckers scored 21 points to lead UNI to a 78-73 road win over Missouri. It was the first win over Missouri ever and the first win over A power-five school since the Panthers picked up a pair of wins in the 2017-18 season. Â
• Five Hawkeye players average 12.0 points per game or more. Kathleen Doyle leads the way with 17.5 points and  6.0 assists per game.Â
• UNI returns 2018-19 First-Team All-MVC honoree Karli Rucker and 2017-18 First-Team All-MVF honoree Megan Maahs to court. Maahs returns after missing most of the 2018-19 season with an injury.Â
• The Panthers are ranked sixth in the NCAA in free-throw percentage at 86.7%
• UNI has played in postseason play in nine of the last 10 seasons, including an appearance in the WNIT in 2019 where the Panthers met Minnesota in the first round.
• Karli Rucker is the leading returning scorer at 15.0 points per game for the 2018-19 season.Â
• The Panthers lost starters Mikaela Morgan, Ellie Howell and Taylor Hagen to graduation.Â
• UNI brought in three freshmen in Cailyn Morgan, Sara McCullough and Kaitlin Winston. Kristina Cavey joins the Panthers as a graduate transfer from Fresno State where she started 19 games for the Bulldogs.
• UNI plays games against five power- five conference teams, the most in the MVC. The Panthers play Iowa, Iowa State, Ohio State, Alabama and Missouri.Â
• Saturday's game is the 25th meeting for the two programs. Iowa holds a 22-2 advantage in the series.Â
•Megan Maahs scored 18 points and added six assists and Karlie Ruckers scored 21 points to lead UNI to a 78-73 road win over Missouri. It was the first win over Missouri ever and the first win over A power-five school since the Panthers picked up a pair of wins in the 2017-18 season. Â
• Five Hawkeye players average 12.0 points per game or more. Kathleen Doyle leads the way with 17.5 points and  6.0 assists per game.Â
• UNI returns 2018-19 First-Team All-MVC honoree Karli Rucker and 2017-18 First-Team All-MVF honoree Megan Maahs to court. Maahs returns after missing most of the 2018-19 season with an injury.Â
• The Panthers are ranked sixth in the NCAA in free-throw percentage at 86.7%
• UNI has played in postseason play in nine of the last 10 seasons, including an appearance in the WNIT in 2019 where the Panthers met Minnesota in the first round.
• Karli Rucker is the leading returning scorer at 15.0 points per game for the 2018-19 season.Â
• The Panthers lost starters Mikaela Morgan, Ellie Howell and Taylor Hagen to graduation.Â
• UNI brought in three freshmen in Cailyn Morgan, Sara McCullough and Kaitlin Winston. Kristina Cavey joins the Panthers as a graduate transfer from Fresno State where she started 19 games for the Bulldogs.
• UNI plays games against five power- five conference teams, the most in the MVC. The Panthers play Iowa, Iowa State, Ohio State, Alabama and Missouri.Â
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