Panthers Roll Iowa 88-66

Sunday, November 17

Cedar Falls, Iowa

2 p.m.

University of Northern Iowa

4-0,0-0MVC

Iowa

2-1,0-0Big Ten

Iowa

UNI

Photo by: Emily Snelling

Panthers Roll Iowa 88-66

11/17/2019 6:43:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – UNI women's basketball dominated Iowa from the opening tip and didn't let up for the entire game en route to an 88-66 win over the Hawkeyes, the first win over Iowa since 2006.

UNI opened the game on a 7-1 run and never trailed in the game. The Panthers built a 21-12 after the first quarter and didn't let up.

Kam Finley score nine of her 20 points in the second quarter to lead UNI to a 24-19 advantage in the second and a 45-31 lead at the half.

After the half, UNI kept pouring it on, shooting 9-14 from the field in the third to extend the lead to 68-51.

The Panthers extended the lead to 88-58 with 3:38 to play in the game, but Iowa closed on an 8-0 run to cut the final to 88-66.
Kam Finley scored a game-high and career-high 20 points, including nine points in the second quarter. Abby Gerrits, Nicole
Kroeger and Kristina Cavey joined Finley in double digits with 15, 13 and 14 respectively.

The Panthers shot 31-59 (52.5 %) from the field and 10-26 (38.5%) from the three-point line. UNI continued its strong free throw shooting, going 16-20 (80%) from the line.

UNI gave up only 11 turnovers on the game and outrebounded Iowa 39-36. Bre Gunnels notched a game-high 11 rebounds. UNI also tallied 12 assists on 31 made shots.

The Panthers are 4-0 for the first time since the 1998-99 season and picked up its second win over a Power-Five school for the first time since the 2017-18 season when the Panthers defeated Kansas State and Iowa State.

NOTES

The Panthers hit three of their first four three-pointers to help build a 21-10 lead in the first quarter.
UNI took care of the ball in the first quarter, turning over the rock just once in the opening frame.
The win is the first over Iowa since Dec. 19, 2006.
It is the first time that the Panthers defeated two Power-five schools in one year since 2017-18 when the Panthers defeated Kansas State and Iowa State in the same year.
Kam Finley scored a career-high 20 points. Nine of her points came in the second quarter.
Bre Gunnels led both teams with 11 rebounds

UP NEXT
The Panthers next host DII NW Missouri State next Sunday, Nov. 24 at 3 p.m. at the McLeod Center. The Bearcats are 2-2 on the season, but have one more game before Sunday's match up in the McLeod Center.