University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Saturday, March 9
Cedar Falls, Iowa
2 p.m.
University of Northern Iowa
19-11 (12-6)
53
vs
54
Illinois State University
18-11 (11-7)
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Illinois State
14
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19
54
UNI
18
9
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Photo by: Jason Rubin / JMRImages
UNI Women Fall to Illinois State 54-53
3/9/2019 6:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Illinois State's Simone Goods hit a go-ahead bucket with less than eight seconds remaining and the Redbirds made a stop on the defensive end to earn a 54-53 win over UNI Saturday afternoon at the McLeod Center.
UNI entered the fourth quarter with a 41-35 lead, but Illinois State went on a 13-2 run to take a 48-43 lead with 6:32 to play.
UNI rallied to take a 51-48 lead before Illinois State tied the game up at 52. Hiedi Hillyard gave the Panthers a lead with a free throw, but the putback bucket by Goods in the final seconds gave Illinois State the win.
The Panthers were 21-54 (38.9 percent) from the field and made three trips to the free throw line in the loss.
Nicole Kroeger scored a team-high 13 points. Taylor Hagen added 11.
The Panthers close the season with a 19-11 record and a 12-6 record in Missouri Valley Conference play.
UP NEXT:
UNI has clinched the third seed in the MVC Championship and will face Illinois State Friday, March 15, at 8:30 p.m.
UNI entered the fourth quarter with a 41-35 lead, but Illinois State went on a 13-2 run to take a 48-43 lead with 6:32 to play.
UNI rallied to take a 51-48 lead before Illinois State tied the game up at 52. Hiedi Hillyard gave the Panthers a lead with a free throw, but the putback bucket by Goods in the final seconds gave Illinois State the win.
The Panthers were 21-54 (38.9 percent) from the field and made three trips to the free throw line in the loss.
Nicole Kroeger scored a team-high 13 points. Taylor Hagen added 11.
The Panthers close the season with a 19-11 record and a 12-6 record in Missouri Valley Conference play.
UP NEXT:
UNI has clinched the third seed in the MVC Championship and will face Illinois State Friday, March 15, at 8:30 p.m.
Team Stats
ILS
UNI
FG%
.432
.389
3FG%
.273
.318
FT%
.765
.667
RB
28
32
TO
15
16
STL
9
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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