University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Thursday, February 20
Cedar Falls, Iowa
6:30 p.m.
University of Northern Iowa
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Illinois State
Panther Women's Basketball Hosts Illinois State, Bradley in Key Weekend
2/19/2020 5:34:00 PM | Women's Basketball
UNI women's basketball hosts three of their final five games, including a pair of key games against Illinois State on Thursday, Feb. 20 and Bradley on Saturday, Feb. 22. The Panthers are 15-9 on the year and 7-6 in MVC play. The Panthers are 9-1 at home. Illinois State is 14-9 overall and 6-6 in MVC Play. Bradley is 19-4 overall and 10-2 in MVC play. Â Â
• The Redbirds come into the weekend with three players averaging double figures. Lexi Wallen scores a team-high 17.6 points per game while Tete Maggett averages 15.8 and Juliunn Redmond scores 10.7. Illinois State has lost three of their last four games.Â
• Four Bradley players score in double digits, led by Lasha Petree with 16.8 PPG. Bradley is second in the MVC with a 10-2 record and has won three-straight games heading into the weekend. They play at Drake Thursday.Â
•The Panthers are now 9-1 at home. They won their first eight home games of the year It was the longest home win streak to start a season since the 1980-81 season when UNI won 10 straight home games to start the season. Â
• UNI closed non-conference play with the most non-conference wins in school history (8), three wins over Power-Five Schools and an undefeated home record. The Panthers defeated No. 20 Iowa 88-66.Â
• Karli Rucker leads UNI at 13.0 points per game and Megan Maahs is second for UNI with 9.3 PPG. Bre Gunnels leads with the team with 6.1 rebounds per game and Cynthia Wolf averages 4.9 RPG.Â
• The Panthers are ranked 12th in the NCAA in free-throw percentage at 77.4%. UNI is also 23rd in the NCAA with 8.3 three-pointers made per game.Â
• UNI has played in the postseason in nine of the last 10 seasons, including an appearance in the WNIT in 2019 where the Panthers met Minnesota in the first round.
• UNI played five games against Power-Five Opponents, the most among Missouri Valley Conference teams. The Panthers went 3-2 with wins over Iowa, Iowa State and Missouri.
• Depth has been a theme for the Panthers. Ten UNI players average more than 14 minutes of playing time per game. No player averages more than 29 minutes per game. Nine players score 4.8 or more points per game and seven players have led UNI in scoring for at least one game.
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• The Redbirds come into the weekend with three players averaging double figures. Lexi Wallen scores a team-high 17.6 points per game while Tete Maggett averages 15.8 and Juliunn Redmond scores 10.7. Illinois State has lost three of their last four games.Â
• Four Bradley players score in double digits, led by Lasha Petree with 16.8 PPG. Bradley is second in the MVC with a 10-2 record and has won three-straight games heading into the weekend. They play at Drake Thursday.Â
•The Panthers are now 9-1 at home. They won their first eight home games of the year It was the longest home win streak to start a season since the 1980-81 season when UNI won 10 straight home games to start the season. Â
• UNI closed non-conference play with the most non-conference wins in school history (8), three wins over Power-Five Schools and an undefeated home record. The Panthers defeated No. 20 Iowa 88-66.Â
• Karli Rucker leads UNI at 13.0 points per game and Megan Maahs is second for UNI with 9.3 PPG. Bre Gunnels leads with the team with 6.1 rebounds per game and Cynthia Wolf averages 4.9 RPG.Â
• The Panthers are ranked 12th in the NCAA in free-throw percentage at 77.4%. UNI is also 23rd in the NCAA with 8.3 three-pointers made per game.Â
• UNI has played in the postseason in nine of the last 10 seasons, including an appearance in the WNIT in 2019 where the Panthers met Minnesota in the first round.
• UNI played five games against Power-Five Opponents, the most among Missouri Valley Conference teams. The Panthers went 3-2 with wins over Iowa, Iowa State and Missouri.
• Depth has been a theme for the Panthers. Ten UNI players average more than 14 minutes of playing time per game. No player averages more than 29 minutes per game. Nine players score 4.8 or more points per game and seven players have led UNI in scoring for at least one game.
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