UNI vs. Cornell: Jan 21

THE GAME
UNI (3-10, 2-6) vs Cornell (0-0, 0-0)
Jan 21 | 6 pm | McLeod Center

THE SERIES
The Panthers and Rams will take the court for the 37^th time in program history. The Rams and Panthers played for the first time in 1909. The Panthers trail the all-time series 14-22.

THE PANTHERS

UNI and Cornell will play for the just the second time in an official game under head coach Ben Jacobson.
Freshman Nate Heise is 24-26 (.923) from the charity stripe, Bowen Born has made 23 of his 25 (.920) attempts from the line.
Coach Jacobson is now at 155 MVC coaching wins, tied for 4th all-time with former Missouri State and Southern Illinois head coach Barry Hinson.
Head coach Ben Jacobson holds a 65-7 record when scoring over 80 pts.
With 3 double-doubles this season Austin Phyfe leads the Valley in the statistical category.
Trae Berhow has recorded the only triple-double in the MVC this season, scoring 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Evansville Jan 2.

THE RAMS

The Rams open the season with the Panthers.
Cornell is coming off a 14-12 record in the 2019-20 season, going 9-9 in conference play.
Senior forward Cooper Kabela leads the Rams in 2021, returning after shooting 57% from the field and 50% from beyond the three pint arc. Kabela also recorded 66 assists.
Junior guard Jordan Magnani leads all returners having made 51 three pointers, 92 assists, and 24 steals a year ago.

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Trae Berhow

Bowen Born

Nate Heise

Austin Phyfe