Saturday, February 19
Cedar Falls, Iowa
2 PM
University of Northern Iowa
vs
Drake University
UNI women's basketball hosts in-state rival Drake
2/16/2022 10:08:00 AM | Women's Basketball
UNI women's basketball vs. Drake
After struggling on the road in tough matchups against Southern Illinois and Missouri State, the Panthers look to bounce back against their main MVC rival, the Drake Bulldogs. In their last meeting on Jan. 21 UNI fell to the Bulldogs at the Knapp Center in Des Moines 65-57 as shooting struggled across the board. The Panthers will look to get out to a hot start and break away from the Bulldogs in their rematch at the McLeod Center on Saturday afternoon.Â
Saturday's game will feature a variety of promotions, including a white out, a student scholarship drawing of $1,000, and Equality and Inclusion Night. Equality and Inclusion night is done in partnership with Rising Coaches to support diversity, equity, and inclusion nationwide. Coaches on the sideline will be wearing all black along with an equal sign lapel pin to symbolize equality.Â
THE PANTHERS:
-The Panthers had a tough weekend on the road that resulted in two losses to Southern Illinois and Missouri State. Struggles at the free throw line and slow starts were two sticking points for UNI through the losses.
- One element of UNI's game that stayed intact through the weekend was their prowess in keeping the ball. The Panthers still lead the MVC in turnovers per game with the least amount of turnovers at 12.8. That also makes the good in the nation for 20th overall.Â
- Over the weekend, junior guard Kam Finley set career-highs for free throws attempted and free throws made against Southern Illinois. Finley was a perfect 10 for 10 in Friday's four-point loss.
- Freshman forward Grace Boffeli was featured on the Panther POV podcast this week to talk about being named MVC Player of the Week and the push to the conference tournament.
THE BULLDOGS:
- Following their win against UNI last month, it's been a tough stretch for the Bulldogs, only grabbing two wins out of six potential games.Â
- Drake graduate guard Maddie Petersen passed two milestones in the Bulldogs loss to Southern Illinois on Sunday. Petersen surpassed 1,000 points and 500 assists with five points and three assists in the loss. Petersen's 500 assists puts her into the Top 10 among all Bulldogs.
- Junior forward Maggie Bair will be the Bulldogs main scoring threat as she leads the MVC in field goal percentage, making 53.9% of her shots. Bair's field goal pecentage puts her at 31st in the nation and leads the Bulldogs in points with an average of 12.5 per game.
- Drake has excelled in a full team effort this year as they lead the MVC in assist based categories. The Bulldogs lead the conference in overall assists and assists per game at 437 and 18.2 respectively. Drake is also 8th in the nation in both categories.Â
- 2 p.m. | Feb. 19
- Cedar Falls, Iowa | McLeod Center (6,650)
- ESPN3/PSN: (Eric Braley: Play-by-Play, Adam DeJoode: Analyst)Â
- 1540 KXEL: (Chris Kleinhaus-Schulz: Play-by-Play)
After struggling on the road in tough matchups against Southern Illinois and Missouri State, the Panthers look to bounce back against their main MVC rival, the Drake Bulldogs. In their last meeting on Jan. 21 UNI fell to the Bulldogs at the Knapp Center in Des Moines 65-57 as shooting struggled across the board. The Panthers will look to get out to a hot start and break away from the Bulldogs in their rematch at the McLeod Center on Saturday afternoon.Â
Saturday's game will feature a variety of promotions, including a white out, a student scholarship drawing of $1,000, and Equality and Inclusion Night. Equality and Inclusion night is done in partnership with Rising Coaches to support diversity, equity, and inclusion nationwide. Coaches on the sideline will be wearing all black along with an equal sign lapel pin to symbolize equality.Â
THE PANTHERS:
-The Panthers had a tough weekend on the road that resulted in two losses to Southern Illinois and Missouri State. Struggles at the free throw line and slow starts were two sticking points for UNI through the losses.
- One element of UNI's game that stayed intact through the weekend was their prowess in keeping the ball. The Panthers still lead the MVC in turnovers per game with the least amount of turnovers at 12.8. That also makes the good in the nation for 20th overall.Â
- Over the weekend, junior guard Kam Finley set career-highs for free throws attempted and free throws made against Southern Illinois. Finley was a perfect 10 for 10 in Friday's four-point loss.
- Freshman forward Grace Boffeli was featured on the Panther POV podcast this week to talk about being named MVC Player of the Week and the push to the conference tournament.
THE BULLDOGS:
- Following their win against UNI last month, it's been a tough stretch for the Bulldogs, only grabbing two wins out of six potential games.Â
- Drake graduate guard Maddie Petersen passed two milestones in the Bulldogs loss to Southern Illinois on Sunday. Petersen surpassed 1,000 points and 500 assists with five points and three assists in the loss. Petersen's 500 assists puts her into the Top 10 among all Bulldogs.
- Junior forward Maggie Bair will be the Bulldogs main scoring threat as she leads the MVC in field goal percentage, making 53.9% of her shots. Bair's field goal pecentage puts her at 31st in the nation and leads the Bulldogs in points with an average of 12.5 per game.
- Drake has excelled in a full team effort this year as they lead the MVC in assist based categories. The Bulldogs lead the conference in overall assists and assists per game at 437 and 18.2 respectively. Drake is also 8th in the nation in both categories.Â
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