UNI women's basketball prepares for home matchup with in-state rival Drake

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UNI women's basketball vs. Drake

6 p.m. | Feb. 1
Cedar Falls, Iowa | McLeod Center (6,650)
ESPN+ | Brad Wells: Play-by-play, Jacqui Kalin: Analyst
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The Panthers are looking for their first in-season sweep of the Drake Bulldogs in seven years on Wednesday.

In the Missouri Valley Game of the Week, UNI hopes to go two for two against its oldest rival after a thrilling win in Des Moines three weeks ago. The Panthers last beat Drake at home and on the road in 2016 including a close game at the Knapp Center and a double-digit win in Cedar Falls at the McLeod Center. UNI will battle for their second win against the Bulldogs in front of youth and high school basketball players for National Girls & Women in Sports Day.

THE PANTHERS:
- UNI quickly got back on track with a road win over Southern Illinois on Saturday. The Panthers had their highest-scoring outing of the year so far, putting up 94 points at the Banterra Center against the Salukis.
- Along with their biggest scoring outing of the year, the Panthers had their first game with multiple 20+ scorers in 20 years. Guards Emerson Green, Maya McDermott, and forward Grace Boffeli all put up 20+ games against Southern Illinois with 26, 21, and 24 points respectively. UNI last had a game with three 20+ scorers in 2001 against #15/#13 Southwest Missouri State.
- UNI benefited from a near season-high 26 drawn fouls versus Southern Illinois over the weekend. The Panthers scored 27 points in 17 trips to the line with McDermott going a perfect 11 for 11 over 28 minutes.
- Guard Emerson Green set multiple career highs on Saturday against the Salukis. Green led the Panthers in points, putting up a career-high 26 on 62.1% shooting at the Banterra Center. Green also set career highs in field goals made (8), three-pointers made (4), and free throw attempts (8).

THE BULLDOGS:
- Drake comes to the McLeod Center in third place in the MVC with a 7-3 record and an overall record of 12-6. The Bulldogs have suffered Valley play losses to UNI, Illinois State, and recently to Missouri State on the road this past weekend.
- The Bulldogs scored a season-low 54 points against Missouri State on Saturday afternoon. It was only the fourth time this season Drake has scored less than 80 points in a game. One of those four games was the Bulldogs' 70-69 loss to the Panthers three weeks ago.
- Drake continues to lead the MVC in most offensive categories with the highest-scoring offense (80.4 average) and largest scoring margin (+12.7). The Bulldogs also lead the Valley in team field goal percentage at 48.3%, good for seventh in the nation.
- Bulldogs senior forward Maggie Bair picked up her third 20+ performance of the year against the Lady Bears on Saturday. Bair leads Drake in both offensive and defensive categories. Bair averages 15.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 1.4 steals a game to lead in all three categories. Nationally it puts Bair at 118th and 108th in points and rebounds per game.

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