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Laube sets new Panther record in victory over Pittsburgh
11/30/2024 1:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball
UNI women’s basketball sees a new single-game record in a 90-74 rout of Pittsburgh.
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — UNI women's basketball wrapped up the Paradise Jam Island Tournament with the program's first all-time matchup against Pittsburgh. The Panthers were deadly from three-point range, hitting 16 threes against Pitt including a program-record 10 three-pointers from Kayba Laube.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Pittsburgh Panthers got off to a 7-2 start to open the final day of the Paradise Jam Island Tournament. Back-to-back three-pointers from Kayba Laube cut into the Pitt lead before both teams traded baskets heading into the first-quarter media timeout with a score of 14-11 in favor of Pitt. Seven points from Laube including a buzzer-beating three-pointer closed the first quarter with UNI trailing five points at 21-26.
Out of the break, Northern Iowa went on an eight-point run including the first five coming from freshman Elise Jaeger to take an early three-point lead at 29-26. A five-point run gave Pitt the lead back at 31-29, but that was short-lived before an 11-point run from UNI, including six points from Kayba Laube, gave the Panthers a nine-point lead at 40-31. Northern Iowa closed the second quarter on a 14-10 run to hold a 54-41 lead heading into halftime after back-to-back layups from Ryley Goebel ended the frame.
Elise Jaeger opened the second half with a layup. Pitt recorded seven points to UNI's five heading into the pair of third-quarter media timeouts to cut into the UNI lead with a score of 61-48 in favor of Northern Iowa. A 10-2 run for UNI out of the media timeout gave the Panthers a 21-point lead at 71-50. Pitt ended the third quarter on a 7-3 run to cut the UNI lead to 17 points at 74-57.
Ryley Goebel was the lone UNI player to score in the first 2:44 of the final frame before the fourth-quarter media timeout while Pitt netted back-to-back threes to cut the Northern Iowa lead to 15 points at 78-63. Pitt went on a seven-point run to bring the game back within reach at a UNI, 10-point lead before a nine-point run from Northern Iowa sealed the deal and gave the Cats a 90-74 victory.
Kayba Laube led UNI with 34 points. She was 10-for-15 from beyond the arc and only shot three-pointers. Laube added seven rebounds to her total. Maya McDermott was the other lone Panther in double-figures with 21 points. She added seven assists to her total.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
- UNI improves to 4-3 on the season and 1-0 all-time against Pittsburgh with the 90-74 victory.
- Kayba Laube set a new UNI single-game record with 10 three-pointers against Pitt. She passed Brittni Donaldson's record of eight set at Drake in 2014. Laube also set new career highs with 10 threes and 34 points.
- Laube became only the fifth player in MVC history to hit 10 or more threes in a single game.
- Maya McDermott continued her streak of double-digit performances with 21 points against Pitt. She has now scored in double figures in each game this season.
UP NEXT
The Panthers head home and will take on head coach Warren's alma mater as the Bluejays of Creighton come to the McLeod Center on December 7. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT and can be streamed on ESPN+ or listened to on the Panther Sports Radio Network.
