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UNI women’s basketball: Panthers drop matchup to No. 21-ranked Iowa
11/16/2025 4:50:00 PM | Women's Basketball
UNI Panther women’s basketball took on the Iowa Hawkeyes in front of a record crowd in the McLeod Center.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- UNI women's basketball hosted the No. 21-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes inside a sold-out McLeod Center on Sunday, November 16. The Panthers knocked down the first shot of the afternoon, but Iowa flexed its offense and took home a 74-41 victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Panthers were the first on the board with a jump shot from Bri Robinson to open scoring on Sunday. The matchup was tied at six early until a 9-2 run from Iowa gave the Hawkeyes a 15-8 advantage after the first 10 minutes of play. A 13-2 run from Iowa to open the second quarter put the Panthers in an 18-point deficit early in the second frame. A 7-5 Hawkeye advantage down the stretch of the second quarter saw the Panthers trail 15-35 at the halftime break.
UNI scored 11 points in the third quarter to the Hawkeyes' 25 and trailed 60-26 heading into the final frame. In the fourth quarter, UNI won the 10 minutes and outscored Iowa 15-14 to wrap the game. The quarter saw five points from Jenna Twedt and four from Bri Robinson to pace the Panther offense. Iowa walked away from Cedar Falls with a 74-41 victory.
Robinson led the Panther offense with 15 points. She added six rebounds to her total. Elise Jaeger posted 10 rebounds, nine on the defensive side of the ball. The sophomore tallied four steals. Ryley Goebel finished with eight boards, three blocks, and three steals on the afternoon.
"We are going to continue to grow and get better," said head coach Tanya Warren. "We could have taken the easy road and not scheduled as hard as we did, but that's not what we do. This non-conference schedule will continue to make us better. We just have to stay true to the process.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
- UNI falls to 0-3 on the season and 3-28 all-time against the Hawkeyes after the 74-41 loss inside the McLeod Center.
- UNI set the McLeod Center women's basketball and women's sporting event attendance record in the matchup with 7,146 fans in attendance. The number is the fifth-largest crowd in McLeod Center history across all sports.
- After three steals, Ryley Goebel passed Alex Cook (2001-05) for the No.10 spot on UNI's all-time steals list. The senior has 157 after the matchup with Iowa, passing Cook's 155 career steals to break into the top 10.
- UNI continued an active program-record 549-game three-pointer streak with four threes against Iowa.
- Bri Robinson finished with 15 points, nine free throws, and six rebounds, all career highs.
UP NEXT
The Panthers head to Omaha to take on the alma mater of head coach Tanya Warren on November 20 at Creighton. Tipoff in Nebraska is slated for 6 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on ESPN+ and the Panther Sports Radio Network.
UNI women's basketball action can be followed all season long on social media on Facebook (UNI Women's Basketball), X (@UNIwbb), and on Instagram (@uni_wbb). The 2025-26 schedule and roster, along with the latest Panther news and information can be found online at UNIpanthers.com.
