UNI Returns to McLeod for Alumni Weekend

Friday, January 12

Cedar Falls, Iowa

7 p.m.

University of Northern Iowa

Evansville (Bingo night)

UNI Returns to McLeod for Alumni Weekend

1/11/2018 11:35:00 AM | Women's Basketball

UNI GAME NOTES

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa women's basketball team (6-9, 2-2 MVC) will return home for a pair of Missouri Valley Conference games this weekend, starting with Evansville (3-11, 0-3 MVC) on Friday and Indiana State on Sunday (3-11, 1-2 MVC).

UNI's game against the Purple Aces will tip at 7 p.m. CT, while Sunday's game versus the Sycamores will start at 2 p.m. CT. The pair of games will serve as UNI's Alumni Weekend, while Friday's contest will be UNI's annual "We Back Pat" game.

HOW TO TUNE IN
Both games will be televised on ESPN3. Fans can also listen in on 1540 KXEL or www.UNIPanthers.com as Chris Kleinhans-Schulz calls the action.

LIVE STATS
Live stats will be made available via the UNI athletics website (www.UNIPanthers.com). Fans and media can visit @UNIWBB on Twitter for links to the feed.

TICKETS
Fans can purchase season and single-game tickets to UNI women's basketball home games through UNITIX. Call 319-273-4849 or visit www.UNITIX.uni.edu.

NEED TO KNOW

UNI (6-9, 2-2 MVC) hosts Evansville and Indiana State for a pair of Valley contests on Friday at 7 p.m. CT and Sunday at 2 p.m. CT.
The Panthers have won their last seven games over the Purple Aces, while winning the last six against the Sycamores.
The pair of games will serve as Alumni Weekend for the Panthers, while Friday's contest will be UNI's annual "We Back Pat" game.
Redshirt junior Ellie Howell enters the MVC contest averaging a team-best 12.3 points per league game.
Sophomore Megan Maahs enters the weekend with six double-doubles on the season, while averaging 10.3 ppg and 9.7 rpg on the year.
Maahs and redshirt senior Kennedy Kirkpatrick have scored 15 or more points in four games this season, the only two Panthers to do so in 2017-18.

SERIES WITH SERIES WITH EVANSVILLE/INDIANA STATE

UNI leads the overall series against Evansville, 32-19, but trails the all-time series against Indiana State, 30-41.
The Panthers have been dominant over both squads of late however, winning seven-straight over the Aces and six-straight against the Sycamores.

SCOUTING THE PURPLE ACES/SYCAMORES

Evansville owns a 3-11 record on the season, while starting off MVC play 0-3.
The Aces are led by guard Hannah Noe, who owns 15.0 scoring average this season.
Noe's 15.0 scoring clip is ranked fourth in the MVC.
Indiana State also enters this weekend sporting a 3-11 record overall, but the Sycamores have turned in a 1-2 record in league play.
The Sycamores are led by forward Wendi Bibbins, who averages 11.2 points per contest this season.

DEFENDERS OF WARREN

UNI is 136-21 under the direction of head coach Tanya Warren when holding an opponent to 60 points or less.
Five of UNI's top-10 scoring defense averages in school history have come during the Warren era, while the Panthers ranked second in the Valley last season after holding opponents to 58.3 points per game.
UNI was 19-0 in 2016-17 when holding foes to 60 points or less, so far this season the Panthers are 4-4.

PANTHER SHARP SHOOTERS

UNI has knocked down 115-of-374 (30.7%) from 3-point land this season.
The 115 made 3-pointers this season rank as the second-most in the MVC.
The Panthers are averaging 7.7 made 3-pointers a game.
Last season, the Panthers shot 250-848 (29.5%) from beyond the arc to average 7.6 made 3-pointers a game.
Senior Kennedy Kirkpatrick and junior Mikaela Morgan leads the Panthers with 21 made 3-pointers each this season.

UNI CONTROLS THE GLASS

This season, the Panthers lead the MVC with a 3.0 rebounding margin over foes.
UNI has outrebounded 10 foes this season, with the highest margin of 18 coming against Wyoming earlier in November.
When outrebounding teams this season, UNI is 5-5 on the season.
The Panthers are averaging 39.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks third in the MVC.

UNI'S STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE RANKS NO. 85

This season, the Panthers have played one of the toughest schedules in the MVC, ranking No. 80 in the nation and second in the conference.
Drake currently ranks No. 58 in the country.
Overall, past opponents this season have earned a 105-83 record.

LUCKY NO. 15

Sophomore Megan Maahs has scored 15 points in four games this season.
Maahs and redshirt senior Kennedy Kirkpatrick are the only Panthers to score 15 or more points in four games this season.

DOUBLE TROUBLE

Sophomore Megan Maahs is the only Panther to record a double-double for UNI this season, logging six on the year.
For her career, Maahs has earned seven double-doubles as a Panther. The sophomore has earned the last seven double-doubles for UNI.
The sophomore is 36th in the NCAA for total rebounds per contest at 9.7.
In the MVC, Maahs tops the league this season in rebounds per game (9.7), defensive rebounds per game (6.7) and most double-doubles (6).

HOWELL HEATS UP IN LEAGUE PLAY

This season, redshirt junior Ellie Howell has scored in double figures seven times, with three of those coming in conference play.
Howell scored a season-high 21 points against Loyola, before posting 10 and 12-point performances at Southern Illinois and Missouri State last week.
During MVC play, Howell is averaging a team-best 12.3 points per outing.

WARREN IN THE VALLEY

Head coach Tanya Warren is fifth all-time wins in the Missouri Valley Conference, with 120 league victories under her belt. Warren is behind Creighton's Jim Flanery (2003-13) who owns 131 wins.
Overall, Warren's 192 wins also rank fifth overall, placing behind Barbara Hilke (1983-92) of Eastern Illinois' 231.

SOCIAL MEDIA
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