UNI WOMEN’S 3 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • 10 POSTSEASON APPEARANCES OVERALL • 2 MVC REGULAR-SEASON TITLES 2 MVC TOURNAMENT CROWNS • 14 WBCA ACADEMIC TOP 15 TEAMS SINCE 2002 • 42 ALL-MVC SELECTIONS

PANTHER SCHEDULE/RESULTS Contact: Tyson Rodgers | Email: [email protected] | Office: 319-273-3642 | Cell: 662-418-2982

11.5 SIOUX FALLS (EXH.) W/80-53 11.10 IUPUI L/48-54 UNI AT CREIGHTON 11.14 IOWA STATE W/57-53 Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017 • 6 p.m. CT • Omaha, Nebraska • D.J. Sokol Arena (2,950) 11.21 at Creighton 6 p.m. 11.25 vs. Wyoming 11 a.m. PANTHER BREAKDOWN BLUEJAY BREAKDOWN 11.26 at UCF 12:30 p.m. 2017-18 Record: ...... 1-1 2017-18 Record: ...... 2-1 11.30 at South Dakota State 7 p.m. 2018 MVC Record: ...... 0-0 2018 Big East Record: ...... 0-0 Head Coach: ...... Tanya Warren Head Coach: ...... Jim Flanery 12.2 at North Dakota 2 p.m. Record at UNI: ...... 187-140 (11 Years) Record at CU: ...... 294-192 (16 Years) 12.6 at Nebraska-Omaha 7 p.m. Overall: ...... Same Overall: ...... 294-192 (16 Years) 12.10 WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE 1 p.m. 2O17-18 Pts/Gm: ...... 52.5 2O17-18 Pts/Gm: ...... 67.0 2017-18 Opp Pts/Gm: ...... 53.5 2017-18 Opp Pts/Gm: ...... 67.0 12.17 IOWA 2 p.m. 2017-18 FG%/Gm: ...... 36.6% 2017-18 FG%/Gm: ...... 46.5% 12.21 at Kansas State 7 p.m. 2017-18 3PT%/Gm: ...... 26.2% 2017-18 3PT%/Gm: ...... 39.8% 12.29 LOYOLA-CHICAGO* 7 p.m. 2017-18 Reb/Gm: ...... 36.0 2017-18 Reb/Gm: ...... 32.0 12.31 VALPARAISO* 2 p.m.

1.5 at Southern Illinois*^ 6 p.m. NEED TO KNOW 1.7 at Missouri State* 2 p.m. 1.12 EVANSVILLE* 7 p.m. • UNI hits the road for the first time this season, as the Panthers begin a six-game road swing starting at Creighton. 1.14 INDIANA STATE* 2 p.m. • The Bluejays lead the all-time series over the Panthers, 36-17. 1.19 at Drake*^ 7 p.m. • UNI’s last win over CU came in 2016 when the Panthers downed the Bluejays 50-49 in Cedar 1.26 at Bradley* 7 p.m. Falls. The victory snapped a six-game losing skid against CU. 1.28 at Illinois State* 2 p.m. • Head coach Tanya Warren is 5-11 overall against her alma matter. • Last time out, UNI defeated Iowa State at home 57-53. The win broke a 15-game losing 2.2 MISSOURI STATE* 7 p.m. streak to the Cyclones. UNI’s last win over ISU was a 65-58 victory that came in 2002. 2.4 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* 2 p.m. • Senior Kennedy Kirkpatrick led the Panthers with 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting. The game 2.9 at Indiana State* 6 p.m. also marked Kirkpatrick’s second-career start for the Panthers. 2.11 at Evansville* 1 p.m. • Junior Ellie Howell matched Kirkpatrick’s 17 with 17 of her own, after shooting 7-of-16 from 2.16 DRAKE*^ 7 p.m. the field. 2.23 ILLINOIS STATE*^ 7 p.m. 2.25 BRADLEY* 2 p.m. Probable Starters

3.1 at Valparaiso* 7 p.m. 3.3 at Loyola-Chicago* 1 p.m. 3.8-11 MVC Tournament TBA

ALL CAPS - Home game TBA - Time to be announced % - UCF Tournament (Orlando, Fla.) * - Missouri Valley Conference game ^ - The Valley on ESPN3 game 23 10 24 32 50 KENNEDY KIRKPATRICK ELLIE HOWELL MIKAELA MORGAN HEIDI HILLYARD MEGAN MAAHS R-Sr. | Guard | 5-10 | Lawrence, Kan. R-Jr. | Guard | 5-9 | Manson, Iowa Jr. | Guard | 5-10 | Coralville, IA RSo. | Forward | 6-0 | Burlington, IA So. | Forward | 6-1 | Epworth, IA 2017-18 Totals TELEVISION: NONE NAME GP/GS MPG PPG APG RPG FG% 3PT% FT% Kennedy Kirkpatrick 2/2 32.0 16.0 1.0 2.0 50.0% 45.5% 63.6% RADIO: Panthers Sports Radio Ellie Howell 2/2 30.5 9.5 1.5 4.5 36.8% 42.9% 100% Mikaela Morgan 2/2 30.5 3.0 1.5 3.5 15.4% 11.1% 63.3% STATS: www.UNIAthletics.com Heidi Hillyard 2/2 29.5 1.5 0.5 2.0 10.0% 14.3% N/A Megan Maahs 2/2 29.5 9.0 2.0 14.5 42.9% N/A 85.7% GAME 3: UNI at Creighton GENERAL INFORMATION

UNI QUICK FACTS UNI ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

HEAD COACH TANYA WARREN Tyson Rodgers Alma Mater: ...... Creighton, ‘88 Assistant Director (Football/Women’s Basketball/Cross Country/Track & Field) Career Record: ...... 187-140 (11 Years) Office: (319) 273-3642 | Cell: (662) 418-2982 | Email: [email protected] Record at UNI: ...... Same MVC Record: ...... 118-62 Colin McDonough Postseason Appearances: ...... 7 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ...... 3 Assistant AD (Men’s Basketball/Volleyball) Office: (319) 273-5456 | Cell: (319) 415-4059 | Email: [email protected] ASSISTANT COACHES Brad Nelson: ...... 17th Season (Oregon, ‘94) Michelle Van Dorn Steven Fennelly: ...... 1st Season (Iowa State, ‘07) Assistant AD (Video/Social Media/Wrestling) KK Armstrong: ...... 2nd Season (UNI, ‘12) Office: (319) 273-5455 | Cell: (319) 290-5301 Email: | [email protected]

SUPPORT STAFF Linnea Kangas Amanda Frost: ...... Director of Operations (1st Season) Post-Grad Assistant (SOC, Tennis, Swim & Dive) Jenna Power: ...... Graduate Manager (2nd Season) Katie Schulte: ...... Athletic Trainer (2nd Season) Email: [email protected]

TEAM HISTORY 2017-18 Record: ...... 24-9 SINGLE-GAME CREDENTIALS First Year of Basketball : ...... 1968 Credentials for individual games should be requested at least four days in advance All-Time Record: ...... 576-668 through Tyson Rodgers ([email protected]) or Colin McDonough (Colin.McDonough@ All-Time MVC Record (92-Present): ...... 242-204 Postseason Appearances: ...... 10 UNI.edu). NCAA Tournament Appearances: ...... 3 Automatic NCAA Tournament Bids: ...... 2 MEDIA PARKING At-Large NCAA Tournament Bids: ...... 1 Last Postseason Appearances: ...... 2017 (NCAAT/1st Rd) Media parking for UNI home games is located in the West UNI-Dome lot, located off MVC Regular-Season Titles: ...... 2011, 2016 Panther Parkway MVC Tournament Titles: ...... 2010, 2011 MEDIA WILL CALL VENUE INFORMATION The will call window for credentials is located at the McLeod Center ticket office (west Name: ...... McLeod Center Arena Opened: ...... 2006 side). The window will open two hours prior to tipoff and will close five minutes prior to Capacity: ...... 6,650 kickoff. Largest Crowd: ...... 4,077 (Iowa, 11/19/11) Record at McLeod Center: ...... 106-49 MCLEOD CENTER LOCATION The McLeod Center is located at the intersection of W. 27th St. and Hudson Road, directly UNIVERSITY INFORMATION south of the UNI-Dome. The easiest way to travel to UNI is via Interstate 380 or US 63 Location: ...... Cedar Falls, Iowa (41,390) Founded: ...... 1876 from the south. Enrollment: ...... 11,907 Colors: ...... Purple & Old Gold Nickname: ...... Panthers INTERVIEW ROOM Mascot: ...... TK Staff and no more than four student-athletes will be available for post-game interviews Fight Song: ...... “UNI Fight” following the contest in the media room located through the tunnel leading to player Affiliation: ...... NCAA Div. I locker rooms. Conference: ...... Missouri Valley President: ...... Dr. Mark Nook Athletic Director: ...... David Harris VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Senior Women’s Administrator:...... Christina Roybal For highlights of Panther games, contact Assistant AD for New Media, Michelle Van Dorn ([email protected].)

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton GENERAL INFORMATION

UNI MEDIA SCHEDULE MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

COACH WARREN PLAYER/COACH PLAYER/COACH PLAYER/COACH PLAYER/COACH 12 P.M. AVAILABILITY BEFORE OR AVAILABILITY BEFORE OR AVAILABILITY BEFORE OR AVAILABILITY BEFORE OR WEEKLY PRESSER AFTER PRACTICE AFTER PRACTICE AFTER PRACTICE AFTER PRACTICE

SELECT PLAYERS ALL REQUESTS MUST ALL REQUESTS MUST ALL REQUESTS MUST ALL REQUESTS MUST AVAILABLE AFTER BE MADE 24 HOURS IN BE MADE 24 HOURS IN BE MADE 24 HOURS IN BE MADE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE ADVANCE ADVANCE ADVANCE

WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCES RADIO: Panthers Sports Radio Head coach Tanya Warren will be available for interview at her weekly media press conference, (Flagship KXEL/1540-AM) held each Monday during the season in the McLeoad Center’s Alumni Suite. The press conference Play-by-Play: ...... Chris Kleinhans-Schulz will begin at approximately noon.

ONLINE: UNIPanthers.com INTERVIEW REQUESTS UNIPanthers.com offers the most complete All interview requests can be made through UNI Athletic Communications 24 hours in advance. and comprehensive post-game coverage of the Media wishing to make an interview request can contact Tyson Rodgers (Tyson.Rodgers@UNI. Panthers anywhere. Visit for game recaps, video edu/662-418-2982). highlights, press conferences, stats, photos and more. OPEN PRACTICE POLICY UNI’s basketball practices will be made open to media upon approval from the UNI Athletic Com- SOCIAL MEDIA: #UNIFIGHT munications office. All requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance. AVAILABILITY Twitter: ...... @UNIWBB Student-athletes and staff are available upon request throughout each week of the season. Phone Facebook:...... UNIWomensBasketball interviews may be conduct as well. All requests must be made 24 hours in advance through the Instagram: ...... @UNIAthletics UNI Athletic Communications staff. Snapchat: ...... UNIAthletics YouTube: ...... UNI Athletics THE VALLEY ON ESPN3 ESPN has agreed to air MVC events across ESPN platforms through the 2023-24 academic year. As a result, UNI women’s basketball will be on ESPN3 four times this season. For a full schedule, visit www.UNIPanthers.com.

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton PHOTO ROSTER

KARLI RUCKER NICOLE KROEGER ELLIE HOWELL BRE GUNNELS 3 Fr. | Guard | 5-6 | Eldridge, Iowa 5 Fr. | Guard | 5-10 | Palmyra, Mo. 10 RJr. | Guard | 5-9 | Manson, Iowa 11 Fr. | Forward | 6-1 | Kansas City, Mo.

DARIANN GARRISON-NICKERSON RILEY WHEATCRAFT ROSE SIMON-RESSLER KENNEDY KIRKPATRICK 15 Jr. | Forward | 5-10 | West Des Moines, Iowa 21 Fr. | Guard | 5-11 | Prior Lake, Minn. 22 RSo. | Guard | 5-10 | Epworth, Iowa 23 RSr. | Guard | 5-10 | Lawrence, Kan.

MIKAELA MORGAN HEIDI HILLYARD TAYLOR HAGEN ABBY GERRITS 24 Jr. | Guard | 5-10 | Coralville, Iowa 32 RSo. | Forward | 6-0 | Burlington, Iowa 34 Jr. | Forward | 6-1 | Blooming Prairie, Minn. 41 So. | Guard | 5-10 | Pewaukee, Wis.

MARISSA ROBSON MEGAN MAAHS TANYA WARREN 42 Fr. | Forward | 6-1 | Oregon, Wis. 50 So. | Forward | 6-1 | Epworth, Iowa HC 11th Year | Creighton, 88’

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton GENERAL ROSTER INFORMATION

2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Prev. School No. Name 3 Karli Rucker G 5-6 Fr. Eldridge, Iowa / North Scott 15 Dariann Garrison-Nickerson 5 Nicole Kroeger G 5-10 Fr. Palmyra, Mo. / Palmyra 41 Abby Gerrits 10 Ellie Howell G 5-9 RJr. Manson, Iowa / Manson Northwest Webster 11 Bre Gunnels 11 Bre Gunnels F 6-1 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. / Southeast 34 Taylor Hagen 15 Dariann Garrison-Nickerson F 5-10 Jr. West Des Moines, Iowa / Des Moines East 32 Heidi Hillyard 21 Riley Wheatcraft G 5-11 Fr. Prior Lake, Minn. / Prior Lake 10 Ellie Howell 22 Rose Simon-Ressler G 5-10 RSo. Epworth, Iowa / Western Dubuque 23 Kennedy Kirkpatrick 23 Kennedy Kirkpatrick G 5-10 RSr. Lawrence, Kan. / Free State 5 Nicole Kroeger 24 Mikaela Morgan G 5-10 Jr. Coralville, Iowa / Iowa City West 50 Megan Maahs 32 Heidi Hillyard F 6-0 RSo. Burlington, Iowa / Mediapolis 24 Mikaela Morgan 34 Taylor Hagen F 6-1 Jr. Blooming Prairie, Minn. / Blooming Prairie 42 Marissa Robson 41 Abby Gerrits G 5-10 So. Pewaukee, Wis. / Pewaukee 3 Karli Rucker 42 Marissa Robson F 6-1 Fr. Oregon, Wis. / Stoughton 22 Rose Simon-Ressler 50 Megan Maahs F 6-1 So. Epworth, Iowa / Western Dubuque 21 Riley Wheatcraft

COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Head Coach: Tanya Warren (Creighton ‘88) #3 Karli Rucker Associate Head Coach: Brad Nelson (Oregon,’94) (Rhymes with “trucker”) Assistant Coach: KK Armstrong (UNI, ‘12) #5 Nicole Kroeger Assistant Coach: Steven Fennelly (Iowa State, ‘07) (Cray-ger) Director of Operations: Amanda Frost (Mount Mercy, ‘15) #11 Bre Gunnels Graduate Manager: Jenna Power (Coe College [IA], ‘16) (GUN-uhls) Athletic Trainer: Katie Schulte (Iowa State, ‘10) #15 Dariann Garrison-Nickerson (Dare-Eee-In) #21 Riley Wheatcraft (Wheat-Craft) #22 Rose Simon-Ressler (Wrestler) #24 Mikaela Morgan (Meh-KAY-La) #34 Taylor Hagen (Hay-Gen) #41 Abby Gerrits (Rhymes with “carrots”) #42 Marissa Robson (ROB-son) #50 Megan Maahs (Ma-AH-z)

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton GENERAL NOTES

SERIES WITH CREIGHTON • UNI and Creighton have met 53 times on the hardwood in women’s basketball, with the UNI NCAA STAT RANKINGS Bluejays owning a 36-17 advantage. 2017-18 TOTALS • Last season’s win over the Bluejays snapped a six-game losing skid to CU. STAT RANK • The win in 2016 was a 50-49 thriller, with Madison Weekly and Megan Maahs scoring 12 Points/Gm 52.5 331st Points Allowed/Gm 53.5 45th points each to lead the Panthers past the Bluejays at home. Scoring Margin -1.0 t201st • Overall, the Panthers have only won three times against the Bluejays in Omaha. The last FG % Offense 36.6% 255th road win came on Jan. 13, 2011 when CU was still a member of the MVC. FG % Defense 36.1% 103rd 3PT% Offense 26.2% t270th 3PT% Defense 25.7 67th SCOUTING THE BLUEJAYS FT% 71.4% t117th • Creighton finished last season 24-8 overall and earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament, Margin 0.5 t183rd advancing all the way to the second round. Rebounds/Gm 36.0 252nd • So far this season, the Bluejays are 2-1 after wins over Wichita State and Nebraska, with Assists/Gm 11.0 267th their lone blemish coming at the hands of South Dakota. Steals/Gm 4.0 334th • The Bluejays are shooting 44.1% from the field, while holding opponents to 37.6% from the Blocked Shots/Gm 1.5 299th field. Turnovers Forced/Gm 12.5 316th • Junior forward Audrey Faber leads CU this season, scoring 15.0 points a contest. Turnovers/Gm 16.0 146th • Sophomore guard Olivia Elger is not far behind with 12.0 points per game. Personal Fouls/GM 18.0 139th SEASON OPENERS UNDER COACH WARREN • Since head coach Tanya Warren took over the reigns in 2007, the Panthers are 7-4 in season openers. • UNI is 3-4 at home to open the season under Warren and a perfect 4-0 on the road. UNI MVC STAT RANKINGS • The Panthers’ last home win to open the season came against Rockhurst 58-39 in 2015. 2017-18 TOTALS • Overall, the Panthers are 26-24 all-time in season openers since the program started in STAT RANK 1968 and 27-20 in home openers. Points/Gm 52.5 9th Points Allowed/Gm 53.5 4th Scoring Margin -1.0 6th QUICK RECAP FG % Offense 36.6% 8th • The Panthers are fresh off of its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2011, after posting FG % Defense 36.1% 4th a 24-9 record last season. 3PT% Offense 26.2% 9th • The NCAA at-large bid was UNI’s first in program history. 3PT% Defense 25.7 3rd FT% 71.4% 8th Rebound Margin 0.5 5th DEFENDERS OF WARREN Rebounds/Gm 36.0 7th • UNI is 133-18 under the direction of head coach Tanya Warren when holding an opponent to Assists/Gm 11.0 7th 60 points or less. Steals/Gm 4.0 9th • Five of UNI’s top-10 scoring defense averages in school history have come during the War- Blocked Shots/Gm 1.5 8th ren era, while the Panthers ranked second in the Valley last season after holding opponents Turnovers Forced/Gm 12.5 7th to 58.3 points per game. Turnovers/Gm 16.0 4th Personal Fouls/GM 18.0 8th • UNI was 19-0 in 2016-17 when holding foes to 60 points or less, so far this season the Panthers are 1-1.

DOUBLE TROUBLE • Sophomore Megan Maahs turned in quite the performance to open the season, as she hauled in a career-high 16 rebounds and chipped in 10 points to earn her second double-double as a Panther. • Maahs last earned a double-double after finishing with 11 points and 12 rebounds against Bradley on Jan. 15, 2017.

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ANOTHER 24-WIN SEASON IN THE BOOKS UNI BY THE NUMBERS • UNI posted its third season with at least 24 wins or more after going 24-9 in 2016-17. • The Panthers have earned all three 24-plus winning seasons in the Coach Warren-era, with the first coming in 2010-11. 7 • The back-to-back 24-win seasons is a first for the program. Postseason appearances in the last eight years WARREN MOVES INTO FIRST PLACE AT UNI • Head coach Tanya Warren became UNI’s all-time wins leader following UNI’s 65-64 win against Missouri State on March 4, 2017. • Warren passed former Panther coach Tony DiCecco who previously held the record with a 24 183-161 mark in his 12 seasons at UNI. Wins in back-to-back seasons for the first time in • Warren enters 2017-18 with a 186-139 record. school history WARREN IN THE VALLEY • Head coach Tanya Warren is fifth all-time wins in the Missouri Valley Conference, with 118 league victories under her belt. Warren is behind Creighton’s Jim Flanery (2003-13) who 8 owns 131 wins. Consecutive seasons with 17+ wins • Overall, Warren’s 187 wins are tied for sixth all-time in the Missouri Valley Conference with Lisa Bluder (1991-00) of Drake. 133 ALL WE DO IS WIN Wins when holding opponents to 60 points or less in • The 2016-17 season marked the eighth-straight season the Panthers have won at least 17 or the Warren era more games. • The win total also marked the 15th season since the women’s basketball program joined NCAA Division I basketball in 1982 that the Panthers have achieved at least 17 wins. • Tanya Warren now owns eight seasons with at least 17-plus wins or more in a season, which 14 is more than all other coaches at UNI combined. Seasons ranked in the Top-15 for Team GPA 17-PLUS WINNING SEASONS AT UNI Year Coach Record 106 1982-83: J.D. Anderson 17-11 Wins inside the McLeod Center 1998-99: Tony DiCecco 19-8 2000-01: Tony DiCecco 18-11 2002-03: Tony DiCecco 18-12 2004-05: Tony DiCecco 20-11 2005-06: Tony DiCecco 19-11 2006-07: Tony DiCecco 17-13 2009-10: Tanya Warren 17-16 2010-11: Tanya Warren 27-6 2011-12: Tanya Warren 19-15 2012-13 Tanya Warren 17-17 2013-14: Tanya Warren 17-13 2014-15: Tanya Warren 17-15 2015-16: Tanya Warren 24-11 2016-17: Tanya Warren 24-9

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CONFERENCE SUCCESS 2017-18 CATEGORY LEADERS • UNI finished the 2016-17 season with 15 conference wins, which is tied for the second-most league victories in program history. • The Panthers set the school record for conference wins in 2011 with 17 league victories. POINTS • The 15 MVC wins also mark the ninth season with at least 12 or more Valley wins for UNI. Player GP Points Pts/Gm Kennedy Kirkpatrick 2 32 16.0 Ellie Howell 2 19 9.5 PRESEASON RECOGNITION Megan Maahs 2 18 9.0 • UNI was selected to finish third in the MVC before the start of the 2017-18 season. Taylor Hagen 2 17 8.5 • The Panthers have been voted in the top-half of the MVC Preseason Poll in all but one of Mikaela Morgan 2 6 3.0 head coach Tanya Warren’s seasons at UNI. FG% • Redshirt junior Ellie Howell was selected to the Preseason All-MVC squad. Player FGM FGA FG% Taylor Hagen 8 12 66.7% PANTHER CUBS Kennedy Kirkpatrick 10 20 50.0% • UNI welcomes five true freshmen to the roster this season, with one lone senior leading the Nicole Kroeger 1 2 50.0% Megan Maahs 6 14 42.9% pack in Kennedy Kirkpatrick. Ellie Howell 7 19 36.8% • Karli Rucker, Nicole Kroeger, Bre Gunnels, Riley Wheatcraft and Marissa Robson make up the five freshmen for UNI. 3PT% • That total is the most since 2015-16’s six true freshmen, that squad earned a 24-11 record Player 3PM 3PA 3PT% while advancing to the third round of the WNIT. Nicole Kroeger 1 1 100.0% Kennedy Kirkpatrick 5 11 45.5% Ellie Howell 3 7 42.9% RISING STAR Heidi Hillyard 1 7 14.3% • Sophomore Megan Maahs burst onto the scene last season, earning a spot on the Missouri Mikaela Morgan 1 9 11.1% Valley Conference’s All-Freshman Team after averaging 7.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per game as a true freshman. FT% • Maahs was UNI’s first MVC All-Freshman team member since Ellie Howell in 2014-15. Player FTM FTA FT% Marissa Robson 2 2 100.0% Ellie Howell 2 2 100.0% HOWELL HUSTLE Megan Maahs 6 7 85.7% • Redshirt junior Ellie Howell earned the Missouri Valley’s Sixth Player of the Year award last Kennedy Kirkpatrick 7 11 63.6% season, after averaging 12.2 points and 22.5 minutes per game in 2016-17. Taylor Hagen 1 2 50.0% • The honor for UNI is the second for the program and first since Angie Davison (2015). REBOUNDS Player G REB RPG Megan Maahs 2 29 14.5 2016-17 MVC STANDINGS Ellie Howell 2 9 4.5 Mikaela Morgan 2 7 3.5 SCHOOL CONF CPCT. OVERALL PCT. STREAK Heidi Hillyard 2 4 2.0 Valparaiso 0-0 0.000 1-0 1.000 W1 Kennedy Kirkpatrick 2 4 2.0 Bradley 0-0 0.000 2-1 0.667 L1 Drake 0-0 0.000 2-1 0.667 W1 ASSISTS Southern Illinois 0-0 0.000 2-1 0.667 W1 Player G AST APG Illinois State 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 W1 Megan Maahs 2 4 2.0 UNI 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 W1 Taylor Hagen 2 4 2.0 Evansville 0-0 0.000 1-2 0.333 L2 Mikaela Morgan 2 3 1.5 Rose Simon-Ressler 2 3 1.5 Missouri State 0-0 0.000 1-2 0.333 L1 Ellie Howell 2 3 1.5 Indiana State 0-0 0.000 0-2 0.000 L2 Loyola 0-0 0.000 0-3 0.000 L36

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton HONORS/RANKINGS

COLLEGEINSIDER.COM MID-MAJOR PRESEASON POLL UNI PLAYER HONORS Rank School Rank Points Previous Conference ELLIE HOWELL | G | RJR. | MANSON, IOWA Preseason All-MVC First Team 1. Quinnipiac (28) 0-0 744 - Metro Atlantic 2. Gonzaga (1) 0-0 700 - West Coast 3. Drake 0-0 689 - Missouri Valley MVC PRESEASON POLL 4. Green Bay (1) 0-0 688 - Horizon Rank Team Points 5. South Dakota State 0-0 579 - Summit 1. Drake (31) 356 6. James Madison 0-0 564 - Colonial 2. Missouri State (7) 323 7. Belmont 0-0 555 - Ohio Valley 3. UNI (2) 311 8. Florida Gulf Coast 0-0 554 - Atlantic Sun 4. Southern Illinois 256 9. Central Michigan (1) 0-0 478 - Mid-American 5. Indiana State 231 6. Bradley 216 10. Elon 0-0 433 - Colonial 7. Illinois State 139 11. Penn 0-0 318 - Ivy League 8. Evansville 132 12. Buffalo 0-0 304 - Mid-American 9. Valparaiso 131 13. Northern Colorado 0-0 301 - Big Sky 10. Loyola 105 14. New Mexico State 0-0 298 - Western Athletic 15. Mercer 0-0 294 - Southern 16. New Hampshire 0-0 257 - America East 17. Bucknell 0-0 254 - Patriot PRESEASON ALL-MVC TEAM 18. Army 0-0 246 - Patriot Name School 19. Princeton 0-0 244 - Ivy League Sammie Bachrodt (Drake) 20. UC Davis 0-0 221 - Big West *Liza Fruendt (Missouri State) 21. Western Illinois 0-0 142 - Summit Kylie Giebelhausen (Southern Illinois) Becca Hittner (Drake) 22. Chattanooga 0-0 120 - Southern Ellie Howell (UNI) 23. Northern Iowa 0-0 102 - Missouri Valley 24. Saint Francis (Pa.) 0-0 90 - Northeast * - Preseason Player of the Year 25. South Dakota 0-0 89 - Summit

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Saint Mary’s 88, Central Arkansas 84, Little Rock 84, Toledo 83, Missouri State 77, Stetson 76, Marist 42, Wright State 30, Montana State 28, Long Beach State 27, Lamar 23, BYU 21, UT Arlington 20, San Diego 16, Jacksonville 13, William & Mary 13, Drexel 12, Albany 11, Hampton 11, Troy 11, Robert Morris 10, Radford 9, Ohio 8, Bethune Cookman 5, Ball State 4, UT Martin 3, CSUN 1, Texas Southern 1.

NOTE: The Mid-Major Poll is made up of teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast, Western Athletic.

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton COACH WARREN THE WARREN FILE TANYA WARREN Years Coached...... Entering 11th Season Alma Mater: ...... Creighton, ‘88 11 SEASONS • 187 CAREER WINS • 118 MVC CAREER WINS Career Record: ...... 187-140 (11 Years) ALL-TIME WINS LEADER AT UNI • 3-TIME MVC COACH OF THE Record at UNI: ...... Same MVC Record: ...... 118-62 YEAR • 7 POSTSEASON APPEARANCES • 3 NCAA TOURNAMENT Postseason Appearances: ...... 7 BERTHS • 2 MVC TITLES • 3 SEASONS OF 24+ WINS NCAA Tournament Appearances: ...... 3 MVC Championships: ...... 2 Hometown: ...... Des Moines, Iowa anya Warren is entering her 11th season as the head coach of the UNI Panther women’s basketball team. Warren is High School: ...... Lincoln HS (1983) a three-time Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year and has guided the Panthers to league regular season Ttitles in 2010-11 and 2015-16. The Panther all-time wins leader has led UNI to back-to-back 24-win seasons. COACHING HISTORY Warren has compiled an overall coaching mark of 187-140 – ranking her first all-time in victories in school history and No. 7 in the MVC. 1988–1992: ...... Boys Town HS 1992–1994: ...... Duchesne Academy Under her direction, the Panthers have appeared in post-season play in seven of the last eight seasons, including back- 1994–1995: ...... Iowa State (asst.) to-back NCAA Tournament berths in 2010 and 2011. She led the Panthers to the program’s first in a Women’s National 1995–2001: ...... UNI (asst.) Invitational Tournament game during the 2012-13 season. From the start of the 2009-10 season to the start of the 2012-13 2001–2004: ...... Missouri (asst.) season, Warren led the Panthers to 63 wins, marking the most wins in school history over a three-season span. 2004–2007: ...... Creighton (asst.) 2007–present: ...... UNI (head coach) With Warren leading the way, the Panthers have also won two MVC Tournament championships (2010, 2011) and have finished in the top-half of league standings in eight-consecutive seasons. She has led the program to eight-straight seasons with 17 or more wins along with coaching seven different all-conference selections. Warren has also instilled COACHING HIGHLIGHTS the word “student” into her programs, finishing in the top-15 in the country in team GPA in eight of the last nine seasons. Warren, who is the all-time wins leader at UNI with 186 career victories, guided the Panthers to their third NCAA Tourna- • Three NCAAT appearances (2010, 2011, 2017) ment appearance in 2016-17. The Panthers posted 24 wins for the second consecutive season and earned the program’s • Three WNIT appearances (2013, 2015, 2016) first at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament. UNI was a No. 10 seed and played No. 7-seeded DePaul in Starkville, Miss. • One WBI appearance (2012) Warren coached Ellie Howell to MVC Sixth Player of the Year honors, which was the second for Warren and the Panthers. • 2012 WBI Runner-Up The Panthers also earned All-MVC honors for Madison Weekly, Howell and Megan Maahs. • Two MVC regular-season titles (2011, 2016 • Two MVC Tourney crowns (2010, 2011) In 2015-16, Warren coached the Panthers to its second regular-season MVC title, earning her third MVC Coach of the • 2015 World University Games Gold Medal Year honor. The Panthers finished the season in the third round of the WNIT, suffering a one-point loss to eventual WNIT champion South Dakota. UNI recorded a final record of 24-11 and 15-3 in conference play, the second most Valley wins and second most wins overall in school history. She saw Madison Weekly and Amber Sorenson earn first-team all-conference PLAYING HISTORY/HIGHLIGHTS honors. Weekly won MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.

Creighton (1984-88) She has coached the only two players in UNI history to score 600 or more points in a season in Jacqui Kalin (662 points • Member of the Creighton Hall of Fame in 2012-13) and Weekly, who had 618 points in 2015-16. She coached Sorenson and Sharnae Lamar to record breaking • Her No. 10 jersey is retired seasons in 2015-16, setting new UNI marks in three-pointers made (97 by Sorensen) and assists (195 by Lamar). Stress- • 1987 WNIT All-Tournament Team ing defense and technique, the Panthers finished the 2015-16 season ranked in the top-15 in the country in turnovers per • Scored 1,566 points for her career game and are now 112-17 under the direction of Warren when holding an opponent to 60 points or less. • 13.9 points, 3.2 rebounds average as freshman • 14.6 points, 3.0 rebounds average as soph UNI made its fifth postseason appearance during the 2014-15 season after earning a bid to play in the WNIT. UNI finished • 18.7 points, 3.8 rebounds average as junior the 2014-15 season with an overall record of 17-15 and a conference mark of 12-6, starting the MVC season on a pro- • 19.1 points, 4.5 rebounds average as senior gram-best four-game winning streak. Warren coached first-team all-conference point guard Madison Weekly and was at the helm to see Stephanie Davison be named the first MVC Sixth Player of the Year.

After the season concluded, Warren was awarded the unique opportunity to coach for her country after being named an assistant coach for Team USA at the World University Games in South Korea. During the month of July, Warren traveled overseas with Team USA for the tournament, eventually defeating Canada in the championship game for the gold medal.

Without a senior on the team, Warren guided a young, but experienced squad to a third-place finish in the MVC during the 2013-14 season. The Panthers finished 17-13 overall for the fifth straight season with 17 or more wins and 13-5 in conference play for their second highest conference win total in school history. She saw sophomore Jen Keitel named to the all-MVC first-team and four student-athletes named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete teams. Culminating the 2013-14 season was Warren winning her second MVC Coach of the Year honor.

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She also saw the team earn the seventh-best GPA in NCAA Division I women’s basketball. The Panthers were named to the Honor Roll for the third consecutive season, including two seasons in a row in the top-10. The team also finished with the seventh-best GPA during the 2012-13 season.

The 2012-13 season showed promise for the Panthers with a young group of athletes. Warren helped lead the Panthers to a 17-17 season. Under Warren’s guidance, UNI made its fourth straight post-season appearance, playing in the WNIT and winning its first WNIT game in program history over the Marquette Golden Eagles. Warren culminated her sixth year as head coach by capping off senior Jacqui Kalin’s career with the Sioux City, Iowa, native winning MVC Player of the Year and MVC Scholar Athlete of the Year. Warren notched her 100th career win during the 2012-13 season when UNI defeated Evansville on March 3.

During the 2011-12 season, Warren led the Panthers to a 19-15 overall record and a 9-9 conference record. She guided the Panthers to their third straight postseason tournament appearance and to the WBI championship game. She coached a second team all-MVC selec- tion in K.K. Armstrong and an MVC all-defensive team selection in Rachel Madrigal. Amber Kirschbaum was named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete second team.

In 2010-11, she led the Panthers to a 27-6 overall record and a 17-1 Valley record as UNI completed the conference season five games better than the second-place finishers. UNI won the MVC Tournament for the second straight year, earning the school’s second NCAA Tournament appearance. She coached a pair of first-team all-MVC selections in Lizzie Boeck and Jacqui Kalin. Kalin was tabbed the school’s first-ever MVC Player of the Year. Kalin was also named the league’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and Erin Brocka earned a spot on the all-defensive team.

Warren led the Panthers to a historic season as UNI won the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history in 2009-10. UNI finished 17-16 on the season, posting wins over three higher-seeded teams in Warren returned to Creighton after a three-year stint as an assistant at the University of the Valley Tournament to earn the automatic berth. Jacqui Kalin was named a first-team Missouri (2001-04). In those three years, the Tigers made three postseason appearances, all-conference selection, and Lizzie Boeck was an honorable mention. Kalin, Boeck and Erin including a trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2004. She also worked as the recruiting coordi- Brocka were also academic all-conference selections. The Panthers also finished the season nator at Missouri, and she coached five all-Big 12 selections, two of whom went on to play in with the seventh-highest team GPA in the nation. the WNBA.

In 2008-09, Warren led an injury plagued team to an 11-19 overall mark and a 9-9 record and Prior to her time at Missouri, Warren worked as an assistant at UNI from 1995-2001. She sixth-place finish in the MVC. Junior Kim Wypiszynski was tabbed the league’s Newcomer of coached several of the best players in UNI program history, including Kelley (Westhoff) the Year, and she earned second-team all-conference honors. K.K. Armstrong was named to Jacobs. She also helped develop UNI’s then all-time scoring leader, Amy Swisher, as well as The Valley’s all-freshman team. UNI also finished with the sixth-highest GPA among Division I first-team all-MVC selections Allison (Starr) Pohlman, Alex Cook, Abbie Schutte, Kary Dawson teams in 2008-09. and Katie Miller. Warren joined the Panther program in DiCecco’s first season, inheriting a team that won just four games the year prior. UNI improved its number of wins by at least In her first season at the helm for the Panthers, Warren led a team composed primarily of three in each of the first four seasons under the new staff, and in 2001 Warren helped lead freshmen and sophomores to a 13-18 overall record and an 8-10 conference mark and sixth- UNI to an 18-win season and its first postseason appearance when the Panthers earned a bid place league finish. UNI collected wins over eventual MVC co-champions Illinois State and to the WNIT. Drake. Warren helped the Panthers take care of business at home, finishing with a 9-5 mark in the McLeod Center, including a 6-3 record against league opponents. Under Warren’s Warren’s first collegiate coaching experience was at Iowa State, where she spent one watch, Jacqui Kalin was tabbed the MVC Freshman of the Year, and the point guard also season as an assistant. Before joining the Cyclones, she spent two seasons as the head girls collected second-team all-conference honors. The 2007-08 Panthers also finished with the coach at Duchesne High School in Omaha, Neb., leading the team to its first state tournament sixth-highest GPA among NCAA Division I teams. appearance in the program’s history. Warren’s coaching career began with a four-year term as the head girls’ coach at Boys Town High School in Omaha. Warren came to UNI after accumulating 13 years of Division I collegiate coaching experience. Warren previously served as an assistant coach at UNI for six seasons (1995-2001) under Warren earned several accolades in her four seasons as a player at Creighton. She holds Tony DiCecco, and other prior assistant coaching stops included Creighton, Missouri and the CU record for assists in a career and a season. Her 228 assists in 1987 ranked 10th Iowa State. nationally, and she ranks eighth on Creighton’s career scoring chart with 1,566 points. She averaged 18.7 points per game in 1987, and she was named to the WNIT all-tournament team Warren, a 1988 graduate of Creighton, returned to her alma mater in 2004 as an assistant and was a Kodak District V selection that season. coach. In three seasons with the Bluejays, she helped lead Creighton to a WNIT appearance in 2005 and the Missouri Valley Conference tournament championship game in 2007. Working Warren’s No. 10 jersey is one of two retired numbers at Creighton, and she is also a member as associate head coach, Warren was instrumental in developing Megan Neuvirth, the 2007 of the Creighton University Hall of Fame. Her collegiate career followed an impressive career MVC Newcomer of the Year, as well as Sam Schuett, who was named to the 2007 MVC at Des Moines Lincoln High School, where she was eventually inducted into both the Lincoln all-freshmen team. During her tenure at Creighton, she coached three all-MVC players. High School Hall of Fame and the Iowa High School Girls Hall of Fame.

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton KENNEDY KIRKPATRICK

KENNEDY KIRKPATRICK Redshirt Senior • Guard • 5-10 23 Lawrence, Kan. • Free State HS REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS Saw action in all 33 games… Averaged 15.5 minutes and 4.5 points per Points: 17 vs. Iowa State (11/14/17) game… Had her first career point as a Panther against Iowa State (11/15)… Led the Panthers in percent- age (.769)… Season-high nine rebounds against Wisconsin-Parkside… Recorded a season-high six assists vs. Illinois FG Made: 6, last vs. Iowa State (11/14/17) State (1/13)… Nabbed a season-high 15 points vs. Illinois State (2/12), adding two steals. FG Att: 13 at Oklahoma St. (11/23/16) 3P Made: 3 vs. Iowa State (11/14/17) PRIOR TO UNI (2013-16) 3P Att: 7 vs. Iowa State (11/14/17) Played in 62 career games at Bowling Green State University… Was a two-time Academic All-Mac team selection… Played in all 28 games off the bench in 2015-16, averaging 14.9 minutes per game… Also averaged 4.2 points, 1.7 FT Made: 8 vs. Bradley (2/10/17) rebounds and 1.3 assists per outing… Was third on the team in assists and fifth in total minutes played in 2015- FT Att: 8 vs. Bradley (2/10/17) 16… Played in 29 of BGSU’s 30 games in 2014-15, starting the final five… Averaged 5.1 points and 1.5 rebounds per Rebounds: 9 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (11/20/16) game while shooting 38-percent from the arc… Also saw action in five games during the 2013-14 season before redshirting. Assists: 6 at Illinois State (1/13/17) Steals: 2 vs. Bradley (3/10/17) HIGH SCHOOL Blocks: 1 vs. Southern Illinois (1/6/17) Was a four-year letterwinner at Free State High School… Finished her high school career with 1,046 points and 254 assists, setting the school record in the assists… Averaged 13.2 points, four rebounds and 4.1 assists per game as a Minutes: 33 vs. Iowa State (11/14/17) senior, helping the Firebirds to a 16-6 record and the sub state championship game… Earned All-Sunflower League First-Team honors for the third consecutive year, and also was named to the All-State 6A (large-school division) team for the third-straight season… Named to the all-state first team once and the second team twice… Played in the Missouri/Kansas All-Star game, leading the Kansas team with 14 points… Was a two-year basketball team captain… Averaged 18.4 points, 4.3 boards and 3.2 assists as a junior as the Firebirds set a school record with 16 wins… Averaged 15 points per game as a sophomore… In addition to assists, also set school career records for field goals and three-point field goals made, and broke the single-game and single-season assists records as well… Also lettered in volleyball… National Honor Society member.

PERSONAL Born on May 2, 1995 as Kennedy Kirkpatrick... Daughter of Jeff and Janette Kirkpatrick… Has one brother, Parker Kirkpatrick… Currently studying for MBA, graduated with degree in biology and pre-med at UNI… Her goal at UNI is to graduate with a master’s degree and get into medical school… In 10 years she hopes to be a doctor… She chose UNI because of the coaching staff and loved her visit with the team… Has volunteered with the Salvation Army, Special Olympics, Lawrence Memorial Hospital and Woodlane Residential Services.

KIRKPATRICK’S CAREER STATS YEAR GP/GS MPG PPG FG-A FG% 3P-A 3P% FT-A FT% REB AST BLK STL 2013-14 5-0 3.2 0.0 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 0 0 2014-15 29-5 20.1 5.1 43-119 .361 16-42 .381 45-55 .818 43 32 2 9 2015-16 28-0 14.9 4.2 44-105 .419 11-49 .224 19-24 .792 48 37 2 11 2016-17 33-0 15.5 4.5 50-134 .373 9-47 .191 40-52 .769 68 50 2 19 2017-18 2-2 32.0 16.0 10-20 .500 5-11 .455 7-11 .636 4 2 0 1 TOTAL 98-8 17.1 5.9 147-378 .3838 41-151 .271 111-142 .781 164 123 6 40 @UniWBB UniWomensbasketball WWW.UNIPANTHERS.COM #UNIFIGHT

GAME 3: UNI at Creighton ELLIE HOWELL

ELLIE HOWELL Redshirt Junior • Guard • 5-9 10 Manson, Iowa • Manson Northwest Webster HS REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS Earned first-team All-MVC… Named MVC Scholar-Athlete second-team… Points: 27 vs. Drake (1/27/17) Named 2017 MVC Sixth Player of the Year… Saw action in 31 out of 33 games… Averaged 12.2 points per game ranking her No. 10 in MVC… Lead the Panthers with 47 steals, ranked No. 9 in MVC… Team high percentage FG Made: 12 vs. Drake (1/27/17) of .435… Double-digits in 18 games, season-high 27 points against top-25 ranked Drake (1/27)… Season-high eight FG Att: 21 vs. Drake (3/12/17) steals against Indiana State (2/19). 3P Made: 5 vs. Drake (3/12/17) SOPHOMORE (2015-16) 3P Att: 10 vs. Drake (3/12/17) Saw action in the first eight games before suffering a season-ending injury against South Dakota State (12/9)… FT Made: 7 at Evansville (2/3/17) Averaged 19.4 minutes and 7.8 points per game… Got the starting nod against Iowa (11/22)… Had 15 points and five rebounds against Georgia Tech (11/26)… Also added 12 points and four assists against Iowa State (12/2)… Earned FT Att: 8 at Southern Illinois (2/5/15) the MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and was named to the MVC Honor Roll… Received a medical Rebounds: 11 vs. Bradley (3/7/15) redshirt. Assists: 5 vs. Drake (1/27/17) FRESHMAN (2014-15) Steals: 8 at Indiana State (2/19/17) Played in all 32 games, getting the starting nod in 22 as a true freshman… Averaged 20.6 minutes, 7.0 points, 3.9 Blocks: 2 at Evansville (2/3/17) rebounds and 1.2 assists per game… Recorded double-digit scoring in nine games, including three in a row (12/4- 12/11), earning MVC Newcomer of the Week… Pitched in 17 points, four boards and three assists against Creighton Minutes: 40 vs. Drake (1/27/17) (12/8)… Scored a career-high 20 points in UNI’s win over Bradley (1/2), shooting 6-for-8 from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 from the arc and free throw line… Chipped in 17 points, shooting 60 percent from the field and per- fect from the line against Drake (2/13), adding eight rebounds… Had a career-high 11 rebounds in UNI’s second win of the season over Bradley (3/7)… Was selected to the MVC All-Freshman Team…Earned the MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and was named to the MVC Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL Lettered in basketball at Manson Northwest Webster High School… Averaged 25.6 points, five rebounds, 5.5 assists and 6.2 steals per game… Holds school records for career points and career steals… Was selected to the IBCA All-Star game and the Gatorade All-Start game… Also lettered in volleyball and track… Was the state meet record holder in the 400 meters and was the IA state champion in the 100, 200 and 400-meter dashes in 2013… Was a 16-time state medal winner. PERSONAL Born on Sept. 8, 1995 as Ellie Jean Herzberg... Daughter of Jeff and Wendy Herzberg… Has two brothers, Spencer and Tucker Herzberg and three sisters, Cloie, Gabbie and Sophie Herzberg… Currently studying for her MBA, graduated with a degree in health promotion from UNI… Brother, Spencer, was a kicker at Wartburg… In 10 years she wants to be working in the work-site/corporate wellness field… Chose UNI because it felt like home to her… Has a special talent of juggling… Member of the UNI FCA Leadership Team… Was a Valedictorian and Student Council Vice President in high school.

HOWELL’S CAREER STATS YEAR GP/GS MPG PPG FG-A FG% 3P-A 3P% FT-A FT% REB AST BLK STL 2014-15 32-22 20.6 7.0 83-218 .381 15-51 .294 44-59 .746 126 39 5 23 2015-16 8-1 19.4 7.8 20-52 .385 4-17 .235 18-21 .857 27 10 2 14 2016-17 31-4 22.5 12.2 138-317 .435 39-115 .339 62-85 .729 74 32 9 47 2017-18 2-2 30.5 9.5 7-19 .368 3-7 .429 2-2 1.000 9 3 1 0 TOTAL 73-29 23.2 9.1 248-606 .409 61-190 .321 126-167 .752 236 84 17 84

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton DARIANN GARRISON-NICKERSON

DARIANN GARRISON-NICKERSON Junior • Forward • 5-10 15 West Des Moines, Iowa • Des Moines East HS SOPHOMORE (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS Saw action in 14 games… Had season-highs with 13 minutes and eight Points: 8 at Loyola (2/17/17) points against Loyola 92/17). FG Made: 4 at Loyola (2/17/17) FRESHMAN (2015-16) FG Att: 4 at Loyola (2/17/17) Saw action in four games as a true freshman… Scored her first collegiate point in UNI’s win over Wichita State 3P Made: N/A (2/7)… Recorded rebounds against Wichita State (2/7) and Southern Illinois (3/12)… Also scored her first colle- 3P Att: N/A giate field goal against Southern Illinois (3/12). FT Made: 2 at Illinois State (1/13/17) HIGH SCHOOL FT Att: 4 vs. Wichita State (2/7/16) Lettered all four years at Des Moines East… Was named the Des Moines East Female Athlete of the Year… Earned Rebounds: 3 vs. Loyola (1/22/17) first-team All-Conference as a senior… Was also IGCA All-District… Selected to the All-Metro Conference sec- ond-team during her junior season… Averaged 16.3 points and 5.5 rebounds while also tallying 39 steals and 15 Assists: 2 at Loyola (2/17/17) blocks through 15 games. Steals: 1 vs. Evansville (3/11/17) Blocks: N/A PERSONAL Minutes: 13 at Loyola (2/17/17) Born on Oct. 11, 1996 as Dariann Garrison-Nickerson... Daughter of Don Nickerson and Jinny Garrison-Nickerson… Has one brother, Jordan Garrison-Nickerson… Majoring in public administration and minoring in politics and law… In 10 years she wants to be practicing health law and helping families get health care… Enjoys reading and decorating outside of basketball… She chose UNI because of the campus and great coaching staff… Was a part of the National Council Youth Leadership in high school… Graduated in the top-three percent of her class… Was a member of the High Honor Roll, National Honor Society and earned an academic letter all four years at Des Moines East.

GARRISON-DICKERSON’S CAREER STATS YEAR GP/GS MPG PPG FG-A FG% 3P-A 3P% FT-A FT% REB AST BLK STL 2015-16 4-0 1.8 0.8 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 2 0 0 0 2016-17 14-0 3.4 1.2 7-12 .583 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 13 2 0 2 2016-17 1-0 1.0 10.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 19-0 3.1 1.1 8-13 .615 0-0 .000 4-10 .400 15 2 0 2

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton MIKAELA MORGAN

MIKAELA MORGAN Junior • Guard • 5-10 24 Coralville, Iowa • Iowa City West HS SOPHOMORE (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS Played in all 33 games, with 24 starts… Averaged 22.2 minutes and 7.2 Points: 16 vs. Denver (11/26/16) points per game… Ranked fourth for the Panthers in points per game (7.2)… Scored a season-high 16 points against Denver (11/26), shooting 60-percent from the floor… Recorded 13 points, five steals and five rebounds against FG Made: 6 at Loyola (2/17/17) Loyola (2/17)… Had nine double-digit games for the Panthers. FG Att: 11 vs. Drake (1/27/17) 3P Made: 4 vs. Denver (11/26/16) FRESHMAN (2015-16) 3P Att: 6 at Illinois State (1/13/17) Played in 33 games as a true freshman… Averaged 13.6 minutes, 2.9 points and 1.8 rebounds per game… Scored eight points in her first collegiate game against Rockhurst (11/15), shooting 60-percent from the floor… Had a FT Made: 4 vs. Bradley (3/10/17) game-high 11 rebounds along with seven points against Iowa (11/22)… Recorded three rebounds, two assists and five FT Att: 6 vs. Illinois State (2/12/17) points against Southern Illinois (1/3)… Went perfect from the free throw line in back-to-back games against Illinois Rebounds: 11 vs. Iowa (11/22/15) State (2/14) and Drake (2/19)… Tied her career-high in points with eight against Southern Illinois (3/12), adding two boards and a season-high two steals. Assists: 5 vs. Illinois State (2/12/17) Steals: 5 at Loyola (2/17/17) HIGH SCHOOL Blocks: 2 at Wichita State (1/8/16) Earned first-team All-Mississippi Valley Conference as a junior… Was selected to the IBCA All-Region and All-District teams during the 2013-14 season, along with the INA and IBCA All-State Third Team… Also earned All-Mississippi Minutes: 33 vs. Drake (1/27/17) Valley Conference Honorable Mention as a sophomore… Also lettered in softball and volleyball.

PERSONAL Born on May 2, 1997 as Mikaela Morgan... Daughter of Michael and Chris… Has two brothers, Jeremy ad Marcus Morgan… Has two sisters, Cailyn Morgan and Crystal Smith… Majoring in elementary education… Father, Michael, played basketball at Iowa (1985-88)… Mother, Chris, played basketball at Drake (1986-88)… Brother, Jeremy, played basketball at UNI… Sister, Crystal, played basketball at Iowa…She chose UNI because of the campus and the great basketball program… Enjoys playing Mario Kart on Wii outside of basketball… Volunteered at the Iowa Food Bank, Boys & Girls Club and Western Home.

MORGAN’S CAREER STATS YEAR GP/GS MPG PPG FG-A FG% 3P-A 3P% FT-A FT% REB AST BLK STL 2015-16 33-0 13.6 2.9 37-110 .336 16-61 .262 6-12 .500 61 14 3 21 2016-17 33-24 22.2 7.2 83-218 .381 39-122 .320 31-49 .633 95 58 8 33 2017-18 2-2 30.5 3.O 2-13 .154 1-9 .111 1-2 .500 7 3 0 2 TOTAL 68-26 22.1 4.3 122-341 .357 56-192 .307 38-63 .607 161 75 11 56

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton TAYLOR HAGEN

TAYLOR HAGEN Junior • Forward • 6-1 34 Blooming Prairie, Minn. • Blooming Prairie HS SOPHOMORE (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS Saw action in all 33 games, with eight starts… Averaged 14.4 minutes, 2.6 Points: 11 at Loyola (2/17/17) rebounds, and 3.8 points per game… Season-high three steals against Wisconsin-Parkside (11/20)… Recorded 10 points and seven rebounds against Missouri State… Had a season 11 points vs. Loyola (2/17). FG Made: 5, last vs. Iowa State (11/14/17) FG Att: 11 vs. Bradley (3/10/17) FRESHMAN (2015-16) 3P Made: N/A Saw action in 24 games as a true freshman… Averaged 5.2 minutes and 1.3 points per game… Scored six points 3P Att: 3 at Iowa State (11/15/16) while shooting 66-percent from the floor against Iowa (11/22)… Had two rebounds and four points against No. 25 Seton Hall (11/27)… Had a career-high three assists in UNI’s win over North Dakota (12/5)… Recorded two points FT Made: 4 at Drake (2/24/17) and two rebounds against Bradley (2/26)… Also notched an offensive rebound against Southern Illinois (3/12)… FT Att: 4 at Drake (2/24/17) Was named to the MVC Honor Roll. Rebounds: 7 vs. Illinois State (2/12/17) Assists: 4 at Southern Illinois (2/5/17) HIGH SCHOOL Holds the school record in career points (1,551) and rebounds (914)… Holds three of the top-five season records Steals: 3 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (11/20/16) for points and two season records for rebounds… Was voted team MVP as a junior and senior… Was a four-time Blocks: 2 at Illinois State (1/13/17) All-Conference selection… Averaged 16.3 points and 9.4 rebounds per game as a senior… Has earned Player of Minutes: 25 at Missouri State (12/30/16) the Week honors by local media… Helped her team to a conference championship her senior season… Was named Player of the Year by the Owatonna Peoples Press… Also lettered in volleyball and track… Holds school record for career kills, blocks and most blocks in a game… Holds school record for longest shot put event.

PERSONAL Born on March 1, 1997 as Taylor Hagen... Daughter of David and Joan Hagen… Has two sisters, Morgan and Gabriel… Majoring in communication sciences and disorders… Mother, Joan, played basketball at Austin Community College (Texas)… Father, David, played football at Austin Community College (Texas)… In 10 years she hopes to be a speech-language pathologist in either a school or hospital… Chose UNI because the campus was beautiful and loved the coaching staff… She has to wear the same socks for every game… Was the Valedictorian of her high school and the student body’s president… Was a member of the National Honor Society… Volunteered on a mission trip to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina

HAGEN’S CAREER STATS YEAR GP/GS MPG PPG FG-A FG% 3P-A 3P% FT-A FT% REB AST BLK STL 2015-16 24-0 5.2 1.3 9-25 .360 0-0 .000 12-19 .632 15 7 7 2 2016-17 33-8 14.4 3.8 55-129 .426 0-7 .000 16-36 .444 86 26 22 13 2017-18 2-0 17.0 8.5 8-12 .667 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2 4 0 2 TOTAL 59-8 12.2 4.5 72-166 .433 0-7 .000 29-56 .517 103 37 29 17

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton ROSE SIMON-RESSLER

ROSE SIMON-RESSLER Redshirt Sophomore • Guard • 5-10 22 Epworth, Iowa • West Dubuque HS REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS Saw action in 22 games… Averaged 5.0 minutes and 2.3 points per game… Points: 9 at Loyola (2/17/17) Scored her first career point against Oklahoma State (11/23)… Career-high in assists with two against Denver (11/26)… Career-high with nine points against Loyola (2/17), adding three steals. FG Made: 4 at Loyola (2/17/17) FG Att: 7 at Loyola (2/17/17) FRESHMAN (2015-16) 3P Made: 1 vs. Evansville (3/11/17) Did not see action, was redshirted. 3P Att: 3 at Loyola (2/17/17) HIGH SCHOOL FT Made: 3 at Drake (2/24/17) Was a two-time INA All-State First-Team selection in basketball at Western Dubuque… Earned Telegraph Herald FT Att: 4 at Drake (2/24/17) Co-Player of the Year… Also named to the IGCA and Des Moines Register All-State first-teams… Holds the school Rebounds: 3, last vs. IUPUI (11/10/17) record in field goal percentage… Played in the IGCA and Eastern Iowa All Star Games… Also lettered in tennis for three years… Was first-team All-Conference her junior and senior seasons… Team captain during her senior year… Assists: 3 vs. Iowa State (11/14/17) Helped her team to back-to-back state championship game appearances… Earned Telegraph Herald Athlete of Steals: 3 at Loyola (2/17/17) the Month and Victory Ford Athlete of the Month… Received the Bernie Saggau Athletic Award and the U.S. Army Blocks: N/A Reserve National Scholar Athlete Award. Minutes: 14 at Loyola (2/17/17) PERSONAL Born on June 22, 1997 as Rose Mary Simon-Ressler... Daughter of Gladys Ressler… Has three sisters, Katie, Jacquie and Margo Ressler… Has three brothers, Brian, Mason and Jason Ressler… Majoring in health promotion… She has 33 first cousins on her mother’s side… She chose UNI because of the coaching staff and their commitment to success on and off the floor… Enjoys playing tennis outside of basketball... Was the National Honor Society Vice President at Western Dubuque… Earned High Honor Roll all four years in high school… Received the Artistic Achievement Award at Western Dubuque.

SIMON-RESSLER’S CAREER STATS YEAR GP/GS MPG PPG FG-A FG% 3P-A 3P% FT-A FT% REB AST BLK STL 2016-17 22-0 5.0 2.3 7-40 .425 6-21 .286 10-14 .714 21 4 0 7 2017-18 2-0 9.5 2.0 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 4 3 0 0 TOTAL 24-0 5.0 2.3 9-47 .425 6-23 .286 10-14 .714 25 7 0 7

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton HEIDI HILLYARD

HEIDI HILLYARD Redshirt Sophomore • Forward • 6-0 32 Burlington, Iowa • Mediapolis HS REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS Saw action in 31 games… Averaged 11.5 minutes, 2.6 rebounds and 1.7 points Points: 11 at Loyola (2/17/17) per game… First point as a Panther came against Wisconsin-Parkside (11/20)… Recorded nine points, three steals and five rebounds against Illinois State (1/13)… Season-high eight rebounds vs. Loyola (2/17), adding seven points. FG Made: 5 at Loyola (2/17/17) FG Att: 11 vs. Bradley (3/10/17) FRESHMAN (2015-16) 3P Made: 1 vs. Iowa State (11/14/17) Did not see action, redshirted… Earned a spot on the MVC Honor Roll. 3P Att: 4 vs. Iowa State (11/14/17) FT Made: 4 at Drake (2/24/17) HIGH SCHOOL Finished her career at Mediapolis High School ranked first in career rebounds (791) and season rebounds (296), FT Att: 4 at Drake (2/24/17) second in career assists (401) and steals (295), sixth in career blocks (101) and eighth in career points (863)… Was Rebounds: 7 vs. Illinois State (2/12/17) a three-time IGCA and IBCA All-District selection… Two-time IGCA All-State First-Team honoree and Des Moines Assists: 4 at Southern Illinois (2/5/17) Register second-team selection… Earned IBCA and INA All-State second-teams as a junior… Was a three-time All-Hawkeye Newspaper First-Team honoree, along with an honorable mention nod as a freshman… Was also Steals: 3 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (11/20/16) All-Conference First-Team three years in a row, earning honorable mention as a freshman… Started all 23 games Blocks: 2 at Illinois State (1/13/17) as a sophomore, helping her team to a 21-2 record… Averaged 11 points, 9.3 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 3.5 steals along Minutes: 30 vs. Iowa State (11/14/17) with a 50 percent shooting average per game during her junior season… Led the team in rebounds, assists and steals on the way to a semifinals appearance and a 24-2 record during the 2013-14 season… Helped her team to a 25-1 record her senior season, going 18-0 in conference play… Was a Southeast Iowa Senior All-Star game, IGCA All-Star game and IBCA All-Star game participant after averaging 11.4 rebounds per game as a senior.

PERSONAL Born on Dec. 21, 1996 as Heidi Noel Hillyard... Daughter of Bill and Cheryl Hillyard… Has three sisters, Hannah, Haley and Helaina Hillyard… Majoring in biology/pre-vet and business administration… In 10 years she hopes to be a vet- erinarian… Wants to graduate with a double major and 3.4 or higher GPA at UNI… Outside of basketball she enjoys showing pigs and fishing… A special talent she holds is juggling… She was a member of the National Honor Society in high school and was the student body and student council president… She also volunteered at local basketball camps in high school.

HILLYARD’S CAREER STATS YEAR GP/GS MPG PPG FG-A FG% 3P-A 3P% FT-A FT% REB AST BLK STL 2016-17 31-0 11.5 1,7 20-48 .417 2-9 .222 11-17 .647 82 23 4 17 2017-18 2-2 29.5 1.5 1-10 .100 1-7 .143 0-0 .000 4 1 0 1 TOTAL 33-2 20.5 1,7 21-58 .362 3-16 .187 11-17 .647 86 24 4 18

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton ABBY GERRITS

ABBY GERRITS Sophomore • Guard • 5-10 41 Pewaukee, Wis. • Pewaukee HS FRESHMAN (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS Saw action in 20 games as a true freshman… Averaged 10.4 minutes, Points: 19 vs. Illinois State (2/12/17) 5.2 points and 1.2 rebounds per game… First point as a Panther came against Wisconsin-Parkside (11/20)… First rebound and were accumulated vs. Oklahoma State (11/23)… Scored double-digits three times… Career-high FG Made: 6 vs. Illinois State (2/12/17) 19 points against Illinois State (2/12), shooting 75 percent from beyond the ark. FG Att: 13 at Evansville (2/3/17) 3P Made: 3 vs. Illinois State (2/12/17) HIGH SCHOOL 3P Att: 7 at Evansville (2/3/17) Lettered in basketball at Pewaukee High School… Was a four-time unanimous first-team All-Conference selection, becoming the first women’s basketball player to achieve four all-conference selections in school history… Selected FT Made: 4 vs. Illinois State (2/12/17) as the Woodland Conference Player of the Year as a senior after also earning the recognition as a sophomore… FT Att: 4 vs. Illinois State (2/12/17) Was also named the Wis Sports Top Wing Player in the state of Wisconsin… Earned WBCA All-State Division II and Rebounds: 4 at Evansville (2/3/17) was named Team MVP four consecutive seasons… Was an AP all-state selection… Selected to the All-Area team by Waukesha Freeman Newspaper her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons… Also named to the All-Area team by Assists: 2 at Southern Illinois (2/5/17) the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for two consecutive seasons… Was a three-year team captain, also earning Most Steals: 2 vs. Loyola (1/22/17) Dedicated and the Coaches Award… Finished her career with 1,496 points, becoming the all-time leading scorer in Blocks: 1 at Evansville (2/3/17) school history… Ranks No. 2 in career steals, No. 3 in career rebounds and No. 4 in career assists on the way to leading her team to a 77-20 record over four seasons… Also lettered in track and field… Was named Girls Track Minutes: 26 at Evansville (2/3/17) MVP three years in a row… Top track point scorer two consecutive years, earning first-team all-conference after also winning the conference title in the 400 meters.

PERSONAL Born on Feb. 25, 1998 as Abigail Gerrits... Daughter of Sam and Anne Gerrits… Has one brother, Matthew Gerrits… Majoring in elementary education… Father, Sam, played football at Wisconsin… In 10 years she hopes to be a teacher… She chose UNI because of the coaching staff and the great education opportunity… Has a special talent of playing the piano… Was a scholar-athlete at Pewaukee High School… Was awarded the Opie Award, given to the top high school athlete at Pewaukee HS… Volunteered at youth basketball camps in high school.

GERRITS’ CAREER STATS YEAR GP/GS MPG PPG FG-A FG% 3P-A 3P% FT-A FT% REB AST BLK STL 2016-17 20-5 10.4 5.2 33-81 .407 13-35 .371 25-28 .893 23 8 1 9 2017-18 1-0 1.0 0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1 TOTAL 21-5 5.7 5.2 33-81 .407 13-35 .371 25-28 .893 23 8 1 10

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton MEGAN MAAHS

MEGAN MAAHS Sophomore • Forward • 6-1 50 Epworth, Iowa • Western Dubuque HS FRESHMAN (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS Named to the All-Freshman squad… Played in all 33 games as true Points: 16 vs. Denver (11/26/16) freshman, getting the start for 25… Averaged 24.5 minutes, 7.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per game… Maahs ranked second in rebounds, second in blocks and third in points for the Panthers… Ranked ninth in MVC rebounding (6.7)… FG Made: 6 vs. Bradley (3/10/17) Ranked third in MVC offensive rebounds (97)… Topped her career-high twice with 16 points against Denver (11/26) FG Att: 15 vs. Wichita State (3/2/17) and DePaul (3/17)… Career-high of 15 rebounds vs. Drake (3/12)… Recorded a double-double against Bradley 3P Made: 2 vs. Kansas State (12/22/16) (1/15)… Team high six blocks vs. Bradley (1/15), adding 11 points and 12 rebounds… Recorded a rebound in all 33 games. 3P Att: 4 vs. Creighton (12/10/16) FT Made: 8 vs. Denver (11/26/16) HIGH SCHOOL FT Att: 9 vs. Denver (11/26/16) Lettered in basketball at Western Dubuque High School… Averaged 13.1 points, 9.8 rebounds and shot 52.4 percent Rebounds: 16 vs. IUPUI (11/10/17) from the field as a junior (2014-15)… Was the Iowa Class 4A leader in rebounds and ranked fifth in blocks… Holds the school record in career rebounds (729), rebounds in a game (21), defensive career rebounds (485), career offen- Assists: 4 vs. Drake (1/27/17) sive rebounds (244) and career blocked shots (181)… Was named the Telegraph Herald Co-Player of the Year with Steals: 2 vs. Loyola (1/22/17) current UNI guard Rose Simon-Ressler as a junior… Was a two-time IGCA, INA and Des Moines Register All-State Blocks: 2 at Illinois State (1/13/17) selection… Earned IBCA All-Region as a freshman, sophomore and junior… Also selected to the WaMAC All-Confer- ence team three consecutive seasons… Also lettering in volleyball and track and field. Minutes: 37 at Indiana State (2/19/17) PERSONAL Born on Nov. 12, 1997 as Megan Ann Maahs... Daughter of Bruce and Lori Maahs… Has two sisters, McKenzie and Madison Maahs… Majoring in biology… She chose UNI because of the winning tradition and great coaching staff… Has to braid for ponytail last before getting ready for practice or a game… Was the student body president at Western Dubuque and was chosen for the Dubuque Area Leadership Council… Was a part of the High Honor Roll all four years of high school.

MAAHS’ CAREER STATS YEAR GP/GS MPG PPG FG-A FG% 3P-A 3P% FT-A FT% REB AST BLK STL 2016-17 33-25 24.5 7.5 101-236 .428 10-38 .263 37-60 .617 220 35 24 22 2017-18 2-2 29.5 9.0 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 6-7 .857 29 4 1 0 TOTAL 35-27 24.5 7.5 107-250 .428 10-40 .250 42-67 .626 249 39 25 22

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton KARLI RUCKER

KARLI RUCKER Freshman • Guard • 5-6 3 Eldridge, Iowa • North Scott HS HIGH SCHOOL CAREER HIGHS Named Iowa Class 4A Player of the Year… Achieved the 1,000-point mark Points: 1 vs. Iowa State (11/14/17) for her high school career… Scored more than 1,250 points overall… Finalist for Quad City Times Athlete of the Year in 2016 and 2017… Earned All-State, All-Region and First Team All-Conference at North Scott high school… FG Made: N/A Was a two-time IBCA All-Region team member… Named team captain of her team and MVP… Led the North Scott FG Att: 3 vs. IUPUI (11/10/17) Lancers their first state title in 2017… Averaged over 19 points per game in the state tournament… Earned playoff 3P Made: N/A appearances with North Scott high school all four years… Averaged 13.8 points per game as a senior… Averaged 14.7 points per game for the Lancers as a junior… Also lettered in soccer, won state title in 2014… Scored 16 goals 3P Att: 2 vs. IUPUI (11/10/17) and added 13 assists on the pitch. FT Made: 1 vs. Iowa State (11/14/17) FT Att: 2 vs. Iowa State (11/14/17) PERSONAL Rebounds: 3 vs. Iowa State (11/14/17) Born on Oct. 15, 1998 as Karli Ann Rucker... Daughter of Paul and Dena Rucker… Has two sisters, Ali and Rylie… Majoring in elementary education… Earned scholar athlete honors in high school... Father, Paul, played basketball Assists: 1 vs. Iowa State (11/14/17) at Cornell College… Grandfather, Dennis Rucker, graduated from UNI in 1968…As a pre-game ritual, likes to take a Steals: N/A nap… Volunteered at the Special Olympics and Avenue of the Flags… Named the Homecoming Queen at North Scott Blocks: N/A high school… Past teammates would describe her as unselfish, fun-loving and compassionate… She chose UNI because of the basketball program and to become a teacher at a great university. Minutes: 10 vs. IUPUI (11/10/17)

RUCKER’S CAREER STATS YEAR GP/GS MPG PPG FG-A FG% 3P-A 3P% FT-A FT% REB AST BLK STL 2017-18 2-0 8.5 0.5 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 1-2 .500 4 1 0 0 TOTAL 2-0 8.5 0.5 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 1-2 .500 4 1 0 0

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton NICOLE KROEGER

NICOLE KROEGER Freshman • Guard • 5-10 5 Palmyra, Mo. • Palmyra HS HIGH SCHOOL CAREER HIGHS Three-time Clarence Cannon Conference Player of the Year… Earned MBCA Points: 3 vs. IUPUI (11/10/17) Class 3A All-State Team honors her senior, junior and sophomore seasons… Named a MBCA All-District Player three times… Member of the Media Class 3A NE Missouri All-District First Team three times… Three-time Clarence Cannon FG Made: 1 vs. IUPUI (11/10/17) First Team All-Conference… Named to the Hannibal Courier-Post All-Area Honorees First Team three times… FG Att: 2 vs. IUPUI (11/10/17) Achieved the 1,000-point mark at Palmyra high school… Recorded 1,621 points for her high school career… Averaged 3P Made: 1 vs. IUPUI (11/10/17) 17.3 points per game as a senior, while also adding 8.2 rebounds and five assists per game… Recorded 17 points and eight rebounds per game as a sophomore… Named to the Hannibal Courier-Post First Team All-Area Sixth Man as a 3P Att: 1 vs. IUPUI (11/10/17) freshman… Also lettered in golf and softball… Named All-District for golf in her senior year. FT Made: N/A FT Att: N/A PERSONAL Rebounds: 2 vs. IUPUI (11/10/17) Born on Nov. 30, 1998 as Nicole Kroeger... Daughter of Douglas and Karrie Kroeger… Has one brother, Jacob Kro- eger… Majoring in elementary education… Member of the National Honor Society… Earned a spot on the honor roll Assists: N/A in high school… Academic All-State Team for softball her sophomore year… Named to the Missouri A+ Scholarship Steals: 1 vs. Iowa State (11/14/17) Program… Member of the Family Career and Community Leaders of America… Member of the Future Business Lead- Blocks: 1 vs. Iowa State (11/14/17) ers of America…Father, Douglas, played baseball at CMU… Chose UNI because of the opportunity to play Division I basketball, while also getting a great education… She is ambidextrous. Minutes: 14 vs. IUPUI (11/10/17)

KROEGER’S CAREER STATS YEAR GP/GS MPG PPG FG-A FG% 3P-A 3P% FT-A FT% REB AST BLK STL 2017-18 2-0 10.0 1.5 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 3 1 1 1 TOTAL 2-0 10.0 1.5 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 3 1 1 1

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton BRE GUNNELS

BRE GUNNELS Freshman • Forward • 6-1 11 Kansas City, Mo. • Southeast HS HIGH SCHOOL CAREER HIGHS First Team All-Conference all four years in high school… Earned All-District Points: N/A honors four times… Three-time conference MVP… Named Player of the Year in her conference twice at Southeast high school… Achieved the 1,000-point mark and earned the highest total in the school’s history… Averaged 23 FG Made: N/A points per game for her high school career… Selected team captain her senior and junior seasons… Won district FG Att: N/A in her senior year with Southeast HS, advancing to the regionals… Scored 19 points per game and earned eight 3P Made: N/A rebounds a game as a senior… Averaged a double-double her junior season, recording 26 points and 10 rebounds a game… In her first game as a freshman, she earned a triple-double with 27 points, 18 rebounds and 14 blocks… 3P Att: N/A Earned the Scholar-Athlete Award as a freshman. FT Made: N/A FT Att: N/A PERSONAL Rebounds: N/A Born on June 20, 1999 as Breon Gunnels... Daughter of Latrina Gunnels… Has two sisters, Brittany and Bailey Gunnels… Majoring in physical therapy and biology… Inducted into the National Honors Society and was a member of Assists: N/A the Kauffman Scholars program… Earned a spot on the honor roll in high school... Mother, Latrina, played basketball Steals: N/A at Labette Community College (Kan.)… Recorded over 40 hours of community service each year in high school… Has Blocks: N/A a pre-game ritual of putting her left shoe on before her right… She was born two months pre-mature and doctors told her parents she wouldn’t be very tall (she is now 6-1)… Chose UNI because of her great developed relationship Minutes: 1 vs. IUPUI (11/10/17) with head coach Tanya Warren and the great basketball program.

GUNNELS’ CAREER STATS YEAR GP/GS MPG PPG FG-A FG% 3P-A 3P% FT-A FT% REB AST BLK STL 2017-18 1-0 1.0 0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1-0 1.0 0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton RILEY WHEATCRAFT

RILEY WHEATCRAFT Freshman • Guard • 5-11 21 Prior Lake, Minn. • Prior Lake HS HIGH SCHOOL CAREER HIGHS All-State Honorable Mention in high school… Ranks as Prior Lake high Points: N/A school’s all-time leading scorer and all-time three-point leader… Named team captain of her team at Prior Lake… Achieved the 1,000-point mark at Prior Lake high school… Scored a total of 1,452 points in four seasons… Averaged FG Made: N/A 13.4 points per game in her four years at Prior Lake… Started 82 games in her high school career… Made 205 FG Att: N/A three-pointers in her high school career… Averaged 19 points per game as a senior… Made a school-record 72 3P Made: N/A three-pointers in her senior season… Shot 37% from three-point range as a senior… Held previous record of 63 made three-pointers in her junior season… Helped her Minnesota Fury AAU team to two state titles… Won the 3P Att: N/A three-point shooting title at the Nickel Dime Invite Shooting Contest in 2016… Was an All-State selection at the 2016 FT Made: N/A Minnesota AAU state tournament by the Northstar Girls Hoops… Also lettered in volleyball and track at Prior Lake. FT Att: N/A Rebounds: N/A PERSONAL Born on Feb. 5, 1999 as Riley Wheatcraft... Daughter of Todd Wheatcraft and Lori Seviola… Has one brother, Ian Assists: N/A Wheatcraft… Majoring in biology… Earned a spot on the honor roll in high school... Uncle ran track at Minnesota… Steals: N/A Volunteered with team at various events in high school… Get dressed before a game on her left side first, has to Blocks: N/A wear two ponytails… She chose UNI because of the location and she love the experienced coaching staff… Has a fear of mascots and Santa Claus. Minutes: N/A

WHEATCRAFT’S CAREER STATS YEAR GP/GS MPG PPG FG-A FG% 3P-A 3P% FT-A FT% REB AST BLK STL 2017-18 0-0 0.0 0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0-0 0.0 0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton MARISSA ROBSON

MARISSA ROBSON Freshman • Forward • 6-1 42 Oregon, Wis. • Stoughton HS HIGH SCHOOL CAREER HIGHS First Team All-Conference all four years in high school… Earned All-District Points: 2 vs. IUPUI (11/10/17) honors four times… Three-time conference MVP… Named Player of the Year in her conference twice at Southeast high school… Achieved the 1,000-point mark and earned the highest total in the school’s history… Averaged 23 FG Made: N/A points per game for her high school career… Selected team captain her senior and junior seasons… Won district FG Att: N/A in her senior year with Southeast HS, advancing to the regionals… Scored 19 points per game and earned eight 3P Made: N/A rebounds a game as a senior… Averaged a double-double her junior season, recording 26 points and 10 rebounds a game… In her first game as a freshman, she earned a triple-double with 27 points, 18 rebounds and 14 blocks… 3P Att: N/A Earned the Scholar-Athlete Award as a freshman. FT Made: 2 vs. IUPUI (11/10/17) FT Att: 2 vs. IUPUI (11/10/17) PERSONAL Rebounds: 1 vs. IUPUI (11/10/17) Born on June 20, 1999 as Breon Gunnels... Daughter of Latrina Gunnels… Has two sisters, Brittany and Bailey Gunnels… Majoring in physical therapy and biology… Inducted into the National Honors Society and was a member of Assists: N/A the Kauffman Scholars program… Earned a spot on the honor roll in high school... Mother, Latrina, played basketball Steals: N/A at Labette Community College (Kan.)… Recorded over 40 hours of community service each year in high school… Has Blocks: N/A a pre-game ritual of putting her left shoe on before her right… She was born two months pre-mature and doctors told her parents she wouldn’t be very tall (she is now 6-1)… Chose UNI because of her great developed relationship Minutes: 2 vs. IUPUI (11/10/17) with head coach Tanya Warren and the great basketball program.

GUNNELS’ CAREER STATS YEAR GP/GS MPG PPG FG-A FG% 3P-A 3P% FT-A FT% REB AST BLK STL 2017-18 2-0 1.5 1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1 0 0 0 TOTAL 2-0 1.5 1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1 0 0 0

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton 2017-18 STATS (AS OF NOV. 20)

2017-18 UNI Women's Basketball 2017-18 UNI Women's Basketball UNI Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 20, 2017) All games UNI Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 20, 2017) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 TEAM STATISTICS UNI OPP NON-CONFERENCE 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 SCORING 105 107 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds Points per game 52.5 53.5 ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 03 Rucker, Karli 2-0 17 8.5 0-4 .0 0 0 0-3 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0 4 4 2.0 2 0 1 6 0 0 1 0.5 Scoring margin -1.0 - 05 Kroeger, Nicole 2-0 20 10.0 1-2 .5 0 0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0 3 3 1.5 2 0 1 3 1 1 3 1.5 FIELD GOALS-ATT 37-101 39-108 10 Howell, Ellie 2-2 61 30.5 7-19 .3 6 8 3-7 .4 2 9 2-2 1.000 4 5 9 4.5 1 0 3 2 1 0 19 9.5 Field goal pct . 3 6 6 . 3 6 1 11 Gunnels, Bre 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 15 Garrison-Nickerson,D 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 POINT FG-ATT 11-42 9-35 22 Simon-Ressler, Rose 2-0 19 9.5 2-7 .2 8 6 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 3 4 2.0 1 0 3 1 0 0 4 2.0 3-point FG pct . 2 6 2 . 2 5 7 23 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy 2-2 64 32.0 10-20 .5 0 0 5-11 .4 5 5 7-11 .6 3 6 1 3 4 2.0 1 0 2 6 0 1 32 16.0 24 Morgan, Mikaela 2-2 61 30.5 2-13 .1 5 4 1-9 .1 1 1 1-2 .5 0 0 1 6 7 3.5 6 0 3 1 0 2 6 3.0 3-pt FG made per game 5.5 4.5 32 Hillyard, Heidi 2-2 59 29.5 1-10 .1 0 0 1-7 .1 4 3 0-0 .0 0 0 1 3 4 2.0 8 1 1 3 0 1 3 1.5 FREE THROWS-ATT 20-28 20-34 34 Hagen, Taylor 2-0 34 17.0 8-12 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 1 2 1.0 7 0 4 1 0 2 17 8.5 Free throw pct . 7 1 4 . 5 8 8 41 Gerrits, Abby 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 42 Robson, Marissa 2-0 3 1.5 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1.0 F-Throws made per game 10.0 10.0 50 Maahs, Megan 2-2 59 29.5 6-14 .4 2 9 0-2 .0 0 0 6-7 .8 5 7 9 20 29 14.5 8 0 4 3 1 0 18 9.0 REBOUNDS 72 71 Team 2 3 5 2 Total...... 2 400 37-101 .3 6 6 11-42 .2 6 2 20-28 .7 1 4 20 52 72 36.0 36 1 22 32 3 8 105 52.5 Rebounds per game 36.0 35.5 Opponents...... 2 400 39-108 .3 6 1 9-35 .2 5 7 20-34 .5 8 8 21 50 71 35.5 38 - 14 25 8 18 107 53.5 Rebounding margin +0.5 - ASSISTS 22 14 TEAM STATISTICS UNI OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 105 107 11/10/17 IUPUI L 48-54 1852 Assists per game 11.0 7.0 Points per game 52.5 53.5 11/14/17 IOWA STATE W 57-53 2099 Scoring margin -1.0 - TURNOVERS 32 25 FIELD GOALS-ATT 37-101 39-108 * - Conference game Turnovers per game 16.0 12.5 Field goal pct .3 6 6 .3 6 1 3 POINT FG-ATT 11-42 9-35 margin -3.5 - 3-point FG pct .2 6 2 .2 5 7 Assist/turnover ratio 0.7 0.6 3-pt FG made per game 5.5 4.5 FREE THROWS-ATT 20-28 20-34 STEALS 8 18 Free throw pct .7 1 4 .5 8 8 F-Throws made per game 10.0 10.0 Steals per game 4.0 9.0 REBOUNDS 72 71 BLOCKS 3 8 Rebounds per game 36.0 35.5 Rebounding margin +0.5 - Blocks per game 1.5 4.0 ASSISTS 22 14 Assists per game 11.0 7.0 WINNING STREAK 1 - TURNOVERS 32 25 Home win streak 1 - Turnovers per game 16.0 12.5 Turnover margin -3.5 - ATTENDANCE 3951 0 Assist/turnover ratio 0.7 0.6 Home games-Avg/Game 2-1976 0-0 STEALS 8 18 Steals per game 4.0 9.0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0 BLOCKS 3 8 Blocks per game 1.5 4.0 ATTENDANCE 3951 0 Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals Home games-Avg/Game 2-1976 0-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0 UNI 22 31 26 26 105

Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals Opponents 26 29 26 26 107 UNI 22 31 26 26 105 Opponents 26 29 26 26 107

2017-18 UNI Women's Basketball 2017-18 UNI Women's Basketball UNI Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 20, 2017) UNI Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 20, 2017) All games All games

TEAM STATISTICS OPPONENT STATISTICS

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg IUPUI 11/10/17 48-54 L 16-45 .3 5 6 4-15 .2 6 7 12-16 .7 5 0 8 29 37 37.0 18 8 20 1 2 48 48.0 IUPUI 11/10/17 48-54 L 20-55 .3 6 4 3-15 .2 0 0 11-18 .6 1 1 9 24 33 33.0 23 6 11 5 11 54 54.0 IOWA STATE 11/14/17 57-53 W 21-56 .3 7 5 7-27 .2 5 9 8-12 .6 6 7 12 23 35 36.0 18 14 12 2 6 57 52.5 IOWA STATE 11/14/17 57-53 W 19-53 .3 5 8 6-20 .3 0 0 9-16 .5 6 3 12 26 38 35.5 15 8 14 3 7 53 53.5 UNI 105 37-101 . 3 6 6 11-42 . 2 6 2 20-28 . 7 1 4 20 52 72 36.0 36 22 32 3 8 105 52.5 Opponents 107 39-108 . 3 6 1 9-35 . 2 5 7 20-34 . 5 8 8 21 50 71 35.5 38 14 25 8 18 107 53.5 Opponents 107 39-108 . 3 6 1 9-35 . 2 5 7 20-34 . 5 8 8 21 50 71 35.5 38 14 25 8 18 107 53.5 UNI 105 37-101 . 3 6 6 11-42 . 2 6 2 20-28 . 7 1 4 20 52 72 36.0 36 22 32 3 8 105 52.5

Games played: 2 Rebounds/game: 36.0 Games played: 2 Rebounds/game: 35.5 Points/game: 52.5 Assists/game: 11.0 Points/game: 53.5 Assists/game: 7.0 FG Pct: 36.6 Turnovers/game: 16.0 FG Pct: 36.1 Turnovers/game: 12.5 3FG Pct: 26.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 3FG Pct: 25.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.6 FT Pct: 71.4 Steals/game: 4.0 FT Pct: 58.8 Steals/game: 9.0 Blocks/game: 1.5 Blocks/game: 4.0

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton 2017-18 STATS (AS OF NOV. 20)

2017-18 UNI Women's Basketball 2017-18 UNI Women's Basketball UNI Category Leaders (as of Nov 20, 2017) UNI Game-by-Game Highs (as of Nov 20, 2017) All games All games

Points G Pts Pts/G Scoring Average G Pts Avg/G Opponent Date Score Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked shots IUPUI 11/10/17 48-54 15-Kirkpatrick, Kenne 16-Maahs, Megan 3-Maahs, Megan 2-Morgan, Mikaela 1-Howell, Ellie Kirkpatrick, Kennedy 2 32 16.0 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy 2 32 16.0 IOWA STATE 11/14/17 57-53 17-Howell, Ellie 13-Maahs, Megan 4-Hagen, Taylor 2-Hagen, Taylor 1-Kroeger, Nicole Howell, Ellie 2 19 9.5 Howell, Ellie 2 19 9.5 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy Maahs, Megan Maahs, Megan 2 18 9.0 Maahs, Megan 2 18 9.0 Hagen, Taylor 2 17 8.5 Hagen, Taylor 2 17 8.5 Morgan, Mikaela 2 6 3.0 Morgan, Mikaela 2 6 3.0 Simon-Ressler, Rose 2 4 2.0 Simon-Ressler, Rose 2 4 2.0 Hillyard, Heidi 2 3 1.5 Hillyard, Heidi 2 3 1.5 Kroeger, Nicole 2 3 1.5 Kroeger, Nicole 2 3 1.5 Robson, Marissa 2 2 1.0 Robson, Marissa 2 2 1.0 Rucker, Karli 2 1 0.5 Rucker, Karli 2 1 0.5 Gunnels, Bre 1 0 0.0 Gerrits, Abby 1 0 0.0 Garrison-Nickerson,D 1 0 0.0

FG Percentage FG Att Pct Field Goal Attempts G Att Att/G Hagen, Taylor 8 12 . 6 6 7 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy 2 20 10.0 Kroeger, Nicole 1 2 . 5 0 0 Howell, Ellie 2 19 9.5 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy 10 20 . 5 0 0 Maahs, Megan 2 14 7.0 Maahs, Megan 6 14 . 4 2 9 Morgan, Mikaela 2 13 6.5 Howell, Ellie 7 19 . 3 6 8 Hagen, Taylor 2 12 6.0 Simon-Ressler, Rose 2 7 . 2 8 6 Morgan, Mikaela 2 13 . 1 5 4 Field Goals Made G Made Made/G Hillyard, Heidi 1 10 . 1 0 0 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy 2 10 5.0 Rucker, Karli 0 4 . 0 0 0 Hagen, Taylor 2 8 4.0 Howell, Ellie 2 7 3.5 Maahs, Megan 2 6 3.0 Morgan, Mikaela 2 2 1.0 Simon-Ressler, Rose 2 2 1.0

3-Point Percentage 3FG Att Pct 3-Point FG Attempts G Att Att/G Kroeger, Nicole 1 1 1.000 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy 2 11 5.5 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy 5 11 . 4 5 5 Morgan, Mikaela 2 9 4.5 Howell, Ellie 3 7 . 4 2 9 Hillyard, Heidi 2 7 3.5 Hillyard, Heidi 1 7 . 1 4 3 Howell, Ellie 2 7 3.5 Morgan, Mikaela 1 9 . 1 1 1 Rucker, Karli 2 3 1.5 Simon-Ressler, Rose 0 2 . 0 0 0 Maahs, Megan 0 2 . 0 0 0 3-Point FG Made G Made Made/G Rucker, Karli 0 3 . 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy 2 5 2.5 Howell, Ellie 2 3 1.5 Hillyard, Heidi 2 1 0.5 Morgan, Mikaela 2 1 0.5 Kroeger, Nicole 2 1 0.5

Free Throw Percent FG Att Pct Free Throw Attempts G Att Att/G Howell, Ellie 2 2 1.000 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy 2 11 5.5 Robson, Marissa 2 2 1.000 Maahs, Megan 2 7 3.5 Maahs, Megan 6 7 . 8 5 7 Hagen, Taylor 2 2 1.0 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy 7 11 . 6 3 6 Robson, Marissa 2 2 1.0 Hagen, Taylor 1 2 . 5 0 0 Howell, Ellie 2 2 1.0 Morgan, Mikaela 1 2 . 5 0 0 Morgan, Mikaela 2 2 1.0 Rucker, Karli 1 2 . 5 0 0 Rucker, Karli 2 2 1.0

Free Throws Made G Made Made/G Kirkpatrick, Kennedy 2 7 3.5 Maahs, Megan 2 6 3.0 Howell, Ellie 2 2 1.0 Robson, Marissa 2 2 1.0 Morgan, Mikaela 2 1 0.5 Hagen, Taylor 2 1 0.5 Rucker, Karli 2 1 0.5

2017-18 UNI Women's Basketball 2017-18 UNI Women's Basketball UNI Player High/Low Analysis (as of Nov 20, 2017) UNI Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Nov 20, 2017) All games All games

UNI - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS 03 05 10 11 15 22 23 Opponent Date Score RUCKER,KAR KROEGER,NI HOWELL,ELL GUNNELS,BR GARRISON-N SIMON-RESS KIRKPATRIC Points 17 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy vs Iowa State (11/14/17) IUPUI 11/10/17 48-54 L 0 - 1 - 0 3 - 2 - 1 2 - 4 - 2 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 1 5 - 2 - 1 17 Howell, Ellie vs Iowa State (11/14/17) IOWA STATE 11/14/17 57-53 W 1 - 3 - 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 7 - 5 - 1 DNP DNP 0 - 1 - 3 1 7 - 2 - 1 15 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy vs IUPUI (11/10/17) 24 32 34 41 42 50 11 Hagen, Taylor vs Iowa State (11/14/17) Opponent Date Score MORGAN,MIK HILLYARD,H HAGEN,TAYL GERRITS,AB ROBSON,MAR MAAHS,MEGA 10 Maahs, Megan vs IUPUI (11/10/17) IUPUI 11/10/17 48-54 L 6 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 1 6 - 0 - 0 DNP 2 - 1 - 0 1 0 - 1 6 - 3 Field Goals Made 7 Howell, Ellie vs Iowa State (11/14/17) IOWA STATE 11/14/17 57-53 W 0 - 5 - 3 3 - 2 - 0 1 1 - 2 - 4 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 3 - 1 6 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy vs Iowa State (11/14/17) Field Goal Att. 16 Howell, Ellie vs Iowa State (11/14/17) 11 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy vs Iowa State (11/14/17) FG Pct (min 5 made) .714 (5-7) Hagen, Taylor vs Iowa State (11/14/17) .545 (6-11) Kirkpatrick, Kennedy vs Iowa State (11/14/17) 3-Point FG Made 3 Howell, Ellie vs Iowa State (11/14/17) 3 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy vs Iowa State (11/14/17) 3-Point FG Att. 7 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy vs Iowa State (11/14/17) 7 Howell, Ellie vs Iowa State (11/14/17) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) .500 (2-4) Kirkpatrick, Kennedy vs IUPUI (11/10/17) .429 (3-7) Kirkpatrick, Kennedy vs Iowa State (11/14/17) .429 (3-7) Howell, Ellie vs Iowa State (11/14/17) Free Throws Made 5 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy vs IUPUI (11/10/17) 4 Maahs, Megan vs Iowa State (11/14/17) Free Throw Att. 7 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy vs IUPUI (11/10/17) 4 Maahs, Megan vs Iowa State (11/14/17) 4 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy vs Iowa State (11/14/17) FT Pct (min 3 made) 1.000 (4-4) Maahs, Megan vs Iowa State (11/14/17) .714 (5-7) Kirkpatrick, Kennedy vs IUPUI (11/10/17) Rebounds 16 Maahs, Megan vs IUPUI (11/10/17) 13 Maahs, Megan vs Iowa State (11/14/17) Assists 4 Hagen, Taylor vs Iowa State (11/14/17) 3 Morgan, Mikaela vs Iowa State (11/14/17) 3 Simon-Ressler, Rose vs Iowa State (11/14/17) 3 Maahs, Megan vs IUPUI (11/10/17) Steals 2 Hagen, Taylor vs Iowa State (11/14/17) 2 Morgan, Mikaela vs IUPUI (11/10/17) Blocked Shots 1 Kroeger, Nicole vs Iowa State (11/14/17) 1 Maahs, Megan vs Iowa State (11/14/17) 1 Howell, Ellie vs IUPUI (11/10/17) Turnovers 5 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy vs IUPUI (11/10/17) 4 Rucker, Karli vs IUPUI (11/10/17) Fouls 5 Hillyard, Heidi vs IUPUI (11/10/17) 4 Maahs, Megan vs Iowa State (11/14/17) 4 Hagen, Taylor vs Iowa State (11/14/17) 4 Maahs, Megan vs IUPUI (11/10/17) Minutes 34 Howell, Ellie vs Iowa State (11/14/17) 33 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy vs Iowa State (11/14/17) 32 Morgan, Mikaela vs Iowa State (11/14/17) 31 Maahs, Megan vs IUPUI (11/10/17) 31 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy vs IUPUI (11/10/17)

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GAME 3: UNI at Creighton 2017-18 BOX SCORES

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics IUPUI vs UNI Iowa State vs UNI 11/10/17 7:00 P.M. at CEDAR FALLS, IOWA (MCLEOD CENTER) 11/14/17 7 p.m. at Cedar Falls, Iowa (McLeod Center)

IUPUI 54 • 1-0 Iowa State 53 • 1-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 11 Tamya Sims * 5-12 0-2 1-2 1 5 6 3 11 0 2 3 1 36 04 Johnson, Rae * 0-4 0-2 1-2 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 22 14 Danielle Lawrence * 3-11 1-3 3-7 0 3 3 4 10 1 2 0 1 20 12 Kennedy-Hopoate, B. * 2-6 1-2 1-2 0 3 3 4 6 0 3 0 0 19 32 Jenna Gunn * 1-9 0-3 0-0 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 31 13 Camber, Adriana * 1-7 1-5 1-2 3 3 6 2 4 0 0 0 2 30 42 Sydney Hall * 5-9 2-5 4-4 1 2 3 0 16 0 1 0 3 33 21 Carleton, Bridget * 6-14 1-3 5-8 1 6 7 0 18 5 4 1 3 38 50 Macee Williams * 4-8 0-0 3-5 3 6 9 4 11 0 3 1 3 26 32 Burkhall, Meredith * 2-4 0-0 1-2 2 1 3 2 5 0 3 0 0 18 04 Holly Hoopingarner 1-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 22 01 Wise, Madison 2-6 0-3 0-0 1 3 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 21 15 Sydney Roule 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 Washington, Nia 3-7 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 2 8 2 0 0 2 18 20 Agatha Beier 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 10 25 Scott, Kristin 3-5 1-1 0-0 2 5 7 2 7 1 1 2 0 30 30 Morgan Allen 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 14 30 Ricketts, Claire 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 35 Allex Brown 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Team 2 2 4 1 Team 2 2 4 Totals 19-53 6-20 9-16 12 26 38 15 53 8 14 3 7 200 Totals 20-55 3-15 11-18 9 24 33 23 54 6 11 5 11 200 1st - FG %: 6-14 42.9% 2nd: 3-12 25.0% 3rd: 5-14 35.7% 4th: 5-13 38.5% Game: 19-53 35.8% Deadball 1st - FG %: 3-17 17.6% 2nd: 8-15 53.3% 3rd: 6-13 46.2% 4th: 3-10 30.0% Game: 20-55 36.4% Deadball 3FG %: 2-5 40.0% 1-4 25.0% 1-7 14.3% 2-4 50.0% 6-20 30.0% Rebounds 3FG %: 1-5 20.0% 2-3 66.7% 0-2 0.0% 0-5 0.0% 3-15 20.0% Rebounds FT %: 1-2 50.0% 1-3 33.3% 2-3 66.7% 5-8 62.5% 9-16 56.3% 6 FT %: 4-5 80.0% 3-4 75.0% 1-2 50.0% 3-7 42.9% 11-18 61.1% 4 UNI 57 • 1-1 UNI 48 • 0-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Howell, Ellie * 7-16 3-7 0-0 3 2 5 1 17 1 1 0 0 34 10 Howell, Ellie * 0-3 0-0 2-2 1 3 4 0 2 2 1 1 0 27 23 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy * 6-11 3-7 2-4 0 2 2 0 17 1 1 0 1 33 23 Kirkpatrick, Kennedy * 4-9 2-4 5-7 1 1 2 1 15 1 5 0 0 31 24 Morgan, Mikaela * 0-5 0-5 0-0 1 4 5 3 0 3 0 0 0 32 24 Morgan, Mikaela * 2-8 1-4 1-2 0 2 2 3 6 0 1 0 2 29 32 Hillyard, Heidi * 1-6 1-4 0-0 1 1 2 3 3 0 2 0 1 30 32 Hillyard, Heidi * 0-4 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 5 0 1 1 0 0 29 50 Maahs, Megan * 2-8 0-2 4-4 6 7 13 4 8 1 2 1 0 28 50 Maahs, Megan * 4-6 0-0 2-3 3 13 16 4 10 3 1 0 0 31 03 Rucker, Karli 0-1 0-1 1-2 0 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 7 03 Rucker, Karli 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 10 05 Kroeger, Nicole 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 6 05 Kroeger, Nicole 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 14 22 Simon-Ressler, Rose 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 8 11 Gunnels, Bre 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 34 Hagen, Taylor 5-7 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 4 11 4 0 0 2 20 15 Garrison-Nickerson,D 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 41 Gerrits, Abby 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 22 Simon-Ressler, Rose 2-5 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 11 42 Robson, Marissa 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 34 Hagen, Taylor 3-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 6 0 1 0 0 14 Team 0 1 1 1 42 Robson, Marissa 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 Totals 21-56 7-27 8-12 12 23 35 18 57 14 12 2 6 200 Team 2 2 4 1 Totals 16-45 4-15 12-16 8 29 37 18 48 8 20 1 2 200 1st - FG %: 6-17 35.3% 2nd: 4-12 33.3% 3rd: 5-13 38.5% 4th: 6-14 42.9% Game: 21-56 37.5% Deadball 3FG %: 1-7 14.3% 2-6 33.3% 2-6 33.3% 2-8 25.0% 7-27 25.9% Rebounds 1st - FG %: 3-10 30.0% 2nd: 5-10 50.0% 3rd: 4-11 36.4% 4th: 4-14 28.6% Game: 16-45 35.6% Deadball FT %: 2-2 100.0% 3-6 50.0% 0-0 0.0% 3-4 75.0% 8-12 66.7% 1 3FG %: 0-3 0.0% 1-2 50.0% 2-4 50.0% 1-6 16.7% 4-15 26.7% Rebounds FT %: 1-3 33.3% 7-8 87.5% 4-5 80.0% 0-0 0.0% 12-16 75.0% 1 Officials: Amy Bonner, Missy Brooks, Nick Marshall Technical fouls: Iowa State-None. UNI-None. Officials: Scott Doberstein, Steve Matuszewski, LaSha Hopson Attendance: 2099 Technical fouls: IUPUI-None. UNI-None. Attendance: 1852 Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Hillyard (UNI) fouls out at 00:29 in 2nd half Iowa State 15 8 13 17 53 Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total UNI 15 13 12 17 57 IUPUI 11 21 13 9 54 UNI 7 18 14 9 48

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