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GAME 2 UNI at WICHITA STATE UNI WOMEN’S #UNIFIGHT /UNIWomensBasketball BASKETBALL @UNIwbb 2 MVC TOURNAMENT TITLES /// 2 CONFERNCE MVPs /// 3 NCAA APPEARANCES /// 8 WNIT APPEARANCES Game 2 1-0 0-0 NA/NA Nov. 9 • 6 p.m. 0-0 0-0 NA/NA 2019 Record 2019 MVC RANKING (AP/RPI) 2019 Record 2019 AMERICAN RANKING (AP/RPI) VS TANYA WARREN 226-166 KEITHA ADAMS Charles Koch Arena 26-35 HEAD COACH Record HEAD COACH RECORD AT WSU Wichita, Kan. SERIES QUICK LOOK 2019 SCHEDULE OVERALL 75th Meeting UNI RECORD UNI Leads series 39-35 Date Opponent Time/Result TV RADIO LIVE STATS NOVEMBER FIRST MEETING Jan. 6, 1984 (L, 100-57) COX YURVIEW None http://statb.us/b/276488 LAST MEETING March 2, 2017 (W, 62-37) 6 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W, 95-63 9 at Wichita State 5 p.m. TEAM 13 at Missouri 7 p.m. COMPARISON GETTING STARTED 17 IOWA 2 p.m. (18-19) 24 NW MISSOURI STATE 3 p.m. 66.7 Scoring Offense 56.9 • UNI faces former MVC opponent Wichita State Saturday 29 vs Alabama# 10 p.m. on the road in Kansas. UNI is 1-0 for the season after a 30 vs Ohio State# 7:45 p.m. 64.1 Scoring Defense 61.7 dominant win over North Dakota State. It is the season opener for the Shockers. WSU played an exhibition game DECEMBER 8 at Creighton 1 p.m. 2.6 Scoring Margin -4.8 against Missouri Southern State and won 80-33. 10 at Omaha 7 p.m. 41.4 Field-Goal Percentage 38.8 • Saturday’s game is the 75th meeting for UNI and Wichita 15 IUPUI 2 p.m. State in a series dating back to 1984. The Panthers lead 22 at Iowa State 5 p.m. 40.3 Field-Goal Percentage Defense 37.8 the series 39-35 and have won the last four meetings. It is JANUARY the first meeting since the Shockers left the league after 3 at Drake* 6 p.m. 77.5 Free-Throw Percentage 63.1 the 2016-17 season. 10 at Southern Illinois* 6 p.m. 12 at Missouri State* 2 p.m. 1.5 Rebound Margin -1.5 • In the season opener, five Panthers scored in double-fig- ures, led by Karli Rucker’s 22 points and UNI rolled North 17 EVANSVILLE* 6:30 p.m. 7.6 3-Point Field Goals Per Game 4.1 Dakota State 95-63. The Panthers shot 29-59 (49.2%) from 19 INDIANA STATE* 2 p.m. the field and 10-17 (58.8%) from the three-point line. 24 at Bradley* 7 p.m. 31.4 3-Point Field-Goal % 27.4 26 at Illinois State* 2 p.m. 31 LOYOLA* 6:30 p.m. 60.6 Won-Lost Percentage 40 • In WSU’s lone exhibition game, Maya Brewer scored 17 points and Carla Bremaud scored 16 to lead the Shockers FEBRUARY 0.82 Assist Turnover Ratio 0.57 to a blowout win over 2 VALPARAISO* 2 p.m. 7 MISSOURI STATE* 6:30 p.m. -1.24 Turnover Margin -1.6 • UNI returns 2018-19 First-Team All-MVC honoree Karli 9 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* 2 p.m. Rucker and 2017-18 First-Team All-MVF honoree Megan 13 at Indiana State* 7 p.m. 2019 MVC STANDINGS Maahs to court. Maahs returns after missing most of the 2018-19 season with an injury. 15 at Evansville* 1 p.m. School MVC Overall 20 ILLINOIS STATE* 6:30 p.m. • UNI has played in postseason play in nine of the last 22 BRADLEY* 2 p.m. Evansville 0-0 1-0 10 seasons, including an appearance in the WNIT in 2019 28 at Valparaiso* 6 p.m. where the Panthers met Minnesota in the first round. MARCH Illinois State 0-0 1-0 1 at Loyola* 1 p.m. • Karli Rucker is the leading returning scorer at 15.0 points Loyola 0-0 1-0 6 DRAKE* 6:30 p.m. per game for the 2018-19 season. 12-15 Hoops in the Heartland TBA Missouri State 0-0 1-0 • The Panthers lost starters Mikaela Morgan, Ellie Howell All Times Central and Taylor Hagen to graduation. UNI 0-0 1-0 HOME GAMES #Sout Point Shootout (Las Vegas) Bradley 0-0 0-0 • UNI brought in three freshmen in Cailyn Morgan, Sara * MVC Conference Game McCullough and Kaitlin Winston. Kristina Cavey joins the Drake 0-0 0-0 Panthers as a graduate transfer from Fresno State where she started 19 games for the Bulldogs. Southern Illinois 0-0 0-0 • UNI plays games against five power- five conference UNI ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Valparaiso 0-0 0-0 teams, the most in the MVC. The Panthers play Iowa, Iowa JEREK WOLCOTT NICK HARVEY State, Ohio State, Alabama and Missouri. Asst. AD for Comm. Asst. Comm. Director Indiana State 0-0 0-1 e [email protected] e [email protected] c 406-422-7581 c 515-231-2096 2019-20 UNI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 1 GAME 2 UNI at WICHITA STATE 2019-20 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Prev. School No. Name 2 Cailyn Morgan G 5-10 Fr. Coralville, Iowq / Iowa City West 33 Kiana Barney 3 Karli Rucker G 5-6 Jr. Eldridge, Iowa / North Scott 31 Kristina Cavey 5 Nicole Kroeger G 5-9 Jr. Palmyra, Missouri / Palmyra 12 Kam Finley 11 Bre Gunnels F 6-1 Jr. Kansas City, Missouri / Southeast 41 Abby Gerrits 12 Kam Finley G 5-9 So. Cedar Falls, Iowa / Cedar Falls 11 Bre Gunnels 22 Rose Simon-Ressler G 5-10 Sr. Epworth, Iowa / Western Dubuque 32 Heidi Hillyard 25 Sara McCullough F 6-0 Fr. Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny HS 5 Nicole Kroeger 30 Cynthia Wolf C 6-3 So. Cedar Falls, Iowa / Cedar Falls 50 Megan Maahs 31 Kristina Cavey G 5-11 Gr. Berthoud, Colo / Bethoud HS/Fresno State 25 Sara McCullough 32 Heidi Hillyard F 6-0 Sr. Burlington, Iowa / Mediapolis 2 Cailyn Morgan 33 Kiana Barney F 6-1 R-Fr. Cedar Falls, Iowa / Cedar Falls 3 Karli Rucker 41 Abby Gerrits G 5-10 Sr. Pewaukee, Wisconsin / Pewaukee 22 Rose Simon-Ressler 43 Kaitlin Winston F 6-0 Fr. Farmington, Minn. / Farmington HS 43 Kaitlin Winston 50 Megan Maahs F 6-1 R-Jr. Epworth, Iowa / Western Dubuque 30 Cynthia Wolf COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach: Tanya Warren (Creighton ‘88) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Associate Head Coach: Brad Nelson (Oregon,’94) Assistant Coach: KK Armstrong (UNI, ‘12) #4 Cailyn Morgan Assistant Coach: Steven Fennelly (Iowa State, ‘07) (Cay-linn) Graduate Manager: Shareece Bureell (Bradley, 18’) #3 Karli Rucker Director of Operations: Darion Hutchison (Indianapolis, 16’) (Rhymes with “trucker”) Athletic Trainer: Katie Schulte (Iowa State, ‘10) #5 Nicole Kroeger (Cray-ger) #11 Bre Gunnels (GUN-uhls) #22 Rose Simon-Ressler (Wrestler) #31 Kristina Cavey (Cave-EE) #33 Kiana Barney (Kee-Ahn-AH) #41 Abby Gerrits (Rhymes with “carrots”) #50 Megan Maahs (Ma-AH-z) 2 2019-20 UNI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 2 UNI at WICHITA STATE UNI QUICK FACTS QUICK GAME NOTES HOW MANY TIMES A UNI - Megan Maahs and Kam Finley returned to action PLAYER... UNI against NDSU after missing much of the 2018-19 Location: ......................................................Cedar Falls, Iowa (41,390) season with injuries. Maahs scored the first Panther Founded: ..............................................................................................1876 points of the game and finished with 11 points. Finley Scored 20 or More Points Enrollment: ...................................................................................... 10,497 tallied 13, just one short of her career high. (11/6) Karli Rucker......................................................1 Colors: .........................................................................Purple & Old Gold Nickname: ................................................................................ Panthers - Kristina Cavey scored her first points as a Panther Mascot: ....................................................................................................TK with 6:27 to play in the first quarter in the opener Fight Song: ..............................................................................“UNI Fight” againts NDSU. She finished with 10 points. The Affiliation: ................................................................................NCAA Div. I graduate transfer came in with 548 points in her career at Fresno State. (11/6) Scored 15 or More Points Conference: ....................................................................Missouri Valley Karli Rucker......................................................1 President: ........................................................................Dr. Mark Nook Athletic Director: ...............................................................David Harris - Against NDSU, Rucker scored 22 points. It is her Senior Women’s Administrator:...............................Christina Roybal third consecutive game with 20+ points dating back to last season. She tallied a team-high nine games with Athletic Communications:............................................... Jerek Wolcott 20 or more points in 2018-19. (11/6) Grabbed 10 or More Rebounds HEAD COACH TANYA WARREN Alma Mater: ......................................................................Creighton, ‘88 Career Record: .......................................................226-166 (12 Years) Record at UNI: ..................................................................................Same MVC Record: .....................................................................................143-73 Postseason Appearances: ....................................................................9 NCAA Tournament Appearances: .........................................................3 Notched 5 or More Assists Karli Rucker......................................................1 ASSIST. COACHES & STAFF Brad Nelson: ...............................................19th Season (Oregon, ‘94) Steven Fennelly: .....................................3rd Season (Iowa State, ‘07) KK Armstrong: .....................................................4th Season (UNI, ‘12) Darion Hutchinson..................Director of Operations (1st Season) Recorded a Double-Double Katie Schulte: ....................................Athletic Trainer (3rd Season) TEAM INFORMATION First Year of Basketball : ................................................................1968 All-Time