GAME 3 UNI at NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNI WOMEN’S #UNIFIGHT /UNIWomensBasketball BASKETBALL @UNIwbb 2 MVC TOURNAMENT TITLES /// 2 CONFERENCE MVPs /// 3 NCAA APPEARANCES /// 8 WNIT APPEARANCES Game 3 1-1 0-0 NR/NR Nov. 28 • 2 p.m. 0-0 0-0 NR/NR Record MVC Record RANKING (AP/Coaches) Record Summit Record RANKING (AP/Coaches) VS TANYA WARREN 244-178 JORY COLLINS Scheels Center 11-19 HEAD COACH Record HEAD COACH RECORD at NDSU Fargo, N.D. OVERALL 8th meeting GAME COVERAGE 2020-21 SCHEDULE UNI RECORD UNI leads series 6-1 FIRST MEETING Nov. 14, 2008 (W,77-73) Date Opponent Time/Result LAST MEETING Nov. 6, 2019 (W, 95-63) RADIO: 1540 KXEL TV: ESPN3/MC22 LIVE STATS NOVEMBER Play-By-Play: Brian Shawn Play-By-Play: http://stats.stat- TEAM 25 Iowa L, 96-81 Analyst: Jeff Culhane Chris Kleinhans-Schulz broadcast.com/broad- 28 CREIGHTON W, 55-52 COMPARISON 2019-20 cast/?id=317859 DECEMBER 68 Scoring Offense 68.1 GETTING STARTED 2 at North Dakota State 7 p.m. •UNI women’s basketball hits the road for a game against Summit 6 at Wichita State 5 p.m. 74 Scoring Defense 71.4 League opponent North Dakota State. It is the first of three games 12 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 2 p.m. against Summit opponents. North Dakota State is in the second -6 Scoring Margin -3.3 season under the helm of head coach Jory Collins. It is the first game 15 IOWA STATE 6:30 p.m. of the season for the Bison. The two teams met in Collins first-ever 23 at South Dakota State 2 p.m. 38 Field-Goal Percentage 41.8 game a season ago and the Panthers rolled to a 95-63 win. JANUARY 68.6 Free-Throw Percentage 73 • The Panthers have a 6-1 all-time record against NDSU. The lone 2 at Bradley* TBA NDSU win came on Nov. 13, 2009. UNI has never lost in Fargo. 7 LOYOLA* 6:30 pm 37 Three-Point Field-Goal % 29.7 9 MVC SCHEDULEVALPARAISO* WILL BE2:00 pm • UNI is coming off of an impressive defensive win against Creighton. -8 Rebound Margin 3.5 The Panthers held the Blue Jays to just 52 points, including single 15RE-RELEASEDDRAKE* IN EARLY 6:30 pm digits in the first and third quarters. The Blue Jays were just 18-63 22 at Missouri State* TBA 1 Turnover Margin -3.57 (28.6%) from the field for the game, including 2-19 (10.53%) from the DECEMBER field in the first quarter. 24 at Southern Illinois* TBA 13 Turnovers Per Game 16.2 29 INDIANA STATE* 6:30 pm • The Panthers return their top five leading scorers and four of five 31 EVANSVILLE* 2:00 pm 1.08 Assist Turnover Ratio 0.69 starters off of last year’s team. Karli Rucker led the way with 13.7 points per game, Kam Finley was second with 9.9 PPG, Megan Maahs FEBRUARY 41.1 Field-Goal Ptc. Defense 40.8 third with 9.2 PPG, Bre Gunnels fourth with 7.0 PPG and Nicole 5 at Loyola* TBA Kroeger fifth with 6.7 PPG. In total, UNI returns 1,469 of 2,007 total 7 at Valparaiso* TBA points (73.2%). 37.2 Three Pt FG Defense 31.2 12 at Drake University TBA 4.5 Blocked Shots Per Game 1.8 • NDSU returns three starters from last year in seniors Emily Dietz 19 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* 6:30 pm and Michelle Gaislerova, along with sophomore Ryan Cobbins. Olivia 21 MISSOURI STATE* 2:00 pm 7.5 Steals Per Game 5.5 Skibiel comes off the bench for the Bison as the only remaining player that stepped on the court. NDSU welcomes five newcomers and three 26 at Evansville* TBA 15.5 Personal Fouls Per Game 18.9 players that redshirted last season. 28 at Indiana State* TBA MARCH 14 Assists Per Game 11.2 • Last season, UNI closed non-conference play with the most non- conference wins in school history (8), three wins over Power-Five 4 BRADLEY* 6:30 pm 10 3-pt Field Goals Per Game 5.5 Schools and an undefeated home record. The Panthers defeated No. 6 ILLINOIS STATE* 2:00 pm 20 Iowa 88-66, Missouri 78-73 and Iowa State 71-63. 11-14 Hoops in the Heartland TBA • After two games, UNI is ranked 18th in the NCAA in three-pointers 2020-21 MVC STANDINGS attempted (54) and 13th for three-pointers made (20). Cynthia Wolf is School MVC Overall currently ranked 17th in the nation for blocked shots and the Panthers All Times Central are 30th in NCAA for team blocked shots. HOME GAMES Loyola 0-0 1-0 • The Missouri Valley Conference Schedule is in flux after the * MVC Conference Game Missouri State 0-0 2-1 Presidents chose to move to a series format to reduce travel, UNI will have four road series, four home series and play a home-and-home Bradley 0-0 1-1 with travel partner Drake. The conference schedule will be released Drake 0-0 1-1 in early December. UNI ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Indiana State 0-0 1-1 • Karli Rucker is currently 19th on the all-time scoring list with 1,053 career points. She is 10 points back from Cassie Hager for the JEREK WOLCOTT NICK HARVEY UNI 0-0 1-1 18th spot. She surpassed Cindy Harms with her 12 points against Asst. AD for Comm. Asst. Comm. Director Creighton. e [email protected] e [email protected] Evansville 0-0 0-0 • Megan Maahs is seventh all-time for rebounding with 729. She is c 406-422-7581 c 515-231-2096 Illinois State 0-0 0-0 14 back from Erin Brocka for 6th. If she returns to her sophomore pace LAUREN HENDERSON (322 rebounds), she can challenge record holder Alex Cook for the top Southern Illinois 0-0 0-1 Student WBB Assistant spot in the record book. e [email protected] Valparaiso 0-0 0-1 c 309-371-3141 2020-21 UNI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 1 GAME 3 UNI at NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2020-21 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Prev. School No. Name 0 Maya McDermott PG 5-6 Fr. Johnston, Iowa / Johnston HS 33 Kiana Barney 2 Cailyn Morgan G 5-10 So. Coralville, Iowa / Iowa City West 42 Grace Boffeli 3 Karli Rucker G 5-6 Sr. Eldridge, Iowa / North Scott 12 Kam Finley 4 Emerson Green G 5-10 Fr. Cedar Falls, Iowa / Cedar Falls HS 4 Emerson Green 5 Nicole Kroeger G 5-9 Sr. Palmyra, Missouri / Palmyra 11 Bre Gunnels 10 Maya Gyamfi F 6-1 Fr. Urbandale, Iowa / Urbandale HS 10 Maya Gyamfi 11 Bre Gunnels F 6-1 Sr. Kansas City, Missouri / Southeast 5 Nicole Kroeger 12 Kam Finley G 5-9 Jr. Cedar Falls, Iowa / Cedar Falls 24 Kayba Laube 21 Taryn Scheuermann C 6-3 Fr. Keosuagua, Iowa / Van Buren Community HS 50 Megan Maahs 24 Kayba Laube G 5-9 Fr. Marion, Iowa / Marion HS 25 Sara McCullough 25 Sara McCullough F 6-0 R-Fr. Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny HS 0 Maya McDermott 30 Cynthia Wolf C 6-3 Jr. Cedar Falls, Iowa / Cedar Falls 2 Cailyn Morgan 33 Kiana Barney F 6-1 R-Fr. Cedar Falls, Iowa / Cedar Falls 3 Karli Rucker 42 Grace Boffeli F 6-1 Fr. Eldridge, Iowa / North Scott HS 21 Taryn Scheuermann 50 Megan Maahs F 6-1 R-Sr. 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: Steven Fennelly (Iowa State, ‘07) #4 Cailyn Morgan Video Coordinator: Shareece Bureell (Bradley, 18’) (Cay-linn) Director of Operations: Darion Hutchison (Indianapolis, 16’) #3 Karli Rucker Athletic Trainer: Cari Zubke (Hardin-Simmons, 12’) (Rhymes with “trucker”) #5 Nicole Kroeger (Cray-ger) #10 Maya Gyamfi (GYM-FEE) #11 Bre Gunnels (GUN-uhls) #21 Taryn Scheuermann (SHOOh-er-Man) #24 Kayba Laube (Lobb-EE) #33 Kiana Barney (Kee-Ahn-AH) #42 Grace Boffeli (BUFF-eli) #50 Megan Maahs (Ma-AH-z) 2 2020-21 UNI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 3 UNI at NORTH DAKOTA STATE PANTHER PLAYER FAST FACTS SENIORS 3 KARLI RUCKER • Rucker is a member of the 1,000-pt club. • She led the Panthers in scoring each of the last two seasons. • She is a two-time first-team all-MVC honoree and a second-team MVC All-Scholar Team Honoree. • Had 102 assists in 2019-20. 5 NICOLE KROEGER • Kroeger is long range specialist. 50 of her 65 made shots in 2019-20 were three-pointers. • She led the team with 138 three-point attempts. • She has played in 95 career games. 11 BRE GUNNELS • Gunnels recorded a team-high 186 reabounds in 2019-20. • She was 70-87 (80.5%) from the free throw line. • She was 59-124 (47.6%) from the field during the 2019-20 season. • She has played in 82 career games. 50 MEGAN MAAHS • Maahs missed most of the 2018-19 season with an injury. • She has a career 46.1% career field goal percentage. • She is seventh all-time on the UNI career rebound list. • She has 882 career points. •She shot 84.7% from the free throw line. JUNIORS 12 KAM FINLEY • Finley led UNI with 22 points in the opener. • Finley came off the bench for most of 2019-20, but was second on the team with 267 points.