2018–19 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team

2018–19 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball
2018–19 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	20–13 (12–6 The Valley)
Head coach	Tanya Warren (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Brandon Nelson; KK Armstrong; Steven Fennelly;
Home arena	McLeod Center
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drake	17	–	1	.944	27	–	7	.794
Missouri State †	16	–	2	.889	25	–	10	.714
Northern Iowa	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
Illinois State	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Bradley	10	–	8	.556	20	–	10	.667
Southern Illinois	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
Loyola–Chicago	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Indiana State	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
Valparaiso	3	–	15	.167	8	–	24	.250
Evansville	2	–	16	.111	4	–	26	.133

† 2019 MVC tournament winner As of March 30, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represents the University of Northern Iowa in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by twelfth year head coach Tanya Warren, play their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 12–6 in MVC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Missouri State. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Minnesota in the first round.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Karli Rucker	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	North Scott	Eldridge, IA
G	5	Nicole Kroeger	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Palmyra	Palmyra, MO
G	10	Ellie Howell	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Sr	Manson Northwest Webster	Manson, IA
F	11	Bre Gunnels	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Southeast	Kansas City, MO
G	12	Kam Finley	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Cedar Falls	Cedar Falls, IA
G	20	Alyssa Iverson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Harvest Christian Academy	Elgin, IL
G	22	Rose Simon-Ressler	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Western Dubuque	Epworth, IA
G	24	Mikaela Morgan	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Iowa City West	Coralville, IA
C	30	Cynthia Wolf	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Cedar Falls	Cedar Falls, IA
F	32	Heidi Hillyard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Mediapolis	Burlington, IA
F	33	Kiana Barney	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Cedar Falls	Cedar Falls, IA
F	34	Taylor Hagen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Blooming Prairie	Blooming Prairie, MN
G	41	Abby Gerrits	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Pewaukee	Pewaukee, WI
F	42	Marissa Robson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Stoughton	Oregon, WI
F	50	Megan Maahs	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Western Dubuque	Epworth, IA

Head coach

Tanya Warren (Creighton)

Assistant coach(es)

Brad Nelson (Oregon)
KK Armstrong (Northern Iowa)
Steven Fennelly (Iowa State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2018* 2:00 pm		Upper Iowa	W 89–41		McLeod Center (1,229) Cedar Falls, IA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018* 8:30 pm, ESPN3		Delaware Preseason WNIT First Round	W 79–67	1–0	McLeod Center (1,295) Cedar Falls, IA
Nov 11, 2018* 1:00 pm		at No. 19 Marquette Preseason WNIT Quarterfinals	L 61–102	1–1	Al McGuire Center (966) Milwaukee, WI
Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Illinois Preseason WNIT Consolation round	L 59–70	1–2	Convocation Center (344) DeKalb, IL
Nov 20, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Creighton	W 65–55	2–2	McLeod Center (1,146) Cedar Falls, IA
Nov 23, 2018* 9:00 pm		at Long Beach State Bleach Classic	W 71–64	3–2	Walter Pyramid (1,146) Long Beach, CA
Nov 24, 2018* 4:00 pm		vs. Idaho Bleach Classic	L 60–61	3–3	Walter Pyramid (1,146) Long Beach, CA
Nov 30, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at IUPUI	W 53–40	4–3	The Jungle (305) Indianapolis, IN
Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		North Dakota	W 64–60	5–3	McLeod Center (1,201) Cedar Falls, IA
Dec 16, 2018* 2:00 pm		at No. 16 Iowa	L 57–83	5–4	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,860) Iowa City, IA
Dec 19, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Minnesota State	W 73–56	6–4	McLeod Center (1,256) Cedar Falls, IA
Dec 21, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Omaha	W 79–50	7–4	McLeod Center (1,129) Cedar Falls, IA
Dec 29, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kansas State	L 62–72	7–5	Bramlage Coliseum (3,340) Manhattan, KS
Missouri Valley Conference Regular season
Jan 4, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Illinois State	L 64–66	7–6 (0–1)	Redbird Arena (725) Normal, IL
Jan 6, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bradley	W 81–78 ^OT	8–6 (1–1)	Renaissance Coliseum (576) Peoria, IL
Jan 11, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Valparaiso	W 71–52	9–6 (2–1)	McLeod Center (992) Cedar Falls, IA
Jan 13, 2019 11:30 am, ESPN+		Loyola–Chicago	W 64–52	10–6 (3–1)	McLeod Center (1,364) Cedar Falls, IA
Jan 18, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Drake	L 64–88	10–7 (3–2)	McLeod Center (1,458) Cedar Falls, IA
Jan 25, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Evansville	W 74–46	11–7 (4–2)	Meeks Family Fieldhouse (253) Evansville, IN
Jan 27, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Indiana State	W 71–51	12–7 (5–2)	Hulman Center (1,564) Terre Haute, IN
Feb 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Illinois	W 65–53	13–7 (6–2)	McLeod Center (1,175) Cedar Falls, IA
Feb 3, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Missouri State	L 58–63	13–8 (6–3)	McLeod Center (1,485) Cedar Falls, IA
Feb 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Loyola–Chicago	W 71–65	14–8 (7–3)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (503) Chicago, IL
Feb 10, 2019 11:00 am		at Valparaiso	W 64–56	15–8 (8–3)	Athletics–Recreation Center (576) Valparaiso, IN
Feb 15, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Drake	L 61–76	15–9 (8–4)	Knapp Center (3,401) Des Moines, IA
Feb 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Indiana State	W 71–63	16–9 (9–4)	McLeod Center (1,381) Cedar Falls, IA
Feb 24, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Evansville	W 95–46	17–9 (10–4)	McLeod Center (1,012) Cedar Falls, IA
Mar 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Missouri State	L 48–58	17–10 (10–5)	JQH Arena (3,112) Springfield, MO
Mar 3, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	W 76–67	18–10 (11–5)	SIU Arena (453) Carbondale, IL
Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bradley	W 61–57	19–10 (12–5)	McLeod Center (1,652) Cedar Falls, IA
Mar 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Illinois State	L 53–54	19–11 (12–6)	McLeod Center (1,596) Cedar Falls, IA
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
Mar 15, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) Southern Illinois Quarterfinals	W 66–63	20–11	TaxSlayer Center (1,542) Moline, IL
Mar 16, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (2) Missouri State Semifinals	L 64–89	20–12	TaxSlayer Center (2,254) Moline, IL
WNIT
Mar 22, 2019* 6:30 pm		at Minnesota First Round	L 75–91	20–13	Williams Arena (2,549) Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References[edit]

^ "University of Northern Iowa Athletics - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Unipanthers.com.

[1] "University of Northern Iowa Athletics - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Unipanthers.com.

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