Northern Iowa Panthers
Missouri Valley (19-13, 13-5)
Big Wins: 11/25 vs Wyoming (55-40), 12/21 at Kansas State (72-71), 3/10 vs Missouri State (70-58)
Bad Losses: 12/2 at North Dakota (72-80), 12/6 at Omaha (74-78), 1/5 at Southern Illinois (53-60)
Coach: Tanya Warren
Probable Starters:
Rose Simon-Ressler, Sophomore, Guard, 5.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.2 apg
Mikaela Morgan, Junior, Guard, 7.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.7 apg
Ellie Howell, Junior, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.0 apg
Kennedy Kirkpatrick, Senior, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.7 apg
Megan Maahs, Sophomore, Forward, 10.3 ppg, 9.9 rpg
Key Role Players:
Nicole Kroeger, Freshman, Guard, 4.6 ppg
Abby Gerrits, Sophomore, Guard, 3.6 ppg
Taylor Hagen, Junior, Forward, 3.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Karlie Rucker, Freshman, Guard, 4.3 ppg, 1.6 apg
Heidi Hillyard, Sophomore, Forward, 2.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 63.2 (215th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 58.1 (47, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 38.4 (255, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.0 (69, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.6 (64, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.3 (183, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.5 (159, 6)
Rebound Margin: 5.3 (54, 1)
Assists Per Game: 14.4 (111, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.2 (128, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2017 NCAA Round of 64 loss to DePaul
2016 NIT First Round win over Nebraska
2016 NIT Second Round win over Drake
2016 NIT Third Round loss to South Dakota
2015 NIT First Round loss to Missouri
2013 NIT First Round win over Marquette
2013 NIT Second Round loss to Ball State
2012 WBI First Round win over Stephen F. Austin
2012 WBI Quarterfinal win over Sam Houston State
2012 WBI Semifinal win over Seattle
2012 WBI Final loss to Minnesota
2011 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Michigan State
2010 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Nebraska
2006 NIT Opening Round loss to Kansas
2003 NIT First Round loss to Baylor
*all team stats through 3/1
