University of Northern Iowa Athletics and its multimedia rightsholder, Panther Sports Properties, announced today that News/Talk 1540 AM KXEL will continue to be the radio home for Panther programming when college sports resumes. Concurrent with the 2020-21 collegiate athletics season, KXEL will bring Panther fans high-quality game broadcasts for football, men’s and women’s basketball and…… Read more »
With recent timelines and guidance released by the CDC in reaction to the COVID-19 outbreak, UNI Athletics and the UNI Alumni Association has canceled the 2020 Panther Caravan. The decision was made with the welfare of UNI fans, staff and student-athletes in mind. The university is also doing everything it can to act as a…… Read more »
Fears of the COVID-19 coronavirus led the NCAA to cancel all sporting events under the organization’s jurisdiction through the end of this school year. That means University of Northern Iowa wrestlers will not have the opportunity to compete in the NCAA wrestling championships, the Panther men’s basketball team will never know whether it would have…… Read more »
Kam Finley scored a career-high 28 points to lead the UNI Panther women’s basketball team to a 91-78 win against the Drake Bulldogs Friday at the McLeod Center during the regular season finale for both teams. It was the first UNI victory against the Bulldogs since March 2016. The 2019/20 season is the first time…… Read more »
Shots just wouldn’t fall for the UNI men’s basketball team Friday during a 77-56 loss to the Drake Bulldogs, which eliminated the Panthers from the Missouri Valley Conference tournament during the quarterfinal round. UNI trailed early in the first half and fell behind by as many as 17 points. Battling back, the Panthers drew to…… Read more »
FROM UNI ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS The Missouri Valley Conference has announced specialty awards for the 2019-20 season. UNI’s AJ Green has been named the Larry Bird Player of the Year and Isaiah Brown has been named MVC Defensive Player of the Year. Green has finished the MVC regular season leading the Valley in points per…… Read more »
Nicole Kroeger’s three-point basket tied Sunday’s game with 2:39 remaining, putting the UNI Panthers in position outrace the Loyola Ramblers during the closing minutes for a 73-70 victory at Gentile Arena in Chicago. On the next UNI possession, Megan Maahs broke the 61-61 tie with a layup, and the Panthers led the rest of the…… Read more »
FROM UNI ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS The UNI Panthers claimed the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title by defeating the Drake Bulldogs 70-43 in the Knapp Center Saturday. Austin Phyfe led the Panthers with physical play in the paint, hauling in 18 rebounds, while scoring 17 points. Both AJ Green and Isaiah Brown recorded 15 points,…… Read more »
FROM UNI ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS A three-point shot at the buzzer was deflected and UNI women’s basketball fell 72-69 on the road to the Valparaiso Crusaders Friday. The Panthers and Crusaders were identical from the field, both going 26-53 (49%), but Valpo hit two more three-pointers than UNI and made one more free throw. The…… Read more »
The 2019/20 UNI Panther men’s basketball season will be a “banner year” after the program earned a share of the Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship Wednesday with an 84-64 home win against Evansville at the McLeod Center. With the victory, UNI has secured the top seed for the conference tournament. The win also wrapped…… Read more »