(From UNI Athletics…whenever or wherever they play, you can hear the games on the flagship station–News/Talk 1540 KXEL, the Home of the Panthers.) ST. LOUIS – UNI Football opens the 2021 spring football season with a home game against Illinois State on Feb. 20 at the UNI-Dome. The game is the first of eight Missouri Valley…
From the UNI Athletics Department: The Missouri Valley Conference Presidents Council has announced that the league’s schools will not conduct conference competition this fall in any sport. Based on continuing uncertainty around the ability to play full-season league schedules safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the lack of a fall NCAA championship opportunity,…
Courtesy UNI Athletics: The Missouri Valley Football Conference Presidents Council has announced the league’s schools will not conduct conference competition this fall. In its unwavering commitment to providing meaningful and safe competitive opportunities for the Conference’s student-athletes, the MVFC will play a full eight-game spring league schedule with the expectation to culminate the season with…
FROM UNI ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS. The UNI Panther defense did what it has done all year long, stand tall in their own territory, create turnovers and cause havoc in the defensive backfield, but the Panther offense couldn’t find a rhythm and the Panthers fell to James Madison 17-0 Friday night in the Shenandoah Valley. The…
The UNI basketball teams return to play on Wednesday, Nov. 25 in a radio doubleheader! Here’s the schedule…five games in four days all on News/Talk 1540 KXEL: Wed. Nov. 25–UNI Men’s Basketball v. Western Kentucky at Crossover Classic, air time 3:00 p.m. Wed. Nov. 25–UNI Women’s Basketball at Iowa, air time 6:15 p.m. Thu. Nov.…
The flagship station of UNI Men’s Basketball is News/Talk 1540 KXEL! (from UNI Athletics) The Missouri Valley Conference has released the 2020-21 men’s basketball conference schedule. The UNI Panthers are slated for 18 games of conference play from Dec. 30, 2020 through Feb. 27, 2021. The State Farm MVC Tournament, commonly known as Arch Madness,…
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…
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…
The UNI basketball teams return to play on Wednesday, Nov. 25 in a radio doubleheader! Here’s the schedule…five games in four days all on News/Talk 1540 KXEL: Wed. Nov. 25–UNI Men’s Basketball v. Western Kentucky at Crossover Classic, air time 3:00 p.m. Wed. Nov. 25–UNI Women’s Basketball at Iowa, air time 6:15 p.m. Thu. Nov.…
The exclusive radio home of the UNI Women’s Basketball team is News/Talk 1540 KXEL! (from UNI Athletics) UNI Women’s basketball opens 2020-21 Missouri Valley Conference play on New Year’s Eve at Illinois State before traveling to Bradley on Jan. 2, according to the schedule released by the MVC. While the Panthers open on the road,…
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…
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…