2018–19 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team

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.

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

Roster

2018–19 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team
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

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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.

See also

2018–19 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

References

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