The UNI women’s basketball team traveled to Chicago to play the Loyola Ramblers on Saturday. The Panthers lost a close one, 64-60.

The Ramblers led for most of the game, but the Panthers rallied back in the third quarter. The score was tied, 50-50, going into the fourth quarter.

Each time the Ramblers took the lead in the fourth quarter, the Panthers tied it up quickly. Both defenses held until Loyola’s Grace Goodhart knocked down a three with 0:12 remaining.

The Panthers lost the precision game as they shot for 37 percent behind the arc and 35.5 percent total. But the Panthers did make six out of their seven free throws. All of the non-scoring statistics were almost equal with both teams.

While the Ramblers were well balanced with six players scoring, the Panther scoring was divided among only four players.

Madison Weekly led the Panthers with 20 points, Amber Sorenson was second with 19, Jen Keitel added 16 and Mikaela Morgan scored five points.

The Panthers then travelled to Peoria, Illinois on Sunday to play the Bradley Braves. The Panthers defeated the Braves, 55-47.

Other than ties, the Panthers led for the whole first half. The Braves came back in the third quarter and held a five-point lead. The Panthers quickly gained back the lead.

The Panthers were able to jump to a nine-point lead in the fourth, the largest of the day. The Braves could not come close and ran out of time for a comeback.

Weekly again led the Panthers with 18 points. Sorenson followed with 14, and Stephanie Davidson was third with 12.

Both defenses held each other to under 40 percent shooting. The Panthers won the rebound game with 41 total. They also did not let a Braves player score more than 15 points.

The Panthers come back home on Feb. 5 to host Missouri State at 7 p.m.