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Northern Iowan

The student news site of the University of Northern Iowa

Northern Iowan

The UNI women’s basketball team concluded another successful season this past weekend, falling to Nebraska in the WNIT, 77-57.

UNI ends year in the postseason again

BEN LAHART, Sports Writer Mar 22, 2023

The UNI women’s basketball team’s exciting season has come to a close following a second round loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the WNIT, 77-57. However, this will not be a season to forget with...

Maya McDermott (0) played well in UNI’s final game, finishing with a team-high 19 points.

Panthers bow out to Cornhuskers

CADEN SHEA, Sports Writer Mar 22, 2023

The UNI women’s basketball season ended in devastating fashion as the Panthers were defeated by the Nebraska Cornhuskers 77-57 in the second round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT)....

Griffin Parker was UNI’s top performer at the Missouri State Intercollegiate, shooting two over par with a 73.

Golfers compete at MSU Intercollegiate

DREW HILL, Sports Writer Mar 22, 2023

The UNI men’s golf team traveled to Ozark, Mo., to compete in the Missouri State Intercollegiate on Monday, March 20, and Tuesday, March 21. The event was played at the Millwood Golf and Racquet Club....

Andrijana Brkic picked up a pair of victories against UIC, winning both her singles and doubles matches.

Panther tennis falls to the UIC Flames

ADAM JOHNSON, Sports Writer Mar 22, 2023

On Sunday, March 19, the UNI women’s tennis team played host to UIC at the Black Hawk Tennis Center in Waterloo. It was not the best day for the Panthers, as they fell to UIC, 6-1. There were three...

Parker Keckeisen capped off another outstanding season with the best finish of his career, finishing as the national runner-up at 184 pounds.

Keckeisen secures runner-up finish at NCAAs

DREW HILL, Sports Writer Mar 19, 2023

After a good start for the UNI wrestling team, with each of the seven wrestlers who made the NCAA Championships winning their first match, six fell in their second match and went to consolation brackets....

Maya McDermott (0) played well in UNI’s final game, finishing with a team-high 19 points.

Panthers fall to Bruins in MVC semis

PAUL NOBLE Mar 19, 2023

The UNI women's basketball team traveled to Moline, Ill., for the annual Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Women’s Basketball Tournament, also known as Hoops in the Heartland. The Panthers defeated UIC...

Emerson Green (4) totaled 19 points in UNI’s 88-76 victory over Colorado State in the first round of the WNIT on Thursday.

UNI batters the Rams in WNIT opener, falls to Cornhuskers

CADEN SHEA, Sports Writer Mar 19, 2023

The UNI Panthers are off to a great start as they take on the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). UNI battled the Colorado State Rams in the first round of action on their homecourt in Cedar...

Parker Keckeisen has his hand raised in victory. Keckeisen captured a third straight Big 12 Championship over the weekend, and will enter the NCAA Championships with a 22-1 record on the season.

Keckeisen earns third conference crown

BEN LAHART, Sports Writer Mar 8, 2023

The UNI Panthers wrestling team competed at the Big 12 Championships in Tulsa, Okla. this past weekend, March 4 and 5. UNI competed well with one champion as well as four other medalists and finished seventh...

Golfers open spring season in Texas

CADEN SHEA, Sports Writer Mar 8, 2023

The UNI women’s golf team kicked off their 2023 spring season this weekend at the UTRGV Invitational in McAllen, Texas. The team battled schools from all across the nation, ranging from the usual suspects...

Paige Holub is currently in her fifth and final season at UNI as a cross country runner and a distance runner on the track & field team.

Inside look at a fifth-year, two-sport athlete

Jordan Simon, Guest Writer Mar 8, 2023

Paige Holub didn’t always have the aspirations to become a college runner, but, as she grew older and her love for running continued to grow, it became clear she couldn’t let her career end. Being...

The UNI womens basketball team will compete at the MVC Tournament, vying for the leagues automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Panthers prepare for Hoops in the Heartland

PAUL NOBLE Mar 8, 2023

The UNI women's basketball team is headed to Moline, Ill., for the annual Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Panther women secured the three-seed after posting a 16-4...

Bowen Born (13) finished with a career-high 34 points in UNIs 72-66 quarterfinal loss to Bradley.

Panthers fall to Braves at Arch Madness

ADAM JOHNSON, Sports Writer Mar 5, 2023

The UNI men's basketball team competed in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament this weekend in St. Louis, Mo., and the winner of it all gets the big award of being one of the 68 schools that competes...

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