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Hoops in the Heartland: MSU comes in as favorites

Hoops in the Heartland: MSU comes in as favorites

BRIELLE KIEWIET Mar 12, 2020

The 2020 MVC women’s basketball tournament “Hoops in the Heartland” beginning on Thursday, March 12 is without a doubt going to bring some tough match ups for teams in the Valley. Missouri State...

Uduoka Azubuike and the Kansas Jayhawks look to be the top-seeded team in this year’s NCAA tournament. They will look to win their first championship since 2008.

Selection Sunday: who will cut the nets in Atlanta?

NICHOLAS SCHINDLER Mar 12, 2020

Selection Sunday is just three days away and after five months of play, teams now wait to see whether they will make it into the Big Dance or if their season is now over. There are 32 automatic teams that...

Arch Madness, Panthers fall to Drake

Arch Madness, Panthers fall to Drake

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor Mar 9, 2020

Having clinched the number one overall seed in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament in St. Louis and regular-season title, the UNI Panther men’s basketball team were the heavy favorites coming...

Panthers finish third in Big 12 Championships

Panthers finish third in Big 12 Championships

NICHOLAS SCHINDLER Mar 9, 2020

Over the weekend, the Northern Iowa Panthers Wrestling team traveled down to Tulsa, Ok., to compete in the Big 12 Conference Championship.  Oklahoma State was heavily favored going into the tournament,...

UNI defeats Drake, looks ahead to MVC tourney

UNI defeats Drake, looks ahead to MVC tourney

BRIELLE KIEWIET Mar 9, 2020

The UNI women’s basketball defeated in-state rivals Drake University 91-78 in the McLeod Center for their last game of the regular season on Friday, March 6. The game honored Panther seniors and marked...

UNI drops four of five in Northern Colorado tournament

UNI drops four of five in Northern Colorado tournament

PATRICK HANSEN Mar 9, 2020

This past weekend, The UNI Panthers softball team made the trip out to Greely, Co., for a weekend of competition, playing five games. On day one of the tournament, the Purple and Gold started out the...

Panthers take home conference honors

Panthers take home conference honors

PATRICK HANSEN Mar 5, 2020

Day two for the Panthers ended well for the Purple and Gold as the women’s team finished fifth overall with 71.5 points and the men’s team took the conference championship home for the first time in...

UNI sophomore A.J. Green was named the 2019-2020 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year. Green is the fourth Panther player in history to win the Larry Bird trophy.

Panthers honored with all-conference awards

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor Mar 5, 2020

In what has been a terrific season for the UNI Panther men’s basketball team so far, Tuesday night was filled with a plethora of individual accolades for Panther players as the Missouri Valley Conference...

Panther tennis falls to Hawkeyes in Iowa City

Panther tennis falls to Hawkeyes in Iowa City

BRIELLE KIEWIET Mar 5, 2020

The UNI Panther women’s tennis team traveled to Iowa City for their 12th meeting with the Iowa Hawkeyes where they fell 0-7 on Saturday, Feb. 29. It has been a tough season so far for the Panther women,...

UNI head coach Ben Jacobson looks to lead the Panthers through Arch Madness to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016.

Arch Madness preview: who will take home the title?

COLIN HORNING, Sports Editor Mar 5, 2020

March is officially upon us, which means the excitement and drama of March Madness is just around the corner. But before the selection committee reveals the field of 68 teams that punched their ticket...

Panthers secure No. 1 seed in MVC

Panthers secure No. 1 seed in MVC

BRIELLE KIEWIET Mar 2, 2020

UNI men’s basketball finished out their regular season by adding two more split wins, claiming the regular-season MVC title and ending the season undefeated in the McLeod. The Panthers defeated the University...

Panthers complete day one of MVC tourney

Panthers complete day one of MVC tourney

PATRICK HANSEN Mar 2, 2020

The indoor track and field conference championships have officially come and gone through the UNI-Dome this past weekend, as the men and women of UNI gave it their all on their home turf. On day one of...

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