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
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2018–19 record20–13 (12–6 The Valley)
Head coachTanya Warren (12th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brandon Nelson
  • KK Armstrong
  • Steven Fennelly
Home arenaMcLeod Center
2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Drake171 .944  277  .794
Missouri State162 .889  2510  .714
Northern Iowa126 .667  2013  .606
Illinois State117 .611  1912  .613
Bradley108 .556  2010  .667
Southern Illinois810 .444  1515  .500
Loyola–Chicago612 .333  1318  .419
Indiana State513 .278  1119  .367
Valparaiso315 .167  824  .250
Evansville216 .111  426  .133
2019 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 30, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2018–19 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Karli Rucker 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoNorth Scott Eldridge, IA
G 5 Nicole Kroeger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoPalmyra Palmyra, MO
G 10 Ellie Howell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrManson Northwest Webster Manson, IA
F 11 Bre Gunnels 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoSoutheast Kansas City, MO
G 12 Kam Finley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrCedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA
G 20 Alyssa Iverson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrHarvest Christian Academy Elgin, IL
G 22 Rose Simon-Ressler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrWestern Dubuque Epworth, IA
G 24 Mikaela Morgan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrIowa City West Coralville, IA
C 30 Cynthia Wolf 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrCedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA
F 32 Heidi Hillyard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrMediapolis Burlington, IA
F 33 Kiana Barney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrCedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA
F 34 Taylor Hagen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrBlooming Prairie Blooming Prairie, MN
G 41 Abby Gerrits 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrPewaukee Pewaukee, WI
F 42 Marissa Robson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoStoughton Oregon, WI
F 50 Megan Maahs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrWestern Dubuque Epworth, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[1]

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

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