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2020–21 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team

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2020–21 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record17-13 (11-7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brad Nelson
  • Steven Fennelly
Home arenaMcLeod Center
Seasons
← 2019–20
2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Missouri State 16 0   1.000 23 4   .852
Drake 13 5   .722 18 12   .600
Illinois State 12 6   .667 16 9   .640
Northern Iowa 11 7   .611 17 13   .567
Bradley 10 8   .556 17 12   .586
Loyola–Chicago 8 10   .444 12 15   .444
Valparaiso 7 9   .438 12 13   .480
Southern Illinois 5 13   .278 9 16   .360
Indiana State 2 12   .143 5 15   .250
Evansville 2 16   .111 6 18   .250
2021 MVC tournament winner
As of July 7, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2020-21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers were led by head coach Tanya Warren in her fourteenth season, and played their home games at the McLeod Center as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

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The Panthers finished the 2019-20 season with an 18–11 record, including 10–8 in Missouri Valley Conference play. They were scheduled to play Illinois State in the quarterfinals of the MVC Tournament, but the game, as well as the rest of the season, were canceled due to COVID-19.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Rose Simon-Ressler 22 G 5'10" Senior Epworth, IA Graduated
Kristina Cavey 31 G 5'11" Grad Student Berthoud, CO Graduated
Heidi Hillyard 32 F 6'0" Senior Burlington, IA Graduated
Abby Gerrits 41 G 5'10" Senior Pewaukee, WI Graduated
Kaitlin Winston 43 F 6'0" Freshman Farmington, MN Departed Program

Roster

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2020–21 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Maya McDermott 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Johnston Johnston, IA
G 2 Cailyn Morgan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Iowa City West Coralville, IA
G 3 Karli Rucker 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr North Scott Eldridge, IA
G 4 Emerson Green 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA
G 5 Nicole Kroeger 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Palmyra Palmyra, MO
F 11 Bre Gunnels 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Southeast Kansas City, MO
G 12 Kam Finley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA
C 21 Taryn McKee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Van Buren Community Keosauqua, IA
G 24 Kayba Laube 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Marion Marion, IA
F 25 Sara McCullough 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Ankeny Ankeny, IA
C 30 Cynthia Wolf 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA
F 33 Kiana Barney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA
F 42 Grace Boffeli 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr North Scott Eldridge, IA
F 50 Megan Maahs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Western Dubuque Epworth, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 15, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
November 25, 2020*
6:30 pm, B1G+
at Iowa L 81-96  0-1
 22  Finley   8  Gunnels   5  Kroeger  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (365)
Iowa City, IA
November 28, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Creighton W 55-52  1-1
 12  Rucker   9  Maahs   4  Green  McLeod Center (215)
Cedar Falls, IA
December 2, 2020*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at North Dakota State L 68-85  1-2
 13  Kroeger   6  Tied   4  Rucker  Scheels Center (51)
Fargo, ND
December 6, 2020*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wichita State W 93-91 2OT 2-2
 18  Gunnels   11  Gunnels   5  Wolf  Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
December 12, 2020*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 21 South Dakota State W 65-48  3-2
 18  Rucker   8  Wolf   3  Tied  McLeod Center (250)
Cedar Falls, IA
December 15, 2020*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Iowa State L 61-67  3-3
 12  Tied   9  Green   3  Finley  McLeod Center (250)
Cedar Falls, IA
December 23, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Dakota State L 63-74  3-4
 12  Finley   6  Maahs   3  McDermott  Frost Arena (235)
Brookings, SD
Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season
January 1, 2021
2:00 pm
Illinois State W 82-71  4-4
(1-0)
 18  Gunnels   9  Gunnels   5  Rucker  McLeod Center (519)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 2, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State W 72-67  5-4
(2-0)
 19  Rucker   14  Gunnels   3  Rucker  McLeod Center (471)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 7, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso L 56-63  5-5
(2-1)
 18  Rucker   10  Wolf   3  Kroeger  Athletics-Recreation Center (57)
Valparaiso, IN
January 8, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso W 79-71  6-5
(3-1)
 32  Rucker   5  Tied   4  Tied  Athletics-Recreation Center (75)
Valparaiso, IN
January 15, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State L 51-70  6-6
(3-2)
 11  Rucker   7  Gunnels   5  Rucker  McLeod Center (462)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 16, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Missouri State L 60-64  6-7
(3-3)
 21  Finley   5  Wolf   3  Tied  McLeod Center (492)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 22, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Indiana State W 95-69  7-7
(4-3)
 20  McDermott   5  Maahs   4  Tied  Hulman Center (60)
Terre Haute, IN
January 23, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Indiana State W 88-53  8-7
(5-3)
 13  Gunnels   8  Maahs   7  McDermott  Hulman Center (85)
Terre Haute, IN
January 27, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Drake L 79-96  8-8
(5-4)
 18  Wolf   5  Tied   4  Rucker  Knapp Center (378)
Des Moines, IA
February 12, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley W 73-72  9-8
(6-4)
 25  Finley   16  Gunnels   5  Rucker  Renaissance Coliseum (50)
Peoria, IL
February 13, 2021
4:02 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley L 63-78  9-9
(6-5)
 19  Rucker   8  Maahs   3  Rucker  Renaissance Coliseum 
Peoria, IL
February 19, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola Chicago W 78-51  10-9
(7-5)
 13  Wolf   12  Wolf   7  Rucker  McLeod Center (325)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 20, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola Chicago L 64-66 OT 10-10
(7-6)
 13  Tied   5  Kroeger   9  Rucker  McLeod Center (533)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 24, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake L 56-77  10-11
(7-7)
 14  Laube   6  Gunnels   5  Rucker  McLeod Center (349)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 27, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 67-31  11-11
(8-7)
 19  Rucker   11  Tied   7  Rucker  McLeod Center (488)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 28, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 96-48  12-11
(9-7)
 17  Finley   8  Maahs   9  McDermott  McLeod Center (479)
Cedar Falls, IA
March 5, 2021
4:00 pm
at Southern Illinois W 67-56  13-11
(10-7)
 23  Rucker   12  Gunnels   4  Maahs  Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
March 6, 2021
4:00 pm
at Southern Illinois W 64-41  14-11
(11-7)
 14  Maahs   9  Gunnels   5  McDermott  Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
March 12, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Bradley
Quarterfinals
L 59-62  14-12
 19  Rucker   11  Maahs   3  Tied  TaxSlayer Center 
Moline, IL
Women's National Invitation Tournament
March 19, 2021
11:00 am, FloHoops
vs. Dayton
First Round
W 70-56  15-12
 23  Finley   9  Gunnels   5  Rucker  UW Health Sports Factory (115)
Rockford, IL
March 20, 2021
5:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Creighton
Second Round
W 64-63  16-12
 20  Maahs   9  Rucker   6  Finley  UW Health Sports Factory (91)
Rockford, IL
March 22, 2021
7:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Saint Louis
Quarterfinals
W 58-50  17-12
 14  Finley   11  Gunnels   3  Finley  UW Health Sports Factory (143)
Rockford, IL
March 26, 2021
7:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Ole Miss
Semifinals
L 50-60  17-13
 16  Rucker   8  Maahs   5  Rucker  My Town Movers Fieldhouse (600)
Collierville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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References

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  1. ^ "Missouri Valley Conference cancels women's basketball tournament amid coronavirus concerns". desmoinesregister.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". unipanthers.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.