2017–18 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represents the University of Northern Iowa in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by eleventh year head coach Tanya Warren, play their home games at McLeod Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 19–14, 13–5 in MVC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Drake. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Milwaukee in the first round.

2017–18 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2017–18 record19–14 (13–5 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brad Nelson
  • Steven Fennelly
  • KK Armstrong
Home arenaMcLeod Center
2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Drake180 1.000  268  .765
Missouri State153 .833  2112  .636
Northern Iowa135 .722  1914  .576
Southern Illinois117 .611  1714  .548
Indiana State99 .500  1119  .367
Illinois State810 .444  1416  .467
Bradley612 .333  1318  .419
Valparaiso513 .278  1318  .419
Loyola–Chicago513 .278  723  .233
Evansville018 .000  327  .100
2018 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2018; 

Previous season

They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Drake. They received an at-large to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 2011 where they lost to DePaul in the first round.

Roster

2017–18 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Karli Rucker 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrNorth Scott Eldridge, IA
G 5 Nicole Kroeger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrPalmyra Palmyra, MO
G 10 Ellie Howell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrManson Northwest Webster Manson, IA
F 11 Bre Gunnels 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSoutheast Kansas City, MO
F 15 Dariann Garrison-Nickerson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrDes Moines East West Des Moines, IA
G 21 Riley Wheatcraft 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrPrior Lake Prior Lake, MN
G 22 Rose Simon-Ressler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoWestern Dubuque Epworth, IA
G 23 Kennedy Kirkpatrick 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrFree State
Bowling Green
Lawrence, KS
G 24 Mikaela Morgan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrIowa City West Coralville, IA
F 32 Heidi Hillyard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoMediapolis Burlington, IA
F 34 Taylor Hagen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrBlooming Prairie Blooming Prairie, MN
G 41 Abby Gerrits 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoPewaukee Pewaukee, WI
F 42 Marissa Robson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrStoughton Oregon, WI
F 50 Megan Maahs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoWestern Dubuque Epworth, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2018

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2017*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Sioux Falls W 80–53 
McLeod Center (1,110)
Cedar Falls, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
IUPUI L 48–54  0–1
McLeod Center (1,852)
Cedar Falls, IA
11/14/2017*
7:00 pm, PSN/ESPN3
Iowa State W 57–53  1–1
McLeod Center (2,099)
Cedar Falls, IA
11/21/2017*
6:00 pm
at Creighton L 78–89 2OT 1–2
D. J. Sokol Arena (632)
Omaha, NE
11/25/2017*
11:00 am
vs. Wyoming
UCF Thanksgiving Classic
W 55–40  2–2
CFE Arena 
Orlando, FL
11/26/2017*
12:30 pm
at UCF
UCF Thanksgiving Classic
L 43–53  2–3
CFE Arena (2,755)
Orlando, FL
11/30/2017*
7:00 pm
at South Dakota State L 47–57  2–4
Frost Arena (1,760)
Brookings, SD
12/02/2017*
2:00 pm, FSNOR
at North Dakota L 72–80  2–5
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,877)
Grand Forks, ND
12/06/2017*
7:00 pm
at Omaha L 74–78  2–6
Baxter Arena (995)
Omaha, NE
12/10/2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
UW–Parkside W 92–62  3–6
McLeod Center (1,131)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 25 Iowa L 47–71  3–7
McLeod Center (3,008)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/21/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kansas State W 72–71  4–7
Bramlage Coliseum (3,260)
Manhattan, KS
Missouri Valley Conference Regular season
12/29/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 70–41  5–7
(1–0)
McLeod Center (1,234)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/31/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso W 77–56  6–7
(2–0)
McLeod Center (1,368)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/05/2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 53–60 OT 6–8
(2–1)
SIU Arena (703)
Carbondale, IL
01/07/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 52–62  6–9
(2–2)
JQH Arena (1,871)
Springfield, MO
01/12/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 65–41  7–9
(3–2)
McLeod Center (1,596)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/14/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State W 59–53  8–9
(4–2)
McLeod Center (1,486)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/19/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake L 64–81  8–10
(4–3)
Knapp Center (3,331)
Des Moines, IA
01/26/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley W 56–40  9–10
(5–3)
Renaissance Coliseum (786)
Peoria, IL
01/28/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State W 58–36  10–10
(6–3)
Redbird Arena (1,073)
Normal, IL
02/02/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State L 52–57  10–11
(7–3)
McLeod Center (1,406)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/04/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 71–63  11–11
(7–4)
McLeod Center (1,387)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/09/2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State W 56–46  12–11
(8–4)
Hulman Center (1,639)
Terre Haute, IN
02/11/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville W 85–60  13–11
(9–4)
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (374)
Evansville, IN
02/16/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake L 67–72  13–12
(9–5)
McLeod Center (1,966)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/23/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State W 66–48  14–12
(10–5)
McLeod Center (1,461)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/25/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley W 63–50  15–12
(11–5)
McLeod Center (1,166)
Cedar Falls, IA
03/01/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso W 76–53  16–12
(12–5)
Athletics–Recreation Center (260)
Valparaiso, IN
03/03/2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago W 64–38  17–12
(13–5)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (342)
Chicago, IL
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/09/2018
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (6) Illinois State
Quarterfinals
W 56–36  18–12
TaxSlayer Center (1,706)
Moline, IL
03/10/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (2) Missouri State
Semifinals
W 70–58  19–12
TaxSlayer Center (2,129)
Moline, IL
03/11/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (1) Drake
Championship Game
L 63–75  19–13
TaxSlayer Center (2,169)
Moline, IL
WNIT
03/15/2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Milwaukee
First Round
L 67–81  19–14
McLeod Center (1,105)
Cedar Falls, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2017–18 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

References

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