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1 UNI QUICK FACTS HEAD COACH TANYA WARREN Alma Mater:...Creighton, 88 Career Record: (10 Years) Record at UNI:...Same MVC Record: Postseason Appearances:...7 NCAA Tournament Appearances:...3 ASSISTANT COACHES Brad Nelson:...17th Season (Oregon, 94) Steven Fennelly:...1st Season (Iowa State, 07) KK Armstrong:...2nd Season (UNI, 12) SUPPORT STAFF Amanda Frost:...Director of Operations (1st Season) Jenna Power:...Graduate Manager (2nd Season) Katie Schulte:...Athletic Trainer (2nd Season) TEAM HISTORY First Year of Basketball : All-Time Record: All-Time MVC Record (92-Present): Postseason Appearances:...10 NCAA Tournament Appearances:...3 Automatic NCAA Tournament Bids:...2 At-Large NCAA Tournament Bids:...1 Last Postseason Appearances: (NCAAT/1st Rd) MVC Regular-Season Titles: , 2016 MVC Tournament Titles: , 2011 VENUE INFORMATION Name:...McLeod Center Arena Opened: Capacity:...6,650 Largest Crowd:...4,077 (Iowa, 11/19/11) Record at Dome: UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location:...Cedar Falls, Iowa (41,390) Founded: Enrollment:...11,907 Colors:...Purple & Old Gold Nickname:... Panthers Mascot:...TK Fight Song:... UNI Fight Affiliation:...NCAA Div. I Conference:...Missouri Valley President:...Dr. Mark Nook Athletic Director:...David Harris Senior Women s Administrator:...Christina Roybal UNI ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Tyson Rodgers Assistant Director (Football/Women s Basketball/Cross Country/Track & Field) Office: (319) Cell: (662) Tyson.Rodgers@UNI.edu Colin McDonough Assistant AD (Men s Basketball/Volleyball) Office: (319) Cell: (319) Colin.McDonough@UNI.edu Michelle Van Dorn Assistant AD (Video/Social Media/Wrestling) Office: (319) Cell: (319) Michelle.Vandorn@UNI.edu Linnea Kangas Post-Grad Assistant (SOC, Tennis, Swim & Dive) LJkangas@UNI..edu GENERAL INFORMATION SINGLE-GAME CREDENTIALS Credentials for individual games should be requested at least four days in advance through Tyson Rodgers (Tyson.Rodgers@UNI.edu) or Colin McDonough (Colin.McDonough@ UNI.edu). MEDIA PARKING Media parking for UNI home games is located in the West UNI-Dome lot, located off Panther Parkway MEDIA WILL CALL The will call window for credentials is located at the McLeod Center ticket office (west side). The window will open two hours prior to tipoff and will close five minutes prior to kickoff. MCLEOD CENTER LOCATION The McLeod Center is located at the intersection of W. 27th St. and Hudson Road, directly south of the UNI-Dome. The easiest way to travel to UNI is via Interstate 380 or US 63 from the south. INTERVIEW ROOM Staff and no more than four student-athletes will be available for post-game interviews following the contest in the media room located through the tunnel leading to player locker rooms. VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS For highlights of Panther games, contact Assistant AD for New Media, Michelle Van Dorn (Michelle.Vandorn@UNI.edu.)

2 GENERAL INFORMATION UNI MEDIA SCHEDULE MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY COACH WARREN 12 P.M. WEEKLY PRESSER PLAYER/COACH AVAILABILITY BEFORE OR AFTER PRACTICE PLAYER/COACH AVAILABILITY BEFORE OR AFTER PRACTICE PLAYER/COACH AVAILABILITY BEFORE OR AFTER PRACTICE PLAYER/COACH AVAILABILITY BEFORE OR AFTER PRACTICE SELECT PLAYERS AVAILABLE AFTER ALL REQUESTS MUST BE MADE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE ALL REQUESTS MUST BE MADE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE ALL REQUESTS MUST BE MADE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE ALL REQUESTS MUST BE MADE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE RADIO: Panthers Sports Radio (Flagship KXEL/1540-AM) Play-by-Play:... Chris Kleinhans-Schulz ONLINE: UNIPanthers.com UNIPanthers.com offers the most complete and comprehensive post-game coverage of the Panthers anywhere. Visit for game recaps, video highlights, press conferences, stats, photos and more. SOCIAL MEDIA: #UNIFIGHT Facebook:... UNIFootball Snapchat:...UNIAthletics YouTube:...UNI Athletics WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCES Head coach Tanya Warren will be available for interview at her weekly media press conference, held each Monday during the season in the McLeoad Center s Alumni Suite. The press conference will begin at approximately noon. INTERVIEW REQUESTS All interview requests can be made through UNI Athletic Communications 24 hours in advance. Media wishing to make an interview request can contact Tyson Rodgers (Tyson.Rodgers@UNI. edu/ ). OPEN PRACTICE POLICY UNI s basketball practices will be made open to media upon approval from the UNI Athletic Communications office. All requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance. AVAILABILITY Student-athletes and staff are available upon request throughout each week of the season. Phone interviews may be conduct as well. All requests must be made 24 hours in advance through the UNI Athletic Communications staff. THE VALLEY ON ESPN3 ESPN has agreed to air MVC events across ESPN platforms through the academic year. As a result, UNI women s basketball will be on ESPN3 four times this season. For a full schedule, visit LIVE STATS Live stats for each UNI Panther basketball game will be provided at leading up to each game for a direct link to the live stats feed. TICKETS Fans can purchase season and single-game tickets to UNI Panther basketball home games through UNITIX. Call or visit

3 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME 11.5 SIOUX FALLS (EXH.) CEDAR FALLS 4 P.M. CT IUPUI CEDAR FALLS 7 P.M. CT IOWA STATE CEDAR FALLS 7 P.M. CT at Creighton Omaha, Neb. 7 p.m. CT vs. Wyoming Orlando, Fla. 11 a.m. CT at UCF Orlando, Fla. 12:30 P.M at South Dakota State Brookings, SD 7 p.m. CT 12.2 at North Dakota Grand Forks, ND TBA 12.6 at Nebraska-Omaha Omaha, Neb. 7 p.m. CT WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE CEDAR FALLS 1 P.M. CT IOWA CEDAR FALLS 2 P.M. CT at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. 7 p.m. CT LOYOLA-CHICAGO* CEDAR FALLS TBA VALPARAISO* CEDAR FALLS TBA 1.5 at Southern Illinois*^ Carbondale, Ill. 6 p.m. CT 1.7 at Missouri State* Springfield, Mo. TBA 1.12 EVANSVILLE* CEDAR FALLS 7 P.M. CT 1.14 INDIANA STATE* CEDAR FALLS 2 P.M. CT 1.19 at Drake*^ Des Moines, Iowa 7 p.m. CT 1.26 at Bradley* Peoria, Ill. TBA 1.28 at Illinois State* Normal, Ill. TBA 2.2 MISSOURI STATE* CEDAR FALLS 7 P.M. CT 2.4 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* CEDAR FALLS 2 P.M. CT 2.9 at Indiana State* Terre Haute, Ind. TBA 2.11 at Evansville* Evansville, Ind. TBA 2.16 DRAKE*^ CEDAR FALLS 7 P.M. CT 2.23 ILLINOIS STATE*^ CEDAR FALLS 7 P.M. CT 2.25 BRADLEY* CEDAR FALLS 2 P.M. CT 3.1 at Valparaiso* Valparaiso, Ind. TBA 3.3 at Loyola-Chicago* Chicago, Ill. TBA MVC Tournament Quad Cities TBA ALL CAPS - Home game TBA - Time to be announced % - UCF Tournament (Orlando, Fla.) * - Missouri Valley Conference game ^ - The Valley on ESPN3 game

GENERAL ROSTER INFORMATION 2017-18 WOMEN S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Prev. School 3 Karli Rucker G 5-6 Fr.

4 GENERAL ROSTER INFORMATION WOMEN S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Prev. School 3 Karli Rucker G 5-6 Fr. Eldridge, Iowa / North Scott 5 Nicole Kroeger G 5-10 Fr. Palmyra, Mo. / Palmyra 10 Ellie Howell G 5-9 RJr. Manson, Iowa / Manson Northwest Webster 11 Bre Gunnels F 6-1 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. / Southeast 15 Dariann Garrison-Nickerson F 5-10 Jr. West Des Moines, Iowa / Des Moines East 21 Riley Wheatcraft G 5-11 Fr. Prior Lake, Minn. / Prior Lake 22 Rose Simon-Ressler G 5-10 RSo. Epworth, Iowa / Western Dubuque 23 Kennedy Kirkpatrick G 5-10 RSr. Lawrence, Kan. / Free State 24 Mikaela Morgan G 5-10 Jr. Coralville, Iowa / Iowa City West 32 Heidi Hillyard F 6-0 RSo. Burlington, Iowa / Mediapolis 34 Taylor Hagen F 6-1 Jr. Blooming Prairie, Minn. / Blooming Prairie 41 Abby Gerrits G 5-10 So. Pewaukee, Wis. / Pewaukee 42 Marissa Robson F 6-1 Fr. Oregon, Wis. / Stoughton 50 Megan Maahs F 6-1 So. Epworth, Iowa / Western Dubuque COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach: Tanya Warren (Creighton 88) Associate Head Coach: Brad Nelson (Oregon, 94) Assistant Coach: KK Armstrong (UNI, 12) Assistant Coach: Steven Fennelly (Iowa State, 07) Director of Operations: Amanda Frost (Mount Mercy, 15) Graduate Manager: Jenna Power (Coe College [IA], 16) Athletic Trainer: Katie Schulte (Iowa State, 10) No. Name 15 Dariann Garrison-Nickerson 41 Abby Gerrits 11 Bre Gunnels 34 Taylor Hagen 32 Heidi Hillyard 10 Ellie Howell 23 Kennedy Kirkpatrick 5 Nicole Kroeger 50 Megan Maahs 24 Mikaela Morgan 42 Marissa Robson 3 Karli Rucker 22 Rose Simon-Ressler 21 Riley Wheatcraft PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #3 Karli Rucker (Rhymes with trucker ) #5 Nicole Kroeger (Cray-ger) #11 Bre Gunnels (GUN-uhls) #15 Dariann Garrison-Nickerson (Dare-Eee-In) #21 Riley Wheatcraft (Wheat-Craft) #22 Rose Simon-Ressler (Wrestler) #24 Mikaela Morgan (Meh-KAY-La) #34 Taylor Hagen (Hay-Gen) #41 Abby Gerrits (Rhymes with carrots ) #42 Marissa Robson (ROB-son) #50 Megan Maahs (Ma-AH-z)

5 PHOTO ROSTER KARLI RUCKER 3 Fr. Guard 5-6 Eldridge, Iowa NICOLE KROEGER 5 Fr. Guard 5-10 Palmyra, Mo. ELLIE HOWELL 10 RJr. Guard 5-9 Manson, Iowa BRE GUNNELS 11 Fr. Forward 6-1 Kansas City, Mo. DARIANN GARRISON-NICKERSON 15 Jr. Forward 5-10 West Des Moines, Iowa RILEY WHEATCRAFT 21 Fr. Guard 5-11 Prior Lake, Minn. ROSE SIMON-RESSLER 22 RSo. Guard 5-10 Epworth, Iowa KENNEDY KIRKPATRICK 23 RSr. Guard 5-10 Lawrence, Kan. MIKAELA MORGAN 24 Jr. Guard 5-10 Coralville, Iowa HEIDI HILLYARD 32 RSo. Forward 6-0 Burlington, Iowa TAYLOR HAGEN 34 Jr. Forward 6-1 Blooming Prarie, Minn. ABBY GERRITS 41 So. Guard 5-10 Pewaukee, Wis. MARISSA ROBSON 42 Fr. Forward 6-1 Oregon, Wis. MEGAN MAAHS 50 So. Forward 6-1 Epworth, Iowa TANYA WARREN HC 11th Year Creighton, 88

ROSTER BREAKDOWN STARTERS RETURNING (2) HT CL POS GP/GS PPG RPG APG MPG Megan Maahs 6-1 So. F 33/25 7.5 6.7 1.1 24.5 Mikaela Morgan 5-10 Jr. G 33/24 7.2 2.9 1.8 22.

6 ROSTER BREAKDOWN STARTERS RETURNING (2) HT CL POS GP/GS PPG RPG APG MPG Megan Maahs 6-1 So. F 33/ Mikaela Morgan 5-10 Jr. G 33/ OTHERS RETURNING (7) HT CL POS GP/GS PPG RPG APG MPG Ellie Howell 5-9 RJr. G 31/ Abby Gerrits 5-10 So. G 20/ Kennedy Kirkpatrick 5-10 RSr. G 33/ Taylor Hagen 6-1 Jr. F 33/ Rose Simon-Ressler 5-10 RSo. G 22/ Heidi Hillyard 6-0 RSo. F 31/ Dariann Garrison-Nickerson 5-10 Jr. F 14/ LETTERWINNERS LOST (3) HT CL POS GP/GS PPG RPG APG MPG Madison Weekly 5-7 Sr. G 33/33 15, Angie Davison 5-9 Sr. G 33/ Hannah Schonhardt 6-2 Sr. F 33/ NEWCOMERS (5) HT CL POS Karli Rucker 5-6 Fr. G Nicole Kroeger 5-10 Fr. G Bre Gunnels 6-1 Fr. F Riley Wheatcraft 5-11 Fr. G Marissa Robson 6-1 Fr. F

7 COMBINED STATS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 02 Weekly, Madison Herzberg, Ellie Maahs, Megan Morgan, Mikaela Davison, Angie Schonhardt, Hannah Kirkpatrick, Kennedy Hagen, Taylor Gerrits, Abby Hillyard, Heidi Simon-Ressler, Rose Garrison, Dariann Criswell, Mariah Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UNI OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th O T OT2 Totals UNI Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/11/16 at IUPUI W /15/16 at Iowa State L /20/16 WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE W /23/16 at Oklahoma State L /25/16 vs Idaho W /26/16 vs Denver W /1/16 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L /4/16 at Iowa L /10/16 CREIGHTON W /18/16 NORTH DAKOTA W /22/16 KANSAS STATE W * 12/30/16 at Missouri State W * 1/1/17 at Wichita State W * 1/6/17 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W * 1/8/17 EVANSVILLE W * 1/13/17 at Illinois State W * 1/15/17 at Bradley W * 1/20/17 INDIANA STATE W * 1/22/17 LOYOLA W * 1/27/17 DRAKE Lo * 2/3/17 at Evansville W ** 2/5/17 at Southern Illinois L * 2/10/17 BRADLEY W * 2/12/17 ILLINOIS STATE W * 2/17/17 at Loyola W * 2/19/17 at Indiana State Wot * 2/24/17 at Drake L * 3/2/17 WICHITA STATE W * 3/4/17 MISSOURI STATE W /10/17 vs Bradley W /11/17 vs Evansville W /12/17 vs Drake Lot /17/17 vs DePaul L * - Conference game

8 COMBINED STATS (MVC ONLY) RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 02 Weekly, Madison Herzberg, Ellie Maahs, Megan Morgan, Mikaela Kirkpatrick, Kennedy Gerrits, Abby Schonhardt, Hannah Hagen, Taylor Davison, Angie Hillyard, Heidi Simon-Ressler, Rose Garrison, Dariann Criswell, Mariah Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UNI OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. * 12/30/16 at Missouri State W * 1/1/17 at Wichita State W * 1/6/17 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W * 1/8/17 EVANSVILLE W * 1/13/17 at Illinois State W * 1/15/17 at Bradley W * 1/20/17 INDIANA STATE W * 1/22/17 LOYOLA W * 1/27/17 DRAKE Lo * 2/3/17 at Evansville W ** 2/5/17 at Southern Illinois L * 2/10/17 BRADLEY W * 2/12/17 ILLINOIS STATE W * 2/17/17 at Loyola W * 2/19/17 at Indiana State Wot * 2/24/17 at Drake L * 3/2/17 WICHITA STATE W * 3/4/17 MISSOURI STATE W * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th O T OT2 Totals UNI Opponents

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