It’s never easy when the UNI Panthers come to town and Sunday evening was no different. The Panthers went toe-to-toe with the 15th ranked Cyclones at Hilton Coliseum, outscoring them in 3 of the 4 quarters. Where did the Cyclones make up for that? Oh, just a casual 17-3 domination of the 2nd quarter. With a mix of a suffocating defense and hitting timely shots on the offensive end, the Cyclones took an 11 point lead into the half after being outscored 20-17 in the first quarter.
Much of the success from the Cyclones offense came down low with the frontcourt duo of Morgan Kane and Beatriz Jordao who combined to go 10-12 from the floor for 21 points and 11 rebounds (all from Morgan Kane.