CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Led by 21 points from redshirt junior Ellie Howell, the University of Northern Iowa women's basketball team (6-7, 2-0 MVC) withstood a late rally from Valparaiso (7-6, 0-2 MVC) to stay unbeaten in Missouri Valley Conference play and secure a 77-56 victory.
UNI led for nearly the entire game, but Valpo cut the deficit to 53-46 midway through the fourth quarter, before the Panthers stormed back to retake control of the game on a Kennedy Kirkpatrick 3-pointer and Howell layup.