ORLANDO, Fla. – Led by a balanced attack on Saturday, the University of Northern Iowa women's basketball team (2-2) kicked off the UCF Thanksgiving Classic with a 55-40 victory over previously-undefeated Wyoming (4-1).
With the win, UNI improved to 2-2 on the season while Wyoming dropped its first game of the year and fell to 4-1 overall.
Junior Mikaela Morgan paced the Panthers with a season-high 15 points after knocking down 3-of-7 from 3-point land. Sophomore Megan Maahs added 10 points, while grabbing nine rebounds to just miss out on her third double-double of the season.