ST.LOUIS – UNI women's basketball was picked second in the Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Poll and junior Forward Megan Maahs was named to the Preseason All-Conference Team released by the Conference Thursday.
Defending champion Drake received 35 first-place votes and 363 points overall. UNI garnered four first-place votes and 325 points. Missouri State, Southern Illinois and Illinois State rounded out the remainder of the top-five.
The Panthers enter the 2018-19 season with four consecutive post-season appearances. UNI went 13-5 in MVC play last season before falling to Drake in the Missouri Valley Conference Championship game.