The Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represents the

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, located in

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, in

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competition. UNI is currently a member of the

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History

The modern intercollegiate era of University of Northern Iowa (UNI) women's basketball began in 1968. Wanda Green coached these early UNI teams from 1968-78. UNI’s next head coach, Sandra Williamson (1978-80), oversaw the team’s move to the UNI Dome. J.D. Anderson (1980-84) was head coach when the program joined NCAA Division I basketball competition in the 1982-83 season. Kim Mayden was the Panthers’ next head coach from 1984-89. Terri Laswell (1989-95) led UNI during the team’s transition to the Missouri Valley Conference in 1992. Tony DiCecco was head coach from 1995-2007. The Panthers moved to the McLeod Center at the end of DiCecco's tenure. Current UNI women’s basketball head coach Tanya Warren started with the Panthers in 2007. Warren has led the team to 12 postseason appearances in her 16 years as head coach. Under Warren, the Panthers made their first trip to the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball tournament in 2010. UNI returned to the NCAA tournament in 2011 and 2017. On March 4, 2017, Tanya Warren became the all-time wins leader in UNI women's basketball history when she reached her 184th career win with a victory over Missouri State. Warren has been named Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year three times. With Warren as coach, the UNI women won Missouri Valley Conference regular season titles in 2011 and 2016 and Missouri Valley Conference tournament championships in 2010 and 2011.

Rivalries

The school has several statewide and national rivalries. In Iowa, typically UNI plays two, if not three of its Iowa neighbors each season. The university plays the

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, and

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. Additionally, other UNI basketball rivals include, but are not limited to,

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, Indiana State,

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, and

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NCAA tournament results

References

External links

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