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2022–23 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team

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2022–23 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record23–10 (16–4 MVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrad Nelson
Assistant coaches
  • Nate Oakland
  • Katelin Oney
Home arenaMcLeod Center
Seasons
2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois State 17 3   .850 24 9   .727
Belmont 17 3   .850 23 12   .657
Northern Iowa 16 4   .800 23 10   .697
Missouri State 14 6   .700 20 12   .625
Drake 14 6   .700 22 9   .710
UIC 9 11   .450 19 17   .528
Southern Illinois 8 12   .400 12 19   .387
Murray State 7 13   .350 15 16   .484
Evansville 6 14   .300 11 19   .367
Indiana State 6 14   .300 11 19   .367
Valparaiso 5 15   .250 7 23   .233
Bradley 1 19   .050 4 28   .125
2023 MVC tournament winner
As of March 19, 2023

The 2022–23 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers were led by head coach Tanya Warren in her sixteenth season, and played their home games at the McLeod Center as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

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The Panthers finished the 2021–22 season with a 23–11 record, including 13–5 in Missouri Valley Conference play. They received a bid to the 2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the second round.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Anaya Barney 1 G 5'11" Freshman Cedar Falls, IA Transferred to Coastal Carolina
Karli Rucker 3 G 5'6" Senior Eldridge, IA Graduated
Nicole Kroeger 5 G 5'9" Senior Palmyra, MO Graduated
Bre Gunnels 11 F 6'1" Senior Kansas City, MO Graduated
Taryn McKee 21 C 6'3" Freshman Keosauqua, IA Personal Reasons
Sara McCullough 25 F 6'0" Redshirt Freshman Ankeny, IA Personal Reasons
Kiana Barney 33 F 6'1" Redshirt Junior Cedar Falls, IA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Ellie Foster 3 G 5'11" Redshirt Freshman Dike, IA Green Bay
Rachael Heittola 32 C 6'3" Junior Belleville, WI Bemidji State

Roster

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2022–23 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Maya McDermott 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Johnston Johnston, IA
G 2 Cailyn Morgan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Iowa City West Coralville, IA
G 3 Ellie Foster 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Dike-New Hartford Dike, IA
G 4 Emerson Green 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA
F 5 Ryley Goebel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Center Point-Urbana Center Point, IA
G 12 Kam Finley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA
G 14 Riley Wright 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Marion Marion, IA
G 22 Taryn Wharton 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Bellevue West Bellevue, NE
G 24 Kayba Laube 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Marion Marion, IA
C 30 Cynthia Wolf 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA
C 32 Rachael Heittola 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Belleville Belleville, WI
F 42 Grace Boffeli 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So North Scott Eldridge, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 20, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2022*
6:00 pm
Cornell W 97–46 
 18  Boffeli   11  Boffeli   5  McDermott  McLeod Center (1,832)
Cedar Falls, IA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
St. Thomas (MN) W 58–46  1–0
 19  Boffeli   10  Boffeli   2  McDermott  McLeod Center (1,652)
Cedar Falls, IA
November 13, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Louis W 84–64  2–0
 23  McDermott   12  Boffeli   5  Boffeli  McLeod Center (1,966)
Cedar Falls, IA
November 16, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 7 Iowa State L 85–88  2–1
 26  Boffeli   7  Boffeli   3  McDermott  McLeod Center (2,744)
Cedar Falls, IA
November 20, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 20 Creighton L 66–85  2–2
 14  McDermott   8  Goebel   2  McDermott  McLeod Center (2,110)
Cedar Falls, IA
November 24, 2022*
8:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Tulane
Cancun Challenge
W 82–60  3–2
 20  McDermott   13  Wolf   5  Wolf  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (89)
Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
November 25, 2022*
5:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Vanderbilt
Cancun Challenge
W 65–62  4–2
 15  Boffeli   10  Wolf   4  Green  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (125)
Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
December 3, 2022*
7:00 pm, GoJacks.com
at South Dakota State L 69–80  4–3
 17  Green   5  Wolf   3  McDermott  Frost Arena (1,859)
Brookings, SD
December 6, 2022*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
North Dakota State W 79–70  5–3
 17  Boffeli   8  Boffeli   3  McDermott  McLeod Center (1,852)
Cedar Falls, IA
December 18, 2022*
2:00 pm, B1G+
at No. 12 Iowa L 74–88  5–4
 16  Boffeli   8  Wolf   3  McDermott  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,394)
Iowa City, IA
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
December 30, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley W 83-64  6-4
(1-0)
 17  Boffeli   7  Boffeli   6  McDermott  Renaissance Coliseum (400)
Peoria, IL
January 1, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Illinois State W 74-64  7-4
(2-0)
 25  Boffeli   12  Boffeli   9  McDermott  Redbird Arena (1,035)
Normal, IL
January 6, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Murray State W 81-54  8-4
(3-0)
 21  Boffeli   14  Boffeli   4  McDermott  McLeod Center (1,814)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 8, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Belmont L 61-67  8-5
(3-1)
 14  McDermott   9  Wolf   3  McDermott  McLeod Center (2,110)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 11, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Drake W 70-69  9-5
(4-1)
 19  McDermott   11  Boffeli   6  McDermott  Knapp Center (2,563)
Des Moines, IA
January 15, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Evansville W 73-68  10-5
(5-1)
 17  Boffeli   10  Boffeli   4  Wolf  Meeks Family Fieldhouse (382)
Evansville, IN
January 19, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Valparaiso W 89-58  11-5
(6-1)
 18  Boffeli   8  Wolf   3  McDermott  McLeod Center (1,889)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 21, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
UIC W 79-44  12-5
(7-1)
 12  McDermott   8  Boffeli   3  Wharton  McLeod Center (1,966)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 26, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Missouri State L 67-71  12-6
(7-2)
 17  McDermott   7  Boffeli   3  McDermott  Great Southern Bank Arena (1,976)
Springfield, MO
January 28, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Illinois W 94-81  13-6
(8-2)
 26  Green   10  Boffeli   5  Boffeli  Banterra Center (475)
Carbondale, IL
February 1, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Drake W 49-47  14-6
(9-2)
 12  McDermott   11  Boffeli   3  McDermott  McLeod Center (2,757)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 5, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Indiana State W 91-51  15-6
(10-2)
 23  Boffeli   8  Boffeli   5  Wharton  McLeod Center (2,278)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 10, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UIC W 55-47  16-6
(11-2)
 20  Boffeli   9  Boffeli   5  McDermott  Credit Union 1 Arena (923)
Chicago, IL
February 12, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Valparaiso W 83-60  17-6
(12-2)
 19  McDermott   11  Boffeli   7  McDermott  Athletics-Recreation Center (321)
Valparaiso, IN
February 16, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Illinois State L 70-72  17-7
(12-3)
 17  McDermott   10  Boffeli   3  McDermott  McLeod Center (2,020)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 18, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Bradley W 76-50  18-7
(13-3)
 17  Boffeli   7  Boffeli   5  McDermott  McLeod Center (2,086)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 23, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Belmont L 77-82  18-8
(13-4)
 19  Boffeli   11  Boffeli   3  McDermott  Curb Event Center (771)
Nashville, TN
February 25, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Murray State W 76-46  19-8
(14-4)
 18  Boffeli   11  Boffeli   3  McDermott  CFSB Center (1,314)
Murray, KY
March 2, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Illinois W 85-76  20-8
(15-4)
 21  Boffeli   11  Boffeli   4  McDermott  McLeod Center (1,913)
Cedar Falls, IA
March 4, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State W 86-67  21-8
(16-4)
 24  Green   9  Green   3  Green  McLeod Center (2,351)
Cedar Falls, IA
MVC Tournament
March 10, 2023
8:30 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (6) UIC
Quarterfinals
W 73-57  22–8
 23  Boffeli   8  Boffeli   3  Heittola  Vibrant Arena at The MARK (1,341)
Moline, IL
March 11, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (2) Belmont
Semifinals
L 62-69  22–9
 15  McDermott   13  Boffeli   7  McDermott  Vibrant Arena at The MARK (2,005)
Moline, IL
Women's National Invitation Tournament
March 16, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Colorado State
First Round
W 88-76  23–9
 21  McDermott   15  Boffeli   5  McDermott  McLeod Center (988)
Cedar Falls, IA
March 19, 2023
2:00 pm, B1G+
at Nebraska
Second Round
L 57-77  23–10
 19  McDermott   9  Boffeli   2  McDermott  Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,478)
Lincoln, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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References

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  1. ^ "UNI eliminated from WNIT with 62-55 loss to Drake". wcfcourier.com. March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". unipanthers.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.