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CME brings Irelandnative poets to campus for a taste of culture.

Columnist Davidson challenges the warnings against social media presence.

Panthers fall to Illinois State in Wednesday’s game, 3-1. Panthers play Loyola Sunday.

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Band reaches fundraising goal CASSIDY NOBLE Staff Writer

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Students in the Panther Marching Band march on the UNI Dome field during the UNI vs. Tennessee Tech home game. PMB members will depart Dec. 28 until Jan. 4 to perform in the London New Year’s day parade.

Less than three months away from their departure to London, the Panther Marching Band achieved another goal in their fundraiser agenda, collecting $7,500 from a crowdsourcing website.

After their most recent fundraising goal had been met, 178 members of the band raised a grand total of approximately $9,000, not including family and friend donations.

The current balance will go towards offsetting the cost for band members by helping pay for transportation, shipping the instruments and

uniforms and dry cleaning the uniforms once their weeklong trip is over to start next year.

PMB will be in London Dec. 28 until Jan. 4 to perform New Year’s day parade, which will be televised to over 300 million people worldwide.

The PMB was handselected by the committee of the London New Year’s Day Parade earlier this year.

“They try to identify bands of a certain quality,” said Professor Danny Galyen, director of PMB. “We were recognized for our high quality and our high achievement level.”

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UNI student to work Sweetest Swing in Baseball with Louis Vuitton AUTUMN SEMPÉRÉ Theatre Critic

IAN SHILLHANEK Staff Writer

A University of Northern Iowa student was chosen to attend the Academy of Business Southeast USA chapter’s international conference.

Molly Banes, a senior supply chain and management information systems double major, will travel to Miami Oct. 23 to 25. Banes is the only student from the Midwest who was selected to attend.

At this conference, a symposium called X-Culture takes students from around the world to work on global teams for cases from an international company.

This year, the students will work with Louis Vuitton and are looking at internationalization strategies and coming

up with ideas on how they can best compete in international markets.

Each student is partnered with three or four other students from around the world.

These students with different backgrounds will come together to invent an original solution to a problem that Louis Vuitton puts in front of them.

“Molly hasn’t had experience in dealing with global groups, and the globalization of supply chains in organizations generally over the past couple of decades has really necessitated this drive to be able to function within these global groups,” said Dr. Andy Anderson, instructor of management.

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Theatre UNI opened the 2014-2015 season with Pulitzer Prize nominee Rebecca Gilman’s 2004 dark comedic drama “The Sweetest Swing in Baseball.”

After a disastrous art exhibit following the steady decline of her career and rejection by her long-term boyfriend Roy, (Thaddeus Klenske, senior theatre major), Dana (Madeline Achen, senior theatre major) is admitted to a psychiatric ward after her attempted suicide.

She’s surprised to find relief from her constant paranoia and anxiety in the established daily routine and budding friendship between herself, recovering alcoholic Michael (Deng Xayasouk, senior theatre major) and celebrity stalker Gary (David Wasserman, senior individual

studies major).

When the ten days that her insurance will cover in the ward are up, Dana concocts a plan to convince her psychiatrist, Dr. Gilbert (Erika Kuhn,

sophomore theatre major) that she has a more serious mental disorder than suicidal depression.

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Madeline Achen, senior theatre major playing Dana, and Deng Zayaxouk, senior theatre major, playing Michael bond in the psychiatric ward after Dana’s attempted suicide.

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The students going to London still have to pay the $3,100 bill each to participate but fundraising efforts will continue.

Only after all the payments have been collected do the students receive reimbursement for their efforts.

The PMB will hold their first indoor concert on Nov. 17. The hour-long concert will include all of their halftime and pre-game shows for the season. Tickets are $12 with $10 going directly towards the members’ expenses.

Alanna Verner, a second year member of the band and a sophomore real estate and finance major, along with other members in charge of fundraising activities said it was difficult to get people to start donating towards their cause.

“It was hard to get people on board, we had to say ‘hey

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Part of the PMB clarinet section forms a line in their halftime performance during the Tennessee Tech home game.

this band from Iowa is going to London, want to help us go?’” Verner said.

In addition to the parade, PMB students will have the opportunity to visit other parts of England such as Stonehenge and the London Eye. They will take walking tours of London and have time to explore on their own.

“Just being able to spend New Year’s in London with

all of my closest friends is just so exciting,” Verner said.

PMB members are excited about their trip and the memories that they will create.

“The PMB is just a giant family,” Victoria Chargo, senior music education major said. “Just being able to spend New Year’s with them is going to be fun, it will be a great time to be with the PMB.”

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“So I think she will bring a lot to the table with her technical knowledge and she will come out very wellversed on how to integrate herself into these global groups.”

The X-Culture project is a collaborative effort of instructors around the world who strive to enhance learning in their Inter national Business courses by providing their students with an opportunity to gain first-hand experience in international collaboration and crosscultural communication, according to the AIB-SE website.

Anderson also thinks this symposium will be a fantastic opportunity for Banes. “She will gain skills you can’t gain in the classroom, you just can’t get these skills in a meaningful way through classroom instruction. She will put herself in a very strong position not only for jobs out of college but moving up in the corporate ladder if she chooses to go that route.”

The case that Banes’ group is working on is a scenario in which Louis Vuitton goes to Latin America to see where competitors are and where the best locations would be.

The other case the group could have chosen was increasing customer service in Louis Vuitton’s stores.

“Things like this are really important and great resume builders and shows great experience,” said Banes.

“Recently I did a competition in Detroit as well, so stuff like that and the experience with different companies as well as other people shows really good teamwork.”

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My social media means my image ASHLEY DAVIDSON davidaab @uni.edu

I am unsure if I received this lecture because I am a public relations major, but since my freshman year, social media lectures have come up quite frequently.

Time and time again, professors, student organization executives and other professionals stress the importance of social media monitoring during college and beyond.

Although I understand the way we represent ourselves publicly reflects organiza-

tions we are a part of, I cannot help but disagree with some of the personal branding suggestions brought by others.

Every time I receive this lecture, regardless of the setting, I get angry at how the information is presented. As a young adult, one does not need to use scare tactics to affect my actions. It is belittling and doesn’t work for me.

One of my professors used the statistic, “59 percent of employers have rejected a candidate based on social media profiles.” That statistic was very vague. How much education do these candidates have? Which social media

. . . people are telling me to not express myself freely.

platforms were these people using? The statistic was overwhelming, but I could not help but ask those other questions.

The biggest issue I face with social media lecturing is that people are telling me to not express myself freely.

I am told to watch what I say because present or future employers may not like it.

Of course, I recognize that extremely ignorant posts can prove these statistics true.

No more red herring, please ERIC BOISEN

boisen @uni.edu

A red herring, besides being a dried, smoked fish, is a logical fallacy.

A red herring means using a topic to bait-and-switch someone into discussing another issue. According to “Asking the right questions: a guide to critical thinking,” three things happen during a red herring fallacy: (1).

Topic A is being discussed; (2). Topic B is introduced as though it is relevant to topic A, but it is not; and (3). Topic A is abandoned.

Everyone is guilty of using the red herring fallacy.

I, myself, have been guilty of using this logical fallacy in my writings.

Red herrings can be tricky to spot and hard to stop once they have been introduced.

Once the momentum for a topic has been shifted, shifting it back is very tough.

If you look at our political theater, you can have a lot of fun looking for red herrings whenever a politician speaks.

Starting with Christopher Daniel’s “The folly behind Panther Fridays” column, there have been a number of red herrings published in the opinion pieces of the Northern Iowan that divert attention from the original topic of Panther Fridays.

Panther Fridays was started by the UNI Alumni Association for local businesses and then expanded by the Gartman/Anderson administration to the campus population in general.

In his article, Daniel attacks Panther Fridays, stating that

If you do not want to wear purple, then don’t. You won’t be assigned to detention, this is not high school. school pride is not a reason a student will attend a university and that no other school wears their colors when promoting their university (both topics were addressed by Paul Sapp’s response). He then introduces a red herring by changing the topic to a more general attack on the budget cuts from 2011 to 2012 and the closure of the Price Lab. Daniel also said we should be promoting our programs instead of our colors. I do agree that UNI should promote the successful programs it offers, but we cannot wear billboards stating all of the amazing things UNI has to offer.

In Monday’s issue of the Northern Iowan, finance professor, Frank Thompson takes the red herring a step further. Thompson barely mentions Panther Fridays, while making points about athletics and cuts from the previous administration.

While he does make good points that can and should be discussed, they are a distraction from what the original article attacked.

It is not the average student’s job to know every amazing thing our campus has to offer. That is the job of UNI’s Admissions Office, as Gartman said in his letter to the editor. Panther Fridays is not mandatory, either. If

you do not want to wear purple, then don’t. You won’t be assigned detention, this is not high school.

Let us bring the discussion back to where it started.

What Panther Fridays can accomplish is showing pride in our university.

If you like the education or the experience you have received at UNI, show it off by wearing the school’s colors (reminder, the colors purple and gold are not just for athletics).

It shows others you are proud to be attending school here. It is not the only way you can show school pride either, but one of many.

Encouraging students to wear the school colors on Fridays will not make or break a prospective student’s opinion on attending UNI, but it gives the impression that students enjoy the experience here at UNI and like to show it off by wearing the school’s colors.

As Daniel pointed out, a good college visit is the fourth reason someone attends a college. If students can enhance that experience by simply wearing purple and gold it doesn’t sound like a bad thing.

To conclude, both Daniel and Thompson bring up good points about UNI that should be addressed. How they brought about their points though, through the use of a red herring, is deceiving to the readers.

If one wants to have a discussion on budget cuts, athletics and the future of our university, please do so.

In promoting your points though, please refrain from giving the reader a bait-andswitch. It helps your argument, and the reader as well.

Applying for jobs and looking over many organizations’ websites, I notice companies aiming towards mutual selection. They want employees to feel like the organization and job is a perfect fit for them and vice versa.

As a near-graduate, I understand there is a line of professionalism to maintain, but I am comfortable in my competencies and selfexpression. Also, I would not want to work for an organization that wants me to brand myself as someone I am not.

So, near the end of someone’s college career, you may see them change their Facebook name to first and

middle name only or restart their Twitter account fearing that a future employer may see their true self. That is something I will not partake in.

Through my social media, employers can get a taste for who I am through my experiences, quirky rants, shared Beyoncé articles and other posts. I do not want to be molded into another cookiecutter applicant desperate for the attention of an organization.

If I have learned anything about myself at UNI, it is to be proud of who I have become and to wake up every day feeling comfortable being that person.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear UNI Students, the high accessibility and By now most of you read- viewing rate of porn is dising this are aware of the torting our view of sexualpresence of Brother Jed and ity, or perhaps aiding in the Sister Cindy on our campus objectification of people so the last week. that some are seen only as I spent some time listen- sex objects? ing to their message and Another question Jed and watching students interact Cindy could have asked is if with the pair. we are all being honest about I walked away from the the risks of unprotected sex?

Union that day very disapThis is not an exhaustive pointed, but list, but a startIt was not solely ing point. with Jed or I do not chilling to see Cindy. claim to have the delight on the answers What saddened and students’ faces as to the quesfrustrated me tions above, the most was they packed around but I do think the way in these two. they are worth which UNI each individual students examining for approached and handled the themselves. entire situation.

I am not even saying these As the afternoon went on, were the intended messages the circle of students tight- of the Brother and Sister, ened around those outsiders, but with the principle of with more students shouting charity and a little critical insults or mocking Jed and thinking I do not believe Cindy. these questions would be There were a few students hard to answer from their who were shouting with a preaching. reasonable cause, attempting I also am not saying it to make Jed and Cindy face ought to be forbidden to the flaws in their arguments, make light of a message such to meet their ignorance with as Jed’s, but I would warn reason, their harsh judg- against the dangers of refusments with loving accep- ing to even critically examtance. ine any message one hears.

However, the majority in It is so easy to let the the crowd seemed to be sim- crowd’s view wash over ply enjoying being part of you as you become one of the mob, being another face US united against THEM. to yell profanities.

However, I expected more It was chilling to see the from UNI students who delight on students’ faces should be learning about as they packed around these the dangers of rejecting any two. idea without consideration.

What did we miss while What I saw that day falling into this mob mental- scared me, seeing the ease ity? A couple of ideas I think with which some students worth considering. The first could become callous and question brought up was the cruel. effect of pornography on our generation.

-Hansen Breitling, junior Is it not worth asking if philosophy major

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Message in a bottle from Ireland CASSIDY NOBLE Staff Writer

Trudging through the rain, a flock of about 40 students and faculty crammed their way into the Thompson Commons in Bartlett Hall on Monday to listen to two of Ireland’s contemporary poets, Joan McBreen and Noel Monahan, as they showcased their most recent works of art through poetry.

The event was organized by the Department of Languages

Celebrate the girls

KAYLA KROGMAN Staff Writer

Art for El Salvador hosted the International Day of the Girl Celebration Monday night in order to express the significance of girls. During the celebration in the Center for Multicultural Education, portions of the documentary “Half the Sky” by Nick Kristof were shown.

“We wanted to show the reality that girls face a disproportionate amount of violence,” Maria Howard, president of Art for El Salvador, said.

The International Day of the Girl Celebration was created by the UN in order to raise awareness of gender inequality around the world.

“We really just hope to make a better place for girls, but also for everyone,” Howard said.

Before the showing, Annette Lynch, professor of textiles and apparel and the director of the Center for Violence Protection on campus, spoke to the audience about power and gender-based stigmas.

“We have a lot of work to do with girls, but we have a lot to celebrate thus far,” Lynch said.

The portions of the video shown focused on sex trafficking in Cambodia and education in Vietnam. Both sections were packed with multiple stories of girls and their struggles, each featuring a female celebrity.

The Cambodian section featured a woman who now goes by Somaly Mam, a foster mom/grandma to girls who had been abducted for sex trafficking and brothel abuse.

Somaly was about 11 when she was lost outside her village and a man said he would help her, but later realized she had been kidnapped and was then sexually and physically abused.

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and Literatures to showcase the backbone of Ireland’s culture through music and poetry.

It was McBreen’s second trip to UNI to show off her work.

“I feel right at home with the beautiful Irish weather,” McBreen joked as rain pounded against the windows.

Through the power of words, she encompassed many details of Ireland such as how the different seasons look and feel, descriptions of flowers and trees, poems to memorialize friends who passed away and

her trips around the world.

McBreen also played several tracks from her CD, adding to the depth of Irish culture the students and faculty experienced, ranging from traditional Celtic music to a light bouncy Irish waltz.

Through her segment, she stressed poetry “meanings are not listed in the words,” The poems may talk about one thing but the intent could be another subject entirely.

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Noel Monahan, an Irish poet, reads his poems to the audience. The poetry reading took place Monday in Thompson Commons in Bartlett Hall.

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She pretends she believes she is the infamous baseball player, Darryl Strawberry, of whom she knows next-to-nothing about but whose life parallels her own.

Unfortunately, The Sweetest Swing took a swing at themes and missed.

There were countless themes – the part mental illness plays in the creation of art, the commodification of creative works, the treatment of human beings as means rather than ends, work versus play, hypersensitivity to criticism, the nature of success, the failure of our health care system; the list goes on and on.

All of these themes were introduced, some were dabbled in but none fully explored.

The same could be said of character revelations, which were neatly resolved with a one-liner and never mentioned again.

Despite this, the play did have substantial value as an exercise in the introduction of difficult material. It forced the audience to think, presenting unpopular, pessimistic positions with conviction so fierce, it’s convincing. Gary’s complete, unapologetic cynicism in lieu of Dana’s new found success was

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Katherine Smith (as Erica, left), junior theatre major and Madeline Achen (as Dana, right), senior theatre major, perform a scene on stage. The play has its final performances from Oct. 16-19.

daunting, powerful and frighteningly persuasive.

What really saved this performance, however, was the actors.

Achen was a treat. She convincingly performed the unconvincing performance of Dana as Strawberry while imperceptibly conveying the permeation of Strawberry’s persona into Dana’s psyche. She successfully did exactly what her character couldn’t – she was rough, raw and inspiring.

Kuhn sweetened the deal.

She was Achen’s opposite characterization. While Achen is highly expressive and visceral, Kuhn’s performance was subtle and nuanced. The script gave her little to work with and she

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went above and beyond expectation.

Kuhn expressed her emotions delicately through subtle facial expressions and slight gestures. With few words, she presented Dr. Gilbert’s frustration and jealousy of Dana’s success while also presenting her sincerity and earnest wish to see Dana’s recovery.

Wasserman’s stylized characterization as the sociopathic Gary was very well done and well played into the comedy of the production. His behavior and speech were hilarious and he was the most entertaining aspect of the production.

But it came at a cost. Gary is not a relatable person with a debilitating mental disorder

– he’s a crazy person who is mocked and laughed at. It lessened the impact of his more dramatic, serious moments and missed the chance to humanize a misunderstood and misrepresented disorder.

Both the lighting and set were minimalistic and economical, doing more with less. The set design was especially creative in its doubling of spaces and contrasts.

The costume design deliciously stereotyped the eccentric, self-satisfied tastes of the art community and the harsh, clinical dress of the mental establishment.

There was satire in the shallow art dealer and snobby gallerist’s bright colors and selfserving designs, while the sincere recovering alcoholic and struggling artist modestly wore bland hues and basic designs.

Despite the script’s weaknesses, theatre associate professor, Steve Taft’s solid direction coupled with strong design and talent making “The Sweetest Swing in Baseball” worth attending and an overall enjoyable experience.

Its run continues Oct. 16-18 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. in the Bertha Martin Theatre (BMT). You can buy tickets online and at the Strayer-Wood box office.

ACTIVITIES REVIEW

Exciting, sensual, fun. Reconnecting with people DYLAN HILLYER Activities Reviewer

What does that title evoke?

Perhaps many things, but I can bet ballroom dancing did not waltz into your mind.

Members of the Cedar Valley have the opportunity to be excited, get in touch with their senses and have fun with the UNI Ballroom/Swing Club.

Every Tuesday and Thursday night, the west room of the Towers Center above Rialto becomes a hustling, bustling aggregate of students, community members and future ballroom aces.

It is a new club, starting in

the fall of 2013. Membership is already high though, because of the club’s policy on “social hour.”

“You don’t need to bring a partner, very low key… no dance experience needed, in fact most of the people that come here haven’t danced a day in their life. They still love to dance,” said Liz Anderson, the club’s president.

Right as I sashayed in, I was greeted and told to get in the mix. There was no awkwardness or the reclusive reception one might find when trying out a new group.

The classes initially start out with a lesson for beginners,

as Anderson said, “social hour is a very low stress activity” – a simple truth for the club—there are no expectations of ability.

The first five minutes I felt awkward, self-conscious of my lack ballroom/swing forte; but the environment was geared for people like me. That feeling quickly disappeared. Not once during the hour did I feel excluded.

Both a performance and competition squad put in extra time on the dance floor in order to show their best around the Midwest.

“They practice throughout the year, two squads in Minnesota, and one in Iowa.

The performance team will do routines throughout the community and campus,” Anderson said.

Outside of the dance, the social sensation of the club is a vestige of what was before the iPhone. Not once in two sessions of UNI Ballroom/Swing did I see someone snapchat, text message or tweet.

It’s an hour of time where you learn something, and if you want to impress a certain someone, your newly-found foxtrot skills can start you out Tuesday at 6 p.m.

UNI Ballroom/Swing is a fun time you will not regret giving a shot.

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“My goal is to love them, save them, give them opportunities and empower them to say no. I want to see my girls become me,” Somaly said.

In the Vietnam section, the emphasis focused on a lack of higher education for girls. It featured a program created by John Wood, a former Microsoft programmer, called Room to Read, a non-profit designed to provide education to children around the world.

“When I change someone’s life I feel good for about five seconds, but then I am reminded that I’ve yet to reach everyone,” Wood said.

Art for El Salvador is a nonprofit organization whose mission states: “Through the sale and celebration of art in our home communities here in the US, we aim to support projects of development for those suffering from the inequalities of extreme poverty in El Salvador.”

Recently, Art for El Salvador was able to begin building a school for the impoverished children of El Salvador.

“We feel the power to influence and inspire people to take action and create equal opportunities,” Howard said.

Monahan deepened the audience members’ vision of Ireland with poems about his personal experiences, the cultural changes through the Irish Revolution, history, environmental descriptors, a poem that took him 15 years to write and concluded with a poem written in Gaelic that retells an Irish folktale about a man who turns into a bird.

“A poem is a message in a bottle that may or may not be picked up,” Monahan said.

Following the poetry reading, a brief question and answer session took place.

“I thought it was great,” said Elizabeth Collins, graduate student of English studies, “I really like the Irish culture so I appreciated the Irish poetry.”

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Reviving the West Gymnasium SEAN DENGLER

Sports Columnist

With the University of Northern Iowa athletic department looking for new ideas to market their teams, one way can prove successful: a blast from the past. One game a year, the athletic department should open up the West Gym for a doubleheader of men’s and women’s basketball games.

It will be a throwback to the past and to the high school days of the athletes.

UNI should hold a men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader in the West Gym for vintage purposes. No facility like the West Gym is used in Division I athletic programs. It’s an old facility, but playing a game there will spark fan and student interest.

The West Gym is nearly 90 years old, and people are interested when old places become new. Places like these are hard to come by because other universities are building newer and bigger facilities. This advantage will impress UNI fans, students, and recruits.

The fans’ closeness to the court in the West Gym pro-

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The UNI wrestling team is the only program that utilizes the West Gymnasium. Dengler believes that holding a basketball doubleheader in the West Gym provides a unique opportunity.

vides a unique opportunity for fans and players. This is unlike the experience they get in the McLeod Center.

This closeness provides fans with the ability to be up close and personal with the other team. The opposition will be scared to take on the

Panthers in this small venue.

A doubleheader should be held in the West Gym because the games will be on campus. While the McLeod Center is a nice venue, the West Gym is closer to the students. It’s an easy walk for students. By having the

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doubleheader in the West Gym, it also allows Panther fans to walk through UNI’s beautiful campus.

UNI’s athletic department should use the West Gym for a doubleheader to draw media coverage. Northern Iowa can invite the media

to have a look inside this old facility. Greater exposure will be given to UNI’s facilities and spread the Panther name.

The game can be shown on local television with announcers in the original booths. People will tune in to see how the Panther teams and announcers look inside the cozy West Gym. The university can turn this night into “Alumni Night.” Former men’s and women’s alumni could be invited back to be honored by the university. Panther fans and students will appreciate the past, present, and future of Panther basketball. This would make the Panther basketball programs feel more special to fans and to the athletes.

The West Gym is a unique place on Northern Iowa’s campus. Most students do not visit this venue at all.

Holding a doubleheader of men’s and women’s basketball in the West Gym will change this habit. The West Gym has made many memories over its almost 90 year history. By hosting this doubleheader, the West Gym will be able to make more memories.

WOMEN’S GOLF

Panthers fall to Illinois State UNI finishes 12th

CASSIDY NOBLE/Northern Iowan

UNI moves to 0-2-1 in MVC play after falling to ISU 3-1 on Wednesday. The Panthers won four of their final six games before starting conference play.

RILEY UBBEN Sports Editor

The Panthers moved to 0-2-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference play on Wednesday with a 3-1 loss to Illinois State who has won their last 17 games. ISU (105, 4-0 MVC) outshot UNI

(5-7-3) by 25, attempting 30 total shots on the afternoon.

The Redbirds attempted 11 shots in the first half, putting six on goal. ISU forward Rachel Tejada scored the first goal of the match at the 21:29 mark via a Kelli Zickert assist.

The Panthers’ lone goal

of the game was credited as an own goal from ISU with just under 10 minutes to go in the half.

UNI goalkeeper Whitney Blunt recorded five of her 11 saves in the first half as the match was knotted 1-1 at the break. Blunt’s 11 saves tied her season-high.

The ISU attack kept pressing in the second half as they attempted 19 shots and put eight of them on goal. Tejada broke the tie in the 63rd minute with her 12th goal of the season, giving her team a 2-1 lead.

The Panthers surrendered the third and final goal with under 10 minutes left.

UNI will look for their first MVC win as they continue their conference play on Sunday against Loyola at 1 p.m. in Waterloo.

MVC STANDINGS

Illinois State 10-5 (4-0) Evansville 8-4-3 (1-1-1) Missouri State 5-7-2 (1-1-1) Loyola 4-10-1 (1-1-1) Indiana State 4-7-3 (1-2) Drake 6-7-2 (0-1-2)

Courtesy Photo: UNI Athletics Communications

Sonja Przybylski (above) posted a season-best score of 74 on Tuesday, finishing tied for 29th place in UNI’s fourth even of the fall season.

RILEY UBBEN Sports Editor

The University of Northern Iowa women’s golf team took 12th place at the Missouri State Payne Stewart Memorial on Tuesday in Springfield, Mo. Sonja Przybylski posted the lowest Panther score, which was good enough to tie for 29th place. Przybylski shot a season-low 74 in her

final round.

UNI newcomer Noreen Caporusso finished with the second-best UNI threeround score, finishing tied for 41st place with a total score of 244.

The Panthers will resume play on Monday in Omaha, Neb. for the Creighton Classic before rounding out their fall schedule on Oct. 28 at the Braun Intercollegiate in Boonville, Ind.

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