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College Hill announces upcoming parking changes.

Copy Editor Taylor Lien reviews “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.”

The Purple and Gold fall to Illinois State in OT, defeat Bradley.

Panthers take senior day, 64-52 PATRICK HANSEN

Sports Writer

The UNI Men’s basketball team traveled to Terre Haute, Ind., last Thursday following a loss to Loyola on the road and looking to continue their winning ways, but were unable to stop the Sycamores.

The Panthers opened up the game, not looking like themselves as they were down 26-12 after just nine minutes of play in the first half and only making two of their 14 threepoint attempts, along with shooting an overall 8-31 to go into halftime, trailing 40-23.

As the Purple and Gold came out in the second half, the Panthers continued to struggle, allowing the Sycamores to extend their lead to 21 points early in the second. Despite winning

the rebound battle, UNI just kept trading shots back and forth with the Sycamores until the 6:21 mark in the second half, when Isaiah Brown got hot, scoring seven in just a two and a half minutes to help the Panthers climb back to within one inside the final minute.

Even with the miraculous comeback for the Panthers, the need to foul and the free-throw success of the Sycamores propelled Indiana State to the three-point win, upsetting UNI and bringing the Panther’s record to 22-5, 11-4 in conference play.

Just three days later, fans of the Purple and Gold packed the seats at the McLeod Center as UNI hosted Southern Illinois for Senior Day. The Panthers were looking to avenge the loss to the Salukis earlier this season and started out on fire, as it seemed

that every shot was falling as UNI went up 24-11 ten minutes into the game.

But basketball is a game of runs, and the Salukis proved that to be true as in the last ten minutes, ending the half on a 25-2 run, giving Southern Illinois the 34-26 edge going into halftime.

As the second half opened, UNI claimed the lead after five minutes and the Panthers and Salukis traded baskets and leads.

At the ten-minute mark, both Austin Phyfe and AJ Green were able to get to the free-throw line to switch the momentum that led to a 14-0 run over the next seven minutes for the Purple and Gold. As the lead grew larger, the crowd became louder to cheer on the seniors winning an impressive final game at home, 64-52.

Austin Phyfe and Isaiah Brown both finished with

double digits in points, 17 for Phyfe and 15 for Brown, along with 11 offensive and 18 total rebounds, and two blocks for Phyfe to help propel the Panthers to the big Senior Day win.

The Panthers are cur-

rently projected to receive an at-large 11-seed to March Madness with two road games at Evansville and Drake remaining before the Arch Madness tournament in St. Louis, Miss., on March 5-8.

known, both on campus and in the larger Cedar Falls community. In this show, “Love Stories,” the troupe turned to audience participation for inspiration.

The group asked for titles of stories that didn’t exist and then created narratives based on the responses from the crowd. The

first, “Turtle’s Black Hole Adventure,” received laughs from the audience. The next, “Firefly in Space,” featured grow rays, giant bugs, a mission to the moon and some not so harmless pranks.

“I wasn’t sure what I was getting into at first but that was the most I’ve laughed in a while,” freshman computer

science major and first-time attendee Jacob Kuhn said.

“For pulling things together on the spot, the group was remarkably cohesive and played off each other incredibly well.”

Halfway through the night, the troupe challenged their improv abilities with several games that went along with

their theme, “Love Stories.”

In one scenario, a man was running late for a date and had to explain to his partner why he was late. However, he had to do so with only the help of a waiter and waitress acting out what happened to him before the date.

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Some Assembly Required presents ‘Love Stories’ ANNA ALDREDGE Staff Writer

On Saturday, Feb. 22 at 8 p.m., the basement of ThreeHouse was packed in anticipation for Some Assembly Required’s (SAR) comedic and ad-libbed performance. The improv group, consisting of current UNI students, is wellKATIE CROW/Northern Iowan

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Parking changes coming to College Hill ELIZABETH KELSEY News Editor

In the next few months, parking options on College Hill will shift, affecting students and patrons of College Hill businesses.

Currently, the 22nd Street West parking lot, or Lot G — located behind Sidecar Coffee and Octopus Bar — is a two-hour parking lot where anyone may park free of charge for up to two hours. In the coming months, that policy will change, and all who wish to use the lot between the hours of 9 a.m.6 p.m. Monday-Friday will be required to pay 50 cents per hour, with a $3 daily maximum rate.

The other parking lot on College Hill, Lot J (located behind Little Bigs and Social House), is currently a metered parking lot. In the coming months, it will shift to follow the same fee structure as Lot G. Patrons will be able to pay at a physical pay station or by using a new mobile

payment app called Park Smarter, distinct from the UNI parking app. This will be a pay-by-plate system, so patrons will need to know their license plate number.

The meters in Lot J will no longer be used.

By eliminating free twohour parking in Lot G, standardizing the system between the two lots and lengthening the enforcement period (which previously ended at 5 p.m. rather than 6 p.m.), the College Hill Partnership and the city of Cedar Falls hope to meet the needs of students, residents and businesspeople who need access to parking on College Hill.

An increase in residential buildings in the College Hill area, such as the new arrival of Urban Flats, has shifted the demographic of those seeking parking in the area, according to Kathryn Sogard, director of the College Hill Partnership.

She said that the goal of the change in parking policy is to encourage people to use

the College Hill lots when visiting College Hill businesses.

“The concern was that with the additional space for residential, there wouldn’t be enough parking for all the commercial [facilities],” Sogard said. “The hope was to just encourage people to park when using College Hill for the businesses, and [...] help people utilize the College Hill business as best as possible.”

The parking changes came at the recommendation of a parking study conducted by the Partnership, the City of Cedar Falls and UNI in March 2019. The study, performed by national consulting firm WGI, included an online survey, data collection and stakeholder meetings. The public also had a chance to offer input at a May 2019 workshop.

Based on the study and public opinion, the College Hill Partnership proposed the above changes to the current parking system, which were approved by the Cedar

which he has undertaken yearly since 1981. The annual tour has coined the political term “full Grassley,” employed by presidential candidates who imitate the senator and visit

all 99 Iowa counties before the first-in-the-nation caucuses.

During his brief visit, Grassley answered questions from students and community members.

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Recently-installed signage (left) and pay stations (right) on College Hill, which will be used for the soon-to-be-implemented new parking system.

Falls City Council in early 2020.

Sogard said that the Partnership isn’t yet sure when the changes will be implemented, but the new pay stations and signage are already being installed

on College Hill. Students and community members can stay updated on parking announcements by visiting www.cedarfalls.com/List. aspx and signing up for the Parking Updates email list.

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and six percent of men experience sexual assault or attempted sexual assault during their college years.

Data reveal nearly 50 percent of transgender people experience sexual violence.

No matter the demographic, the most common type of sexual assault is not committed by a stranger but by someone known to the victim, typically a date or other acquaintance.”

Survivors of sexual assault or misconduct can contact UNI police at (319)273-2712 and can also seek support by contacting the Riverview Center’s 24-hour sexual assault crisis line at 888-557-0310.

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Alum Grassley visits UNI Crime brief: sexual in annual 99-county tour assault reported ELIZABETH KELSEY News Editor

On Thursday, Feb. 20, longtime Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley visited UNI in the Maucker Union Elm Room at 1 p.m.

Grassley is an alumnus of UNI, earning a B.A. and M.A. in political science in 1955 and 1956 respectively, from what was then called Iowa State Teacher’s College.

He has served as an Iowa senator since 1980, making him the state’s most senior senator and is the current president pro tempore of the Senate.

Grassley’s Thursday visit to UNI was part of his annual tour of all 99 Iowa counties,

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Longtime Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley visited UNI on Thursday, Feb. 20.

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Trigger Warning: The following article contains mention of a report of sexual misconduct.

On Sunday, Feb. 16, the UNI student body received an email regarding a rape reported to UNI police by a student.

The release stated that the assault was committed by an acquaintance in a residence hall between midnight and 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15.

The only person responsible for sexual assault is the perpetrator.

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The rise of Michael Bloomberg COLIN HORNING

Sports Editor

The 2020 presidential race is starting to heat up as primary season gets underway, and with it comes a greater idea of how the political picture will take shape. The first in the nation caucuses in Iowa is behind us, as well as the New Hampshire primary, which now leads us into South Carolina and, eventually, Super Tuesday on March 3. Following the first two contests, the picture among Democrats has Bernie Sanders leading the way as the likely nominee in the general election. But recently, we’ve seen another candidate start to pick up momentum and national attention: former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg.

A late entry into the race, Bloomberg officially threw his hat into the ring back in November, almost an entire year after most of the Democratic candidates had announced their candidacy.

Numerous candidates began running and dropped out prior to Bloomberg entering

the race, as well as several of the nationally-televised Democratic debates coming and going with the former mayor sitting on the sidelines. However, none of this seems to really matter for the 78-year-old, as he has spearheaded an aggressive, nationwide spending campaign and organized a large campaign staff around the country that no other candidate in the race can even come close to matching. TV, radio, social media and practically every corner of the Internet have been flooded with Bloomberg ads, and he has pledged to spend up to $1 billion through election day even if he doesn’t wind up becoming the Democrat nominee, indicating that we will still be hearing from him (perhaps not directly) long after primary season is finished. His deep pockets and name recognition already made him a legitimate contender before entering the race, and now it’s starting to come into fruition.

I am by no means a Bloomberg supporter or advocate, but amongst the current field of Democrats,

he seems to be the best shot they have at winning back the White House this year.

He’s been branding himself as a “centrist” or “moderate,” which is more or less just political banter to appeal to Democratic or independent voters who have been put off by the far-left policies of the Democratic frontrunners. The role of the “centrist Democrat” has been filled by former Vice President Joe Biden, but his campaign appears to be losing any momentum it might have had, leaving the door open for the big-spending Bloomberg to take his place.

While Bloomberg’s name recognition and deep pockets make him a force in 2020, his baggage and lack of charisma will no doubt put people off.

If the Democrats want to take back the White House in 2020, they’ll surely need to win back the midwestern and Rust Belt states that Trump won in 2016, like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Bloomberg doesn’t really appeal too much to voters in this area however. As a wealthy, coastal elite who is

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on record implying that farming doesn’t take a lot of intelligence, he could very well lose a lot of voters in this region of the country.

Should he get the nomination, it will also be very likely that the Bernie voters will stay home, much like they did in 2016 when Hillary Clinton got the nod over the Vermont senator. Many Sanders supporters have been vocal about Bloomberg’s attempt to “buy the election” and many of them are strongly against the concept of money in poli-

tics corrupting the political system. The rift between the liberal Democrats and the Bernie Democrats will likely lead to a divided voting base come November, regardless if Bloomberg is the nominee or not. Chances are, many of the more moderate Democrats will stay home should Sanders win the nomination, because his policies might be too left-wing for the more traditional Democrats.

Either way, the 2020 race will definitely be an interesting several months to come.

Does Quibi have what it takes to survive the streaming wars?

TAYLOR LIEN

Copy Editor

Quibi is one of the most recent entries into the streaming service landscape. It was founded in 2018 by Jeffery Katzenberg and is planned to launch in April of 2020.

The name Jeffery Katzenberg may sound familiar to anyone aware of the history of the Walt Disney Company over the last few decades.

Katzenberg is well-known for being chairman of Disney and head of Disney Animation during the Disney Renaissance in the 1990s which produced many of its most famous and financially successful films, such as “The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin” and “Beauty and the Beast,” just to name a few.

It was believed at the time he was positioned to succeed Michael Eisner as CEO, but tensions between Roy E. Disney, the nephew of Walt himself and son of Roy Disney, his father meant that Katzenberg exited the company and went on to create Dreamworks animation, and later release Shrek in 2004 as a satire of the Walt Disney Company.

The situation and corporate politics involved are fascinating and complicated and I would highly suggest Lindsay Ellis’s videos on the subject.

Disney is an important part of this story since the CEO of Quibi Meg Whitman has also served in high positions within both Disney and Dreamworks.

Besides the slightly controversial founder, Quibi promises

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Copy Editor Taylor Lien explains Jeffrey Katzenberg’s (above) latest business venture, Quibi, a paid streaming service exclusively available on smartphones. The service is slated to be released in April 2020.

bite-sized content in a variety of formats in ten-minute increments or less. The platform has a number of big names attached from Chrissy Teigen to Guillermo del Toro doing unscripted programming and scripted horror, respectively.

The service will cost $5 a month for ad-supported content with about 1 to 2 ads per episode. An ad-free experience will cost you $8 per month.

It is also worth mentioning Quibi will only be available to watch on your phone and from various ad spots I’ve seen, it seems like the programming may be in vertical video similar to longer-form Instagram TV content.

Various programs will have different release schedules with varying levels of gimmickiness. One that definitely falls into this category is Speilberg’s “Horror After Dark.” According to various sources, this series will be available only to watch at night. Considering the major decrease in live television viewing and the popularity of “appointment television,” or watching live television programming on a weekly basis, the choice of this type of release schedule reads as out of step with current trends.

According to much of the marketing I’ve been served, it seems as if Quibi sees itself as a big disrupter to short-

form, mobile-only platforms such as Snapchat’s Discover feature, Instagram TV and, most recently, Tik Tok. Yet, an obvious comparison between all three of these platforms or features of these platforms is that they are completely free through ad-support. If Quibi is really trying to reach a similar demographic or even the youngest of Millennials, $5 a month for yet another streaming service that you can only access on your phone seems like it will be a hard sell.

YouTube is a platform I frequently watch on my phone, but the cross-device appeal cannot be ignored. YouTube is also ad-supported and their version of an ad-free service was not the massive hit it had been expected to be and was revamped and rebranded to include more features to entice viewers. For many of us, we grew up around ad-supported platforms, so the cost is not worth the added convenience.

Quibi’s adoption of a similar model to Hulu with tiered subscriptions in relation to ads is a big bet on the desire from viewers to see the content only Quibi has to offer.

An undercurrent of the entire issue of new streaming services is the sheer amount of content that exists. I have previously written about Peak TV and whether or not it is benefitting the consumer and

the industry as a whole. Quibi doesn’t neatly fit into any traditional television boxes, but that does not mean it is exempt from the overload of content we are subjected to on a daily basis.

I’m not of the opinion that social media and more traditional film and television are fighting for the attention of younger demographics since in the privacy of your home many can be consumed simultaneously. Since Quibi demands all of our attention, even in 5-minute chunks, it will be interesting to see the consumer response. I think a platform like this is a disruptor, but not necessarily in the right ways.

With the media landscape as crowded as it is, a clear vision about what needs a service fulfills and who it is for seems more important than ever. More than anything else, I don’t know who Quibi is supposed to be for considering some of the talent and projects they have announced.

It’s possible they are trying to capture a large range of age demographics, but a streaming service as specific as this one likely wouldn’t capture that large of an audience.

In the coming months, several large streaming services are launching, so it will be interesting to see whether or not Quibi is lost in the shuffle.

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Panther PORTRAIT: nsslha formal ALEX JOHNSON Staff Writer

On Friday, Feb. 21, the UNI chapter of the National Student Speech Learning Hearing Association (NSSLHA) held a formal for their members. According to their event page, this is the first ever time that UNI’s NSSLHA chapter has done so.

The NSSLHA is an organization that consists of undergraduate and graduate students who study communication disorders. UNI’s

NSSLHA chapter has participated in events in the past such as the Walk to End Alzheimer’s and collection drives for the Northeast Iowa Food Bank.

For more information on The National Student Speech Learning Hearing Association, visit https://www.nsslha. org/ or visit the website for UNI’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at https:// comdis.uni.edu/students/ undergraduate/faq.

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In another, modeled after the dating game, a bachelor was allowed to ask several questions to figure out if he would date them. He then had to guess the identity of the contestant. For each of these games, while one member left the room, the group asked for audience suggestions for different excuses, everyday objects and celebrities. In both cases, the performers were incredibly close or spot on to the prompts the audience had given.

These short games had the audience in hysterics and provided a fun way to break up the groups’ four improvised stories. After the shorts, the group took on two more story

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suggestions from the audience.

These included “Missed the Bus” and “Thief of the Night,” both of which the audience found humorous and entertaining.

“As a team, our main goal is to provide fun, goofy and unique shows for our audienc-

es. We are all very close and have a lot of fun in and out of rehearsal,” said Carson Uthe, a freshman member of SAR. For more information on Some Assembly Required and their upcoming shows, visit their Facebook or Instagram pages @sarimprov.

The changes will affect students who use the free Lot G to park during class hours, especially because, as Sogard acknowledged, the College Hill lots are the closest lots to Lang Hall which are not A lots. However, she noted that there is university parking available in the UNI Bookstore parking lot, and students will still be able to park in the College Hill lots provided they pay the fee.

She emphasized that the changes are designed to make sure that those who want to patronize the College Hill businesses are able to do so and can access

the buildings that they need.

“It’ll also help encourage people to park a little more spread out, as opposed to the metered lot being empty and everybody parking in the other lot,” Sogard said.

“It should be more evenly distributed so that when you’re going over to, say, Icon [Donuts], and you can’t find a spot and you have to park on the other side, it’ll help spread people out and also allow people to access the buildings a little bit easier.”

For all parking updates and to download and learn how to use the Park Smarter app, visit www.cedarfalls. com/443/Parking and click on the College Hill Parking Tab on the left-hand menu.

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NBC’s ‘Zoey’ fails to find its tune TAYLOR LIEN

Copy Editor

“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” has had an interesting life so far. The pilot aired originally on Jan. 7 as a special presentation to transition the weeks in between the holiday specials and the winter programming schedule. You may also recognize it as the 45-minute ad that NBC tried to sneak past all of us on Twitter and YouTube.

Zoey is a young coder working for a fictional Google-type company in downtown San Francisco.

Her life is in turmoil because of a possible promotion at work, as well as dealing with the effects of her father’s progressive neurological disorder. Zoey fears that she may also be developing symptoms of the same disease so she goes to get an MRI. This is when things really go awry since she is in the MRI machine while an earthquake occurs.

After leaving the appointment, Zoey encounters people on the San Francisco streetcar singing “Help” by The Beatles. After witnessing this, Zoey concludes that people are singing their innermost thoughts out loud in song, but only she can hear it and see the accompanying choreography.

Only the first two episodes have aired, so there is a lot of time for the

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NI Copy Editor and Opinion Writer Taylor Lien reviews the new NBC musical show, “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.”

show to make a stronger impression, but so far, I have been overall less than impressed. Much of the cast is supremely talented; Jane Levy is a really great singer and I will never complain about Skylar Astin singing “Sucker” to me. Yet, something about it feels just a little lacking. Some of the song choices are a little baffling, such as the acoustic version of “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” and the following gag about Zoey not knowing the song was a Whitney Houston song.

As someone who is likely almost ten years younger

than the character, it seemed slightly implausible that she would not know something like that.

That critique feels indicative of my feelings about the entire show. I love the premise and many of the actors involved in the project. Even the music as a whole has been a good mix of more recent radio hits and older classics across genres.

Where the show fails, or has failed so far, is in the character choices. This is a show that cannot rely only on the gimmickiness of its premise. If it hopes to sustain viewers and keep their

attention the characters and their storylines have to be intriguing enough to stay watching.

One way I wish they were doing this more is by utilizing their main cast to sing their feelings. There have been a number of songs sung by strangers in public places, and while that is an interesting use of the premise, it can slow the story down and make the musical numbers less of a pleasant surprise and more of something to get through or, when streaming, possibly fast-forward through.

Overall, it doesn’t seem

as if there is a strong plan going forward with the rest of the season. Five episodes is not a long time to make a good first impression, so I expected there to be more story packed into these episodes. A show that feels very similar in its DNA that executed the musical dramedy very well is “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” It ran on the CW for 4 planned seasons and every episode featured original music that spanned genres. The thing that “Crazy Ex” had that “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” seems to lack is self-awareness or awareness of what it wants to be.

Crazy Ex was well known for embracing some musical and romantic comedy tropes and subverting others. “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” seems to lack a commitment to the zaniness of its own premise. Weird or strange TV shows can only succeed if they are willing to commit to their own premise.

There are another 3 episodes planned in this first season for a total of 5 episodes. The condensed season feels like an indication of NBC’s level of confidence in the show. I would love to see a show like this succeed and the big push of ads online seems as if NBC knows that a show like this will much more likely be streamed than watched live on Sunday nights.

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Panther Train takes down Badgers COLIN HORNING

Sports Editor

Rounding out the regular season slate of matches for the UNI Panther wrestling team was a trip to Madison, Wis. for a match against the University of Wisconsin Badgers. Coming into the match ranked No. 17 in the nation, the Panther men would take down the 12th-ranked Badgers 20-18 in a back-and-forth affair.

Jay Schwarm got things going for the Panthers at 125 pounds. Schwarm quickly took down his opponent, Eric Barnett, but was in turn reversed. After a swing in momentum, Schwarm

pinned his man with 43 seconds left in the period.

In the 141 pound match, Northern Iowa’s Michael Blockhus won the 9-4 decision, with four takedowns and ride time to seal the win over No. 4 Tristan Moran of the Badgers.

UNI sophomore Triston Lara filled in for Max Thompson against No. 15 Cole Martin of Wisconsin.

Lara would lead early on and throughout most of the match, but Martin escaped with the 10-8 win after two takedowns, cutting the Panther’s lead to 9-8.

Wisconsin would extend their lead to 15-9 the 167 pound matchup as No. 4 Evan

Wick defeated Austin Yount 16-4. However, the Purple and Gold would bounce back in the next three matches.

UNI senior Bryce Steiert had three takedowns and earned a 9-1 major decision in his bout, cutting the Wisconsin lead to 15-13.

He was followed by Taylor Lujan’s 12-2 major decision, which included a first-quarter takedown and fourpoint near fall, handing the Panther men a 17-15 lead with two more matches to go.

Northern Iowa senior Isaiah Patton’s match would be the difference, as his 3-2 win in the third tiebreaker period sealed the win for

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the Panthers. He entered the match with an 0-5 record on the year and 0-3 in duals, but overcame his struggles this season to take down Taylor Watkins of Wisconsin in perhaps the biggest victory

of Patton’s career.

The victory gives UNI an 8-4 dual record for the season. They will next travel to Tulsa, Ok. for the Big 12 Championship from March 7-8.

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Panthers fall to Indiana State in OT, defeat Bradley BRIELLE KIEWIET Sports Writer

The women’s basketball team split two MVC matches in the McLeod last week, falling to the Illinois State Redbirds 61-69 in overtime

on Thursday, Feb. 20 and defeating the Bradley Braves 64-57 on Saturday, Feb. 22.

“All of our goals are still in play but one,” said head coach Tanya Warren. “Can we win the regular season? No. But everything else for us is still

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in play. There’s a lot still to be played for, and that’s our mindset, that’s our approach.”

The Panthers took the Redbirds into overtime after recovering from their 14 point deficit in the first half on Thursday night. Illinois State held the lead throughout the first half and scored a buzzer beater to put them up 30-21 at the break.

UNI’s offense came out strong in the second half, outscoring the Redbirds 36-27.

A free throw from Karli Rucker with 11 seconds left in the game put the Panthers ahead 57-54, taking them into overtime. The black and gold could not catch up and the Redbirds outscored them 12-4, taking the 69-61 win in

the overtime period.

Sophomore Kam Finley led the Panther offense with 14 points and Karli Rucker tallied five assists.

The Panther women returned to the McLeod Center Saturday afternoon where strong defense played a key role in their seven point win against the Bradley Braves.

The teams traded leads throughout the first half, but the Panthers fell behind 21-28 at the break. Panther offense came out strong in the third quarter to regain the lead 41-38. Rucker continued her impressive play, leading the Panthers offensively with 16 points and going 6-6 from the free throw line.

Northern Iowa continued their strong play into the fourth quarter where they took an eight point lead with 2:32 left to play. UNI controlled the rest of the game, ending with the 64-57 win.

The Panthers went 21-61 from the field and outrebounded the Braves 46-41.

“The league’s a grind,” said coach Warren. “And if you’re not ready to play, some not so good things can happen.”

Next, the Panthers play two games on the road. They travel to Indiana to take on Valparaiso on Friday, Feb. 28 and head to Illinois to play Loyola on Sunday, March 1.

The Panthers are now 16-10 overall and 8-7 in the MVC.

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Panthers place 5th in MVC NICHOLAS SCHINDLER Sports Writer

The University of Northern Iowa Women’s Swim and Dive team headed down to Columbia, Miss., for the conference tournament last Wednesday through Saturday. Going into the tournament, the Panthers were 11-5 on the year for their meets and hopeful for a conference win.

After all the recording of swims were complete, the swim and dive team finished 5th overall with 445 points. Missouri State took the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament with 826.5 points. Going into this season, UNI was projected to place 4th in the coach’s poll and Missouri State was projected to win it all.

The Panthers had seven top-

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six finishes in the meet. Senior Mariah Ross finished in first place in the 100 meter breaststroke with a time of 1:02.12.

Two-time Missouri Valley Champion for the 200 meter backstroke, senior Katie Taylor, went into her third victory in the 200 meter backstroke with a time of 1:56.72.

Freshman diver Anna Penning received the Freshman Diver of the Year award.

Taylor and Ross made the AllConference team, with honorable mentions in Penning, senior Kylie Engstrom, sophomore Helena Hueberger, senior Jordan McCullough, freshman Mia Savicevic, freshman Sydney Schmidt and freshman Sarah Walpole.

The Panthers are graduating six seniors in Engstrom, McCullough, Ross, Taylor, Ashleigh Houlette and Jenna Willer.

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