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Opinion columnist Lennon Jane discusses combatting financial insecurity for college students.

Men’s basketball falls short for Arch Madness.

TAIG hosted a video game themed event last Wednesday in the Admissions Welcome Center.

Making miracles at Dance Marathon

UNI Dance Marathon held their Big Event for the year Saturday in the WRC CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN News Editor

UNI Dance Marathon hosted their Big Event Saturday in the WRC, raising $150,895.11 for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City.

This was the first time Dance Marathon held the Big Event in the WRC. Dance Marathon members could rock climb, decorate cookies, bounce in bouncy houses, go on scavenger hunts, do crafts, win prizes and listen to family stories. Members also had the opportunity to cut their hair to be donated – one of Dance Marathon’s most treasured traditions.

For more Dance Marathon TONI FORTMANN/Northern Iowan UNI Dance Marathon raised $150,895.11 for the Stead Family Children’s Hospital. Dance Marathon’s platform read, “Thank you again for an incredible photos, see page 5.

Snakes and lizards and turtles, oh my! year and event. We couldn’t do what we do without you. We’re excited for more memories and miracle making next year.”

A closer look inside McCollum’s reptile lab, and the creatures who live there ANNA STEVENS Staff Writer

Hiding in the McCollum science building are a couple rooms with cozy habitats for several reptiles and other animals. For around 20 years, UNI professor Jeff Tamplin, a herpetologist, has taken care of a group of reptiles – his focus being on wood turtles.

Native to Iowa, wood turtles have become an endangered species. These turtles, when unharmed, may live to be 80 years old, with mature females infrequently laying 6-8 eggs at a time throughout their life. The problem is that nearly any animal bigger than a baby turtle will have it for a snack. Raccoons specifically use their strong sense of smell to find the turtle nests, scented by the mother’s urine, to track down and feast on the eggs. Female turtles also risk death when having to cross roads in order to find a nesting site of their liking.

“Iowa is the most physically-altered state in the country, in terms of changing the landscape and converting the land,” said Tamplin. This has contributed to the difficulties

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Student assistant Anna Carmen poses with a lizard in the reptile lab.

Carmen has been with the reptile lab for two years.

of survival for the wood turtles. Tamplin has worked on preventing the extinction of wood turtles by following the mother turtle’s tracks to the nest, and bringing them to the lab. “It’s a race between us and the raccoons,” said Tamplin.

Because of the raccoons’ scent-tracking, Tamplin and his crew are at a slight disadvantage, though this has not stopped them. The reptile

lab, sometimes called the turtle lab, houses hundreds of turtles from incubation until they are grown and strong enough to be released into the wild. “I think humans are responsible for this current mass extinction event,” said Tamplin, who has been devoting his time and effort to fixing this devastating circumstance. “What can I do to combat the fact that most people don’t care?” is the

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Student assistant Jessica Haugen plays with a snake in the reptile lab.

Haugen has been with the lab for two semesters.

question Tamplin asks himself.

Within the reptile lab, student assistants Anna Carmen and Jessica Haugen split the tasks of caring for the ani-

mals. Haugen, a junior biology major with a chemistry minor, has been working in the lab for two semesters with her focus being on the turtles.

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NI Women’s History Month Coverage

The women who made UNI CAROLINE CHRISTENSEN News Editor

With March officially kicking off Women’s History Month, the Northern Iowan will recognize a few of the women who contributed and influenced the creation and betterment of the University of Northern Iowa’s campus.

These women were leaders in the classroom, on campus, and locally in the Cedar Falls area. Although women’s contributions to history have been often pushed to the margins of history books, without these remarkable women our campus and community would not be the same as it is today.

University Special Collections and Archives was utilized for this article.

Their website can be found through Rod Library’s database.

Marion McFarland Walker (1861-1957) Walker was a Professor of Applied English from 18901897, and supervised all literary societies on campus.

She became the first Dean of Women at UNI from 1908 to 1929 and was tasked with supervising the well-being of all female students on campus.

Annie Turner Wittenmyer (1827-1900) Wittenmyer is known as one of the most influential female social reformers, relief workers and writers of her time. She was instrumental in creating the Cedar Falls Iowa Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home, which later became the University of Northern Iowa in 1876. Wittenmyer was also the first President of the Women's Christian Temperance Union.

Bertha Martin (18621929) Martin was a professor for UNI Theatre from 19051929. Along with introducing new methods of acting, she also taught students how to direct, speak publicly in various competitions and expanded course offerings in drama. Beloved by the campus community, she died after a short struggle with pneumonia in 1929.

Alison Aitchison (1874-1964) Aitchison earned her Master of Didactics degree at UNI in 1903, and she remained to teach geography and natural science.

She was a nationally recognized teacher of geography and was the first woman in the U.S. to receive the Distinguished Service Award from the National Council of Geography Teachers.

She was named an outstanding faculty member for the 1938-39 school year.

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Carmen, a sophomore biology major with a recreation, tourism, and nonprofit leadership minor has been with the reptile lab for two years. She has plans of pursuing zoology and nonprofit work, and handles the snakes and axolotl within the lab. Stevie, the larger of the sibling alligators, is cared for by Tamplin.

Haugen has learned more about Wally, the smaller alligator, and has been the one caring for him.

The rumor of students being able to walk Stevie was cleared up by Tamplin.

About 10 years ago, when Stevie was young and small, Tamplin would put him in a dog harness and go outside for natural UV sunlight which is necessary for the health of reptiles. A guy that worked in the lab joined Tamplin for the gator walk once, and was later hired as a student ambassador. When giving tours,

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A turtle basks in his enclosure in the reptile lab. Professor Jeff Tamplin has been awarded a grant to devote more time to researching wood turtles.

include a lizard named JT, an alligator snapping turtle named Al, a regular snapping turtle called Turt Russell, snakes including Big Noodle, Mini Dash, ANNA STEVENS/Northern Iowan Darth and Creamsicle, a Jessica Haugen poses with a turtle. The lab also has alligators, lizards, an alligator snapping turtle, a regular snapping turtle, snakes, a tortoise and tortoise called Harold and an axolotl (which originally an axolotl. he began telling prospec- tried on occasion to debunk came in with three of her four legs missing, but has tive students that they could this claim. walk the alligator. This In addition to the wood grown them all back). to rumor has continued well turtles and much-loved alli- health, which is an ability after the graduation of that gators, the lab consists of of the species.

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ed a significant grant to continue and devote more time to the wood turtles. He will be spending a majority of the next two years off-campus working on this project in place of teaching.

Because of recent interest from students, the biology department has brainstormed the potential of having visiting hours for the reptile lab. That idea is still in the works.

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Food and financial insecurity LENNON JANES

Opinion Columnist

For many, college life is a struggle financially.

This can cause a variety of problems that affect nearly everyone. Sometimes financial struggle for students can present itself in ways as simple as the need to get a job in college to pay for gas or textbooks; for others, financial struggle can lead to far more critical situations. These critical situations can include homelessness, food insecurity, and limited access to healthcare.

I will never forget a conversation I had my freshman year at UNI with a friend where they told me that they weren’t sure where they were going to be able to live the following year while going to school.

Following this statement, they shrugged their shoulders and said, “Well, I guess I can always sleep in my car.” This moment always stands out to me – it was the first time I had someone in my circle of friends that was potentially facing homelessness.

Following this, I made many more friends that had either gone through being homeless, food insecure, or without proper healthcare while getting their education or were on the brink of facing these struggles.

Many students are will-

ing to or have to sacrifice everything just to get a college education, including basic means for survival. These are not uncommon struggles, and yet many times they are rarely addressed on campus. The university emphasizes the eight areas of wellness, but most of these are impossible to achieve if one is forced to spend all of their time simply trying to survive.

There are resources to combat these realities on campus, but they are not enough to relieve all of the financial struggles that students face. The Panther Pantry is an excellent place to get food when facing food insecurity, however, many of the foods provided there require some sort of cookware or other ingredients that are not provided.

It is possible to apply for scholarships and financial aid to help pay for the many fees that come with college, but the chances of all university fees being paid through this are minimal and dependent on many outside factors. The Student Health Clinic can help provide some free health care but cannot provide for any medicine that may need to be bought additionally or provide care for anything severe.

On top of this comes the consideration that for many food insecurity, homelessness and lack of access to

health care can also be very traumatic. Before the fall of 2019, all counseling sessions at the UNI health center were free which took the stress off of many facing financial struggles to receive proper care in at least one area of life. This was replaced with the policy of only five free counseling sessions but those that can afford to pay for more are allowed to continue counseling, once again leaving the f inancially insecure in the dust.

There is also the question of how financial insecurity can increase the difficulty of completing classes. If a student is forced to work multiple jobs to survive on top of being a full time student it is more than likely that they will not have enough time to effectively study or submit assignments.

This could lead to poor grades, which has nothing to do with poor work ethic or lack of commitment to studies but it has everything to do with the classist structures that are at work within our university and our broader society.

It is important that this is acknowledged and that it is actively worked against so that education can be as it is supposed to be, accessible to all who want to pursue it.

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The Panther Pantry is located in the basement of Maucker Union and is open from noon to 6 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday from noon to 5 p.m.

They are also open on Wednesday from noon to 5 p.m. and on Thursday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Banning books: A fundamental barrier in education through literature ABIGAIL SAATHOFF

Opinion Columnist

In 1982 , Ban ned Books Week was established for the f irst time in response to the sudden surge of book challenges in schools, bookstores and librar ies across the United States. The designation of this week ser ved to f ight against those who attempt to needlessly censor literat ure because it includes topics they f ind obje ct ion able. But 40 years later, we are still f ighting the same f ight, and having the same conversation that was had in 1982.

Ac c or d i ng to t he American Librar y

Association repor t, there were 330 “book challenges” in the fall of 2021, a sig n if ica nt i nc rea se from the same period last year. If you are unaware, ban n i ng or challengi ng books is a for m of censorship, motivated by, “a desire to protect children from inappropriate sexual content or offensive language.

Some of t he cla ssic s i n clu d i ng “ T he Ha nd maid’s Tale,” “To Kill a Mo ck i ngbi rd” and “Lord of the Flies” have remained on banned books lists since the star t, but more frequently books ab out t he Holo cau st , books that i n cl u d e LGBTQI A+ themes and more have been appearing on them as well.

Banning and challenging books should be a thing of the past. According to Lau r ie Halse A nderson, famed author of “Speak,” a book that f requently appears on banned book lists due to explicit sexual content, “censorship has nothing to do with prot e ct i ng ch i ld re n it has to do with protecting adults who don’t want to have diff icult conversations with those children.”

Some of the books that appear on ban ned book l ist s most f r e que nt ly are some of my favorites, book s t hat have allowed me to gain empathy and lear n new things.

Accord i ng to a n Iowa Public Radios inter view with teacher-librarian at

Southeast Junior High in Iowa City Chelsea Sims, “St udents deser ve to see themselves in books, but they def initely deser ve to be able to explore the world through other people’s perspectives.”

Ban n i ng these books simply on the basis that some people don’t agree with them is r idiculous and ser ves no pu r pose other than to inhibit the education of young people.

Ac c o r d i n g to the American Librar y Association’s Off ice for intellect ual freedom, 50% of the challenges on books were initiated by parents, 43% take place at public librar ies and 38% t a ke place at schools. T h is mea ns that when ch il-

dren go to school or the librar y, they are left with fewer options for impor tant literat ure.

Overall, ban ni ng and ch a l le ng i ng b o ok s is a r idiculous idea, done to make adults feel they have cont rol over thei r child ren’s education. I n realit y, it i mpedes the education of young people, preventing them from lear ning about the holocaust, racism, LGBTQIA+ themes and more.

So, the next time you go to a librar y, pick up a banned book and give it a read. Then feel gratef ul you had the oppor t unity to read it at all.

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It can be quite difficult these days to parse through the DC Cinematic Universe.

While Marvel has been steady as she goes for nearly a decade and a half, DC has puttered along, shooting misfire after misfire. “Man of Steel” was certainly not the way things should have started, and neither was “Justice League” the way things should have come together. And then there’s the whole debacle around “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” (is it canon, or just a director’s cut?) and “The Suicide Squad,” which is somehow both a reboot and a sequel.

Somewhere during their productions, Warner Brothers decided they should differentiate their slate from Marvel by producing smaller-scale, filmmaker-focused films (no disrespect to Marvel, but there isn’t a single film in their universe with a clear authorial voice). First came Todd Phillips’ “Joker,” which, for better and for worse, made quite the statement. The next is Matt Reeves’ “The Batman,” which steps outside of the current cinematic universe hellscape and exists on its terms as an ultra-dark and ultra-noirinspired thriller.

Batman has been fighting crime for close to two years now, with not much to show for it. The streets are still filled with garbage, both in the form of flesh and debris. The criminals may fear Batman, but

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not enough to stop committing crimes altogether. So, the endless cycle of carnage continues. That is until a new face appears on the block in the form of The Riddler, who’s brutally murdering Gotham’s top officials, and also murders their reputations by exposing their scandals to the public. As his name would suggest, the culprit leaves behind riddles addressed “To the Batman,” made to mock The Caped Crusader as he pieces together this intricately pieced puzzle.

Just like Phillips took (a little too much) inspiration from Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” and “The King of Comedy” when crafting his character study of the mentally insane for “Joker,” writer/director Matt Reeves borrows heavily from the work of David Fincher, particularly “Se7en” and “Zodiac.” The Riddler may as well be the Zodiac killer, as Paul Dano’s performance channels the character’s brilliance and insanity. The tension he builds is unparalleled and makes you feel that you’re witnessing someone who’s truly gone off the deep end.

And with a runtime just five minutes shy of three hours, “The Batman” has plenty of time to unravel its grand mystery. It’s a thickly layered plot tracing corruption back to the days of Thomas Wayne.

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Film Critic Hunter Friesen gives “The Batman” a 4/5 and says “I’m excited to see where this story goes next”.

regular people, you still have an interesting story to tell. It’s something that Christopher Nolan was able to accomplish with his Dark Knight trilogy, as well as Sam Raimi with his Spider-Man films. Things may get lost in the shuffle from time to time here, and the ending may leave a bad taste in your mouth, but there’s a lot to love on the page.

But with Robert Pattinson as Batman, it’s hard to imagine him not in this movie, as he delivers yet another undeniable performance. Nearly every actor cast as Batman has had their fair share of naysayers, from Michael Keaton to Ben Affleck. With this role, Pattinson is finally able to show the general public his true talent, with most

casual moviegoers remembering him only as the sparkly vampire from the “Twilight” series. Pattinson has always excelled at playing uncomfortable characters, with his work on “Good Time” and “The Lighthouse” being prime examples. There’s an restless edge to his version of Batman, something that’s been eating away the character’s soul after years of sleepless nights.

And in those nights, DP Greig Fraser, hot off his Oscar nomination for his work on “Dune,” crafts some immaculate imagery. Silhouettes and shadows haunt the dark city streets, with the neon lights drenched in rain providing stark contrast. This is not just one of the best-looking comic-book movies, it’s

one of the best-looking movies ever. Fraser does get help from Production Designer James Chinlund, who seamlessly merges New York and Chicago architecture to make Gotham the cesspool that it is.

At its core, “The Batman” is not much of a Batman movie, and that’s what makes it so great. Reeves has taken all the familiar trappings and given them a fresh new look.

It may only be March, but the bar for the rest of the films this year just got raised a bit higher. And unlike every other DC film to come out in the past couple of years, I’m excited to see where this story goes next.

Overall: 4/5

Transfer advocacy and involvment group: Mario Kart night Transfer advocacy and involvment group hosted a Mario Kart game night on Wednesday, March 2. The next meeting for TAIG will be on Wednesday, March 9 from 6-7 p.m. at the AWC.

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Attendees of the TAIG event showed off their colorful pictures of various Mario Kart characters.

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Students battleing in a game of Mario Kart against each other.

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Dancers rocked the WRC Saturday late into the night to celebrate their fundraising efforts foir the Stead Family Children’s Hospital,

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Panthers come up short in Arch Madness

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After earning the No. 1 seed in the 2022 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Tournament, the Panthers defeated Illinois State in the quarterfinal round before falling to Loyola-Chicago in the semifinals. They will look ahead to a postseason birth in the National Invitational Tournament, or NIT, which they secured an automatic bid to play after winning the MVC regular season.

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The dream of an appearance in the NCAA Tournament has been dashed for the Panthers men’s basketball team as they fell out of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (also known as “Arch Madness”) semi-final after coming in as the No. 1 overall seed.

Arch Madness has not been kind to the Panthers over the past few years, with the team suffering a premature defeat in the quarterfinals to Drake in 2020, and being forced to withdraw because of a positive COVID-19 test just last year.

But it wasn’t all doom and gloom for the Purple and Gold this weekend, as the team was able to get an impressive win over Illinois State in the quarterfinals on Friday.

UNI was able to maintain their hot shooting streak from their previous game against Loyola-Chicago that won them the MVC regular season title. The opening half against the Redbirds saw them shoot over 50% from the field, including 40% from behind the arc.

Much of that shooting success came from the fluid ball movement, with the team totaling 16 assists on the day.

AJ Green had seven assists by himself, as he also led the team in rebounds with six, and points with 17. Green and Trae Berhow each had three three-pointers on the day, and Noah Carter helped the team total a 36-16 advantage in points in the paint.

And while the Panthers were able to freely swing the ball around, Illinois State couldn’t seem to hold onto it when it was their turn.

The Redbirds committed 15 total turnovers, leading to 16 Panther points.

The 78-65 win marked UNI’s seventh-consecutive win over Illinois State, their longest active winning streak over a conference opponent.

That win also advanced the Panther men to the semifinal round, where they would have a rematch against LoyolaChicago.

But what the shooting gods giveth, they also taketh away, as the Purple and Gold found themselves ice cold against the Ramblers. The ball was not moving as smoothly as it had in the previous game, with Loyola playing stout defense as they seeked revenge for the previous week’s defeat at the McLeod Center.

The Panthers were held without a three-point basket until the final minutes of the first-half, as Berhow and Nate

Heise were able to convert back-to-back from deep.

But those late makes weren’t enough, as the team found themselves down 39-23 going into the locker room at half. It would take a miracle for them to erase a deficit that large in such a short amount of time.

Unfortunately, that miracle never came as Loyola kept the clamps on tighter in the second half, keeping the Panthers to a measly 12.5% field goal percentage. The team did put up a fight on the defensive side of the ball, forcing 15 Loyola turnovers on the day, and holding them to a 28% field goal percentage in the second half.

But it just wasn’t enough, as UNI didn’t see a made basket from the field for the final 15 minutes of the game. Their 20 second-half points was the lowest amount they have

scored in any half all season.

By the time the buzzer sounded, they had only amassed 43 points (also a season low) to Loyola’s 66.

Green was the only Panther to score in the double-digits as he was able to score 13 off of 20 attempts from the floor.

Braden Norris of Loyola led both sides in scoring, going 7-10 from the field on his way to 19 points.

But no tears were wept, as the Panthers still have games to play as they prepare for the upcoming National Invitational Tournament, or NIT, in which they secured an automatic bid with their MVC regular-season title. Coach Ben Jacobson, who recently was named MVC Coach of the Year for the a record fifth time in his sixteen years as coach, will have them ready for another postseason run as the NIT commences on March 15.

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Softball competes at the Austin Peay tournament DAVID WARRINGTON

Sports Writer

This past weekend, the UNI softball team competed in five games across three days on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Austin Peay Tournament, hosted by Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn.

UNI’s first game of the tournament was on Friday against the Bellarmine Knights. After a three-and-out from the Knights in the bottom of the first, the Panthers got

on the board when Madison Parks sent a sacrifice fly to left field, allowing Mya Dodge to tag up and score from third base to give UNI a 1-0 lead.

Both offenses remained quiet until the bottom of the third when Dodge scored again, this time sending a solo home run to left field. Parks got another RBI in the bottom of the fourth when she lined a base hit, scoring Hannah Isley from third base to take a 3-0 lead, which would end up being the final score.

It was a fantastic game in the circle for Panther pitcher

Kailyn Packard, going the full seven innings and allowing just one hit without a run. She also picked up six strikeouts.

UNI’s next game was against the host school, the Austin Peay Governors, and they got out to a good start when Dodge hit a home run to center field to lead off the game. UNI’s Sammy Moss picked up an RBI single in the top of the fifth to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead entering the bottom of the seventh.

Facing a two run deficit and being down to their last three outs, the Governors bounced

back in dramatic fashion. With one away and two on base, Lexi Osowski hit a three-run homer to walk it off and give Austin Peay a 3-2 victory.

The Panthers once again faced the Governors on Saturday, and it again came down to the wire. Entering the bottom of the seventh, UNI again found themselves leading Austin Peay by two, this time 6-4. The Governors wouldn’t go away, getting a couple runners on base and bringing the winning run to the plate, but UNI didn’t allow a run and held on for

the 6-4 win.

In Saturday’s second game, UNI got a rematch with Bellarmine. The Panthers got the offense started in the top of the third, scoring two runs, one via a sacrifice fly from Dodge, the other an RBI single from Parks. They got back on the board when Emmy Wells hit a solo home run, and Parks reached on an error in the seventh, bringing in another. An unearned run in the bottom of the seventh caused UNI to lose the shutout, but they still got the victory, 4-1.

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Panther women keep rolling with two straight wins CADEN SHEA

Sports Writer

The UNI women’s basketball team finished the regular season this week with road victories over Indiana State and Evansville to give them momentum with a four-game win streak going into postseason play with the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) tournament, or “Hoops in the Heartland” as the women’s tournament is nicknamed.

The Panthers earned their first 20-win season since 20182019 and their 20 wins will give them the No. 3 seed in Hoops in the Heartland in Moline, Ill. The Panther women went on the road to Terra Haute, Ind. on Thursday to battle the Sycamores of Indiana State.

The Panthers and Sycamores had a tightly contested first quarter, but Indiana State turned it on in the second half, finishing the first half of play with a 14-point lead.

Indiana State started the second half with another basket giving them a 16-point lead, but that would be their

biggest in the game as the Panthers slowly mounted a comeback.

UNI was led by senior guard Karli Rucker as she scored 22 points in the game to cut the lead down. The Panthers made a huge impact going on an incredible 20-0 run to close the final six minutes of the third quarter. UNI’s Emerson Green started the fourth quarter strong with a five point run by herself, but was quickly interrupted by a 13-0 run for the Sycamores.

The run was not enough, however, as the Panthers defeated Indiana State with a score of 61-55.

UNI stayed in the state of Indiana as they traveled south to Evansville to face the Purple Aces. They kept the pressure on Evansville for the majority of the game. The first quarter was highlighted by a deep three-pointer from the Evansville logo by freshman guard Maya McDermott.

The Panthers led the Purple Aces 20-8 going into the second quarter of play. The Panthers continued momentum by going 5-7 from three within the span

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The UNI women’s basketball team picked up two road wins to cap off the regular season, finishing with 20 wins and earning the No. 3 seed in the Hoops in the Heartland tournament, scheduled to begin on Friday, March 11.

of 10 minutes in the second quarter ending the half with a 45-24 lead over Evansville.

UNI kept the momentum heading into the second half, not taking their feet off the gas. The Aces tried to cut the lead down the best they could

but were unsuccessful as the Panthers ended up winning 83-56. Nicole Kroeger and McDermott led the Panthers with 14 points each in the UNI victory.

UNI’s high energy offense and stout defense carried them

to an impressive 20-9 record on the year. The Panthers look ahead to the postseason as they are scheduled to play Valparaiso in the first round of the MVC Tournament in Moline, Ill. on Friday with tipoff scheduled for 8:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

UNI women’s tennis falls to Drake 5-0 on Friday DREW HILL

Sports Writer

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The Panther tennis team faced their in-state rivals Drake on Friday, falling 5-0.

The UNI women’s tennis team faced the Drake Bulldogs on Friday, March 4. They came into the match 2-7 on the season, but having won two of their last four games. Drake came into the matchup 5-3, having won four of their last five games. It was the MVC conference opener for both teams.

The match began with

Drake taking the doubles match. All three matches ended with 6-3 scores. In the No. 1 singles match, UNI’s Darta Dalecka dropped the first set 6-0, but nearly took the second set, falling 7-5.

In the No. 2 singles match, Lorena Cardoso fell in a tight 7-6 set, then lost the second set 6-0 to give the point to Drake. In the No. 3 and 5 singles matches, Emma Carr and Thaissa Moreira fell in matching 6-1 sets. The Panthers had

their best performances in the No. 4 and 6 matches.

Andrijana Brkic and Issa Sullivan both won their first sets. Brkic won 7-6, and Sullivan won 6-4. However, both lost their next two sets. Before finishing their third sets, the overall score of the match was 5-0, so the games went unfinished, giving Drake the 5-0 win.

UNI’s next match is on Sunday, April 3, against Valparaiso, which will be their second MVC matchup.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Multiple Panthers honored with MVC awards COLIN HORNING

Sports Writer

The UNI men’s basketball team earned several awards following the conclusion of the 2021-22 regular season. After earning the regular-season title with a 14-4 record in Missouri Valley Conference play, the league soon announced its individual honors.

UNI junior guard AJ Green was named the Larry Bird Player of the Year, earning the honor for the second time in his collegiate career (the

first came in 2019-20). Green averaged 21.2 points per game in league play, including four games in which he scored 30 or more points. He averaged a league-high 94.4% from the free throw line, inucluding a streak of 44 consecutive made free throws, tied for the fifth-longest in conference history. He is the fifth UNI player to earn the league’s top individual award, joining Jason Daisy in 1997, Adam Koch in 2010, Seth Tuttle in 2015, and Green himself in 2020.

Green, who was the presea-

son favorite to win the Player of the Year, was also named to the all-MVC First Team, along with Gage Prim and Isiaih Mosley of Missouri State, Terry Roberts of Bradley and Lucas Williamson of LoyolaChicago.

Green’s UNI teammate Noah Carter was named to the all-MVC Second Team.

He was fifth in the league in scoring, averaging 17.1 points per game in conference play. Carter saw a substantial improvement this season, as he averaged 11 points per game in 2020-21 and was lim-

ited to a role off the bench.

But his strong and consistent play soon earned him a spot in the starting lineup and all-conference honors.

UNI’s Bowen Born took home the Sixth Man of the Year award for his play in the second unit this season.

Last year’s Freshman of the Year, Born averaged 7.4 points per game in 202122. His start to the season was limited because of injury but soon found consistency as the season progressed.

Born put up a season-high 20 points in UNI’s overtime vic-

tory against Loyola on Feb. 26, which included a timely three-pointer to put the game away in the final minute of action.

UNI head coach Ben Jacobson took home the 2021-22 Coach of the Year honors, for the fifth time in his career. Jacobson’s Panthers started out rough, with a 4-7 record and were hit with injuries and COVID19 complications. However, Jacobson lead the Panthers to win 14 of their last 17 games, en route to the regular-season MVC title.

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