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Columnist Gravert snubs critics of female sports analysts, says we need them.
Panther wrestling season comes to an end, final two finish great season.
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March 26, 2015 Volume 111, Issue 44
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MADNESS
Ready, set, speech
BRANDON TJEPKES
JOSIE ROBERTSON Staff Writer
Due to its size, UNI is often considered the underdog, regardless of the activity. For the UNI Speech and Debate team, it has been a long road to the national tournament, but the team has made it. The UNI Speech team has been traveling once or twice per month to competitions throughout the year. The team has placed within the top three at several tournaments, qualifying for nationals. While there are a few different national tournaments, the UNI Speech team set their eyes on what is considered to be the most competitive national tournament, held by the American Forensics Association. Nationals will take place April 3-6 in Portland, Ore. To prepare for the tough competition ahead, the team has been practicing often, including long hours put in on the weekend, said Hunter Thompson, senior communication major and UNI Speech and Debate team member. “The team has been researching, writing and performing their topics and events over the past eight months, so over these next two weeks, in addition to the public showcase, we’ll be doing a lot of practicing and polishing of their speech and acting events,” said Joshua Hamzehee, communication studies instructor.
Sports Writer
The UNI Panthers, Missouri Va l l e y Conference champions entered the NCAA Tour nament as a No. 5 seed. They dropped their first opponent, No. 12 Wyoming, 71-54. The win over Wyoming set the school record for most wins in a season with 31 victories. The Panthers were spot on scoring-wise as they had five players reach double figures. Paul Jesperson led the Panthers with 16 points. The bench was a big factor as they contributed to 41 of the Panthers’ 71 points. The Pa n t h e r s came out swinging as they used a 10-0 run to give them an 18-9 lead with 13:05 left in the first half. Wyoming started to catch up with the help of Charles Hankerson Jr., who made three 3-pointers to cut the Panther lead to 29-19 with 5:50 left in the half. The first half ended with a buzzer-beater three from Hankerson Jr. The second half started off strong for the Panthers as they
See SPEECH, page 2
used a 13-3 run to give them some much-needed breathing room. Wyo m i n g ’ s Nance Jr. took over as he put 1 2
straight points on the board to cut the lead to 50-37 with 12:25 left. Jesperson and Washpun teamed up to bring the lead to double digits and would not let Wyoming within ten points again. The ne xt opponent for UNI was No. 4 Louisville, who brought the Panthers’ incredible season to a close with a 66-53 win. The game was a defensive battle as both teams came with top 20 ranked defenses. Louisville’s defense was the largest factor of the game as they made the Panthers turn the ball over 10 times and kept them to 39 percent shooting. Terry Rozier III was too much for the Panther defense as he put up 25 points and seven assists. In an interview with WHOTV 13, Coach Ben Jacobson said he knows how good his team really is. See
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