Valley Rookies Go Toe-to-Toe at UNI

Two of the Missouri Valley Conferences top newcomers will go head-to-head when Lorenzo Gordon and the Illinois State Redbirds face Northern Iowa and Eric Coleman Monday night in the Panthers league opener at the UNI-Dome. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:07 p.m. and the game will be televised on FSN Midwest as part of the Valley television package.