Redbirds Host the Northern Iowa Panthers

NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State women's basketball team remains home to face the Northern Iowa Panthers on Doug Collins Court in Redbird Arena on Sunday.

GAME INFORMATION
Illinois State Redbirds (8-10, 2-5) vs. Northern Iowa ()

When: Sunday, January 28

Tip-Off: 2 p.m.CT

THE SERIES

• The Redbirds are 40-33 overall when facing the Panthers. The Birds are 23-13 at home, 16-18 at UNI and 1-2 at a neutral site.

• The teams most recently met on Feb. 12, 2017 at Northern Iowa and the Panthers captured an 82-51 victory.

• This will be the first time Coach Gillespie and Coach Warren will meet.

REDBIRD BITS

• The Redbirds most recently faced Drake and dropped 65-58. Drake entered the game, averaging 83.2 points per game. The Redbird defense held the Bulldogs to 65.

• On average MVC opponents have scored 9.4 points fewer per game than their season scoring average.

• Viria Livingston and Megan Talbot each captured their first career double-double this season during MVC play.
• Freshman point guard Paige Saylor continues to lead the conference in steals per game with 2.6.

• Green Goods and Katrina Beck have each had noteworthy performances this season, earning them MVC Player of the Week Honors.

• Megan Talbot, Livingston and Green are all in the top ten of the MVC for rebounding.

 SCOUTING THE PANTHERS

• The Panthers are 1-3 on the road in MVC play after capturing a 51-40 win over Bradley on Friday.

• This season, the Panthers are tied for first in the MVC with a 4.0 rebounding margin over foes.

UNI has outrebounded 13 foes this season, with the highest margin of 18 coming against Wyoming earlier in November.

• The Panthers are averaging 7.9 made 3-pointers a game. The 143 made 3-pointers this season rank as the second-most in the MVC.

• Sophomore Megan Maahs leads the MVC with seven double-doubles this season and has earned eight double-doubles for her career at UNI. Maahs ranks 20th in the NCAA for total rebounds per contest and leads the MVC at 10.4.

DEFENSIVE STRENGTH        

The Redbirds lead the MVC are ranked sixth in the country for field goal percentage defense, holding their opponents to an average of 33.0 percent. They are also first in conference and tabbed sixth in scoring defense in the nation, allowing 53.8 points per game.

REGGIE'S KIDS CLUB

Reggie's Kids Club day will be held prior to the Illinois State women's basketball game against Northern Iowa on Sunday, Jan. 28. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. Reggie's Kids Club Day will include free drawstring bags to the first 100 Kids Club members to RSVP here, as well as a free slice of Papa John's pizza to members in the fun zone while supplies last. An expanded fun zone will be open in the south concourse when doors open at 1 p.m., featuring inflatables from Fun On The Run.

NEXT UP

The Redbirds begin the second run of MVC games as they host the Loyola Ramblers on Friday night.

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