OMAHA, Neb. -- The Omaha women's basketball program welcomes Northern Iowa Tuesday night, Dec. 10, inside Baxter Arena for a 7 p.m. tipoff.
OPENING TIP
• The Mavericks recently fell 65-52 on the road at Eastern Illinois last Saturday and look to bounce back this week.
• In that game,
Akili Felici led the way with a career-high 11 points.
• Omaha's matchup against Northern Iowa marks the first of five-straight home games inside Baxter Arena.
• Northern Iowa recently fell 57-54 at Creighton Sunday afternoon.
• Omaha and the Panthers square off for the fifth time, with the series tied at 2-2.
• Northern Iowa won the previous meeting 79-50 in Cedar Falls, but two years ago in Baxter Arena, Omaha won 78-74.
• The Mavericks aim to improve to 4-1 at home this season.
Claire Killian leads the team with 9.9 points per game, while
Elena Pilakouta and
Ella Ogier average 7.6 and 7.1 points per game, respectively.
SCOUTING NORTHERN IOWA
Northern Iowa is 5-3 overall, most recently falling to Creighton after the Bluejays went on a 12-0 run in the final minutes to come from behind and win. The Panthers are led by head coach Tanya Warren who is in her 13th season at the helm of the program.
So far, Northern Iowa has a trio double-digit scorers in Kam Finley (13.0), Karli Rucker (11.0) and Megan Maahs (10.1). The team ranks in at No. 20 at the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll. This season, the Panthers were selected third in the Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Poll.
LOOKING AHEAD
Omaha returns to action next Sunday, Dec. 15, for a 3 p.m. game against Cleveland State. The day marks a basketball doubleheader inside Baxter Arena as the men's team plays earlier that day against UTRGV at 12:30 p.m. Links to follow and tickets are available on OMavs.com.
