ROCKFORD, Ill. – The women's basketball team made history in Rockford as they rolled past the St. Louis Billikens on Monday night with a 58-50 win and claimed their first Regional Championship in the WNIT.
The Panthers trailed the Billikens by one-point at halftime but that wouldn't last long in the latter part of the game. UNI and St. Louis traded leads early in the third quarter until Bre Gunnels made a layup with 6:01 remaining to kickstart the Panther's offense for the remainder of the game.
Gunnels made a pair of free-throws and Kayba Laube added a layup creating a four-point lead.