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Panthers Earn NCAA At-Large Bid, Will Play DePaul Friday

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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The UNI women's basketball team is doing to the big dance after being selected to the 2017 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament tonight. The Panthers are slated to play DePaul on Friday, March 17 in Starkville, Miss. in the Oklahoma City Region at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN2.

It is the third time in program history that the Panthers have secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament, also appearing in back-to-back seasons in 2010 and 2011. The selection is the first at-large bid the Missouri Valley Conference has received since 2013 and just the 11th in conference history.