ST. LOUIS, Missouri - The UNI Panthers women's basketball team has been picked third is the 2021-2022 preseason Missouri Valley Conference poll released on Tuesday morning.
Following a historic run to the semifinals of the WNIT postseason tournament in the 2020-2021 season, the Panthers have been tabbed to finish 3rd in the conference, receiving 298 points along with three 1st-place votes from league coaches, sports information directors, and media members. Senior guard Karli Rucker has also been selected as a member of the preseason all-conference team.
Missouri State was selected as the favorites to repeat as conference champions with 35 first place votes and 362 points.