Karli Rucker, Taylor Raines, AJ Green and Bryce Steiert were named February's UNI Athletics Student-Athletes of the Month for their outstanding performances during January.
Karli Rucker averaged a team-high 12.8 points in eight games with 33 assists and 31 rebounds in January. She led all Panthers with 102 points, including a 28-point performance in the win over Evansville. She was 36-89 (40.4%) from the field. She had a career-high eight assists against Drake. Rucker is an Elementary Education major and multi-semester member of the Dean's List and Athletic director's Honor Roll.