CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The UNI women's basketball team used a 21-0 third-quarter run to pick up a 71-52 win over Valparaiso Friday evening to move to 6-0 at home and 2-1 in Missouri Valley Conference play.
Three Panthers scored in double figures, led by Mikaela Morgan's 15 points while the Panther defense held the Crusaders to just 29 points in the final three quarters.
UNI shot 26-60 (43.3 percent) from the field and racked up 12 assists on 26 made shots and only turned the ball over 13 times.
The Crusaders were 17-45 (37.