2024–25 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represents the University of Northern Iowa during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 18th-year head coach Tanya Warren, play their home games at the McLeod Center located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2024–25 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	14–13 (9–7 MVC)
Head coach	Tanya Warren (18th season)
Associate head coach	Brad Nelson
Assistant coaches	Nate Oakland Katelin Vandevender Deidra Johnson
Home arena	McLeod Center
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Missouri State	13	–	2		.867			21	–	5		.808
Drake	12	–	3		.800			18	–	8		.692
Murray State	11	–	4		.733			17	–	7		.708
Illinois State	11	–	4		.733			17	–	9		.654
Belmont	11	–	4		.733			16	–	10		.615
Northern Iowa	8	–	7		.533			13	–	13		.500
UIC	8	–	7		.533			11	–	13		.458
Valparaiso	6	–	9		.400			10	–	16		.385
Bradley	4	–	11		.267			10	–	16		.385
Evansville	2	–	13		.133			6	–	20		.231
Indiana State	2	–	13		.133			4	–	22		.154
Southern Illinois	2	–	13		.133			4	–	20		.167
† 2025 MVC tournament winner As of February 21, 2025

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2022–23 season 23–10, 16–4 in MVC play to finish in third place.^[1] In the MVC tournament, they defeated Illinois State in the quarterfinals, before falling to top-seeded Drake in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the WNIT, where they fell at Saint Louis, 68–64.

Roster

2024–25 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Maya McDermott 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Johnston High School Johnston, Iowa F 2 Kaylee Corbin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Louisa-Muscatine High School Letts, Iowa G 3 Ellie Foster 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Green Bay Dike, Iowa G 4 Emerson Green 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Cedar Falls High School Cedar Falls, Iowa F 5 Ryley Goebel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Center Point–Urbana High School Urbana, Iowa G 11 Mya Nicholson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Janesville-Craig High School Milton, Wisconsin F 13 Shateah Wetering 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Iowa Montezuma, Iowa F 15 Elise Jaeger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Valley High School West Des Moines, Iowa G 21 Eliana Sheplee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Rice Lake High School Birchwood, Wisconsin G 22 Taryn Wharton 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Bellevue West High School Bellevue, Nebraska G 23 Bri Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Lincoln High School Lincoln, Nebraska G 24 Kayba Laube 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Marion High School Marion, Iowa F 34 Kaylynn Janes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Incarnate Word Academy St. Louis, Missouri F 42 Grace Boffeli 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr North Scott High School Eldridge, Iowa	Head coach Tanya Warren (Creighton) Assistant coach(es) Brad Nelson (Oregon) Nate Oakland (Northern Iowa) Katelin Vandevender (Northern Iowa) Deidra Johnson (Oklahoma State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 9, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 6:00 pm		Quincy	W 92–58	–	McLeod Center (865) Cedar Falls, IA
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 5, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Wisconsin-La Crosse	W 99–56	1–0	McLeod Center (2,227) Cedar Falls, IA
November 9, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Green Bay	W 71–56	2–0	Kress Events Center (1,884) Green Bay, WI
November 16, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Ball State	L 70–76	2–1	McLeod Center (2,338) Cedar Falls, IA
November 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 8 Iowa State	W 87–75	3–1	McLeod Center (5,304) Cedar Falls, IA
November 28, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Auburn U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam	L 64–65	3–2	Eldridge Blake Sports & Fitness Center (925) St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Kansas U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam	L 73–76	3–3	Eldridge Blake Sports & Fitness Center (625) St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 30, 2024* 11:30 am, ESPN+		vs. Pittsburgh U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam	W 90–74	4–3	Eldridge Blake Sports & Fitness Center (–) St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Creighton	L 71–75	4–4	McLeod Center (2,745) Cedar Falls, IA
December 10, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		South Dakota	W 78–59	5–4	McLeod Center (2,360) Cedar Falls, IA
December 14, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Dakota State	L 53–68	5–5	First Bank and Trust Arena (2,156) Brookings, SD
December 20, 2024* 6:30 pm, BTN+		at No. 22 Iowa	L 86–92	5–6	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA
MVC Regular Season
December 29, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Indiana State	W 75–65	6–6 (1–0)	Hulman Center (1,204) Terre Haute, IN
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Valparaiso	W 93–70	7–6 (2–0)	McLeod Center (2,607) Cedar Falls, IA
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UIC	W 75–64	8–6 (3–0)	McLeod Center (2,543) Cedar Falls, IA
January 10, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Illinois State	L 66–79	8–7 (3–1)	CEFCU Arena (1,630) Normal, IL
January 12, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bradley	W 67–44	9–7 (4–1)	Renaissance Coliseum (652) Peoria, IL
January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Murray State	L 89–95	9–8 (4–2)	McLeod Center (2,432) Cedar Falls, IA
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Belmont	L 60–74	9–9 (4–3)	McLeod Center (2,621) Cedar Falls, IA
January 24, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	W 84–59	10–9 (5–3)	Banterra Center (402) Carbondale, IL
January 26, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Missouri State	L 45–81	10–10 (5–4)	Great Southern Bank Arena (2,241) Springfield, MO
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Drake	L 63–69	10–11 (5–5)	Knapp Center (4,355) Des Moines, IA
February 7, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Bradley	W 69–51	11–11 (6–5)	McLeod Center (2,853) Cedar Falls, IA
February 9, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Illinois State	W 72–52	12–11 (7–5)	McLeod Center (2,489) Cedar Falls, IA
February 13, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont	W 73–61	13–11 (8–5)	Curb Event Center (729) Nashville, TN
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Murray State	L 91–96	13–12 (8–6)	CFSB Center (1,651) Murray, KY
February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Missouri State	L 72–75 OT	13–13 (8–7)	McLeod Center (2,638) Cedar Falls, IA
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Illinois	W 87–51	14–13 (9–7)	McLeod Center (2,828) Cedar Falls, IA
February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Evansville			McLeod Center  Cedar Falls, IA
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Drake			McLeod Center  Cedar Falls, IA
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC			Credit Union 1 Arena  Chicago, IL
March 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Valparaiso			Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
March 13–16, 2025  ESPN+/ESPN2/ESPNU		vs.			Ford Center  Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[2]

References

1. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
2. "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". UNI Athletics. Retrieved February 10, 2025.