# 2017–18 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by eleventh year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 13–5 in MVC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament, where they lost to Drake. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Milwaukee in the first round.

## Previous season

They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Drake. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2011 where they lost to DePaul in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Sioux Falls | W 80–53 | | McLeod Center (1,110) Cedar Falls, IA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | IUPUI | L 48–54 | 0–1 | McLeod Center (1,852) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 11/14/2017* 7:00 pm, PSN/ESPN3 | | Iowa State | W 57–53 | 1–1 | McLeod Center (2,099) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 11/21/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Creighton | L 78–89 $^{2OT}$ | 1–2 | D. J. Sokol Arena (632) Omaha, NE |
| 11/25/2017* 11:00 am | | vs. Wyoming UCF Thanksgiving Classic | W 55–40 | 2–2 | CFE Arena Orlando, FL |
| 11/26/2017* 12:30 pm | | at UCF UCF Thanksgiving Classic | L 43–53 | 2–3 | CFE Arena (2,755) Orlando, FL |
| 11/30/2017* 7:00 pm | | at South Dakota State | L 47–57 | 2–4 | Frost Arena (1,760) Brookings, SD |
| 12/02/2017* 2:00 pm, FSNOR | | at North Dakota | L 72–80 | 2–5 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,877) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/06/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Omaha | L 74–78 | 2–6 | Baxter Arena (995) Omaha, NE |
| 12/10/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UW–Parkside | W 92–62 | 3–6 | McLeod Center (1,131) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/17/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 25 Iowa | L 47–71 | 3–7 | McLeod Center (3,008) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/21/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kansas State | W 72–71 | 4–7 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,260) Manhattan, KS |
| Missouri Valley Conference Regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Loyola–Chicago | W 70–41 | 5–7 (1–0) | McLeod Center (1,234) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/31/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Valparaiso | W 77–56 | 6–7 (2–0) | McLeod Center (1,368) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/05/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Southern Illinois | L 53–60 $^{OT}$ | 6–8 (2–1) | SIU Arena (703) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/07/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | L 52–62 | 6–9 (2–2) | JQH Arena (1,871) Springfield, MO |
| 01/12/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Evansville | W 65–41 | 7–9 (3–2) | McLeod Center (1,596) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/14/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Indiana State | W 59–53 | 8–9 (4–2) | McLeod Center (1,486) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/19/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Drake | L 64–81 | 8–10 (4–3) | Knapp Center (3,331) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/26/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bradley | W 56–40 | 9–10 (5–3) | Renaissance Coliseum (786) Peoria, IL |
| 01/28/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Illinois State | W 58–36 | 10–10 (6–3) | Redbird Arena (1,073) Normal, IL |
| 02/02/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Missouri State | L 52–57 | 10–11 (7–3) | McLeod Center (1,406) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/04/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Southern Illinois | W 71–63 | 11–11 (7–4) | McLeod Center (1,387) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/09/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Indiana State | W 56–46 | 12–11 (8–4) | Hulman Center (1,639) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/11/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Evansville | W 85–60 | 13–11 (9–4) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (374) Evansville, IN |
| 02/16/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Drake | L 67–72 | 13–12 (9–5) | McLeod Center (1,966) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/23/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Illinois State | W 66–48 | 14–12 (10–5) | McLeod Center (1,461) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/25/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bradley | W 63–50 | 15–12 (11–5) | McLeod Center (1,166) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 03/01/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Valparaiso | W 76–53 | 16–12 (12–5) | Athletics–Recreation Center (260) Valparaiso, IN |
| 03/03/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Loyola–Chicago | W 64–38 | 17–12 (13–5) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (342) Chicago, IL |
| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2018 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (6) Illinois State Quarterfinals | W 56–36 | 18–12 | TaxSlayer Center (1,706) Moline, IL |
| 03/10/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (2) Missouri State Semifinals | W 70–58 | 19–12 | TaxSlayer Center (2,129) Moline, IL |
| 03/11/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (1) Drake Championship Game | L 63–75 | 19–13 | TaxSlayer Center (2,169) Moline, IL |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/15/2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Milwaukee First Round | L 67–81 | 19–14 | McLeod Center (1,105) Cedar Falls, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||