# 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.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2022–23 season 23–10, 16–4 in MVC play to finish in third place. 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.

## 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 | W 71–54 | 15–13 (10–7) | McLeod Center (2,796) Cedar Falls, IA |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Drake | L 79–80 | 15–14 (10–8) | McLeod Center (3,370) Cedar Falls, IA |
| March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UIC | L 57–76 | 15–15 (10–9) | Credit Union 1 Arena (464) Chicago, IL |
| March 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | W 85–73 | 16–15 (11–9) | Athletics-Recreation Center (421) Valparaiso, IN |
| MVC Tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (11) Indiana State Opening round | W 87–73 | 17–15 | Ford Center (822) Evansville, IN |
| March 14, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) Belmont Quarterfinals | L 46–64 | 17–16 | Ford Center (927) Evansville, IN |
| WBIT ||||||
| March 20, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at (3) Florida First round | | | |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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