UNI draws top seed in first-ever NCAA Tourney

CEDAR FALLS (UNI) — The University of Northern Iowa women’s basketball team will face Nebraska in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, Mar. 21, in Minneapolis, Minn.

The game is set to begin at 6:06 p.m. in Williams Arena.

The Panthers were awarded a No. 16 seed in the Kansas City Region. Nebraska is one of the tournament’s four No. 1 seeds.

The winner of the first-round matchup will meet the winner of eighth-seeded UCLA and ninth-seeded North Carolina State.

UNI captured the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship to secure the school’s first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament.

“I’m extremely excited,” UNI head coach Tanya Warren said. “We’re excited for an opportunity close enough where people can travel and come out to see us play.”