UNI women to face SIU

The Northern Iowa women return to Missouri Valley Conference play tonight at Southern Illinois. U-N-I won in lopsided fashion in the first matchup but coach Tony Dicecco says the Panthers face a more difficult test tonight. He says the two teams have lost five out of their last six games.Dicecco says slow starts have plagued the Panthers as of late. He says there have only been 3 or 4 games where they’ve gotten a good start.