UNI women look to continue strong conference start

The UNI women’s basketball team begins the second half of their Missouri Valley Conference schedule tomorrow as they host Bradley at the West Gym. Northern Iowa has gotten off to a good start in the Valley. The Panthers are in third place with a 6-3 record. Coach Tony DiCecco feels the Panthers should have confidence going into the final part of the season after being competitive in the first half. He says they’ve been able to play with the premiere teams in the league and he says if they feel good about how they play, that’s important to their success in the second half of the season.Northern Iowa will look to take advantage of their schedule as they play their next three games at home. DiCecco feels tomorrow’s game begins an important stretch for the Panthers if they want to staty in the upper half of the league. UNI beat Bradley 74-66 in Peoria, Illinois earlier in the season.