Northern Iowa closes out the regular season this weekend with a series at Missouri beginning tonight. The Panthers will be watching the results of two Missouri Valley Conference series which will determine whether they qualify for the Valley’s post-season tournament. U-N-I coach Rick Heller says his team needs to play well in this non-conference series to maintain their momentum. He says they’re going to try and up their intensity and hopefully carry that over to the tournament.Heller says Missouri plays a tough schedule and have had a lot of quality wins.