The UNI women’s basketball team picked up a 66-57 win over Southern Illinois in Cedar Falls on Saturday. Karli Rucker scored 18 points to lead the Panthers to their 10th win of the season.

UNI jumped on top big early with a 30-11 first quarter performance. Kam Finley added 11 points and 4 rebounds of the bench to help UNI grab the win.

The Panthers are now 10-5 on the season and 3-1 in MVC play. Next up is a road trip to Des Moines to take on Drake next Friday at 6:00 p.m.