I'm excited for tomorrow, why you ask? It's a big day, the Fourteenth-ranked Drake Bulldogs make a stop at the McLeod Center and I'm thinking that UNI can hand them their third loss of the season. The Panthers have won four in a row at home and were a possession away from knocking off the Bulldogs in Des Moines before falling 58-54.
The last ranked MVC team to visit Cedar Falls was #15 Southern Illinois on March 1, 2004. The Panthers snapped SIU's 16-game win streak and bid to go undefeated in the Valley, 68-52. Drake's 21-game winning streak came to an end at Southern Illinois on Wednesday night, but despite being 22-2 on the season Drake hasn't received the respect on a national level. UNI's Ben Jacobson:
Rookie Head Coach Keno Davis has done a spectacular job managing his team and keeping the guys motivated all season long. Coach Davis talked about the drive this team has.
Other motivating factors? Try being picked to finish ninth in the league and also not having one single player on any of the Preaseason All-Valley Teams. I don't think Coach Davis will have to worry about any lack of recognition come the post season awards.
I'll be court-side at the McLeod Center tomorrow for the 1:05 tip. I'm debating on doing a live-blog, we'll see how it all goes down. Get your purple on.
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