The 2020–21 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2020-21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers were led by head coach Tanya Warren in her fourteenth season, and played their home games at the McLeod Center as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
Previous season The Panthers finished the 2019-20 season with an 18–11 record, including 10–8 in Missouri Valley Conference play. They were scheduled to play Illinois State in the quarterfinals of the MVC Tournament, but the game, as well as the rest of the season, were canceled due to COVID-19.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure Rose Simon-Ressler 22 G 5'10" Senior Epworth, IA Graduated Kristina Cavey 31 G 5'11" Grad Student Berthoud, CO Graduated Heidi Hillyard 32 F 6'0" Senior Burlington, IA Graduated Abby Gerrits 41 G 5'10" Senior Pewaukee, WI Graduated Kaitlin Winston 43 F 6'0" Freshman Farmington, MN Departed Program
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference Regular Season
!colspan=9 style=| Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season
!colspan=9 style=| Missouri Valley Conference tournament
!colspan=9 style=| Women's National Invitation Tournament
References