The UNI women’s basketball gave up a nine-point lead heading into the fourth quarter and dropped a road game to Missouri State 71-67 on Thursday night. The Bears outscored the Panthers 23-10 in the fourth quarter to steal the win.

Missouri State had three players finish with 14 points: Aniya Thomas, Indya Green, and Jade Masogayo.

UNI was led by 17 points and 4 steals from Maya McDermott and 13 points and 7 rebounds from Grace Boffeli. UNI drops to 12-6 overall and 7-2 in the MVC.

Next up for the Panthers is a trip to Southern Illinois on Saturday.