The UNI women’s basketball team hosts Wisconsin-La Crosse Monday night in an exhibition contest. Forward Grace Boffeli is the Missouri Valley preseason player of the year. Boffeli, Maya McDermott and Emerson Green are returning starters for the Panthers.

UNI is the preseason Valley favorite and Boffeli says a key this season will be finishing games.

Boffeli averaged better than 16 points and nine rebounds last season and is looking forward to the new season.