From Johnston to Northern Iowa, Maya McDermott has always been a difference maker. An in-depth look at how the former Dragon became the player she is.

Maya McDermott’s smile is gone. The Northern Iowa women’s basketball guard is in game mode, and game mode means intensity. She stands stone-faced during the national anthem; she lets a smirk ...

Maya McDermott scored 18 fourth quarter points, but the Panthers fell one-point short on Senior Day at the McLeod Center.

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa visits UIC after Maya McDermott scored 27 points in Northern Iowa’s 80-79 loss to the Drake Bulldogs. The Flames have gone 8-5 at home. UIC is fifth in the MVC with 14.6 ...

The Drake women's basketball team held off a fourth quarter rally from UNI to take down the Panthers on Saturday in Cedar ...

Chicago; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa faces UIC after Maya McDermott scored 27 points in Northern Iowa's 80-79 loss to the Drake Bulldogs. The Flames have gone 8-5 in home games.

Northern Iowa Panthers (15-14, 10-8 MVC) at UIC Flames (12-15, 9-9 MVC) Chicago; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa visits UIC after Maya McDermott scored 27 points in Northern Iowa's ...

Northern Iowa plays the Valparaiso Beacons after Ryley Goebel scored 21 points in the Panthers' 76-57 loss to the UIC Flames.

Katie Dinnebier scored 36 points as Drake women's basketball escapes Cedar Falls with an 80-79 win over rival Northern Iowa ...