What's Up In The Missouri Valley 12/8/2025

Belmont bounces back with big win over MTSU--Main Street Nashville
Men's Basketball Earns Convincing Road Victory at Middle Tennessee--belmontbruins.com

Kofoed and Lundblade Named Trane Student-Athletes of the Month for December--belmontbruins.com

Braves' 'Metombo' is born amid Bradley basketball runaway rout of Northern Illinois--Peoria Journal Star
How Bradley's 7-foot-1 center grew, and grew, to love the game--Peoria Journal Star

Bradley WBB Dominates Chicago State to Open Homestand--bradleybraves.com

Aces Come up Short at Saint Louis--gopurpleaces.com

Illinois State women dig deep to find alternative solutions against Eastern--The Pantagraph

Sycamores pull away from Eagles with second-half surge--Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Sycamores dominate with balanced scoring attack vs. USI--Indiana Statesman
Scott named Hannig Construction Indiana State Student-Athlete of the Week--gosycamores.com

Racer men finally start well in home win over Bellarmine--Murray Ledger and Times

Racer women show toughness, hammer Peay in Clarksville--Murray Ledger and Times

UNI Athletics celebrates December Student-Athletes of the Month--unipanthers.com

LEON BOND III - Men's Basketball
A Wauwatosa, Wisconsin native, Bond led UNI men's basketball with a team-high 14.1 points per game during the first month of the season, helping the Panthers to victory in their first six games in the program's best start since the 2019-20 season. The redshirt junior scored a season-high 23 points in the season-opener against CSUN and shot 51.4% from the field, as well as 53.8% from three-point range.

JENNA TWEDT - Women's Basketball
An Atikins, Iowa native and Kirkwood Community College transfer, Twedt averaged 9.5 points per game in the Panthers' first six games of the season. The junior guard scored a season-high 20 points against Northern Arizona in the opening game of the UNLV Thanksgiving Classic in Las Vegas, as well as 14 points in UNI's season-opener vs. North Dakota State. Twedt also notably sank five three-point shots against Northern Arizona.

Konkol brings a passion for athletics to Valparaiso--The Victory Bell
Valpo gets back in the Win Column, 98-58--The Valpo Vault

Shabtai Sets Career Marks; Women’s Basketball Drops MVC Opener to UIC--valpoathletics.com

Missouri Valley Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook 12-08-25--The Missouri Valley

MVC Women's Basketball Weekly Notebook (Dec. 8)--The Missouri Valley