AP FILE PHOTO - Northern Iowa’s Jacqui Kalin (10) drives around Missouri State’s Karly Buer (14) in the second half of the Missouri Valley Conference women’s basketball tournament championship game March 13, 2011, in St. Charles, Mo. Northern Iowa won 69-41 and Kalin was voted the tournament’s MVP.

CEDAR FALLS — Jacqui Kalin, one of Northern Iowa’s most decorated women’s basketball athletes of all time, will be recognized on Saturday inside the McLeod Center as UNI Athletics retires her jersey in a pregame ceremony during its Missouri Valley Conference home game against Illinois-Chicago.

Kalin, who played for the Panthers from 2007-2013, will be in attendance for the game alongside family and friends as she will be recognized with a banner bearing her name and No. 10 jersey, as well as a plaque.

The MVC game tips off at 1 p.m., and fans are encouraged to be seated for the ceremony by 12:40 p.m. Kalin will also be available for an autograph signing session at halftime on the McLeod Center’s northeast concourse. A limited number of posters will be available at halftime, while a limited number of T-shirts will also be available on the south concourse.

“JK didn’t just raise banners or break records, she raised the standard,” said UNI head coach Tanya Warren. “She embodied excellence in every sense of the word, competing with relentless heart, leading with integrity, and leaving a legacy that will forever define what it means to be a Panther.”

The ceremony for Kalin will be the third of 19 planned jersey retirements for UNI Athletics in 2026, following the announcement of the department’s jersey retirement program as part of UNI’s sesquicentennial celebration.

“I am so incredibly honored that my jersey will be hanging in the McLeod Center rafters,” said Kalin. “This achievement is truly a reflection of an entire village of people that impacted and led to the success of the UNI women’s basketball program before and during my career, and I am humbled to represent that group of people.

“I feel so lucky to have been surrounded by remarkable coaches, teammates, support staff, and fans, and I feel especially grateful for my family who supported me and made sacrifices every step of the way. Thank you to Dr. Megan Franklin, Coach Warren, and the UNI Athletics Department for bringing this to life, and I look forward to celebrating and reconnecting with so many meaningful people from that village as we reunite on Saturday!”

A native of Sioux City, Kalin put together one of the most accomplished careers in UNI women’s basketball history during her six-year collegiate tenure from 2007-13, developing from MVC Freshman of the Year into one of the most decorated student-athletes the league has produced.

Kalin closed her career as UNI’s all-time leader in points (2,081), 3-pointers made (265), free throws made (484), free-throw percentage (92%), assists (491), games played and started (136), and minutes played (4,352), while ranking sixth in MVC history in scoring and becoming just the third player in UNI men’s and women’s basketball history to surpass 2,000 career points. She was named to the UNI Hall of Fame in 2017.

She was a two-time Jackie Stiles MVC Player of the Year recipient, the MVC Freshman of the Year, a second-team all-conference pick and a three-time first-team selection. She was named the MVC Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player in 2011.

Kalin captained the Panthers to their first-ever NCAA Tournament berth in 2010.

She continues to be involved with MVC women’s basketball as a TV broadcast analyst for The Valley On ESPN.