University of Northern Iowa Athletics
UNI Earns 20th NCAA Tournament Bid
11/27/2016 8:48:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
2016 NCAA Tournament Bracket (PDF)
The University of Northern Iowa volleyball team will be taking part in the NCAA Tournament for the 20th time in school history as the Panthers nabbed an at-large berth into the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
UNI (24-9 overall, 14-4 Missouri Valley Conference) will take on the Creighton Bluejays (26-6 overall, 18-0 BIG EAST) Thursday at 4 p.m. (CT) in Lawrence, Kan. No. 5-seeded Kansas will play Samford in the other matchup in Lawrence with the winners meeting on Friday for a berth into the Sweet 16. Friday's match will begin at 6:30 p.m. (CT). All three matches will be streamed live on ESPN3.
UNI and Creighton met earlier this season in Los Angeles at the USC Radisson Classic. Creighton prevailed in a 3-0 match by scores of 25-20, 32-30, 27-25.
UNI will be making its 20th trip to the NCAA Tournament. UNI has posted 14 wins in the NCAA Tournament and has advanced to at least the second round 11 times. UNI has made three Sweet 16 appearances (1999, 2001, 2002). UNI's last NCAA appearance came in 2015 when the Panthers dropped a five-set decision to Marquette in Minneapolis, Minn., in the first round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament.
UNI head coach Bobbi Petersen has led the Panthers to 12 NCAA Tournament trips. UNI is 9-11 in NCAA tournament play under Petersen, including two trips to the Sweet 16 (2001, 2002).
This marks the fourth at-large selection for the UNI Panthers into the NCAA Tournament. UNI also earned at-large bids in 2008, 2012 and 2015.
For ticket information, call the UNI Ticket Office on Monday morning at 319-273-4849.
The University of Northern Iowa volleyball team will be taking part in the NCAA Tournament for the 20th time in school history as the Panthers nabbed an at-large berth into the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
UNI (24-9 overall, 14-4 Missouri Valley Conference) will take on the Creighton Bluejays (26-6 overall, 18-0 BIG EAST) Thursday at 4 p.m. (CT) in Lawrence, Kan. No. 5-seeded Kansas will play Samford in the other matchup in Lawrence with the winners meeting on Friday for a berth into the Sweet 16. Friday's match will begin at 6:30 p.m. (CT). All three matches will be streamed live on ESPN3.
UNI and Creighton met earlier this season in Los Angeles at the USC Radisson Classic. Creighton prevailed in a 3-0 match by scores of 25-20, 32-30, 27-25.
UNI will be making its 20th trip to the NCAA Tournament. UNI has posted 14 wins in the NCAA Tournament and has advanced to at least the second round 11 times. UNI has made three Sweet 16 appearances (1999, 2001, 2002). UNI's last NCAA appearance came in 2015 when the Panthers dropped a five-set decision to Marquette in Minneapolis, Minn., in the first round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament.
UNI head coach Bobbi Petersen has led the Panthers to 12 NCAA Tournament trips. UNI is 9-11 in NCAA tournament play under Petersen, including two trips to the Sweet 16 (2001, 2002).
This marks the fourth at-large selection for the UNI Panthers into the NCAA Tournament. UNI also earned at-large bids in 2008, 2012 and 2015.
For ticket information, call the UNI Ticket Office on Monday morning at 319-273-4849.
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