University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Saturday, August 26
Clarksville, Tennessee
5:30 p.m.
University of Northern Iowa
2-0
3
vs
0
Middle Tennessee
0-3
1
2
3
F
Middle Tennessee St.
10
11
20
0
UNI
25
25
25
3
UNI Sweeps Middle Tennessee State, 3-0
8/26/2017 7:32:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Box Score (PDF)
CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee - The University of Northern Iowa volleyball squad earned its second win of the day at the Culver's Governors Challenge with a 3-0 sweep of Middle Tennessee State.
UNI (2-0 overall) won by set scores of 25-10, 25-11, 25-20.
UNI junior Piper Thomas put on a spectacular performance with 13 kills and a .765 hitting percentage. Thomas added five digs and four blocks to lead the Panthers to the three-set victory.
The Panthers jumped out early with a dominant 25-10 victory in the opening set. UNI hit .609 in the opening set with 15 kills and one attack error.Â
UNI hit .360 in the second set with 12 kills and only three attack errors en route to a 25-11 win over the Blue Raiders.
MTSU battled UNI in the third set, but the Panthers prevailed with a 25-20 advantage.Â
UNI will complete its action in Tennessee on Sunday by taking on tournament host Austin Peay at Noon.
Team Stats
MT
UNI
Kills
25
42
Errors
20
10
Attempts
81
81
Hitting %
.062
.395
Points
31.0
54.0
Assists
24
34
Aces
2
6
Blocks
4.0
6.0
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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