University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Taylor, Koop Earn All-Tournament Team Honors
8/26/2018 12:23:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
LOS ANGELES – Panther Volleyball impressed at the USC Trojan Invite, picking up two wins against top-10 opponents, but the impression didn't stop at the team level. Two Panthers, junior outside hitter Karlie Taylor and junior setter Rachel Koop, earned All-Tournament team honors.
UNI swept No. 13 Creighton 3-0, fell to No. 10 USC 3-0 in a true road match and came from behind to top No. 5 Kentucky 3-2.
Taylor led the Panthers in hitting in all three matches at the tournament. She notched 53 kills on 134 attempts for a .246 attack percentage. She also tallied 31 digs, four blocks with no blocking errors and a pair of aces on the weekend.
Koop was impressive in her debut in the starting lineup. She picked up where Missouri Valley Conference Setter of the Year Heather Hook left off. She notched 124 assists, averaging 11.27 per set. She also notched 23 digs and a block assist.
The Panthers now return home for three matches over the next week, starting with No. 21 Iowa State and closing the week with matches Friday and Saturday against Washington State (RV).
Wednesday's match will be a Purple Out and the first 100 students through the door will receive a BEAT STATE T-shirt.
Tickets are still available and can be purchased online here.
Full All-Tournament Team
USC - Khalia Lanier (MVP)
USC - Brooke Botkin
USC - Raquel Lázaro
UNI - Karlie Taylor
UNI - Rachel Koop
CREI - Taryn Kloth
UNI swept No. 13 Creighton 3-0, fell to No. 10 USC 3-0 in a true road match and came from behind to top No. 5 Kentucky 3-2.
Taylor led the Panthers in hitting in all three matches at the tournament. She notched 53 kills on 134 attempts for a .246 attack percentage. She also tallied 31 digs, four blocks with no blocking errors and a pair of aces on the weekend.
Koop was impressive in her debut in the starting lineup. She picked up where Missouri Valley Conference Setter of the Year Heather Hook left off. She notched 124 assists, averaging 11.27 per set. She also notched 23 digs and a block assist.
The Panthers now return home for three matches over the next week, starting with No. 21 Iowa State and closing the week with matches Friday and Saturday against Washington State (RV).
Wednesday's match will be a Purple Out and the first 100 students through the door will receive a BEAT STATE T-shirt.
Tickets are still available and can be purchased online here.
Full All-Tournament Team
USC - Khalia Lanier (MVP)
USC - Brooke Botkin
USC - Raquel Lázaro
UNI - Karlie Taylor
UNI - Rachel Koop
CREI - Taryn Kloth
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