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University of Northern Iowa
Southern Illinois
Panthers Top SIU 3-0 For 10th Straight Win, Seventh Straight Sweep
11/10/2007 7:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 10, 2007
CARBONDALE, Ill. -
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After falling behind 13-9 in game one, UNI rallied to tie the game at 15-15. The Panthers slowly built a 21-18 advantage, but the Salukis were able to narrow the gap to 21-20. The Panthers outscored SIU 9-1 the rest of the way to win game one, 30-21. UNI hit .320 in the first game, committing just three errors on 50 attempts.
UNI scored first and led the entire way in game two, also winning that game by a 30-21 score.
Neither team held more than a one-point advantage in game three until UNI took a 9-7 lead. The Panthers built their lead to 14-9, and after SIU pulled within two at 14-12, the Panthers rattled off a 6-1 run that put them in front 20-13. UNI outscored the Salukis 10-5 the rest of the way to win the game 30-18.
Amy Sampson led the Panthers with 16 kills and Laura Rowan added 13. Kristin Belzung finished with 36 assists.
UNI is now 19-9 on the year, 13-3 in Missouri Valley Conference play. The Salukis fall to 14-14 on the season, 6-10 in league action.
The Panthers return to action on Friday when they host
