Saturday, October 13
Springfield, Missouri
7 p.m.
University of Northern Iowa
15-6, 9-0MVC
3
at
2
Missouri State
11-10, 4-4MVC
1
2
3
4
5
F
Northern Iowa
25
22
25
23
17
3
Missouri State
11
25
22
25
15
2
UNI Volleyball Defeats Bears in 5-Set Thriller
10/13/2018 10:16:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri – The UNI volleyball team won a dramatic five set match against the Bears of Missouri State on Saturday night 25-11, 22-25, 25-22, 23-25, 17-15. The Panthers and Bears traded sets, but the Panthers were able to prevail and remain undefeated in Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) play.
After a convincing first set victory, the Panthers stumbled in the second set, recording a .194 team attack percentage and 7 errors.
The Panthers responded to the second set loss with a match leading 19 kills in the third set. The Bears led the majority of the set but the Panthers fought back and tied the set at 20 and rallied to take the final points.
The Panthers dropped the fourth set, forcing the deciding fifth. The Bears went up early with the Panthers recording 8 errors in the final set and a .037 attack percentage. After the 8 point bench change, the Panthers came out ready to rally and that is exactly what happened, propelling the Panthers to a 17-15 fifth set victory.
Piper Thomas led the team in kills, recording 22 and a team high .463 attack percentage. Three Panthers finished the night with double digit kills, Piper Thomas (22), Jaydlin Seehase (21), and Karlie Taylor (16).
Rachel Koop finished the five set thriller with 60 total assists and added 9 digs and 4 kills on the night. Karlie Taylor led the team in digs with 19, followed by Kendyl Sorge (18), and Baylee Petersen (13).
Up Next
The Panthers now look ahead to the Bulldogs of Drake University. The Bulldogs make the trip to Cedar Falls on Friday, October 19 for a 7 p.m. match in the McLeod Center. The Bulldogs are 16-7 overall and 5-4 in MVC play after a 3 set victory over Southern Illinois Saturday night.
Tickets are still available for Friday's match and can be found here.
After a convincing first set victory, the Panthers stumbled in the second set, recording a .194 team attack percentage and 7 errors.
The Panthers responded to the second set loss with a match leading 19 kills in the third set. The Bears led the majority of the set but the Panthers fought back and tied the set at 20 and rallied to take the final points.
The Panthers dropped the fourth set, forcing the deciding fifth. The Bears went up early with the Panthers recording 8 errors in the final set and a .037 attack percentage. After the 8 point bench change, the Panthers came out ready to rally and that is exactly what happened, propelling the Panthers to a 17-15 fifth set victory.
Piper Thomas led the team in kills, recording 22 and a team high .463 attack percentage. Three Panthers finished the night with double digit kills, Piper Thomas (22), Jaydlin Seehase (21), and Karlie Taylor (16).
Rachel Koop finished the five set thriller with 60 total assists and added 9 digs and 4 kills on the night. Karlie Taylor led the team in digs with 19, followed by Kendyl Sorge (18), and Baylee Petersen (13).
Up Next
The Panthers now look ahead to the Bulldogs of Drake University. The Bulldogs make the trip to Cedar Falls on Friday, October 19 for a 7 p.m. match in the McLeod Center. The Bulldogs are 16-7 overall and 5-4 in MVC play after a 3 set victory over Southern Illinois Saturday night.
Tickets are still available for Friday's match and can be found here.
Team Stats
UNI
MSU
Kills
76
58
Errors
30
31
Attempts
187
174
Hitting %
.246
.155
Points
91.5
71.0
Assists
72
56
Aces
3
5
Blocks
12.5
8.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
22
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Kills
21
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
16
Aces
1
Blocks
5
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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