Panther Volleyball Takes Bradley in Four Sets

Friday, October 11

Cedar Falls, Iowa

6 p.m.

University of Northern Iowa

11-9,2-4MVC

Bradley

7-9,2-3MVC

Bradley

UNI

Panther Volleyball Takes Bradley in Four Sets

10/11/2019 8:53:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The UNI volleyball team took on the Bradley Braves in MVC action on Friday night, defeating their conference foe 3-1 with set scores of 25-18, 22-15, 25-19, 25-18.

The Panthers finished with a .212 hitting percentage while holding the Braves to just .110 as a team. Both teams recorded 11 total blocks on the night with UNI's Kate Busswitz recording 4 solo blocks.

Karlie Taylor and Kate Busswitz each finished the night with 14 kills with Busswitz finishing with a .275 hitting percentage, the highest among players with at least 5 kills. Karlie Taylor continued to show her versatility, not only leading the Panthers in kills but also in digs, finishing with 19.

Libero Abbi Staack ended the night with 17 digs while Taylor Hedges and Rachel Koop ended the night with 13 and 11 digs respectively. Rachel Koop finished the night with 47 assists (11.75 assists per set) while recording her eleventh double-double of the season.

KEY STATS

The Panthers

With Karlie Taylor's first kill of the evening she moved in to #5 all-time in career kills with 1,440.
Karlie Taylor finished with her 13^th double-double of the season (14 Kills, 19 Digs).
Kate Busswits recorded 4 solo blocks, a season high.
Inga Rotto recorded 3 solo blocks, her season high.
Rachel Koop led the Panthers with 47 assists, the 9th time recording over 40 assists this season.
Koop recorded her 11th double-double of the season (47 assists, 11 digs).
Panthers now 6-0 in the MVC with an 18-3 set record.

The Braves

Hannah Thompson led the Braves offensively with 15 kills while finishing with a .255 hitting percentage.
The Braves had Carlee Camlin and Hailey Delacher with 19 and 18 assists respectively.
Braves now 3-2 in the MVC with a 12-10 set record.

UP NEXT
The Panthers will now host the Redbirds of Illinois State in the McLeod Center on Saturday night. The Panthers and Redbirds have traded wins in recent years and were regular season co-champions a season ago. The MVC matchup will begin at 5 pm and can be viewed on ESPN+.