Panther Volleyball Welcome Bradley, Illinois State to McLeod Center

THIS WEEKENDS ACTION:

UNI vs Bradley | Friday, October 11 | 6:00 p.m. | McLeod Center

UNI vs Illinois State | Saturday, October 12 | 5:00 p.m. | McLeod Center

THE SERIES
The Panthers have dominated the series against the Braves of Bradley, holding a 65-10 all-time record. The two teams first met up on the court on November 19, 1982 with the Panthers coming out on top 2-0. The Panthers have went long stretched without dropping a match with the Braves, winning 22 matches in a row from 1985 – 1997. The Panthers are currently on a 27 match win streak.

The Panthers and Redbirds will take the court for the 81st time on Saturday. The Panthers hold the series lead at 54-26. The Panthers dominated the Redbirds from 1998-2003, winning 15 matches in row. The teams would trade wins form 2003-2007 before the Panthers went on a 16 match win streak ending in 2014. Since the October 17, 2014 match, the Panther and redbirds have traded wins with a 7-7 record headed into Saturday's contest.

THE PANTHERS
• The Panthers opened MVC play with five victories, dropping just two sets. The Panthers have won 10 straight sets in conference play.

• Rachel Koop earns her first career MVC Player of the Week.

• Bobbi Petersen closes in on 500 career victories, just 4 wins away from the historic mark.

• Karlie Taylor continues to rise up the career kills leader-board, ranking T-5th with 1,439 career kills. Taylor is just one kill from surpassing Kim Kester (99-02) to sit at #5.

• Rachel Koop currently ranks 10th in career assists with 2,276.

• The Panthers return five starters including First Team All-MVC selections Rachel Koop and Karlie Taylor and Second Team All-MVC selections Kate Busswitz and Jaydlin Seehase.

• Bobbi Petersen enters the 2019 season with a career 485-151 record, 15 wins away from 500 and 18 wins away from becoming the UNI all-time wins leader.

• Bobbi Petersen's 485 wins ranks 28th in NCAA Division I coaching victories. Petersen's .763 winning percentage is the 8th highest among active Division I coaches.

• Rachel Koop returns to set the Panther offense after averaging 11.97 assist per set in 2018, leading the conference and ranking 5th nationally. Rachel Koop ranks 10th in career assists per set with a 9.19 average.

• Karlie Taylor returns for her senior season after recording 4.77 kills per set in 2018, ranking 6th nationally. Karlie Taylor ranks 2nd all-time at UNI in kills per set with a career average of 3.86.

• Taylor is the only player in UNI history to record multiple 500 kill seasons.

MVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Rachel Koop finished the weekend with 77 total assists, leading the Panthers to two MVC victories over Missouri State and Southern Illinois on the road. Koop, while setting the Panther offense, finished with 7 kills and a .778 hitting percentage on the weekend.

Koop helped the Panthers make quick works of the MVC rivals, setting the Panthers to two 3-0 victories. Koop recorded 36 assists against the Bears of Missouri State while adding 4 kills on 5 attacks. She backed up the performance with 41 assists and 3 kills on 4 total attacks against Southern Illinois. Koop is #10 in career assists at UNI with 2,276 assists.

RECORD WATCH
Career Kills
1.            1,779 Molly O'Brien (.315) 2000-03
2.            1,720     Kate Galer (.292)                              1993-96
3.            1,611 Bobbi Becker (.286) 1986-89
4.            1,572 Piper Thomas (.309) 2015-18
5.            1,439     Kim Kester (.263)                              1999-02
1,439    Karlie Taylor (.208) 2016-
7.            1,386     Laura Rowen (.213) 2004-07
8.            1,360     Alexandra Auker (.192) 1997-00
9.            1,302     Ashten Stelken (.289) 2005-08
10.          1,272 Kim McCaffrey (.242)                      1997,99-01

Career Assists
1.            6,064     Jill Arganbright 2000-03
2.            4,881     Shannon Perry                 1996-99
3.            4,752     Bre Payton 2008-11
4.            4,288     Heather Hook 2013-17
5.            4,265     Kara Galer                           1992-95
6.            4,256     Kristin Belzung                 2003-07
7.            3,977     Mary Bernhardt                1984-84
8.            2,780     Bobbie Kreple 1987-90
9.            2,549     Kinsey Caldwell                 2013-14
10.          2,276     Rachel Koop 2015-

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