Panther Volleyball Defeat Southern Illinois, 3-1

Friday, November 1

Cedar Falls, Iowa

6 p.m.

University of Northern Iowa

16-10,9-3MVC

Southern Illinois

12-14,4-8MVC

Southern Ill.

UNI

Panther Volleyball Defeat Southern Illinois, 3-1

11/1/2019 8:37:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The UNI volleyball team moved to 17-9 overall and 11-1 in the MVC on Friday night, defeating the Salukis of Southern Illinois with set scores of 25-13, 23-25, 25-18, 25-16.

The Panthers came out firing on offense on Friday night, finishing the match with a .247 hitting percentage while holding the Salukis to just .092. The Salukis out blocked the Panthers 9-5 while the Panthers came out ahead in total digs 89-77.

Karlie Taylor again led the Panthers in kills on her way to her 17th double-double of the season. The senior outside hitter totaled 18 kills and 18 digs on the night while hitting .267. Inga Rotto finished with a career night, totaling 14 kills on 23 total swings for a team high .609 hitting percentage.

Senior Rachel Koop finished with 51 assists on the night, a four set high. The Panther dig total is also a season four set high with 89 total digs. Libero Abbi Staack finished with a team high 20 digs with Karlie Taylor and Rachel Koop recording 18 and 17 respectively.

KEY STATS

Karlie Taylor finished with her 17^th double-double with 18 kills and 18 digs.
Kate Busswitz finished with 15 kills and 3 block assists.
Inga Rotto sets a career high with 14 kills while recording a .609 hitting percentage.
Rachel Koop ended the night with 51 assists and 17 digs for her 13th double-double of the season.
Baylee Petersen set a new career high with 5 service aces.

UP NEXT
The Panthers finish the weekend with a 5 pm match against the Bears of Missouri State on Saturday night. The Bears and Panthers played back on October 4 with the Panthers coming out on top 3-0. Saturday's match can be viewed on ESPN+.