Volleyball Heads to Des Moines for In-State Rivalry

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vs Tennessee Tech

Sep 18

3 p.m.

Green Bay, Wisc.

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vs Western Michigan

Sep 19

3 p.m.

Green Bay, Wisc.

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at Green Bay

Sep 20

2 p.m.

Green Bay, Wisc.

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at UIC

Sep 26

6 p.m.

Chicago, Ill.

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at Valparaiso

Sep 27

5 p.m.

Valparaiso, Ind.

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at Drake

Sep 30

6 p.m.

Des Moines, Iowa

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vs Murray State

Oct 4

1 p.m.

Cedar Falls, Iowa

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vs Evansville

Oct 10

6 p.m.

Cedar Falls, Iowa

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vs Bradley

Oct 11

5 p.m.

Cedar Falls, Iowa

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at Indiana State

Oct 17

5 p.m.

Terre Haute, Ind.

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at Evansville

Oct 18

5 p.m.

Evansville, Ind.

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vs Illinois State

Oct 24

6 p.m.

Cedar Falls, Iowa

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VOLLEYBALL ACTION:

UNI vs Drake | Friday, November 15 | 6 p.m. | Knapp Center | Des Moines, Iowa

THE SERIES
Dominant, the only word to describe the all-time series with the Panthers in-state rival. The Panthers hold an 83-12-2 all-time record against the Bulldogs and have won 46 matches in a row, a streak that dates back to November 23, 1996.

THE PANTHERS
• UNI lead the MVC in four statistical categories and rank in the top three in ten categories

• Rachel Koop leads the conference in assists and assists per set while Karlie Taylor leads the way in total attacks, attacks per set, total kills, kills per set, total points, and points per set.

• The Panthers stand at 14-1 in the MVC after defeating both Illinois State and Bradley last weekend.

• The Panthers avenged their lone MVC loss with a 3-1 victory over Illinois State.

• Bobbi Petersen passed her former coach and mentor, Iradge Ahrabi-Fard in UNI career wins with 504 and is now the programs all-time wins leader.

• Petersen is now chasing Melissa Stokes for the Missouri Valley Conference wins record at 509.

• Karlie Taylor continues to rise up the UNI career kills leader-board, ranking 3rd all-time with 1,615 career kills.

• Rachel Koop ranks 9th in UNI career assists with 2,755.

• 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.

• Entering the 2019 season, 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.

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