Panther Volleyball Defeats Redbirds 3-1

Friday, November 8

Normal, Ill.

6 p.m.

University of Northern Iowa

19-9, 13-1MVC

Illinois State

14-11, 7-6MVC

UNI

Illinois State

Panther Volleyball Defeats Redbirds 3-1

11/8/2019 8:42:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

NORMAL, Illinois – The UNI volleyball team took on the Redbirds of the Illinois State on Friday night defeating the Redbirds 3-1 with set scores of 22-25, 26-24, 28-26, 25-12. The victory marked head coach Bobbi Petersen's 504^th career win, making her the programs all-time wins leader.

The Panthers recorded 21 total blocks against the Redbirds, the highest mark of the season and the first time the Panthers recorded over 20 blocks since 2011. The Panthers finishing with five solo blocks and 16 block assists on the night with Karlie Taylor leading the way with two solo blocks and three block assists.

Karlie Taylor had a dominant performance all around for the Panthers, recording her 19^th double-double of the season with 22 kills and 23 digs. The senior outside hitter added two assists and two service aces to finish with 27.5 total points, her second highest point total since scoring 31 points against Creighton.

Freshman Kaylissa Arndofer finished with 12 kills and a .440 hitting percentage. Arndorfer added a service ace and four total blocks on the night. Kate Busswitz finished with double digit kills for the 18^th time this season, totaling 11 kills on 32 total attacks.

Rachel Koop added 49 assists on the night while adding 7 digs, two service aces, and one block assists. Abbi Staack and Karlie Taylor led the panthers in digs with 23 while Taylor Hedges added 10.

KEY STATS

Bobbi Petersen records her 504^th career victory, surpassing Iradge Ahrabi-Fard as the UNI all-time wins leader.
Karlie Taylor recorded her 19^th double-double of the season finishing with 22 kills and 23 digs
The Panthers 21 total blocks is the first time recording over 20 blocks since recording 20 against Missouri State on Oct 28, 2011.

UP NEXT
The Panthers, now 19-9 overall and 13-1 in the MVC will take on the Braves of Bradley on Saturday night. The Panthers defeated the Braves 3-1 on October 11 in the McLeod Center. The match will begin at a 5 pm at Renaissance Coliseum but will not be broadcast, fans can follow the live stats on unipanthers.com.