Volleyball Defeat Braves in Five Sets

Saturday, November 9

Peoria, Ill.

5 p.m.

University of Northern Iowa

20-9 (14-1MVC)

Bradley

13-12 (9-5MVC)

UNI

Bradley

Volleyball Defeat Braves in Five Sets

11/9/2019 8:13:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

PEORIA, Illinois – The UNI volleyball team went five sets with the Braves of Bradley, winning the match 3-2 with set scores of 16-24, 27-25, 26-28, 25-20, 15-11.

The Panthers and Braves battled for five sets, each recording hitting percentage below .200. The Panthers finished with a .179 hitting percentage while the Braves recorded a .167 hitting percentage. The Panthers out blocked the Braves 20-17 with the Panthers recording 6 solo blocks compared to the Braves one.

Inga Rotto finished with a career night, recording career highs with 19 kills and 7 blocks. Rotto recorded 3 solo blocks and 7 block assists, leading the Panthers in both categories. Karlie Taylor finished the night with 14 kills on 62 total swings. Taylor moved into 3^rd all-time in career kills with her 12^th kill of the evening, passing Bobbi Petersen.

Rachel Koop added 50 assists on the night while adding 17 digs, three kills and 3 service aces. Abbi Staack led the Panthers with 26 digs.

KEY STATS

Karlie Taylor moves into 3^rd all-time in career kills at UNI, passing Bobbi Petersen with 1,612 career kills.
Karlie Taylor recorded her 20^th double-double with 14 kills and 15 digs
The Panthers are now 2-2 in five set matches in 2019.
Inga Rotto tied her career high in block with 7 total (3 solo, 4 assists)
Head Coach Bobbi Petersen recorded her 300^th career MVC victory.

UP NEXT
The Panthers will travel to Des Moines for an in-state battle with the Bulldogs of Drake. The Bulldogs are 9-19 on the season and 3-13 in the MVC. The Panthers beat the Bulldogs 3-0 on October 18 in the McLeod Center and are on a 46 match win streak agasint the in-state rival. The match will begin at 5 pm and can be viewed on ESPN+.