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Friday, November 5
Cedar Falls, Iowa
6 pm
University of Northern Iowa
vs
Southern Illinois University
Panther volleyball will host Salukis, Bears this week
11/3/2021 11:30:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
This Weekend's Action:
UNI vs. Southern Illinois | Nov. 5Â | 6 pm (News/Talk 1540 KXEL | ESPN+)
UNI vs. Missouri State | Nov. 6 | 5 pm (News/Talk 1540 KXEL | ESPN3)
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The Panthers:
- UNI returns from its first-ever four-match Missouri Valley Conference road swing to host Southern Illinois and Missouri State. The Panthers will play four of their final six contests of the regular season at home.
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- The Panthers posted a 1-1 split on the road across its previous meetings with the Salukis and the Bears this season. UNI followed a 3-2 loss at Missouri State with a 3-2 triumph at Southern Illinois.
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- Each of UNI's last three victories came in five sets. This includes October 9 at Southern Illinois when travel issues forced the Panthers to drive to Carbondale earlier that day as well as October 29 at Drake which is the only confirmed contest in team history where UNI was one point away from being swept and then rallied for a 3-2 win.
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- Tayler Alden led the Panthers with 26 assists, 16 digs, and 12 kills Monday at Valparaiso while earning her third collegiate triple-double. Alden's two triple-doubles this season is the best total in the Missouri Valley Conference.
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- Jenna Brandt is 19 assists away from the 1,000-assist milestone after tallying 15 assists along with a career-best 14 digs at Valpo earlier this week. It was her sixth-ever double-double and her fifth since joining UNI.
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- Olivia Tjernagel was the top Panther performer during the recent stretch of MVC road contests. Tjernagel, who previously totaled just 26 kills for the season, had 29 terminations compared to just five errors over 63 attempts for a .381 attack percentage over the last four tilts.
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- Carly Spies owns 194 career blocks with a personal-best 96 rejections this season. She is on pace to become the first Panther blocker to reach 100 rejections in a season since Piper Thomas registered 119 blocks during 2017.
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- Inga Rotto (116), Kaylissa Arndorfer (82), and Emily Holterhaus (82) are on consecutive contest playing streaks to begin their college careers. Rotto is also on a 41-match blocking streak dating back to last February and currently sits at 296 total rejections for her career.
- UNI returns 13 women that were with the program for the spring season including 2020-21 All-MVC honorees Emily Holterhaus (First Team), Inga Rotto (Second Team), and Tayler Alden (All-Freshman Team).
- Despite the challenges of the delayed 2020 campaign, the Panthers still qualified for the MVC Championship and made it to the league semifinals. UNI has earned tournament bids and semifinal berths for a league-record 36 seasons in a row.
UNI vs. Southern Illinois | Nov. 5Â | 6 pm (News/Talk 1540 KXEL | ESPN+)
UNI vs. Missouri State | Nov. 6 | 5 pm (News/Talk 1540 KXEL | ESPN3)
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The Panthers:
- UNI returns from its first-ever four-match Missouri Valley Conference road swing to host Southern Illinois and Missouri State. The Panthers will play four of their final six contests of the regular season at home.
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- The Panthers posted a 1-1 split on the road across its previous meetings with the Salukis and the Bears this season. UNI followed a 3-2 loss at Missouri State with a 3-2 triumph at Southern Illinois.
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- Each of UNI's last three victories came in five sets. This includes October 9 at Southern Illinois when travel issues forced the Panthers to drive to Carbondale earlier that day as well as October 29 at Drake which is the only confirmed contest in team history where UNI was one point away from being swept and then rallied for a 3-2 win.
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- Tayler Alden led the Panthers with 26 assists, 16 digs, and 12 kills Monday at Valparaiso while earning her third collegiate triple-double. Alden's two triple-doubles this season is the best total in the Missouri Valley Conference.
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- Jenna Brandt is 19 assists away from the 1,000-assist milestone after tallying 15 assists along with a career-best 14 digs at Valpo earlier this week. It was her sixth-ever double-double and her fifth since joining UNI.
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- Olivia Tjernagel was the top Panther performer during the recent stretch of MVC road contests. Tjernagel, who previously totaled just 26 kills for the season, had 29 terminations compared to just five errors over 63 attempts for a .381 attack percentage over the last four tilts.
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- Carly Spies owns 194 career blocks with a personal-best 96 rejections this season. She is on pace to become the first Panther blocker to reach 100 rejections in a season since Piper Thomas registered 119 blocks during 2017.
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- Inga Rotto (116), Kaylissa Arndorfer (82), and Emily Holterhaus (82) are on consecutive contest playing streaks to begin their college careers. Rotto is also on a 41-match blocking streak dating back to last February and currently sits at 296 total rejections for her career.
- UNI returns 13 women that were with the program for the spring season including 2020-21 All-MVC honorees Emily Holterhaus (First Team), Inga Rotto (Second Team), and Tayler Alden (All-Freshman Team).
- Despite the challenges of the delayed 2020 campaign, the Panthers still qualified for the MVC Championship and made it to the league semifinals. UNI has earned tournament bids and semifinal berths for a league-record 36 seasons in a row.
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