Panther volleyball sweeps CSU Bakersfield for first win of 2022

Saturday, August 27

Tempe, Ariz.

1 P.M.

University of Northern Iowa

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CSU Bakersfield

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CSU Bakersfield

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Panther volleyball sweeps CSU Bakersfield for first win of 2022

8/27/2022 3:09:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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UNI takes 3rd at the inaugural Webb-Burbridge Classic with a 1-2 record; Rotto named to All-Tournament Team

TEMPE, Ariz. --- UNI volleyball's offense clicked from start to finish as the Panthers picked up their first win of the season against CSU Bakersfield in a 3-0 victory (25-16, 25-19, 25-20) on Saturday afternoon in the final match of the Webb-Burbridge Classic on the Arizona State University campus. With a 1-2 record on the opening weekend of the season, UNI took 3rd place of the 4 teams competing at Desert Financial Arena.

Emily Holterhaus led the Panthers with 12 kills in the UNI win, with Inga Rotto posting 9 kills. Carly Spies notched 7 kills, 4 total blocks and a career-high 3 service aces, as Tayler Alden led with 35 assists and Sydney Petersen notched 9 digs on defense.

Rotto also received special recognition as she was selected as one of 6 athletes selected to the All-Tournament Team.

2022 Webb-Burbridge Classic All-Tournament Team

Jada Bouyer, Toledo (MVP)
Ryann Jaqua, Toledo
Marta Levinska, Arizona State
Claire Jeter, Arizona State
Inga Rotto, UNI
Hayley McCluskey, CSU Bakersfield

Set 1 (UNI, 25-16): UNI jumped out to a quick lead in the opening set, scoring its first 9 points on kills. With a team hitting percentage of .459 with only 2 attack errors, the Panthers took advantage of holes in the Roadrunner defense for an impressive 9-point win to begin the match. Holterhaus posted 5 kills for UNI in the opening frame, while Spies and Kira Fallert both notch 4 kills.

Set 2 (UNI, 25-19): The excellent offensive effort by the Panthers continued into the second set as UNI played another stanza with limited errors with just 3 attack errors. After CSU Bakersfield tied the set at 17 all, the Panthers closed on an 8-2 run with a pair of service aces from Fallert and Payton Ahrenstorff. UNI notched 14 kills with a .393 hit percentage as it took a 2-0 lead into the third.

Set 3 (UNI, 25-20): The Roadrunners took a short lead to begin the third set, but UNI quickly took control and didn't look back. Spies notch consecutive service aces to give the Panthers an 8-5 lead as the CSU Bakersfield offense struggled, committing 6 attack errors hitting only .097 percent on offense. UNI closed strong with kills by Rotto and Holterhaus late to complete the three-set sweep.

PANTHER NOTES

Saturday's matchup between UNI and CSU Bakersfield was the first all-time between the two programs.
The Panthers improve to 155-71-7 when facing off against an opponent for the first time in program history.
UNI has won the first set in each of its first three matches to begin the season.
Sydney Petersen surpassed 400 career sets played in Saturday's win. The defensive specialist recorded 389 sets played from 2018-21 at the University of Texas.

UP NEXT
UNI returns to action on Friday, Sept. 2 in Omaha, Neb. as the Panthers take on a trio of ranked opponents in USC, Kentucky and Creighton at the Bluejay Invitational. The purple and gold will open up against No. 24 USC at D.J. Sokol Arena at 10:30 a.m. CT. All matches of the tournament will be streamed on FloVolleyball will be broadcast live on the Panther Sports Radio Network via KXEL 1540 and UNIpanthers.com.