UNI volleyball shuts down Missouri State

Friday, September 30

Springfield, Mo.

6 p.m.

University of Northern Iowa

10-6,3-0MVC

Missouri State

5-10,2-1MVC

UNI

Missouri St.

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UNI volleyball shuts down Missouri State

9/30/2022 8:55:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score Match 16 Stats at Missouri State

Emily Holterhaus records 1,000th career kill within four-set win

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Friday's battle between a pair of 2-0 Missouri Valley Conference programs ended with the UNI Panther volleyball team claiming a 3-1 triumph (19-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-23) at the Hammons Student Center against the Missouri State Bears. Emily Holterhaus notched her 1,000^th career kill for UNI (10-6 overall, 3-0 MVC) which earned its ninth victory in its last 10 matches.

Missouri State (5-10 overall, 2-1 MVC) ended with a 13-to-11 block advantage, but UNI finished in front in attack percentage (.199 to .149) and digs (72 to 59) along with a two-to-one edge in service aces.

Holterhaus, who became the 29^th Panther to reach the 1,000-kill milestone and the first since Karlie Taylor in 2018, had 13 kills for the night and was joined in double figures by Kira Fallert (15) and Carly Spies (11). Tayler Alden tallied 43 assists and 11 digs for her latest double-double. Sydney Petersen's 24 digs and Inga Rotto's five blocks highlighted the UNI defense.

The Panthers and the Bears were tied 14 different times in the first set including at 9-9 after a kill from Baylee Petersen. Terminations for Spies and Fallert turned a 15-15 deadlock into a 17-15 lead before Missouri State surged ahead. Although UNI forced an 18-18 tie, the Bears ran away from there to get a 25-19 win.

UNI dropped the first point during the second frame but answered with a 5-0 spurt. Later with an 11-10 deficit, Holterhaus leveled the score on a solo block. Fallert provided kills for the next six Panther points while UNI stayed in front. Following a Bears run to climb within 22-21, UNI answered when offense by Holterhaus and Spies keyed a 3-0 closing stretch in a 25-22 victory.

An 8-0 Panther outburst broke up a back-and-forth start within the third set. Alden, Fallert, Holterhaus, and Spies each posted three terminations in a balanced offensive effort as UNI kept its advantage for the remainder of the set. The 999^th career kill for Holterhaus officially ended the 25-16 triumph.

In the fourth, UNI once again turned to Holterhaus who picked up her 1,000^th termination to cap a five-point, tie-breaking run for an early 10-5 edge. Missouri State trailed by a 14-10 margin and responded by jumping into an 18-14 lead. The Panthers fought back in front, 23-22, before the Bears pulled even. A go-ahead kill from Spies and a match-finishing termination by Kaylissa Arndorfer wrapped up the 25-23 win.

This stretch of four consecutive road matches to begin MVC play ends Saturday in Carbondale, Illinois when the first-place Panthers take on the Southern Illinois Salukis. First serve is slated for 5 p.m. at Davies Gym, and broadcast coverage will be available on ESPN3 and UNIpanthers.com.