University of Northern Iowa Athletics
UNI volleyball: Booth, Dykstra, Hartman and Rice named CSC Academic All-District
12/16/2025 11:03:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
GREENWOOD, Ind. --- Four members of the UNI volleyball team were honored for their academic success on Tuesday morning with selection to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team.
Reese Booth, Lily Dykstra, Cassidy Hartman and Taryn Rice were selected to this year's team after leading the way for the Panthers in the classroom, as well on the court during another championship season for UNI. Additionally, Hartman and Dykstra was selected to the CSC Academic All-America ballot, to be voted on in the coming weeks and announced in mid-January.
To be eligible for this honor, students must be at least a sophomore both academically and athletically, must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale and participate in at least 90% or start in at least 66% of their team's matches.
Booth, an Omaha, Nebraska native and 2025 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Scholar Athlete Team selection, led the Panthers with 695 assists on the year (6.2 per set) while dishing out 25 total service aces. Rice, a redshirt sophomore from Northville, Michigan posted 84 digs and 17 aces on the season.
The 2025 MVC Player of the Year and a First Team All-MVC selection, Hartman led the league with 4.64 kills per set, along with 2.74 digs per frame, 58 total blocks and 19 aces during her junior season. Starting all 32 matches during her junior season, Hartman recorded ten or more kills in 27 matches this season, as well as six matches with 20+ kills, including a career-high 26 terminations at Southern Illinois in the regular season. She also posted 14 double-double outings. A three-time MVC Player of the Week this season and a member of the Capital Credit Union Classic All-Tournament Team back in September, Hartman earned AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention honors in 2024.
A First Team All-MVC selection, Dykstra ranked second on the Panther roster with four kills per set, along with 1.7 digs per frame, 21 service aces and 50 total blocks. The junior from Urbandale, Iowa notably notched a career-high 25 kills in UNI's NCAA Tournament opener against Utah, one of four matches this season with 20+ kills recorded. Dykstra tallied at least eight terminations in all but two matches in 2025, as well as 19 matches with ten or more kills and the first two double-doubles of her career. She was named the MVC Player of the Week on Nov. 10 and was named to the all-tournament teams for the Bluejay Invitational and Capital Credit Union Classic in September.
Northern Iowa finished the 2025 season with a 26-6 record and 16-0 mark in league play, capturing its fourth consecutive regular season and conference tournament titles. The Panthers defeated Utah in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in five sets before falling to No. 11 Creighton in the second round.
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