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UNI Panther Volleyball 37 Consecutive Non-Losing Seasons 21 NCAA Tournament Appearances No. 8 in NCAA All-Time Win % Ranked 117 Times in Top 25 Friday, October 5 - Cedar Falls, Iowa (McLeod Center) 2018 Schedule/Results UNI (RV) vs. Illinois State, 7 p.m. Date Opponent Time/Result Saturday, October 6 - Cedar Falls, Iowa (McLeod Center) Trojan Invitational (Los Angeles, Calif.) UNI (RV) vs. Bradley, 7 p.m. Aug. 24 vs. #13 Creighton W, 3-0 Aug. 25 at #10 USC L, 3-0 Monday, October 8 - Cedar Falls, Iowa (McLeod Center) Aug. 25 vs. #5 Kentucky W, 3-2 UNI (RV) vs. Evansville, 7 p.m. Aug. 29 Iowa State L, 3-0 Aug. 31 Washington State L, 3-1 THREE-MATCH HOMESTAND Sept. 1 Washington State L, 3-1 Active Ankle Challenge (Muncie, Ind.) ON TAP FOR UNI VOLLEYBALL Sept. 7 at Ball State W, 3-1 Sept. 7 vs Indiana W, 3-1 The Panthers • UNI will host a three-match homestand that begins with contests Friday and Saturday versus fellow Sept. 8 vs North Dakota State W, 3-0 Missouri Valley Conference co-leaders Illinois State and Bradley. The homestand finale will be Monday Illini Classic (Champaign, Ill.) against Evansville. Sept. 14 vs Lipscomb W, 3-0 • The Panthers continued their undefeated start to league play last weekend with Friday’s 3-0 sweep at Sept. 14 at #8 Illinois L, 3-0 Loyola followed by a 3-1 victory Saturday at Valparaiso. • UNI currently leads the Valley in kills per set (14.42) and assists per set (13.58). Karlie Taylor owns a Sept. 15 vs #10 Creighton L, 3-0 league-high 4.58 kills per set while Rachel Koop tops the conference at 11.51 assists per set. Sept. 21 at Drake* W, 3-0 • Within MVC-only action, Piper Thomas paces all individuals with 5.08 kills per set and a .478 attack Sept. 24 Indiana State* W, 3-0 percentage. Rachel Koop leads the conference with 13.15 assists per set, and Karlie Taylor sits in first for Sept. 28 at Loyola* W, 3-0 aces per set (0.46). Sept. 29 at Valparaiso* W, 3-1 • Piper Thomas was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week for September 24 through September 30. Thomas averaged 5.00 kills per set and .456 hitting over UNI’s three wins last week. Oct. 5 Illinois State* 7 p.m. • Kendyl Sorge enters the week 37 digs shy of joining Ellie Blankenship and Amie Held in the 2,000-Dig Oct. 6 Bradley* 7 p.m. Club. Sorge owns 1,963 total digs over 441 consecutive sets played to start her Panther career. Oct. 8 Evansville* 7 p.m. • UNI is ranked 20th nationally in the NCAA’s first RPI release from October 1. The Panthers are also Oct. 12 at Southern Illinois* 6 p.m. receiving votes in the AVCA Top 25 - one vote each for 23rd, 24th, and 25th place - for six total points. Oct. 13 at Missouri State* 7 p.m. • This is the 29th consecutive season that at least 10 Iowa natives are on the UNI roster including the second year in a row that 14 of the 15 Panthers are from Iowa. Each of UNI’s last 8,189 points played Oct. 19 Drake* 7 p.m. dating back through last season have been played with only Iowans on the court. Oct. 21 Marquette 2 p.m. • UNI returns four of seven starters from last year, including Honorable Mention All-America honorees Oct. 26 Valparaiso* 7 p.m. Karlie Taylor and Piper Thomas, MVC All-Freshman pick Jaydlin Seehase and libero Kendyl Sorge. Oct. 27 Loyola* 7 p.m. • The Panthers rank No. 8 all-time in NCAA Division I winning percentage (.773). UNI trails only Penn State (.863), Hawaii (.852), Nebraska (.843), Florida (.833), Stanford (.813), BYU (.778) and UCLA (.774). Nov. 2 at Bradley* 7 p.m. • UNI, Hawaii, Nebraska, Stanford, Penn State and UCLA lead the nation with 37 consecutive non-losing Nov. 3 at Illinois State* 7 p.m. seasons in NCAA Division I volleyball. UNI has also posted 33 straight NCAA Division I winning seasons Nov. 9 Missouri State* 6 p.m. – the fifth-longest active streak in the nation behind Hawaii (37), Nebraska (37), Penn State (37) and Nov. 10 Southern Illinois* 7 p.m. Stanford (37). Nov. 16 at Evansville* 7 p.m. • Head coach Bobbi Petersen is in her 19th year at the helm of the Panther program with a record of 471-147. She has led the Panthers to 13 NCAA Tournament appearances. Nov. 17 at Indiana State* 6 p.m. MVC Tournament (Springfield, Mo.) UNI Athletics Communications Nov. 22 MVC Quarterfinals 5/7:30 pm UNI Volleyball Contact - Jerek Wolcott Nov. 23 MVC Semifinals 5/7:30 pm E-mail - [email protected] Cell - 406-422-7581 Nov. 24 MVC Championship 4 pm Follow UNI Volleyball on Facebook - UNI Volleyball All Times Central Follow UNI Volleyball on Twitter - @UNIVolleyball Home matches in BOLD For the latest news and info, check out www.UNIPanthers.com 2018 UNI Volleyball TV/Radio Roster #5 Lexi Astor #6 Kendyl Sorge #8 Baylee Petersen #10 Tayah Mahi #11 Karlie Taylor #12 Kate Busswitz R-Sr., OH Sr., L/DS Fr., OH Fr., S Jr., OH R-So, MH Fort Dodge, Iowa Janesville, Iowa Dike, Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa Eddyville, Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa #13 Inga Rotto #14 Rachel Koop #15 Carly Spies #16 Jaydlin Seehase #17 Piper Thomas #18 Abbi Staack Fr., MB/OH R-Jr., S Fr., MB So., OH Sr., MH Jr., DS Ames, Iowa New Hartford, Iowa Robins, Iowa Sumner, Iowa Jesup, Iowa Janesville, Iowa #20 Taylor Hedges #22 Kat Barr #23 Jamie Sindlinger Head Coach R-So., DS Fr., MB R-So., OH Bobbi Petersen New Hartford, Iowa Antioch, Ill. Charles City, Iowa UNI Volleyball Quick Facts President ..........................Mark Nook Head Coach ................ Bobbi Petersen School ..... University of Northern Iowa Director of Athletics .........David Harris Record .............. 471-147 (19th year) Founded .................................. 1876 SWA ........................ Christina Roybal Office: ....................... 319-273-7170 Nickname ............................Panthers Arena: ........... McLeod Center (6,650) Asst. Coaches Kalani Mahi, Kim Davis Colors ................. Purple and Old Gold Director of VB Ops ....... Michelle Bolte Enrollment .............................11,905 Athletic Trainer ..............Chelsea Lowe Conference ................. Missouri Valley Student Athletic Trainer ..... Beth Lynch 2 • UNI VOLLEYBALL FIRST PLACE ON THE LINE MEET THE PANTHERS in social work, was a four-time state The top three teams in the Missouri champion at Dike-New Hartford High Valley Conference square off this week as #5 “DISC JOCKEY” School. UNI hosts Illinois State and Bradley. Redshirt senior outside hitter Lexi Astor enjoys playing frisbee golf when she #15 CARLY’S CLUB The Panthers will follow with a contest is not on the volleyball court or in the Freshman middle hitter Carly Spies against Evansville next week to close this classroom. Astor is majoring in exercise played club volleyball for Club Iowa three-match homestand. science and sports psychology with an alongside Panther teammates Tayah emphasis in biology (pre-chiropractic). Mahi, Baylee Petersen, and Inga Rotto RADIO COVERAGE among other DI volleyball newcomers. Live radio coverage of the UNI Panther #6 SORGE’S STREAK Spies is a perfect 3-of-3 on kill attempts volleyball team can be found on www. Senior libero Kendyl Sorge has never over her first five collegiate appearances. UNIPanthers.com and KXEL (1540-AM) missed a set over four years at UNI. with Chris Kleinhans-Schulz on the call. Sorge, an exercise science major, played #16 COME PLAY WITH J.J. her first 66 sets as a freshman defensive Sophomore outside hitter Jaydlin Jean All audio this year will be free of charge specialist before spending the past 375 “J.J.” Seehase hit .464 over two outings (no subscription service). frames at libero. against Evansville last season. Seehase is currently majoring in supply chain Listen Here #8 FAMILY TIES management. Friday vs. Illinois State – KXEL 1540 Freshman outside hitter Baylee Petersen Saturday vs. Bradley – KXEL 1540 is a daughter of Panther head coach #17 PIPER’S RECORD WATCH Monday vs. Evansville – KXEL 1540 Bobbi Petersen. Baylee and twin sister Senior middle hitter Piper Thomas Sydney, a libero at Texas, each wear the passed Kim (McCaffrey) Davis and Ashten WATCH LIVE No. 8 which was also Bobbi (Becker) Stelken to move into seventh in career UNI’s matches Friday and Monday will be Petersen’s number when she played for kills (1,308). Thomas, a movement and broadcast on ESPN+. Saturday’s coverage the Panthers from 1986 through 1989. exercise science major, is also two solo will be on ESPN3. blocks behind Denise Cuttell’s program #10 FAMILY TIES, PART TWO record (90). SEEING RED(BIRDS) Freshman setter and sociology Illinois State is 12-4 overall, and the major Tayah Mahi is the oldest #18 ATTENTION, CLASS Redbirds top league play in hitting daughter of Panther assistant coach Junior defensive specialist Abbi Staack is (.306) and opposing hitting (.089) while Kalani Mahi. Her full name is Tayah majoring in elementary education with jumping out to a 4-0 start in MVC action. Kealohilani’ikamahinala’ila’i Mahi (middle an emphasis in special education. Both of name: kay-ah-LOW-hee-LAH-nee-EE-cah- Staack’s parents (Jerrod, Kari) have held Marissa Stockman (.386) and Ali Line mah-HEE-nah-LAH-ee-LAH-ee. teaching roles in the Waverly-Shell Rock (.355) lead MVC attackers in hitting while school district. Courtney Pence is averaging a league- #11 DOUBLE TROUBLE high 5.67 digs per set.