UNI Panther Volleyball 37 Consecutive Non-Losing Seasons 21 NCAA Tournament Appearances No. 8 in NCAA All-Time Win %

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1 UNI Panther Volleyball 37 Consecutive Non-Losing Seasons 21 NCAA Tournament Appearances No. 8 in NCAA All-Time Win % This Week s Action Fri. Sept. 14 UNI (RV) vs. Lipscomb 10 a.m. Fri. Sept. 14 UNI (RV) vs. No. 8 Illinois 5 p.m. Sat. Sept. 15 UNI (RV) vs. No. 10 Creighton 10 a.m. UNI BATTLES RANKED OPPONENTS AT ILLINI INVITE The Panthers UNI swept its way through the Ball State Active Ankle Invite last weekend topping Ball State, Indiana and North Dakota. UNI heads back on the road, this time to Champaign, Illinois for the Ball State Active Ankle Challenge. The Panthers face Ball State and Indiana Friday and North Dakota State Saturday. After winning all three matches at Ball State, three Panthers were named to the All-Tournament Team. Karlie Taylor was named the Tournament MVP and Piper Thomas and Kendyl Sorge were honored. UNI had an outstanding opening weekend and caught national attention. UNI jumped into the AVCA Poll at the No. 17 spot after not receiving a vote in the preseason poll. UNI now sits just outside the top 25. Karlie Taylor was named the MVC Conference Player of the Week in week one after leading the Panthers in kills and points and earning a spot on the Trojan Invite All-Tournament Team. Rachel Koop also earned All-Tournament Team honors. The Panthers were picked to finish first in the Missouri Valley Conference after finishing second last year. UNI returns four of seven starters from a season ago, including MVC All-Freshman honoree Jaydlin Seehase and kill leader and First-Team All-MVC honoree Piper Thomas, but must replace First-Team All-MVC honoree Bri Weber and MVC Setter of the Year Heather Hook. 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). UNI, Hawaii, Nebraska, Stanford, Penn State and UCLA lead the nation with 37 consecutive non-losing seasons in NCAA Division I volleyball. UNI has posted 32 straight NCAA Division I winning seasons the fifth-longest active streak in the nation behind Hawaii (37), Nebraska (37), Penn State (37) and Stanford (37). Head coach Bobbi Petersen is entering her 19th year at the helm of the Panther program with a record of She has led the Panthers to 13 NCAA Tournament appearances. UNI Athletics Communications UNI Volleyball Contact - Jerek Wolcott - Jerek.Wolcott@uni.edu Cell Follow UNI Volleyball on Facebook - UNI Volleyball Follow UNI Volleyball on Twitter For the latest news and info check out Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result USC Trojan Invitational (Los Angeles) Aug. 24 vs. Creighton (13) W, 3-0 Aug. 25 at USC (10) L, 3-0 Aug. 25 vs. Kentucky (5) W, 3-2 Aug. 29 Iowa State L, 3-0 Aug. 31 Washington State L, 3-1 Sept. 1 Washington State L, 3-1 Ball State Tournament (Muncie, Ind.) Sept. 7 at Ball State W, 3-1 Sept. 7 vs Indiana W, 3-1 Sept. 8 vs North Dakota State W, 3-0 Illinois Tournament (Champaign, Illinois) Sept. 14 vs Lipscomb 10 a.m. Sept. 14 at Illinois (8) 5 p.m. Sept. 15 vs Creighton (10) 10 a.m. Sept. 21 at Drake* Sept. 24 Indiana State* 6 p.m. Sept. 28 at Loyola* Sept. 29 at Valparaiso* Oct. 5 Illinois State* Oct. 6 Bradley* Oct. 8 Evansville* Oct. 12 at Southern Illinois* 6 p.m. Oct. 13 at Missouri State* Oct. 19 Drake* Oct. 21 Marquette University 2 p.m. Oct. 26 Valparaiso* Oct. 27 Loyola* Nov. 2 at Bradley* Nov. 3 at Illinois State* Nov. 9 Missouri State* 6 p.m. Nov. 10 Southern Illinois* Nov. 16 at Evansville* Nov. 17 at Indiana State* 6 p.m. MVC Tournament (Springfield, Mo.) Nov. 22 MVC Quarterfinals 5/7:30 pm Nov. 23 MVC Semifinals 5/7:30 pm Nov. 24 MVC Championship 4 pm All Times Central Home matches in BOLD

2 MUNCIE The The Panthers travel to Champaign, Illinois, to face three tough challengers including a pair of ranked teams in No. 8 Illinois and No. 10 Creighton. The Panther defeated Creighton in the first match of the season. The matches are the last before starting Missouri Valley Conference play next week. RADIO COVERAGE Live radio coverage of the UNI Panther volleyball team can be found on www. UNIPanthers.com and KXEL (1540-AM). All audio this year will be free of charge (no subscription service). Chris Kleinhans-Schulz will again be the play-by-play voice for the Panther volleyball squad. Listen here Fri. vs Lipscomb UNIPanthers.com Fri. at No. 8 Illinois UNIPanthers.com Sat. vs No. 10 Crieghton - KXEL 1540 WATCH LIVE The Lipsomb and Crieghton matches will be available on FightingIllini.com. The Illinois match will be available on BTN Plus. ABOUT LIPSCOLM The Bison are 5-4 on the season with losses against tough teams including Tennessee, Arizona, Pacific, Louisville and Purdue. They have wins over Iowa, Xavier and SMU. Carlyle Nusbaum leads the way with 4.39 kills per set and has recorded double-digit kills in every match this season. Saturday s match is the first between Lipscolm and UNI in program history. ABOUT ILLINOIS Illinois started the season ranked 12th in the AVCA Preseason Poll and they ve done nothing but show that they deserved that ranking and more. They have wins over ranked teams in Colorado State, Colorado and Washington. Jacqueline Quade leads the Illini at 4.14 kills per set, Megan Cooney is second on the team at kills per set. The team has a.302 attack percentage. Illinois leads the all-time series 0-2-1with the last meeting coming in ABOUT CREIGHTON The Jays won five of its last six matches including wins over Iowa State and Wichita State. Their losses came against UNI, No. 7 Nebraska and No. 10 USC. Three returning All-Americans pace the Bluejays. Senior outside hitters Jaali 2 UNI VOLLEYBALL Winters (3.97 kps., 3.57 dps.) and Taryn Kloth (4.31 kps.,.271%), as well as 2017 BIG EAST Libero of the Year Brittany Witt (4.37 dps.) all were named Preseason All-BIG EAST this season. Winters was named MVP of last week s Bluejay Invitational, while Kloth joined her on the All-Tournament Team and had 64 kills in three contests last week. UNI leads the all-time series STIFF NON-CONFERENCE SETUP Head coach Bobbi Petersen has lined up a loaded non-conference schedule that will feature nine matches against teams either ranked or receiving votes in the AVCA Top 25. Preseason Ranked or Receiving Votes #5 Kentucky #12 Illinois #10 Southern California #13 Creighton (two matches) #21 Iowa State RV Washington State (two matches) RV Marquette 13 CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF APR RECOGNITION, PERFECTION For the past 13 years the NCAA has recognized teams in the top-10 percent of the Academic Progress Report and the UNI volleyball team has been on the list all 13 years. In fact, the UNI volleyball team has had a perfect score of 1,000 in each of the 13 years. UNI volleyball is one of 85 programs in the nation to have earned the recognition in each of the 13 years teams have been honored. POLLING NUMBERS UNI has been ranked in the AVCA Top times in program history - the most in the Missouri Valley Conference. By comparison, the rest of the current teams in the MVC have been ranked 52 times (Wichita State - 35; Illinois State - 14; Missouri State - 3). In the state of Iowa, UNI s 110 poll rankings puts it on top. Iowa State has been ranked in 77 polls, while Iowa has been ranked in one. UNI has been ranked in the top 10 in the AVCA poll on 25 occasions. Wichita State has twice been ranked in the top 10 for the second-best number in the MVC. UNI s highest ranking in the AVCA Top 25 is No. 6 (Sept. 15, 2003). 17 MVC REGULAR SEASON TITLES The Panthers have tallied 17 MVC regular season titles through the years. UNI won the regular season title in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 and NCAA APPEARANCES In its 19 trips to the NCAA tournament, UNI has posted 15 wins, advancing to at least the second round 12 times. UNI has advanced as far as the NCAA s Sweet 16 three times since In 2002, the Panthers went into the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the East Region. PANTHERS PICKED TO WIN MVC IN PRESEASON POLL The Panthers earned one first-place vote in the preseason Missouri Valley Conference coaches poll. UNI is projected to finish first, ahead of Missouri State, Illinois State and Drake PRESEASON POLL Rank Team (1st-place votes) Points 1. UNI (7) Missouri State (3) Illinois State Drake Valparaiso Indiana State Bradley Loyola Evansville Southern Illinois FAN FAVORITES The Panthers consistently have ranked among the national leaders in attendance, including ranking No. 15 in the nation in 2017 with an average of 2,437 fans per home match. UNI hosted Iowa State in front of a sold-out crowd at the McLeod Center on Aug. 29.

3 2018 UNI Volleyball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Last School) 5 Lexi Astor OH 5-10 R-Sr. Fort Dodge, Iowa / Fort Dodge 6 Kendyl Sorge L/DS 5-7 Sr. Janesville, Iowa / Janesville 8 Baylee Petersen OH 5-8 Fr. Dike, Iowa / Dike-New Hartford 10 Tayah Mahi S 5-9 Fr. Cedar Falls, Iowa / Cedar Falls 11 Karlie Taylor OH 5-11 Jr. Eddyville, Iowa / Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 12 Kate Busswitz MH 6-2 R-So. Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Prairie 13 Inga Rotto MB/OH 6-1 Fr. Ames, Iowa / Gilbert 14 Rachel Koop S 5-9 R-Jr. New Hartford, Iowa / Dike-New Hartford 15 Carly Spies MB 6-3 Fr. Robins, Iowa / Linn-Mar 16 Jaydlin Seehase OH 6-1 So. Sumner, Iowa / Sumner-Fredricksburg 17 Piper Thomas MH 6-1 Sr. Jesup, Iowa / Jesup 18 Abbi Staack DS 5-8 Jr. Janesville, Iowa / Waverly-Shell Rock 20 Taylor Hedges DS 5-7 R-So. New Hartford, Iowa / Dike-New Hartford 22 Kat Barr MB 6-2 Fr. Antioch, Illinois / Antioch 23 Jamie Sindlinger OH 5-10 R-So. Charles City, Iowa / Charles City Head Coach: Bobbi Petersen Assistant Coaches: Kalani Mahi, Kim Davis Director of VB Operations: Michelle Bolte Athletic Trainer: Chelsea Lowe Pronunciation Guide 5 LEX-ee As-tur 6 KEN-dull SORE-jee 8 Ashley SIN-utt 10 Tay-yah Mah-Hee 12 Kate Buzz-witz 13 Eng-Ah ROT-o 16 Jayd-Lin SEE-Hause UNI Volleyball Quick Facts School...University of Northern Iowa Founded Nickname...Panthers Colors...Purple and Old Gold Enrollment... 11,905 Conference...Missouri Valley 3 UNI VOLLEYBALL President...Mark Nook Director of Athletics... David Harris SWA...Christina Roybal Arena:... McLeod Center (6,650) Head Coach... Bobbi Petersen Record (19th year) Office: Asst. Coaches... Kalani Mahi, Kim Davis Director of VB Ops...Michelle Coulter Athletic Trainer...Chelsea Lowe

4 Astor, Lexi TOTAL TOTAL Busswitz, Kate TOTAL TOTAL Hedges, Taylor TOTAL TOTAL UNI VOLLEYBALL

5 Koop, Rachel TOTAL TOTAL Petersen, Baylee TOTAL TOTAL Rotto, Inga TOTAL TOTAL Seehase, Jaydlin TOTAL TOTAL UNI VOLLEYBALL

6 Sorge, Kendyl TOTAL TOTAL Spies, Carly TOTAL TOTAL Staack, Abbi TOTAL TOTAL Taylor, Karlie TOTAL TOTAL UNI VOLLEYBALL

7 Northern Iowa Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 10, 2018) All matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 20 Hedges, Taylor Spies, Carly Koop, Rachel Thomas, Piper Busswitz, Kate Taylor, Karlie Rotto, Inga Seehase, Jaydlin Petersen, Baylee Astor, Lexi Staack, Abbi Sorge, Kendyl TEAM NORTHERN IOWA Opponents Team Statistics UNI OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors 7 7 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 3/3369 2/58 Neutral site #/Avg 4/78 Current win streak 3 - Home win streak 0 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. %Aug 24 vs #13 Creighton W ,25-22, %Aug 25 at #10 USC L ,23-25, %Aug 25 vs #5 Kentucky W ,25-20,11-25,25-17, Aug 29 IOWA STATE L ,20-25, Aug 31 WASHINGTON STATE L ,25-19,21-25, Sep 01 WASHINGTON STATE L ,25-23,23-25, #Sep 07 at Ball State W ,20-25,25-13, #Sep 07 vs Indiana W ,25-23,22-25, #Sep 08 vs North Dakota State W ,25-22, Record in 3-set matches: 2-2 Record in 4-set matches: 2-2 Record in 5-set matches: UNI VOLLEYBALL

UNI Panther Volleyball 37 Consecutive Non-Losing Seasons 21 NCAA Tournament Appearances No. 8 in NCAA All-Time Win %

UNI Panther Volleyball 37 Consecutive Non-Losing Seasons 21 NCAA Tournament Appearances No. 8 in NCAA All-Time Win % This Week s Action Wed. Aug. 29 (17) UNI vs. Iowa State (RV) 7 p.m. Fri. Aug. 31 (17)