Nov. 10, 2007

Final Stats

CARBONDALE, Ill. -

The University of Northern Iowa volleyball team topped Southern Illinois 3-0 (30-21, 30-21, 30-18) on Saturday in Carbondale, marking the 10^th consecutive win and the seventh straight sweep for UNI. The win also gave UNI head coach Bobbi Petersen her 200^th career victory.

After falling behind 13-9 in game one, UNI rallied to tie the game at 15-15. The Panthers slowly built a 21-18 advantage, but the Salukis were able to narrow the gap to 21-20. The Panthers outscored SIU 9-1 the rest of the way to win game one, 30-21. UNI hit .320 in the first game, committing just three errors on 50 attempts.

UNI scored first and led the entire way in game two, also winning that game by a 30-21 score.

Neither team held more than a one-point advantage in game three until UNI took a 9-7 lead. The Panthers built their lead to 14-9, and after SIU pulled within two at 14-12, the Panthers rattled off a 6-1 run that put them in front 20-13. UNI outscored the Salukis 10-5 the rest of the way to win the game 30-18.

Amy Sampson led the Panthers with 16 kills and Laura Rowan added 13. Kristin Belzung finished with 36 assists.

UNI is now 19-9 on the year, 13-3 in Missouri Valley Conference play. The Salukis fall to 14-14 on the season, 6-10 in league action.

The Panthers return to action on Friday when they host Wichita State at 8 p.m. in the McLeod Center.