Panthers Volleyball Opened MVC Play With 2 Wins [Video]

The University of Northern Iowa women's volleyball team had a perfect weekend in Missouri Valley Conference play to open the 2015 MVC season.

On Friday, September 25, 2015, UNI (7-7 overall, 1-0 MVC) won its conference opener beating Southern Illinois. It was the 29th time in 30 tries for the squad's MVC season opener. The Panthers improved to 16-0 at home in MVC openers. Southern Illinois falls to 9-5 overall and 0-1 in MVC action.

Weber tallied a career-high 21 kills and posted 11 digs in the triumph. Haneline buried 17 kills and hit .600 for the match. Amie Held added a match-high 19 digs for the Panthers. Heather Hook tallied 51 assists and collected nine digs.

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On Saturday, September 26, 2015, UNI (8-7 overall, 2-0 MVC) earned the five-set win over Evansville. The win came thanks to a couple of career-highs from Kayla Haneline (21 kills) and Piper Thomas (16 kills). Bri Weber added a double-double with 16 kills and 15 digs. Amie Held posted 27 digs and Heather Hook secured 57 assists in the Panther victory. Evansville (6-10 overall, 0-2 MVC) pushed UNI to five sets for the only the second time in the all-time series between the two schools.

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