NORMAL, Illinois - The Missouri State Bears claimed the Missouri Valley Conference Volleyball Tournament championship for the first time in 2008 with a 3-0 sweep of the University of Northern Iowa on Saturday at Redbird Arena. MSU won by set scores of 25-15, 25-23, 25-22.
UNI (26-8) overall had to settle for its seventh runner-up finish in MVC Tournament history. UNI was led in the match by sophomore Karlie Taylor's 10 kills and 11 digs along with freshman Jaydlin Seehase's 10 kills. Junior Kendyl Sorge posted 17 digs.