Panthers bow to Beacons in four sets

VALPARAISO, Ind. – earned her third collegiate triple-double Monday at the Athletics-Recreation Center, but the UNI Panther volleyball team lost, 3-1, to the Valparaiso Beacons. Valpo's victory came with set scores of 25-18, 25-22, 23-25, and 25-16.

UNI finished with a 63-to-62 advantage in digs against Valpo which is the Missouri Valley Conference digs per set leader this season. The Panthers also collected 50 kills while hitting .160 and posted four service aces and five and a half blocks.

had a team-high 26 assists, 16 digs, and 12 kills, and she was the first Panther to secure a triple-double as early as the third set since Bre Payton within a 3-0 sweep of Wichita State in the 2011 MVC…