CEDAR FALLS — Last weekend, Northern Iowa’s volleyball team went on the road and handed Loyola and Valparaiso their first Missouri Valley Conference losses of the season.
UNI (10-6, 4-0) hosts the league’s only other two remaining unbeaten teams in Illinois State (12-4, 4-0) 7 p.m. Friday and Bradley (14-2, 4-0) 7 p.m. Saturday.
Illinois State may be biggest obstacle standing in the way of UNI’s first regular season conference title since 2013. The Redbirds lead the league in hitting percentage, while holding opponents to the lowest hitting percentage allowed by an MVC defense.