CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa volleyball team fought off a match point against the Valparaiso Crusaders and scored its 20th win of the season with a 3-2 triumph in the McLeod Center.
UNI won by set scores of 25-21, 23-25, 22-25, 29-27, 15-9.
The win gives UNI its 35th 20-win season in program history. The Panthers moved to 20-5 overall and 10-1 in Missouri Valley Conference play. Valpo fell to 12-11 overall and 4-6 in league play.
Junior Piper Thomas recorded a match-high 22 kills for the Panthers.