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NORMAL, Illinois – The University of Northern Iowa softball team captured the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title on Sunday by completing a three-game sweep of Illinois State on the Redbirds' home field.
UNI posted an 8-2 win over Illinois State to pull the Panthers into a tie with the Redbirds in the final league standings. UNI will be the No. 1 seed for the 2017 MVC Tournament that will take place May 11-13 in Normal.
This marks the third regular season MVC title in program history. UNI also finished atop of the MVC standings in 2000 and 2012.