NORMAL, Ill. – The University of Northern Iowa will play for the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title on Sunday after sweeping two games Saturday over league-leading Illinois State.
Illinois State came into the three-game series riding a 14-game MVC winning streak before the Panthers scored two wins on Saturday. UNI will be looking for a share of the conference regular season for the third time in school history. UNI also won MVC regular season titles in 2000 and 2012.
The Panthers (31-18 overall, 19-6 MVC) posted an 11-1 win in the opener and closed out the day with an 8-2 triumph over the Redbirds (30-19, 20-5 MVC).