Northern Iowa won its fifth-straight match, all in Missouri Valley play, to claim the top spot in the league standings on Friday night, besting Illinois State in a sweep. Valparaiso won in five sets over Loyola to stay right on the Panthers’ heels at 5-1.
Loyola senior Gabi Maciagowski registered eight kills to surpass the 1,000 putaway milestone, making her the fifth active MVC player to do so.
Congratulations to senior @gabmaciagowski who just recorded her 1,000th career kill to give #Loyola a 9-8 lead over Valpo in set 5! #OnwardLU #MVCVB pic.twitter.com/2U72KEWt4m
— Loyola Women's Volleyball (@RamblersWVB) October 6, 2018
Courtesy: Missouri Valley Conference
Friday’s Results…
Missouri State at Indiana State ……. MSU, 3-1*
Illinois State at UNI ……………………….. UNI, 3-0*
Bradley at Drake ………………………… …. DU, 3-1*
Loyola at Valparaiso ………………… VALPO, 3-2*
Southern Illinois at Evansville …………. UE, 3-0*
Saturday’s Schedule…
Southern Illinois at Indiana State (ESPN3) 7 PM*
Illinois State at Drake (ESPN+)………….. 8 PM*
Missouri State at Evansville (ESPN+)….. 8 PM*
Bradley at UNI (ESPN3)………………….. …. 8 PM*
Alone at the Top
UNI won its fifth straight match and has won 15 of 16 sets during MVC play, claiming a sweep over Illinois State, snapping an eight-match win streak for the Redbirds. Karlie Taylor led the way for the Panthers, recording a team high 18 kills.
📸 from tonight's sweep win over Illinois State. The Panthers now stand alone atop the @MVCsports standings at 5-0! #UNIFight pic.twitter.com/noQwbd9z3A
— UNIVolleyball (@UNIVolleyball) October 6, 2018
Milestone Reached
Loyola senior Gabi Maciagowski joined the 1,000 kill club in Friday’s 3-2 loss to Valparaiso. Maciagowski is one of five action players in the MVC with 1,000 kills. Evansville’s Mildrelis Rodriguez is four kills away from joining the club.
MVC players rank on NCAA active list
- Erica Haslag, Bradley, 1,375
- Piper Thomas, UNI, 1,308
- Allison Ketcham, Valparaiso, 1,041
- Katherine Carlson, Valparaiso, 1,040
- Gabi Maciagowski, Loyola, 1,000
MVC players approaching 1,000 kills
- Mildrelis Rodriguez, Evansville, 996
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