The UNI volleyball team will face its first two league road tests of the season this weekend. The Panthers will be at Indiana State on Friday and then battle at Illinois State on Saturday. Northern Iowa is riding some momentum after winning all three of their matches in winning their own Panther Invitational last week. After a tough non-conference schedule, UNI coach Bobbi Petersen feels her team is prepared for this weekend’s Missouri Valley Conference matches. She says they’re a team that will get better each time they take the court. Petersen feels her young team is gaining confidence with each match. She says a lot of things come with time and she says the team understands that.The Panthers are 6-4 on the season.