The UNI volleyball team opens their home schedule tonight as the Panthers host Iowa State. The Cyclones enter the matchup ranked #11 in the country and UNI coach Bobbi Petersen says the traditionally strong Cyclones are an even more physical team than usual. The Panthers enter the match at 1-2 … [Read more...]
UNI volleyball benefits from transfer of NE Iowa native
The UNI volleyball team is the beneficiary of a Cedar Valley native who decided to move closer to home. Former Waverly-Shell Rock volleyball star Kinsey Caldwell spent last year playing for UNLV, but despite being named the Mountain West Conference’s Freshman of the Year, Caldwell decided she wanted … [Read more...]
15th ranked ISU volleyball team opens in North Dakota
The Iowa State volleyball team is ranked 15th as the Cyclones get set to open the season at the North Dakota Classic. ISU will play South Dakota State and North Dakota on Friday before closing out against Texas [email protected] on Saturday. Iowa State coach Christy Johnson-Lynch says they are familiar with … [Read more...]
Shenandoah volleyball coach killed in accident
Grief counselors are at Shenandoah High School today after the school's head volleyball coach was killed in a two-vehicle accident in Page County. The Iowa State Patrol says 45-year-old Chad Van Houten died in the accident occurring at around 2:30 Tuesday afternoon on County Road J-32- near … [Read more...]
Iowa State and UNI open NCAA Tournament play in volleyball
The Iowa State and UNI volleyball teams open the NCAA Tournament later today. The 15th ranked Cyclones host the opening two rounds and will play Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne tonight. The opener pits California against North Carolina. UNI opens in Lincoln, Nebraska, today. The Panthers open against … [Read more...]
Cyclone volleyball team goes back on the road
The U.N.I. volleyball team heads back on the road today as the Panthers travel to California to take part in a tournament at U.S.C. U.N.I. will play fifteen of their first sixteen matches away from Cedar Falls, with a third of those coming against teams ranked in the nation’s top 25. One of those … [Read more...]
Cyclone athletic director given a contract extension
Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard has agreed to a five year contract extension that runs through 2019. Pollard has been the AD for the Cyclones since 2005 and says he appreciates the support of new I.S.U. president Steven Leath. Pollard says he hit it off really well with Leath and this … [Read more...]
UNI campus busy with volleyball, basketball, football
The University of Northern Iowa volleyball team will be just one part of a busy weekend in Cedar Falls. The Panthers open up their sixth straight trip to the NCAA tournament when they face Niagara tonight at the McLeod Center. U.N.I. coach Bobbi Petersen says her team has worked hard for its … [Read more...]
UNI hosts ISU in volleyball
The U.N.I. volleyball team will be looking to bounce back from their first loss of the season when they host in-state rival Iowa State at the McLeod Center tonight. At 9-0, the Cyclones are off to their best start in program history. Panther coach Bobbi Petersen says that Iowa State is a very good … [Read more...]
Iowa City West student dies in moped accident
An Iowa City West student who was a volleyball player died in a moped crash in Coraville Thursday. Iowa City police say 17-year-old Caroline Found of Iowa City lost control of the moped, went up the curb, and struck a tree in the median. Police say she died on impact, and was not wearing a … [Read more...]