CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Rocio Fortuny had a stellar night, notching 12 kills, but a combined 23 kills from Bri Weber and Piper Thomas helped UNI defeat the University of Evansville volleyball team by a 3-0 final on Friday evening at the McLeod Center.
Fortuny led the Purple Aces (10-15, 4-9 MVC) with her 12 kills. Cathy Schreiber finished with six. Mildrelis Rodriguez paced the team with 11 digs while Allana McInnis notched 19 assists. For the Panthers (22-6, 12-2 MVC), Weber posted 12 while Thomas had 11 kills to lead the offense.
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The Panthers got off to a great start in game one, scoring the first five points of the night. Evansville kept up with UNI, getting within four at 11-7, but the opposition was able to pull away for a 25-11 win to start the night.
UE did better in game two. UNI had another nice start, going up 10-5 before leading by as many as seven points at 18-11. The Aces responded with a 6-2 run to get within three at 20-17. Taylor Jones did the serving while Rachel Tam, Adeline Payne and Cathy Schreiber each had kills in the run. Evansville continued to close as another Schreiber tally made it a 24-23 game before Piper Thomas got the clinching kill in a 25-23 victory and a 2-0 lead.
Evansville was unable to sustain the momentum from the end of the second tilt as the Panthers scooted away in the third set for a 25-14 win. UNI jumped out to an 18-4 lead and held on from there to take the win.
Tomorrow night, the Aces trek to Des Moines for a 7 p.m. contest at Drake.
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