CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- UNI volleyball etched its name into the record books once again on Tuesday night as the Panthers won the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Tournament championship for a fourth consecutive season, defeating in-state rival and third-seeded Drake in straight sets inside the McLeod Center.

Northern Iowa cruised in the first set and outlasted the Bulldogs by two points in the final two frames to capture its 21st conference tournament title in program history. The Panthers notably secured the third MVC Tournament four-peat in league history, previously completed by Illinois State (1982-1985) and UNI (1998-2003).

For their outstanding play, Cassidy Hartman , Lily Dykstra and Jadyn Petersen were all named to the MVC All-Tournament Team, with Hartman being

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