The Panthers started off homecoming weekend and quickly got off to a hot start taking an early 9-1 lead in the first set. Lily Dykstra had five early kills for the team and four each from Kacie Rewerts and Kira Fallert that helped boost them to their early lead. Grace Mikota, Reese Booth, and Erin Powers all racked up some service aces, and Northern Iowa cruised to a first set 25-9 win. 

The second set started out much like the first with UNI etching a 6-0 lead as Sydney Golden grabbed a pair of aces early in the set. Blocking was huge for the Panthers in this set with six blocks that helped the team take a 27-7 second set win. 

In the third set, it would be much closer between the two teams with UNI and Evansville trading the first 18 points of the match. The Panthers would then go on a 11-4 scoring run that included three kills from Fallert. Northern Iowa would hold the Purple Aces off in the set to secure a 25-18 win and 3-0 match win. 

Northern Iowa was back in action on Saturday against the Indiana State Sycamores. Fallert led the offense early with five kills while Cassidy Hartman and Olivia Tjernagel both had four each. Rewerts and Tjernagel were able to notch a pair of blocks while Booth had a service ace to help the Panthers pull away and take the set 25-20. 

UNI kept the energy flowing going into the second set as they grabbed a quick lead, due to errors from the Sycamores. Hartman and Fallert each had four kills in the set while Fallert and Powers both had service aces in the set. Northern Iowa closed out the set on an 8-3 run to secure them the 25-13 set two win. 

Efforts continued to be big in the third set as UNI scored eight straight points to start off the set, while also going on an 11-1 scoring run to shut Indiana State down. The Panthers were able to take the set 25-13 and secure a 3-0 match lead against the Sycamores.