After weekend sweeps of Missouri State and Southern Illinois, UNI claimed a share of the MVC title. Action started off against the Missouri State Bears, who would start the match neck and neck with a 7-7 tie. Thanks to an ace from Reese Booth and Erin Powers, and eight kills from Kira Fallert, the Panthers would tie the match 20-20 before Fallert and Cassidy Hartman each had an ace to take the set 25-21. 

In the second set, UNI started off strong with nine blocks in the set, which included their first six of nine points. Keeping the dominance going, Olivia Tjernagel had four kills to help Northern Iowa to an easy 25-14 set two win. Set three saw UNI grab an early lead but the Bears made their way back to tie it 8-8. Sydney Golden dished out an ace along with Booth and Grace Mikota, while Fallert had seven kills in the frame, boosting the Panthers to a 25-17 set win and a 3-0 set sweep. 

Northern Iowa then faced the Southern Illinois Salukis where they started off the first frame of the set with a 10-0 lead with Tjernagel, Fallert, and Rewerts all notching three kills a piece. Rewerts ended the set with a pair of blocks to dominate in the first set with a 25-10 win. In the second set, Powers found herself with a pair of aces that helped the Panthers to a 14-3 scoring run as Fallert added three kills to help the Panthers to a 25-13 win. 

The third set saw a closer battle between the two teams as it got to be 10-10 before UNI went on to score the last 15 of 21 points. Lily Dykstra, Tjernagel, Fallert and Rewerts all had four kills each in the set that helped the Panthers pull away for a 25-16 win. 

The Panthers set their eyes on the Drake Bulldogs, facing off in the regular season finale. The in-state rivals are the top two teams in the Missouri Valley Conference, and with major conference tournament seeding on the line, this is one of the most important games of the season. First serve is 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.