12-1-22

Panthers are dancing again

Volleyball advances to 24th NCAA Tournament in program history

CADEN SHEA Sports Writer

The UNI Panthers con tinued their phenomenal season by winning the 2022 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The tournament took place in Evansville, Ind. with the Panthers facing both the Evansville Purple Aces and the Drake Bulldogs. This con ference tournament win solidi fied the Panthers entry into the NCAA Volleyball Tournament, the 24th in school history. The tournament MVP award was given to sophomore Olivia Tjernagle while the Elite 17 award was won by Kira Fallert. Tjernagle was joined by Carly Spies and Sydney Petersen on the MVC All-Tournament team.

The Panthers first tourna ment win was a sweep over the Evansville Purple Aces in the semifinals. UNI started off hot in the first set with five different players tallying ter minations for the team. Fallert and Emily Holterhaus kept their opponents on their toes by play ing fantastic offense through out the set. The Panthers took the first set 25-19. The second

set was a war of attrition as the two teams traded leads and ties throughout the grueling set. The Purple Aces would give the Panthers a way back in as they were unable to convert

their four shots at a match point. UNI ended the set with a gritty score of 32-30. Spies helped the team get off to a great start in the third and ultimately final set. The Panthers refused to let

Evansville back into the game and were successful as UNI won the match off of a 25-21 set.

Student org ‘makes a change’ with supportive letters

In 2018, the student organi zation Make the Change was established at UNI. Since 2018, Make the Change has written letters, completed service proj ects and crafting projects to make a difference in the lives of UNI students through small acts of kindness.

Make the Change’s pres ident Paige Parma defines the organization, “Make the Change strives to find ways on how to spread kindness around UNI’s campus. Make the Change conducts a letter bundle system to write letters to people who need a boost of support from others. The orga nization also hosts self service nights at different points during the semester where people are given the opportunity to focus on themselves, and do crafts or write words of affirmation.”

Jax takes the stage at CAB’s 2022 Fall Concert

LAUREN MCGUILL Staff Writer

Campus Activities Board (CAB) never fails to give stu dents exciting and fun events, and their 2022 Fall CAB Concert was no exception. This year’s concert hosted Jax, a pop singer who quickly gained popularity on TikTok and is most famous for her hit song, “Victoria’s Secret.” The concert took place on Nov. 16 in GBPAC, and students had a blast.

Josh Bulten, who is CAB’s campus programs coordina tor, said the concert was a success. “Jax was a great per former, sang really well and was great with engaging the audience. She even brought a few students on stage with her, including a young girl who sang ‘Victoria’s Secret’ with

her,” said Bulten.

Bulten’s position, which he started in July, has him in charge of recruiting and train ing the CAB team, along with helping them develop events for students. Bulten explained how CAB picks an artist each year and how much time goes into planning the event.

“We had a short list [of potential artists] that was developed based on student input, pricing, initial availabil ity, etc.. We then took that list to a committee within CAB and did a vote. Through that vote we ranked our list and began reaching out to the art ists with offers. We landed on Jax. Often, due to budget and wanting to keep the concerts free to students, our artists have past their prime with regards to popularity. One rea son we were so excited about

Jax was because we thought she hadn’t hit her prime yet and would continue to grow,” he said.

CAB concerts take a long time to plan, so artists are picked anywhere from three to 12 months prior to the show. Bulten also added that stu dents can reach out to him if they have any ideas on events or potential artists for future concerts, and to keep an eye out for CAB’s Spring 2023 schedule, which will be com ing out before break.

Lanie Weber, a fourth year interactive digital studies major with a communications minor, is the creative content director for CAB and has been with the organization since May of 2021.

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Jax currently has over 12.7 million followers on TikTok. For the concert, she performed a combination of original songs and covers.

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UNI defeated Evansville, 3-0, and Drake, 3-2, to win the 2022 MVC Volleyball Tournament.

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One of Make the Change’s largest projects is their let ter bundles, which they do annually. The group accepts nominations, and writes let ters of affirmation to those nominated to give them an emotional boost. Parma elab orated on the process and its meaning, “Anyone can submit a nomination to Make The Change. You can go to our website and submit a request. Once the request is filled out, our vice president will look through the nominations and approve them. The nomina tion is anonymous and 100 percent free.” The group then meets to complete these letter bundles, and deliver them to the nominee. Since the group was established in 2018, Make the Change has written 737 letters to 51 nominees.

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La subvención fue concedi da al Departamento de Letras y Literaturas para el proyecto de preparación de docentes de inglés como segunda len gua (ESL, por sus siglas en inglés) que tiene como obje tivo preparar a docentes para tener más certificación de ESL en Iowa.

Las profesoras Aliza Fones y Carmen Durham fueron premiadas con esta subvención para un proyecto llamado UNITED que signifi ca Universidad del Norte de Iowa preparación de docentes para la diversidad estudiantil. Ambas son profesoras y han estado trabajando en obtener esta subvención desde el año pasado.

Durham dijo que ella y

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For one of their largest projects of the year, Make the Change comes together to create hand-written cards and notes for people needing support. Nominations for letter bundle recipients can be submitted on the Make the Change website.

Make the Change’s emo tional impact on their nomi nees is nothing short of suc cessful. One member and for mer letter nominee for Make the Change, Taylor Walker, commented on the impact Make the Change has had on her specifically, “It’s a great way to get involved within

Fones fueron las que crearon la propuesta para obtener la subvención y las que estab lecieron los objetivos de este proyecto. “Somos las direc toras del proyecto y las que monitoreamos todos los pasos para completarlo. Aliza y yo supervisaremos cómo los fon dos son usados y nos ase guraremos que los objetivos del proyecto sean cumplidos”, Durham comentó. “Sin embar go, otros en UNI también se beneficiarán de los fondos y nos apoyarán”.

Otras dos profesoras aso ciadas, Elizabeth Zwanziger y Elise DuBord, ayudarán a reclutar estudiantes y selec cionar los candidatos de las becas del proyecto UNITED.

“Ellas conocen muy bien a las escuelas de Iowa y sobre la capacitación que necesitan los futuros docentes en ESL”, Durham dijo.

Durham y Fones tam bién trabajaron con Rebecca Rinehart quien es adminis trador de pre subvenciones en UNI y es como aprendieron a solicitar para la subvención.

“Es una subvención muy bien conocida en nuestro campo de estudio, universi dades grandes obtienen esta subvención a menudo y conoz co a otros colegas quienes lo han recibido antes”, Fones comentó. “Cuando nos dimos

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the community. Being from Illinois, I wanted to leave an impact and continue my vol unteer work. I also received a nomination when I was struggling. Receiving these handmade cards with words of affirmation, made me feel wanted and welcomed. Make the Change has personally

cuenta de que estaba siendo ofrecido en marzo, tomamos la oportunidad para hacer la solicitud”.

Fones habló que con su experiencia previa en esta área, quería ayudar a capaci tar más docentes en esta área.

“He estado trabajando en esta área por mucho tiem po, comencé como docente de ESL en una zona rural de donde soy. Estoy motivada por la necesidad de mejorar las experiencias académicas de estudiantes de inglés como segunda lengua”, Fones dijo.

“Hay una población creci ente de jóvenes inmigrantes y refugiados en Iowa, incluso en áreas rurales, y queremos que los docentes estén preparados para trabajar con estos estudi antes”, Durham dijo.

Fones dijo que la colabo ración con Area Education Agency, podrán contactar a muchas maestras en muchos distritos escolares incluso en zonas rurales. Fones también dijo que con esta subvención podrán dar becas lo cual es el primer paso en el proyecto.

Durham también dijo que es importante proporcio nar opciones asequibles para docentes actuales en Iowa mientras se capacitan estudi antes para convertirse en docentes con preparación en ESL.“Puede ser un reto para

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changed my life and others around me.” Outside of their letter bundle project, Make the Change completes semes terly service projects as well. Parma further elaborated on the service projects that Make the Change has completed and looks to complete in the future, “We continue making a difference by volunteering around the community. This year, we have volunteered at the Cedar Bend Humane Society and volunteered at House of Hope’s Festival of Lights.”

Make the Change has left an impact on the UNI com munity, and continues to pur sue furthering that impact in the future. Make the Change also welcomes new mem bers frequently. “Students are welcome to come to any and all meetings and volunteer opportunities! They can DM the Instagram account or fill

los estudiantes de UNI obten er múltiples certificaciones cuando se requiere clases adi cionales y matrícula adicional así que queremos reducir las barreras”, Durham dijo.

Fones dijo que la idea es que esto impacte de mane ra positiva a estudiantes de inglés como segunda lengua en las escuelas de Iowa.

“Creo que los maestros se preocupan por los estudiantes y quieren hacer el mejor tra bajo posible especialmente para los jóvenes inmigrantes

out the Google Form to be added to the email list,” Parma explained. The group has met every other Tuesday at 6 p.m. this semester, and welcomes anyone who has an interest in spreading kindness on and off campus. “You can keep an eye on the @makethechangeuni Instagram account for next semester’s schedule!” Parma elaborated.

Make the Change is now accepting nominations for another set of letter bun dles. To nominate someone, you can visit their website, makethechangeuni.weebly. com/nomination-form.html. For those interested in joining or getting involved with Make the Change, Parma encourag es those to DM the Make the Change Instagram account to be put on the email list.

y refugiados, pero hay estrate gias pedagógicas que funcio nan para los estudiantes que están aprendiendo inglés”, Durham comentó.

“Se trata del impacto”, Fones continuó. “El impac to que puedo tener en las escuelas y el trabajo que hago en UNI es para los docentes quienes estarán ayudando a estos estudiantes. El siguiente paso es capacitar a los mae stros que pueden ayudar a los estudiantes a tener éxito”.

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El programa de TESOL ha ganado una subvención para expandir las certificaciones de ESL para que los docentes estén preparados para servir a los alumnos. Esto beneficia a la creciente poblacion de inmi grantes y refugiados en el estado.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022 | NORTHERNIOWAN.COM | VOLUME 119, ISSUE 26

How Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds could become president

Editor’s note: This article is from Iowa Capital Dispatch from Nov. 29, 2022.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds insists a life in Washington is not for her. I believed her when she told me this near the shores of Black Hawk Lake in Lake View last year before the gover nor announced what became a successful reelection bid for Terrace Hill.

At the time, specu lation emerged, prior to Sen. Charles Grassley’s formal bid taking shape, that Reynolds may have a carefully guarded case of Potomac Fever, some ambi tion to join her political ally Sen. Joni Ernst in the Senate.

I put the question to her in June 2021. Would she consider running for the Senate?

“I’m not leaving Iowa,” Reynolds said. “I can say with great confidence I am not leaving Iowa.”

Would she run for the Senate under any condition?

“No,” Reynolds said.

Fair enough. Reynolds has a lock on the governor’s mansion as long as her health holds. Even an overreach on private school vouch ers, a funding-shift asteroid hurtling at rural elementary, middle and high schools, is unlikely to turn Iowa, Mississippi North, into the

Reynolds may be in the most secure political posi tion of any statewide politi cian in the history of Iowa, a state that values incumben cy as a second religion, hav ing just reelected Grassley who has served in office since 1959, the end of the Eisenhower administration.

But yet a big part of Reynolds’ next term will be something of a tryout for the vice presidential nomi nation with what will be a parade of likely Republican candidates. She can appear with all candidates, and endorse none.

There was Reynolds in Sioux City with former President Donald Trump days before the Nov. 8 election, a no-doubts-here, safe-from-even-the-sum moning-of-psychedelic-po litical-conjecturing contest for the Osceola Republican, the Iowa girl of all Iowa girls.

“The thing I hate about Reynolds is that even though I can’t stand her, I want to like her,” one prom inent Democrat told me just after the election.

Reynolds owned the crowd that bone-chilling, windy Sioux City fall night. Trump took notice, tossing niceties like so many rolls of paper towels or red hats at Reynolds, who basked in a warm hurricane of the cloying Trump’s plaudits. Trump even trotted out an

anecdote about Reynolds’ outdoorsman husband, Kevin, and Donald Trump Jr. on a winter-weathered hunting excursion.

In the summer of 2021, Reynolds took the stage at a Family Leader event in Des Moines with the efferves cent Kristi Noem, a skilled orator and the governor of neighboring South Dakota.

Former Vice President Mike Pence, a Old Testament conservative, the OG of the GOP emerging White House field, keynoted in his reli able, earnest way. His polit ical durability may be proof positive of that Old-West dictum that if the hangman’s noose fails, and you live, you go free. In Pence’s case, this is both reality and meta phor.

Reynolds carried the day with Pence and Noem.

This summer, Reynolds joined former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, another presidential aspi rant, at a highly attended picnic for U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra in Sioux Center.

Haley has a wonky star power and a resume that includes foreign poli cy experience as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. But Reynolds’ con nectivity and folksiness out classed the politically esti mable Haley whose policy chops run far deeper.

The biggest mistake of my political journalism career? Underestimating Kim Reynolds — not on

what she was when the Republican arrived on the statewide scene in 2010 as Gov. Terry Branstad’s unprepared running mate, a candidate with seemingly no worldview, but on her potential, which proved pure rocketry.

So fair is fair.

Yes, in a column shortly after the 2010 election, I dubbed Reynolds, then lieu tenant governor, “the state’s highest-paid intern.” Now I’m making the case that she can win the Republican nomination for president, and the White House. This isn’t to say she’d be a good or bad president, just that she could be the command er in chief. Doubt it? Count me among the once-bitten crowd.

Reynolds is a disciplined politician, a governor from a solidly red state who knows how to stay on mes sage, a conservative with a record that checks box after box after box with the Republican electorate. She can own the libs and be like able in doing it — with her base.

Of course, Reynolds has shown relentless fealty to Trump. And she will be feted as much as vetted by the biggest names in American politics, an experience that might be more appealing to her than the presidency — and certainly easier.

But ambition is ambition.

In presidential politics, can didates often have one shot. This is Reynolds’.

With Iowa retaining the lead-off spot in the pres idential nominating calen dar for the Republicans, Reynolds could campaign aggressively in other early states, dropping back into Iowa for a final, winning push here.

I’m not alone in this assessment.

Michael Steele, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee and a high-pro file political analyst, sees Iowa’s Republican governor as a strong potential candi date for the presidency.

“She should be in that conversation along with a number of other governors who have served over the last four or eight years,” Steele told me in late 2021 in Ames.

Steele, the former lieu tenant governor of Maryland who appears regularly on the cable-TV talk circuit, said in an interview with Political Mercury that Reynolds brings a record and style of leadership that could be attractive to Republicans.

“Why not look at the gov ernor?” Steele asks. “She’s governed during a difficult time. Some of her decisions may or may not have been controversial or popular, but that’s all part of the soup. That’s how the country gets into its next groove.”

With Gov. Kim Reynolds winning comfortably in Iowa, columnist Douglas Burns discusses the possibility of her running for the presidential republican nomination.

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Fast Forward Workshop connects students to professionals at UNI

and writing press releases. He also implemented sched ule details such as lunch on campus within Maucker Union and communicating the event’s success to spon sors.

“We always have the students’ best interest in mind,” said Braley. “We spoke with them and talked about what specific areas they wanted to learn from. After taking that informa tion in, we looked at what experts were available and willing to come back to campus to share their expe riences,” he said.

Martin also added, “A number of the profession al speakers are graduates of UNI and they were so happy to come back after us not seeing them for a few years.”

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Participants of the Fast Forward Digital Media Workshop 2022 received four well-rounded sessions on Nov. 4, 2022. Speakers of each of these sessions were midwest media experts who discussed news coverage, creative content, on-air skills, broadcasting, sports media and long-for mat media. Additionally, the opening session was speaker and UNI alumni, Christopher Cook, pro ducer of “Kinnick: The Documentary” and the clos ing session explored drones among other latest media technology.

“The two biggest things are learning from these experts but it’s also net working as well. To be able to go up and introduce yourself to someone who is an expert in this field and make that connection is so valuable,” said UNI com munication and media pro fessor and workshop co-co ordinator, Eric Braley.

The workshop was free to attendees and lunch was provided, thanks to sponsor ship by UNI’s Department of Communication and Media along with the Iowa Broadcasters Association Foundation.

A bonus to the workshop was a showing of “Kinnick: The Documentary” on Nov. 3 in the Lang Hall Auditorium. The documen tary explores the life of Nile Kinnick, whose name labels

the University of Iowa’s football stadium. Producer Cook graduated from UNI in 2008 with a bachelor’s in electronic media.

“People were crying. They loved the film so much and it was a really cool thing to connect with the community,” said Braley.

It is estimated that about 130 students attended the event, two-thirds of those being UNI students from several different depart ments and one-third of those from outside colleges.

“Our estimates for how many people we might draw were guarded because we didn’t know what to expect coming out of the pandem ic,” said Chris Martin, the workshop’s other co-coor dinator and UNI communi cation and media professor. “This really did exceed our expectations,” he said.

Braley agreed and said, “[The turnout] surpassed my expectations. I was blown away by the willing ness, every single person I asked said yes to be on a panel. I was hoping to get 75 students to attend and to have that number doubled is really incredible.”

“It was a great way to listen to and learn from professionals in the media field,” said UNI student attendee and junior com munication and interac tive digital studies double major, Jessa Loges “Since there is such a wide range of opportunities within the field, this conference gave me the ability to hear from

individuals that I otherwise never would have been able to learn from!” she said.

“The biggest takeaway I got from the conference is to keep honing your skills to make you a more suitable candidate in the working world,” said another UNI student attendee and junior digital media production major, Jacob Butler.

Previous to this year, the workshop was virtual due to the pandemic. It was a refreshing change to bring the event back in-person.

“It was wonderful to bring this conference back

in-person after COVID,” said Martin. “Nothing is as good as being in-person and be able to have students shake hands and have dis cussions after the panels,” he said.

As the two coordinators for the event, Braley and Martin split responsibili ties to ensure a success ful workshop. Braley orga nized the panels, working with multiple schedules and making connections with experts and other colleges to attend. Martin focused on promotion and marketing by developing a webpage

Braley and Martin look forward to another confer ence in 2023. They hope the momentum only con tinues to build and even more speakers and attend ees can connect at UNI. Braley anticipates inviting other experts outside of the midwest to share their expertise.

“I am raising my expec tations to a higher level for next year, because building on the foundation that was set in 2022,” said Braley.

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Brad Wells (left), Nicole Agee (middle) and Emma’le Maas (right) share their stories about their start in journalism.

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Eric Braley (left) and Christopher Cook (right), producer of “Kinnick: The Documentary,” discuss how the documentary came to be.

Panther portrait: Jax Concert

Weber expressed her joy about being a part of CAB and how much she enjoyed Jax’s performance. “It was really fun! Jax was amazing. She was so professional and so fun to watch and perform up on stage. She had so much energy and interacted with the audience a lot. She brought a little girl up on stage to sing with her, who did an incredi ble job,” she said.

Weber then explained that the best part of being a mem ber of CAB isn’t just the fun events they host, but the sup portive and fun community.

“I really enjoy the friendships I’ve made through CAB. I’ve made a lot of really close friends and I love the sup port I get from my executive team and Josh. Overall all the events are super fun to go to, but nothing beats what a sup portive community it is,” she said.

CAB will be sure to put on another great concert next year, but for those who would like to potentially be a part of the planning, Weber explained that applications will come out in the spring, so be sure to keep an eye out. For more information on CAB and its events, check out their Instagram page @ uni_cab and be sure to go to whatever next fun event CAB has planned for UNI.

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Petersen finishing career at home

MACKENZIE OLSON Guest Writer

Sydney Petersen was a well decorated athlete at the University of Texas. She was part of four NCAA Tournament teams, earned the starting libero position as a freshmen, helped lead the Longhorns to four Big 12 championships, recorded 1,027 digs for the Longhorns and so much more.

However, after her final season at Texas, Petersen was set on not playing her final year of eligibil ity. “That is until I went without volleyball for a few weeks and I missed it! I then decided to put my name

in the portal!” she said. In response to COVID-19, the NCAA granted 2020-2021 collegiate athletes an extra year of eligibility. Petersen entered the transfer portal and ended up making UNI her new home. “The transfer portal is an awesome thing! I think it is super helpful for those trying to find a home,” Petersen said.

Petersen was not only a standout athlete in college but also in high school at Dike-New Hartford. Going from high school athletics to collegiate athletics is a tran sition many underestimate. “The transition for me was extremely hard. Not only did I move away from home,

but the sport I love to play just got a lot harder. The pace of the ball, the lifting, the academics were all high level,” Petersen said.

Collegiate athletics are very demanding of the stu dent athletes. “Your sport is your job. It is 365 days! You have in season, off sea son, and summer training. There is always something going on to help you in your sport,” Petersen said. “On top of all that is academics! I would say college sports are a lot more demanding than high school sports.”

Her first two years at Texas would be extremely hard on her not only as an athlete but as a student as well. “I was doing well in volleyball in the skill cat egory but my mental side was horrible. My mentality and the way I thought about myself as an athlete was negative” Petersen said.

It would not be until her junior year when she felt like she began to thrive, not only physically, but also mental ly. “I worked on and still do my self talk, I journal, I visualize, I even sometimes meditate. This allowed me to see things clearly and recognize that I am not only Sydney the volleyball player but I am Sydney as a person. It was the separation that allowed me to thrive,” she said.

Through the transfer por tal she brought it back full circle by coming back home to finish out her final sea son. Petersen is the daugh ter of the Panthers head coach Bobbi Petersen, and chose to use her final year of eligibility to be with the Panthers. She’s not only rounding off her career with her mother, but also with her twin sister Baylee. This is the first time since high

school that the twins are be back on the same court playing together.

“It has really been amaz ing playing with Baylee again! When we were in high school I felt like I took it for granted all of the sports and things we did together. Now being back together again feels so surreal,” Petersen said.

With this transition she also is finishing off playing under her mom. Petersen was not sure what to expect. “When I was in Texas my mom was my person for everything. I literally think

I called her everyday. She was my go to about life, school, and volleyball. Whenever I needed some one to talk to she was there. Now coming here, and hav ing her as my coach has kind of changed that a little bit,” she said.

Petersen said she is still getting used to calling her “coach” and not “mom.” However, in summation of her volleyball career ending back at home, Petersen said “I would not change this experience for the world! I am so grateful to be coached under my mom!”

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Tjernagel had 13 kills in the semifinal game while Holterhaus followed close ly behind with 12. Tayler Alden led the team in assists with 32 while Petersen notched 10 digs in the Panther win. Tjernagel also had the best attack per centage of her career with a .688.

The Panthers final chal lenge in this tournament were their in-state rivals,

the Drake Bulldogs, in the championship match. The Panthers got to business right from the jump, boast ing an 11-7 score early in the first set. However, the Bulldogs battled their way back and entrapped UNI into a very competitive set, tying the Panthers 19-19 going into the final stretch. Spies and Tjernagel worked together to give their team the lead and eventual 25-20 victory. The Panthers had a rough opening in the second set against the Bulldogs. They powered back to tie

things up at 10-10 but it was not enough as the Bulldogs kept up the pressure for the remainder of the set. Drake captured the set 25-19 tying the game up at 1-1.

UNI and Drake were locked in a sort of stale mate in the third set of play. The teams traded runs going all the way to the final stretch. However, the Bulldogs once again stole the set with another 25-19 game, gaining a 2-1 lead on UNI. The Panthers knew they were one loss away from losing the tournament,

and they played like it. They shot out to an 8-2 lead. The Bulldogs climbed back, eventually tying the set at 22-22. In a must-win situ ation, the Panthers capital ized thanks to Inga Rotto’s late-set heroics, winning the set 25-22. In the final set, both teams played like it was win-or-go-home. While the two teams yet again traded leads and ties, it was another late-set effort by Rotto which gave UNI the edge and 15-13 victory and the tournament champi onship in the process.

The Panthers earned the chance to compete in the NCAA National Championship Tournament. Their first game will be in Minneapolis, Minn. against the Florida State Seminoles who boast a 19-10 record and the #7 rank in the Texas Region of the tournament. The game will commence at 4:30 p.m. and the win ner will face the victor of the game between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions.

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Sydney Petersen, alongside her mother, UNI volleyball Head Coach Bobbi Petersen, as well as her father, Duane Petersen, on Senior Night.

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Sydney Petersen smiles during warmups before UNI’s volleyball match against Missouri State on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022.

Panthers hold on, take down Huskies

DREW HILL Sports Writer

The UNI men’s basket ball team was at home in the McLeod Center for a game against the Northern Illinois Huskies on Saturday, Nov. 26. Despite a late rally by Northern Illinois, UNI held on for the 83-76 win, led by Bowen Born’s career-high 30 points.

Early in the game, both teams got off to a slow start, but UNI started to pull away after the first six minutes of the opening half. After Northern Illinois cut the UNI lead to one at 7-6, the Panthers went on a 14-0 run to take a 21-7 lead with just under nine minutes left. Northern Illinois slowly brought it back from that point. Despite UNI main taining at least a six point lead for much of the remain ing time in the first half, the Huskies had pulled within one at 32-31 to end the first half.

The momentum for the Huskies carried over into the second half as they took their first lead of the game early at 33-32. This eventu ally stretched out to a seven point lead at 43-36. UNI battled back to tie the game at 50. A Tytan Anderson

layup gave UNI its first lead since the beginning of the second half at 52-50. UNI built up an eight point lead at 60-52. A quick 5-0 run drew Northern Illinois with in three, but UNI managed to stretch the lead out again to eight at 67-59. Another late run with two minutes left got the Huskies within two at 74-72, but UNI convert ed free throws and locked down Northern Illinois to hold on for an 83-76 win.

UNI was led in scor ing by Born, who put up a career-high 30 points, as well as leading the team with four assists. The Panthers were led in rebounding by Anderson with eight boards to go along with 16 points.

Landon Wolf also contribut ed a career-high 19 points, and Michael Duax was the fourth Panther to score in double figures with 11. A key factor in UNI’s win was fouls and free throws.

Northern Illinois had 25 fouls to UNI’s 18. This helped UNI get a resounding advantage at the free throw line. UNI shot 25 for 36 from the free throw line, while Northern Illinois made 16 out of 18 free throws. Other key advantages UNI had included winning the turn over and rebounding mar

gins. UNI had 14 turnovers to Northern Illinois’ 19, and the Panthers outrebounded the Huskies 39-32, including a 15-9 victory on offensive rebounds.

UNI faced the Bradley Braves on Wednesday, Nov. 30, to open Missouri Valley Conference play. Their next game is in the McLeod Center against the

Two Panthers earn championship at Cyclone Open

ADAM JOHNSON Sports Writer

On Saturday, Nov. 26, UNI wrestling traveled to Ames, Iowa, to compete in the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open. UNI had 20 wrestlers compete on the day, and had

many perform very well. Overall they had two first place finishes, four runner ups and several others that placed in their weight class es as well.

Trever Anderson was the lone wrestler for UNI in the 125 pound class, and

he came away with third place, going 1-2 on the day. The 133 pound class fea tured four different UNI wrestlers, and three of them finished in the top four. Garrett Funk went 3-2, with his final match being a loss against teammate Julian

Farber, who went 4-1 for third place. Cory Smith won his first two matches by fall in less than a min ute, before being defeated by Iowa State’s Ramazan Attasauov and receiving second place.

The 141 pound class had Connor Thorpe represent ing the Panthers. He won two close ones before get ting second place after los ing to Iowa State’s Jacob Frost, who defeated him 7-4. The 149 pound class had two more Panthers placing in the top four. Adam Allard went 3-2, with both of his losses coming in very close matches. He still did enough to earn fourth place. Ryder Downey went 2-1 for sec ond place, with his only loss being to Iowa State’s Cameron Robinson.

In the 157 pound class, Evant Yant finished second, going 2-1 on the day, with his only loss being against teammate Dajun Johnson.

Cayd Lara competed in the 165 pound class, going 3-1 and placing third. Parker Keckeisen dominated his two matches in the 184 pound class, winning by technical fall 20-4 and major decision 15-3. The 2-0 competition earned him one of the Panthers two first place finishes on the day.

Finally, in the 197 pound class, UNI had two guys finish inside the top three. Kalob Runyon placed third going 3-1. Wyatt Voelker started 2-0, and got the Panthers their second first place of the day after defeat ing Iowa’s Kolby Franklin in a close 3-1 match to finish 3-0 on the day.

It was a good day on the mat for the Panthers, and they will compete again this weekend, Friday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitatational.

Evansville Purple Aces on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 1 p.m. The game will be available to stream on ESPN+.

COURTESY/UNI ATHLETICS

Bowen Born (13) finished with a career-high 30 points on Saturday, helping lead UNI to a 83-76 victory over Northern Illinois.

COURTESY/UNI ATHLETICS

Two UNI wrestlers earned championships at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open in Ames, Iowa this past Saturday,

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