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  • VB: final weekend of the regular season

    Panthers were in Peoria tonight taking on the Bradley Braves.
    UNI struggled a bit, and the first two sets were quite close
    first set was tied at 22 when UNI had a 3 point run to win it
    Bradley led the second set 24-22 but UNI stormed back to take it 26-24
    Panthers were able to take control of the third set and the Braves had quite a few unforced errors, with UNI finishing on an 11-1 run to win the third 25-13 and complete the sweep.

    Elsewhere in the Valley, Wichita State swept at Indiana State,
    SIU swept Evansville (their last match of the regular season)
    Loyola beat Drake in 5
    and perhaps the most interesting match of the night, MSU won the first 2 sets at Illinois State, but the Redbirds were able to fight back and win it in 5.

    Going into the final night of the regular season:
    • Illinois State has the regular season championship and #1 seed locked up
    • UNI and WSU are tied for 2nd, but since the Panthers hold the tiebreak, it would take UNI losing at Loyola and WSU pulling the upset at ILS for the Shockers to claim the #2 seed.
    • MSU is locked into the #4 seed
    • SIU currently has a half-match lead over Indiana State. If INS beats MSU, they would hold the tiebreak over SIU for the #5 seed, otherwise the Salukis will be 5 and the Trees will be 6


    UNI's side of the bracket will play the latter match on Thurs. and Fri.
    So the MVC tournament schedule looks like this as of now:

    Thursday 11/27 - quarterfinals
    5 pm: #4 Missouri State vs. #5 [SIU or INS]
    7:30 pm: #3 [WSU or UNI] vs. #6 [INS or SIU]

    Friday 11/28 - semifinals
    5 pm: #1 Illinois State vs. 4/5 winner
    7:30 pm: #2 [UNI or WSU] vs. 3/6 winner

    Saturday 11/29 - championship
    4 pm: semifinal winners

    I believe all matches are on ESPN3, not sure if the final will be broadcast elsewhere or not

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    Re: VB: final weekend of the regular season

    Missouri State pulls off a very closely-fought 5-set win at Indiana State, that puts INS as the #6 seed and SIU as the #5.

    Illinois State swept Wichita State, which means UNI clinches the #2 spot regardless of how UNI finishes at Loyola (Panthers are up 2 sets to 1, but trails in the 4th)

    here is the MVC tournament schedule:

    Thursday 11/27 - quarterfinals
    5 pm: #4 Missouri State vs. #5 SIU
    7:30 pm: #3 WSU vs. #6 INS

    Friday 11/28 - semifinals
    5 pm: #1 Illinois State vs. 4/5 winner
    7:30 pm: #2 UNI vs. 3/6 winner

    Saturday 11/29 - championship
    4 pm: semifinal winners

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      Re: VB: final weekend of the regular season

      Panthers complete their regular season with a 4 set win at Loyola: 22-25 25-16 25-15 25-23

      now on to the MVC conference tournament back in Cedar Falls to try and win a spot in the NCAA tournament

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