Women's Volleyball

NCAA D1Missouri Valley ConferenceIowa

University of Northern Iowa

Women's volleyball program· Full athletic scholarship available· 2026-27 roster

18 athletes on the roster· no international athletes· 4 seniors this year

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Current roster data taken from the program's official site.

Current roster

18 athletes in 2026-27 — overview

By origin

🇺🇸 United States: 18

By position

Defensive Specialist: 5
Outside Hitter: 5
Middle Blocker: 4
Setter: 2
Opposite: 2

Aggregated 2026-27 roster makeup. 4 seniors leave at the end of the season — potential openings, not a guarantee. We don't show athletes' personally identifiable data.

✦ Why University of Northern Iowa may be a fit for you

Automatic summary · the program's public data

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Potential openings in 2027-28

4 seniors leave after 2026-27 — an estimate, not a guarantee.

Full athletic scholarship

NCAA D1 offers formal athletic scholarships — unlike NCAA D3.

Heads up: NCAA D1 programs usually require eligibility certification from the association's governing body (e.g. the NCAA Eligibility Center) and, for international students, proof of English proficiency (TOEFL or Duolingo). Confirm the exact requirements on the official admissions page before reaching out.

Summary built from the team's official roster. It doesn't replace direct contact. Multi-season history, seniors and newly announced signings: being collected — they show up here once verified.

📅 The season

✦ Season analysisPremium

26–681% win rate▲ vs 2024-25Season 2025-26 · record as published by the source

2025-2626–6

2024-2526–8

Top 5%of the division by win rateamong 340 programs with collected results

29 matches · updated Oct 1

Season record

8–5W–L

partial

Last match played

W 3–0Murray StatevsCONFUniversity of Northern Iowa@ Cedar Falls, IowaSep 26

Upcoming matches

6:00 PMUniversity of Northern IowavsCONFIllinois State@ Normal, Ill.today

6:00 PMUniversity of Northern IowavsCONFBradley@ Peoria, Ill.Oct 2

6:00 PMDrakevsCONFUniversity of Northern Iowa@ Cedar Falls, IowaOct 8

5:00 PMUniversity of Northern IowavsCONFSouthern Illinois@ Carbondale, Ill.Oct 10

📌 The source lists 4 matches with no opponent set yet (“TBA”). They go on the schedule once the school confirms.

Published by the school's official athletics site. Times are in the home team's time zone; always confirm with the source before traveling.

Season numbers · 2026-27

13 official matches · exhibitions not counted (2)

Record

8–5W–L

62% win rate · from collected scores

Set differential

+9sets

28 won · 19 lost

Point differential

−11points

740 scored · 751 allowed · in 9 of 13 matches with set scores

5-set matches

2matches

1 comeback after losing the 1st set · 6 sets decided by ≤2 pts

🏠 Home3–0✈️ Away2–2Neutral0–1Conf.2–0

Set differential and splits come from official scores; point differential, from collected set scores. Exhibitions and matches between other teams are not counted.

On-court performance · 2026-27

13 of 13 games with a box score · 2 exhibition matches not counted

Attack

13.6kills/set

hitting 0.203

above 87% of the division · 94% of the conference637 kills · 267 errors · 1,826 attempts

Setting

12.6assists/set

above 89% of the division · 94% of the conference593 assists

Serve

1.2aces/set

pressure −0.9

above 12% of the division · 19% of the conference54 aces · 97 errors

Blocking

4.4blocks/set

above 82% of the division · 94% of the conference207 blocks

Defense

17.5digs/set

above 100% of the division · 94% of the conference820 digs

Serve receive

0.9errors/set

above 97% of the division · 94% of the conference41 reception errors

Scoring

17.2points/set

above 85% of the division · 94% of the conference807 points in 47 sets

Set by setper-set detail

Set	Sets	Won	Points (avg)	Kills	Hit %	Aces	Blocks
Set 1	13	7	22.1 – 21.2	—	—	—	—
Set 2	13	7	22.4 – 21.8	—	—	—	—
Set 3	13	10	23.7 – 19.5	—	—	—	—
Set 4	6	3	24.8 – 21.7	—	—	—	—
Set 5

Bar = position within the division; coral line = median. Source: each game's official box score. Athletes' names are not shown on this page.

Missouri Valley Conference — win % of the 8 programs

8thUniversity of Evansville · 21%

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you · 1st of 880%

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Each dot is a program; the markers show the leader, the median and your position. On a computer, hover over a dot to see its name.

Results taken from the program's official schedule on Jun 19, 2026. Rank and percentile calculated by Sportis from win rate — not the official conference standings. View source ↗

🎯 Recruiting

👤 Who leads the program · from official bios

Head coach

Bobbi Petersen

Leading the University of Northern Iowa program — 26th season

635 career wins3 titles3 coach awards

Titles

· MVC regular season title
· MVC Tournament crown
· NCAA Sweet Sixteen

Coach awards

· MVC Coach of the Year
· AVCA All-Region Coach of the Year
· AVCA National Coach of the Year

Coaching staff

4 people on the coaching staff.

3 people have been at the school for 5+ seasons

Also on the coaching staff

Sydney Lowe — previously at Cedar Falls High School
Jason Allen — previously at University of Houston
Kim Davis — previously at UNI

Based on bios published by the athletic department. Verified on Jul 30, 2026. View source ↗

Next step

Talk to Bobbi Petersen, the program's head coach

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Premium

University of Northern Iowa

18 athletes in 2026-27 — overview

✦ Why University of Northern Iowa may be a fit for you

Potential openings in 2027-28

Full athletic scholarship

Season numbers · 2026-27

On-court performance · 2026-27

Head coach

Bobbi Petersen

Titles

Coach awards

Coaching staff

Talk to Bobbi Petersen, the program's head coach

Requirements & annual cost

Season numbers · 2026-27

On-court performance · 2026-27