UNI Has Great Weekend

UNI’s Olivia Fain and Thaissa Moreia overcame a 7-6 deficit to win the third flight doubles championship match over Illinois Stateto lead the way for UNI in the final day of the Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Tennis Individual Championship.

For the second time this season, UNI junior defensive end Elerson G. Smith earned Missouri Valley Football Conference Player of the Week after racking up 2.5 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss in the 13th-ranked Panthers’ 21-14 win over No. 18 Youngstown State Saturday.