CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (KCRG) - The UNI volleyball team has had a target on their backs in the Missouri Valley, winning three conference regular season and tournament titles in a row.

But 2025 provides a new challenge for the Panthers, who graduated four first team All-MVC members from 2024. Head coach Bobbi Petersen is looking for new leadership from upperclassmen, among them is junior outside hitter Cassidy Hartman.

The Liberty graduate earned second team All-MVC honors in 2024, with a career-high 403 kills. Hartman says the transition into a leadership role has been natural.

“It’s been a little different having a lot more players coming to me for things, but I think I’ve been doing a good job handling it,” said Hartman. “I haven’t done really anything different I’ve just been trying to le

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