The 2003 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Volleyball Tournament concluded Saturday with championship match of the tournament. The No. 2 seeded Panthers of UNI defeated No. 1 SMS, 3-1, to take home their sixth-straight MVC Tournament title. This is the first time in the history of the Valley Volleyball Tournament that a team other than the No. 1 seed took home the championship. Game scores in favor of the Panthers: 30-22, 17-30, 30-25, 30-25.
2003 Volleyball Tournament Quarterfinals
Match 1 - 10 a.m.
No. 3 Wichita State vs. No. 6 Creighton
WSU 3-1 (27-30, 30-26, 30-27, 30-21)
Match 2 - 12:30 p.m.
No. 4 Illinois State vs. No. 5 Indiana State
ILS, 3-0 (30-10, 30-26, 30-22)
2003 Volleyball Tournament Semifinals
Match 3 - 5 p.m.
No. 2 UNI vs. No. 3 Wichita State
UNI, 3-1 (24-30, 30-21, 30-22, 30-23)
Match 4 - 7:30 p.m.
No. 1 SMS vs. No. 4 Illinois State
SMS, 3-0 (30-21, 30-22, 30-20)
2003 MVC Volleyball Championship
Match 5 - 3 p.m. - Saturday, Nov. 29
No. 1 SMS vs. No. 2 UNI
UNI, 3-1 (30-22, 17-30, 30-25, 30-25)
2003 All-Tournament Team
Ashley Williams, Creighton
Paige White, Illinois State
Brittanie Stowell, Indiana State
Sara Younes, Wichita State
Erin Murphy, SMS
Linette White, SMS
Jill Arganbright, UNI
Rachael Tink, UNI
Molly O'Brien, UNI - MVP