College Volleyball: Four-time defending champ UNI -- deep, talented JIM NELSON, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa Aug 18, 2026 6 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CEDAR FALLS – Sixteen of the 18 players on Northern Iowa’s volleyball roster are returners.kAmu:G6 @7 E96> 62C?65 |:DD@FC: '2==6J r@?76C6?46 A@DED62D@? C64@8?:E:@?[ :?4=F5:?8 E9C66 7:CDE\E62> 2==\4@?76C6?46 A:4<D – {:=J sJ<DEC2[ |2CJ? q:I3J 2?5 |'r !=2J6C @7 E96 *62C r2DD:5J w2CE>2?]k^AmkAmy25J? !6E6CD6? 2?5 xD236==6 t==:@EE H6C6 >6>36CD @7 E96 p==\uC6D9>2? E62>]k^AmkAm*6E @? %F6D52J[ !2?E96C 9625 4@249 q@33: !6E6CD6? D2:5 D96 H@F=5 ?@E 36 23=6 E@ A:4< 2 D:?8=6 C:56\@C\5:6 =:?6FA]k^Am kAm%92E :D?’E ?@?\564:D:G6?6DD @? !6E6CD6?’D A2CE]k^Am People are also reading… One TV weather team – two devastating diagnoses Will winter be snowy, stormy or mild? Farmers' Almanac forecast by region Want the best Perseid meteor shower views? 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