ST. LOUIS – UNI setter Tayler Alden is the Missouri Valley Conference's Player of the Week after posting 11.00 assists per set, 2.33 kills per set, and a league-high .619 attack percentage this past weekend while directing a UNI offense that hit .370 across back-to-back road sweeps at the Illinois State Redbirds and the Bradley Braves.
Alden, who is the first Panther to earn MVC Player of the Week distinction since Rachel Koop received this accolade back on Nov. 11, 2019, previously received weekly award recognition as the MVC Freshman of the Week two times within the 2020 season.