Hartman earns second MVC Player of the Week honor of the year

ST. LOUIS — UNI senior outside hitter Cassidy Hartman has been named the Missouri Valley Conference’s (MVC) Player of the Week, as announced by the league office on Tuesday morning. The selection marks Hartman’s second time earning the honor this season (Sept. 7) and fifth weekly conference honor of her career. UNI has now been recognized with at least one conference weekly honor in each of the first seven weeks of the 2026 season. A North Liberty native, Hartman led the Panther offense with 35 total kills (five per set) in wins over Drake and Southern Illinois last week, helping…