There will be plenty of family ties this weekend when the Northern Iowa volleyball team takes part in a tournament in Louisville, Kentucky. The Panthers will play ninth ranked Creighton on Friday and fourth ranked Louisville on Saturday. UNI coach Bobbi Peterson’s daughter, Payton, is a freshman on the Louisville squad.

UNI is 4-2 and Peterson says this tournament is part of a demanding nonconference schedule.

Peterson says the Panthers are still working to build an identity.

The Panthers close the tournament by playing Rice on Sunday.