DES MOINES, IOWA -- Nationally ranked Missouri State handed the Drake volleyball team its second straight loss with a 25-22, 25-13, 25-22 Missouri Valley Conference decision Friday night at the Drake Knapp Center.
Junior Alana Wittenburg (Readlyn, Iowa/Wapsie Valley) led Drake with 20 digs, while senior Emily Madden (Van Meter, Iowa/Adel DeSoto Minburn) added 10.
Senior Chelsea Lauersdorf (Watertown, Wis./Watertown) collected 23 assists for the Bulldogs who fell to 11-6 overall, including a 2-3 league mark.
Junior Alisa DeBerg Roth (Hudson, Iowa/Hudson) shared match honors with 12 kills.
"Overall I thought we played well," said Drake head coach Phil McDaniel. "I liked the energy and the focus we had tonight, but our downfall was that we made too many errors and gave up too many points,"
The Bulldogs play host to No. 25 ranked Wichita State in a 7 p.m. home match Saturday night.
"This is the toughest back-to-back matches on the schedule," commented McDaniel. "We are going to have to be very sharp tomorrow night from the beginning against a very good Wichita State team.
Missouri State, which received 10 votes in this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association poll, improved to 11-4 overall.
The Lady Bears moved to 4-0 in MVC play.
