KANSAS CITY, MO. - The Drake University volleyball team downed UMKC in three sets (25-22, 25-17, 25-20) to extend its program-best start to 9-0. Junior setter Caitlin Johnson (Sycamore, Ill.) registered her second double-double of the season with a team-high 19 assists and 10 digs.

Senior outside hitter Angela Bys (Marion, Iowa) had her streak of five-straight double-doubles snapped, but was the only player on the floor to tally double-digit kills. Bys finished with 12 kills.

Senior libero Alana Wittenburg (Readlyn, Iowa) tied a game high and led Drake with 16 digs.

The Bulldogs put together a 9-3 run in the third set, turning a 15-12 deficit into a 21-18 lead. Drake was sparked by two service aces by junior middle blocker Michelle Reidy (Dubuque, Iowa).

Drake tallied a .243 attack percentage against the Kangaroos, led by senior Alisa DeBerg Roth's (Hudson, Iowa) .333 percentage.

The Bulldogs improved to 9-0 on the season, UMKC fell to 3-6.

Drake hosts Green Bay, Idaho State, Stephen F. Austin and South Dakota in the 2010 Hampton Inn Bulldog Challenge, beginning Friday at 10 a.m.