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Drake Falls, 3-0, At Wichita State

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Drake Falls, 3-0, At Wichita State

DES MOINES, Iowa - The Drake University volleyball team fell, 3-0 (19-25, 13-25, 15-25) at Wichita State, Friday at Charles Koch Arena. The Bulldogs fell to 6-13 overall and 2-4 in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Junior Whitney Westrum (Waukee, Iowa/Waukee) led Drake with 10 kills and was the lone Bulldog performer in double figures on the night. Her effort gave her a team-best 216 kills on the season.

Junior libero Sarah Madden (Van Meter, Iowa/Adel-DeSoto-Minburn) totaled a team-best 12 digs on the night.

Senior setter Caitlin Johnson (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore Community) added 23 assists to put her over the 700-assist mark on the season. Johnson currently has 704 assists.

The Bulldogs were outhit by Wichita State .412 to .114 during the contest. The shockers totaled 15 total blocks on the night compared to Drake's six.

Wichita State's Sam Sanders led the Shockers with 12 kills and hit .524 for the match.

The Shockers totaled five service aces against Drake, including two each by Camri Zqiesler and preseason all-MVC selection Emily Adney. Adney totaled 11 kills and 13 digs for the match's lone double-double.

The Bulldogs travel to Springfield, Mo. to take on Missouri State in a 7 p.m. matchup on Saturday. The Bears dealt Wichita State one of its two MVC losses with a 3-0 sweep in September.

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Players Mentioned

Sarah Madden

#21 Sarah Madden

DS/L
5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
Caitlin Johnson

#10 Caitlin Johnson

S
5' 9"
Junior
Whitney Westrum

#7 Whitney Westrum

OH
5' 11"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Sarah Madden

#21 Sarah Madden

5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
DS/L
Caitlin Johnson

#10 Caitlin Johnson

5' 9"
Junior
S
Whitney Westrum

#7 Whitney Westrum

5' 11"
Sophomore
OH