QUICK HITS
Day two of the Sheraton West Des Moines Drake Invitational is underway.
SCHEDULE Live Stats
Fri, Sep 02
Wyoming vs. UW-Milwaukee UWM, 3-1 Box Score
Drake vs. IPFW Drake, 3-2 Box Score
Sat, Sep 03
UW-Milwaukee vs. IPFW UWM, 3-1
Drake vs. Wyoming WYO, 3-0
IPFW vs. Wyoming 5:30 p.m.
Drake vs. UW-Milwaukee 7:30 p.m.
ABOUT DRAKE Info Page Roster
NEW IN TOWN
Junior transfer Jadranka Tramosljani, who came to Drake from Wyoming
with head coach Tony Sunga, made an immediate impact in her first three
matches in Blue and White. Tramosljani tallied 19 kills and 38 digs,
both totals good enough for second on the team, last weekend at the
Crystal Inn Thunderbird Invitiational.
OF NOTE
Sunga will square off against his former team, Wyoming, in game four of
the tournament Saturday at noon. Tramosljani also will meet her old
teammates for the first time.
QUICKLY
Sunga earned his first-career head coaching victory Friday at Southern Utah.
Senior Mikayla Sims set a career high with 17 kills against Boise State on Saturday.
Junior Whitney Westrum, who nursed a leg injury all summer, played in
nine of 12 sets over the weekend and led Drake with nine kills against
Utah State.
REIDY OR NOT
Senior MB Michelle Reidy put together an impressive weekend at Southern
Utah, registering a team-high 27 kills in 77 total attacks and earning
all-tournament honors. Reidy added 15 total blocks and seven digs to her
total.
ABOUT IPFW Homepage Notes
IPFW is 2-1 after downing Loyola and Wright State last weekend at the Ball State Active Ankle Challenge. The Mastadons fell to host Ball State for their lone loss of the season. IPFW was picked to finish third in the Summitt league after winning the conference a season ago.
IPFW is led by freshman outside hitter Emily Spencer, who has 49 kills through three matches, including a career-high 21 at Ball State.
The Mastadons are coached by 13th-year head coach Kelley Hartley Hutton.
ABOUT WYOMING Homepage Notes
Wyoming went 3-1 as host of the UniWyo Wyoming Invite last week, falling only to Oregon State in five sets in its season-opener. The Cowgirls haven't dropped a set in their last three matches, beating Gonzaga, South Dakota and DePaul by 3-0 margins.
Wyoming was picked to finish fifth in the Mountain West Conference and is led by all-MWC performer Jodi Purdy. Purdy, a graduate of Winterset (Iowa) High School, has a team-best 36 kills through four matches.
The Cowgirls are coached by fourth-year head coach Carrie Yerty.
ABOUT MILWAUKEE Homepage Notes
Milwaukee is 2-1 after winning against San Jose State and Denver last week at the Arizona State Sheraton Classic. The Panthers fell to host Arizona State, 3-1, for its lone blemish. Milwaukee was picked to win the Horizon League in 2011 and is will attempt to take home its eighth league crown in nine years.
The Panthers are led by last year's Horizon League Player of the Year Kerri Schuh and Newcomer of the Year Rachel Neuberger.
The Panthers are led by fifth-year head coach Susie Johnson.