DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University volleyball team fell to in-state foe UNI, 3-0, Saturday evening in the Knapp Center in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Drake (23-9, 12-6 MVC) competed through three close sets but fell by set scores of 25-17, 28-26 and 25-19.
The Bulldogs were led by senior Odessa Cody (Chicago, Ill.) and junior Cathryn Cheek who both put up a team-high 12 kills. In one of her best performances of the season, Cody recorded her season-best kills on 27 attacks to hit .370 in her final match at the Knapp Center. Cheek recorded a career-high six blocks while just missing a double-double with nine digs.
Senior Kyla Inderski (Urbandale, Iowa) further padded her career stats adding seven kills for a career total of 1,428 kills that ranks second in school history and 25th among active NCAA Division I athletes. Inderski's 13 digs moved her career total to 1,512, the fourth most in school history.
UNI (25-7, 15-3 MVC) hit an impressive .246 while holding the Drake offense to below .200 hitting. Weber had a game-high 14 kills while Karlie Thomas hit .308 to record 12 kills while adding 15 digs. Piper Thomas joined the duo in double-digits recording 10 kills.
The Bulldogs will travel to Normal, Ill., for their first MVC Tournament appearance since 2010. The tournament is scheduled to take place Nov. 23-25. Drake opens the tournament Nov. 23 as the No. 4 seed against No. 5 Indiana State at 5 p.m. The opening match will be broadcast on The Valley on ESPN3.
