MVC Volleyball Tournament Berth On The Line This Weekend

Bulldogs clamoring for the final spot in next week's MVC Tournament

The Drake University volleyball team closes the regular season on the road this weekend with contests at Indiana State and Evansville. The trip to Indiana begins Friday, Nov. 16, at Indiana State for a 6 p.m. CST match followed by a Nov. 17 match at Evansville set for 7 p.m.

Friday's match will be broadcast on ESPN+ while Saturday's will be carried by ESPN3.

The two-game trip has significant implications for the Bulldogs in their quest to qualify for next week's MVC Tournament. Drake needs a pair of wins, combined with a Loyola loss to Missouri State to earn the sixth and final spot in the tournament field.

Earlier this season, Drake defeated both Evansville and Indiana State by 3-1 margins in Des Moines. The contest against Indiana State saw Drake's Cathryn Cheek record a career-high 23 kills.

Cheek has led the Bulldogs' offense as of late with 13-straight matches with double-figure kills. She is fourth in the MVC in kills with 3.79 per set. She also recently surpassed 200 digs this season and currently has 282 digs.

Kylee Macke recently moved into eighth all-time at Drake in career digs with 970 in less than two full seasons at Drake. She is currently fifth in the MVC in digs this season with 4.65 per set. Her 484 digs this season also moved her onto the single-season top-10 list for the second straight season.

As a team, Drake's 18 wins this season the fifth-most in program history since 1996 and tied for the second most since 2010. Additionally, the Bulldogs 41 combined wins over the past two seasons are the third-most in a two-year period in school history.

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Players Mentioned

#25 Cathryn Cheek: OH; 5' 10"; Senior

#9 Kylee Macke: DS/L; 5' 6"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#25 Cathryn Cheek
: 5' 10"; Senior
: OH

#9 Kylee Macke
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: DS/L

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MVC Volleyball Tournament Berth On The Line This Weekend

Bulldogs clamoring for the final spot in next week's MVC Tournament

Players Mentioned

#25 Cathryn Cheek

#9 Kylee Macke

Players Mentioned

#25 Cathryn Cheek

#9 Kylee Macke