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Volleyball Returns Home to Host Illinois State And Bradley

Bulldogs aim to get back in the W column this weekend

The Drake University volleyball team returns home this weekend for a two-match homestand against Missouri Valley Conference rivals.

The homestand begins Friday evening at 6 p.m. against Illinois State and continues Saturday at 5 p.m. when Bradley visits. 

The Bulldogs return to the Knapp Center aiming to end their current four-match skid, the program's longest against MVC competition in nearly two seasons. The team recently completed a tough three-match road trip that saw the Bulldogs drop a trio of four-set matches.

Drake is 3-2 at home this season including an MVC win over Indiana State that saw Gillian Gergen record a career-high 11 blocks as Drake had 14 team blocks. Gergen leads the MVC in blocks this season with 1.16 per set. In just 18 matches this season, she has already surpassed her block total from last year. As a result, Drake is fifth in the league in blocks with Gergen accounting for more than half of those blocks.

Bradley begins the week in third place in the league standings at 3-1 while Illinois State is 2-2 following a strong non-conference schedule. The Bulldogs are 1-4 and aiming the move into the middle of the league standings.

Drake has won eight of the last nine meetings with the Braves and last season Drake and Bradley split the season series before Drake took a 3-2 win over the Braves in the MVC Tournament.

The Bulldogs are 3-12 at the Knapp Center against the Redbirds and has won two of the last three matches in Des Moines.

Following this weekend's matches, the team travels to UNI next Friday for a 6 p.m. match.
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Players Mentioned

Gillian Gergen

#16 Gillian Gergen

MB/OPP
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Gillian Gergen

#16 Gillian Gergen

6' 0"
Junior
MB/OPP