The Drake University volleyball team closes the regular season in the Knapp Center against Loyola on Nov. 19 at 6 p.m. and Valparaiso on Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN+/ESPN3. Senior Day is Nov. 20 celebrating Danielle Pioske, Kylee Macke, Maddie Holt, Caitlyn Smith, Emily Plock, and Lindsey Pliapol. 

This past weekend, the Bulldogs matched against the Evansville Aces and the Indiana State Sycamores. Against the Aces, Drake won the first two sets and fell in the last three. Pliapol ended with 19 kills, Mariana Rodrigues with 16, and Ashlynn Kuhn with 8. Holt had a career high of 47 assists, and Macke tallied 18 digs. Against the Sycamores, Drake struggled to score a win with a 3-0 loss. Pliapol added 9 kills, Rodrigues added 6, and Holt with 17 assists.

Previously this season, the Bulldogs battled and fell to the Loyola Wolves 3-0. Pliapol led Drake with 10 kills, Plock with 7 kills, Bush recorded 6, and Kuhn with a team high 4 blocks. The Bulldogs rallied into five sets with the Valparaiso Beacons earlier this season. Bush led the Bulldogs with 19 kills and 18 digs, Kuhn with 11 kills and 8 blocks, Macke and Pioske both secured 15 digs, and Kacie Rewerts had 8 blocks.