On the night Drake senior Kylee Macke set the all-time digs record, the Drake University volleyball team swept Southern Illinois 3-0.

Macke set the all-time digs record with her fifth dig in the second set. It was Macke's 2,424^th dig of her career, eclipsing the record previously held by Alana Wittenburg who competed for Drake from 2007-10. Macke finished with 12 digs in the match bringing her all-time Drake record to 2,432 and counting.

Drake (10-12, 5-9 MVC) and SIU (5-23, 0-15 MVC) traded back and forth scoring through the first half of the opening set, with the Bulldogs holding a 15-12 advantage at the first commercial break. Haley Bush led Drake with six kills and five digs in set one and the Bulldogs closed out with a 25-20 win.

Scores on a block by Ashlynn Kuhn and a tip by Mariana Rodrigues opened a 6-2 advantage for Drake in set two prompting a Southern Illinois timeout. Drake continued the momentum coming out of the timeout with another block by Kuhn and a kill by Bush. Macke set the digs record midway through the second set with the Bulldogs leading 12-7, and Drake rode that momentum to a 25-15 win.

Set three opened with both teams trading points. Consecutive points by Bush opened a 14-11 advantage for Drake. Coming out of the commercial break a Lindsey Pliapol kill and Saluki hitting error allowed Drake to extend their lead at 17-14. The match remained tight and a service ace by Kacie Rewerts at 21-19 led to a SIU timeout. A kill by Lioapol ended the final set 25-22 and brought a 3-0 sweep for the Bulldogs.

Drake was led by 20 kills from Haley Bush and a .500 hitting percentage by Mariana Rodrigues. Maddie Holt garnered 27 assists.

The Bulldogs will savor wins over Missouri State and Southern Illinois in consecutive days before preparing this week for a road trip to Evansville November 12 and Indiana State November 13.