The Basics
Drake volleyball is back on the court this weekend for a road trip to Illinois for a pair of MVC matches. The Bulldogs first travel to Peoria, Illinois to take on the Bradley Braves (Oct. 18) and then head over to Normal, Ill. for a contest with the Illinois State Redbirds (Oct. 19).
Bulldogs by the Numbers
Coming into the weekend, Drake tallies an overall record of 10-8 and a conference record of 6-1. The Bulldogs already played one match this week on the road against UNI where they suffered their first loss in conference play this season and put an end to their seven-game win streak. Junior outside hitter
Macy Daufeldt was named MVC Player of the Week on Monday, which was the second time she has earned the weekly award this season. Libero
Jada Wills is also set to become the new all-time career digs leader as she is currently tied with Alana Wittenburg at 2,423 digs.
Drake Leaders
Kills |
Macy Daufeldt – 262,
Megan Witte – 203,
Ashlynn Kuhn – 189
Assists |
Addison Beagle – 541,
Madison Geise – 141,
Jada Wills – 66
Digs |
Jada Wills – 429,
Macy Daufeldt – 185,
Addison Beagle – 168
Blocks |
Aniyah Davis – 57.0,
Bliss Beck – 55.0,
Macy Daufeldt – 41.0
Service Aces |
Macy Daufeldt – 23,
Megan Witte – 19,
Jada Wills – 14
Scouting Bradley
The Braves are currently in fifth place in the MVC standings posting a conference record of 5-2 and an overall record of 10-9 this season. In its most recent match on Monday night, Bradley took on Illinois State and fell to the Redbirds in five sets. Prior to their loss against Illinois State, the Braves had won seven of their last eight contests.
Drake leads in the all-time series against Bradley with a record of 39-34. The Bulldogs have had recent success over the Braves winning the last four matches with all four victories coming in straight sets.
Bradley Leaders
Kills | Iva Popovic – 258, Silan Demirkol – 213, Kaylenn Hunt – 141
Assists | Maria Drapp – 392, Corrie Brown – 333, Irene Mostardini – 92
Digs | Irene Mostardini – 356, Iva Popovic – 245, Maria Drapp – 178
Blocks | Beste Ayhan – 65.0, Kaylenn Hunt – 42.0, Vitoria Oliveira – 39.0
Service Aces | Iva Popovic – 26, Maria Drapp – 25, Corrie Brown – 23
Scouting Illinois State
The Redbirds are one of the hottest teams in the MVC being winners of their last six matches. They own an overall record of 11-9 and are tied with Drake for second in the conference at 6-1. Before the match with Drake on Saturday, Illinois State will host conference leaders UNI on Friday night.
In the all-time series, Illinois State has the advantage over Drake, 58-16. However, the Bulldogs have taken the last four contests against the Redbirds and have won five of the last six.
Illinois State Leaders
Kills | Aida Shadewald – 290, Khenedi Guest – 185, Caitlyn Little – 129
Assists | Mekaila Aupiu – 795, Samantha Bunch – 86, Olivia Baierl – 20
Digs | Samantha Bunch – 298, Aida Shadewald – 225, Mekaila Aupiu – 173
Blocks | Khenedi Guest – 58.0, Maggie McCrary – 42.0, Aida Shadewald – 27.0
Service Aces | Aida Shadewald – 35, Samantha Bunch – 23, Mekaila Aupiu – 22
Up Next
Drake will return to the Knapp Center next weekend to host Indiana State (Oct. 25) and Evansville (Oct. 26).
