The Drake volleyball team begins the month of November with a pair of road contests against Belmont on Nov. 1 followed by a Murray State game Nov. 2. 

 

Drake is currently second overall in Missouri Valley standings with a 10-1 record and sits just behind UNI who has an 11-0 record. The team is 14-8 overall, riding a four-game win streak and owns a 6-3 away record. The Bulldogs already matched up with both Belmont and Murray State this season winning both contests. Earlier this week, libero Jada Wills was named the MVC Defensive Player of the Week for the fourth time this season. Wills' recent weekly award honor comes on the heels of recently becoming Drake's all-time career digs leader. 

 

Kills | Macy Daufeldt – 333, Megan Witte – 247, Ashlynn Kuhn – 228  

Assists | Addison Beagle – 630, Madison Geise – 203, Jada Wills – 82 

Digs | Jada Wills – 547, Macy Daufeldt – 237, Addison Beagle – 204 

Blocks | Bliss Beck – 76.0, Aniyah Davis – 66.0, Ashlynn Kuhn – 48.0 

Service Aces | Macy Daufeldt – 26, Megan Witte – 22, Jada Wills – 15 

 

Scouting Belmont  

Belmont is 8-15 overall with a 3-8 conference record and a 4-3 home record. After starting the conference slate 2-2, the Bruins have faced some recent struggles having dropped six of their last seven matches.  

 

Drake has been dominate in its brief history with Belmont winning all three matchups. The Bulldogs have yet to drop a set against the Bruins and came away with the win in the previous contest earlier this season in Des Moines. 

 

Kills | Brooke Gilleland – 267, Brenna Kauffeld – 226, Lucy Kay – 157 

Assists | Kamryn Olson – 645, Alivia Keegan – 217, Lilly Lutz – 86  

Digs | Lilly Lutz – 407, Brooke Gilleland – 236, Kamryn Olson – 183  

Blocks | Bella Mathis – 73.0, Lucy Kay – 49.0, Brooke Gilleland – 29.0 

Service Aces | Elizabeth Godfrey – 25, Bella Mathis – 21, Kamryn Olson – 20  

 

Murray State heads into the weekend with a 12-8 record overall and a 7-4 conference record, which puts it fourth in the MVC standings. The Racers are 4-1 at home and are riding a three-match win streak after taking down Missouri State, Southern Illinois, and UIC. Before taking on the Bulldogs, Murray State will host UNI on Nov. 1. 

 

Similar to the series history with Belmont, Drake is undefeated in the all-time series with Murray State owning a 4-0 record against the Racers. The Bulldogs battled with Murray State in Des Moines in their most recent matchup on Oct. 11 and claimed a hard-fought win, 3-2. 

 

Kills l Ella Vogel – 324, Darci Metzger – 181, Federica Nuccio – 161 

Assists l Bailey DeMier – 811, Dahlia Miller – 71, Federica Nuccio – 39 

Digs l Dahlia Miller – 447, Federica Nuccio – 221, Bailey DeMier – 209 

Blocks l Ella Vogel – 47, Darci Metzger – 38, Haidi Miliou – 38 

Service Aces l Federica Nuccio – 21, Dahlia Miller – 17, Bailey Keusch - 14 

 

Drake will host Valparaiso and UIC next weekend on Nov. 8 and 9 with the Bulldogs Senior Day taking place versus UIC on Nov. 9.