VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NO. 6: OCTOBER 2, 2017 MVC Volleyball Contact: Ryan Davis, Assistant Commissioner for Communications Office: 314.444.4316 Cell: 314.285.5675 Email: davis@mvc.org 1818 Chouteau Ave. St. Louis, MO 63103 Fax: 314.444.4346 www.mvc-sports.com 2017 Standings -- As of Sunday, Oct. 1 - - - CONFERENCE - - - - - - OVERALL - - - STANDINGS W L Pct. W L Pct. Streak Missouri State 5 0 1.000 13 5.722 W6 Drake 4 0 1.000 15 3.833 W8 #21 UNI 4 0 1.000 14 4.778 W4 Indiana State 3 1.750 5 11.312 W1 Southern Illinois 3 2.600 4 12.250 L1 Illinois State 2 3.400 9 9.500 L2 Valparaiso 1 3.250 8 8.500 W1 Evansville 0 4.000 6 10.375 L8 Bradley 0 5.000 7 12.368 L5 Loyola 0 4.000 1 14.067 L9 Non-Conference: 60-66 Home: 30-24 Away: 26-32 Neutral: 26-32 Top-25: 5-8 MVC Offensive Player of the Week Kyla Inderski, Sr., OH, Drake Drake senior Kyle Inderski led the Bulldogs to three wins during the week by averaging a double-double with 4.27 kills and 4.0 digs per set. The senior has recorded seven-straight double-doubles. In this week s MVC games, she had 32 kills for a 4.0 kills per set average and 33 digs for a 4.12 digs per set average and started the week with 15 kills on 26 attempts (.538) in three sets at Chicago State. Inderski tallied 15 kills and 17 digs in the fi ve set win over Illinois State, with three of those kills coming on her seven attempts in the fi fth set, and had 17 kills on 41 attempts (.293) in just three sets against Bradley. The senior is the only player ranked in the top fi ve in the MVC in kills and digs in MVC games. Other Notable Performances: Jaelyn Keene (ILS); Rachel Griffi n (INS); Gabi Maciagowski (LUC); Piper Thomas (UNI); Abby Barrow (SIU); Taylor Graboski (VALPO) MVC Defensive Player of the Week Lily Johnson, Sr., OH, Missouri State Missouri State senior Lily Johnson fi lled up the stat sheet with averages of 3.22 kills on.299 hitting, 4.44 digs, 0.89 blocks and 4.39 points per set in three Missouri State sweeps. She was also perfect in fi elding 45 opposing serves. Johnson fi nished her week with 12 kills on.407 hitting Saturday against Evansville, adding 13 digs, three aces and three blocks. The senior committed only one error and hit.294 with 11 kills, 20 digs and two blocks in Friday s sweep of Indiana State, notching her 2,000th career kill during the second set. Johnson began the week with six kills, seven digs and three blocks in MSU s Monday sweep of Loyola. Other Notable Performances: Yavianliz Rosado (BRAD); Kylee Macke (DU); Courtney Pence (ILS); Alex Nunez (LUC); Kendyl Sorge (UNI): Ashley Edelen (SIU) MVC Freshman of the Week Stef Jankiewicz, Fr., S, Illinois State Illinois State s Stef Jankiewicz continued to direct Illinois State s offense over the weekend as she averaged 11.00 assists per set over a three-match stretch. Jankiewicz dished out a match-high 55 assists in the Redbirds fi ve-set match against Drake on Friday, marking the fi fth time this season she s topped 50 assists in a match. Jankiewicz also averaged 2.33 digs per set over the past week, while chipping in eight kills and three aces. She currently ranks third in The Valley in assists per set (10.46). Recent Results/ Upcoming Schedule Monday, September 25 Bradley at Indiana State*...INS, 3-1 Loyola at Missouri State*...MSU, 3-0 Illinois State at Evansville*...ILS, 3-0 Valparaiso at Southern Illinois*...SIU, 3-1 Drake at Chicago State...DU, 3-0 Friday, September 29 Illinois State at Drake*...DU, 3-2 Evansville at Southern Illinois*...SIU, 3-2 Indiana State at Missouri State*...MSU, 3-0 Bradley at #22 UNI*... UNI, 3-0 Saturday, September 30 Indiana State at Southern Illinois*...INS, 3-1 Evansville at Missouri State*...MSU, 3-0 Bradley at Drake*...DU, 3-0 Illinois State at #22 UNI...UNI, 3-1 Sunday, October 1 Valparaiso at Loyola*...VALPO, 3-1 Friday, October 6 #21 UNI at Indiana State*...6 PM WATCH: http://es.pn/2hzwh3q Loyola at Illinois State*...7 PM WATCH: http://es.pn/2fb9hgy Valparaiso at Bradley*...7 PM WATCH: http://es.pn/2yigbzv Drake at Evansville*...7 PM WATCH: http://es.pn/2yjlfwt Saturday, October 7 Drake at Indiana State*...6 PM WATCH: http://es.pn/2yw4ueg Valparaiso at Illinois State*...7 PM WATCH: http://es.pn/2xzyxv8 #21 UNI at Evansville*...7 PM WATCH: http://es.pn/2xoe0rl Missouri State at Southern Illinois*...7 PM WATCH: http://es.pn/2hzsslg Loyola at Bradley*...7 PM ALL TIMES CENTRAL *denotes MVC contest Other Notable Performances: Kylee Macke (DU); Laura Gross (INS); Elle Van Grinsven (LUC); Jaydlin Seehase (UNI); Maggie Nedoma (SIU); Brittany Anderson (VALPO) /MISSOURIVALLEYCONFERENCE @MVCSPORTS /MISSOURIVALLEYVIDS /MVCSPORTS
MVC VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NO. 6 OCTOBER 2, 2017 NOTEWORTHY In addition to the league s player and freshman of the week selections, several conference players had notable performances, including: Jaelyn Keene (ILS) - Keene continued her torrid pace as the senior middle blocker averaged 4.25 kills per set on a.323 hitting percentage over a three-match stretch. Keene hit.593 with 17 kills in a sweep of Evansville on Sept. 25. She tallied 23 kills one shy of her career high in a loss at Drake Sept. 29. Keene also tallied fi ve service aces and 10 blocks over the three-match stretch. Keene currently ranks among the top fi ve players in The Valley in kills per set (3.81), service aces per set (0.34), blocks per set (1.00) and points per set (4.72). Rachel Griffin (INS) - Setter Rachel Griffi n recorded 61 assists over the weekend as the Sycamores improved to 3-1 in Valley play with a win over Southern Illinois. Griffi n also surpassed the 2,000-career assist mark at SIU, becoming just the 11th player in program history to achieve the feat. The Avon, Ind. native also went for six kills, 16 digs and three blocks in over the weekend. Gabi Maciagowski (LUC) - Maciagowski averaged 3.57 kills, 1.29 digs and 0.43 blocks per set, while hitting.172 (25-14-64) in a pair of Missouri Valley Conference contests last week. The junior outside hitter/right side cracked a season-best 17 kills, her most since November 12, 2016, in a four-set loss to Valparaiso on October 1 and also pitched in eight kills, seven digs and two blocks in a loss at Missouri State on September 25. This season, the 6-foot-1 junior leads the team with 2.83 kills per set. Maciagowski enters this week s action needing 270 kills for 1,000 in her Loyola career. Piper Thomas (UNI) - Thomas had a.511 attack percentage in two UNI victories as she led the Panthers to wins over Bradley and Illinois State in the McLeod Center. Thomas blistered the Braves on Friday with 10 kills and no errors for a.667 attack percentage. Thomas added a pair of solo blocks against Bradley. Thomas came back on Saturday night and secured 18 kills with a.438 attack percentage, while adding three blocks (two solos) in a 3-1 win over Illinois State. Through four MVC matches, Thomas leads the league in attack percentage (.411), kills/set (4.57) and points/set (5.21). Abby Barrow (SIU) - Barrow turned in three stellar performances over the weekend, averaging 2.46 kills per set and 4.15 digs per set. Barrow opened the week with nine kills and 11 digs in SIU s fourset win over Valparaiso on Monday, before recording 12 kills and a career-high 23 digs in Southern s fi ve-set victory over Evansville on Friday. She concluded the week by recording her second-straight double-double against Indiana State, as she fi nished with 11 kills and 20 digs. The senior from Metamora, Ill. has already surpassed her digs total from a year ago. Taylor Graboski (VALPO) - Graboski surpassed the 1,000 kill milestone for her career as part of a huge week on both sides of the ball. The senior reached 1,000 kills Monday night at SIU with her 12th kill of the match, becoming the 16th player in program history to reach the milestone. Graboski fi nished the match against SIU with a season-best 21 kills on.475 hitting, as well as a season-high eight kills. She then tallied a team-high 13 kills and added three blocks as well as Valpo earned its fi rst MVC win Sunday at Loyola. For the week, Graboski averaged 4.25 kills/set on.389 hitting and 1.38 blocks/set. Yavianliz Rosado (BRAD) - Rosado averaged 5.33 digs and 1.33 assists per set in a pair of road contests to help lead Bradley s defensive efforts in addition to a 94.6 percent serve receive percentage. She opened with weekend with one kills, fi ve assists and 11 digs at 22nd-ranked Northern Iowa. Rosado had a match-high 21 digs Saturday at Drake along with three assists. Kylee Macke (DU) - Led Drake to three wins, two in the MVC, on the week with a team-high 67 digs in 11 sets for a 6.09 digs per set average in the pair of MVC games, she had 50 digs for a 6.25 digs per set average opened the week with 17 digs in three sets at Chicago State and followed that with a career-high 30 digs in the fi ve-set win over Illinois State closed the week with 20 digs in three sets against Bradley is currently second in digs in MVC games with 5.73 per set through the fi rst four matches and is the only underclassmen ranked in the top fi ve. Courtney Pence (ILS) - Another week, another entry in Illinois State s record book for Pence. The Redbirds junior libero averaged 6.50 digs per set over a three-match stretch over the past week, but it was her performance at Drake on Saturday that created a new entry in the Illinois State record book. Pence tallied a season-high 42 digs against Drake, the second most by a Valley player this year and the third most in ISU history. Pence also chipped in nine assists, two aces and a kill over the Redbirds past three matches. Pence currently leads the MVC and ranks among the national leaders in digs per set (6.38). Alex Nunez (LUC) - Nunez averaged 3.29 digs per set last week as Loyola dropped a pair of league matches. The Rockford, Illinois native has totaled double-digits digs in three of the last four matches and recorded 14 in a loss to Valparaiso on October 1 after totaling nine digs at Missouri State earlier in the week. For the season, Nunez leads Loyola with 3.24 digs per set and with 159 total digs this fall has already surpassed her career total heading into this season (134). Kendyl Sorge (UNI) - Sorge averaged 4.71 digs per set as UNI scored a pair of home victories over Bradley and Illinois State. Sorge was credited with a match-high 14 digs, while adding two assists and a service ace in a 3-0 sweep of the Braves on Friday. Sorge notched 19 digs and six assists in Saturday s 3-1 triumph over the Redbirds. Bradley targeted her 12 times, while Illinois State targeted her for 41 serves as she returned 53 serves for a.962 service reception percentage in the two matches. Ashley Edelen (SIU) - Edelen pitched in 4.92 digs per set in three league matches last weekend. The senior libero contributed 20 digs in a four-set win over Valparaiso on September 25, then came back to record a career-high 29 digs in a fi ve-set win over Evansville and followed with 15 digs against Indiana State on Saturday. For the season, Edelen leads SIU with 4.51 digs per set and ranks eighth in the conference in the category. Laura Gross (INS) - Junior Laura Gross fi nished her weekend with 19 kills (2.71 k/s) and 36 digs (5.14 d/s) as the Sycamores went 1-1 with a loss to Missouri State and a win over Southern Illinois. Gross added four blocks and four service aces in seven sets for the Sycamores. Elle Van Grinsven (LUC)- In two matches last week, Van Grinsven contributed 2.00 kills, 0.43 digs and 1.43 blocks per set. The 6-foot-1 middle blocker has come into her own the last few weeks and in a four-set loss to Valparaiso on October 1, totaled eight kills, fi ve blocks and three digs, hitting.368 (8-1-19) in the process. She notched six kills and fi ve digs in a setback at Missouri State last Monday. For the year, Van Grinsven is producing 1.69 kills and 0.63 blocks per set, while hitting.249 (86-34-209). Jaydlin Seehase (UNI) - Seehase posted 16 kills and hit.325 over two matches in helping lead UNI to a pair of conference wins over Bradley and Illinois State. Seehase tallied 11 kills and hit.625 with a career-high fi ve blocks in UNI s 3-0 win over the Braves. Seehase notched fi ve kills and a block in Saturday s four-set triumph over the Redbirds. In four MVC matches this season, Seehase is averaging 2.00 kills/set while maintaining a.318 attack percentage. Maggie Nedoma (SIU) - Nedoma led the Salukis with 38 kills (2.92 kills per set) and hit.237 in their three league matches last weekend. The Brook Park, Ohio native fi nished with 14 kills in the win over Valpo on Monday, and followed with 10 kills and three blocks in the fi ve-set win over Evansville. Nedoma notched her third-straight 10- plus kill output against Indiana State, as she put down 14 kills on 38 swings. The freshman opposite hitter has now put down double-digit kills in eight of SIU s 16 matches this season. Brittany Anderson (VALPO) - Anderson averaged 10.12 assists per set as the Crusaders hit at a.242 clip for the week and also totaled eight blocks over Valpo s two matches last week. She picked up 38 assists, fi ve blocks and six digs on Monday at SIU, and then fi nished with 43 assists and three blocks in the Crusaders victory over Loyola Sunday afternoon. PLAYERS OF THE WEEK DATE PLAYER SCHOOL A28 Piper Thomas UNI S5 Lynsey Wright Missouri State S11 Lily Johnson Missouri State S18 Lily Johnson Missouri State S25 Piper Thomas UNI O2 Kyla Inderski Drake DEFENDERS OF THE WEEK DATE PLAYER SCHOOL A28 Courtney Pence Illinois State S5 Courtney Pence Illinois State S11 Emily Butters Missouri State S18 Yavianliz Rosado Bradley S25 Courtney Pence Illinois State O2 Lily Johnson Missouri State FRESHMEN OF THE WEEK DATE PLAYER SCHOOL A28 Emily Plock Drake S5 Rylee Cookerly Valparaiso S11 Stef Jankiewicz Illinois State S18 Brittany Anderson Valparaiso S25 Stef Jankiewicz Illinois State O2 Stef Jankiewicz Illinois State MVC Players, Defensive Players and Freshmen of the Week are selected each week during the volleyball season. The players are announced on Monday afternoon and appear in a weekly press release. Nominees are provided by each school s sports information contact and voted on by a panel appointed by the league offi ce. PRESEASON COACHES POLL BRADLEY DRAKE EVANSVILLE ILLINOIS STATE INDIANA STATE LOYOLA MISSOURI STATE UNI SOUTHERN ILLINOIS VALPARAISO
MVC VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NO. 6 OCTOBER 2, 2017 Historic MVC Start for Bulldogs Drake won three games on the week, including two in MVC action, to extend its winning streak to a league-high eight matches. The Bulldogs have also opened up MVC action with a 4-0 mark to record the program s best start to the conference season since 1996. The eight-match win streak is also the longest by the Bulldogs since the 2010 team reeled off 14-straight wins. Sycamores Strong Start Indiana State is off and running in Missouri Valley Conference action. The Sycamores sit 3-1 in The Valley after wins over Evansville, Bradley and Southern Illinois during the fi rst two weekends of play. The 3-1 mark is the best start to conference play for the Sycamores in program history since joining the MVC. History Made Indiana State senior setter Rachel Griffi n made history in Carbondale when she recorded her 2,000th career assist against the Salukis. Griffi n is just the 11th player to reach the mark in program history and the fi rst to do so since Erika Nord reached the milestone in 2015. More Milestones MSU s Emily Butters and Lily Johnson each achieved another career milestone in Friday s win against Indiana State. Butters became the fi fth player in MSU with 1,500 career digs during the fi nal rally of the fi rst set, while Johnson recorded her 2,000th career kill late in the second period. Crusaders First MVC Win Valpo earned its fi rst MVC victory in volleyball on Sunday afternoon, going to Loyola and coming away with a 3-1 win. The Crusaders rolled to wins in each of the fi rst two sets, and after dropping set three, bounced back in a big way as they hit.500 with 17 kills in the fourth set to earn the win. The.500 hitting percentage was Valpo s best in a single set this season. NCAA RPI Report The fi rst edition of the NCAA RPI report for the 2017 season has been released and the Valley has three teams featured in the top-100. UNI leads the league at No. 38, while Missouri State (No. 60), and Drake (No. 98) are also among the nation s top-100. Team RPI UNI 38 Missouri State 60 Drake 98 Illinois State 137 Valparaiso 193 Bradley 202 Loyola 230 Southern Illinois 234 Indiana State 264 Evansville 289 Road Streak Missouri State currently has the longest road win streak in the NCAA, sitting at 15-straight. The Bears will look to make it 16-straight at Southern Illinois Saturday night. Longest Active Road Winning Streaks (NCAA) 15 Missouri State 11 Stanford Valley Streaks Missouri State is currently working its way up the list of the longest regular season MVC match win streaks in MVC history. The Bears are tied for the sixth-longest streak in league history following Saturday s sweep of Evansville. The streak also currently sits seventh nationally among active win streaks in league play. Consecutive MVC Wins (MVC History) 66 UNI (Nov. 8, 1997-Oct. 13, 2001) 59 UNI (Sept. 18, 2009-Oct. 5, 2012) 39 UNI (Oct. 7, 1994-Sept. 27, 1996) 37 Wichita State (Sept. 8, 2007-Sept. 25, 2009) 29 Wichita State (Oct. 29, 2004-Sept. 29, 2006) 21 UNI (Oct. 4, 2002-Oct. 17, 2003) Missouri State (Sept. 20, 2016-current) 19 Illinois State (Nov. 11, 2013-Sept. 25, 2015) Consecutive Conference Wins (NCAA) 45 Dayton (Atlantic 10) 43 Texas A&M-CC (Southland) 37 Fairfi eld (Metro Atlantic) 32 Creighton (Big East) 29 Western Kentucky (Conference USA) 27 Alabama State (Southwestern) 21 Missouri State (MVC) Power Conference Over the past decade (20017-2016), the MVC joins the Pac-12, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC and ACC as the only conferences to place three or more teams into the NCAA Tournament at least seven times during that span. The MVC earned four bids in 2007, 2010 & 2015 and three bids in 2008, 2011, 2012 & 2016. Conf. More than 2 Bids Total Bids Pac-12 10 times 73 Big Ten 10 times 71 Big 12 10 times 53 SEC 10 times 49 ACC 9 times 38 MVC 7 times 28 Against the Field The MVC holds a winning record against 14 leagues in non-conference play (America East, American Athletic, A-10, Big Sky, Conference USA, Ivy League, MEAC, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Southern, Southland, Summit, SWAC and West Coast), and at least a.500 record against another four (Big West, Colonial, Metro Atlantic and Mountain West). Can t Hang The MVC holds an unblemished record in nonconference action against 10 other leagues, including America East (1-0), American Athletic (3-0), Big Sky (1-0), Ivy League (2-0), MEAC (2-0), Northeast (2-0), Southern (2-0), Southland (2-0), SWAC (1-0) and West Coast (1-0). Wins Over Power Five The MVC earned a win over a school from each of the Power 5 conferences during nonconference play. The Valley posted a combined record of 8-17 over the ACC (1-3), Big Ten (3-6), Big 12 (1-3), Pac 12 (2-3) and SEC (1-2). Top-25 Victories The Valley has fi ve wins over Top 25 teams this season and currently holds a 5-8 record against teams ranked in the AVCA Top 25 at the time of the match. UNI claimed four Top 25 wins during non-conference play. The last time UNI recorded four or more wins in the same season over ranked foes came in 2002 (#8 Pepperdine, #7 UCLA, #20 Minnesota, #3 Florida, #20 Missouri). MVC Wins Over Top 25 Teams Aug. 25: UNI beat #19 Missouri, 3-2 Sept. 1: UNI beat #18 USC, 3-1 Sept. 1: Missouri State beat #20 Ohio State, 3-1 Sept. 12: UNI beat #19 Iowa State, 3-2 Sept. 16: UNI beat #10 Nebraska, 3-1 AVCA Top-25 UNI moved up to No. 21 in the latest AVCA Top 25 poll (Oct. 2) following wins over Bradley and Illinois State last week. The Panthers have been ranked in 113 polls in the history of the AVCA Top 25. Mid-Major Top 25 The Valley has two teams ranked in the top 10 of the VolleyballMag.com Mid-Major* Top 25 Poll (Sept. 26). UNI (8th) and Missouri State (9th) each make an appearance. Illinois State continues to receive votes (26th). *Includes all teams not in power-five conferences Against 2016 NCAA Field The Valley won 11 matches against 2016 NCAA Tournament teams. UNI led the league with fi ve wins against the 2016 NCAA fi eld (Iowa State, Missouri, Nebraska, Northern Illinois & USC), while Illinois State claimed three (Arizona, Cincinnati & Dayton). Bradley (Murray State), Loyola (Samford) and Missouri State (Ohio State) each claimed one win agaisnt the fi eld. MVC Career Kills Queen Missouri State senior Lily Johnson broke the all-time MVC career kills record in a 3-2 win at Illinois State. Johnson pounded out 20 kills in the win and surpassed Lindsay Stalzer from Bradley (2002-05) to claim the conference record. Career Kills 1. 2,013 - Lily Johnson, Missouri State... 2014-pres. 2. 1,948 - Lindsay Stalzer, Bradley... 2002-05 3. 1,919 - Michelle Witzke, Missouri State...1994-97 4. 1,779 - Molly O Brien, UNI... 2000-03 5. 1,773 - Chris Rehor, Illinois State...1985-88 BRADLEY DRAKE EVANSVILLE ILLINOIS STATE INDIANA STATE LOYOLA MISSOURI STATE UNI SOUTHERN ILLINOIS VALPARAISO
MVC VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NO. 6 OCTOBER 2, 2017 More MVC Records For Johnson Lily Johnson established a pair of MVC records during the season s fi rst weekend. Johnson passed MSU s Michelle Witzke for the MVC s career lead in total attacks, and recorded her 97th and 98th career matches with at least 10 kills, breaking a tie with Witzke and Bradley s Jenny Pavlas for the most in conference history based on available records. Johnson s 11 career MVC Player of the Week honors are also the most in league history, surpassing UNI s Molly O Brien (2000-03). Haslag Among NCAA Leaders Bradley junior Erica Haslag ranks Top 5 nationally in four categories entering play this week. Haslag sits fifth nationally in total points (337.0) and attacks per set (12.9), fourth in total kills (305) and third in total attacks (903). NCAA Active Career Kills Leader Missouri State senior Lily Johnson fell to second on the NCAA active career kills leaders chart following last week s action. NCAA Active Leaders, Kills 1. Laura Milos, Oral Roberts 2,026 2. Lily Johnson, Missouri State 2,013 NCAA Active Career Digs Leader Illinois State junior Courtney Pence leads the NCAA active career digs per set chart. Pence is averaging 5.56 digs per set during her career in Normal and is one of only three active players averaging more than 5.00 digs per set during their career. Pence currently ranks second nationally, averaging 6.38 digs/set this season. NCAA Active Leaders, Digs Per Set 1. Courtney Pence, Illinois State 5.56 2. Challen Geraghty, Kent State 5.30 3. Jessie Thornton, Wright State 5.02 Team Dig Leaders Currently, the MVC has fi ve teams ranking Top 15 nationally in digs per set, including Valparaiso leading the nation with 20.31 per set. Digs per Set 1. Valparaiso... 20.31 2. Notre Dame... 19.05 3. Illinois State... 18.60 4. Bowling Green... 18.52 5. UNI... 18.41 8. Bradley... 18.08 11. Drake... 18.04 Team Assist Leaders Currently, the MVC has three teams ranking Top 5 nationally in total assists. Total Assists 1. Sacramento State... 1,000 2. Jacksonville State...967 3. UNI...954 4. Bradley...930 5. Missouri State...928 Diggin It Illinois State s Courtney Pence etched her named into the Illinois State record book once again, this time with a 42-dig performance against Drake Friday that ranked as the thirdmost digs in a match in school history. The performance is also tied for 8th all-time in league history. Top MVC Single-Match Dig Performances 46 Cara Hackmann, Missouri State vs. Evansville, 10/10/09 45 Patricia Dietz, UNI at Iowa, 9/27/05 Melissa Granville, Wichita State at North Carolina, 9/9/06 Sarah Madden, Drake at North Dakota State, 10/15/12 44 Courtney Pence, Illinois State at UNI, 9/16/16 43 Kelly Broussard, Wichita State vs. UNI, 10/17/08 Rylee Cookerly, Valparaiso at Notre Dame, 8/25/17 42 Emily Orrick, Illinois State vs. Drake, 10/18/14 Courtney Pence, Illinois State at Drake, 9/29/17 Grabowski Joins 1,000 Kill Club Valparaiso s Taylor Graboski reached 1,000 career kills with her 12th kill in Monday s 3-1 loss to Southern Illinois. Graboski is the fi rst Crusader to reach 1,000 career kills since Emily Campbell did so in 2015. The senior now sits just 88 kills shy of cracking Valpo s all-time top-10 in the category. 1,000 Kill Club The Missouri Valley Conference has six active players with over 1,000 career kills. MVC players rank on NCAA active list: 2. Lily Johnson, Missouri State, 2,013 21. Jaelyn Keene, Illinois State, 1,323 28. Kyla Inderski, Drake, 1,272 30. Andrea Estrada, Southern Ill., 1,251 37. Lynsey Wright, Missouri State, 1,149 71. Taylor Graboski, Valparaiso, 1,023 MVC players approaching 1,000 kills: 96. Bri Weber, UNI, 962 97. Abby Barrow, Southern Ill., 956 110. Erica Haslag, Bradley, 920 159. Piper Thomas, UNI, 845 1,000 Dig Club The Missouri Valley Conference has 10 active players with over 1,000 career digs. MVC players rank on NCAA active list: 15. Courtney Pence, Illinois State, 1,696 23. Emily Butters, Missouri State, 1,525 27. Stephanie Bindernagel, Indiana St., 1,428 28. Kendyl Sorge, UNI, 1,425 39. Lily Johnson, Missouri State, 1,367 52. Kyla Inderski, Drake, 1,280 61. Andrea Estrada, Southern Ill., 1,225 66. Allison Ketcham, Valparaiso, 1,194 69. Yavianliz Rosado, Bradley, 1,190 109. Bri Weber, UNI, 1,101 BRADLEY DRAKE EVANSVILLE ILLINOIS STATE INDIANA STATE LOYOLA MISSOURI STATE UNI SOUTHERN ILLINOIS VALPARAISO
Overall: 60-66 (.476) Home: 18-14 Away: 16-20 Neut: 26-32 Top-25: 5-8 America East...1-0 (N: 1-0) Binghamton...1-0 vs. Valparaiso... W, 3-1 American Athletic...3-0 (H: 2-0; N: 1-0) Connecticut...1-0 at Bradley... W, 3-0 Cincinnati...1-0 at Illinois State... W, 3-2 Memphis...1-0 vs. Bradley... W, 3-1 ACC... 1-3 (A: 1-2; N: 0-1) Florida State...0-1 vs. Illinois State...L, 2-3 NC State...1-0 Missouri State... W, 3-2 Notre Dame...0-2 Valparaiso...L, 1-3 Southern Illinois...L, 0-3 Atlantic-10... 3-1 (H: 1-0; A: 1-0; N: 1-1) Dayton...1-0 at Illinois State... W, 3-0 Duquesne...0-1 vs. Evansville...L, 2-3 Rhode Island...1-0 vs. Valparaiso... W, 3-0 Saint Louis...1-0 Illinois State... W, 3-0 Atlantic Sun...0-2 (N: 0-2) Kennesaw State...0-1 vs. Illinois State...L, 1-3 Lipscomb...0-1 vs. Missouri State...L, 2-3 Big 12... 1-3 (A: 1-1; N: 0-2) Baylor...0-1 Illinois State...L, 0-3 Iowa State...1-0 UNI... W, 3-2 Kansas...0-1 vs. Missouri State...L, 1-3 Kansas State...0-1 vs. UNI...L, 2-3 Big East... 1-6 (H: 0-2; A: 0-2; N: 1-2) Butler...0-1 vs. Evansville...L, 0-3 Creighton...0-1 UNI...L, 0-3 DePaul...1-1 vs. Indiana State... W, 3-0 at Loyola...L, 0-3 Marquette...0-1 Loyola...L, 0-3 St. John s...0-1 vs. Valparaiso...L, 0-3 Seton Hall...0-1 at Illinois State...L, 2-3 Big Sky...1-0 (A: 1-0) Montana...1-0 at Drake... W, 3-1 Big Ten... 3-6 (H: 0-2; A: 1-3; N: 2-1) Illinois...0-1 at Missouri State...L, 2-3 Indiana...0-2 Indiana State...L, 0-3 at Evansville...L, 0-3 Iowa...0-1 Indiana State...L, 1-3 Michigan State...0-1 vs. Southern Illinois...L, 0-3 Nebraska...1-0 vs. UNI... W, 3-1 Ohio State...0-0 Missouri State... W, 3-1 Purdue...0-1 Loyola...L, 0-3 Rutgers...1-0 vs. UNI... W, 3-0 Big West... 3-3 (H: 1-0; A: 1-0; N: 1-3) Cal State Fullerton...2-0 Drake... W, 3-2 at Indiana State... W, 3-2 UC-Irvine...0-2 vs. Loyola...L, 0-3 vs. Illinois State...L, 1-3 UC-Riverside...0-1 vs. Drake...L, 1-3 UC-Santa Barbara...1-0 vs. Illinois State... W, 3-0 Colonial... 1-1 (A: 0-1; N: 1-0) James Madison...0-1 Drake...L, 1-3 William & Mary...1-0 vs. Illinois State... W, 3-0 Conference USA...2-1 (H: 1-0; N: 1-1) UAB...1-0 at Evansville... W, 3-2 Middle Tennessee...1-0 vs. UNI... W, 3-0 Western Kentucky...0-1 vs. Southern Illinois...L, 0-3 Horizon... 1-7 (H: 0-3; A: 0-0; N: 1-4) Cleveland State...0-1 vs. Indiana State...L, 0-3 Green Bay...0-1 vs. Bradley...L, 0-3 Illinois-Chicago...0-2 at Bradley...L, 2-3 at Bradley...L, 1-3 IUPUI...0-1 vs. Indiana State...L, 2-3 Milwaukee...0-1 at Loyola...L, 0-3 Oakland...1-1 vs. Missouri State... W, 3-0 vs. Southern Illinois...L, 1-3 MVC VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NO. 6 OCTOBER 2, 2017 Missouri Valley Conference vs. Non-Conference Opponents (60-66,.476) Ivy... 2-0 (A: 1-0; N: 1-0) Cornell...2-0 vs. Drake... W, 3-0 Valparaiso... W, 3-1 Metro Atlantic...1-1 (H: 0-1; N: 1-0) Fairfi eld...0-1 at Loyola...L, 1-3 Manhattan...1-0 vs. Evansville... W, 3-0 Mid-American... 1-9 (H: 1-0; A: 0-6; N: 0-3) Ball State...0-3 vs. Indiana State...L, 0-3 Bradley...L, 1-3 Evansville...L, 0-3 Central Michigan...0-2 Indiana State...L, 2-3 vs. Southern Illinois...L, 0-3 Miami (OH)...0-2 Southern Illinois...L, 0-3 vs. Loyola...L, 0-3 Northern Illinois...1-1 at UNI... W, 3-0 Illinois State...L, 1-3 Western Michigan...0-1 Southern Illinois...L, 0-3 Mid-Eastern...2-0 (N: 2-0) Hampton...1-0 vs. Drake... W, 3-0 Morgan State...1-0 vs. Evansville... W, 3-2 Mountain West...1-1 (H: 0-1; N: 1-0) San Jose State...0-1 at Drake...L, 2-3 Wyoming...1-0 vs. Missouri State... W, 3-0 Northeast...2-0 (N: 2-0) Bryant...1-0 vs. Drake... W, 3-1 Fairleigh Dickinson...1-0 vs. Drake... W, 3-0 Ohio Valley...6-5 (H: 5-2; A: 1-3) Austin Peay...1-0 UNI... W, 3-1 Eastern Illinois...1-2 Bradley...L, 2-3 at Valparaiso... W, 3-1 at Indiana State...L, 2-3 Murray State...1-1 Southern Illinois...L, 2-3 at Bradley... W, 3-0 SEMO...2-1 Evansville...L, 2-3 at Drake... W, 3-0 at Southern Illinois... W, 3-2 Tennessee Martin...0-1 at Evansville...L, 1-3 Tennessee State...1-0 at Missouri State... W, 3-0 Pac-12... 2-3 (H: 0-1; A: 1-1; N: 1-1) Arizona...1-0 Illinois State... W, 3-0 California...0-1 Loyola...L, 1-3 USC...1-0 vs. UNI... W, 3-2 Washington...0-1 vs. Missouri State...L, 1-3 Washington State...0-1 at Missouri State...L, 2-3 Patriot...0-1 (N: 0-1) Navy...0-1 vs. Bradley...L, 1-3 SEC... 1-2 (N:1-2) Kentucky...0-2 vs. UNI...L, 2-3 vs. Loyola...L, 0-3 Missouri...1-0 vs. UNI... W, 3-2 Southern... 2-0 (H: 2-0) Chattanooga...1-0 at Missouri State... W, 3-0 Samford...1-0 at Loyola... W, 3-1 Southland...2-0 (N: 2-0) McNeese State...2-0 vs. Drake... W, 3-2 vs. Valparaiso... W, 3-1 Summit... 9-2 (H: 2-0; A: 5-0; N: 2-2) Fort Wayne...1-0 vs. Bradley... W, 3-0 at Valparaiso... O17 Omaha...2-2 vs. Indiana State...L, 1-3 vs. Indiana State...L, 2-3 at Drake... W, 3-2 UNI... W, 3-1 South Dakota...1-0 vs. UNI... W, 3-1 South Dakota State...2-0 Valparaiso... W, 3-0 at Bradley... W, 3-0 Western Illinois...3-0 Evansville... W, 3-2 Valparaiso... W, 3-0 Drake... W, 3-0 Sun Belt... 1-2 (H: 0-1; A: 1-0; N: 0-1) Appalachian State...1-0 Missouri State... W, 3-2 Arkansas State...0-1 at Southern Illinois...L, 1-3 Coastal Carolina...0-1 vs. Indiana State...L, 0-3 SWAC...1-0 (N: 1-0) Arkansas-Pine Bluff...1-0 vs. Evansville... W, 3-0 WAC... 5-7 (H: 2-1; A: 1-1; N: 2-5) Cal State Bakersfi eld...0-1 vs. Valparaiso...L, 1-3 Chicago State...2-1 vs. Evansville... W, 3-1 at Bradley...L, 2-3 Drake... W, 3-0 Valparaiso... N1 Grand Canyon...1-0 at Bradley... W, 3-1 UMKC...1-1 UNI...L, 1-3 at Bradley... W, 3-0 New Mexico State...1-1 vs. Valparaiso...L, 1-3 vs. Illinois State... W, 3-0 Northern Arizona...0-2 vs. Southern Illinois...L, 2-3 vs. Valparaiso...L, 0-3 Seattle...0-1 vs. Loyola...L, 1-3 West Coast...1-0 (A: 1-0) Pepperdine...1-0 Missouri State... W, 3-1 Top-25... 5-8 (A: 2-2; N: 3-6) #7 Creighton...0-1 UNI...L, 0-3 #15 Florida State...0-1 vs. Illinois State...L, 2-3 #19 Iowa State...1-0 UNI... W, 3-2 #8 Kansas...0-1 vs. Missouri State...L, 1-3 #13 Kentucky...0-2 vs. UNI...L, 2-3 vs. Loyola...L, 0-3 #23 Michigan State...0-1 vs. Southern Illinois...L, 0-3 #19 Missouri...1-0 vs. UNI... W, 3-2 #10 Nebraska...1-0 vs. UNI... W, 3-1 #20 Ohio State...1-0 Missouri State... W, 3-1 #15 Purdue...0-1 Loyola...L, 0-3 #18 USC...1-0 vs. UNI... W, 3-2 #8 Washington...0-1 vs. Missouri State...L, 1-3 2016 NCAA Teams... 11-21 (H: 5-1; A: 3-8; N: 3-12) Arizona...1-0 Illinois State... W, 3-0 Baylor...0-1 Illinois State...L, 0-3 Cincinnati...1-0 at Illinois State... W, 3-2 Cleveland State...0-1 vs. Indiana State...L, 0-3 Coastal Carolina...0-1 vs. Indiana State...L, 0-3 Creighton...0-1 UNI...L, 0-3 Dayton...1-0 at Illinois State... W, 3-0 Fairfi eld...0-1 at Loyola...L, 1-3 Florida State...0-1 vs. Illinois State...L, 2-3 Iowa State...1-0 UNI... W, 3-2 James Madison...0-1 Drake...L, 1-3 Kansas...0-1 vs. Missouri State...L, 1-3 Kansas State...0-1 vs. UNI...L, 2-3 Kentucky...0-2 vs. UNI...L, 2-3 vs. Loyola...L, 0-3 Lipscomb...0-1 vs. Missouri State...L, 2-3 Marquette...0-1 Loyola...L, 0-3 Miami (OH)...0-2 Southern Illinois...L, 0-3 vs. Loyola...L, 0-3 Michigan State...0-1 vs. Southern Illinois...L, 0-3 Missouri...1-0 vs. UNI... W, 3-2 Murray State...1-1 Southern Illinois...L, 2-3 at Bradley... W, 3-0 Nebraska...1-0 vs. UNI... W, 3-1 Northern Illinois...1-1 at UNI... W, 3-0 Illinois State...L, 1-3 Ohio State...1-0 Missouri State... W, 3-1 Purdue...0-1 Loyola...L, 0-3 Samford...1-0 at Loyola... W, 3-1 USC...1-0 vs. UNI... W, 3-2 Washington...0-1 vs. Missouri State...L, 1-3 Western Kentucky...0-1 vs. Southern Illinois...L, 0-3 BRADLEY DRAKE EVANSVILLE ILLINOIS STATE INDIANA STATE LOYOLA MISSOURI STATE UNI SOUTHERN ILLINOIS VALPARAISO
MVC VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NO. 6 OCTOBER 2, 2017 BRADLEY (7-12, 0-5 MVC) Doubling Up Sophomore Hannah Angeli turned in 35 assists, 14 digs, two aces and two kills Saturday as she collected her team-leading 13th double-double of the year. Angeli needs just 25 assists for the most by a Bradley player since 2011. The last Brave with at least 13 double-doubles was Alise Tupuritis (14) in 2013 and no Bradley player has had at least 15 double-doubles since Sam Black had 15 in 2007. Angeli has joined Black (2008) as the only Bradley players in the last decade with at least 70 kills, 700 assists, 17 aces and 230 or more digs in a season. In fact, Angeli s team-high 17 aces are more than last year s team-high total of 16 by Abby Ihrke. Slimmest of Margins Through 19 matches, Bradley has already claimed more sets in 2017 (33) than the Braves did the entire 2016 season. In fact, Bradley s 33 sets won this fall are the team s best total since 2013 (53). Nearly 30 percent of Bradley s sets have been decided by just two points with the Braves owning a 10-10 record in those sets. In fact, over 40 percent of BU s sets in 2017 have had a fi nal margin of three points or fewer, including 44 percent of matches in MVC play. On the Mark Junior Erica Haslag pushed her league-leading kill total over 300 with a 10-kill effort Saturday at Drake. The 15th player in program history to post back-to-back seasons with 300 or more kills, she is just the seventh Brave to have 290 or more kills in three consecutive seasons and fi rst to join the list since Lindsay Stalzer in 2005. Haslag had a streak of 17 consecutive outings with 10 or more kills to open the season for the longest streak at Bradley since Stalzer had 21 straight in 2004. Her season total of 18 contests with at least 10 kills are the most on The Hilltop since Amy Angelos posted 20 in 2013. Date Opponent Location Network Time Eastern Illinois Panther Classic A25 vs. Memphis W, 3-1 (25-23,25-18,22-25,25-20) 1-0 A26 vs. Green Bay L, 0-3 (23-25,24-26,22-25) 1-1 at Eastern Illinois L, 2-3 (20-25,18-25,25-20,25-20,10-15) 1-2 Ball State Tournament S1 vs. Fort Wayne W, 3-0 (25-20,25-17,25-19) 2-2 at Ball State L, 1-3 (24-26,28-26,22-25,14-25) 2-3 S2 vs. Navy L, 1-3 (28-30,25-21,21-25,20-25) 2-4 S5 Chicago State L, 2-3 (20-25,23-25,25-20,25-16,8-15) 2-5 CEFCU Classic S8 UIC L, 2-3 (25-17,23-25,19-25,25-22,15-17) 2-6 Murray State W, 3-0 (25-16,25-22,25-16) 3-6 S9 UIC L, 1-3 (21-25,25-23,22-25,15-25) 3-7 CEFCU Invitational S15 South Dakota State W, 3-0 (25-10,26-24,25-10) 4-7 Connecticut W, 3-0 (25-23,28-26,25-19) 5-7 S16 UMKC W, 3-0 (25-21,25-21,25-21) 6-7 Grand Canyon W, 3-1 (19-25,25-22,25-21,25-23) 7-7 S22 *Southern Illinois L, 1-3 (29-27,17-25,16-25,22-25) 7-8, 0-1 S23 *Missouri State L, 1-3 (11-25,15-25,25-23,22-25) 7-9, 0-2 S25 *at Indiana State L, 1-3 (23-25,19-25,25-23,19-25) 7-10, 0-3 S29 *at #22 UNI L, 0-3 (14-25,11-25,12-25) 7-11, 0-4 S30 *at Drake L, 0-3 (19-25,25-27,23-25) 7-12, 0-5 O6 *Valparaiso Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O7 *Loyola Peoria, Ill. 7 PM O9 *at Evansville Evansville, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O13 *at Illinois State Normal, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O20 *at Missouri State Springfi eld, Mo. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O21 *at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O27 *Drake Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O29 *UNI Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 12 PM N3 *at Loyola Chicago, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N4 *at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N11 *Illinois State Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N17 *Evansville Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N18 *Indiana State Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM DRAKE (15-3, 4-0 MVC) Historic MVC Start Drake won three games on the week, including two in MVC action, to extend its winning streak to eight games the Bulldogs have also opened up MVC action with a 4-0 record to record the program s best start to the conference season since 1996 the eight-game win streak is also the longest by the Bulldogs since the 2010 team reeled off 14-straight wins. Streaking Dating back to last season, the Bulldogs have won six-straight MVC games and eight of their last 10 matches against conference opponents the Bulldogs travel to Evansville and Indiana State this weekend, two teams they swept in 2016 the Bulldogs have gone a combined 9-1 in their last 10 meetings with the Sycamores and Purple Aces. Double-Double Machine Senior Kyla Inderski has recorded seven-straight double-doubles and is averaging 4.12 kills and 4.27 digs per set in MVC games, she is the only player ranked in the top fi ve in both kills and digs. Date Opponent Location Network Time Cal State Fullerton Tournament A25 vs. Bryant W, 3-1 (13-25,25-20,25-16,25-18) 1-0 at Cal State Fullerton W, 3-2 (25-20,20-25,18-25,25-9,15-11) 2-0 A26 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson W, 3-0 (25-20,25-19,25-17) 3-0 vs. UC-Riverside L, 1-3 (23-25,18-25,25-19,19-25) 3-1 James Madison Invitational S1 vs. Hampton W, 3-0 (25-22,27-25,25-16) 4-1 S2 vs. Cornell W, 3-0 (25-19,25-11,25-22) 5-1 at James Madison L, 1-3 (25-19,15-25,23-25,15-25) 5-2 Drake Invitational S7 Omaha W, 3-2 (11-25,16-25,25-21,25-17,15-13) 6-2 S8 SEMO W, 3-0 (25-20,25-15,25-18) 7-2 San Jose State L, 2-3 (24-26,25-23,27-29,25-22,11-15) 7-3 S9 Montana W, 3-1 (25-23,21-25,25-21,25-13) 8-3 Hampton Inn Leatherneck Invitational S15 vs. McNeese State W, 3-2 (21-25,23-25,25-18,25-18,15-13) 9-3 at Western Illinois W, 3-0 (25-18,25-15,25-13) 10-3 S22 *at Loyola W, 3-1 (25-19,22-25,25-13,26-24) 11-3, 1-0 S23 *at Valparaiso W, 3-0 (25-23,25-22,29-27) 12-3, 2-0 S25 at Chicago State W, 3-0 (25-15,25-15,27-25) 13-3 S29 *Illinois State W, 3-2 (25-19,25-22,20-25,24-26,15-13) 14-3, 3-0 S30 *Bradley W, 3-0 (25-19,27-25,25-23) 15-3, 4-0 O6 *at Evansville Evansville, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O7 *at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O13 *Missouri State Des Moines, Iowa (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O14 *Southern Illinois Des Moines, Iowa (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O17 *at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O20 *Valparaiso Des Moines, Iowa (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O21 *Loyola Des Moines, Iowa (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O27 *at Bradley Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O28 *at Illinois State Normal, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N3 *Indiana State Des Moines, Iowa (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N4 *Evansville Des Moines, Iowa (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N11 *at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 2 PM N12 *at Missouri State Springfi eld, Mo. (The Valley on ESPN3) 2 PM N18 *UNI Des Moines, Iowa (The Valley on ESPN3) 5 PM MVC Volleyball Championship N23-25 Normal, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) *MVC Games; Times are CST (unless noted) and subject to change MVC Volleyball Championship N23-25 Normal, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) *MVC Games; Times are CST (unless noted) and subject to change BRADLEY DRAKE EVANSVILLE ILLINOIS STATE INDIANA STATE LOYOLA MISSOURI STATE UNI SOUTHERN ILLINOIS VALPARAISO
MVC VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NO. 6 OCTOBER 2, 2017 EVANSVILLE (6-10, 0-4 MVC) Career High Rachel Tam set career highs in kills (27) and attempts (79) in the Aces road tilt at Southern Illinois on Friday. Her kill total was the most for a UE player since Oct. 24, 2015. Her 79 attempts was second-most for an MVC player this year, just behind Lily Johnson s 88 against Illinois earlier this season. Rallying Together It has been two weeks since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico and caused mass devastation. Head coach Manolo Concepcion, graduate assistant Melissa Rabell along with student-athletes Joselyn Coronel and Mildrelis Rodriguez are natives of the island and have rallied together to help their home land. A full team effort is teaming with the Evansville community to collect supplies to send. Showing Improvement A young Evansville team is showing steady improvement this season and that has been on display early on in conference play. Last season, the Purple Aces did not win a single set in MVC road action. This season, the squad has managed to take four sets in its fi rst three road tilts. Date Opponent Location Network Time Western Illinois Tournament A25 vs. Chicago State W, 3-1 (25-21,28-30,25-18,25-23) 1-0 A26 vs. Manhattan W, 3-0 (25-7,25-17,25-23) 2-0 at Western Illinois W, 3-2 (25-20,14-25,25-17,22-25,15-13) 3-0 Redhawks Invitational S1 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 3-0 (25-22,25-14,25-14) 4-0 vs. Morgan State W, 3-2 (26-28,23-25,25-22,25-12,18-16) 5-0 S2 at SEMO L, 2-3 (25-18,22-25,22-25,25-22,11-15) 5-1 Dunn Hospitality Tournament S8 Indiana L, 0-3 (20-25,15-25,23-25) 5-2 S9 UAB W, 3-2 (25-21,26-24,23-25,20-25,15-12) 6-2 Tennessee-Martin L, 1-3 (27-25,18-25,14-25,22-25) 6-3 Ball State/Butler Tournament S14 at Ball State L, 0-3 (15-25,18-25,14-25) 6-4 S15 vs. Butler L, 0-3 (28-30,13-25,22-25) 6-5 S16 vs. Duquesne L, 2-3 (25-20,14-25,21-25,25-10,10-15) 6-6 S22 *at Indiana State L, 2-3 (31-29,16-25,25-9,23-25,14-16) 6-7, 0-1 S25 *Illinois State L, 0-3 (12-25,15-25,12-25) 6-8, 0-2 S29 *at Southern Illinois L, 2-3 (26-24,25-21,10-25,21-25,15-17) 6-9, 0-3 S30 *at Missouri State L, 0-3 (18-25,10-25,14-25) 6-10, 0-4 O6 *Drake Evansville, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O7 *#21 UNI Evansville, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O9 *Bradley Evansville, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O13 *at Loyola Chicago, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O14 *at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind. 7 PM O20 *Indiana State Evansville, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O27 *Missouri State Evansville, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O28 *Southern Illinois Evansville, Ind. 7 PM N3 *at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N4 *at Drake Des Moines, Iowa (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N10 *Valparaiso Evansville, Ind. 7 PM N11 *Loyola Evansville, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N17 *at Bradley Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N18 *at Illinois State Normal, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM MVC Volleyball Championship N23-25 Normal, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) *MVC Games; Times are CST (unless noted) and subject to change ILLINOIS STATE (9-9, 2-3 MVC) Defensive Dandies Illinois State ranks at or near the top of the Missouri Valley Conference rankings in several key defensive categories. The Redbirds lead the MVC in opponents hitting percentage (.151), opponents assists (10.94 per set) and opponents kills (11.75 per set). The Redbirds rank second in blocks (1.87 per set), digs (18.60 per set) and opponents service aces (0.79 per set). Always A Fight Through Illinois State s fi rst 18 matches of the season, the Redbirds have been swept just once. Illinois State s lone three-set loss came at the hands of host Baylor, on Aug. 26, 2017, just hours after a grueling 2-hour, 49-minute, fi ve-set loss to then-no. 15 Florida State. The Redbirds, conversely, have eight sweeps on their resume this season. Another Entry Illinois State s Courtney Pence etched her named into the Illinois State record book once again, this time with a 42-dig performance against Drake Friday that ranked as the third-most digs in a match in school history. Pence now owns seven of Illinois State s top 10 single-match dig totals. Date Opponent Location Network Time Baylor Invitational A25 vs. UC Santa Barbara W, 3-0 (25-19,25-23,25-15) 1-0 A26 vs. #15 Florida State L, 2-3 (23-25,30-28,25-23,24-26,7-15) 1-1 at Baylor L, 0-3 (9-25,15-25,19-25) 1-2 Marcia E. Hamilton Classic S1 at Saint Louis W, 3-0 (25-23,25-19,25-17) 2-2 S2 vs. Kennesaw State L, 1-3 (22-25,21-25,25-20,19-25) 2-3 vs. UC Irvine L, 1-3 (25-17,16-25,21-25,20-25) 2-4 Redbird Classic S8 Dayton W, 3-0 (25-21,25-22,25-22) 3-4 S9 Seton Hall L, 2-3 (25-17,21-25,25-17,24-26,15-17) 3-5 Cincinnati W, 3-2 (25-14,25-21,24-26,22-25,16-14) 4-5 S12 at Northern Illinois L, 1-3 (19-25,25-22,23-25,31-33) 4-6 Wildcat Classic S15 vs. New Mexico State W, 3-0 (25-19,25-22,25-19) 5-6 vs. William & Mary W, 3-0 (25-14,25-12,25-23) 6-6 S16 at Arizona W, 3-0 (27-25,25-12,25-23) 7-6 S22 *Missouri State L, 2-3 (25-17,13-25,24-26,25-14,11-15) 7-7, 0-1 S23 *Southern Illinois W, 3-0 (25-22,25-19,25-18) 8-7, 1-1 S25 *at Evansville W, 3-0 (25-12,25-15,25-12) 9-7, 2-1 S29 *at Drake L, 2-3 (19-25,22-25,25-20,26-24,13-15) 9-8, 2-2 S30 *at #22 UNI L, 1-3 (25-20,24-26,13-25,21-25) 9-9, 2-3 O6 *Loyola Normal, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O7 *Valparaiso Normal, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O9 *at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 6 PM O13 *Bradley Normal, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O20 *at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O21 *at Missouri State Springfi eld, Mo. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O27 *UNI Normal, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O28 *Drake Normal, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N3 *at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N4 *at Loyola Chicago, Ill. 7 PM N11 *at Bradley Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N17 *Indiana State Normal, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N18 *Evansville Normal, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM MVC Volleyball Championship N23-25 Normal, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) *MVC Games; Times are CST (unless noted) and subject to change BRADLEY DRAKE EVANSVILLE ILLINOIS STATE INDIANA STATE LOYOLA MISSOURI STATE UNI SOUTHERN ILLINOIS VALPARAISO
MVC VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE NO. 6 OCTOBER 2, 2017 INDIANA STATE (5-11, 3-1 MVC) A Strong Start Sycamores volleyball is off and running in Missouri Valley Conference action. ISU sits at 3-1 in The Valley after wins over Evansville, Bradley and Southern Illinois during the fi rst two weekends of play. The 3-1 mark is the best start to conference play for the Sycamores in program history since joining the MVC. History Made Senior setter Rachel Griffi n made history Saturday in Carbondale when she recorded her 2,000th career assist against the Salukis. Griffi n is just the 11th player to reach the mark in program history and the fi rst to do so since Erika Nord reached the milestone in 2015. Finishing Strong Indiana State recorded a come-from-behind win over SIU Saturday after dropping the fi rst set to the Salukis, 25-21. The Sycamores reeled off three-straight set wins take the match and improve to 3-1 in Valley action. One of the reasons for the win was a strong offensive attack. After recording a.106 attacking percentage in the fi rst set, the Sycamores vastly improved as the match progressed, hitting.263,.394 and.379 in the fi nal three sets on their way to victory. Date Opponent Location Network Time Indiana Invitational A25 vs. DePaul W, 3-0 (29-27,25-20,25-22) 1-0 A26 vs. Ball State L, 0-3 (19-25,21-25,25-27) 1-1 at Indiana L, 0-3 (20-25,19-25,14-25) 1-2 Hawkeye Classic S1 vs. Coastal Carolina L, 0-3 (16-25,16-25,24-26) 1-3 vs. Omaha L, 1-3 (19-25,24-26,25-23,20-25) 1-4 S2 vs. Omaha L, 2-3 (26-24,22-25,25-23,13-25,9-15) 1-5 at Iowa L, 1-3 (25-16,12-25,17-25,13-25) 1-6 Chippewa Invitational S8 at Central Michigan L, 2-3 (29-27,25-18,26-28,22-25,12-15) 1-7 vs. IUPUI L, 2-3 (25-20,21-25,25-14,24-26,11-15) 1-8 S9 vs. Cleveland State L, 0-3 (14-25,19-25,19-25) 1-9 Sycamore Invitational S15 Cal State Fullerton W, 3-2 (25-14,25-11,22-25,24-26,15-2) 2-9 S16 Eastern Illinois L, 2-3 (25-22,21-25,25-21,16-25,9-15) 2-10 S22 *Evansville W, 3-2 (29-31,25-16,9-25,25-23,16-14) 3-10, 1-0 S25 *Bradley W, 3-1 (25-23,25-19,23-25,25-19) 4-10, 2-0 S29 *at Missouri State L, 0-3 (14-25,19-25,10-25) 4-11, 2-1 S30 *at Southern Illinois W, 3-1 (21-25,25-21,25-23,25-19 ) 5-11, 3-1 O6 *#21 UNI Terre Haute, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 6 PM O7 *Drake Terre Haute, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 6 PM O9 *Illinois State Terre Haute, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 6 PM O13 *at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind. 7 PM O14 *at Loyola Chicago, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O20 *at Evansville Evansville, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O27 *Southern Illinois Terre Haute, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 6 PM O28 *Missouri State Terre Haute, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 6 PM N3 *at Drake Des Moines, Iowa (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N4 *at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N10 *Loyola Terre Haute, Ind. 4 PM N11 *Valparaiso Terre Haute, Ind. 6 PM N17 *at Illinois State Normal, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N18 *at Bradley Peoria, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM LOYOLA (1-14, 0-4 MVC) Milestone Watch Junior defensive specialist/libero Maddy Moser needs 72 more digs to reach 1,000 for her career. The Bloomington, Ill., native ranks second on the team with 2.56 digs per set this season. Hitting the Road Loyola, which will play six of its next eight contests away from home, has won four of its last six regular-season MVC road tilts. Approaching 1,000 Junior Gabi Maciagowski continues to creep closer to the 1,000 career kill mark. The Preseason All-MVC pick needs 270 kills for the 1,000th of her career. Maciagowski slammed a season-high 17 kills against Valparaiso last weekend, her most since blasting 24 at Drake on November 12, 2016. Date Opponent Location Network Time Cal Monten Classic A25 vs. Seattle L, 1-3 (18-25,25-12,14-25,22-25) 0-1 A26 at California L, 1-3 (15-25,23-25,25-19,17-25) 0-2 vs. UC Irvine L, 0-3 (23-25,17-25,16-25) 0-3 Rambler Challenge S1 Fairfi eld L, 1-3 (25-17,23-25,17-25,22-25) 0-4 S2 Milwaukee L, 0-3 (14-25,11-25,16-25) 0-5 S3 Samford W, 3-1 (26-24,20-25,25-20,25-18) 1-5 Marquette Invitational S8 at Marquette L, 0-3 (15-25,11-25,17-25) 1-6 S9 vs. #13 Kentucky L, 0-3 (12-25,11-25,11-25) 1-7 S12 DePaul L, 0-3 (8-25,16-25,19-25) 1-8 Stacey Clark Classic S16 vs. Miami (OH) L, 0-3 (15-25,15-25,23-25) 1-9 S17 at #15 Purdue L, 0-3 (13-25,17-25,11-25) 1-10 S22 *Drake L, 1-3 (19-25,25-22,13-25,24-26) 1-11, 0-1 S23 *#22 UNI L, 0-3 (14-25,22-25,8-25) 1-12, 0-2 S25 *at Missouri State L, 0-3 (15-25,15-25,19-25) 1-13, 0-3 O1 *Valparaiso L, 1-3 (19-25,15-25,25-18,16-25) 1-14, 0-4 O6 *at Illinois State Normal, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O7 *at Bradley Peoria, Ill. 7 PM O13 *Evansville Chicago, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O14 *Indiana State Chicago, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O20 *at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O21 *at Drake Des Moines, Iowa (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM O27 *at Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind. 7 PM O30 *at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N3 *Bradley Chicago, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N4 *Illinois State Chicago, Ill. 7 PM N10 *at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind. 4 PM N11 *at Evansville Evansville, Ind. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N17 *Southern Illinois Chicago, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM N18 *Missouri State Chicago, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) 7 PM MVC Volleyball Championship N23-25 Normal, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) *MVC Games; Times are CST (unless noted) and subject to change MVC Volleyball Championship N23-25 Normal, Ill. (The Valley on ESPN3) *MVC Games; Times are CST (unless noted) and subject to change BRADLEY DRAKE EVANSVILLE ILLINOIS STATE INDIANA STATE LOYOLA MISSOURI STATE UNI SOUTHERN ILLINOIS VALPARAISO