Mallory Long

Volleyball 10/1/2015 12:18:00 PM Scott Puryear, Associate AD For Marketing & Communications

Volleyball Panthers Look To Stay Hot At Home Against UMSL, Maryville

Drury Volleyball home matches this weekend vs. UMSL and Maryville, at a glance ...

DRURY VOLLEYBALL VS UMSL, MARYVILLE
WHEN: Friday, 7 p.m. vs. Missouri-St. Louis, Weiser Gym; Saturday, 7 p.m. vs. Maryville
RECORDS: Drury 11-2, 3-1 in GLVC; UMSL 6-7, 2-2; Maryville 5-7, 1-3
LIVE VIDEO WEBCAST: vs. UMSL, none; vs. Maryville (link)
LIVE STATS: vs. UMSL (link); vs. Maryville (link)
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FAST FACTS: Coach Jen Bahner's Panthers, at 11-2, are off to the best start in the program's history since it moved to the NCAA-II level in 1994, and best since the 1988 Panthers also began the season 11-2. ... The Panthers have won four straight, including three matches last week by 3-0 scores. Dating back to their 9/19 match at Wisconsin-Parkside, where they fell behind 2-0 early before winning the final three games, Drury has won 12 consecutive sets. ... The Panthers' 3-0 win over UIndy last Friday at The O' was DU's first over the perennial GLVC power since the 2006 season, a span of eight meetings. ... Dating back to the middle of last season, Drury's first under head coach Jenifer Bahner, the Panthers have won 19 of their last 24 matches. ... Friday's match will have a "retro" feel as DU returns to its former home, Weiser Gym, to face UMSL. The Panthers will be back in the O'Reilly Family Event Center on Saturday night vs. Maryville; the arena is in use Friday night and Saturday morning for the annual "Care To Learn" Panther Run fundraising race on the DU campus. ... DU ranks second in the GLVC as a team in opponents' hitting percentage (.122), third in blocks per set (2.45) and fourth each in kills per set (13.44) and assists per set (12.29). ... BJ Specht is second in the league in kills (3.73 per set) and leads the GLVC with her 4.28 points per set. ... Brooke Antenen ranks seventh in the league in assists per set (8.93) and service aces per set (0.39), while Laynie Timmons is seventh in the league in blocks per set (1.17). ... McKenna Poynter is sixth in the GLVC in digs per set (5.05). ... Drury trails UMSL 16-14 and leads Maryville 5-2 in the all-time series with the St. Louis schools. ... The Panthers lost 3-0 at Maryville and lost 3-2 at UMSL last season. ...

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Players Mentioned

#8 Brooke Antenen: S; 5' 11"; Junior

#10 BJ Specht: OH; 5' 9"; Senior

#12 Laynie Timmons: MB; 5' 10"; Senior; Middle Blocker

#4 McKenna Poynter: DS/L; 5' 6"; Junior; Defensive Specialist/Libero

Players Mentioned

#8 Brooke Antenen
: 5' 11"; Junior
: S

#10 BJ Specht
: 5' 9"; Senior
: OH

#12 Laynie Timmons
: 5' 10"; Senior; Middle Blocker
: MB

#4 McKenna Poynter
: 5' 6"; Junior; Defensive Specialist/Libero
: DS/L