Volleyball 10/8/2015 6:03:00 AM Scott Puryear, Associate AD For Marketing & Communications

DU Volleyball Heads To KC Area For GLVC Matches With Rockhurst, William Jewell

This week's matches for DU Volleyball at Rockhurst and William Jewell, at a glance ...

DRURY VOLLEYBALL AT ROCKHURST, WILLIAM JEWELL
WHEN: Friday, 7 p.m. vs. Rockhurst in Kansas City; Saturday, 3 p.m. vs. William Jewell in Liberty
RECORDS: Drury 13-3, 5-2 in GLVC; Rockhurst 16-1, 7-0; William Jewell 4-12, 0-7
LIVE VIDEO WEBCAST: vs. Rockhurst, none; vs. William Jewell, none
LIVE STATS: vs. Rockhurst (link); vs. William Jewell (link)
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FAST FACTS: Drury had a season-high, six-match winning streak snapped on Tuesday with a 3-1 loss at Missouri S&T. ... Rockhurst, ranked ninth in this week's AVCA National Top 25 Poll (and continuing to make a strong case to be ranked much higher) has won 15 consecutive matches after a 3-0 victory Tuesday at William Jewell, and is riding a 45-set winning streak. ... All 16 of Rockhurst's victories have been by 3-0 scores; the only sets the Hawks of veteran coach Tracy Rietzke have lost came in their only loss of the season, a 3-1 setback at Alaska-Anchorage on September 4. ... The Hawks are hitting .321 as a team and allowing opponents just an .087 attack percentage, far and away the leaders in both categories in the GLVC. ... RU seniors Preecy Seever (.448) and Katie Loescher (.437) rank 1-2 in the GLVC in hitting percentage. ... Whitney Kostal averages a league-best 11.48 assists per set, while Seever paces the GLVC in blocks (1.59 per set). ... Drury paces the league in digs at 18.38 per set. ... Panthers' senior BJ Specht is second in the GLVC in kills per set (3.63) and points per set (4.21). ... DU junior Brooke Antenen ranks seventh in the league in assists (9.19 per set) and junior McKenna Poynter is tied for fourth in digs (4.98 per set), while senior Laynie Timmons ranks ninth in blocks (1.08 per set). ... William Jewell has dropped eight consecutive matches heading into a Friday home date with Missouri S&T. ... Drury trails Rockhurst 40-13 and leads William Jewell 20-2 in the all-time series between the teams. ... The Panthers swept William Jewell 3-0 and 3-2 last year, and split with the Hawks, winning 3-1 at The O' and falling 3-2 in Kansas City in the regular season finale. ... The Panthers' 13-3 start is the program's best in NCAA-II history and best overall since 1988. ...

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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