DRURY VOLLEYBALL
Drury Panthers (17-10, 6-8) vs Missouri S&T Miners (8-18, 1-12)
Tue., Oct. 31, 2017 | 7 p.m. | O'Reilly Family Event Center | Springfield, Mo.
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Drury home on Halloween vs Missouri S&T
The Panthers host Missouri S&T on a Halloween Night for a 7 p.m. game at the O'Reilly Family Event Center. Drury is 17-10 and 6-8 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Miners are 8-18 and 1-12 in the league.
Drury will be looking to snap a four-game losing streak. Last weekend, the Panthers fell to sixth-ranked Lewis 3-0 and to Wisconsin-Parkside 3-0 at home. Drury is in third place in the GLVC West. Rockhurst is in first with a 9-4 league record and Truman State, with a 6-7 GLVC mark, is a half-game ahead of the Panthers for second place in the division.
Missouri S&T has also lost four straight. They were swept by Lewis on Saturday 3-0. The Miners are in fifth place in the West.
The Panthers won the earlier meeting this season but it took five sets (27-29, 25-18, 20-25, 25-16, 15-12). Missouri S&T leads the all-time series 10-8. Drury has won the last four meetings against the Miners.
Including Tuesday's game, there are four games remaining on Drury's schedule. All of them are against divisional opponents. Next up for the Panthers is a Saturday match with Rockhurst on Senior Day. Game time is 3 p.m. at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
QUICK FACTS
Stat Leaders
Drury (numbers are average per set):
Kills- #14
Sarah Kite 3.57
Assists- #11
Kendra Sater 11.35*
Service Aces- #11
Kendra Sater 20, #1
Bentley Mara 19 (season total)
Digs- #5
Bree Schmidt 5.07
Blocks- #18
Faith Alwardt 1.00
*-leads GLVC
Missouri S&T (numbers are average per set):
Kills- #13 Carlie Combs 2.89, #9 Emilee Schlader 2.64
Assists- #14 Sarah McGinnis 5.45, #5 Alexis White 5.29
Service Aces- #14 Sarah McGinnis 10 (season total)
Digs- #8 Corrine Stulce 4.64
Blocks- #6 Calla Meyer 0.90
Head Coaches
Drury:
Jenifer Bahner (4
th year, 74-44)
Missouri S&T (interim): Ashley Jurgensmeyer (1
st year)
Last game
Drury lost vs Wisconsin-Parkside 3-0 (26-24, 25-16, 28-26), Saturday
Missouri S&T lost vs #6 Lewis 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-16), Saturday
Last Meeting
Drury 3 Missouri S&T 2 (27-29, 25-18, 20-25, 25-16, 15-12), Sept. 14 at S&T
All-time series
Missouri S&T 10-8
Next
Drury vs Rockhurst, Senior Day, Sat., 3 p.m., O'Reilly Family Event Center
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