DRURY VOLLEYBALL
#12 Drury Panthers (14-3, 7-1) vs Missouri S&T Miners (10-7, 3-5)
Tue., Oct. 2 | 7 p.m. | O'Reilly Family Event Center | Springfield, Mo.
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Panthers start three-game homestand Tue. vs Missouri S&T
The 12th ranked Drury Panthers will look to bounce back from their first loss since Aug. 31 as they host Missouri S&T on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
Drury is 14-3, 7-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and enters Tuesday's game in a three-way tie for first place in the league. The Panthers had a 10-game winning streak snapped on Saturday in a five-set loss on the road at Illinois Springfield. Drury won the first two sets but fell by three in the third set, by two in the fourth, and the Prairie Stars took the fifth set 15-10. Illinois Springfield moved into a tie for first with the Panthers and with Rockhurst on Saturday.
Missouri S&T is 10-7, 3-5 in the conference and is in eighth place in the GLVC. The Miners are coming off of a 3-1 loss at McKendree on Saturday.
Entering Tuesday's game, Missouri S&T's Emilee Schadler is second in the conference in kills (4.02 per set) while Drury's
Bentley Mara ranks third in the league in that category with 3.75 per set.
Kenrda Sater needs just three assists to move to seventh all-time in that category for Drury. The junior from Ozark has 2,387 career assists and will look to pass Julie Coble (1983-87) on the career chart.
The all-time series is tied 10-10. Drury won both meetings against Missouri S&T last year with a 3-2 win in Rolla and 3-0 victory at home in the second encounter.
The Panthers are at home for their next game but move to Weiser Gym on Friday when they host the University of Missouri-St. Louis at 7 p.m.
QUICK FACTS
Stat Leaders
Drury: #1
Bentley Mara (3.75 k/set, 21 aces), #7
Emmalee Chrest (3.10 k/set), #11
Kendra Sater (10.43 a/set), #5
Bree Schmidt (5.74 digs/set), #4
Taylor Forth (1.07 bl/set), #13
Evan Larson (0.98 bl/set)
Missouri S&T: #9 Emilee Schlader (4.02 kills/set), #13 Carlie Combs (3.56 kills/set, 15 aces), #14 Sarah McGinnis (7.21 a/set), #8 Corinne Stulce (5.02 digs/set), #19 Kiernen O'Boyle (1.08 bl/set), #17 Caroline Dykes (0.85 bl/set)
Last game
Drury lost at Illinois Springfield 3-2 (25-21, 25-19, 22-25, 23-25, 10-15), Saturday
Missouri S&T lost at McKendree 3-1 (19-25, 19-25, 25-20, 12-25), Saturday
5-set games
Drury: 2-1
Missouri S&T: 0-1
Head Coach
Drury:
Jenifer Bahner (5
th year, 90-49)
Missouri S&T: Andy Halaz (1
st year, 10-7)
2017 series
Drury 2-0
Won 3-2 at S&T (27-29, 25-18, 20-25, 25-16, 15-12), Sept. 14
Won 3-0 at DU (25-14, 25-23, 25-12), Oct. 31
All-time series
Tied 10-10
All-Time leaderboard watch
Assists
1. Kim Metts 4,404 (1990-93)
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6. Missy Sterr 3,304 (1996-99)
7. Julie Coble 2,389 (1983-87)
8. Kendra Sater 2,387 (2016-pres.)
9. Karen Smith 2,322 (1987-89)
Next
Drury vs Missouri-St. Louis, 7 p.m., Friday at Weiser Gym
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