DRURY VOLLEYBALL
Friday: Drury (13-8, 4-5) vs. Missouri-St. Louis (15-5, 8-1), 7 pm
Saturday: Drury vs. Maryville (8-11, 1-7), 3 pm
 
Panthers host UMSL and Maryville in conference games
The Drury Panthers are back at home for two Great Lakes Valley Conference matches as they host Missouri-St. Louis on Friday at 7 pm, and Maryville on Saturday at 3 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
The Panthers are 13-8, 4-5 in the GLVC and are coming off of a weekend where they won two of three games at the Midwest Region Crossover Tournament in Hammond, Indiana. Drury is in fourth place in the GLVC-West; just a half-game behind Southwest Baptist for third and two games back of Rockhurst and Missouri S&T for first.
 
Drury is led by Makina Wratten, who ranked fourth in the GLVC in blocks with 1.11 per set, and she is putting up 2.30 kills per set. Emma Fox is fifth in the GLVC in aces with 30, and her 3.62 digs per set ranked 10^th in the league.
 
Missouri-St. Louis is 15-5, 8-1 in the conference, and the Tritons are in first place in the GLVC-Central. UMSL also won two out of three at the Crossover tournament. The Tritons are led by Charlotte Richards, who leads the GLVC in kills, averaging 4.89 per set. Megan Woll averages 5.55 digs per set, second-most in the conference, and UMSL leads the league in digs as a team averaging 20 per set.
 
Drury is 19-20 all-time against Missouri-St. Louis and lost 3-0 on the road to the Tritons last year.
 
Maryville is 8-11 overall and 1-7 in the league. The Saints play at Missouri S&T on Friday before coming to Drury. Taylor Hasbrook has 29 aces and ranks fourth in the GLVC in that category, while Abbie Schnell's 8.45 assists per set rank eighth in the conference.
 
The Panthers have won 14 of their 17 games against Maryville all-time. Drury has a nine-game winning streak against the Saints and is 8-0 at home all-time against Maryville.
 
After this weekend, Drury hosts Arkansas Tech for a 6 pm game in the O'Reilly Family Event Center on Tuesday.
 
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 13-8, 4-5
UMSL: 15-5, 8-1
Maryville: 8-11, 1-7
 
Stat Leaders
Drury: #17 Makina Wratten (2.30 kills/set, 1.11 Blk/set), #8 Gabriela Oliveria (2.29 kills/set), #4 Taylor  (2.19 kills/set, .92 Blk/set), #22 Chloe Rear (7.13 assists/set), #9 Juliana Squire (3.46 dig/set, 1.78 kills/set), #14 Emma Fox (3.62 digs/set)
 
Missouri-St. Louis: #8 Charlotte Richards (4.89 kills/set), #3 Kaileen Herman (9.86 ast/set), #1 Megan Woll (5.55 digs/set), #10 Mya Elliott (.80 bl/set)
 
Maryville: #11 Rachel Hurt (2.32 kills/set), #9 Taylor Keck (2.14 kills/set), #20 Abbie Schnell (8.45 ast/set), #7 A.J. Hallemann (2.91 digs/set), #14 Avery Bell (0.71 bl/set)
 
Last game
Drury Won vs. Malone 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-13), Sat. at Crossover Tourn.
UMSL lost vs. Ferris State 3-1 (25-23, 21-25, 22-25, 12-25), Sat. at Crossover Toun.
Maryville lost vs. Parkside 3-1 (22-25, 20-25, 25-8, 21-25), Sat. at Crossover Tourn.
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Jenifer Bahner (8^th year, 143-89)
UMSL: Ryan Young (11^th year)  
Maryville: Gretchen Moser (4^th year) 
 
All-time series
Drury 19-20 vs. UMSL
Drury 14-3 vs. Maryville
 
Last Meeting
Drury lost at UMSL 3-0 (18-25, 21-25, 21-25), March 13, 2021
Drury won vs. Maryville 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-15), Feb. 20, 2021
 
Record in 5-Set matches
Drury: 4-4
UMSL: 0-2
Maryville: 4-1
 
Next
Drury vs. Arkansas Tech, Oct. 26 -- 6 pm – O'Reilly Family Event Center

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