Drury Volleyball Preview

Fri.: Drury vs. #2 Missouri–St. Louis, 6 p.m.
Sat.: Drury vs. McKendree, 3 p.m.
O'Reilly Family Event Center

Tickets
$5 (general admission)
 
Live Coverage
Live Video on GLVCSN (pay-per-view)
Live Stats
 
Panthers return home to play conference foes this weekend
The Drury Panthers return to Springfield this weekend to play two Great Lakes Valley Conference foes in #2 Missouri-St. Louis and McKendree. The Panthers will play the Tritons on Friday at 6 p.m. and will celebrate senior day against McKendree at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Both games will be played at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.

Drury enters these two matches at 6-20 and 3-8 in the GLVC. The Panthers are returning home from a two-game road trip where they finished with a win and loss. The Panthers fell just short against the nationally ranked Rockhurst Hawks in Kansas City, and then picked up a win against William Jewell in Liberty. Kayli Duncan had 15 kills and Lauren Tyler had 51 assists in the win against the Cardinals.
  
Missouri-St. Louis enters Friday's contest as the second ranked team in the nation, with an undefeated record of 26-0. The Tritons have picked up wins against four ranked teams this season, including #13 Lewis, in a contest that went five sets. As of the latest national ranking poll, the Tritons place just behind Wayne State, who has been number one for several weeks this season.

McKendree travels to Bolivar to take on Southwest Baptist on Friday, and will drive to Springfield to play the Panthers the following day. The Bearcats currently have a record of 13-12 and a 3-8 record in conference play. McKendree currently is on a two-game winning streak, with victories over Quincy and Illinois Springfield. The Bearcats find themselves currently one game outside of securing a spot for the GLVC Tournament.
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 6-20 (3-8)
#2 Missouri-St. Louis: 26-0 (11-0)
McKendree: 13-12 (3-8)
 
Stat Leaders 
Drury: #7 Lauren Tyler (8.12 ast/set), #4 Lexi Basler (4.58 digs/set), #10 Sanoma Hunter (0.97 blocks/set), #12 Salma Lewis (23 aces), #1 Kayli Duncan (2.51 kills/set, 2.98 pts/set).
 
#2 Missouri-St. Louis: #18 Lexie Rang (4.18 kills/set), #5 Caitlin Bishop (12.30 ast/set), #9 Kylie Adams (4.78 dig/set), #11 Karli Dean (0.71 blk/set).
 
McKendree: #4 Brianna Binder (4.24 kills/set), #5 Amber Williams (10.34 ast/set), #8 Colleen Preusser (3.79 digs/set), #19 Lauren McCurley (1.06 blk/set).

Last game
Drury: Won at William Jewell 3-1 (20-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-21)
#2 Missouri-St. Louis: Won vs. #20 Quincy 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-23)
McKendree: Won vs. Illinois Springfield 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-23)
 
Streak
Drury: Won 1
#2 Missouri-St. Louis: Won 26
McKendree: Won 2

Record in Last Five Games
Drury: 3-2
#2 Missouri-St. Louis: 5-0
McKendree: 3-2
 
Head Coach
Drury: Jenifer Bahner-Hill (10^th year, 168-125 *)
#2 Missouri-St. Louis: Ryan Young (13^th year, 256-130)
McKendree: Nickie Sanlin (9^th year, 148-130)
 
All-time series
Drury 20-21 vs. Missouri-St. Louis
Drury 9-7 vs. McKendree  
 
Last Meeting
Drury lost vs. Missouri-St. Louis, 3-0 (17-25, 17-25, 8-25), Oct. 7, 2022
Drury won vs. McKendree, 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-21), Oct. 21, 2022

Record in Five Sets
Drury: 1-8
#2 Missouri-St. Louis: 1-0
McKendree: 3-3

* Jenifer Bahner-Hill's official record is 140-123 after the NCAA vacated wins from the program in 2020-21 and 2021 for failing to certify student-athletes

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