Drury University Athletics

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury volleyball opened a three-match home stand in style Friday evening, extending its Great Lakes Valley Conference win streak to four with a four-set victory (25-22, 25-22, 21-25, 25-20) over Truman State at O'Reilly Family Event Center.

The Panthers (16-6, 6-2 GLVC) claimed narrow wins in the first two sets to establish control of the match, then -- after Truman (10-12, 4-5 GLVC) rallied to take the third stanza -- withstood a stiff challenge from the Bulldogs in the fourth to sew up the victory with a 25-20 decision.

The duo of Abby Renshaw and Skylar Hilton led the Drury attack, combining for 31 kills and 10 blocks in the victory. Renshaw logged her seventh double-double of the season with 19 kills and 7 digs, while Hilton hit .407 while narrowly missing a triple-double with 12 kills, eight blocks and eight digs for the Panthers. Jacy Bray spearheaded the DU offense, totaling 46 assists and 23 digs for her 12th double-double of the year.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Led by Hilton's four kills and .500 attack percentage, Drury hit .260 as a team in the opening set.
• The Panthers overcame an early 4-2 deficit with a 6-0 spurt that put them in front to stay; DU led by as many as nine points (21-12) thanks to a 19-8 scoring run, with Hilton and Chaney Barth each registering three kills during the critical stretch.
• Drury was in control of the second set from start to finish, with Hilton racking up three early kills to help stake the Panthers to a 5-1 lead.
• The home club would extend the margin to eight points (16-8), as Hilton tallied five kills while hitting .556, and Renshaw added four kills in the 25-22 DU victory.
• The Panthers appeared poised to run away with the third set as well after winning nine of the first 10 points; Renshaw poured home six more kills in the set, as DU built another nine-point advantage with its 13-4 start.
• Drury led 18-11 following a Truman attack error, but mounted one final push just in time to close the gap and stave off defeat.
• The Bulldogs responded with a 14-3 run to close the set, pulling even at 20-20 on an Ella Diercks kill, before winning five of the final six points in the 25-21 decision.
• The Panthers never trailed in the fourth set, grabbing control with a 6-1 run early, then withstanding several late charges by the Bulldogs.
• DU built a 16-11 lead behind Renshaw's six kills in the set, only to see Truman win five of the next six points to close to within a point.
• The Bulldogs battled back to even the score at 18-18, but back-to-back kills by Gracie Kimrey fueled a 3-0 spurt that put Drury on top for good.
• Renshaw capped her night with a pair of key kills down the stretch, including the clincher at 24-20 off of Bray's 46th helper of the match.

NOTABLES

• Drury improved to 10-17 all-time vs. Truman State, as well as 6-0 against the Bulldogs in O'Reilly Family Event Center.
• DU also hiked its home record to 6-2 in 2026.
• Drury's four-match conference win streak marks its longest since a 2024 four-match win streak (Oct. 11-Nov. 8)
• Bray's 46 assists marked the fourth time this season the junior has topped the 40-assist plateau, while her 23 digs fell just one shy of her career best.
• Renshaw's 17 digs represent a career high for the junior, who came within two kills of equaling her personal best for kills.
• Additionally, Renshaw's .348 hitting percentage is second only to her .464 effort at Illinois Springfield (Oct. 9).
• Hilton's eight blocks matched a season high (vs. Rockhurst on Sept. 26), while her eight digs is a new career best.
• Kimrey finished with eight kills, while both Barth and Taylor Wood totaled seven for the Panthers.

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