The Drake University volleyball team opens up conference play with a pair of matches against Friday and Saturday at the Knapp Center. The Bulldogs will face Indiana State on Friday, Sept. 27 at 6 p.m. at the Knapp Center before facing Evansville at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28. Both matches will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Drake (6-7) is coming off of a 3-2 win over North Carolina A&T at the UNCW Invitational. The Bulldogs went 1-2 at the event, with each match going to the fifth set including a near-comeback against the hosting UNC Wilmington. Emily Plock led the Bulldogs in their win over the Aggies with 18 kills, and Paige Aspinwall totaled a season-high 46 assists.