DES MOINES, Iowa - The Drake University volleyball team swept a pair of matches Friday during the first day of the Hotel Renovo-Wildwood Lodge Invitational at the Knapp Center. The Bulldogs defeated both Eastern Illinois and South Dakota State, 3-0. With the wins, the Bulldogs remain unbeaten at 8-0 this season.
Drake prevailed against Eastern Illinois by set scores of 25-22, 25-19 and 25-14. In the nightcap, the Bulldogs pushed past SDSU, 25-20, 27-25, 25-23.
The Bulldogs hit a combined .250 in the wins with Cathryn Cheek (Coppell, Texas) and Emily Plock (Altoona, Iowa) recording 24 and 23 kills, respectively.