PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley Volleyball had three individuals collect double-doubles, but Southern Illinois managed to pull out a five-set victory over the Braves 25-22, 23-25, 26-24, 22-25, 15-11 in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams Friday night at Renaissance Coliseum.
In addition to battling a tough SIU (9-6 overall, 1-0 MVC) team that had won four of its last five entering the night, Bradley (4-8 overall, 0-1 MVC) fought through injuries and a struggle with Mother Nature to complete the match. Delays in the third and fourth sets totaling approximately 45 minutes due to tornado warnings in the area pushed the total match time to nearly three-and-a-half hours.