PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley Volleyball will open Missouri Valley Conference play on the road for the second consecutive year with the Braves facing Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Friday, before closing out the first weekend of league action Saturday at Drake. Both matches will be available on ESPN3 and will have a 6 p.m. first serves.
Earning a share of the CEFCU Classic title to wrap up the non-conference portion of the schedule, Bradley (4-7 overall) will face an out-of-state opponent to start Valley play for the first time since opening the 2016 conference slate at Indiana State.