Volleyball Bears Head North to Face Drake and UNI

Missouri State at Drake/UNI
Dates and Times	Nov. 1, 6 p.m. at Drake (9-15, 3-8) Nov. 2, 5 p.m. at UNI (16-9, 10-1)
Locations	Des Moines, Iowa \| Cedar Falls, Iowa
Sites	Knapp Center \| McLeod Center
ESPN+	Drake \| UNI
Live Stats	Drake \| UNI
Missouri State	Match Notes \| Volleyball Home Page
Drake	Volleyball Home Page
UNI	Volleyball Home Page

Week 10 Storylines
1) Missouri State (7-18, 4-7 Missouri Valley Conference) has won three of its last five matches and looks to keep its momentum in visits Drake at 6 p.m. Friday and UNI at 5 p.m. Saturday.

2) MSU's sophomore class leads the Bears in most statistical categories this season, ranking 1-2-5 in kill average (Amelia Flynn, Sarabi Worsley-Gilbert, Chloe Rear), 2-3-4 in total kills (Rear, Flynn, Worsley-Gilbert), 1 in assists (Rear), 1-3-4 in digs (Leah Vokolek, Rear, Flynn), and 1-2 in aces (Rear, Vokolek). Meanwhile, freshman Azyah Green shares the team lead in total blocks.

3) Missouri State has been decimated by injury this season, with six players missing a total of 71 matches so far for health reasons. MSU had 11 or fewer players active in each of the season's first 20 matches.

4) With 1.25 per set, the Bears are on pace for their highest ace average during the 25-point scoring era (since 2008). MSU has two matches this year with double-digit ace totals.

5) Chloe Rear has four triple-doubles on the season, the most in a single season at Missouri State since 1989, and fourth nationally in 2019. Those four triple-doubles also tie current MSU assistant Carly Thomas for the most in a career during the rally scoring era (since 2001). Rear averages 8.1 kills, 17.3 assists and 8.1 digs on a per match basis.

The Opponents
Drake is 9-15 overall and 3-8 in league action. The Bulldogs have gone beyond three sets in 19 of 24 matches this year, and own a .180 hitting percentage with a .212 opponent efficiency. DU averages 11.58 kills, 1.12 aces, 16.70 digs and 1.98 blocks per set.
   UNI is16-9 overall and 10-1 in Valley play. Six of the Panthers' nine losses were to top-25 opponents. Two-time first-team all-MVC pick Karlie Taylor leads the team with 4.60 kills per set, and the Panthers hit .221 as a team compared to .185 for opponents with averages of 14.16 kills, 1.22 aces, 17.27 digs and 1.87 blocks per set.

Series Histories
MSU is 64-9 against Drake and has won 40 of the last 41 meetings, the exception being a loss in Springfield in 2010.
   UNI leads the all-time series by a 52-26 margin. The Panthers have taken the last three meetings after the Bears won the previous six.

First Meetings This Season
Missouri State earned a 3-1 win over Drake on Oct. 5 in Springfield. The Bears served 12 aces in that match - including six from Chloe Rear - while Laynie Dake had a match-high 15 kills.
   A day earlier versus UNI, Missouri State hit .206 and scored at least 20 points in each set of a 3-0 loss.

Last Week
Missouri State picked up a pair of big home wins over Bradley and Illinois State.
   Friday, Amelia Flynn had 20 kills and Laynie Dake and Brooklyn Cink added 15 apiece in a 3-2 win against BU. Senior Gerri Idos added a career-high 30 digs, and the Bears recorded 13 blocks.
   Saturday, each of MSU's set wins came by two points, with Cink and Flynn tallying 13 kills each and the defense amassing 11 more blocks in a 3-1 win over the Redbirds.

Volleyball Bears Head North to Face Drake and UNI

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Players Mentioned

Brooklyn Cink

Laynie Dake

Amelia Flynn

Azyah Green

Gerri Idos

Chloe Rear

Leah Vokolek

Sarabi Worsley-Gilbert

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