DES MOINES, Iowa – Missouri State extended its winning streak to three matches Friday and grabbed its first victory away from home this season with a 3-1 (26-28, 25-23, 26-24, 25-22) triumph over Drake inside the Knapp Center.

The Bears (8-18, 5-7 Missouri Valley Conference) piled up 69 kills to move themselves to sixth in the league standings with six matches to play, led by Amelia Flynn's 19-kill, 20-dig effort, 16 kills from Laynie Dake and 14 on .440 hitting from Aubrey Cheffey.

MSU rallied from a 21-14 deficit to earn three separate set points in the first period, only to be stonewalled each time before DU (9-16, 3-9) closed on a 3-0 run for the win.

The Bears then fell behind 6-0 in the second, took the lead at 15-14, and used Dake's 500th career kill for a 16-15 advantage. Another Dake kill broke a 21-all tie, DU followed with an attack error, and the teams sided out to a Missouri State win as the Bears finished with 16 kills and held the Bulldogs to .027 hitting.

Missouri State fell behind by as much as 18-12 in the third set and did not gain its first lead until 25-24. Facing a Drake set point, Flynn's kill tied the score at 24, and Azyah Green teamed with Emelie Orlando for one of her six blocks before following with the winning kill.

The fourth set was another nail-biter, with the Bears using a 7-1 run to turn a 13-10 deficit into a 17-14 lead, then closing on a 4-0 run to seal the match. Dake and freshman Brooklyn Cink came up big in the end, teaming up for a block between a kill from each player for the final three points.

The Bears finished with leads of 69-48 in kills, 72-62 in digs and .208-.141 in hitting percentage. Gerri Idos added 15 digs and Leah Vokolek had 10, while Dake and Chloe Rear had four blocks each. Orlando served a team-high 30 assists.

MSU visits UNI at 5 p.m. Saturday. The Panthers (17-9, 11-1) remain atop the standings after a 3-1 win against Southern Illinois on Friday.