Bears Sweep Delaware for Fifth Straight Win

Friday, October 23

Newark, Del.

11:00 a.m.

Missouri State University

16-5,7-2CUSA

Delaware

7-12,2-7CUSA

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Missouri St.	25	25	25	3
Delaware	18	18	17	0

Game Notes Box Score (PDF)

October 23, 2026 | Volleyball

Box Score

By: MSU Athletics Communications

NEWARK, Del. – Missouri State earned its fifth consecutive victory Friday afternoon with a 25-18, 25-18, 25-17 sweep of Delaware inside the Bob Carpenter Center.

The Bears (16-5, 7-2) maintained their spot in second place in the Conference USA standings while exceeding last year's CUSA win total with their seventh league victory of the season.

Lexi Weinberg hit .600 with nine error-free kills, Rilynn Finley and Hannah Gardner also had nine kills and Jenna Walters added eight for a balanced offense that hit .275 in the contest.

The Bears led 17-9 before their first error in the opening set and hit .405 while piling up 18 kills in the period.

Weinberg had a kill and a block during a 6-0 run to lead 15-9 in the second, the Blue Hens (7-12, 2-7) closed to 17-15, and Riley Ourth's ace capped a 3-0 run in response for the Bears as they pulled away for the 2-0 advantage in the match, using three blocks to hold DU to -.074 hitting in the set.

Mo State spotted Delaware two points in the third before taking control with a 6-0 run that included a pair of Brooke Eslinger aces. Weinberg went 4-for-4 on the attack to help close out the sweep.

The Bears hit .275 compared to .151 for Delaware and led 45-30 in kills, 8-2 in aces and 45-41 in digs. Eslinger led all players with 14 digs, Halle Rillie dished out 21 assists, and Chloe Judd paced the Bears with four blocks.

The teams meet again at 11 a.m. Central on Saturday. The match will stream on ESPN+.

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