Courtesy: Missouri Valley Conference
Friday’s Results…
Illinois State at Indiana State……… ILS, 3-0*
Bradley at Evansville ……………… BRAD, 3-2*
Valparaiso at UNI ……………………….. UNI, 3-2*
Loyola at Drake ………………………… . LUC, 3-0*
Saturday’s Schedule…
Bradley at Indiana State (ESPN3)………………….. .. 6 PM*
Missouri State at Southern Illinois (ESPN3)…… 7 PM*
Valparaiso at Drake (ESPN+)………………….. ……….. 7 PM*
Illinois State at Evansville ………………………… ……… 7 PM*
Loyola at UNI (ESPN+)………………….. …………………… 7 PM*
ALL TIMES CENTRAL
Updated Standings
Perfect at the Top
UNI remains unbeaten in MVC action after a 3-2 win over Valpo, sitting at 11-0. The last time UNI opened MVC play 11-0, they went on to finish 18-0 in league play in 2011, which was the program’s third straight 18-0 MVC campaign.
Second Place Redbirds
Illinois State is currently alone in second place in the conference standings with a 11-1 mark. Illinois State’s start to league play matches its best since 2014, when the Redbirds won the MVC outright with an 18-0 record. Illinois State is currently riding a seven-match win streak.
Historic Win for Bradley
Bradley pulled out a 3-2 win at Evansville Friday, The Braves have won 19 matches in a season for the first time since finishing the 2002 campaign with a 19-13 overall mark and the last time the Braves won at least nine Valley matches was 2005 (9-9).
Ramblers Streak Continues
Following a 3-0 sweep of Drake, Loyola ran its winning streak to three and moved into sole possession of fifth place in the Missouri Valley Conference race while also pushing their improvement in the win column from a year ago to nine matches.
Senior CLASS Award Finalist
Illinois State’s Courtney Pence has been named a finalist for the 2018 Senior CLASS Award. Pence is among 10 NCAA Division I candidates in volleyball for the award which recognizes notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition.
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