2014 Drake Volleyball Match Notes
2014 Drake Volleyball Match Notes 2014 SCHEDULE Overall Record (9-9, 1-6 MVC) Date Opponent Aug. 29 UMKC^ Aug. 30 at Omaha^ Aug. 30 Central Michigan^ Sept. 2 North Dakota Sept. 5 Austin Peay% Sept. 5 Bryant% Sept. 6 at Akron% Sept. 6 Binghamton# Sept. 12 at UT Martin# Sept. 13 Valparaiso# Sept. 13 Western Carolina# Sept. 19 Bradley* Sept. 20 Loyola* Sept. 27 UNI* Oct. 3 at Missouri State* Oct. 4 at Wichita State* Oct. 10 Southern Illinois* Oct. 11 Evansville* Oct. 17 at Indiana State* Oct. 18 at Illinois State* Oct. 25 at UNI* Oct. 31 Wichita State* Nov. 1 Missouri State* Nov. 7 at Evansville* Nov. 8 at Southern Illinois* Nov. 15 Indiana State* Nov. 16 Illinois State* Nov. 21 at Loyola* Nov. 22 at Bradley* Nov. 27-29 MVC Championship@
Time (CT) W, 3-2 W, 3-2 W, 3-2 L, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 L, 3-0 L, 3-0 W, 3-1 L, 3-2 L, 3-0 L, 3-0 L, 3-0 L, 3-1 L, 3-1 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA
^ Omaha Classic (Omaha, Neb.) % Akron Invitational (Akron, Ohio) # Skyhawk Invitational (Martin, Tenn.) * Missouri Valley Conference match @ Cedar Falls, Iowa
DRAKE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Asst. Dir. Ath. Comm./VB Contact...... John Meyer Office:............................................(515) 271-3740 Cell Phone.....................................(515) 770-4190 E-mail:[email protected] Asst. AD Athletic Comm..........................Ty Patton Office.............................................(515) 271-3014 [email protected] Asst. Dir. Ath. Comm...................... Sean Palchick Office.............................................(515) 271-4147 [email protected]
A pair of Missouri Valley Conference road matches are on the slate for the Drake University volleyball team this week as it visits Indiana State (Oct. 17) before traveling to Illinois State (Oct. 18). First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Indiana State and 7 p.m. at Illinois State. Live stats for each match will be available at www.GoDrakeBulldogs. com. REWIND Drake (9-9, 1-6 MVC) dropped home contests to Southern Illinois, 3-1, and Evansville, 3-1, this past weekend. The Bulldogs took the opening set in each match, but couldn’t hold off the Salukis and the Purple Aces, as they have just one victory in their last nine matches. Against SIU, Drake had three players, led by senior Amanda Platte with 12, finish with double figure kills. Junior Katie Dulek tallied 11 kills with zero attack errors, and a sterling .688 hitting percentage, while sophomore Makena Schoene had 11. Dulek and Platte teamed up on several block assists as they each recorded five blocks, and Platte added 13 digs to have a double-double. The following night in the matchup against Evansville, Schoene crushed a career-high 20 kills and sophomore Chandelle Davidson guided Drake’s offense with her second consecutive double-double with 30 assists and 10 digs. Platte just missed her secondstraight double-double as she recorded 15 kills and eight digs. TURNAROUND Even with its recent struggles, the 2014 team has already surpassed the win total (7) from the previous two seasons combined. The Bulldogs captured two tournament titles, the Omaha Classic and the Akron Invitational, this season. After finishing No. 303 in the final RPI rankings of the 2013 campaign, the Bulldogs are No. 193 in the latest RPI rankings of the 2014 campaign. SCOUTING INDIANA STATE In MVC play last weekend, Indiana State (12-6, 4-3 MVC) collected a pair of sweeps at Loyola and Bradley. The Sycamores have won four of their last five matches going into their non-conference road contest at Saint Louis tonight. Indiana State currently ranks first in several team offensive and defensive categories in the conference, including aces (1.60 per set), kills allowed (11.47), assists allowed (10.59) and blocks allowed (1.56). SCOUTING ILLINOIS STATE Illinois State (13-5, 7-0 MVC), which is currently riding a nine-match winning streak, will host UNI (Oct. 17) on Friday night in Normal, Ill. The Redbirds and the Panthers are the MVC’s only unbeaten teams in conference action. Emily Orrick and Jaelyn 2014 DRAKE NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. 1 Scarlett Howerter OPP/DS 5-11 2 Halli Meyer DS/L 5-8 3 Taylor Zant OPP 6-0 4 Kelly Shute MB 6-2 5 Michelle Thommi DS/L 5-7 7 Odessa Cody OPP 6-0 8 Nicole Woods OH 6-2 9 Meredith Moore OH 5-10 10 Capris Quaites MB 5-9 11 Katie Dulek MB 6-0 12 Amanda Platte OH 5-10 13 Chandelle Davidson S 5-7 15 Kyla Inderski OH 5-11 17 Rebecca Brown S 5-10 18 Makena Schoene OPP/OH 6-1 21 Rachel Goettl DS 5-5 22 Shelby Daum OPP 6-1 23 Katie Allen MB/OH 6-3
Cl. Jr. Sr. RFr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. RSo.
Hometown (High School/Previous School) Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) Bettendorf, Iowa (Bettendorf) Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville) Dana Point, Calif. (Dana Hills) Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) Chicago, Ill. (Lane Tech) St. Charles, Ill. (Memphis/East St. Charles) Bloomington, Ill. (Normal Community) Omaha, Neb. (Westside Omaha) Lenexa, Kan. (St. James Academy) Mount Vernon, Iowa (Mount Vernon) Gretna, Neb. (Hastings College/Gretna) Urbandale, Iowa (Urbandale) Bentonville, Ark. (Bentonville) Seattle, Wash. (Bear Creek School) Cameron, Wis. (Rice Lake) Battle Creek, Neb. (Battle Creek) Mokena, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East)
2014 DRAKE VOLLEYBALL
Kenne of Illinois State were named the MVC Defensive Player and Freshman of the Week, respectively, by the league office this past Monday. Orrick leads The Valley in digs per set at 5.13, and Kenne paces the conference in blocks per set at 1.10, while ranking fourth in hitting percentage (.357) and eighth in points per set at 3.46.
STEPPING UP Platte continues to play well as she has smashed 71 kills in MVC action after missing most of the Bulldogs’ final non-conference tournament at UT-Martin on Sept. 12-13. She has stepped up on defense for the Bulldogs with 105 digs on the season, which is a career high. INSTANT IMPACT Even after missing the last two matches due to injury, freshman Kyla Inderski leads Drake with 186 kills and a 3.15 kills per set average in her first season. Her kills per set average and points per set average (3.53) each rank seventh in the conference. She was named the MVP and to the all-tournament team at both the Omaha Classic and at the Akron Invitational. She collected back-to-back MVC Freshman of the Week awards for her efforts at the first two tournaments. The freshman has also provided strong defense as she ranks second on the team in digs with 128. INSTANT IMPACT PART 2 Sophomore Nicole Woods is another first-year player in the program contributing to the team’s success. Woods, who played her freshman season at the University of Memphis, has smashed 124 kills to rank second on the squad behind Inderski. Woods was named to the all-tournament team at the Omaha Classic as the Bulldogs claimed the tournament title. DIGGING IN Sophomore Michelle Thommi has stepped into the starting lineup at the libero position this season and provided strong back row defense with recording a team-leading 300 digs. Thommi is averaging a team-high 4.41 digs per set, which ranks fourth in the conference. WELCOME BACK Junior middle blocker Katie Dulek has provided a steady presence in the middle for Drake. Dulek, who missed all but nine matches last season due to a shoulder injury, has recorded a team-high 63 blocks this year. She posted .857 and .636 hitting percentages in the wins over Austin Peay and Binghamton, respectively. The .857 hitting percentage is a career-best. QUICK LEARNER Sophomore Capris Quaites, who at 5-9 is the shortest middle blocker in The Valley, continues to shine at her new position. Quaites moved to the middle after spending her freshman season at outside hitter and last played middle blocker in high school. At the Skyhawk Invitational, Quaites tallied 20 kills and four blocks and was named to the alltournament team. The Omaha, Neb., native ranks second on the team in blocks with 39 and third in kills with 93. READY WHEN CALLED ON Schoene has established herself as one of the Bulldogs top hitters by averaging 8.17 kills per match in MVC play. The Seattle, Wash. native, who filled in for Inderski in the starting lineup last weekend, ranks third on the squad in kills with 119. SPARK PLUG Redshirt freshman Taylor Zant provided a spark in her second career match for Drake against Bryant. Zant, who earlier in the day made her career debut in the win over Austin Peay, connected for seven kills along with a .429 attack percentage in the sweep over the Bryant Bulldogs. HOME SWEET HOME Earlier this season at the Omaha Classic, Drake had several Nebraska natives have stellar performances in their home state. Thommi, who played for Skutt Catholic High School in Omaha, was named to the all-tournament team. She started all three matches at the libero position, and led the squad in digs with 58. Junior Shelby Daum from Battle Creek, Neb., came off the bench and smashed 27 total kills in the three matches. Daum and Quaites, who played at Westside Omaha High School, partnered on a block assist for the final point in the victory over Central Michigan. Quaites started every match at one of the middle blocker positions for Drake. Davidson, who played her freshman season at Hastings College (Neb.), started every match at the setter position and led the team in assists with 74. UP NEXT The Bulldogs stay in the state of Iowa as they will visit UNI on Oct. 25 with first serve slated for 7 p.m. Drake returns home on Oct. 31 when it hosts Wichita State at 7 p.m. at the Knapp Center.
DRAKE QUICK FACTS Location............................Des Moines, Iowa Founded................................................1881 Enrollment............................................5,348 President..........................Dr. David Maxwell Athletics Director.........Sandy Hatfield Clubb SWA......................................Megan Franklin Affiliation.............................. NCAA Division I Conference............................Missouri Valley Nickname........................................Bulldogs Colors.......................................Blue & White Facility.................................... Knapp Center Capacity...............................................7,152 DRAKE VOLLEYBALL 2013 Record......................................... 2-28 Home.................................................... 0-13 Away..................................................... 0-12 Neutral.................................................... 2-3 MVC Record................................. 0-18/10th Postseason.......................................... None Starters Returning/Lost...........................6/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................8/3 Newcomers.................................................6 DRAKE VOLLEYBALL STAFF Head Coach...................... Darrin McBroom Alma Mater...........Northwest Missouri State Drake Record/Years....... 11-37/2nd Season Overall Record/Years......................... Same Assistant Coaches.................. Leslie Flores, .......................................... Nicollette Hartley
2014 MVC PRESEASON POLL Rank Team (1st-place votes) Points 1. Wichita State (4) – 87 2. UNI (2) – 85 3. Illinois State (3) – 78 4. Missouri State – 68 5. Southern Illinois – 67 (1) 6. Loyola – 62 7. Bradley - 35 8. Evansville - 29 9. Indiana State - 28 10. Drake - 11
2014 MVC STANDINGS (as of 10/14/14)
School MVC Overall Illinois State 7-0 13-5 Northern Iowa 7-0 12-6 Missouri State 5-2 12-7 Indiana State 4-3 12-6 Wichita State 4-3 10-7 Southern Illinois 3-4 9-10 Evansville 3-4 7-12 Loyola 2-6 6-11 Drake 1-6 9-9 Bradley 0-8 0-18
2014 PLAYER AWARDS
Omaha Classic All-Tournament Team Kyla Inderski (MVP) Nicole Woods Michelle Thommi Akron Invitational All-Tournament Team Kyla Inderski (MVP) Chandelle Davidson Skyhawk Invitational All-Tournament Team Capris Quaites MVC Freshman of the Week Kyla Inderski, Sept. 2 & 8
2014 Season Drake Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2014) All matches 2014 OVERALL STATS Overall record: 9-9 Conf: 1-6 Home: 1-5 Away: 3-2 Neutral: 5-2
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Player
sp
15 8 18 12 10 11 22 3 17 23 13 9 4 2 21 5
Inderski, Kyla Woods, Nicole Schoene, Makena Platte, Amanda Quaites, Capris Dulek, Katie Daum, Shelby Zant, Taylor Brown, Rebecca Allen, Katie Davidson, Chandelle Moore, Meredith Shute, Kelly Meyer, Halli Goettl, Rachel Thommi, Michelle DRAKE Opponents
59 62 53 46 65 64 37 27 68 10 68 3 4 28 3 68 68 68
Team Statistics ATTACK Ki l l s Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET As s i s t s Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak
k
k/s
Attack e
186 3.15 65 124 2.00 54 119 2.25 53 102 2.22 34 97 1.49 40 72 1.12 25 40 1.08 25 35 1.30 17 12 0.18 6 7 0.70 3 4 0.06 2 3 1.00 2 3 0.75 0 1 0.04 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 3 805 11.84 329 951 13.99 384 DU
OPP
805 329 2475 .192 11.8
951 384 2553 .222 14.0
749 11.0
888 13.1
87 89 1.3
70 112 1.0
69 1.0
87 1.3
1052 15.5
1169 17.2
23 204 125.0 1.8 29 36
34 210 139.0 2.0 38 33
2373 6/396 7/81 0 0
3452 5/690
pct
Set a a/s
560 .216 397 .176 347 .190 350 .194 247 .231 195 .241 160 .094 115 .157 42 .143 24 .167 12 .167 7 .143 6 .500 2 .500 0 .000 11 -.273 2475 .192 2553 .222
12 0.20 6 0.10 3 0.06 10 0.22 10 0.15 8 0.12 1 0.03 0 0.00 273 4.01 0 0.00 388 5.71 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 0.11 0 0.00 35 0.51 749 11.01 888 13.06
ta
Date Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 30 Sep 02 Sep 05 Sep 05 Sep 06 Sep 06 Sep 12 Sep 13 Sep 13 *Sep 19 *Sep 20 *Sep 27 *Oct. 3 *Oct. 4 *Oct 10 *Oct 11
sa
Serve se sa/s
11 12 6 4 6 11 0 1 5 5 11 7 0 2 0 0 8 11 0 2 21 14 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 19 15 87 89 70 112
0.19 0.10 0.11 0.00 0.08 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.28 1.28 1.03
Opponent vs UMKC at Omaha vs Central Michigan NORTH DAKOTA vs Austin Peay vs Bryant at Akron vs Binghamton at UT Martin vs Valparaiso vs Western Carolina BRADLEY LOYOLA UNI at Missouri State at Wichita State SOUTHERN ILLINOIS EVANSVILLE
re
Dig dig dig/s
20 3 8 9 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 69 87
128 2.17 42 0.68 50 0.94 105 2.28 72 1.11 58 0.91 10 0.27 13 0.48 114 1.68 3 0.30 133 1.96 1 0.33 1 0.25 22 0.79 0 0.00 300 4.41 1052 15.47 1169 17.19
W W W L W W W W W L L W L L L L L L
Score 3-2 3-2 3-2 0-3 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-0 0-3 0-3 3-1 2-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-3 1-3
bs
Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe
3 17 20 1 27 28 0 15 15 0 19 19 5 39 44 11 52 63 1 20 21 0 5 5 0 1 1 1 6 7 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 204 125.0 34 210 139.0
0.34 3 0.45 1 0.28 4 0.41 1 0.68 4 0.98 7 0.57 4 0.19 0 0.01 0 0.70 2 0.03 1 0.00 1 0.50 1 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 1.84 29 2.04 38
Score by set 25-20,25-21,23-25,22-25,15-12 20-25,25-23,25-19,26-28,15-12 16-25,25-12,17-25,25-21,20-18 24-26,17-25,12-25 25-13,25-11,15-25,25-17 26-24,25-17,25-19 25-20,15-25,25-23,25-21 25-11,23-25,27-25,25-21 25-17,26-24,25-14 21-25,15-25,16-25 12-25,22-25,23-25 25-20,25-17,16-25,25-22 25-18,23-25,14-25,25-23,13-15 15-25,18-25,22-25 17-25,10-25,18-25 15-25,21-25,20-25 25-22,18-25,22-25,19-25 25-21,22-25,23-25,22-25
Record in 3-set matches:2-6 • Record in 4-set matches:4-2 • Record in 5-set matches:3-1
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3 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 7 1 12 0 0 0 0 5 36 33
points
Att. 122 0 156 245 45 27 152 27 226 107 84 410 517 678 516 2558 242 281
2014 Season Drake Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2014) 2014 MVC STATS Conference matches Overall record: 1-6 Conf: 1-6 Home: 1-4 Away: 0-2 Neutral: 0-0
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Player
sp
Set a a/s
sa
12 18 15 8 11 10 3 17 23 4 22 2 13 9 21 5
Platte, Amanda Schoene, Makena Inderski, Kyla Woods, Nicole Dulek, Katie Quaites, Capris Zant, Taylor Brown, Rebecca Allen, Katie Shute, Kelly Daum, Shelby Meyer, Halli Davidson, Chandelle Moore, Meredith Goettl, Rachel Thommi, Michelle DRAKE Opponents
26 71 2.73 15 209 .268 6 0.23 24 61 2.54 25 159 .226 2 0.08 17 48 2.82 22 147 .177 2 0.12 24 40 1.67 20 129 .155 1 0.04 25 37 1.48 16 94 .223 2 0.08 26 32 1.23 13 106 .179 1 0.04 14 16 1.14 11 66 .076 0 0.00 26 2 0.08 2 9 .000 108 4.15 5 1 0.20 2 10 -.100 0 0.00 2 1 0.50 0 4 .250 0 0.00 4 0 0.00 0 5 .000 0 0.00 6 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 26 0 0.00 1 4 -.250 153 5.88 1 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 3 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 26 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 10 0.38 26 309 11.88 128 943 .192 285 10.96 26 402 15.46 132 950 .284 369 14.19
0 2 3 0 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 10 31 27
Team Statistics ATTACK Ki l l s Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET As s i s t s Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak
k
DU
k/s
Attack e
OPP
309 128 943 .192 11.9
402 132 950 .284 15.5
285 11.0
369 14.2
31 30 1.2
27 42 1.0
26 1.0
31 1.2
361 13.9
433 16.7
3 88 47.0 1.8 4 15
9 86 52.0 2.0 5 4
2128 5/426 0/0 0 0
3074 2/1537 -
ta
pct
Date *Sep 19 *Sep 20 *Sep 27 *Oct. 3 *Oct. 4 *Oct 10 *Oct 11
Serve se sa/s
1 4 3 1 3 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 4 30 42
0.00 0.08 0.18 0.00 0.16 0.12 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.23 0.00 0.00 0.38 1.19 1.04
Opponent BRADLEY LOYOLA UNI at Missouri State at Wichita State SOUTHERN ILLINOIS EVANSVILLE
Dig dig dig/s
bs
7 55 2.12 3 15 0.62 10 33 1.94 0 6 0.25 0 18 0.72 2 47 1.81 0 8 0.57 0 28 1.08 0 1 0.20 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 5 0.83 0 46 1.77 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 4 99 3.81 26 361 13.88 31 433 16.65
0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9
re
W L L L L L L
Score 3-1 2-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-3 1-3
Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe
15 8 4 11 26 14 4 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 88 86
15 8 4 11 28 15 4 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 47.0 52.0
0.58 0.33 0.24 0.46 1.12 0.58 0.29 0.00 0.40 0.50 0.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.81 2.00
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 15 4
Score by set 25-20,25-17,16-25,25-22 25-18,23-25,14-25,25-23,13-15 15-25,18-25,22-25 17-25,10-25,18-25 15-25,21-25,20-25 25-22,18-25,22-25,19-25 25-21,22-25,23-25,22-25
Record in 3-set matches:0-3 • Record in 4-set matches:1-2 • Record in 5-set matches:0-1
points
Att. 410 517 678 516 2558 242 281
1
5
10
TV/RADIO CHART
2
Scarlett Howerter, Jr.
Michelle Thommi, So.
15
Capris Quaites, So.
22
Kyla Inderski, Fr.
Shelby Daum, Jr.
7
11
4
3
Halli Meyer, Sr.
Odessa Cody, Fr.
8
12
Taylor Zant, RFr.
Nicole Woods, So.
9
13
17
Katie Dulek, Jr.
23
Rebecca Brown, Jr.
Makena Schoene, So.
Katie Allen, RSo.
Darrin McBroom - Head Coach
18
Amanda Platte, Sr.
21
Kelly Shute, Fr.
Meredith Moore, Sr.
Chandelle Davidson, So.
Rachel Goettl, Fr.
Time (CT) W, 3-2 W, 3-2 W, 3-2 L, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 L, 3-0 L, 3-0 W, 3-1 L, 3-2 L, 3-0 L, 3-0 L, 3-0 L, 3-1 L, 3-1 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA
^ Omaha Classic (Omaha, Neb.) % Akron Invitational (Akron, Ohio) # Skyhawk Invitational (Martin, Tenn.) * Missouri Valley Conference match @ Cedar Falls, Iowa
DRAKE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Asst. Dir. Ath. Comm./VB Contact...... John Meyer Office:............................................(515) 271-3740 Cell Phone.....................................(515) 770-4190 E-mail:[email protected] Asst. AD Athletic Comm..........................Ty Patton Office.............................................(515) 271-3014 [email protected] Asst. Dir. Ath. Comm...................... Sean Palchick Office.............................................(515) 271-4147 [email protected]
A pair of Missouri Valley Conference road matches are on the slate for the Drake University volleyball team this week as it visits Indiana State (Oct. 17) before traveling to Illinois State (Oct. 18). First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Indiana State and 7 p.m. at Illinois State. Live stats for each match will be available at www.GoDrakeBulldogs. com. REWIND Drake (9-9, 1-6 MVC) dropped home contests to Southern Illinois, 3-1, and Evansville, 3-1, this past weekend. The Bulldogs took the opening set in each match, but couldn’t hold off the Salukis and the Purple Aces, as they have just one victory in their last nine matches. Against SIU, Drake had three players, led by senior Amanda Platte with 12, finish with double figure kills. Junior Katie Dulek tallied 11 kills with zero attack errors, and a sterling .688 hitting percentage, while sophomore Makena Schoene had 11. Dulek and Platte teamed up on several block assists as they each recorded five blocks, and Platte added 13 digs to have a double-double. The following night in the matchup against Evansville, Schoene crushed a career-high 20 kills and sophomore Chandelle Davidson guided Drake’s offense with her second consecutive double-double with 30 assists and 10 digs. Platte just missed her secondstraight double-double as she recorded 15 kills and eight digs. TURNAROUND Even with its recent struggles, the 2014 team has already surpassed the win total (7) from the previous two seasons combined. The Bulldogs captured two tournament titles, the Omaha Classic and the Akron Invitational, this season. After finishing No. 303 in the final RPI rankings of the 2013 campaign, the Bulldogs are No. 193 in the latest RPI rankings of the 2014 campaign. SCOUTING INDIANA STATE In MVC play last weekend, Indiana State (12-6, 4-3 MVC) collected a pair of sweeps at Loyola and Bradley. The Sycamores have won four of their last five matches going into their non-conference road contest at Saint Louis tonight. Indiana State currently ranks first in several team offensive and defensive categories in the conference, including aces (1.60 per set), kills allowed (11.47), assists allowed (10.59) and blocks allowed (1.56). SCOUTING ILLINOIS STATE Illinois State (13-5, 7-0 MVC), which is currently riding a nine-match winning streak, will host UNI (Oct. 17) on Friday night in Normal, Ill. The Redbirds and the Panthers are the MVC’s only unbeaten teams in conference action. Emily Orrick and Jaelyn 2014 DRAKE NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. 1 Scarlett Howerter OPP/DS 5-11 2 Halli Meyer DS/L 5-8 3 Taylor Zant OPP 6-0 4 Kelly Shute MB 6-2 5 Michelle Thommi DS/L 5-7 7 Odessa Cody OPP 6-0 8 Nicole Woods OH 6-2 9 Meredith Moore OH 5-10 10 Capris Quaites MB 5-9 11 Katie Dulek MB 6-0 12 Amanda Platte OH 5-10 13 Chandelle Davidson S 5-7 15 Kyla Inderski OH 5-11 17 Rebecca Brown S 5-10 18 Makena Schoene OPP/OH 6-1 21 Rachel Goettl DS 5-5 22 Shelby Daum OPP 6-1 23 Katie Allen MB/OH 6-3
Cl. Jr. Sr. RFr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. RSo.
Hometown (High School/Previous School) Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) Bettendorf, Iowa (Bettendorf) Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville) Dana Point, Calif. (Dana Hills) Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) Chicago, Ill. (Lane Tech) St. Charles, Ill. (Memphis/East St. Charles) Bloomington, Ill. (Normal Community) Omaha, Neb. (Westside Omaha) Lenexa, Kan. (St. James Academy) Mount Vernon, Iowa (Mount Vernon) Gretna, Neb. (Hastings College/Gretna) Urbandale, Iowa (Urbandale) Bentonville, Ark. (Bentonville) Seattle, Wash. (Bear Creek School) Cameron, Wis. (Rice Lake) Battle Creek, Neb. (Battle Creek) Mokena, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East)
2014 DRAKE VOLLEYBALL
Kenne of Illinois State were named the MVC Defensive Player and Freshman of the Week, respectively, by the league office this past Monday. Orrick leads The Valley in digs per set at 5.13, and Kenne paces the conference in blocks per set at 1.10, while ranking fourth in hitting percentage (.357) and eighth in points per set at 3.46.
STEPPING UP Platte continues to play well as she has smashed 71 kills in MVC action after missing most of the Bulldogs’ final non-conference tournament at UT-Martin on Sept. 12-13. She has stepped up on defense for the Bulldogs with 105 digs on the season, which is a career high. INSTANT IMPACT Even after missing the last two matches due to injury, freshman Kyla Inderski leads Drake with 186 kills and a 3.15 kills per set average in her first season. Her kills per set average and points per set average (3.53) each rank seventh in the conference. She was named the MVP and to the all-tournament team at both the Omaha Classic and at the Akron Invitational. She collected back-to-back MVC Freshman of the Week awards for her efforts at the first two tournaments. The freshman has also provided strong defense as she ranks second on the team in digs with 128. INSTANT IMPACT PART 2 Sophomore Nicole Woods is another first-year player in the program contributing to the team’s success. Woods, who played her freshman season at the University of Memphis, has smashed 124 kills to rank second on the squad behind Inderski. Woods was named to the all-tournament team at the Omaha Classic as the Bulldogs claimed the tournament title. DIGGING IN Sophomore Michelle Thommi has stepped into the starting lineup at the libero position this season and provided strong back row defense with recording a team-leading 300 digs. Thommi is averaging a team-high 4.41 digs per set, which ranks fourth in the conference. WELCOME BACK Junior middle blocker Katie Dulek has provided a steady presence in the middle for Drake. Dulek, who missed all but nine matches last season due to a shoulder injury, has recorded a team-high 63 blocks this year. She posted .857 and .636 hitting percentages in the wins over Austin Peay and Binghamton, respectively. The .857 hitting percentage is a career-best. QUICK LEARNER Sophomore Capris Quaites, who at 5-9 is the shortest middle blocker in The Valley, continues to shine at her new position. Quaites moved to the middle after spending her freshman season at outside hitter and last played middle blocker in high school. At the Skyhawk Invitational, Quaites tallied 20 kills and four blocks and was named to the alltournament team. The Omaha, Neb., native ranks second on the team in blocks with 39 and third in kills with 93. READY WHEN CALLED ON Schoene has established herself as one of the Bulldogs top hitters by averaging 8.17 kills per match in MVC play. The Seattle, Wash. native, who filled in for Inderski in the starting lineup last weekend, ranks third on the squad in kills with 119. SPARK PLUG Redshirt freshman Taylor Zant provided a spark in her second career match for Drake against Bryant. Zant, who earlier in the day made her career debut in the win over Austin Peay, connected for seven kills along with a .429 attack percentage in the sweep over the Bryant Bulldogs. HOME SWEET HOME Earlier this season at the Omaha Classic, Drake had several Nebraska natives have stellar performances in their home state. Thommi, who played for Skutt Catholic High School in Omaha, was named to the all-tournament team. She started all three matches at the libero position, and led the squad in digs with 58. Junior Shelby Daum from Battle Creek, Neb., came off the bench and smashed 27 total kills in the three matches. Daum and Quaites, who played at Westside Omaha High School, partnered on a block assist for the final point in the victory over Central Michigan. Quaites started every match at one of the middle blocker positions for Drake. Davidson, who played her freshman season at Hastings College (Neb.), started every match at the setter position and led the team in assists with 74. UP NEXT The Bulldogs stay in the state of Iowa as they will visit UNI on Oct. 25 with first serve slated for 7 p.m. Drake returns home on Oct. 31 when it hosts Wichita State at 7 p.m. at the Knapp Center.
DRAKE QUICK FACTS Location............................Des Moines, Iowa Founded................................................1881 Enrollment............................................5,348 President..........................Dr. David Maxwell Athletics Director.........Sandy Hatfield Clubb SWA......................................Megan Franklin Affiliation.............................. NCAA Division I Conference............................Missouri Valley Nickname........................................Bulldogs Colors.......................................Blue & White Facility.................................... Knapp Center Capacity...............................................7,152 DRAKE VOLLEYBALL 2013 Record......................................... 2-28 Home.................................................... 0-13 Away..................................................... 0-12 Neutral.................................................... 2-3 MVC Record................................. 0-18/10th Postseason.......................................... None Starters Returning/Lost...........................6/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................8/3 Newcomers.................................................6 DRAKE VOLLEYBALL STAFF Head Coach...................... Darrin McBroom Alma Mater...........Northwest Missouri State Drake Record/Years....... 11-37/2nd Season Overall Record/Years......................... Same Assistant Coaches.................. Leslie Flores, .......................................... Nicollette Hartley
2014 MVC PRESEASON POLL Rank Team (1st-place votes) Points 1. Wichita State (4) – 87 2. UNI (2) – 85 3. Illinois State (3) – 78 4. Missouri State – 68 5. Southern Illinois – 67 (1) 6. Loyola – 62 7. Bradley - 35 8. Evansville - 29 9. Indiana State - 28 10. Drake - 11
2014 MVC STANDINGS (as of 10/14/14)
School MVC Overall Illinois State 7-0 13-5 Northern Iowa 7-0 12-6 Missouri State 5-2 12-7 Indiana State 4-3 12-6 Wichita State 4-3 10-7 Southern Illinois 3-4 9-10 Evansville 3-4 7-12 Loyola 2-6 6-11 Drake 1-6 9-9 Bradley 0-8 0-18
2014 PLAYER AWARDS
Omaha Classic All-Tournament Team Kyla Inderski (MVP) Nicole Woods Michelle Thommi Akron Invitational All-Tournament Team Kyla Inderski (MVP) Chandelle Davidson Skyhawk Invitational All-Tournament Team Capris Quaites MVC Freshman of the Week Kyla Inderski, Sept. 2 & 8
2014 Season Drake Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2014) All matches 2014 OVERALL STATS Overall record: 9-9 Conf: 1-6 Home: 1-5 Away: 3-2 Neutral: 5-2
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Player
sp
15 8 18 12 10 11 22 3 17 23 13 9 4 2 21 5
Inderski, Kyla Woods, Nicole Schoene, Makena Platte, Amanda Quaites, Capris Dulek, Katie Daum, Shelby Zant, Taylor Brown, Rebecca Allen, Katie Davidson, Chandelle Moore, Meredith Shute, Kelly Meyer, Halli Goettl, Rachel Thommi, Michelle DRAKE Opponents
59 62 53 46 65 64 37 27 68 10 68 3 4 28 3 68 68 68
Team Statistics ATTACK Ki l l s Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET As s i s t s Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak
k
k/s
Attack e
186 3.15 65 124 2.00 54 119 2.25 53 102 2.22 34 97 1.49 40 72 1.12 25 40 1.08 25 35 1.30 17 12 0.18 6 7 0.70 3 4 0.06 2 3 1.00 2 3 0.75 0 1 0.04 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 3 805 11.84 329 951 13.99 384 DU
OPP
805 329 2475 .192 11.8
951 384 2553 .222 14.0
749 11.0
888 13.1
87 89 1.3
70 112 1.0
69 1.0
87 1.3
1052 15.5
1169 17.2
23 204 125.0 1.8 29 36
34 210 139.0 2.0 38 33
2373 6/396 7/81 0 0
3452 5/690
pct
Set a a/s
560 .216 397 .176 347 .190 350 .194 247 .231 195 .241 160 .094 115 .157 42 .143 24 .167 12 .167 7 .143 6 .500 2 .500 0 .000 11 -.273 2475 .192 2553 .222
12 0.20 6 0.10 3 0.06 10 0.22 10 0.15 8 0.12 1 0.03 0 0.00 273 4.01 0 0.00 388 5.71 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 0.11 0 0.00 35 0.51 749 11.01 888 13.06
ta
Date Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 30 Sep 02 Sep 05 Sep 05 Sep 06 Sep 06 Sep 12 Sep 13 Sep 13 *Sep 19 *Sep 20 *Sep 27 *Oct. 3 *Oct. 4 *Oct 10 *Oct 11
sa
Serve se sa/s
11 12 6 4 6 11 0 1 5 5 11 7 0 2 0 0 8 11 0 2 21 14 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 19 15 87 89 70 112
0.19 0.10 0.11 0.00 0.08 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.28 1.28 1.03
Opponent vs UMKC at Omaha vs Central Michigan NORTH DAKOTA vs Austin Peay vs Bryant at Akron vs Binghamton at UT Martin vs Valparaiso vs Western Carolina BRADLEY LOYOLA UNI at Missouri State at Wichita State SOUTHERN ILLINOIS EVANSVILLE
re
Dig dig dig/s
20 3 8 9 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 69 87
128 2.17 42 0.68 50 0.94 105 2.28 72 1.11 58 0.91 10 0.27 13 0.48 114 1.68 3 0.30 133 1.96 1 0.33 1 0.25 22 0.79 0 0.00 300 4.41 1052 15.47 1169 17.19
W W W L W W W W W L L W L L L L L L
Score 3-2 3-2 3-2 0-3 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-0 0-3 0-3 3-1 2-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-3 1-3
bs
Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe
3 17 20 1 27 28 0 15 15 0 19 19 5 39 44 11 52 63 1 20 21 0 5 5 0 1 1 1 6 7 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 204 125.0 34 210 139.0
0.34 3 0.45 1 0.28 4 0.41 1 0.68 4 0.98 7 0.57 4 0.19 0 0.01 0 0.70 2 0.03 1 0.00 1 0.50 1 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 1.84 29 2.04 38
Score by set 25-20,25-21,23-25,22-25,15-12 20-25,25-23,25-19,26-28,15-12 16-25,25-12,17-25,25-21,20-18 24-26,17-25,12-25 25-13,25-11,15-25,25-17 26-24,25-17,25-19 25-20,15-25,25-23,25-21 25-11,23-25,27-25,25-21 25-17,26-24,25-14 21-25,15-25,16-25 12-25,22-25,23-25 25-20,25-17,16-25,25-22 25-18,23-25,14-25,25-23,13-15 15-25,18-25,22-25 17-25,10-25,18-25 15-25,21-25,20-25 25-22,18-25,22-25,19-25 25-21,22-25,23-25,22-25
Record in 3-set matches:2-6 • Record in 4-set matches:4-2 • Record in 5-set matches:3-1
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3 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 7 1 12 0 0 0 0 5 36 33
points
Att. 122 0 156 245 45 27 152 27 226 107 84 410 517 678 516 2558 242 281
2014 Season Drake Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2014) 2014 MVC STATS Conference matches Overall record: 1-6 Conf: 1-6 Home: 1-4 Away: 0-2 Neutral: 0-0
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Player
sp
Set a a/s
sa
12 18 15 8 11 10 3 17 23 4 22 2 13 9 21 5
Platte, Amanda Schoene, Makena Inderski, Kyla Woods, Nicole Dulek, Katie Quaites, Capris Zant, Taylor Brown, Rebecca Allen, Katie Shute, Kelly Daum, Shelby Meyer, Halli Davidson, Chandelle Moore, Meredith Goettl, Rachel Thommi, Michelle DRAKE Opponents
26 71 2.73 15 209 .268 6 0.23 24 61 2.54 25 159 .226 2 0.08 17 48 2.82 22 147 .177 2 0.12 24 40 1.67 20 129 .155 1 0.04 25 37 1.48 16 94 .223 2 0.08 26 32 1.23 13 106 .179 1 0.04 14 16 1.14 11 66 .076 0 0.00 26 2 0.08 2 9 .000 108 4.15 5 1 0.20 2 10 -.100 0 0.00 2 1 0.50 0 4 .250 0 0.00 4 0 0.00 0 5 .000 0 0.00 6 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 26 0 0.00 1 4 -.250 153 5.88 1 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 3 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 26 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 10 0.38 26 309 11.88 128 943 .192 285 10.96 26 402 15.46 132 950 .284 369 14.19
0 2 3 0 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 10 31 27
Team Statistics ATTACK Ki l l s Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET As s i s t s Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak
k
DU
k/s
Attack e
OPP
309 128 943 .192 11.9
402 132 950 .284 15.5
285 11.0
369 14.2
31 30 1.2
27 42 1.0
26 1.0
31 1.2
361 13.9
433 16.7
3 88 47.0 1.8 4 15
9 86 52.0 2.0 5 4
2128 5/426 0/0 0 0
3074 2/1537 -
ta
pct
Date *Sep 19 *Sep 20 *Sep 27 *Oct. 3 *Oct. 4 *Oct 10 *Oct 11
Serve se sa/s
1 4 3 1 3 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 4 30 42
0.00 0.08 0.18 0.00 0.16 0.12 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.23 0.00 0.00 0.38 1.19 1.04
Opponent BRADLEY LOYOLA UNI at Missouri State at Wichita State SOUTHERN ILLINOIS EVANSVILLE
Dig dig dig/s
bs
7 55 2.12 3 15 0.62 10 33 1.94 0 6 0.25 0 18 0.72 2 47 1.81 0 8 0.57 0 28 1.08 0 1 0.20 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 5 0.83 0 46 1.77 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 4 99 3.81 26 361 13.88 31 433 16.65
0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9
re
W L L L L L L
Score 3-1 2-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-3 1-3
Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe
15 8 4 11 26 14 4 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 88 86
15 8 4 11 28 15 4 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 47.0 52.0
0.58 0.33 0.24 0.46 1.12 0.58 0.29 0.00 0.40 0.50 0.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.81 2.00
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 15 4
Score by set 25-20,25-17,16-25,25-22 25-18,23-25,14-25,25-23,13-15 15-25,18-25,22-25 17-25,10-25,18-25 15-25,21-25,20-25 25-22,18-25,22-25,19-25 25-21,22-25,23-25,22-25
Record in 3-set matches:0-3 • Record in 4-set matches:1-2 • Record in 5-set matches:0-1
points
Att. 410 517 678 516 2558 242 281
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5
10
TV/RADIO CHART
2
Scarlett Howerter, Jr.
Michelle Thommi, So.
15
Capris Quaites, So.
22
Kyla Inderski, Fr.
Shelby Daum, Jr.
7
11
4
3
Halli Meyer, Sr.
Odessa Cody, Fr.
8
12
Taylor Zant, RFr.
Nicole Woods, So.
9
13
17
Katie Dulek, Jr.
23
Rebecca Brown, Jr.
Makena Schoene, So.
Katie Allen, RSo.
Darrin McBroom - Head Coach
18
Amanda Platte, Sr.
21
Kelly Shute, Fr.
Meredith Moore, Sr.
Chandelle Davidson, So.
Rachel Goettl, Fr.
