Bradley Brad 5-8,1-1 MVC

Drake DRA 6-4,1-1 MVC

Bradley Brad

5-8,1-1 MVC

Final

Sep. 25, 2021

Drake DRA

6-4,1-1 MVC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Bradley Brad	25	26	22	25	(3)
Drake DRA	23	24	25	22	(1)

Box Score

Evan Temchin

Volleyball Picks Up Road Win At Drake

Box Score

Game Recap: Volleyball | 9/25/2021 9:11:00 PM

DES MOINES, Iowa – Senior Hannah Thompson and junior Karagan Coggin paced Bradley with 15 kills each and three Braves posted double-doubles as BU picked up a win on the road with a 25-23, 26-24, 22-25, 25-22 victory at Drake Saturday at the Knapp Center.

Coggin hit a .400 clip and was one of four Bradley (5-8 overall, 1-1 MVC) individuals in double figures in kills, tying Thompson for team-high honors with 15 kills. Thompson, who passed Jenna Passman for eighth on the Bradley career kills list, finished with 15 kills and a season-high 25 digs for her 66^th career double-double. Sophomore Doga Topcicek collected a career-best 14 kills and also had 15 digs and four blocks, while senior Kora Kauling notched a career-best 12 kills and 36 assists to highlight the win for the Braves.

The first set featured 11 ties and five lead changes with Bradley using a late push to take the opener 25-23. Drake (6-4 overall, 1-1 MVC) led 23-22 when Coggin knotted things up at 23-23 with her fourth kill in the frame. Carlee Camlin gave Bradley set point at 24-23 with a kill and Topcicek capped the 25-23 victory with a block solo.

Drake held set point at 24-22 in the second set before Bradley used another late surge. Topcicek, who had five kills in the second, started a 4-0 BU run with a kill. A Drake set error pulled the Braves even at 24-24 and Thompson found the floor with a kill to give the Braves set point at 25-24. A Drake attack error gave Bradley a 26-24 victory and a 2-0 lead in the match. Coggin helped highlight the second-set victory with six kills on just seven swings.

Both teams had their best offensive efforts in the third set with Drake managing to force a fourth set with a 25-22 win. The Bulldogs, who hit .354 in the third, used a 4-0 run to build a 20-17 advantage, with Ashlynn Kuhn notching a pair of kills that put Drake in front. Bradley pulled within one a pair of times down the stretch with the last at 22-21 before the Bulldogs forced a fourth set with a 25-22 victory. The Braves dropped the third set despite hitting .326 in the stanza.

Drake led by as many as four in the fourth (14-10) before Bradley used a 9-0 run to take control. Kauling, who had six kills in the fourth on just 11 swings, and Thompson each had a pair of kills during the spurt that saw the Braves grab a 19-14 advantage. Drake managed to pull within two at 20-18 only to have Kauling come up with a kill to push the lead back to three and the Braves eventually held match point at 24-20 after a block by Topcicek and junior Raeann Bergman. A Rachel Pranger kill would put the finishing touches on a 25-22 win to seal the Bradley victory.

Drake's Haley Bush finished with a match-high 20 kills to lead the Bulldogs.

Bradley plays seven of the next nine matches at home, opening the stretch next Friday with a 6 p.m. match against Southern Illinois at Renaissance Coliseum.

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