Peoria, Ill. – Bradley Volleyball opens Missouri Valley Conference play this weekend with a two-match road trip to Indiana State and Evansville. The Braves will face the Sycamores on Friday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. CT in Terre Haute before traveling to Evansville for a Saturday matchup at 5 p.m. CT.
Match Information
Bradley at Indiana State
Date & Time: Friday, Sept. 25, 2026 at 6 p.m. CT
Location: ISU Arena | Terre Haute, Ind.
Coverage: Live Stats & ESPN+
Bradley at Evansville
Date & Time: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026 at 5 p.m. CT
Location: Meeks Family Fieldhouse | Evansville, Ind.
Coverage: Live Stats & ESPN+
Weekend Matchups
Indiana State: Indiana State enters Missouri Valley Conference play with a 6-5 record after sweeping three matches at the Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational. The Sycamores defeated Stonehill, Columbia and Purdue Fort Wayne to close nonconference action on a three-match winning streak. Curry Kendall leads Indiana State with 128 kills, while Kira Holland has recorded 127. Avery Hales has a team-high 302 assists, and Emmy Sher leads the defense with 155 digs. Indiana State is averaging 13.11 kills and 1.64 service aces per set this season.
Evansville: Evansville enters conference play with a 3-9 record after splitting a home-and-home series with Southern Indiana last weekend. The Purple Aces closed nonconference play with a five-set victory over USI at Meeks Family Fieldhouse. Ryan Scheu led Evansville with 15 kills in the win, while Savannah Gogel added 14 kills and seven blocks. Carsyn Kelley recorded 49 assists, and Kendall Agler finished with 20 digs. Evansville hosts Southern Illinois on Friday before welcoming Bradley on Saturday.
Bradley Notes
Bradley enters Missouri Valley Conference play with a 5-7 record after going 1-2 at the CEFCU Invitational. All three matches went five sets, with the Braves defeating UTRGV before falling to New Mexico State and Lindenwood. Bradley has now played five consecutive five-set matches dating back to the Loyola Invitational.
Sophomore outside hitter Gracie Furlong continues to lead the Bradley offense with 189 kills at 3.78 kills per set. Reigning MVC Setter of the Year Maria Drapp has totaled 501 assists at 10.02 assists per set while also ranking second on the team with 143 digs. Eirini Bitsaktsi leads Bradley with 178 digs, while Adeline Goedheer has recorded a team-high 53 blocks. Chloe Parker has added 117 kills while hitting a team-best .311 among Braves with at least 100 attack attempts.
Following the opening weekend of MVC play, Bradley returns to Renaissance Coliseum for its conference home-opening weekend against Northern Iowa and Drake on Oct. 2-3.
