DRAKE 3, DEPAUL 0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-15)
DES MOINES, IA -- Drake, which was the runner-up in the 2022 NIVC, cruised past DePaul on Thursday to advance to the Great Eight of the 2023 NIVC. The Bulldogs move to 24-10 on the year, and the Blue Demons end the year at 18-15. DePaul had a 15-11 lead in Set 2, but the Bulldogs got it tied up again at 16-all on a kill from Kacie Rewerts. Late points from Haley Bush (on an ace) and kills by Rewerts and Taylor Oberpriller secured it for Drake. In Set 3, Drake got loose after the score was tied at 6-all, moving ahead 14-7 on a pair of kills by Haley Bush. The match was closed with two kills by Madison Geise and a block by Geise and Ashlynn Kuhn. In the set, Drake had 17 kills and just two errors. For Drake, Oberpriller rang up 15 kills, and Bush closed with 14 kills. Geise and Addison Beagle each had 19 assists; Jada Wills finished with 19 digs, while Beagle came through with 14 digs. For DePaul, Jill Pressly had 15 kills to go with 12 digs, and Audrey Klemp added 12 kills. Ashley Cudiamat had 22 assists, Rachel Krasowski closed with 16 digs and Julia Nagy had 10 digs. |
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