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UE Volleyball completes road swing with 3-1 loss

Final Stats

DES MOINES, Iowa – Mildrelis Rodriguez hit .308 while totaling 21 kills but Drake was able to overcome a 1-0 deficit to earn a 3-1 win over the University of Evansville volleyball team on Saturday night at the Knapp Center.

Rodriguez notched her 21 kills in 52 attempts while posting 12 digs. Rocio Fortuny had 17 kills for UE (4-20, 0-11 MVC) while Rachel Tam had nine kills and a team-best 13 digs. Drake (13-11, 4-6 MVC) was led by a 19-kill effort courtesy of Odessa Cody.

A quick start saw the Purple Aces score the first two points of the opening set before extending that advantage to 10-6.