VALPARAISO, Ind. – The Drake volleyball team suffered a loss in its first Missouri Valley Conference match of the season on Friday night at the hands of the Valparaiso Beacons by a mark of three sets to one.
In the first set there was plenty of back-and-forth action between the Bulldogs and the Beacons as the two sides came together at 10-10 after a score from Lisa Melenciano. After trading the next few points, Drake went up by two, 16-14, as Emaline Handzel recorded a service ace immediately following the media timeout.