DES MOINES, Iowa. – The Drake volleyball team took to the court for the opening round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Wednesday night and fought back to advance to the semifinal round with a five-set win over the No. 6 seed Belmont Bruins.
In the early stages of the first set Drake grabbed hold of the lead behind its defense at the net. Aniyah Davis and Macy Daufeldt recorded the first block of the night for the Bulldogs and Davis immediately followed with a solo block of her own making the score 6-2 in favor of Drake.