DES MOINES, Iowa – Melanie Feliciano pounded out 24 kills to help Evansville defeat the Drake University volleyball team, 3-1, Saturday evening at the Knapp Center.
Drake won the first set, 25-17. However, the Purple Aces stormed back to take the next three sets by scores of 25-21, 25-15, 25-14 to leave Des Moines with their first Missouri Valley Conference win of the season.
Drake (7-8, 1-1 MVC) was led by senior Elle Tubbs (Clinton, Iowa), who posted 11 kills on 21 attempts and added two blocks. Haley Bush (Waukee, Iowa) added 17 kills, but those were tempered by 11 errors on a night in which the Bulldogs hit .