PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley Volleyball looks to lock up the best Missouri Valley Conference finish in program history with the Braves closing out the 2021 regular-season schedule at I-74 rival Illinois State Friday in a battle for sole possession of second place in the league standings.
The two teams enter Friday's 6 p.m. match at Redbird Arena (ESPN+) tied for second in the MVC standings at 12-5. Bradley (16-12 overall, 12-5 MVC) had a season-long seven-match win streak snapped Saturday at Valparaiso after topping league-leading Loyola on the road the night before to kick off the three-match road swing that wraps up Friday.