PEORIA, Ill. -- After moving into a tie for second in the Missouri Valley Conference standings, Bradley Volleyball faces a pair of road tests this weekend with the Braves opening a three-match road swing Friday at league-leading Loyola before a Saturday night contest at Valparaiso, which starts the week fourth in the league standings.
Bradley (15-11 overall, 11-4 MVC) brings a season-best six-match win streak into Friday's 6 p.m. outing (ESPN+) at Loyola (19-7 overall, 12-2 MVC) with the Braves having a chance to move within a half game of the Ramblers.
The weekend road trip features the top four teams in the standings all playing each other, with Valparaiso (18-7 overall, 9-5 MVC) one-and-a-half games behind Bradley and Illinois State for second in the standings leading into a Friday night home match against the Redbirds.