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Volleyball Heads To Kansas City For Kangaroo Klassic

PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley Volleyball travels to Kansas City, Mo., for the second consecutive year, taking part in UMKC's Kangaroo Klassic Friday and Saturday at the Swinney Recreation Center.

The Braves (3-4 overall) faced two of the weekend's three opponents during last year's Kangaroo Klassic, with Nebraska-Omaha and tournament-host UMKC both on the slate again. Bradley opens the tournament Friday at 10 a.m. against Nebraska-Omaha, with the Braves holding a 3-2 edge in the all-time series.

Friday's action also includes the first match against a school from the Ivy League in program history, with Bradley taking on Cornell in a 5:30 p.