Belmont Volleyball Heads North for Final Road Weekend of Regular Season

Belmont at Northern Iowa 
Friday, Nov. 6 | 6 p.m. CT 
McLeod Center | Cedar Falls, Iowa 

Belmont at Drake 
Saturday, Nov. 7 | 5 p.m. CT 
Knapp Center | Des Moines, Iowa 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Belmont University volleyball team (14-9, 11-1 MVC) heads to Iowa for its final road weekend of the regular season, facing Missouri Valley Conference leader Northern Iowa on Friday, Nov. 6, at 6 p.m. CT before traveling to Drake on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 5 p.m. CT. 

The Bruins enter the weekend second in the MVC standings, riding a six-match winning streak following home victories over Drake and UIC. Belmont secured its first victory over Drake in program history before defeating UIC for the second time this season. 

With 11 conference victories, including five sweeps, Belmont has recorded the best start to MVC play in program history and has clinched a berth in the MVC Tournament. 

Both matches will be streamed live on ESPN+, while live statistics will be available at GoBelmontBruins.com. 

What's Bruin 

• Belmont enters the weekend 14-9 overall and 11-1 in Missouri Valley Conference play, sitting second in the league standings behind UNI. 
• The Bruins are riding a six-match winning streak following victories over Drake and UIC, bringing their conference win total to 11, including five sweeps. 
• Belmont has recorded the best conference start in program history and has clinched a berth in the MVC Tournament. 
• The Bruins have secured first-time program victories over Drake, Illinois State and UIC this season. 
• Belmont opened MVC play with four consecutive victories and a 15-set winning streak against conference opponents before suffering its lone league loss at Bradley. 
• Libero Mya Bolton was named MVC Libero of the Week on Nov. 2 and Tennessee Sports Writers Association Player of the Week on Nov. 3 following Belmont's victories over Drake and UIC. She previously earned MVC Libero of the Week honors on Sept. 28. 
• Bolton recorded a career-high 33 digs in Belmont's four-set victory over Drake, leading all NCAA Division I players in digs that Friday night. 
• Bolton leads Belmont with 368 digs and 25 service aces while ranking third on the team with 73 assists. She enters the weekend fifth in the MVC in digs. 
• Sophomore middle blocker Erin McMullen leads Belmont with 78 total blocks and ranks second on the team with 210 kills, fifth in the MVC. 
• McMullen leads the MVC with a .392 hitting percentage and ranks third in the conference with 14 solo blocks. She was named MVC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 26. 
• Senior Brenna Kauffeld leads Belmont with 244 kills, ranking fourth in the MVC. She also ranks third on the team in service aces (21) and blocks (51) and fourth in digs (134). 
• Kauffeld was named MVC Player of the Week on Sept. 28 and was also recognized as Belmont's September Student-Athlete of the Month. 
• Kauffeld and McMullen were named to the Weber State Wildcat Invitational All-Tournament Team earlier this season. 
• Jordan Czajkowski leads the Bruins with 512 assists, followed by Alivia Keegan with 406. Both setters have surpassed 1,000 career assists, with Czajkowski reaching the milestone against Evansville and Keegan recording hers in the win at UIC. 
• Junior DS/libero Lauren Evans ranks second on the team with 22 service aces and 196 digs. The Butler transfer is one of three newcomers on Belmont's 2026 roster. 
• Freshman outside hitter Sydnee Nelson ranks fifth on the team with 126 kills and 15 service aces. She recorded a career-high 16 kills in Belmont's four-set victory over Drake. 
• Belmont ranks first in the MVC in hitting percentage (.241).
• Belmont finished the 2025 season 17-11 overall and 8-8 in MVC play, finishing sixth in the conference standings. 
• The Bruins are led by second-year head coach Fritz Rosenberg, assistant coach Delaney Gallagher and assistant coach Sean Cahill. 

About the Panthers 

• Northern Iowa enters the weekend 18-5 overall and 12-0 in MVC play, riding a 14-match winning streak. 
• Five Panthers have earned MVC weekly honors this season, with three receiving multiple selections. Cassidy Hartman has been named MVC Player of the Week three times, while Lily Dykstra has earned the honor twice. 
• Maryn Bixby has received MVC Defensive Player of the Week honors twice, while Jadyn Peterson has earned MVC Libero of the Week recognition and Reese Booth has been named MVC Player of the Week. 
• Northern Iowa is led by head coach Bobbi Petersen, who is in her 27th season at the helm of the Panthers and enters the weekend one victory shy of 400. 
• The Panthers captured both the MVC regular-season and tournament championships in 2025, finishing undefeated in conference play. 
• Belmont is 0-6 all-time against Northern Iowa and will look to secure its first victory over the Panthers. The teams last met in November 2025, when UNI earned a four-set victory. 

About the Bulldogs 

• Drake enters the weekend 12-12 overall and 7-5 in MVC play. 
• Freshman outside hitter Kamryn Behrns was named MVC Player of the Week on Oct. 19. 
• Fifth-year libero Jasmine Dulan earned MVC Libero of the Week honors on Sept. 14 and leads the Bulldogs with 458 digs. She also ranks third on the team with 75 assists and leads Drake with 18 service aces. 
• Drake is led by head coach Darrin McBroom, who is in his 14th season with the program. 
• The Bulldogs finished the 2025 season 18-12 overall and 12-4 in MVC play. 
• Belmont is 1-6 all-time against Drake after securing its first victory over the Bulldogs in a four-set win on Oct. 30 at the Curb Event Center. The teams previously met in the first round of the 2025 MVC Tournament, when Drake defeated Belmont in five sets. 

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