ST. LOUIS, MO. - Drake volleyball juniors Angela Bys (Marion, Iowa/Marion) and Alana Wittenburg (Readlyn, Iowa/Wapsie Valley) were rewarded for their work in the classroom by collecting All-Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete accolades.

A secondary education major, Bys garnered first team honors for the second consecutive year and owns a 3.67 GPA.  She has started all 33 matches for Drake and averages 2.58 kills and 1.21 digs per set, while leading the Bulldogs in kills (310), kills per set (2.58) and total attacks (1.82).

Majoring in health sciences, Wittenburg collected honorable mention laurels sporting a 3.37 GPA.  She has appeared in all 33 matches for Drake and leads the team in digs (614) and digs per set (5.04).  Her 614 digs established a new single-season school record, surpassing her own record of 603 set a season ago.  She is also ranked 30th in the NCAA in digs per set.

The Bulldogs open play at the State Farm MVC Championship on Thursday (Nov. 26) battling host Creighton at approximately 8:00 p.m.