Truman State volleyball goes to Hammond, Indiana this weekend for three games in the Midwest Region Crossover after going 2-0 this past week.

Last week, the Bulldogs defeated conference opponents Southwest Baptist 3-0 and Drury 3-2 in five sets. Against Drury, Truman was down 2-0 and on the verge of defeat but won the next three sets to take home the win.

Truman will take on Kentucky Wesleyan, Lake Erie College, and Ursuline College in Indiana. The Bulldogs are 2-0 all-time against Kentucky Wesleyan, last playing in 2021 where they won 3-1. Truman holds a 2-1 advantage over Lake Erie, with the Bulldogs shutting out the Storm 3-0 in their last meeting in 2022. Truman is also 2-1 historically against Ursuline, where the Bulldogs won 3-1 in 2022.

The Bulldogs are 9-8 on the season, tripling last season's win total with 11 matches to be played.

The Bulldogs will battle two teams just ahead of them in the conference standings this weekend on the road when they travel to McKendree on Friday evening and Missouri-St. Louis on Sunday afternoon.

The team has eight points, two behind UMSL and four behind McKendree in the GLVC ledger. UMSL and Missouri S&T currently hold the final spots for the conference tournament as the teams are heading to the finish line with six matches left. 

Truman played Rockhurst to a scoreless draw on Friday at home and then fell to William Jewell 2-1 on Sunday. Emma Thompson leads the team in scoring with two goals and three assists for seven points. Tatumn Damron has played all 12 matches this season with five shutouts and a 1.00 goals-against average.

The last five meetings with McKendree have been 1-0 results with the Bearcats having won the last three. Going back to 2016, the 1-0 score has been posted in nine of the 11 matches with the other two finishing 0-0.

The Bulldogs are 12-0-2 and have allowed only four goals to the Tritons since 1997. Last year in Kirksville, UMSL scored four minutes after Truman had taken a 1-0 advantage and the teams played to a draw.

Men's soccer takes on one team above and one team below them in GLVC play this weekend in McKendree and Missouri - St. Louis. McKendree is 4-1-2 on the year in the GLVC and 6-1-4 overall. These two teams teams met last season and the Bulldogs fell 2-0. Missouri - St. Louis is 2-5-1 in conference play and 3-7-2 overall. Truman and UMSL tied last year in a 1-1 game.

Last week, the Bulldogs drew against Rockhurst 1-1 and defeated William Jewell College (Mo.) 2-0, with both games being in Kirksville. 

Luke Payne leads the squad in goals (4) and is third in assists (2). Payne scored against William Jewell on a penalty kick. Jack Knust scored Truman's goal against Rockhurst and has three on the season. Justin Olwig has been solid in goal this season, saving 36 shots and allowing eight goals.

Truman is 5-3-1 overall and 4-2-1 in conference play.

The squads will head to Rochester, Minnesota to face Minnesota State Mankato, St. Cloud State and UW-LaCrosse in a quad meet on Saturday. 

The Bulldogs opened their regular season at William Jewell this past weekend and had event wins posted by Emily Traube, Meg Heveroh and AJ Kohler. Traube won the 50 and 100 free, Heveroh won the 200 and 400 free and Kohler, on the men’s side, won the 200 free and 100 fly. 

After this weekend, the Bulldogs will swim at home on October 28 against Saint Ambrose (Iowa). 

Of the 17 remaining Division II undefeated teams, two will square off at Stokes Stadium on Saturday in a battle to take control of the Great Lakes Valley Conference title. Indianapolis is 5-0 and coming off a cakewalk over William Jewell on Saturday 59-17 while Truman State is 6-0 after clawing back from a 20-0 deficit to win in overtime 33-27 over the Quincy Hawks.

The Greyhounds have won 10 straight GLVC games dating back to 2021 and nine of the 11 regular season GLVC championships. 

The two teams met last year in the regular season finale in Indianapolis with the title on the line and the Greyhounds overcame a 14-0 halftime deficit to Truman to win 28-14.  UINDY owns a 9-1 all-time record over the Bulldogs with the lone win occurring at Stokes Stadium in 2016, 24-17.

Saturday will be Youth Day on campus and free admission will be granted to all students in high school or below. More information about this game will be released on Wednesday. Kickoff is at noon.