The Ottawa Pirates (Ottawa, IL) volleyball knocked off the host Bloomington Purple Raiders (Bloomington, IL), 2-0 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Pirates now possess a 21-10 record. They play next when they travel to Morris for a Interstate Eight bout on Tuesday, October 15. Ottawa will clash with a Redskins team coming off a 2-0 league loss to LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle, IL). The Redskins record now stands at 15-10.

With the loss, Bloomington drops to 7-17 on the campaign. The Purple raiders travel to Peoria Notre Dame (Peoria, IL) to clash with the Irish in a Big Twelve bout on Saturday, October 12. The Irish come into the bout with a record of 6-17. Peoria Notre Dame lost 2-0 in their recent non-league bout against Williamsville (Williamsville, IL)