University of Missouri
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No. 24 Mizzou Falls to Texas in Four Games
10/29/2003 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Oct. 29, 2003
AUSTIN, Texas-- - The Mizzou Tiger volleyball team had its four-match win streak snapped as it fell to the Texas Longhorns 3-1 (30-28, 21-30, 40-38, 32-30) on Wednesday. The loss snaps a seven-match win streak over UT and is the first loss for Susan and Wayne Kreklow to Texas.
The Longhorns won the opening point of the match and held the lead for the early portions of the first game. The lead switched hands seven times in the game, the final time coming when Texas took the lead away from Mizzou at 21-20. UT held game point at 29-26. MU fought of two game points before UT put the game away with a 30-28 opening-game win.
MU took a 5-2 lead to open the second game and built a lead as large as eight in the game. The Tigers controlled the game and were able to put an end to any comeback attempts by Texas. Missouri's 30-21 win tied the match at one game a piece at the break.
Game three was nearly a repeat of the game three these two teams played less than a month ago in Columbia. In that match, Mizzou finished a sweep of the Longhorn by taking the third game by a 42-40 score. On Wednesday, it was the Longhorns turn as they took a 40-38 win in the third game to go up 2-1 in the match. The Tigers held game point five times in the match and Texas won the game on its sixth game point of the game.
The Tigers held a six point lead at one point in game four, before UT came back to tie the score at 26. Mizzou was able to put together a run and held a game point at 29-28. The Longhorns, however, avoided the game point and won the match on their second game point of the game to close out the match.
Three Tigers had double-doubles led by Shen Danru who tied a career-high with 24 kills to go along with 16 digs. Jessica Vander Kooi had 12 kills and 13 digs, while Lindsey Hunter had 57 assists and 16 digs. She also had three aces. Sara Parks led MU with 19 digs and Lindsey Noll had two solo blocks and one block assists.
Missouri is now 16-5 on the year and 9-3 in the Big 12. MU returns home on Saturday taking on No. 21 Texas A&M at 7 p.m. at the Hearnes Center.
