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No. 7 Volleyball Tigers Shred Jayhawks, 3-0
10/15/2005 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Oct. 15, 2005
COLUMBIA, Mo. - For the No. 7 Mizzou's women's volleyball team a two-match losing streak from the hands of two top-15 teams was enough as the Tigers (13-2, 7-2 Big 12) swept the Kansas Jayhawks (12-6, 4-5), 30-23, 30-21, and 30-11, Saturday night in the Hearnes Center. The season's first contest in the Missouri-Kansas Border Showdown, presented by Midwest Ford Dealers, drew 3,699 fans to the Hearnes Center, a total fan-base that was the second-largest in school history.
Senior Lindsey Hunter (Papillion, Neb.) led the Tigers with a season-high five service aces as part of a nine ace, Tiger serving night. In addition, Hunter recorded 35 assists, nine digs, and three blocks. Three Tigers, Lisa Boyd, Na Yang, and Nicole Wilson, recorded six block assists apiece to lead the team as part of 13 total blocks. For Yang, her six blocks were a career-high, topping her old mark of three. In addition, Wilson recorded a match-high 13 kills, added with Jessica Vander Kooi's 12, and Yang's 11 kills. Sophomore Tatum Ailes had 16 digs on the evening.
In game one, the teams stood tied at 10-10 before Mizzou rattled off six points straight off the serving of Ailes. Added with the six points, was a run that went 14-2 in the Tigers' advantage, to give Mizzou the lead at 24-12. Within the run, Nicole Wilson was part of four blocks, adding two kills. With MU up 28-16, the Jayhawks scored five straight to come within seven at 28-21, but Mizzou closed the book with another kill by Wilson. In the frame, Mizzou tallied 20 kills, but still had eight attack errors, with six that were unforced, leading to only a .235 hitting percentage. But, Mizzou held KU to .047 in the frame as a result of six total blocks by the Tigers.
In game two, the teams battled back and forth with KU holding an 18-16 before Mizzou went on a four-point run, to lead 20-18 after two of Hunter's service aces. After a Kansas kill, Mizzou scored 10-of-the-next-12 points, to win 30-21, ending on a Jessica Vander Kooi ace. Mizzou hit .400 in the stanza, holding KU to .257. In total, in the first part of the game, there were 13 ties between the teams.
For the third game, Mizzou made quick, quick work of Kansas, winning 30-11. After Kansas initially led at 3-1, Mizzou scored on 20-of-the-next 24 rallies, to go up 25-10. Shen Danru served seven consecutive points within the run. With 18 kills in the frame, Mizzou only committed one unforced error, leading to a .485 hitting percentage. The Tigers also had stellar defense, holding KU to -.071 hitting in the frame.
The Tigers continue their two-match home stand with a meeting with the Oklahoma Sooners, Wednesday, in the Hearnes Center at 6:30 p.m.
