University of Missouri
Baylor
No. 12 Volleyball Tigers Sick Bears in 3-0 Sweep
11/9/2005 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Nov. 9, 2005
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The No. 12 Missouri women's volleyball team defeated the Baylor Bears (14-13, 5-10 Big 12) in a three-game sweep on Wednesday evening, 30-23, 30-22, 30-23 in the Hearnes Center. The Tigers (19-3, 13-3 Big 12) recorded a season-high .486 hitting percentage, winning their third straight match, in their third-straight sweep. The Tigers now get ready for a meeting with No. 1 Nebraska that will be aired live on CSTV Sunday at 5 p.m.
Mizzou was paced by senior Lindsey Hunter who spread 52 assists (17.3 apg) as the Tigers had 62 kills (20.7 kpg) on a season-high .486 hitting average. Na Yang and Lisa Boyd led the team with 13 kills apiece, followed closely behind Jessica Vander Kooi with 12, Nicole Wilson with 11, and Shen Danru with 10. Tatum Ailes had match-high 13 digs.
The Tigers also scored on six service aces, three of which coming from Wilson.
Melanie Hammerly lead the Bears in kills with 14.
In game one, Missouri slowly started to pull away, scoring two points to each Baylor side-out. While up 18-15, Mizzou started to pull away, scoring on two-straight Wilson kills, a solo block by Wilson, and a Yang kill to take a 22-15 lead. Baylor responded with four-consecutive when down 23-16 to pull once again within three. However, Mizzou scored closed the book with a 7-3 run to win 30-23. As was the case all evening, the teams played stellar offensively. The Tigers outhit the bears in the first game .483 to .300.
The Tigers hit a mind-boggling .600 in game two, spreading 23 kills on zero unforced errors, hitting into only two blocks. Mizzou used runs of three and four, served by Abbie Booth to take a 14-10 initial lead, forcing a BU timeout. The Bears responded with three-straight to come within one, but the Tigers came back with a 16-9 run to end the game, winning 30-22.
The Tigers committed only two hitting errors in game three to win 30-23. The teams traded nine ties in the game, until with Mizzou up 19-18 did the Tigers start to separate from the Bears. Mizzou scored on three straight with two un-assisted overpass kills by Lisa Boyd to go up 22-18. Mizzou followed with an 8-4 run to close the door.
The Tigers will now travel to Lincoln, Neb., to take on No. 1 Nebraska in the AVCA/CSTV Match of the Week, to be aired on CSTV live on Sunday, at 5 p.m.
