Sept. 9, 2000
Columbia, Mo. - The new University of Missouri husband-wife coaching tandem of Susan and Wayne Kreklow have led the University of Missouri Volleyball team to the second best season start in MU history at 8-0. The latest of the eight wins came in the championship game of the Lathrop & Gage Tiger Invitational. The Tiger swept three straight sets from the Marquette Eagles, 15-3, 15-6, 15-11 after prevailing over Arkansas State earlier in the day. The championship is the second of the young season for the Tigers the other being the win at the Oral Roberts Hilton Classic last weekend.
Three members of the Tiger squad were named to the all-tournament team including the tournament's MVP, senior setter Heather Gerber. Gerber broke the MU all-time assist record yesterday and now has 3,941 assists during her career and 135 assists in the tournament. Sophomore Lisa Morris and junior Kristen Johnson were also awarded for their quality weekend play by being named to the team.
Morris definitely earned her spot on the all-tournament team against Marquette, who fell to 1-6 on the year, on Saturday registering 12 kills and ten digs, her second double-double in as many days. Junior Naaron Branson has turned it on in the last four games for the Tigers including Saturday's 11-kill, nine dig performance against the Eagles.
The Tigers pounded out 44 kills in the match and also registered a .327 hitting percentage. The win caps off the Tigers early season tournament play and they will take on Southeast Missouri University on Monday before kicking off Big 12 competition on Wednesday against Texas A & M in the Hearnes Center at 7:00 p.m.. Following is a list of results, and the Lathrop and Gage All-Tournament Team
Results Fri., Sept. 8
Arkansas State def. Marquette, 15-11, 15-2, 13-15, 15-10
MISSOURI def. Morgan State, 15-2, 15-1, 15-1
Texas Christian def. Arkansas State, 15-1, 17-15, 15-4
Marquette def. Morgan State, 15-11, 8-15, 15-10, 15-1
MISSOURI def. Texas Christian, 15-8, 15-1, 15-10
Sat., Sept. 9
Arkansas State def. Morgan State 15-5, 15-1, 15-3
Texas Christian University def. Marquette, 16-14, 15-9, 8-15, 15-7
MISSOURI vs. Arkansas State, 15-9, 15-7, 15-8
Texas Christian def. Morgan State 15-5, 15-7, 15-5
MISSOURI vs. Marquette, 15-3, 15-6, 15-11
Lathrop & Gage Tiger Invitational All-Tounament Team
Heather Gerber University of Missouri Most Valuable Player
Amy Atamanczuk Texas Christian University Lisa Morris University of Missouri Kristen Johnson University of Missouri
Lindsey Hayes Texas Christian University
Susanne Snipes Arkansas State University
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