University of Missouri
Colorado
No. 24 Mizzou Rolls Over CU
10/18/2000 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Oct. 18, 2000
Box Score | Post-match comments
Columbia, Mo. - Sophomore Lisa Morris continued her outstanding 2000 play putting down 17 kills and picking up 10 digs as the University of Missouri volleyball team swept three games from the University of Colorado on Wednesday night, 15-12 , 15-9 , 15-10. Morris now has seven double-doubles on the year and was named Big 12 volleyball athlete of the week on Monday. Coach Susan Kreklow said the win was definitely the kind of effort the Tigers needed.
"We played well tonight," Kreklow said. "Our effort was outstanding, we were very fluid in our offense, and we just played an complete, solid match.'
The Tigers used a solid blocking effort putting down 15 total team blocks with sophomore Christi Myers leading the way with five. Myers also put down fifteen kills and accumulated a .519 hitting percentage. Junior Naaron Branson also had a solid match terminating 14 attacks and picking up seven digs. The Tigers recorded a very high hitting percentage as well with a .331 mark and held CU to .255. CU was led by junior Sonja Nielsen who put down 16 kills and dug up 10 digs on the evening.
Mizzou was once again solid on the service line as well recording nine service aces to the Buffalo's one. Morris and Myers shared the honors each recording three a piece. Senior Heather Gerber handed out 50 assists on the night and put the Tigers in good kill position.
"We passed the ball extremely well tonight," associate head coach Wayne Kreklow said. "Saturday against Oklahoma we were very sloppy, but we pulled it together well tonight."
The Tigers improve to 17-2 on the year and 8-2 in the Big 12. The win was also MU's first match win over Colorado since the inaugural meeting between the two schools almost 14 years ago to the day, Oct. 19, 1983, a 3-0 Tigers win sweep in Ames, Iowa. Mizzou travels to Texas A&M this weekend for its second showdown of the year with the Aggies. The Tigers swept A& M earlier in the season, but the Aggies have won 26 straight home matches and are currently ranked No. 25 in the nation. MU then returns to the friendly confines of the Hearnes Center to take on No. 1 Nebraska on Wed., Oct. 25 at 7:00 p.m.
