Sept. 30, 2002

The Missouri Tiger volleyball team is ranked No. 21 in the latest USA Today/AVCA Top 25 poll released on Monday. Mizzou is 13-1 on the season and 3-0 in the Big 12 Conference.

Last week, the Tigers received 116 votes and were just six votes from the Top 25. Mizzou has won eleven straight matches and has defeated three straight ranked opponents. MU is currently tied with Nebraska for first place in the Big 12 Conference. Both the Tigers and Cornhuskers are 3-0 in league play.

MU will host Iowa State at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the Hearnes Center, before traveling to Texas Tech on Saturday.