Nov. 18, 2003

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Missouri enters the final two weeks of the regular season with a 17-9 overall record and a 10-7 Big 12 Conference record ... the Tigers will welcome Iowa State to the Hearnes Center on Wednesday ... ISU is 11-17 on the year and 3-14 in the conference ... Mizzou is coming off a five-game win over Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman ... the Tigers have won 13 straight matches against the Cyclones ... Susan and Wayne Kreklow are a perfect 7-0 in the series.

Scouting the Cyclones
Iowa State has lost its last four matches and eight of its last nine heading into Wednesday's meeting with Mizzou. After opening the season with five straight wins, the Cyclones have won just six of the next 23. They are 3-14 in Big 12 Conference matches with wins over Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Texas. Renee Pruess leads ISU with a 3.15 kills per game average, followed by Brittany Dalager's 2.90 average. Dalager leads the team in digs with a 3.57 digs per game mark. Dana Koziol is second in digs per game with an average of 3.42 digs per game. Ashlie McWee is the Cyclones leading blocker with 1.10 blocks per game.

The MU-ISU Series
Missouri leads in the all-time series with the Cyclones 27-26. The Tigers have won the last 13 meetings with the last Iowa State win coming in November of 1996. Mizzou coaches Susan and Wayne Kreklow have a perfect 7-0 record in the series with Iowa State.

A Look Back
NORMAN, Okla.-- For the fourth time in the last five matches, the Missouri volleyball team went to a fifth a deciding game. After spliting the first four games with Oklahoma, Mizzou was able to win game five and take the 3-2 (35-37, 30-28, 30-23, 20-30, 15-10) win in Norman last Saturday. The Tigers have struggled in the previous three game fives, losing all three. On Saturday, however, it was Missouri who prevailed. A couple Shen Danru kills and a Danru ace gave MU a 6-3 lead in the deciding game. OU cut the lead to one four times but could get not closer. Ahead 9-8, MU took control of the game, scoring six straight points and held game point at 14-8. OU scored back-to-back points before the Tigers could put away the Sooners with a 15-10 win. Mizzou held game point at 29-26 in game one but was unable to seal the deal as Oklahoma came back and eventually took the opening-game win on its fifth game point. Missouri had a four game points but could not get the game clincher. The Tigers tied the match at one with a win in game two, but once again had to deal with a late run by the Sooners before taking the 30-28 victory. Missouri could not get any momentum in the match until midway through game three when it scored eight straight points in the midst of a 10-1 run to build an 18-10 lead. The Tigers went on to the win to take the 2-1 lead in the match. Oklahoma quickly took the momentum away from MU, jumping out to a 13-7 lead and going on to take the 30-20 lead forcing the match to a fifth game. The Tigers then picked up its first win since Oct. 25 with the game five win.

Up Next
Following Wednesday's match with the Cyclones, Mizzou has two matches remaining on its regular season schedule. The Tigers will travel to Colorado on Saturday to face the Buffaloes. They will then close out the regular season on Nov. 29 against Baylor at the Hearnes Center. The Baylor match will begin one hour following the conclusion of the MU vs. Iowa State football game. The football game will kickoff at Noon and the volleyball match is expected to start around 4 p.m.