University of Missouri
Nebraska
Missouri Has Win Streak Snapped by Huskers
11/17/2004 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Nov. 17, 2004
COLUMBIA, Mo.-- - No. 25 Mizzou had its four-match winning steak snapped as it fell to No. 3 Nebraska 3-0 (30-26, 30-27, 30-19) at the Hearnes Center on Wednesday. The Tigers fall to 17-7 overall and 12-5 in the Big 12 Conference.
The Tigers hit .312 on the night, the best hitting percentage by a team against Nebraska this season. Lindsey Noll led Mizzou by hitting .733 and had a team-high 11 kills. Nicole Wilson hit .462 with seven kills. Jessica Vander Kooi had 10 kills on the night.
Tatum Ailes led the team in digs with 18 and Lindsey Hunter maintained her conference leading assists per game average with 44 on Wednesday.
Both teams had impressive hitting performances in game one with Nebraska holding the edge .541 to .400 and took the 30-26 opening game win. The Tigers had a balanced attack, as five players had at least three kills led by Wilson's five.
Noll led Mizzou in game two with six kills and Ailes had six digs in the game, but it wasn't enough to stop the Huskers. Nebraska took a 2-0 lead into the intermission with a 30-27 win in the second game.
Nebraska (24-1, 17-0) took control of game three and was able to diffuse each comeback attempt by the Tigers. The Husker took the 30-19 win to close out the match and record its sixth sweep in a row.
Three matches remain in the regular season for Missouri. The Tigers will travel to Waco, Texas on Saturday to face Baylor at 7 p.m. before retuning home next Wednesday to host Oklahoma at 7 p.m. in the final home match of the year. They will close out the regular season with a trip to Kansas State on Nov. 278.
