University of Missouri
Baylor
Mizzou Picks Up Sweep of Baylor
11/20/2004 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Nov. 20, 2004
WACO, Texas-- - The Tiger volleyball team recorded its ninth three-game sweep of the season with a 30-26, 30-23, 30-19 win over Baylor on Saturday night in Waco, Texas. Mizzou has won six straight over the Bears and nine of the last 11 match-ups between the two teams.
Missouri (18-7, 13-5 Big 12) used a balanced attack in the opening game to take a 1-0 lead in the match with a 30-26 win. Jessica Vander Kooi had five kills on 14 attacks and Shen Danru had five kills on 13 attacks, while Nicole Wilson added four kills on 12 attacks. Baylor (12-18, 4-15) led to begin the opening game, with MU taking the lead away from the Bears at 20-19 and holding on for the 30-26 win.
Vander Kooi and Danru again led MU in game two. The Tigers took a 2-0 lead behind eight kills from Vander Kooi and six from Danru. MU hit .415 in the second game. Lindsey Hunter had 18 assists in game two, well above her Big 12 Conference leading 14.29 assists per game average.
Missouri finished off the sweep by controlling game three from start to finish. Mizzou out-hit BU .394 to .133 in the third game and took a 30-19 win to close out the victory. Boyd led MU in the final game with five kills.
Vander Kooi finished with 17 kills to lead MU and added 11 digs for her team-leading 18th double-double of the year. Danru had 14 kills and Boyd finished with 12. Ailes tied Vander Kooi for the team-lead with 11 digs, while Danru and Hunter each had 10 digs,
Missouri will host Oklahoma on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Hearnes Center in the final home match of the season. The regular season will conclude next Saturday with MU traveling to Kansas State at 7 p.m.
