
Mizzou Records Second Straight Sweep
11/24/2004 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Nov. 24, 2004
COLUMBIA, Mo.-- - The Mizzou Volleyball team tied a school record for wins in the Big 12 in a season as it recorded its 14th of the year with a 3-0 (3018, 30-20, 30-18) win over Oklahoma on Wednesday at the Hearnes Center.
Missouri (19-7, 15-4) recorded its second-straight sweep and its 10th of the season with the three-game sweep over Oklahoma (11-17, 3-16). MU has won 10-consecutive matches against the Sooners and 12 of the last 13 match-ups between the two teams.
The Tigers hit .423 as a team and had four players with hitting percentages over .500, led by Jenny Duitsman's .714 mark. Duitsman, who was honored prior to the match as part of Senior Night, had five kills and four digs.
Shen Danru led Mizzou with 15 kills and hit .517, followed by Lisa Boyd's 12 kills and .526 hitting percentage. Jessica Vander Kooi had 10 kills for the Tigers. Lindsey Hunter had 44 assists and every Tiger that played on Wednesday recorded at least one dig, led by Vander Kooi's eight.
Texas A&M defeated Kansas State, 3-1, on Wednesday to remain in a third-place tie with Mizzou in the Big 12 Conference standings with one match to go in the regular season.
MU had 14 Big 12 wins in both 2000 and 2002. It can break the record with a win on Saturday when it will travel to Manhattan, Kan. to close out the regular season against Kansas State at 7 p.m.
The selections for the NCAA Tournament will be announced on Sunday at 5:45 p.m. on ESPNEWS. Mizzou will be looking for its fifth-consecutive trip to the postseason.