Sept. 29, 2005

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The University of Missouri athletic department announced Thursday that Columbia UPN-affiliate KZOU, Channel 11, will air a tape-delay broadcast of the seventh-ranked Tiger women's volleyball match with No. 1 Nebraska next Wednesday at 9 p.m. The match, slated for 6:30 p.m., will be held in the Hearnes Center, and fans can receive free admission with two canned-good items as part of "Can the Huskers" night, benefiting the Central Missouri Food Bank.

KZOU can be found in Columbia on Charter Cable channel 3 or on Mediacom channel 28. Those with digital antenna receivers can take the signal off-air from channel 22.3.

MetroSports, a Time Warner Cable network in Kansas City, will air the match live to those subscribers in Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas starting at 6:30 p.m., with Mike Kelly providing play-by-play and former Mizzou volleyball coach, Craig Sherman, providing color commentary. In addition, Fox Sports Midwest will air a tape-delay broadcast of the match on Sunday, October 9, starting at 2 p.m.

Also, subscribers to Mizzou All-Access, an mutigers.com venture, can view the match live from anywhere in the world. Check mutigers.com for details.

Affiliates interested in airing the match need to contact Mizzou Sports Properties at (573) 445-6060 to purchase rights.

The Missouri volleyball team has started the 2005 season at 11-0 with the best-team start since 1982. The Tigers have started the Big 12 season at 5-0, tied for the conference lead with No. 1 Nebraska. Starting the season ranked 21st in the country, Mizzou has quickly climbed the charts by defeating four top-20 teams and two top-10 teams in three-game sweeps to reach their current No. 7 ranking.

Before facing the Huskers, the Tigers will travel to Lubbock, Texas, to take on Texas Tech on Saturday.

For more information on Mizzou volleyball, visit mutigers.com.