University of Missouri
Texas
No. 3 Texas Sweeps Tigers
10/17/2008 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Oct. 17, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas - The Missouri volleyball team (9-10, 3-6 Big 12) had early leads, but had trouble finding rhythm in attempts to match No. 3 Texas' (14-2, 8-1 Big 12) high-powered offense Friday night in Austin, dropping the match 13-25, 20-25, 14-25.
Mizzou was led by Julianna Klein's nine kills. Klein also led the team with 11 digs.
Texas was led by two-time NCAA high jump champion Destinee Hooker who notched 18 kills on the evening.
The Tigers scored the first two points of the first set and after a Catie Wilson kill, held a 4-2 lead. But, Texas would get their offense and tough serving going, rattling off a 13-3 run and forcing Mizzou's second timeout by 15-7. The Tiger struggles continued as the Longhorns went on to outhit Mizzou in the frame .407-.038 to take the set 25-13. The Tigers were also shut out in the block department and UT scored five service aces on MU in the stanza.
In the second set, the Tigers started with an even larger lead, going up 11-5 before UT used an 8-2 run to tie at 13-13 and eventually took the set with consecutive runs of three and five points to take the set 25-20.
Texas struck first in the third set with an 8-2 run that forced a quick Tiger timeout. The Longhorns was frustrated by a 6-3 MU run that followed to put the score within three at 11-8. The run consisted of a couple solo blocks by Lauren Nuckolls and Megan Wilson as well as a pair of aces from Wilson and Vann. But, the Longhorns shut the door on MU with a 12-5 run to take the match easily. The Tigers were held to only five kills in the final frame on a -.040 hitting strike.
Mizzou will next host Colorado Wednesday in the Hearnes Center, starting at 6:30 p.m.
