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@MizzouVB Travels To Arkansas Wednesday, Begins Final Road Trip Of The Season
11/17/2015 9:44:00 AM | Volleyball
Tigers (23-4, 11-3 SEC) lead all-time series against the Razorbacks, 6-3
| MATCH | LOCATION | DAY // TIME | LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Fayetteville, Ark. | Wednesday, Nov. 18 // 5 p.m. (CT) | Stats | Video |
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Volleyball begins its final road trip of the season on Wednesday, Nov. 18, with a visit to Arkansas. First serve in Fayetteville, Ark., is scheduled for 5 p.m. (CT). The match will broadcast live on ESPNU with Sam Gore and Dain Blanton on the call.
QUICK DIGS
- Mizzou leads the all-time series against Arkansas, 6-3
- Arkansas holds a 3-1 all-time series advantage in matches played in Fayetteville, Ark.
- In the teams' last meeting, Mizzou produced a 3-0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-22) sweep over the Razorbacks in Columbia, Mo., on Oct. 31, 2014.
- Mizzou's .852 winning percentage (23-4 overall) this season is tops in the SEC and 16th-best in the NCAA.
- The Tigers have been carried by efficient hitting and strong defense at the net all season long. Currently, their .271 team hitting percentage ranks third in the SEC and 18th in the NCAA, while their 288 total blocks ranks first in the SEC and ninth in the NCAA.
- Mizzou's .271 hitting percentage is currently the fifth-highest single-season hitting percentage in program history.
- The Tigers' 288 total blocks is one away from cracking the top-10 in single-season total blocks in program history. Mizzou's 2.72 blocks per set is currently the fifth-highest single-season total blocks output in program history.
- Mizzou currently stands with 23 wins this season, marking the 17th 20-plus win campaign in the program's 42-year history. Its .852 winning percentage currently ranks second-highest in program history, trailing only the .972 winning percentage accomplished by the 2013 Mizzou Tigers.
- Under Wayne Kreklow and Susan Kreklow's tenure, Mizzou Volleyball has posted nine 20-plus win campaigns in their 16 seasons. In the 25 years prior to the Kreklows' arrival in mid-Missouri, Mizzou Volleyball tallied just eight 20-plus win campaigns.
- Junior Carly Kan is having another All-American caliber season for the Tigers. Entering this week, Kan's 421 kills, 3.97 kills per set, 481.5 points and 4.54 points per set all ranks second-best in the SEC. Additionally, her 15 double-doubles in 2015 are tied for the second-most in the conference.
- Kan is three digs away from 1,000 for her career. After accomplishing that feat, Kan will become only one of five players in Mizzou Volleyball history to record 1,000 career kills, 1,000 career points and 1,000 career digs.
- Freshman Alyssa Munlyn is just one of two freshman in the SEC (joining Tennessee's Erica Treiber) to rank in both the top-10 in hitting percentage (seventh / .362) and blocks per set (seventh / 1.10). The Suwanee, Ga., native has been particularly impressive in SEC-only competition, tallying 115 kills on .423 hitting (fourth-highest in SEC) with 1.14 blocks per set (eighth-highest in SEC).
- Munlyn and junior Alexa Ethridge were honored by the league office on Monday following their outstanding performances this past weekend (Nov. 9-15). Munlyn earned her second SEC Freshman of the Week honor after producing 17 kills on .516 hitting and seven total blocks. Ethridge claimed her first career SEC Defensive Player of the Week award after tallying 36 digs (4.50 per set), eight assists and three service aces.
UP NEXT
Mizzou travels to Ole Miss on Sunday, Nov. 22, for its regular season road finale. First serve in Oxford, Miss., is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. (CT) and the match will broadcast live on SEC Network+ via WatchESPN.
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