University of Missouri
Ole Miss
@MizzouVB Travels To Ole Miss For Sunday Afternoon Matchup
11/20/2015 11:25:00 AM | Volleyball
Tigers (24-4, 12-3 SEC) set for regular season road finale
| MATCH | LOCATION | DAY // TIME | LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss | Oxford, Miss. | Sunday, Nov. 22 // 1:30 p.m. (CT) | Stats | Video |
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Volleyball concludes its final road trip of the regular season on Sunday, Nov. 22, with a visit to Ole Miss. First serve in Oxford, Miss., is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. (CT). The match will broadcast live on SEC Network+ via WatchESPN with Will Kollmeyer and Renata Heard on the call.
QUICK DIGS
- Mizzou leads the all-time series against Ole Miss, 9-5.
- Ole Miss holds a 3-1 all-time series advantage in matches played in Oxford, Miss.
- In the teams' last meeting, Mizzou produced a 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-18, 25-16) victory over the Rebels in Columbia, Mo., on Oct. 16, 2015.
- Mizzou's .857 winning percentage (24-4 overall) this season is tops in the SEC and 15th-best in the NCAA.
- The Tigers have been carried by efficient hitting and strong defense at the net all season long. Currently, their .270 team hitting percentage ranks third in the SEC and 18th in the NCAA, while their 294 total blocks ranks first in the SEC and 10th in the NCAA.
- Mizzou's .270 hitting percentage is currently the fifth-highest single-season hitting percentage in program history.
- The Tigers' 294 total blocks is tied for the seventh-highest single-season total blocks output in program history. Additionally, their 2.70 blocks per set is the fifth-highest single-season blocks per set mark in program history.
- Mizzou currently stands with 24 wins this season, marking the 17th 20-plus win campaign in the program's 42-year history. Its .857 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.
- With one more victory, the Tigers will reach 25 for the season. It would mark the ninth 25-plus win season in program history and the fourth 25-plus win campaign under the Kreklows' tenure. Before the Kreklows took over in 2000, the Tigers' last 25-plus win season occurred in 1983.
- Junior Carly Kan is having another All-American caliber season for the Tigers. Entering this weekend, Kan's 432 kills, 3.96 kills per set, 493.5 points and 4.53 points per set all rank second-best in the SEC. Additionally, her 15 double-doubles in 2015 are tied for the second-most in the conference.
- With her seven digs on Wednesday at Arkansas, Kan now has over 1,000 digs in her outstanding career. The Honolulu, Hawaii, native has exceeded 1,000 career kills, digs and points, becoming just the fifth individual in program history to accomplish the feat.
- 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 / .367) and blocks per set (seventh / 1.11). The Suwanee, Ga., native has been particularly impressive in SEC-only competition, tallying 123 kills on .429 hitting (third-highest in SEC) with 1.15 blocks per set (ninth-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 returns to the Hearnes Center next week to close out its 2015 regular season schedule. The Tigers welcome Texas A&M to town on Wednesday, Nov. 25, and two days later host South Carolina on Friday, Nov. 27.
Both matches will broadcast live on SEC Network+ via WatchESPN. First serve for each contest is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. (CT).
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