University of Missouri
12-7 (5-1SEC)
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Mississippi St.
9-13 (0-7SEC)
@MizzouVB Opens Weekend With Sweep Over Mississippi State
10/13/2017 8:57:00 PM | Volleyball
Tigers improve winning streak to five matches
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou Volleyball (12-7, 5-1 SEC) improved its winning streak to five matches following a 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-20) sweep Friday evening over Mississippi State. The Tigers have claimed four consecutive Southeastern Conference victories, including sweeps in three straight contests.
Top Performers
- Alyssa Munlyn: 7 kills on .750 hitting, 2 solo blocks, 5 total blocks
- Kayla Caffey: 6 kills on .500 hitting, 2 digs, 3 total blocks
- Dariana Hollingsworth: 6 kills on .385 hitting, 2 aces, 1 total block
- Melanie Crow: 5 kills on .385 hitting, 1 ace, 1 dig, 2 total blocks
Hear From Coach Kreklow
On playing up and down to competition any given night…
"In the SEC, there's good teams and there's great teams. There aren't any bad teams. It's hard for them to understand sometimes that just because Mississippi State comes in here tonight at 0-6 in conference doesn't mean they're a bad team. When you're playing those kind of teams, the one thing you can't do is beat yourself and give points away."
"We had 10 serving errors tonight and only three aces. Time and time again we'd get something going and head back to the service line and send the ball into the net. Or it could've been an ill-timed hitting error. Mississippi State did a good job of taking advantage of things we struggle at."
#Mizzou Takeaways
- The Tigers' current five-match winning streak marks its top victorious stretch this season. Mizzou has come on as of late, recording wins in eight of its past nine matches overall.
- With her five kills tonight, Crow surpassed the 100 kill mark for the season. The Tigers have excelled with sensational offensive balance thus far this year, as they possesses an SEC-best seven players with 100-plus kills.
- Mizzou has enjoyed an efficient offense as of late, including 38 kills on .310 hitting tonight against the Bulldogs. The Tigers have now eclipsed a team .300 hitting mark in three consecutive matches.
- Munlyn matched her season-high with two solo blocks for the sixth time this season. She currently leads the Tigers with 17 total solo blocks for the year.
- Courtney Eckenrode paced Mizzou's setting efforts with 20 assists. She has led the Tigers in single-match assists in five consecutive matches and a team-best 18 times overall this season.
Up Next
Mizzou concludes its weekend of SEC action on Sunday (Oct. 15) at Tennessee. First serve in Knoxville, Tenn., is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. CT and the match will broadcast live on SEC Network + via WatchESPN.
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