@MizzouVB Drops 3-1 Matchup at No. 4 Florida

Sunday, November 12

Gainesville, Fla.

12 PM

University of Missouri

17-10, 10-4SEC

(#4) Florida

22-1, 14-1SEC

Missouri

Florida

11/12/2017 2:31:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Tigers let late third-set lead evaporate, keying Gators’ match victory

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Mizzou Volleyball (17-10, 10-4 SEC) competed well on the road at No. 4 Florida on Sunday, but ultimately fell 3-1 (16-25, 25-23, 24-26, 16-25) to the Southeastern Conference leaders.

With the match tied at one set apiece, Mizzou held a late 24-21 advantage in the crucial third set. The Gators reeled off five unanswered points to claim the set and led to their ultimate match victory.

#ShowMe Top Performers

Melanie Crow: 10 kills, 7 digs, 4 total blocks
Alyssa Munlyn: 8 kills on .304 hitting, 5 total blocks (broke Mizzou single-season total block record for third consecutive season)
Kayla Caffey: 8 kills on .429 hitting (.400-plus hitting in three of past four matches), 3 total blocks
Courtney Eckenrode: 25 assists, 14 digs (team-best eighth double-double this year)

Hear From Head Coach Wayne Kreklow

On Sunday's match against Top-5 Florida…

"I thought we did some good things today. Florida is tough on its home court and they were again today. I was pleased with the way we battled, but was also disappointed in that there were many small things that we could've done better. Everyone had their good moments and their bad moments today. We need to work on being more consistent and more resilient throughout a tough match like this. We've got a couple of days in the gym before we begin our last stretch of conference play."

#Mizzou Takeaways

After recording five total blocks today, Munlyn now has 155 for the year. The Tiger middle blocker has now re-established the Mizzou single-season total block record in each of her three years in Columbia, Mo.
With a pair of kills and a block assist in the first set, Munlyn reached 300 points for the season. The Suwanee, Ga., native has now surpassed 300 points in each of her first three campaigns in Mid-Missouri.
With the opening set tied at seven apiece early on, Florida took control the rest of the way with an 18-9 scoring advantage.
The second set was nonstop entertainment, highlighted by 14 ties and three lead changes between the two squads. With the score deadlocked at 21 apiece, Mizzou tallied a 4-2 run to earn its first set victory of the day.
While the Tigers only managed 14 kills on .156 hitting in their second set win, their defense stepped up by limited Florida to .067 hitting and nine errors.
Hollingsworth stepped up for Mizzou's offense in the second set, leading the team with four kills.
Sydney Deeken's second kill of the afternoon in the third set marked her 200th this season. She became the Tigers' third individual with 200-plus kills on the year.
Midway through the third set, Eckenrode secured her team-leading eight double-double of the season.
Also over the course of third set action, Munlyn moved into second place in all-time Mizzou career total blocks with 455.
Crow's 10 kills through the first three sets of play secured her sixth double-digit kill match of the season (fourth in SEC play).
Mizzou's 10.0 total blocks collectively marked its 16th double-digit block output of the season. Eight of those efforts have come in SEC action.
Kira Larson secured her 300th point of the season in the fourth set, marking her third consecutive year with 300-plus points in Tiger black and gold.

Up Next

The Tigers' regular season road finale is slated for Friday (Nov. 17) at Mississippi State. First serve in Starkville, Miss., is set for 7 p.m. CT and the match will broadcast live on SEC Network + via WatchESPN.

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