@MizzouVB Visits Mississippi State, Hosts Arkansas in Weekend Set

Mizzou Set For Home/Away SEC Weekend Set
OPPONENT	LOCATION	DAY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS
Mississippi State	Starkville, Miss.	Friday, Nov. 17	7 pm	WatchESPN	Stats
Arkansas	Hearnes Center	Sunday, Nov. 19	3 pm	WatchESPN	Stats

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Volleyball (17-10, 10-4 SEC) begins its final stretch of the 2017 regular season this weekend with a pair of matchups. First, the Tigers travel to Mississippi State Friday (Nov. 17) evening for their road finale. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and the match will broadcast live on SEC Network + via WatchESPN.

Mizzou closes its weekend Sunday (Nov. 19) afternoon at home against Arkansas. First serve inside the Hearnes Center is set for 3 p.m. CT and the match will broadcast live on SEC Network.

#ShowMe Mizzou Game Notes

at Mississippi State (Nov. 17) // vs. Arkansas (Nov. 19)

Series Snapshot vs. Mississippi State

Mizzou leads the all-time series over Mississippi State, 10-0.
The Tigers hold a 3-0 advantage over the Bulldogs in all-time matches played in Starkville, Miss.
In the programs' last meeting, Mizzou tallied a straight-set victory over Mississippi State inside the Hearnes Center earlier this season (Oct. 13, 2017).

Series Snapshot vs. Arkansas

Mizzou leads the all-time series over Arkansas, 9-3.
The Tigers possess a perfect 6-0 record over the Razorbacks in all-time matches played in Columbia, Mo.
In the programs' last meeting, Mizzou produced a 3-0 sweep over Arkansas inside the Hearnes Center last season (Oct. 9, 2016).

Fan Promotions at Hearnes

Tiger fans are encouraged to arrive early prior to Sunday afternoon's match against Arkansas and attend the popular Kids Karnival, featuring a bounce house, appearance by Truman the Tiger, Mizzou cheerleaders and more!

Tigers Seek Additional Top RPI Victories

The Tigers enter the home stretch of their 2017 schedule with a solid No. 35 RPI ranking.
Mizzou has tallied 10 Top-100 RPI victories this season, including two over Top-50 opponents (3-0 vs. No. 33 LSU on Nov. 5 // 3-2 at No. 37 Auburn on Sept. 29).
Mizzou possesses opportunities to strengthen its NCAA resume in its last couple weeks of action, as three of its remaining four opponents hold strong RPI rankings.
Florida (No. 2), Arkansas (No. 49) and Alabama (No. 51) will all meet the Tigers inside the Hearnes Center over the final week of the season.

Munlyn Re-Establishes Program Block Record Yet Again

For the third consecutive season, Alyssa Munlyn reset the Mizzou individual single-season total block record. The Tiger middle blocker tallied five total blocks last Sunday (Nov. 12) at No. 4 Florida, improving her 2017 total block season total to 155.
Munlyn first established a new benchmark in Mizzou single-season total blocks after finishing with 149 in her 2015 freshman campaign. She followed her incredible first-year performance with 153 total blocks in her 2016 sophomore season.
Not only are Munlyn's 155 total blocks this season a new Mizzou single-season standard, but her 129 block assists and 1.49 blocks per set also rank first all-time.

Caffey and Larson Continuing Solid 2017 Campaigns

Munlyn's middle blocker companion, Kayla Caffey, has also been excelling as of late for Mizzou. The Chicago, Ill., native has hit .300 or higher in six of her past seven matches.
In SEC action this year, Caffey has exceeded .300 hitting in 10 of 14 matches, leading to an overall .391 hitting percentage in conference only action (fifth-best mark among SEC individuals in conference-only play).
Kira Larson continued her solid senior campaign in the Tigers' visit to No. 4 Florida last week, as she surpassed 300.0 points for the 2017 campaign.
Since joining Mizzou in 2015, Larson has eclipsed 300.0 points in each of her three seasons in Tiger black and gold.

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