@MizzouVB Falls to No. 3 Florida in Regular Season Finale, Awaits NCAA Tournament Fate

Saturday, November 25

Columbia, Mo.

1:30 PM

University of Missouri

20-11 (13-5SEC)

(#3) Florida

25-1 (17-1SEC)

Florida

Mizzou

@MizzouVB Falls to No. 3 Florida in Regular Season Finale, Awaits NCAA Tournament Fate

11/25/2017 4:59:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Tigers finish Top-3 in SEC standings for third consecutive year

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou Volleyball (20-11, 13-5 SEC) dropped its regular season finale Saturday (Nov. 25) afternoon inside the Hearnes Center to No. 3 Florida, 3-1 (25-23, 27-29, 15-25, 23-25).

The Tigers now await their 2017 NCAA Volleyball Tournament fate Sunday (Nov. 26) evening with the official Selection Show on ESPNU. Fans can tune-in beginning at 8 p.m. CT as Mizzou seeks its 14th NCAA Tournament bid since 2000.

#ShowMe Top Performers

Melanie Crow: season-high 17 kills, 6 digs 2 total blocks
Courtney Eckenrode: 32 assists, 16 digs (team-best 10th double-double this year)
Alyssa Munlyn: 10 kills (zero errors) on .556 hitting, 3 total blocks

Hear From Head Coach Wayne Kreklow

On what made Florida tough today…

"Honestly, good teams make good plays. They're No. 3 in the country for a reason. I thought they did a great job of coming up big with great defensive plays. As tough as it was to lose that close of a set (second), Florida earned it. I thought we really played well until the end, but they just made bigger plays when they had to."

On how playing a ranked team can give Mizzou confidence going forward…

"During that last set, I was thinking 'how good would we be if we played these guys every week?' I thought we did a lot of good things today. We had chances to win in sets two and four but just couldn't quite get it done. I think you still can take away a lot of really good things though. We really battled and competed well."

#Mizzou Takeaways

Despite the loss, the Tigers finished in third place this year in the Southeastern Conference with a 13-5 record. Mizzou has claimed a Top-3 finish in the conference standings in three consecutive years and four times in the past five seasons.
For the 20th time this season, Mizzou produced 10-plus total blocks at the net. The Tigers closed their regular season with five consecutive double-digit block efforts.
Heading into postseason play, Mizzou sits with 360.5 total blocks for the year, marking a new program single-season team block record.
The Tigers' 521 block assists this season also ranks tops in program history, while their 3.02 blocks per set places second and 100 solo blocks ranks eighth all-time.
Crow ended her regular season on a high note, highlighted by two consecutive double-digit kill matches. Overall this year, the Wildwood, Mo., native has produced eight 10-plus kill matches, while moving her Tiger career double-digit kill match total to 31.
Munlyn was an efficient offensive weapon at middle blocker, recording 10 kills on 18 swings and zero errors. It was the sixth time this year that Munlyn had gone error-free in a match.
Eckenrode's team-best 10th double-double this year was also her sixth in SEC play. The Tiger setter tallied double-doubles in three of her last five conference matchups.
Riley Sents shared the team lead with 16 digs against the Gators, marking her team-best 22nd time in leading the Tigers in single-match digs.
Kayla Caffey played a pivotal role into Mizzou's defensive success at the net, as she matched her season high with eight total blocks. The Chicago, Ill., native finished with eight blocks on three separate occasions this season.

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