@MizzouVB Wins Thriller at South Carolina, 3-2

Wednesday, November 8

Columbia, S.C.

5 PM

University of Missouri

17-9, 10-3SEC

South Carolina

11-14, 4-9SEC

MIZ

South Carolina

11/8/2017 11:38:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Tigers match season-high winning streak of five matches

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Mizzou Volleyball (17-9, 10-3 SEC) extended its winning streak to five matches following a thrilling 3-2 (19-25, 25-20, 25-23, 22-25, 16-14) victory over South Carolina. The Tigers' current unbeaten streak matches their 2017 season high, originally set from Sept. 24 – Oct. 13, also coming in Southeastern Conference play.

#ShowMe Top Performers

Alyssa Munlyn: 9 kills on .421 hitting, 3 solo blocks, 5 total blocks
Kayla Caffey: 10 kills (matches season high) on .471 hitting, 1 ace, 2 total blocks
Sydney Deeken: 9 kills on season-high .500 hitting, 1 solo block, 4 total blocks
Dariana Hollingsworth: 9 kills on .471 hitting, 1 ace
Courtney Eckenrode: 35 assists, 5 digs // Ali Kreklow: 19 assists, 3 digs (combined to lead team to 64 kills on .406 hitting)

Hear From Head Coach Wayne Kreklow

On tonight's thrilling victory over the Gamecocks…

"I thought tonight was a good example of having to find a way when things aren't going as smoothly as you'd like. Our serve and pass game was really off, which made things very difficult. I was proud of the way different people stepped up at times to make plays when we needed them most. Melanie (Crow) being able to come in and demonstrate the poise and confidence to hit her jump serve at the end speaks volumes of the type of competitor she is. Winning on the road in the SEC is not easy and tonight was just another example of that."

#Mizzou Takeaways

Mizzou's season-long balanced attack was present again Wednesday night, as six players produced nine-plus kills on .360-plus hitting percentages. Additionally, four of those players (Munlyn, Hollingsworth, Caffey and Deeken) hit .420 or higher, respectively.
As a team, the Tigers posted 64 kills on .406 hitting, marking their third match this year with a collective .400-plus hitting percentage.
Mizzou's offense has particularly come on in SEC action, as it has exceeded a .300 team hitting mark in six matches thus far.
South Carolina's offense came out firing in the first set, posting 15 kills on .462 hitting. In comparison, the Tigers only managed 10 kills on .208 hitting.
Mizzou was held without a block in the opening set. The Gamecocks surrendered five points via service errors, but the Tigers couldn't take full advantage.
Fortunes turned for Mizzou in the second set, as the Tigers recorded 15 kills on .483 hitting en route to its set triumph. Deeken subbed into the match early-on in the set and paced the team with five kills.
The Tigers' defense also stepped up over their second set victory, out-digging the Gamecocks, 14-10. Larson tallied a team-best six digs, while Riley Sents was just behind with five.
With three kills over the first two sets, Larson reached 800 for her career.
Mizzou once again came out strong in the third set, leading to a 15-12 advantage midway through. South Carolina answered with a run of its own, leading to a 23-23 tie late in the set. Deeken supplied the heroics for Mizzou with a kill and block to seal her teams' exciting third set victory.
Five Tigers produced multiple kills over their third set win, culminating in 13 kills on .346 hitting.
In the fourth set, Mizzou recorded its eighth total block of the night, marking its 292.5 total block of the season. That total moved into the Top-10 all-time rankings for most team blocks in a single-season by a Mizzou squad.
Munlyn earned her second block assist in the fourth set, marking her 125th block assist of the year. It reset the all-time Mizzou single-season individual block assist record. Munlyn now owns three of the top-four all-time individual block assists records.
The Tigers looked primed for a 3-1 match victory, holding a late 19-15 advantage in the fourth set. However, South Carolina answered with a thunderous 7-0 run en route to a 10-3 overall scoring run to even the match at two apiece.
In the fifth and final set, Mizzou jumped out to early advantages of 4-2 and 9-6. The Tigers continued to add the pressure late, setting up match point with a 14-9 lead. Needing a miracle, South Carolina produced just that with a 5-0 run to even the deciding set at 14 apiece.
Munlyn tallied a kill, followed by a clutch service ace from Melanie Crow as the Tigers escaped with a thrilling match-clinching 16-14 fifth set victory.

Up Next

Mizzou continues its final road trip of the 2017 campaign this Sunday (Nov. 12) afternoon at Florida. First serve is scheduled for noon CT. The match will broadcast live on SEC Network.

Next week, 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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