University of Missouri
7-6
Sacramento St.
9-7
@MizzouVB Topples Sacramento State, Seals Perfect 3-0 Weekend
9/16/2017 3:30:00 PM | Volleyball
Tigers defeat the Hornets for second time this season
RENO, Nev. – Mizzou Volleyball (7-6) earned its first tournament sweep of the 2017 campaign Saturday, defeating Sacramento State, 3-2 (25-18, 23-25, 17-25, 25-23, 16-14). The Tigers finished their weekend at the Wolf Pack Tournament with a perfect 3-0 record and climbed back above .500 overall for the year.
Top Performers
- Dariana Hollingsworth: career-high 18 kills and 18 digs, second consecutive double-double
- Kira Larson: 13 kills on .345 hitting, 12 digs, fourth double-double this year
- Melanie Crow: 14 kills, 10 digs, first double-double of the season
- Alyssa Munlyn: 10 kills on .333 hitting, 3 total blocks
Hear From Coach Kreklow
On today's victory against the Hornets…
"Today was a tough match. We had a long and emotional match last night and then had to turn around and be back in the gym at 8 a.m. this morning. This wasn't our best match by any means, but Sacramento State is a good ball control team and we were having a tough time getting them out of system."
"They were serving very well today and did a good job of making things uncomfortable for us. I was really proud of the way we composed ourselves and battled when things looked bleak. This was a good win for us today."
#Mizzou Takeaways
- The Tigers closed the weekend with consecutive five-set matches, claiming victories in both contests. Overall this season, Mizzou possesses a 3-2 record in five-set matches.
- Crow (14 kills/10 digs), Larson (13 kills/12 digs), Hollingsworth (18 kills/18 digs), Courtney Eckenrode (31 assists/10 digs) and Ali Kreklow (28 assists/15 digs) all finished with double-doubles against the Hornets.
- It marked the most individual double-doubles by the Tigers in a single-match this season. The previous high was three set against both Northern Iowa (Aug. 26) and Austin Peay (Aug. 26).
- Four Tigers tallied double-digit kills Saturday, leading to a season-high 71 total kills for the team. Mizzou also reset team single match season-highs in attacks (187) and digs (104).
- Mizzou finished with 14 total blocks Saturday, securing double-digit total team blocks in all three matches at the Wolf Pack Tournament. Overall this weekend, the Tigers posted an incredible 50 total blocks over 13 sets played (3.85 per set).
- So far this year, Mizzou has eclipsed 10-plus total blocks in a match eight times (62-percent of its matches).
Up Next
The Tigers now turn their focus to Wednesday, Sept. 20, for the 2017 home and Southeastern Conference opener against No. 12 Kentucky. First serve inside the Hearnes Center is set for 7 p.m. CT and the match will broadcast live on SEC Network.
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