University of Missouri
14-4 (4-2SEC)
Arkansas
7-9 (1-5SEC)
@MizzouVB Sweeps Arkansas Sunday, Clinches Perfect Weekend at Mizzou Arena
10/7/2018 4:15:00 PM | Volleyball
Tigers complete two-match season-series sweep over Razorbacks
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Volleyball (14-4, 4-2 SEC) completed a perfect weekend inside Mizzou Arena on Sunday with a straight-set (25-20, 25-19, 25-16) victory over Arkansas. The Tigers' defense stepped up, limiting the Razorbacks to .122 hitting while tallying 11.0 total blocks.
#ShowMe Top Performers vs. Arkansas
- Kylie Deberg: 14 kills on .364 hitting, 4 aces, 5 digs, 2 total blocks
- Tyanna Omazic: 9 kills on .412 hitting, 5 total blocks
- Andrea Fuentes: 35 assists, 5 digs, 4 total blocks
- Dariana Hollingsworth: 9 kills, 1 ace, 8 digs, 3 total blocks
Hear From Head Coach Wayne Kreklow
On Sunday's straight-set win over Arkansas…
"I thought at times we looked really sharp. I didn't think we were as quite as sharp as Friday night though. Arkansas has made some changes to its lineup and it runs a 6-2 offense. That gives them another hitter and blocker. I thought when we played them down at their place earlier this season that when their setter was up it was a weak spot for them. We could exploit it, but that wasn't there today. I thought Arkansas played really good defense at times. We got a little lackadaisical in transition sometimes, but I thought overall it wasn't a bad performance against a pretty good team."
#MIZ Takeaways
- Sunday's win sealed a two-match season-series sweep for the Tigers. Mizzou now leads the all-time series over Arkansas, 12-3. Additionally, the Tigers have been victorious now in nine consecutive matchups against the Razorbacks.
- Mizzou owns a perfect 8-0 record in historical meetings versus Arkansas in Mid-Missouri.
- Offensively, Mizzou was led by Deberg's 14 kills, marking her 17th double-digit kill output this season. She's currently riding a six-match streak with 10-plus kills, all occurring in Southeastern Conference matches.
- This weekend, Deberg was phenomenal with 30 kills (5.00 per set) on .353 hitting. Omazic and Alyssa Munlyn also turned in standout attacks Friday-Sunday, hitting .483 and .400 over their recent two matches, respectively.
- The Tigers' strong offensive production was largely due to Fuentes' strong setting in a 5-1 offensive system, as she recorded 72 assists (12.00 per set). Mizzou's offense posted 90 kills (15.00 per set) on .340 hitting overall.
- Munlyn paced the Tigers with six total blocks (two solo). She led Mizzou in individual total blocks in both matches this weekend, finishing with 10 total blocks (1.67 per set).
- A slew of Tigers stepped up their blocking efforts versus Arkansas, as Munlyn (six), Omazic (five), Fuentes (four) and Hollingsworth (three) all had strong afternoons at the net.
- Overall, Mizzou finished with 11.0 total blocks, marking its 13th match this year with double-digit total blocks. The Tigers' six-match streak with 10-plus total blocks was snapped Friday night, but the team got back to their dominant ways today versus Arkansas.
- Riley Sents wrapped up a strong weekend as well, posting a team-leading 16 digs against Arkansas. This weekend, Sents finished with 27 total digs (4.50 per set).
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