University of Missouri
22-7 (12-5SEC)
(#11) Kentucky
22-4 (16-0SEC)
No. 23 @MizzouVB Drops Straight-Set Contest to No. 11 Kentucky
11/18/2018 5:34:00 PM | Volleyball
Tigers set for regular season finale Wednesday (Nov. 21) at LSU
COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 23 Mizzou Volleyball (22-7, 12-5 SEC) fell 3-0 (17-25, 22-25, 18-25) to No. 11 Kentucky Sunday afternoon inside Mizzou Arena to conclude its 2018 home schedule.
The Tigers' regular season finale is slated for Wednesday (Nov. 21) at LSU. First serve in Baton Rouge is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT and the match will broadcast live on ESPNU. Next Sunday (Nov. 25) will mark the 2018 NCAA Tournament Selection Show. Mizzou will learn its postseason destination at 7:30 p.m. CT on ESPNU.
#ShowMe Top Performers vs. No. 11 Kentucky
- Tyanna Omazic: 8 kills on .467 hitting, 1 solo block, 3 total blocks
- Dariana Hollingsworth: 9 kills on .304 hitting, 4 digs
- Kylie Deberg: 8 kills, 2 aces, 10 digs, 2 total blocks
- Leketor Member-Meneh: 9 kills
Hear From Head Coach Wayne Kreklow
On Sunday's 2018 home finale…
"I was pretty pleased with our overall effort today. I thought it was a big bounce-back effort after Wednesday's tough match vs. Tennessee. I thought our players did really well, but Kentucky is just a really really good team. Their setter, Madison Lilley, makes that whole group go. She was consistently able to get them good swing after good swing. They're a good defensive team too. I thought we played well and attacked well with the exception of the third set. Overall, I was very pleased with our preparation going into today. I'm happy with the progress we've made since Wednesday's match."
#MIZ Takeaways
- Alyssa Munlyn's lone solo block against Kentucky pushed her career total to 118. She now stands alone in second place for most career solo blocks in Tiger history. With one regular season match remaining and NCAA play following, the Suwanee, Georgia, native will need four additional solo blocks to move into first place all-time.
- Deberg tallied her 15th multi-ace match this season (ninth in SEC action). Her 56 aces this year rank fourth-most in Mizzou single-season history.
- Omazic was the Tigers' most efficient attacker Sunday, as she surpassed .400 hitting for the seventh time this season. It was her highest single-match hitting percentage since posting a .583 mark on Oct. 5 vs. South Carolina.
- Hollingsworth also swung well against the Wildcats, recording .300-plus hitting for the fourth time in her past five matches played.
- Mizzou showed offensive balance despite the loss Sunday, as four Tigers posted eight-plus kills. Member-Meneh and Hollingsworth paved the way with nine kills apiece.
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