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No. 24 @MizzouVB Concludes Regular Season with 3-2 Win at LSU
11/21/2018 8:51:00 PM | Volleyball
Mizzou awaits postseason destination this Sunday with NCAA Selection Show
BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 24 Mizzou Volleyball (23-7, 13-5 SEC) wrapped up its 2018 regular season Wednesday evening at LSU with a 3-2 (25-19, 25-20, 23-25, 21-25, 15-11) victory. The visiting Tigers built an early commanding 2-0 lead, but had to fight hard late to secure their triumph.
Sophomore OH Kylie Deberg was fantastic Wednesday, tallying a career-high 23 kills on .345 hitting. It marked her second 20-plus kill match of the season, while earning her fourth double-double of the year.
#ShowMe Top Performers at LSU
- Kylie Deberg: 23 kills on .345 hitting, 12 digs
- Andrea Fuentes: 51 assists, 10 digs, 4 aces
- Leketor Member-Meneh: 16 kills, 5 digs
- Alyssa Munlyn: 11 kills on .381 hitting, 3 total blocks
- Riley Sents: 22 digs, 6 assists
Hear From Head Coach Wayne Kreklow
On tonight's five-set thriller in Baton Rouge…
"It was a good road win for our team tonight. LSU is playing well and we knew it was going to be a tough one on the road. We were very sharp in the first two sets, but lost a little focus in set three. LSU did a great job of capitalizing on our errors and really took control in the fourth set. I was very proud of the way we regrouped in set five and settled in and made big plays when we needed to."
#MIZ Takeaways
- Mizzou now leads the all-time series over LSU, 9-4.
- Mizzou swept its two-match 2018 season series with LSU, earning a sweep earlier this year in Columbia plus tonight's five-set thriller.
- Mizzou is now currently riding a six-match winning streak in the all-time series, including three-straight wins in Baton Rouge. Overall, Mizzou is 5-1 all-time in matches at the Pete Maravich Center.
- Fuentes enjoyed a solid overall match, posting her team-leading 11th double-double of the year. Seven of those 11 double-doubles have come in SEC action. Additionally, Wednesday marked her third match with 50-plus assists this season.
- Sents was a key defensive player all night long, matching her season-high with 22 digs. It stood as her third 20-plus dig match this year.
- LSU struggled with efficiency both in its attack and service game. Overall, the host Tigers committed seven attack errors and four service errors, keying Mizzou's first set triumph.
- Deberg enjoyed a strong opening set on the offensive side, producing a team-best six kills.
- Orchestrated by Fuentes' outstanding setting, Mizzou's offense exploded for 19 kills on .471 hitting in the second set. Through two sets of play, Deberg already secured her 26th double-digit kill match this year. 15 of those matches have occurred in SEC play.
- After posting three service aces through two sets, Fuentes picked up her fourth in the third, resetting her single-match career-high in the category.
- Set three was the night's most even set, as the teams combined for 10 ties and two lead changes. With the score tied at 19 apiece, Mizzou appeared to go up 20-19 following a service ace, but the point was played over due to interference by a cameraman. LSU took advantage and went on a 6-4 run to secure its first set triumph of the night.
- In the fourth set, Sents tallied her 16th dig of the match, securing her 400th dig of the season. She has now posted 400-plus digs in back to back seasons.
- Overall, set four was loaded with runs by both teams, as LSU started off strong with a commanding 14-6 lead midway through. Mizzou had an answer however and ultimately took a slim 20-19 advantage. The host Tigers got quickly back on track though, ending the set on a dominant 6-1 run.
- LSU held a slim 5-4 lead in the fifth set, but Mizzou reeled off seven of the next eight points to possess a commanding 11-6 advantage. LSU had answer by scoring three of the next four points, but Mizzou closed the night out with three of the next four.
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