University of Missouri
8-2
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
1-10
@MizzouVB Posts Doubleheader Sweep to Open Mizzou Invitational
9/14/2018 9:56:00 PM | Volleyball
Tigers close out weekend Saturday afternoon against Drake
Photo Gallery vs. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi l Photo Gallery vs. Ohio
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou Volleyball (9-2) greeted its home fans for the first time this season Friday evening with a pair of victories. The Tigers made quick work of Texas A&M – Corpus Christi in their first match (25-16, 25-23, 25-17), followed by a four-set triumph over Ohio in their nightcap (25-23, 21-25, 25-18, 25-12).
Against the Islanders Friday morning inside the Hearnes Center, Mizzou eclipsed a team .300 hitting percentage for the third time this year. In the Tigers' contest versus Ohio, sophomore OH Kylie Deberg recorded a career-high 19 kills on .349 hitting. Redshirt freshman S Andrea Fuentes also shined with her team-leading fourth double-double this season.
#ShowMe Top Performers vs. Texas A&M – Corpus Christi
- Deberg: 11 kills on .333 hitting, 2 aces, 2 total blocks
- Alyssa Munlyn: 10 kills on .500 hitting, 2 solo blocks, 5 total blocks
- Leketor Member-Meneh: 8 kills on .400 hitting, 3 digs
- Dariana Hollingsworth: 8 kills on .389 hitting, 8 digs
- Riley Sents: 15 digs, 4 assists, 1 ace
#ShowMe Top Performers vs. Ohio
- Deberg: 19 kills on .349 hitting, 4 digs
- Member-Meneh: 18 kills on .306 hitting
- Tyanna Omazic: 10 kills, 2 aces, 7 digs, 3 solo blocks, 6 total blocks
- Fuentes: 16 assists, 12 digs
- Jaden Newsome: 24 assists, 4 kills, 4 total blocks
Hear From Head Coach Wayne Kreklow
On Mizzou's Friday finale versus Ohio…
"I was very pleased with the way we were able to come back after a bad second set. I wasn't quite sure how we were going to respond to that. Last weekend against Ohio State the same thing happened and the bottom fell out and we never recovered. It was good to see our team rebound and refocus tonight. We just executed a lot better. I was really pleased with that."
#MIZ Takeaways
- The Tigers' strong collective offensive effort against Texas A&M – Corpus Christi ranked as their third highest hitting percentage (.327) this year, trailing only their matches versus Princeton (.354) and Delaware State (.337).
- Munlyn earned her second double-digit kill match of the season, while tallying her fifth match of .500-plus hitting.
- Following 11 kills against the Islanders and a career-high 19 kills against the Bobcats, Deberg continued her incredible streak of consecutive matches with 10-plus kills. She has now eclipsed double-digit kills in her first 11 career matches as a Tiger.
- With 15 and 11 digs this evening, respectively, Sents has surpassed 10-plus digs in a match nine consecutive times.
- In Friday's doubleheader finale, Member-Meneh exploded for 18 kills on .300-plus hitting, ranking as her second-most kills in a match this year.
- After a rare match without 10-plus total blocks in the morning, the Tigers' defense fired back in their finale with 11.0 total stops against Ohio. Mizzou now has seven matches this year with double-digit total blocks.
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