University of Missouri
10-2
Drake
11-2
@MizzouVB Sweeps Drake to Clinch Perfect Mizzou Invitational Weekend
9/15/2018 5:07:00 PM | Volleyball
Member-Meneh (MVP) and Deberg earn All-Tournament Team honors
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou Volleyball (10-2) earned its second non-conference tournament title of the season with a sweep (25-22, 25-14, 25-14) Saturday afternoon over Drake. The Tigers finished their home-opening weekend with a perfect 3-0 record, outscoring their opponents, 9-1.
Sophomore OH Leketor Member-Meneh (MVP) and sophomore OH Kylie Deberg were named to the Mizzou Invitational All-Tournament Team following exceptional three-match stretches on the court.
Member-Meneh recorded 35 kills (3.50 per set) on .371 hitting with five total blocks, while Deberg posted 37 kills (3.70 per set) on .349 hitting with six aces.
RECAP l Tigers sweep Drake, earn second non-conference tournament title of the season! Member-Meneh (MVP) and Deberg named to #Mizzou Invitational All-Tournament Team
— Mizzou Volleyball (@MizzouVB) September 15, 2018
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#ShowMe Top Performers vs. Drake
- Member-Meneh: 9 kills on .474 hitting, 3 digs, 3 solo blocks
- Deberg: 7 kills on .375 hitting, 3 aces, 7 digs
- Brynn Paumen: 2 solo blocks, 6 total blocks
- Alyssa Munlyn: 6 kills on .556 hitting, 1 solo block, 3 total blocks
- Andrea Fuentes: 19 assists, 2 aces, 6 digs
Hear From Head Coach Wayne Kreklow
On Mizzou's straight-set win over Drake…
"Drake is a really good team. They do a lot of things really well. In that first set it reminded me of two fighters in the ring and trying to figure things out. Both teams tried to get a feel of each other. We made a few too many unforced errors in set one, but I thought we did a good job of making plays at the end to close it out. Getting that first set, especially when you're at home, gives you an advantage moving forward. I thought we then got a good feel of how to block their attackers and we ended up with 13 blocks overall. We slowly got better and cleaner and executed as the match went on."
#MIZ Takeaways
- Mizzou's defensive efforts shined yet again this weekend, capped off by back to back 10-plus total block matches against Ohio and Drake. Overall, the Tigers posted 13 solo blocks and 31.0 total blocks (3.10 per set).
- Individually, Munlyn paved the way with four solo blocks and 13 total blocks (1.30). Paumen came off the bench in the Tigers' finale versus Drake and delivered 3.00 blocks per set in a dominant defensive outburst. Her two solo blocks and six total blocks against the Bulldogs were each new single-match career highs.
- Behind strong setting from Fuentes and redshirt freshman S Jaden Newsome, Mizzou's offensive collectively hit .298 this weekend. The Tigers eclipsed .300 team hitting in two of their three matches played, highlighted by a .349 mark Saturday versus Drake.
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