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@MizzouVB Topples Arizona State, Earns Puerto Rico Invitational Championship
9/2/2018 10:38:00 PM | Volleyball
Deberg and Hollingsworth named to All-Tournament squad
SAN JUAN - Mizzou Volleyball (5-1) concluded its perfect weekend Sunday evening with a 3-1 (19-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-19) victory over previously undefeated Arizona State. The Tigers' triumph over the Sun Devils secured the Puerto Rico Invitational Championship.
Kylie Deberg and Dariana Hollingsworth were named to this weekend's All-Tournament Team following standout three-match stretches. Deberg, the tournament MVP, paced Mizzou in kills (42), kills per set (3.50) and points (54.5). Hollingsworth turned in a solid all-around performance this weekend, finishing with 29 kills, three aces, 24 digs and 15 total blocks.
RECAP l #Mizzou claims top honors at the Puerto Rico Invitational! Kylie Deberg (MVP) and Dariana Hollingsworth are named to the All-Tournament Team following standout weekends in San Juan!
— Mizzou Volleyball (@MizzouVB) September 3, 2018
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#ShowMe Top Performers vs. Arizona State
- Deberg: 12 kills, 3 aces, 5 digs, 4 total blocks
- Hollingsworth: 13 kills on .370 hitting, 6 digs, 7 total blocks
- Leketor Member-Meneh: 12 kills, 1 ace
- Alyssa Munlyn: 6 kills, 9 total blocks
- Andrea Fuentes: 32 assists, 13 digs
Hear From Head Coach Wayne Kreklow
On Sunday's Puerto Rico Invitational finale…
"I was very pleased with tonight's overall performance. After a slow start in the first set, we were able to recoup and really got dialed-in to what Arizona State was doing. Dariana (Hollingsworth) came up big tonight and had her best match of the season thus far. Arizona State is a very good team and we had to really step it up tonight. I told the team after the match that what I was most proud of was the fact that they pulled themselves together when things weren't going well. They did it on their own. All good teams have to be able to do that."
#MIZ Takeaways
- Deberg was a key piece in the Tiger offense yet again, securing 10-plus kills in her sixth consecutive match to open the season.
- Member-Meneh ended her weekend in San Juan with back to back double-digit kill performances, marking her second and third such match this year.
- Hollingsworth had arguably her top individual match of the year, posting season-highs in kills and total blocks.
- Munlyn was a nightmare for opposing offenses this weekend, as she totaled 22 blocks (1.83 per set) over three matches. Hollingsworth (1.25 per set) and Tyanna Omazic (1.08 per set) were also a big defensive factor at the net.
- As a group, Mizzou produced a season-high 14.0 total blocks tonight against the Sun Devils. The Tigers have eclipsed double-digit team blocks in four consecutive matches.
- Each match at the Puerto Rico Invitational, Fuentes re-established her career-high in single-match assists. She saved her best effort for last this weekend, recording a team-best 32 assists against Arizona State.
- Fuentes also secured her first career double-double tonight, joining Deberg as Tigers to achieve the feat this season.
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