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@MizzouVB Tallies 3-1 Victory at Arkansas, Seals Perfect Opening Week in SEC Play
9/23/2018 4:13:00 PM | Volleyball
Member-Meneh closes outstanding week with 16 kills on .400 hitting
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Mizzou Volleyball (12-2, 2-0 SEC) secured a perfect week to open its 2018 Southeastern Conference schedule with a 3-1 (25-18, 25-20, 14-25, 25-18) victory Sunday afternoon over Arkansas inside Barnhill Arena.
Three Tigers finished with double-digit kills against the Razorbacks, led by sophomore OH Leketor Member-Meneh's 16 kills on .400 hitting. Across Mizzou's two SEC season-opening matches this week, the St. Louis, Missouri, native tallied a team-best 31 kills (4.43 per set) on .343 hitting.
#ShowMe Top Performers vs. Arkansas
- Member-Meneh: 16 kills on .400 hitting, 6 digs, 2 total blocks
- Riley Sents: 22 digs, 5 assists, 1 ace
- Jaden Newsome: 17 assists, 6 kills on .625 hitting, 2 digs, 3 total blocks
- Tyanna Omazic: 8 kills, 3 aces, 6 digs, 6 total blocks
- Dariana Hollingsworth: 10 kills, 3 assists, 12 digs, 5 total blocks
Hear From Head Coach Wayne Kreklow
On Sunday's triumph over the Razorbacks…
"I thought we did a nice job of regrouping after a really bad third set. We showed some maturity and grit in set four and settled in a bit. Our ball control and passing got better which got us some better swings. Any win on the road in the SEC is big so I'm very pleased to get the victory today against a very scrappy and hardworking Arkansas team"
#MIZ Takeaways
- Mizzou's defense made a quick impact Sunday, posting 4.0 total blocks and limiting Arkansas to only .024 hitting in the first set. Omazic led the way at the net, posting three total blocks.
- On the offensive side, Member-Meneh continued her strong play with four kills on .400 hitting in the opening set. Omazic also added three kills on .429 hitting while adding two aces from the service line.
- Sents was rock solid defensively in the back row, accumulating nine quick digs in the first set.
- The Tigers struggled early in set two and faced a 14-9 deficit midway through. Mizzou responded nicely however, outscoring the Razorbacks 16-6 the rest of the way, including a 4-0 run to seal the set.
- Mizzou recorded 17 kills on .316 hitting in set two, as six Tigers produced multiple kills. Hollingsworth led the way with four kills on .333 hitting.
- After a strong opening set, Sents tallied three additional digs in set two, securing her 12th consecutive match with 10-plus digs.
- Set three was dominated by the Razorbacks, as they produced 15 kills on .375 hitting, while limiting the Tigers to .188 hitting. An early 9-0 run by Arkansas led to a 17-5 advantage and proved to be too much for Mizzou.
- The Tigers flipped the switch in set four to seal the match, hitting .343 with 15 kills on offense while holding the Razorbacks to only eight kills on .056 hitting on defense.
- Member-Meneh repeatedly stepped up when the Tigers needed a big kill, earning six kills on .545 hitting in the final set.
- After being shut out on total blocks in the third set, Mizzou produced a single-set best 4.5 total blocks at the net in set four. Overall, the Tigers recorded 11.5 total blocks Sunday, securing their fourth consecutive match with double-digit total blocks and 10th overall such match this year.
- Hollingsworth posted her second straight double-double with 10 kills and 12 digs. Her pair of double-doubles this season ranks second on the team, trailing only Andrea Fuentes' four total double-doubles.
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