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@MizzouVB Falls in Tough Five-Setter at Tennessee, Drops First SEC Match This Year
9/28/2018 9:23:00 PM | Volleyball
Tigers forced a fifth and deciding set, but couldn’t complete comeback
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Mizzou Volleyball (12-3, 2-1 SEC) dropped its first Southeastern Conference match and five-set contest of the year Friday evening at Tennessee. After taking the fourth set and forcing a fifth and deciding set inside Thompson-Boling Arena, the Tigers ultimately fell 3-2 (20-25, 25-22, 18-25, 25-21, 9-15) to the host Volunteers.
#ShowMe Top Performers at Tennessee
- Kylie Deberg: 15 kills, 2 aces, 7 digs, 4 total blocks
- Dariana Hollingsworth: 14 kills on .407 hitting, 4 assists, 10 digs, 3 total blocks
- Alyssa Munlyn: 7 kills on .333 hitting, 7 total blocks
- Andrea Fuentes: 40 assists, 12 digs
Hear From Head Coach Wayne Kreklow
On tonight's hard-fought matchup with Tennessee…
"I thought we battled tonight. Tennessee is a very good defensive team and they did a great job of extending rallies and getting good swings in transition. We're making progress, but it doesn't come easy. I thought we did a better job of keeping our composure and tightening things up during tough moments. We had chances tonight, but couldn't capitalize in key moments. If we keep working hard we can get a lot better."
#MIZ Takeaways
- Hollingsworth posted a double-double for the third consecutive match, while Fuentes posted her team-leading fifth double-double of the year. Fuentes' 40 assists marked a new career-high.
- Deberg posted a team-best 15 kills Friday and has now exceeded double-digit kills in 14 of 15 matches this season.
- Riley Sents produced 10-plus digs for the 13th consecutive match after a team-leading 17 digs against the Volunteers.
- Tyanna Omazic recorded 10 kills for the first time since Sept. 14, marking her fifth match this season with double-digit kills.
- Mizzou's blocking efforts were on display as usual Friday, finishing with 11.0 total blocks at the net. It marked the team's fifth straight match with double-digit blocks and 11th overall such occurrence this year.
- Early on in the opening set, both teams routinely exchanged points, leading to nine total ties. With the score tied at 11 apiece, delivered a key 6-1 scoring run and ultimately outscored the Tigers 14-9 down the stretch.
- Mizzou was held to .081 hitting in the first set, as it committed seven attack errors.
- Deberg was one of the few Tiger offensive threats early, producing four kills on .429 hitting in the opening set.
- Mizzou answered well in the second set, as its 15 kills on .364 hitting keyed evening the match at one set apiece. The Tigers' defense also performed well, led by three additional blocks and holding Tennessee to only .167 hitting.
- Set three was another close affair with the Volunteers clinging to a late 18-16 advantage. Following a 3-0 mini run by Mizzou, Tennessee had a strong rebuttal with a 7-2 run to close out the set.
- The Volunteers' offense led the way in set three, posting 17 kills on .349 hitting.
- Mizzou once again had an answer in set four, recording a match-best 18 kills on offense while once again limiting the Volunteers attack to a sub .200 hitting percentage.
- In the fifth and deciding set, Tennessee jumped out to a quick 5-2 advantage and later built a 10-4 lead. The Tigers took three of the next four points, but Tennessee answered yet again with a 5-2 run to clinch the match triumph.
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