University of Missouri
14-5 (6-3SEC)
(#13) Florida
18-3 (9-1SEC)
No. 24 Mizzou Volleyball Drops Five-Set Heartbreaker to No. 13 Florida
10/30/2019 11:50:00 PM | Volleyball
Gators use 11-4 run to steal fifth and deciding set
COLUMBIA, Mo. - No. 24 Mizzou Volleyball (14-5, 6-3 SEC) dropped a five-set heartbreaker to No. 13 Florida Wednesday evening inside the Hearnes Center. The two squads alternated set victories with the Gators ultimately claiming a 3-2 (22-25, 25-17, 27-29, 25-20, 12-15) match win.
Wednesday's loss snapped the Tigers' four-match winning streak. Despite the defeat, four Tigers finished with double-digit kills, led by junior Kylie Deberg's career-high 27 kills. Additionally, three Tigers recorded a double-double against the Gators, as Deberg, redshirt sophomore Andrea Fuentes and junior Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana enjoyed strong overall matches.
#ShowMe Top Performers vs. Florida
- Deberg: 27 kills, 1 ace, 12 digs, 2 total blocks
- Fuentes: 50 assists, 2 aces, 14 digs
- Hollingsworth-Santana: 11 kills on .474 hitting, 3 assists, 2 aces, 14 digs, 5 total blocks
- Tyanna Omazic: 14 kills on .417 hitting, 1 ace, 4 digs, 5 total blocks
- Riley Sents: 18 digs, 5 assists, 3 aces
Hear From Interim Head Coach Joshua Taylor
On Wednesday evening's marathon match versus Florida…
"This one stings for sure, but there's a lot of positives we can still take out of it. Florida is the No. 13 team in the country for a reason and you can't give them any opportunity to capitalize on little mistakes that we may commit. I think that was the difference in set five, as we built an 8-4 advantage, but then made some costly errors to allow them right back in it. We got to regroup quickly, as we have another tough opponent on tap this Sunday at Texas A&M."
#MIZ Takeaways
- Despite the loss, Mizzou still managed to out-produce Florida in kills (68 to 63), hitting percentage (.274 to .247), assists (61 to 58), aces (9 to 8) and digs (72 to 54).
- With the aforementioned three Mizzou individual double-doubles tonight, Deberg now paces the team with five occurrences this season. Fuentes now ranks second on the team with four double-doubles, while Hollingsworth-Santana increased her total to two.
- Sents was fantastic defensively from the back row yet again, recording a season-best 18 digs. She has now recorded double-digit digs six times in her past seven matches.
- The Tigers' blocking game also arrived Wednesday, recording 11.0 total blocks. Omazic, Hollingsworth-Santana and redshirt sophomore Kayla Caffey each finished with five total blocks to pace Mizzou's individual efforts.
- Omazic was electric offensively, matching her career-high with 14 total kills against the Gators. It marked her 12th double-digit kill match this year and seventh-straight such occurrence.
- Hollingsworth-Santana continues to shine in SEC play, producing 10-plus kills for the fifth time in her past six matches. Additionally, she has hit .430-plus five times in her past seven contests.
Up Next
Mizzou begins a three-match road trip this Sunday (Nov. 3) at Texas A&M. First serve in College Station, Texas, is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT. Next week, the Tigers visit Alabama (Nov. 8) and Georgia (Nov. 10) for Friday/Sunday matchups. First serve is set for 7 p.m. and 1 p.m. CT, respectively.
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