No. 22 Mizzou Volleyball Hosts Texas A&M Sunday Afternoon
10/4/2019 11:07:00 AM | Volleyball
Tigers coming off first SEC win of season
No. 22 Mizzou Hosts Aggies Sunday at Hearnes | |||||
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OPPONENT | LOCATION | DAY | TIME (CT) | WATCH | STATS |
Texas A&M | Hearnes Center | Sunday, Oct. 6 | 1 pm | Video | Stats |
COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 22 Mizzou Volleyball (9-3, 1-1 SEC) returns to the Hearnes Center this Sunday afternoon for a Southeastern Conference matchup versus Texas A&M. First serve is slated for 1 p.m. CT.
The match will broadcast live on SEC Network + via WatchESPN with Ben Arnet and former Mizzou Volleyball All-American Kira Larson on the call. Fans can also follow the action online via Twitter (@MizzouVB).
#ShowMe Mizzou Game Notes
Series Snapshot vs. Texas A&M
- Mizzou trails in the all-time series, 30-16.
- The Tigers have won three consecutive matchups in the all-time series. Sunday will mark the programs' third consecutive meeting inside the Hearnes Center.
- The Aggies' last triumph occurred three years ago (Oct. 26, 2016), as they produced a 3-1 victory over Mizzou in College Station, Texas.
- Prior to Mizzou's current three-match winning streak, Texas A&M had claimed eight of nine matches in the all-time series dating from 2011-16.
Mizzou Defeats LSU Wednesday for First SEC Win This Year
- Mizzou produced its first SEC victory of the season Wednesday (Oct. 2) evening at LSU. The visiting Tigers from Columbia, Missouri, walked away with a 3-1 (25-10, 19-25, 25-23, 25-18) triumph and snapped their then-three match losing skid.
- Three Mizzou individuals finished with double-digit kills at LSU, led by junior Kylie Deberg's fourth consecutive match with at least 20 kills.
- Redshirt sophomore Kayla Caffey and Tyanna Omazic were excellent at middle blocker, paced by Caffey's career-high 11 kills. Omazic finished with her sixth 10-plus kill match this year.
- Deberg continued her All-American caliber play in Baton Rouge, producing her fifth 20-plus kill match of the year. It stands as the most 20-plus kill matches in a single-season by a Tiger since 2016, as outside hitter Melanie Crow produced six that campaign.
Tigers' Offense Love Some Home Cooking
- In five matches played inside the Hearnes Center this season, Mizzou boasts a 4-1 record while producing 14.81 kills per set on .343 hitting.
- Individually, five of the Tigers' main attackers are hitting above .300 in home contests, led by Omazic (.453) and Caffey's (.438) outstanding numbers.
- Junior Leketor Member-Meneh (.346), Deberg (.337) and junior Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana (.300) round out the impressive offensive hitting efficiencies inside Hearnes this season.
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