Mizzou Volleyball Begins Final Road Trip, Visits No. 14 Kentucky Wednesday
11/19/2019 9:26:00 AM | Volleyball
Tigers riding four-match winning streak heading into Lexington
| Mizzou Begins Season's Final Road Trip, Visits No. 14 Kentucky | |||||
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| OPPONENT | LOCATION | DAY | TIME (CT) | WATCH | STATS |
| No. 14 Kentucky | Lexington, Ky. | Wednesday, Nov. 20 | 6 pm | Video | Stats |
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Volleyball (18-6, 10-4 SEC) begins its final road trip of the 2019 campaign with a Wednesday evening matchup at No. 14 Kentucky. First serve inside Memorial Coliseum is slated for 6 p.m. CT.
The match will broadcast live on SEC Network with Courtney Lyle and Lizzy Stemke on the call. Fans can also follow the action online via Twitter (@MizzouVB).
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Series Snapshot vs. Kentucky
- Mizzou trails in the all-time series, 8-5.
- In the teams' last matchup (Sept. 29, 2019), Kentucky posted a sweep over the Tigers in Columbia, Missouri.
- The Wildcats have been victorious in four consecutive matches in the all-time series dating back to the 2017 campaign. Mizzou's last triumph occurred three years ago (Nov. 6, 2016), as it recorded a straight-set win in Lexington, Kentucky.
- Three of Mizzou's five victories in the all-time series have taken place inside Memorial Coliseum.
Mizzou Extends Winning Streak to Four
- Mizzou extended its current winning streak to four matches this past weekend, following sweeps over Alabama (Nov. 15) and South Carolina (Nov. 17). The Tigers' offense was fantastic over their recent two-match stretch, posting 100 kills (16.67 per set) on .363 hitting against the Crimson Tide and Gamecocks.
- Leading the charge offensively was redshirt sophomore Andrea Fuentes, as she was named Week 12 SEC Co- Setter of the Week on Monday. It marked Fuentes' fourth SEC Setter of the Week accolade this season.
- Mizzou opened last weekend with 49 kills on .411 hitting against Alabama. It marked the Tigers' third match in SEC play this year with .400-plus hitting. Overall, it was Mizzou's eighth match with .400-plus hitting this season.
- The Tigers ended the weekend with Fuentes orchestrating the offense to 51 kills on .321 hitting. It marked Mizzou's 12th match this season with .300-plus hitting.
- Friday evening's victory inside the Hearnes Center marked Mizzou's 100th all-time SEC triumph. Since joining their new conference in 2012, the Tigers have produced an outstanding 101-41 (.711) record in conference action.
- Mizzou has two SEC Championships to its resume (2013, '16) and have finished Top 4 in the conference standings in six of its seven years.
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