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Mizzou Volleyball Bounces Back, Posts 3-1 Win Sunday at Tennessee
11/24/2019 3:37:00 PM | Volleyball
Tigers improve to 6-2 on the road in SEC play
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Mizzou Volleyball (19-7, 11-5 SEC) got back to its winning ways Sunday afternoon with a 3-1 (18-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-23) triumph at Tennessee. The Tigers earned their 10th win this season away from Mid-Missouri, including their sixth on the road in Southeastern Conference action.
#ShowMe Top Performers at Tennessee
- Kylie Deberg: 22 kills, 8 digs, 2 total blocks
- Leketor Member-Meneh: 13 kills, 14 digs, 2 total blocks
- Tyanna Omazic: 9 kills on .400 hitting, 1 ace, 4 digs, 3 total blocks
- Andrea Fuentes: 47 assists, 3 kills, 10 digs, 2 total blocks
Hear From Head Coach Joshua Taylor
On Sunday's comeback win in Knoxville…
"After a rough first set, I was really pleased with how our group fought back the rest of the match. Our defensive efforts really stepped up in sets two-four and that gave Tennessee's offense some fits. As the match went on, our attackers stepped up in big situations. Timely kills and timely defense was big today."
#MIZ Takeaways
- Mizzou now leads the all-time series over Tennessee, 10-5.
- The Tigers have come away with a victory in two-straight matches now in the all-time series, as they claimed a two-match 2019 season-series sweep over the Volunteers.
- Sunday's victory marked Mizzou's first triumph in Knoxville, Tennessee, in three years. Prior to today, the Tigers' last win inside Thompson-Boling Arena occurred on Nov. 4, 2016.
- After recording a team-best 22 kills Sunday against Tennessee, Deberg now has 10, 20-plus kills outings this season.
- Deberg now possesses 473 overall kills this year, moving into ninth place all-time in Mizzou individual single-season kills. Additionally, the Hudson, Iowa, native now owns 553.0 total points this year, moving into 10th place all-time in Mizzou individual single-season points list.
- Omazic concluded a great week of play with nine kills on .400 hitting Sunday afternoon. In matches against No. 14 Kentucky and the Volunteers, the Kansas City, Missouri, native tallied 17 kills on .485 hitting. She also averaged a block per set defensively.
Up Next
Mizzou heads to Ole Miss Wednesday (Nov. 27) for its regular season road finale. First serve in Oxford, Mississippi is slated for 6 p.m. CT. The Tigers then conclude their regular season schedule Saturday (Nov. 30) at LSU. First serve inside the Hearnes Center is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT.
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