University of Missouri
22-8
(#5) Nebraska
27-4
Mizzou Volleyball’s Season Comes to an End, Falls 3-1 Saturday at No. 5 Nebraska
12/7/2019 11:43:00 PM | Volleyball
Epic third set is difference maker in the match
LINCOLN, Neb. - Mizzou Volleyball (22-8) saw its 2019 campaign conclude Saturday evening inside the Devaney Center, as it fell 3-1 (25-20, 20-25, 30-32, 18-25) to No. 5 Nebraska.
The deciding moment in the match came in set three, as Nebraska held set point with a 24-20 advantage. Mizzou answered with a thunderous 5-0 scoring run, establishing set point of its own at 25-24. The two teams would then battle back and forth, highlighted by three additional Cornhuskers set points and two additional Tiger set points.
Ultimately, a Mizzou service error and double block by Nebraska gave the home team a wild 32-30 third set triumph. With all the momentum on their side, the Cornhuskers tallied a comfortable fourth set win to claim the match and advance to the Sweet 16.
#ShowMe Top Performers vs. No. 5 Nebraska
- Andrea Fuentes: 51 assists, 13 digs, 2 kills, 2 total blocks
- Leketor Member-Meneh: 19 kills, 10 digs
- Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana: 15 kills on .400 hitting, 1 ace, 3 digs
- Tyanna Omazic: 9 kills, 5 aces, 3 digs, 2 total blocks
- Kylie Deberg: 14 kills, 1 ace, 7 digs
Hear From Head Coach Joshua Taylor
On Saturday's season finale versus the Cornhuskers…
"This was definitely a great match by two really good teams. I'm just so proud of our girls' effort and fight tonight. We all know how tough it is to play in the Devaney Center. We came out firing in set one and set the tone early. Nebraska fought back in set two and then that was as good as volleyball as you'll see by two teams in set three. I truly believe whoever won that third set was going to win the match. It was such an emotional set and Nebraska being able to carry that momentum into set four was the difference maker. We're all grateful to be able to be a part of tonight's match and we have to use this as motivation going into next spring. I really hope this motivates our team, rather than bringing us down. I'm going to make sure that it brings them up and we build off of this."
#MIZ Takeaways
- With a 22-8 final record, Mizzou finished its season with 20-plus wins for the 13th time in program history.
- The Tigers have produced 20-plus wins in five consecutive seasons dating back to 2015, marking the longest-such streak in program history.
- Mizzou concludes its 2019 campaign with a fantastic .302 team hitting percentage, marking only the second time in program history that a Tiger squad has collectively hit over .300 (.356 in 2013 season).
- With 10 digs Saturday, Riley Sents concludes her five-year Mizzou career with 1,310 digs. That ranks sixth all-time individually in program history.
- Deberg wrapped up one of the top individual seasons in Tiger history, as she finished with 524 kills, 49 aces and 612.5 points.
- Her 524 kills and 4.72 kills per set this year are the most in Mizzou single-season history. Additionally, Deberg becomes only the second Tiger ever with 600-plus points in a season, joining Yvette Buhlig's 626.0 points in 1992.
- The Hudson, Iowa, native's 5.52 points per set ranks second in Mizzou single-season history, while her 49 aces ranks tied for seventh.
- Fuentes produced back to back double-doubles in her two-match 2019 NCAA Tournament stint, following her 51 assists and 13 digs performance versus Nebraska.
- Member-Meneh also tallied a double-double Saturday, marking the first time she's accomplished the feat in her NCAA Tournament career.
- Across Mizzou's 16 all-time NCAA Tournament appearances, it now possesses 38 all-time individual double-doubles.
- Omazic's five aces against the Cornhuskers matched her career-high, while ranking tied for second all-time in Mizzou NCAA Tournament history.
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