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Mizzou Volleyball Completes Five-Set Exhibition Match Saturday at Kansas State
8/24/2019 6:18:00 PM | Volleyball
Deberg lights up box score with 25 kills, four aces
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Mizzou Volleyball squared off against Kansas State Saturday for its final tune-up before the regular season opens next weekend in San Juan. The exhibition contest inside Ahearn Field House went a full five sets with the host Wildcats claiming a 3-2 (22-25, 25-14, 25-21, 21-25, 11-15) victory over the Tigers.
Mizzou's offense collectively performed well Saturday, posting 64 kills on .305 hitting. The Tigers also added 12 service aces and 12.0 total blocks in a well-rounded statistical effort.
2019 Preseason All-SEC honoree, OH Kylie Deberg, simply stole the show for Mizzou with 25 kills on .442 hitting. The Hudson, Iowa, native also produced four aces and three block assists for a whopping 30.5 total points.
#ShowMe Top Performers
- Andrea Fuentes: 53 assists, 4 digs, 3 total blocks
- Leketor Member-Meneh: 14 kills, 1 ace, 5 digs, 1 total block
- Tyanna Omazic: 11 kills on .353 hitting, 2 aces, 6 total blocks
- Leandra Mangual-Duran: 17 digs, 3 aces, 3 assists
Hear From Interim Head Coach Joshua Taylor
On Saturday's exhibition against the Wildcats…
"An exhibition matchup like this against a competitive program in Kansas State will prove extremely valuable for us. We're continuing to work on a lot of things ahead of our season opener in San Juan. Today in Manhattan, I was really pleased with our serving. We totaled 12 aces between six individuals. Our offense as a whole I think did well too. We opened the match with three consecutive .300-plus hitting sets. We'll continue to work on improving our game this week in Columbia and be ready for our trip to Puerto Rico."
#MIZ Takeaways
- After dropping the first set Saturday, Mizzou responded with outstanding offensive efforts in sets two and three. The Tigers produced 14 kills on .462 hitting in set two, followed by 13 kills on .409 hitting in set three.
- Mizzou was consistently effective from the service line, producing at least one ace across each set played. The Tigers' top performance occurred in set three, led by two aces apiece from Omazic and Mangual-Duran.
Up Next
Mizzou officially opens its 2019 campaign next week in San Juan. The Tigers will compete in a doubleheader Aug. 30 against George Mason and Miami (Fla.), followed by a quick rematch against the Hurricanes on Aug. 31.
Season tickets and single-game tickets for the 2019 Mizzou campaign are available at MUTigers.com/VBTix. The Tigers open their home schedule from Sept. 13-15 with the Mizzou Invitational.
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