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No. 21 Mizzou Volleyball Remains Unbeaten, Defeats Boise State for Tiger Invitational Crown
9/15/2019 2:58:00 PM | Volleyball
Fuentes named MVP, offense hits .396 for weekend
COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 21 Mizzou Volleyball (8-0) continued its undefeated start to the 2019 campaign Sunday afternoon at the Hearnes Center, sweeping (25-15, 25-19, 25-16) Boise State to claim the Tiger Invitational championship.
Redshirt sophomore Andrea Fuentes and junior Leketor Member-Meneh were both named to the Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team. Fuentes, who was also tabbed the tournament MVP, led the Mizzou offense to 187 kills on a phenomenal .396 hitting percentage. Member-Meneh recorded 39 kills on .425 hitting at outside hitter, including three matches with .500-plus hitting.
Mizzou's individual hitting numbers were eye-popping this weekend, led by .517 hitting from junior Tyanna Omazic. Additionally, redshirt sophomore Kayla Caffey hit .438, Member-Meneh hit .425, junior Kylie Deberg hit .358 and junior Dariana Hollingsworth-Santana hit .341.
#ShowMe Top Performers vs. Boise State
- Member-Meneh: 10 kills on .529 hitting, 2 aces
- Omazic: 7 kills on .455 hitting, 4 total blocks
- Hollingsworth-Santana: 7 kills on .333 hitting, 1 ace, 1 solo block, 5 total blocks
- Deberg: 10 kills, 3 aces, 4 digs, 1 solo block, 3 total blocks
- Fuentes: 32 assists, 2 kills, 1 ace, 5 digs
- Leandra Mangual-Duran: 9 digs, 2 aces
Hear From Interim Head Coach Joshua Taylor
On the Tigers' perfect weekend at Hearnes…
"It was a great weekend all-around. We were so excited to be back home in front of our great fans and I think we delivered four really good performances on the court. I was pleased with our consistent offensive attack these past four matches. Defensively, I think our block stepped up as well. We had three girls averaging over a block per set. Looking ahead, we have a big-time weekend at Baylor coming up. We're going to continue to train hard and get ready for two big matches."
#MIZ Takeaways
- Mizzou is off to an 8-0 start for the sixth time since 2000. It's the program's third time they've accomplished the feat since joining the Southeastern Conference (2013, '15, '19).
- In the past 10 Tiger Invitationals at the Hearnes Center (2009-16, '18-19), Mizzou owns an outstanding 30-6 (.833) record. Sunday's tournament-clinching victory over Boise State gave the Tigers their seventh Tiger Invitational crown over the aforementioned span.
- The Tigers performed exceptionally well across the board this weekend, leading to only one dropped set in their four matches played. In their 12 set victories, nine of those saw the opposition score fewer than 20 points.
- The past two weekends, Mizzou's offense has been virtually unstoppable. At the Dayton Invitational last weekend (Sept. 6-7), the Tigers posted 158 kills (14.36 per set) on .434 hitting. This weekend inside the Hearnes Center, Mizzou tallied 187 kills (14.38 per set) on .396 hitting with one extra match played.
Up Next
Mizzou concludes its non-conference schedule with a trip to Waco, Texas, next weekend (Sept. 20-21). The Tigers will meet No. 5 Baylor and No. 18 Hawaii in their quick two-match road trip.
Mizzou returns to the Hearnes Center in two weeks (Sept. 29) for its SEC opener against No. 15 Kentucky. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m. Single-game tickets for the 2019 Mizzou campaign are available at MUTigers.com/VBTix.
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