University of Missouri
10-7,2-4SEC
Auburn
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No. 25 Tigers Volleyball Earns SEC Road Win at Auburn
10/12/2025 4:57:00 PM | Volleyball
No. 25 Mizzou volleyball (10-7, 2-4 SEC) outlasted Auburn (13-4, 4-2 SEC) in a battle of the Tigers, as it won 3-1 (23-25, 32-30, 25-17, 26-24) on Sunday, Oct. 12 at Neville Arena in Auburn, Ala.
The Missouri Tigers finished the road trip 1-1 after taking down Auburn on its home court to wrap up the southern road trip.
KEY PLAYERS
- Senior Maya Sands recorded a game-high 23 digs, while freshman Zoey Matias-Lopez set a new career high with 22.
- Senior Regan Haith, Caylen Alexander and redshirt senior Tyrah Ariail recorded five total blocks each, with Haith posting two solo blocks.
- Alexander led the way with 19 kills, while freshman Maca Lobaglio posted a career high eight kills with a .412 hitting percentage.
- Senior Janet deMarrais and Ariail tallied 15 and 12 kills, respectively.
FIRST SET (23-25, Auburn leads 1-0)
Heading into the initial break, Mizzou would trail, as it had offered up four errors before the first media timeout, trailing 15-13. The Tigers of Auburn took advantage of these errors even after the break, as they recorded a 7-1 scoring run to make it 17-13 before MU was forced to take a timeout.
Out of the break, Auburn continued its success by going up by six points – 20-14.
Mizzou was not out of the fight yet, as a kill from Alexander and a solo block from senior Regan Haith spurred the Tigers into a 5-1 run – 19-21. MU would continue to fight all the way till the end, as Auburn would win the set 25-23.
SECOND SET (32-30, Match Tied 1-1)
The second contest once again was heavily contested as the first break of the set came from a Mizzou timeout, after Auburn went on a 4-1 run to make it 10-7. MU evened and took the lead out of the break with a 5-0 scoring run with kills from Ariail and two from deMarrais – 13-11 MU.
Both sides would compete for the lead, with three lead changes until Auburn produced two straight points, making it 21-18 in its favor. A late run by Mizzou would once again put the Tigers back in contention, as they score four-straight points thanks to a kill and two blocks from Ariail.
All MU needed was a chance, as the two teams would battle it out in a marathon set. In the end, back-to-back kills from deMarrais were the answer to complete the comeback, as the Tigers won it 32-30.
THIRD SET (25-17, Mizzou leads 2-1)
In the third, Mizzou utilized its earned momentum to push ahead early, going up 9-4 before Auburn was forced into a timeout. MU's scoring stretch would finally end at 11-5, marking the end to an 8-0 run.
By the time Auburn took its second timeout of the set, Mizzou was up 17-9 and was outhitting Auburn .368 to .000. With a massive advantage from the start, MU was able to coast in this one. The Tigers would eventually defeat their counterpart 25-17, for one of its largest margins of victory in a set this season.
FOURTH SET (25-23, Mizzou wins 3-1)
After such a decisive set victory, the momentum seemed to mellow heading into the next set. MU would start with the lead, but Auburn would come back and force a timeout after they went up 12-10.
Auburn led by as much as four points in this set – 19-15 and 21-17 – as Mizzou would take a timeout during the latter score. However, MU would minimize that lead as it forced a timeout on Auburn after a 3-0 run.
The battle would continue, as the score was eventually knotted up at 23 all. MU would pull the final string of success as a kill from deMarrais and Ariail sealed it for the Tigers.
GAME NOTES
- Mizzou leads the all-time series 18-3, and is 9-2 in Auburn, Ala. MU has won five-straight matchups with the last loss coming on Oct. 15, 2022.
- Dawn Sullivan is now 50-29 as the Tigers head coach, 159-67 overall and 3-0 against the Auburn Tigers while at Mizzou.
UP NEXT
- MU will host two-straight weekends of home volleyball for the first time this season. It will begin that stretch with Ole Miss at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17 and then welcome LSU at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19 at the Hearnes Center.
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