University of Missouri
6-3,0-0SEC
Valparaiso
7-4,0-0MVC
No. 22 Mizzou Volleyball Extinguishes the Beacons in Four Sets
9/19/2025 1:35:00 PM | Volleyball
No. 22 Mizzou Volleyball (6-3) started its double-header in the win column, after besting Valparaiso (7-4) in four sets, 25-18, 24-26, 25-23, 25-16 on Friday, Sept. 19 at Western Hall in Macomb, Ill.
Three Tigers recorded season-highs, as senior Regan Haith posted a career high in blocks with 10.
KEY PLAYERS
- Senior Janet deMarrais recorded a new season high for kills with 20 alongside a .295 hitting percentage.
- Redshirt junior Marina Crownover took home her sixth double-double of the season, as she had 40 assists and 12 digs. The setter also added five block assists to her numbers.
- Senior Maya Sands was one dig shy of tying her career high as she had 29.
- Senior Regan Haith posted a new career high as she had 10 total blocks.
FIRST SET (25-18, Mizzou leads 1-0)
The Beacons came out strong in this one, putting the Tigers behind early, but a 6-0 scoring run heading into the first Valpo timeout changed that. Valparaiso opened the set with a 5-1 lead, but a kill from deMarrais spurred a run that saw MU take the lead 17-13.
That stretch would continue, as the Tigers pushed the run to 9-0 before the Beacons got back on the board to make it 20-13.
Mizzou would wrap up the rest of the set smoothly as it took home the early lead 25-18.
SECOND SET (24-26, Match tied 1-1)
The Tigers continued to fight tooth and nail against Valaparaiso, as they would hold a slight lead at the media timeout, 15-14.
Mizzou's lead wouldn't last as the following three points belonged to the Beacons, and MU had to take its first timeout of the match, as it fell behind 17-15.
In the end, it was Valpo that surged late, as it took the set 26-24. The Tigers are now 3-3 this season when the set goes past 25 points.
THIRD SET (25-23, Mizzou leads 2-1)
While the Beacons once again found themselves ahead early, MU was able to turn it around quickly. Valparaiso led 5-2, but it was short-lived as the Tigers found the lead at 8-7.
Mizzou would earn at its largest a four-point lead, but the remainder of the set would be a fight to maintain a lead. In the end, the Tigers would come off the set as a winner, taking it 25-23.
FOURTH SET (25-16, Mizzou wins 3-1)
MU played the fourth set throughout this time around, as it opened strong, only allowing the Beacons to get ahead by two points. After evening it, the Tigers put up a 4-0 scoring run to force Valpo to take a timeout with MU winning it 9-5.
The remainder of the set would be much of the same, as the Tigers ended the match on a 6-1 run to finalize it in four sets.
GAME NOTES
- Mizzou leads the all-time series 3-1, with this being the first game played between the two since 2012.
- Head coach Dawn Sullivan is 46-25 with the Tigers, and has an overall record of 155-63 overall.
UP NEXT
- The Tigers continue their trip with the second match of their Friday doubleheader, as they take on Chicago State at 4 p.m. at Western Hall in Macomb, Ill.
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