Game #3 • Thursday, Sept. 4 • 6 p.m. CT
No. 16 Mizzou (2-0, 0-0 SEC) vs. Arkansas State (1-2, 0-0 SBC)
First National Bank Arena • Jonesboro, Ark.
SERIES HISTORY: MIZ leads 5-1 • STREAK: W5
LAST GAME: W, 3-2 vs. Arkansas State (Tampa, Fla. • Sept. 5, 2015)
OPPONENT WEB: astateredwolves.com

Game #4 • Friday, Sept. 5 • 7 p.m. CT
No. 16 Mizzou (2-0, 0-0 SEC) vs. Arkansas State (1-2, 0-0 SBC)
Blazer Arena – Valley View High School • Jonesboro, Ark.
SERIES HISTORY: MIZ leads 5-1 • STREAK: W5
LAST GAME: W, 3-2 vs. Arkansas State (Tampa, Fla. • Sept. 5, 2015)
OPPONENT WEB: astateredwolves.com

No. 16-ranked Mizzou volleyball continues its stretch of road matches to start the year, as it takes on Arkansas State for two-straight days in Jonesboro, Ark.

The first leg of the doubleheader kicks off at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4 at First National Bank Arena, with the second match happening at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5 at Blazer Arena - Valley View High School

Live stats will be available for both games, with both matches against the Red Wolves being streamed via ESPN+.

SERIES HISTORY

• Mizzou leads the all-time series 5-1.
• Last time up, the Tigers met the Red Wolves at the South Florida Invitational in Tampa, Fla. back in 2015. Mizzou won that match in three sets, 3-2.
• The Tigers first faced ASU back in 1999, in their lone loss of the all-time series, 3-1.

PRESEASON HONORS

• Mizzou posted two players on the AVCA Preseason Player of the Year Watch List with senior transfer outside hitter Caylen Alexander and senior libero Maya Sands.
• Alexander joined the Tigers in 2025 after transferring from Hawai'i, where she was named an AVCA All-American after leading the NCAA in kills with 611, averaging 5.09 kills per set.
• Sands has headlined Mizzou's defense for the past two years, as she heads into her senior season as the two-time reigning SEC Libero of the Year and AVCA All-American in 2024.

ABOUT THE TIGERS

• The 2025 campaign is the third year for head coach Dawn Sullivan. Sullivan led the Tigers to their fifth NCAA Sweet Sixteen in program history and earned AVCA Central Region Coach of the Year.
• Last season, Sullivan led Missouri to a record of 22-9, including an 11-5 record in SEC play.
• During the year, the Tigers picked up two top-10 victories (at No. 9 Texas; at No. 10 SMU). The latter victory over the Mustangs advanced the Tigers from the NCAA Second Round to the NCAA Round of 16 for the first time since 2017.
• Mizzou recently earned the No. 17 spot in the 2025 AVCA/TARAFLEX Preseason poll, announced on August 6. During the 2025 campaign, the Tigers will face six top-25 teams, including four top-10 squads.
• The Tigers return three of their seven starters from 2024, including All-SEC performers Maya Sands and redshirt junior Marina Crownover.

MILESTONES

• Libero Maya Sands recorded her 1,500-career dig against James Madi[1]son (Aug. 29).
• The now-senior recorded 535 digs during her junior year, following her 2023 campaign that saw her post 542 digs. Sands began her career with UNLV, where she compiled 412 digs in her freshman season before transfer[1]ring to Mizzou.
• Head coach Dawn Sullivan record[1]ed her 150th career win against James Madison (Aug. 29)
• Sullivan is currently 151-60 (.716) in her career after recording a record of 109-38 (.741) in her five years with UNLV. With the Tigers, the third-year coach is 42-22 (.656) overall.
• Redshirt senior Tyrah Ariail is five total blocks away from 300 for her career.
• Ariail has recorded six blocks so far in the season (two solo and four assisted).
• The redshirt senior recorded 289 in her four-year career with the USC Trojans

SEC PRESEASON

• Mizzou was picked to finish fourth in the 2025 SEC Preseason Poll with 182 points.
• Kentucky, the defending conference champion, was picked to repeat in the SEC after earning 218 points.
• Senior Maya Sands was selected as the lone player from Mizzou on the Preseason All-SEC Team.

MAKING AN IMPACT

• The newest Mizzou athletes have already made a major impact as Caylen Alexander leads the team in kills (31), Tyrah Ariail leads the team in blocks (six) and freshman Paige Felder is second (five).

PLAYING PERFECT

• Redshirt junior Kimani Johnson opens the season with 21 kills (second on team), hitting .700 with 0 errors on 30 total attacks.

FOLLOW THE TIGERS

• For all the latest information on Mizzou Volleyball, please visit MUTigers.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Tigers on X, Instagram, and Facebook.