Post by huskervbfan on Oct 1, 2005 18:14:10 GMT -5
NO. 7 TIGERS AVOID TEXAS-SIZED ROAD BLOCK, WIN AT TECH 3-2
Lady Raiders force Mizzou into first five-game match of the year, Tigers go to 12-0 and ready for home match against No. 1 Nebraska
LUBBOCK, Texas-For the seventh-ranked Missouri volleyball team, a second trip to the state of Texas in a three-day period was not the funniest venture of the season, as Mizzou (12-0, 6-0) won a 3-2 squeaker over Texas Tech (8-6, 2-3), Saturday in Lubbock, Texas. Sophomore Na Yang came out of the match with a new career-best of 21 kills, part of a five Tiger double-digit kill effort. Mizzou lost only their second and third games of the season, in their first five-game match of the season, but won 27-30, 28-30, 30-23, 30-21, 15-12.
Along with Yang's 21, junior Nicole Wilson tied a career high with 19 kills. Junior Jessica Vander Kooi scored her second-consecutive double-double with 13 kills and 13 digs. Seniors Shen Danru and Lisa Boyd had 12 kills apiece - Danru added 13 digs as well.
The Tigers had to overcome some major adversity, losing the first two games of the match, playing on the road. Maybe the underlying statistical element of the game was that Missouri either lived or died by the serve. Vander Kooi had four service aces on the day, tying a season-best, adding to her six-match service-ace streak, as Tatum Ailes, who had a team-high 18 digs on the day, added an ace as well to go mark her eighth-consecutive match with an ace. On the flip side, Mizzou also had many problems from behind the line, committing 16 service errors.
The Tigers gave up only their second-game loss of the season in the first frame, falling 30-27. The Tigers never had the lead in the stanza and was down by as much as five with Tech up 26-21, forcing Mizzou's second timeout. Mizzou went on a 5-2 run to close within two at 28-26, but could not withstand Tech's offensive toughness. Coming into the match, TTU was last in the conference in hitting percentage, averaging eight hitting errors a game. Against the Tigers ...
Mizzou's backs were against the wall again in game two. After trading back-and-forth scoring, Tech started to emerge, scoring a 7-2 run to garner a 19-15 lead. Mizzou answered with a 5-1 run to tie the score for the sixth time, this time at 20-20 after a Vander Kooi ace and a Hunter/Boyd double block. It seemed the momentum was starting to shift for the Tigers, but Tech continued their uncharacteristic smooth hitting, adding a deadly serve that yielded four service aces to close the stanza with a 30-28 win.
In game three, the Tigers finally grabbed their first lead of the match, scoring five straight to start the stanza. Mizzou started the game with a 9-3 run, but Tech came back with five-unanswered points to make the score 9-8. Mizzou came back with another 9-3 run, to go up 18-11. Vander Kooi had two service aces in the game alone; closing the game with her fourth of the match to give Mizzou the 30-24 win.
Although Tech scored the first three points in game four, Mizzou roared back, scoring 13 of the next 17 to lead 13-7. In what was the Na Yang, Nicole Wilson show over the period, as Yang scored on three kills and a block with Wilson adding two kills and three blocks in the run. Also within in the run, Mizzou scored seven-straight with Tatum Ailes at serve. The teams basically traded scores one-by-one to close out the frame with serving being a key element in both teams' success and demise. As a matter of fact Tech gave Mizzou their final point in the frame to win 30-21 by committing a service error.
The Tiger firing squad arrived just in time for game five. Once again it seemed Mizzou had control and momentum, going up 7-3 to start the frame, leading with three big kills by Yang a monster-dunk by Wilson and three double-blocks. But, the balloon deflated and Mizzou committed three hitting errors, coupled with a Tech ace, and tied the score at eight. Then the score was tied at nine, then at 10, then at 11, before Wilson threw down two more big kills to go up 13-12. A Tech service error, followed by a Vander Kooi tip and another Tech error, lead the Tigers to their 15-12, game and match victory.
Missouri will next host No. 1 Nebraska on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., in the Hearnes Center. As part of "Can the Huskers" night, fans can receive entry into the match with two canned-good items that will benefit the Central Missouri Food Bank. Otherwise, students can enter for $1 or with free entry with their All-Sports Pass.
The Mizzou/Nebraska match will be aired live on MetroSports in Kansas City and on a tape-delay basis in Columbia on KZOU at 9 p.m. Also, Fox Sports Midwest will air Wednesday's match next Sunday, October 9, at 2 p.m.
For more information on Mizzou volleyball, visit mutigers.com.
Lady Raiders force Mizzou into first five-game match of the year, Tigers go to 12-0 and ready for home match against No. 1 Nebraska
LUBBOCK, Texas-For the seventh-ranked Missouri volleyball team, a second trip to the state of Texas in a three-day period was not the funniest venture of the season, as Mizzou (12-0, 6-0) won a 3-2 squeaker over Texas Tech (8-6, 2-3), Saturday in Lubbock, Texas. Sophomore Na Yang came out of the match with a new career-best of 21 kills, part of a five Tiger double-digit kill effort. Mizzou lost only their second and third games of the season, in their first five-game match of the season, but won 27-30, 28-30, 30-23, 30-21, 15-12.
Along with Yang's 21, junior Nicole Wilson tied a career high with 19 kills. Junior Jessica Vander Kooi scored her second-consecutive double-double with 13 kills and 13 digs. Seniors Shen Danru and Lisa Boyd had 12 kills apiece - Danru added 13 digs as well.
The Tigers had to overcome some major adversity, losing the first two games of the match, playing on the road. Maybe the underlying statistical element of the game was that Missouri either lived or died by the serve. Vander Kooi had four service aces on the day, tying a season-best, adding to her six-match service-ace streak, as Tatum Ailes, who had a team-high 18 digs on the day, added an ace as well to go mark her eighth-consecutive match with an ace. On the flip side, Mizzou also had many problems from behind the line, committing 16 service errors.
The Tigers gave up only their second-game loss of the season in the first frame, falling 30-27. The Tigers never had the lead in the stanza and was down by as much as five with Tech up 26-21, forcing Mizzou's second timeout. Mizzou went on a 5-2 run to close within two at 28-26, but could not withstand Tech's offensive toughness. Coming into the match, TTU was last in the conference in hitting percentage, averaging eight hitting errors a game. Against the Tigers ...
Mizzou's backs were against the wall again in game two. After trading back-and-forth scoring, Tech started to emerge, scoring a 7-2 run to garner a 19-15 lead. Mizzou answered with a 5-1 run to tie the score for the sixth time, this time at 20-20 after a Vander Kooi ace and a Hunter/Boyd double block. It seemed the momentum was starting to shift for the Tigers, but Tech continued their uncharacteristic smooth hitting, adding a deadly serve that yielded four service aces to close the stanza with a 30-28 win.
In game three, the Tigers finally grabbed their first lead of the match, scoring five straight to start the stanza. Mizzou started the game with a 9-3 run, but Tech came back with five-unanswered points to make the score 9-8. Mizzou came back with another 9-3 run, to go up 18-11. Vander Kooi had two service aces in the game alone; closing the game with her fourth of the match to give Mizzou the 30-24 win.
Although Tech scored the first three points in game four, Mizzou roared back, scoring 13 of the next 17 to lead 13-7. In what was the Na Yang, Nicole Wilson show over the period, as Yang scored on three kills and a block with Wilson adding two kills and three blocks in the run. Also within in the run, Mizzou scored seven-straight with Tatum Ailes at serve. The teams basically traded scores one-by-one to close out the frame with serving being a key element in both teams' success and demise. As a matter of fact Tech gave Mizzou their final point in the frame to win 30-21 by committing a service error.
The Tiger firing squad arrived just in time for game five. Once again it seemed Mizzou had control and momentum, going up 7-3 to start the frame, leading with three big kills by Yang a monster-dunk by Wilson and three double-blocks. But, the balloon deflated and Mizzou committed three hitting errors, coupled with a Tech ace, and tied the score at eight. Then the score was tied at nine, then at 10, then at 11, before Wilson threw down two more big kills to go up 13-12. A Tech service error, followed by a Vander Kooi tip and another Tech error, lead the Tigers to their 15-12, game and match victory.
Missouri will next host No. 1 Nebraska on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., in the Hearnes Center. As part of "Can the Huskers" night, fans can receive entry into the match with two canned-good items that will benefit the Central Missouri Food Bank. Otherwise, students can enter for $1 or with free entry with their All-Sports Pass.
The Mizzou/Nebraska match will be aired live on MetroSports in Kansas City and on a tape-delay basis in Columbia on KZOU at 9 p.m. Also, Fox Sports Midwest will air Wednesday's match next Sunday, October 9, at 2 p.m.
For more information on Mizzou volleyball, visit mutigers.com.
