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Missouri volleyball ends home slate with a 3-0 loss to Kentucky

Caroline Stiefbold • November 25, 2018

Following a disappointing loss to Tennessee on Wednesday, Missouri dropped another match to a ranked opponent Sunday. The Tigers lost to Kentucky in straight sets. The Tigers kept it close against the...

Tennessee puts an end to Missouri volleyball’s perfect season at home

Caroline Stiefbold • November 25, 2018

No. 23 Missouri’s perfect record at home came to an end after a 3-1 loss against No. 22 Tennessee. The Tigers started off strong in the first set, but dropped the next three, including a self-labeled...

Missouri volleyball scrapes by Georgia, exposing its good, bad and ugly

Ben Ramirez • November 15, 2018

On paper, No. 24 Missouri volleyball was not the better team on Sunday at Mizzou Arena. Though Missouri (22-5) (12-3 SEC) ended the match victorious, it wasn’t pretty. The team hit just .121 for the...

Missouri volleyball pulls off a four-set victory against Georgia

Caroline Stiefbold • November 15, 2018

Missouri volleyball battled back and forth against Georgia for four sets on Sunday. Despite slow starts in each, the Tigers found a way to win the match 3-1. Early in the first set, Missouri quickly found...

Inside the coaching mindset of Missouri volleyball’s winningest duo

Ben Ramirez • November 15, 2018

Wayne and Susan Kreklow didn’t just lead the Columbia College volleyball team. They were the program. The husband and wife were responsible for everything, from doing team laundry to driving the bus,...

No. 24 Missouri volleyball squeezes out a tight win against Auburn

Liad Lerner • November 11, 2018

No. 24 Missouri volleyball (21-5, 11-3 SEC) defeated a stubborn Auburn side 3-0 on Wednesday in Auburn, Alabama. Both Tiger teams went tic-for-tac in the first two sets of the match, but Missouri squeezed...

Transfer Omazic steps into unexpected role for MU volleyball after starter’s injury

Liad Lerner • November 7, 2018

Missouri volleyball middle blocker Tyanna Omazic didn’t want to become a starter. At least not in the way it happened. The 6-foot-2 Kansas City native spent the 2017 season playing for the Illinois...

Missouri volleyball drops five-set heartbreaker to South Carolina

Caroline Stiefbold • November 6, 2018

Missouri volleyball’s eight-match win streak came to an end Friday night with a five-set loss to South Carolina. Missouri’s offense started off the match strong, hitting .393 with 15 kills in the...

Missouri volleyball fights off Texas A&M to win first five-set match at home

Caroline Stiefbold • October 30, 2018

Missouri volleyball had not lost a first set at home all season until they dropped the first set of Sunday’s match to Texas A&M. But it worked back for a five-set win to keep its win streak intact on...

No. 24 Missouri volleyball sweeps LSU, extends win streak to seven games

Ben Ramirez • October 28, 2018

The start of “Halloweekend” wasn’t the only scary sight on MU’s campus on Friday. Playing its first game as a ranked team, Missouri volleyball didn’t come out looking like it was a top 25 team....

Munlyn’s steady offense a difference maker for Missouri volleyball

Liad Lerner • October 28, 2018

Senior Alyssa Munlyn had just completed one of the most difficult plays in volleyball. She solo-blocked a back-row attack from LSU’s Katie Kampen, tying up the second set 8-8. A few points later, she...

Missouri volleyball upsets Florida in five-set thriller to scratch rankings for first time

Liad Lerner • October 22, 2018

Even if many of her teammates hadn’t, Alyssa Munlyn had been here before. The senior middle blocker was on the court two years ago when then No. 25 Missouri volleyball upset No. 5 Florida in five sets,...