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Volleyball still addressing problems before SEC play

Will Jarvis • September 16, 2014

A week ago, things looked pretty grim for the Missouri volleyball team. A lot can change in a week. Following a disappointing five-game homestand, the Tigers traveled to Idaho with a 4-4 record on the...

Tigers flip switch in Idaho

Michael Natelli • September 14, 2014

The Missouri Tigers came into last weekend’s Idaho Nike Invitational with four wins. They leave the University of Idaho having doubled that total. Having been plagued by inconsistent play through their...

Volleyball falls to SLU

Will Jarvis • September 9, 2014

When you give away points, you lose. Period. The Missouri volleyball team learned this lesson the hard way Tuesday night at the Hearnes Center, falling to in-state rival Saint Louis University in five...

Lack of mental consistency plagues volleyball

Michael Natelli • September 9, 2014

They weren’t ready. “I don’t think we prepared mentally for this game,” Missouri coach Wayne Kreklow said of his team after a surprise loss at the hands of Oakland University on Saturday. Coaches...

Meister emerging as leader for Tigers

Michael Natelli • September 9, 2014

The postgame press conference was a struggle for senior libero Sarah Meister. Her voice was almost gone. “Very gone,” she said with a smile, clearly straining to deliver her words. “I don’t think...

Volleyball beats Xavier in five

Michael Natelli • September 7, 2014

Missouri coach Wayne Kreklow had but one question: can you please stop doing this? “Can you please stop doing this?” Kreklow asked after the Tigers’ stressful five-set win over the Xavier Musketeers...

Mizzou falls to Oakland

Will Jarvis • September 6, 2014

One step forward and two steps back. That seems to be the recurring theme of the Missouri volleyball team in its 2014 campaign. Following a memorable win on Friday night, the Tigers fell to Oakland in...

Volleyball falls to Lipscomb in four sets

Michael Natelli • September 5, 2014

Close only counts in horseshoes and handgrenades. The Mizzou volleyball team played its first game of the Tiger Invitational on Friday afternoon against the Lipscomb Bisons. The Tigers were looking to...

Kan has record-setting night

Will Jarvis • September 5, 2014

Carly Kan is a cold-blooded killer. The sophomore defensive specialist set career highs Friday night at a packed Hearnes Center in both kills (24) and digs (19) en route to a four-set win over Illinois State. “She...

Volleyball learns from loss

Will Jarvis • September 4, 2014

Coach Wayne Kreklow walked into a stunned locker room Saturday afternoon. After the Missouri volleyball team’s first regular season loss in over a calendar year, the coach had one question for his team:...

Volleyball replacing an ‘anchor’ with Keala

Will Jarvis • September 2, 2014

Missouri coach Wayne Kreklow compared his former setter to a naval instrument. Kreklow said that for four years, Molly Kreklow served as an “anchor” at setter for the Missouri volleyball team. Following...

Volleyball looks for new identity

Michael Natelli • September 1, 2014

Missouri volleyball coach Wayne Kreklow is a self-proclaimed Packers fan. He remembers when coach Mike McCarthy had to lead Green Bay through a transitional period after star quarterback Brett Favre retired. Quarterback...