Volleyball Archives - Page 32 of 34

Rival high school foes become inseparable on volleyball court

Seth Boster • October 21, 2011

Growing up, MU volleyball players Lisa Henning and Priscilla Armendariz lived on opposite ends of town. They were never too far from one another, but attended rival high schools. That rivalry alone made...

Missouri volleyball defeats Texas Tech. in Homecoming matchup

Lindsey Davison • October 16, 2011

Homecoming success continued for Missouri athletics as the MU volleyball team defeated Texas Tech. 3-1 Saturday. Sophomore outside hitter Lisa Henning led the Tigers with 22 kills for the night, marking...

Higher education: Hayes takes core values to college game

Seth Boster • October 14, 2011

Jade Hayes has finally arrived. In high school, she was named [PrepVolleyball.com](www.prepvolleyball.com)’s best junior in the nation. She was twice named Missouri’s Gatorade Player of the year....

Nellie Dodd: The heart of Hearnes

Lindsey Davison • October 14, 2011

One word can best describe Nellie Dodd’s life thus far: heart. Before undergoing a heart transplant in January 2006, Dodd would wake up at 8:30 a.m. to get ready for the day. At precisely 2:15 p.m.,...

Volleyball busts Kansas to end drought

Seth Boster • October 13, 2011

The Missouri volleyball team found itself in familiar yet frightening territory in the middle of the fourth set during Wednesday’s match with arch-nemesis Kansas. Coach Wayne Kreklow was pacing up and...

Road-weary Tigers looking forward to Columbia return

Lindsey Davison • October 7, 2011

After Saturday’s match against Baylor, the Missouri volleyball team will have played 15 of its 21 matches on the road. In every one of their matches thus far, the Tigers (14-6, 1-3 conference) have...

Missouri volleyball defeats itself against Kansas State

Lindsey Davison • September 30, 2011

By the time they've reached collegiate-level athletics, every athlete has heard the phrase, "You practice like you play." This mentality seemed to be the case for the Missouri volleyball team Wednesday...

Emotions swing as volleyball falls to Kansas State

Seth Boster • September 29, 2011

Volleyball coach Wayne Kreklow stood in the tunnel leading to the locker rooms at the Hearnes Center on Wednesday night. Four days earlier, his team triumphed over Texas A&M and he spoke afterwards a happy...

License to kill: Henning breaks kill record in A&M match

Lindsey Davison • September 27, 2011

If sophomore outside hitter Lisa Henning was exhausted after nearly doubling her teammates’ swing numbers heading into the fourth set Saturday night, it didn’t show. Henning broke her career kill...

Growing pains characterize volleyball gauntlet

Seth Boster • September 23, 2011

Volleyball coach Wayne Kreklow stops practice. He’s not the kind of coach that gets red-faced. He’s clearly frustrated as he folds his arms, but he’s calm when he says, “Sarah, what are you supposed...

Iowa State sends Missouri packing with sweep

Lindsey Davison • September 21, 2011

The Missouri volleyball squad didn't start its first nationally televised game since 2005 the way it would have liked. Coming into Wednesday's match, The Tigers held a 13-3 record. They were tied for...

Recipe for success: Mix well, let them set

Seth Boster • September 13, 2011

A seventh-grade Molly Kreklow sat in the stands with the focused look of a true student, as if the Hearnes Center was her classroom and the court a chalkboard to study. The young Kreklow had finished...