No. 25 Volleyball Hosts No. 21 Florida Friday

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The No. 25 ranked University of Missouri volleyball team (18-5, 9-2 SEC) will take on No. 21 Florida (18-5, 9-3 SEC) in a top-25 matchup Friday evening at the Hearnes Center. First serve is set for 7 p.m., CT.

It’s also a top-3 SEC meeting between Missouri and Florida, who are second and third, respectively, in the conference standings.

The match will be broadcasted on SEC Network+ with Noah Reed and former Mizzou Tiger Riley Rohler on the broadcast.

Mizzou is currently on a nine-match win streak (eight SEC matches) in 2024. Missouri is on its longest win streak since 2016 (13 matches, nine SEC matches).

MU is ranked in the top-25 for the first time since April 26, 2021, where MU concluded the spring 2020-21 campaign at No. 25. The Tigers previously received votes four times this season (preseason, Sept. 2, Oct. 28 and now Nov. 4) before breaching the top-25.

MU is ranked 17th this season for RPI (third highest SEC school).

Mizzou welcomed a season-best 3,841 fans to the Hearnes Center Sunday (Nov. 10) against South Carolina. It marked the fourth 3,000-plus match in 2024 for the Tigers who are 9-0 at home. MU ranks 23rd in the nation for average attendance this season.

The Tigers most recently matched their SEC (9) and overall win (18) totals from 2023, when Dawn Sullivan was named SEC Coach of the Year.

The Tigers rank first overall in the NCAA for assists per set (13.90) and kills per set (14.72). Mizzou is also first in the SEC for assists (1,195), kills (1,266) and aces (163, 1.90 aces per set, second in SEC). MU is also second in the conference for hitting percentage (.300, eighth in NCAA).

In league action, Mizzou is first in the SEC for assists (13.98 assists/set) and kills (14.75 kills/set, 649) while ranking second for aces (1.73 aces/set) and third for hitting percentage (.280).

PROMOTIONS

• Friday night’s match is a Beach Bash and Hawaiian shirt giveaway. The first 300 fans in attendance Friday will receive…