HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The University of Missouri Volleyball team (3-2) fell to No. 4 Louisville (4-1), 25-20, 25-21, 25-18, Saturday afternoon at Regents Hall.
Mizzou will next wrap up its stay at the 2024 NKU Invitational Sunday with a meeting against South Dakota. First serve of the tournament finale is set for 10 a.m., CT.
Jordan Iliff notched 11 kills to go with nine digs and two aces. Regan Haith chipped in 10 kills on a .412 hitting percentage.
Marina Crownover dished out 21 assists over the final two sets Saturday along with five digs and a kill.
Libero Maya Sands grabbed 12 digs with a pair of assists.
FIRST SET (25-20 Louisville, Louisville leads 1-0)
Mizzou jumped out to a 5-2 lead capped by an ace by Jordan Iliff.
The Cardinals then knotted the frame early at 5-5, answering with a 3-0 run of their own.
A kill from Mychael Vernon provided a slight 10-9 lead for Mizzou before a 6-2 rally shifted the edge toward Louisville, 16-13.
Regan Haith smashed a kill to trim the edge to two, 20-18, before a 3-0 run from Louisville brought on set point (24-19).
Following a service error, the Cardinals took the opening set on a kill from Anna DeBeer.
Janet deMarrais tallied four kills, hitting .273 over the first set.
SECOND SET (25-21 Louisville, Louisville leads 2-0)
Louisville opened the second with a 3-0 lead before Mizzou went on a 9-1 run to pull ahead 9-4. Iliff notched a pair of kills and an ace during the sequence.
Vernon then notched a pair of kills before a termination from Kiaraliz Perez Catala extended the edge to 13-7.
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