COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri Volleyball team (13-5, 4-2 SEC) hits the road this weekend for a pair of SEC matchups following a four-match homestand at the Hearnes Center.
Mizzou will take on Arkansas (14-4, 4-2 SEC) Friday at Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in a tilt between the third ranked SEC programs this season. The Tigers then wrap the weekend set of road contests at Oklahoma (9-7, 3-5 SEC) Sunday afternoon at McCasland Field House.
Match times this weekend are set for 7 p.m., CT Friday and 2 p.m., CT Sunday.
Both matches will be featured on SEC Network+. Brett Dolan and Lauren Evans will be on the broadcast at Arkansas while Chad McKee and Kelly Files are on the broadcast Sunday at Oklahoma.
The Tigers rank first in the SEC for assists per set (13.75, first in NCAA), hitting percentage (.304, fifth in NCAA), kills per set (14.60, third in the NCAA), assists (894) and kills (949). Mizzou is also second in the conference for aces (132, 2.03 aces/set, 11th).
SERIES HISTORY
• Mizzou leads the all-time series with Arkansas, 15-6.
• Arkansas has won the last three meetings between the two institutions including most recently Oct. 8, 2023 (3-1) in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
• Mizzou last beat the Razorbacks in consecutive matches Nov. 4-5, 2020, in Columbia, Missouri, 3-2 and 3-0.
• The Tigers last beat Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Oct. 7, 2018 (3-0).
• Oklahoma leads the all-time series with Missouri, 39-33.
• The two teams last met in 2011, with Mizzou and Oklahoma splitting the two-match series. The Tigers picked up a 3-0 win in the most recent meeting with the Sooners on Oct. 29, 2011, after OU earned a five-set win on Oct. 5, 2011, in Norman, Oklahoma.
• Mizzou last beat Oklahoma in Norman, Nov. 5, 2005, with a 3-0 sweep.
TIGERS WRAP HOMESTAND 4-0
• Mizzou earned a four-set (27-25, 25-12, 29-31, 25-18) victory over Mississippi State Sunday afternoon at the Hearnes Center to conclude the Tigers’ four-match homestand with a 4-0 mark and three-straight SEC wins.
• Jordan Iliff led the Tigers with 23 kills, 12 digs and four aces on a .315 hitting clip, marking her ninth double-double this season.
• Mychael Vernon joined Iliff in double figures with her eighth double-double this season. She posted 22 kills and 14 digs on a .378 hitting…
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