COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri Volleyball team (12-5, 3-2 SEC) will host Mississippi State (7-7, 1-4 SEC) Sunday afternoon at the Hearnes Center to conclude the Tigers’ four-match homestand.
First serve is set for 2 p.m., CT and the match will be broadcasted on SEC Network. Anne Marie Anderson and Leah Edmond will be on the call for Mizzou’s second linear match of the campaign.
The Tigers rank first in the SEC for assists per set (13.51, fifth in NCAA), hitting percentage (.306), kills per set (14.36), assists (824), kills (876) and aces (123). Mizzou is also second in the conference for aces per set (2.02) and fifth for digs (857, 14.05 digs/set).
The Tigers are also 14th in the country (second in the SEC) for most effective teams based on expected points added per touch (0.03 avg EPA).
PROMOTIONS
• Celebrate Volloween with Mizzou Sunday at the Hearnes Center. Fans in attendance will receive tote bags and specialty posters, while supplies last.
• Fans are encouraged to wear their costumes and can Trick or Treat prematch on the concourse with Mizzou student-athletes. Best costume wins a Mizzou Volleyball Boo Basket.
• Sunday’s match is also Teacher Appreciation Day.
SERIES HISTORY
• Mizzou leads the all-time series with Mississippi State, 16-4.
• The Tigers most recently swept the Bulldogs on Nov. 3, 2023, at the Hearnes Center.
ILIFF NAMED SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• Jordan Iliff was named the SEC Player of the Week and SEC Offensive Player of the Week Monday.
• She led the Mizzou offense this past week, totaling 52 kills (4.73 kills/set) on a .438 hitting percentage with 25 digs (2.27 kills/set) and nine aces (0.82 aces/set). Iliff has posted 14 or more kills in each of her last three matches.
• The senior notched 14 kills on a .500 hitting percentage to go with four aces against in-state foe Southeast Missouri on Oct. 9.
• Iliff then posted 17 kills and three aces to reach the career milestones of 1,000 kills and 100 aces against Alabama on Oct. 11. Iliff connected at a .500 rate, adding two blocks and two digs.
• The St. Louis native then registered 21 kills and a career-best 21 digs with two aces on a .364 clip in Mizzou’s five-set victory over Tennessee (Oct. 13). It marked Iliff’s eighth double-double of the season. She also notched her…
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