COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri Volleyball team will host its annual Black & Gold Scrimmage Sunday afternoon at the Hearnes Center. The exhibition will commence at 1 p.m., CT.
Admission to Sunday’s scrimmage is free for all fans and no ticket is needed. Doors will open 60 minutes prior to the event.
Fans in attendance will receive schedule magnets and posters, while supplies last, and can grab post-match autographs from the team following the scrimmage.
Following the autograph session, students can participate in a free clinic with the team.
Mizzou will host a free youth clinic (kindergarten-sixth) prior to the intrasquad Sunday at 10 a.m. Check-in will be held on the East Side of Hearnes beginning at 9:30 a.m. with parking in Lot J. Signup for the free clinic is currently available online.
2024 PREVIEW
The 2024 campaign marks the second for head coach Dawn Sullivan who led the Tigers to their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2020 as she was selected SEC Coach of the Year this past fall.
Missouri opened practice for the season on Aug. 8 following a Report Day that featured locker room reveal, new gear, a Ropes Course and then team bonding.
Mizzou returns a trio of All-SEC players from 2023 including SEC Libero of the Year Maya Sands. Sands paced the league with 339 digs and 4.99 digs per set during SEC play, finishing with a career-high 542 (4.71 digs/set).
Sands along with right side hitter Jordan Iliff also earned AVCA Southeast All-Region recognition.
Iliff was one of 18 student-athletes named to the 2024 Preseason Volleyball All-SEC Team as Mizzou was pegged to finish sixth in the preseason poll. The St. Louis native led Missouri over her junior season in 2023 with 388 kills (3.40 kills per set), swinging at a .236 clip.
Setter Sierra Dudley ranked fifth in SEC play with 10.90 assists per set (730 assists) in 2023 for SEC All-Freshman Team honors. The Spartanburg, South Carolina, native, was the top true freshman setter in the conference in 2023, totaling 1,161 assists.
With the trio of All-SEC performers, Mizzou returns six of seven starters from 2023.
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