Tuesday, February 2
Springfield, Mo.
3:00 PM
Missouri State University
6-1,2-0MVC
3
vs
1
Southern Illinois
1-3,0-2MVC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Ill. | 16 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 1 |
| Missouri St. | 25 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Volleyball Bears Top SIU for Best Start Since 2013
February 02, 2021 | Women's Volleyball
SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri State volleyball team defeated visiting Southern Illinois 3-1 Tuesday afternoon to improve to 6-1 overall for the first time since 2013 and 2-0 in Missouri Valley Conference play for the first time since 2017.
The Bears won by set scores of 25-16, 20-25, 25-17 and 25-18, getting 19 kills and 14 digs from Amelia Flynn for her sixth consecutive double-double. Missouri State served nine aces in the match and held the Salukis (1-3, 0-2) to a .133 attack efficiency.
"Any time you can get a win, especially in conference, it's a great feeling," said head Coach Steven McRoberts. "I think we played real consistently, holding them to 16, 17 and 18 points in the sets we won. We had multiple people who chipped in with the effort today to get the win."
Missouri State jumped out to leads of 8-1 and 13-4 in the first set and watched SIU close to 14-12 before getting kills from four different players in a 5-0 run on the way to .278 hitting in the set.
SIU gained its first lead of the match at 9-8 in the second set and hit .308 with 16 kills to even the contest, and Flynn tallied four kills and one of her three aces on the way to an 11-6 advantage in the third period. The Salukis tied the score at 14, MSU countered with a 6-1 run and closed with a 4-0 spurt that included two Flynn kills and two aces from Katie Wemhoener.
The fourth set was tied 10 times and had six lead changes to a 12-12 deadlock when the Bears took the lead for good with three consecutive points to 15-12. Missouri State led by at least two points the rest of the way and held SIU to .039 hitting in the final frame.
The Bears got 39 assists from Kennedee Anderson, 26 digs from Teagan Polcovich and five blocks from Reagan Casey. Missouri State hit .168 as a team and were only aced three times.
The Bears continue their home stand with matches against Valparaiso (2-1, 1-1) at 2 p.m. Sunday and 3 p.m. Monday.
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The Bears won by set scores of 25-16, 20-25, 25-17 and 25-18, getting 19 kills and 14 digs from Amelia Flynn for her sixth consecutive double-double. Missouri State served nine aces in the match and held the Salukis (1-3, 0-2) to a .133 attack efficiency.
"Any time you can get a win, especially in conference, it's a great feeling," said head Coach Steven McRoberts. "I think we played real consistently, holding them to 16, 17 and 18 points in the sets we won. We had multiple people who chipped in with the effort today to get the win."
Missouri State jumped out to leads of 8-1 and 13-4 in the first set and watched SIU close to 14-12 before getting kills from four different players in a 5-0 run on the way to .278 hitting in the set.
SIU gained its first lead of the match at 9-8 in the second set and hit .308 with 16 kills to even the contest, and Flynn tallied four kills and one of her three aces on the way to an 11-6 advantage in the third period. The Salukis tied the score at 14, MSU countered with a 6-1 run and closed with a 4-0 spurt that included two Flynn kills and two aces from Katie Wemhoener.
The fourth set was tied 10 times and had six lead changes to a 12-12 deadlock when the Bears took the lead for good with three consecutive points to 15-12. Missouri State led by at least two points the rest of the way and held SIU to .039 hitting in the final frame.
The Bears got 39 assists from Kennedee Anderson, 26 digs from Teagan Polcovich and five blocks from Reagan Casey. Missouri State hit .168 as a team and were only aced three times.
The Bears continue their home stand with matches against Valparaiso (2-1, 1-1) at 2 p.m. Sunday and 3 p.m. Monday.
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Players Mentioned
Setter
/ Women's Volleyball
Middle Blocker
/ Women's Volleyball
Outside Hitter
/ Women's Volleyball
Defensive Specialist
/ Women's Volleyball
Defensive Specialist
/ Women's VolleyballTeam Stats
SIU
MSU
Kills
50
47
Errors
28
19
Attempts
165
167
Hitting %
.133
.168
Points
59
63
Assists
48
44
Aces
3
9
Blocks
6
7
Game Leaders
Kills
19
Aces
3
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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