KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 16 Mizzou Volleyball (8-3) fell to the Tennessee Lady Volunteers on Saturday night in a three-set battle (22-25, 22-25, 17-25), marking the Tigers first series loss of the spring season.
Redshirt junior Anna D’Cruz set a season high with 9 kills on .333 hitting. Sophomore Claudia Dillon tied her career-high against the Volunteers with 11 kills on .588 hitting and 14.5 points. She also set a season-high with two service aces.
The Tigers totaled 119 total attacks during the match along with 7 toal blocks. Redshirt Junior and setter Jaden Newsome finished the night with a total of 10 digs and 4 kills on .444 hitting. Freshman Emily Brown recorded 12 digs, the most of any Tiger, tonight in Knoxville.
#ShowMe Top Performers at Tennessee
· Dillon: 11 kills on .588 hitting, 3 blocks, 2 digs
· Newsome: 4 kills on .444 hitting, 28 assists, 10 digs
· D’Cruz: 9 kills on .333 hitting
· Mangual-Duran: 4 kills, 10 digs, 21 total attacks
Hear From Head Coach Joshua Taylor
On Saturday’s three-set match…
“Another tough night against a good Tennessee team. We’re young in multiple positions so this is great experience for our girls going forward. We’ve got another good team in Georgia at home next weekend. We’ll learn from these two matches and move on.”
#MIZ Takeaways
Claudia Dillon matched her career-high in kills with 12 kills, and earned a career-high 14.5 points.
Claudia Dillon hit a season-high .588, and reached her season-high service aces with 2.
Up Next
The Tigers will return to Columbia for matches against Georgia next Friday and Saturday. Both matches can be streamed on SEC Network+.
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