| No. 16 Mizzou Set For SEC Clash at No. 10 Florida | |||||
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| OPPONENT | LOCATION | DAY | TIME (CT) | WATCH | STATS |
| Florida | Gainesville, Fla. | Saturday, Feb. 6 | 7 p.m. | SEC Network | Stats |
| Florida | Gainesville, Fla. | Sunday, Feb. 7 | 6 p.m. | SEC Network + | Stats |
COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 16 Mizzou Volleyball (8-2) heads to No. 10 Florida this weekend (Feb. 6-7) for its spring 2021 season road opener. The Tigers and Gators open their two-match series Saturday evening at 7 p.m. CT and will conclude play Sunday evening at 6 p.m. CT.
Saturday’s series opener will broadcast live on SEC Network. Paul Sunderland and Jennifer Hoffman will be on the call. Sunday evening’s series finale will air digitally on SEC Network + via WatchESPN. Tom Collette and Missy Whittemore will be on the call.
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#ShowMe Mizzou Game Notes
Series Snapshot vs. Florida
- Mizzou trails in the all-time series with Florida, 8-5.
- The Tigers and Gators met once a season ago (Oct. 30, 2019) with Florida producing a five-set victory inside the Hearnes Center. In Mizzou’s last visit to Gainesville, the Tigers walked away with a five-set triumph two seasons ago (Oct. 21, 2018).
- Each of Mizzou and Florida’s last five meetings have resulted in four-plus sets. Three of those matchups have concluded in five-set matches. Dating back to 2015, four of the programs’ past seven encounters have resulted in five-set thrillers.
#Mizzou Notables
- This past weekend at the Hearnes Center (Jan. 29-30), the Tigers produced back-to-back thrilling five-set victories over LSU. Senior OH Kylie Deberg stole the show yet again offensively, posting consecutive 20-plus kill outings (47 total, 4.70 per set).
- For her outstanding play on the court, Deberg was named the Week Seven Southeastern Conference Overall and Offensive Player of the Week. It marked the third time this season that the Hudson, Iowa, native received both Overall and Offensive Player of the Week honors from the league office.
- The Tigers look to continue their strong road play this 2020-21 campaign this weekend in Gainesville, as they carry a perfect 4-0 record in matches away from Mid-Missouri. Mizzou has produced fantastic team stats across the board on the road, highlighted by 199 kills (12.44 per set) on .320 hitting, 1.44 aces per set and 2.25 blocks per set.
- Individually, sophomore OH Anna Dixon has particularly flourished on road contests, tallying 48 kills (3.00 per set) on .340 hitting over four matches.
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