Missouri Volleyball Fights and Falls to No. 13 Kentucky: The Buzz, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024

Missouri Volleyball (9-5) lost to No. 13 Kentucky (9-6) with a score of 3-0 on Oct. 6 in Lexington.
Graduate student Mychael Vernon now sits at over 200 career blocks after the matchup. Other notable statistics from Sunday's matchup against the Wildcats include Jordan Iliff being 29 kills away from reaching her 1000th in her collegiate career, Colleen Finley only needs three more blocks to reach 250 in her career, and Naomi Franco making her first dig of the season.
Next, the Tigers return to the Hearnes Center to host Southeast Missouri on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m.
Mychael VERNON!!
— Mizzou Volleyball (@MizzouVB) October 6, 2024
💻 SEC Network#Mizzou 8, No. 13 Kentucky 12 | 3rd SET (0-2) | #MIZ 🐯🏐 pic.twitter.com/JxDRyDJbA3
Missouri vs. No. 13 Kentucky Sets:
- Kentucky 25, Missouri 18
- Kentucky 25, Missouri 20
- Kentucky 25, Missouri 21
Today's Schedule
- Women's Golf at Marilynn Smith Sunflower Showdown, Lawrence, Kansas, 8 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. tee times, Live Stats
Mizzou Results
* Scores and updates will be added when made available.
- *Baseball: University of Illinois Chicago, Missouri
- Volleyball: No. 13 Kentucky 3, Missouri 0
- *Softball: Kansas, Missouri
Did you notice?
#Mizzou's 12-spot drop in this week's AP Poll is historic.
— Joey Van Zummeren (@JoeyVZ_) October 6, 2024
Dating back to the start of the AP Poll in 1936 the Tigers have never dropped more than 11 spots in a single week.
Dropped 11 spots in 1948, 1970 and 1981.
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Izabelle is a master’s candidate at the University of Tennessee studying Sports Management. She received her Bachelor of Journalism with an emphasis in Sports Broadcast from the University of Missouri in 2024. She has been covering wrestling for Missouri On SI since 2023 and has covered wrestling for the Ohio State Buckeyes On SI and Iowa Hawkeyes On SI since 2024. Additionally, Izabelle has covered various Olympic sports, including track and field, soccer, and tennis, since 2021 with other outlets.
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