COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two volleyball standouts gained All-American status. Mizzou’s libero Maya Sands and outside hitter Caylen Alexander received All-American honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association. They become the 28th and 29th players to receive this honor in school history. Sands was selected for the second time in her career, being named to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three players that helped Mizzou volleyball to its third-straight season with 17 or more wins, earned American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Region honors, on Tuesday. Libero Maya Sands and outside hitter Caylen Alexander were each tabbed with All-Central Region recognition, while middle blocker Tyrah Ariail was named to the All-Central Region Honorable
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou volleyball coach Dawn Sullivan is sticking around Columbia through the 2029 season. MU Athletics announced the contract extension on Monday, after Coach Sullivan led the Tigers to two NCAA Tournament appearances in just her first three seasons with the Tigers. “The University of Missouri is a special place, and I’m beyond
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou volleyball’s Maya Sands just joined an elite group of SEC players. On Wednesday, she was named the conference libero of the year. This is her third consecutive time winning the award, becoming one of three all-time to win the honor in three straight years. Since joining the Tigers in 2022, Sands
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As far as the postseason is concerned, the final two matches of the regular-season could not be more important for the Mizzou volleyball team. With Selection Sunday looming on the horizon, head coach Dawn Sullivan and company’s performances in the final pair of matches against Mississippi State and Alabama, as well as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou nearly pulled off the upset against one of the country’s best in its final home game of the season. On Thursday, the Tigers hosted the No. 2 Kentucky Wildcats at the Hearnes Center on senior night. After splitting the first two sets, MU only lost the next two sets by a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Volleyball took down Georgia 3-1 for its sixth straight win, heading into the Tennessee road trip. The Tigers improved to 15-7 with a win at the Hearnes Center against the Bulldogs on Sunday. MU held the Bulldogs to a .167 hitting percentage across the match. Senior Caylen Alexander led the team
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team is hitting its stride in Southeastern Conference action, as the team notched its third-straight conference win with a gritty victory over LSU, on Sunday afternoon. The win didn’t come easy for head coach Dawn Sullivan and her team. In fact, when the match was tied at one set
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 21 Mizzou Volleyball has lost three of its first four games of SEC action. Despite holding a two-set advantage, the Tigers (9-6) lost to Oklahoma (11-3) in five sets at the Hearnes Center on Sunday afternoon. All five sets were decided by six points or less. MU prevailed in the first
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) You know that old say ‘there’s no place like home’? It really rings true for the Mizzou volleyball team in the 2025 campaign. Out of 28 matches, head coach Dawn Sullivan and company will only play eight at the Hearnes Center this season, which makes the occasions that the Tigers are in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The real fun is set to begin for No. 21 Mizzou volleyball on Wednesday night in the Lone Star State. After completing an 11-game non-conference invitational slate, head coach Dawn Sullivan and company are set to turn the page to the Southeastern Conference, beginning with a pair of matchups in Texas on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday night, Mizzou Athletics welcomed a loaded class of six new members into its Hall of Fame. The Tiger legends were officially enshrined into the Hall in a ceremony on Friday night and will conclude their weekend by being honored on the field during Mizzou football’s game against Louisiana at Memorial
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 23 Mizzou volleyball team kept No. 5 Stanford on the ropes, on Tuesday night, but fell just short of the first Top-5 upset of the head coach Dawn Sullivan era. The Cardinals edged out the Tigers, 3-1, to hand MU its second loss of the season. You can watch the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 16 Mizzou volleyball team is set to open up the Hearnes Center in style, on Tuesday night. Head coach Dawn Sullivan and her team will host a Top-16 clash in their first home meet of the year, as No. 6 Stanford is set for a visit to Columbia on Tuesday
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo; (KMIZ) Ever since Mizzou volleyball coach Dawn Sullivan took the reins of the program, ahead of the 2023 season, all the Tigers know how to do is win. Year-after-year, Coach Sullivan and her players have leveled up and hope to continue that trend in 2025. Heading into her third season in Columbia, Sullivan
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Volleyball is garnering national attention. The Tigers, who were voted as the nation’s No. 17-ranked team in the AVCA’s preseason poll, hit another checkpoint in their preparation for the 2025 campaign, holding their annual Black & Gold Scrimmage at the Hearnes Center. Saturday’s scrimmage represented the first opportunity for fans to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2025-26 Mizzou athletic calendar will kickoff on Thursday, as the Mizzou soccer team is set to host the first game of the year on MU’s campus out at Audrey J. Walton Stadium at 7 p.m. Before all the action gets going, three Tiger fall sports previewed the year ahead with local
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Volleyball’s mission to reach three straight NCAA Tournaments will begin in the Sunshine State. The Tigers have released their entire 2025 schedule ahead of the team’s season opener on Friday, Aug. 29 against James Madison in Fort Myers, Florida. MU, who is the nation’s No. 17-ranked team in the first AVCA
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up with Mizzou Volleyball’s head coach Dawn Sullivan to preview the upcoming 2025 season on this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-Down. The Tigers are entering their third year under Coach Sullivan’s leadership, looking to build on the early success of her tenure with the team.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Volleyball’s starting libero has added another accolade to a remarkable resume. On Tuesday, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) named Maya Sands a preseason All-SEC selection, and the league’s coaches predicted the Tigers to finish in fourth place in the conference during the 2025 season. Sands earned preseason All-SEC honors for the first
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