COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After sweeping their home-opening tournament, two members of the Mizzou volleyball team earned SEC weekly honors on Monday. The Southeastern Conference tabbed rightside hitter Jordan Iliff as the Co-Offensive Player of the Week and Marina Crownover as the Setter of the Week, following their team’s 3-0 run in the Mizzou Invitational. Iliff
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dawn Sullivan’s squad successfully defended its home court during its home-opening weekend. The Tigers closed out the Mizzou Invitational with a four-set win over Lindenwood, posting a perfect record in its first three games at the Hearnes Center this season. Mizzou comfortably won each of the first two sets, defeating Lindenwood by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Volleyball has returned to the Hearnes Center. Dawn Sullivan’s squad earned back-to-back sweeps in its first two home games of the 2024 season, kicking off Mizzou Invitational weekend. Early Friday afternoon, the Tigers cruised past UMKC 3-0 in the team’s official home opener of the current campaign. MU won all three
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou Athletic Director Laird Veatch in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The pair talked about the upcoming football season and plans for Veatch’s first year at the helm of Tiger athletics. “You know, I’ve been in this profession all my career, so over
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team welcomed fans into the Hearnes Center for the first time in 2024 for the program’s annual black and gold scrimmage. You can watch extended highlights from the first couple sets of the scrimmage in the video player below. https://youtu.be/Y0M33gvvctA Head coach Dawn Sullivan has assembled a good mixture
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s official: Mizzou sports are back. The 2024 fall sports slate will all kickoff on Thursday when Tiger soccer hosts Missouri State in the first regular-season game for any MU team this fall sports season. After that, though, the flood gates will open. MU volleyball hosts its black and gold scrimmage on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou volleyball coach Dawn Sullivan in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down to preview the upcoming 2024 season. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball season is still more than a month away, but the Southeastern Conference released some preseason news, on Wednesday. Right side hitter Jordan Iliff was named to the 2024 Preseason All-SEC Team for the first time in her career. She was one of 18 players selected to the team, after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Volleyball’s schedule for the team’s second season under head coach Dawn Sullivan is set. The Tigers released their entire 2024 slate on Monday, which features 12 regular season matchups at home and 10 games against 2023 NCAA Tournament teams. After hosting its annual Black & Gold Scrimmage and an exhibition matchup
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced that it will induct six former student-athletes and coaches into the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. The 2024 induction class has representation from four sports. You can find a full list of inductees below. Wayne and Susan Kreklow – volleyball Krishna Lee –
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou Athletic Director Desiree Reed-Francois in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The pair sat down in MU’s new Stephens Indoor Practice Facility to discuss the momentum surrounding Tiger athletics ever since Reed-Francois came to Columbia, in Aug. 2021. “It starts with your people,”
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LINCOLN, Neb. (KMIZ) The No. 1 ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers swept the Tigers in three sets in the second round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament on Saturday night, ending Mizzou’s season. Dawn Sullivan’s crew finished this season with an 18-13 overall record. In the opening set, No. 8-seeded Mizzou fell behind quickly as No. 1-seeded Nebraska
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LINCOLN, Neb. (KMIZ) The No. 8-seeded Mizzou volleyball team has a second round meeting with No. 1-seeded Nebraska on the books, on Saturday, following a 3-0 sweep over Delaware. Both Janet deMarrais and Jordan Illiff paced the Tigers in the win. Iliff finished with 10 kills, adding on three aces and three digs, and deMarrais
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team achieved something it hasn’t since 2020, on Sunday night. The Tigers are going dancing in December, as they earned a bid into the NCAA Tournament. First-year head coach Dawn Sullivan and company will head to the Nebraska Quarter, as the No. 8 seed, to meet Delaware in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team is going to do some dancing in December. The Tigers earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Nebraska Quarter. It is the first time MU has made the NCAA Tournament since 2020 and the 18th time in program history. The Tigers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In her first year at the helm of Tiger volleyball, Mizzou head coach Dawn Sullivan was named one of the 2023 SEC Coaches of the Year, along with Jason Watson of Arkansas, Craig Skinner of Kentucky and Eve Rackham of Tennessee. Sullivan led MU to a 17-12 overall record in 2023, including
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ATHENS, Ga. (KMIIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team ended the regular season with a 3-0 loss to Georgia, on the road in Athens, on Saturday. However, under first-year head coach Dawn Sullivan, the Tigers more than quadrupled its conference win total, going 9-9 in SEC action and 17-12, overall, in 2023. MU’s season may not be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 20 Florida spoiled Mizzou’s home finale on Friday at the Hearnes Center, sweeping the Tigers in three sets on their senior night. Dawn Sullivan’s team now holds a 17-10 overall record this season and is 9-7 in SEC play with two matches left. Florida won the match 3-0 after winning all
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Five different Mizzou Tigers recorded double-digit kills on Sunday afternoon at the Hearnes Center, leading Mizzou to a 3-1 victory over No. 24 Auburn. Dawn Sullivan’s team is now 17-9 on the season with a 9-6 record in SEC play. Sunday’s win marked Mizzou’s fourth straight win. Mizzou built a 2-0 lead
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team won its eighth SEC match of the season with a 3-1 victory over Texas A&M at the Hearnes Center, on Friday. The win extended the home winning streak to three straight and claimed the season sweep over the Aggies. Outside hitter Jordan Illiff, once again, led the charge
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