Mizzou Volleyball Defeats Auburn in Five Sets

AUBURN, Ala. – Mizzou volleyball (4-16, 1-6 SEC) defeated 27-25, 20-25, 25-23,

21-25, 15-11 to Auburn (11-7, 3-5 SEC) on Sunday. 

Junior Anna Dixon paced the Tigers with a career-high of 27 kills. While Freshman Jordan Iliff had a career night with 16 kills. 

For Auburn, 22 kills came from Rebekah Rath and 16 from Val Green.  

Top Tigers

Anna Dixon: 27 kills, 11 digs, 1 block, 1 ace 

Brynn Carlson: 12 kills, 10 digs, 1 block

Addison Lyon: 35 digs, 17 digs

#MIZ Takeaways

• Dixon, Carlson, and Lyon all earned double-doubles; the last time that happened was on Oct. 30, 2019, against Florida. 
• Freshman Jordan Iliff earned a career-high of 16 kills while also receiving three digs. 
• Freshman Addison Lyon dished out a team-high and career-high 35 assists, while graduate student Nicole Alford dished out 16 assists on the night. 
• On defense, sophomore Emily Brown received a team-high of 21 digs. 
• Freshman Trista Strasser, freshman Kaylee Cox, and red-shirt senior Anna D’Cruz all had two blocks at the net. 

From the Bench

Coach Joshua Taylor on the team effort. 

“Yesterday was a tough match for us in terms of performance as well

as losing Kayla during the match. For the girls to come back today and play

mindfully aggressive throughout the whole match was great to watch. I’m proud

of their effort. We’ve got a good opponent coming into town this week that we’ll

prepare well for.” 

UP NEXT

The Tigers return home to host Ole Miss in a two-match series on Friday, Oct. 22, and Saturday, Oct.23. 

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