Mizzou wins their first tournament of the season (photo/Mizzou Athletics)

Mizzou wins their first tournament of the season (photo/Mizzou Athletics)

–Mizzou Volleyball closed out its 2015 Tiger Invitational Saturday evening inside the Hearnes Center with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-17) sweep of North Texas.

Junior Carly Kan, redshirt sophomore Kira Larson, and freshman Alyssa Munlyn were each named to the All-Tournament Team for their standout weekends.  Kan was named MVP of this weekend’s tournament, as she earned 50 kills on .430 hitting with 31 digs in three matches.

Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team

Carly Kan – Junior – Missouri – Outside Hitter *Named MVP*
Alyssa Munlyn – Freshman – Missouri – Middle Blocker
Kira Larson – Redshirt Sophomore – Missouri – Right Side / Middle Blocker
Jenni Fassbender – Senior – North Dakota State – Outside Hitter
Brianna Rasmusson – Sophomore – North Dakota State – Setter / Outside Hitter
Carnae Dillard – Senior – North Texas – Outside Hitter
Lourdes Rosario – Redshirt Freshman – Winthrop – Outside Hitter / Opposite

–The Missouri State volleyball team earned a 3-2 win over Western Michigan and a sweep of host Milwaukee Saturday to finish the Pepsi Panther Invitational with their first 3-0 start since the 2010 season.

Senior Kinsey Batten was named tournament MVP, while sophomores Lily Johnson and Lynsey Wright joined her on the all-tournament team.

Missouri State hosts the annual Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational at Hammons Student Center Sept. 4-5. The Bears open with Miami (Fla.) on Friday, and play Oral Roberts and Marquette on Saturday.

Southeast Missouri State volleyball (photo/GoSoutheast.com)

Southeast Missouri State volleyball (photo/GoSoutheast.com)

–The UMKC volleyball team (2-1) closed out its opening weekend of play at the Redhawks Invitational with a 3-0 win over host Southeast Missouri State (0-3).

Tournament Results
1st – Arkansas State (3-0)
2nd – Missouri-Kansas City (2-1)
3rd – Saint Louis (1-2)
4th – Southeast Missouri (0-3)

All-Tournament Team
Drew Jones (MVP) – Arkansas State
Markie Schaedig – Arkansas State
Darby Graff – Arkansas State
Sydney Crimmins – Missouri-Kansas City
Taryn Miller – Missouri-Kansas City
Meredith Boe – Saint Louis
Nzingha Clarke – Southeast Missouri

 

Missouri-Kansas City used a late first set rally to fuel a 3-0 (26-24, 25-15, 25-14) win over Southeast Missouri Saturday, the final day of the Drury Hotels Redhawks Invitational.

Southeast had a 23-18 lead in the opening set, but couldn’t close it out. Missouri-Kansas City erased the deficit with an 8-1 run to edge the Redhawks, 26-24.

That boost was all the Roos needed.

Missouri-Kansas City took control with a 10-5 lead early in the second set and went on to win 25-15. The Roos, who were ahead by one (11-10) in the final set, mounted a six-point surge to polish off their sweep with a 25-14 victory.

Clarke led Southeast with 12 kills and a .632 attack percentage. She played strong from the get-go, recording five kills and a .714 hitting percentage in the first set alone. Clarke finished the tournament, hitting .267 with an average of 1.10 blocks per set. She was named to the All-Tournament Team for her efforts.

Afterwards, Redhawks coach Julie Yankus commented on the tournament. “We were happy to host for the first weekend and our staff did a great job of running the tournament. We had some great home crowds to play in front of and we appreciate all of the support. It was a very competitive weekend and we deinitely got better by playing some highly competitive teams.”

Southeast heads to the Gardner-Webb Tournament on Sept. 4-5.

Tournament Results
1st – Arkansas State (3-0)
2nd – Missouri-Kansas City (2-1)
3rd – Saint Louis (1-2)
4th – Southeast Missouri (0-3)

All-Tournament Team
Drew Jones (MVP) – Arkansas State
Markie Schaedig – Arkansas State
Darby Graff – Arkansas State
Sydney Crimmins – Missouri-Kansas City
Taryn Miller – Missouri-Kansas City
Meredith Boe – Saint Louis
Nzingha Clarke – Southeast Missouri