Nov. 10, 2007

Box Score

LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech stood toe-to-toe with a strong Missouri squad Saturday night, but the Tigers edged by the Red Raiders 3-0 (30-28, 30-26 and 30-26) in a close battle in the United Spirit Arena.

Tech fell to 7-19, 1-16 on the year. With the win, Missouri improved to 15-10 and evened its Big 12 record at 8-8.

Three Red Raiders knocked down double-digit kills on the night, led by Amy Gandy and Michelle Flores' 13 apiece. Gandy also added seven digs and a block on the evening. Freshman Caroline Courtney recorded 11 kills, while Alicia Ostmeyer added five to go with her team-high four blocks. Setter Kourtney Dunnam spread the Tech attack with a career-best 41 assists. Jenn Harrell led the Red Raider defense with a match-best 17 digs.

Mizzou came out the aggressor early in game one and took an early three-point lead. Tech battled back through the middle part of the game and finally evened the tally at 21 on a block from Alicia Ostmeyer. The Tigers made a run to go up by four at 26-22 only to see Tech come back to tie the action. Missouri got the edge at the end and won the game 30-28.

Game two was back and forth almost the entire way. The Tigers pulled ahead with a small run in the latter part and took the game 30-26.

The Red Raiders came out aggressive out of the locker room and stayed right with Mizzou, matching the Tigers blow for blow. A big run in the middle of the match gave Missouri the advantage and they once squeaked by Tech 30-26 to complete the sweep.

Mizzou was led by Na Yank with 17 kills on .405 hitting. Amanda Hantouli added 16 kills for the Tigers.

Tech will return to action Wednesday night when it travels to Austin, Texas for a showdown with the No. 3-ranked Texas Longhorns.