Entering today’s match against South Carolina, Dawn Sullivan was searching for her first SEC win and the Tigers were looking to end a five match losing streak at the hands of the Gamecocks. Both searches ended as the Tigers put together a complete performance in a 3-1 victory at the Hearnes Center (25-15, 25-18, 23-25, 25-22).
Mizzou came out motivated and dominated set one. South Carolina jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, but the Tigers quickly caught up and took a 6-4 lead thanks to Jordan Iliff. The St. Louis native was absolutely on fire, racking up three kills and two aces in the match’s first 10 points.