Arkansas claimed the opening set, then had no answer for outside hitter Mychael Vernon, who led Missouri to a four-set (21-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-15) win in SEC action Friday at Barnhill Arena.
Vernon, 5-11, hammered a match-high 37 kills and hit .385 to help the Tigers hand the Razorbacks (14-5, 4-3 SEC) their third consecutive loss.
Vernon finished with 7 hitting errors on 78 swings, and had 21 kills on 38 swings with only 1 error through the first 2 sets. Maya Sands finished with a match-high 30 digs and setter Marina Crownover distributed 61 assists.
Outside hitters Aniya Madkin and Olivia Ruy led Arkansas with 12 kills each.