Mizzou put up a dominant offensive performance in Wednesday, led by a career night from Janet deMarrais as they swept away the Crimson Tide in three sets (25-22, 30-28, 25-20). Each of these sets was filled with uncertainty, and this match featured 11 lead changes and 25 ties.
The Tigers (11-7, 3-4 SEC) took an early 4-1 lead in set one before Alabama (10-7, 0-6) quickly picked up the pace to tie it at five. The two teams battled back and forth with Mizzou maintaining a 1-2 point cushion before they blew the set wide open courtesy of a 5-0 run to seize a comfortable 17-11 lead.