No. 23 Mizzou Volleyball Falls to No. 15 TCU at Fight in the Fort Finale

Friday, September 12

Fort Worth, Texas

6:30 p.m.

University of Missouri

5-3,0-0SEC

TCU

7-1,0-0Big 12

Missouri

TCU

Marina Crownover Sets the Ball Against No. 15 TCU

No. 23 Mizzou Volleyball Falls to No. 15 TCU at Fight in the Fort Finale

9/12/2025 9:39:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

No. 23 Mizzou Volleyball (5-3) dropped its final match of the Fight in the Fort to No. 15 TCU (7-1), 3-1, on Friday, Sept. 12, at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

The Tigers fall to 0-2 in ranked matchups, as they are now 2-2 in road games this season.

KEY PLAYERS

Senior Janet deMarrais posted her first double-double of the season with 16 kills and 11 digs.
Redshirt senior Tyrah Ariail posted a career-high 16 kills, and had two total blocks.
Senior Caylen Alexander recorded her second double-double of the season with 15 kills and 14 digs.
Redshirt junior Marina Crownover posted her fifth double-double of the season with a season-high 54 assists, and a career-high 21 digs.
Senior Maya Sands tallied 22 digs.
Senior Regan Haith had five total blocks with 11 kills.

FIRST SET (30-32, TCU leads 1-0)

The Tigers fell back early, as the Horned Frogs started the match on a 4-1 run, and carried that to the first break, in which they led 15-10. TCU claimed the lead as it went into the timeout, hitting .588 for the set.
Mizzou would tap into that lead, as a solo block from Alexander helped spur the Tigers into a 5-0 scoring run late in the set to give them a 20-19 lead.
That lead would be alternated back-and-forth before the set went into extra points. TCU took advantage in the first as the next couple of sets would go past 25.

SECOND SET (32-30, Match tied 1-1)

TCU once again took advantage early, with a 4-0 run to make it 11-6, before the Tigers took the first timeout of the set.
From there, Mizzou would outscore the Horned Frogs 15-10 to put itself in a tie at 21-21. The Tigers would initially take the lead and have a chance to claim the set victory after an Ariail kill made it 25-24.
With that score, we were once again destined for extra points, as the Tigers flipped the script and pulled it out with a 32-30 set win. Mizzou is now 2-2 in sets that end in the 30s.

THIRD SET (21-25, TCU leads 2-1)

The set began similarly to the previous two, with the Horned Frogs taking the lead and extending it to 10-4 – the largest lead of the match.
Just like the others, the lead dwindled as quickly as it was earned as the Tigers tied it at 12-12. Haith earned the 12th point for the Tigers as she found room on the back of the floor for a kill. Heading into the first break of the set, and after, TCU would hold the lead, as they used an eventual 3-0 run to make it 16-13.
Mizzou would try to make a dent in the lead – winning four of six final points – but would remain behind for the rest of the set.

FOURTH SET (21-25, TCU wins 3-1)

The Horned Frogs continued the trend, but in a less decisive way, as they led 4-1. While the Tigers would get it within one multiple times, TCU added to the total, making it 15-10 at the media timeout.
Mizzou would further fall behind down the line, as it would go down by six at 22-16. The Tigers would fight back, scoring four of the next five after the timeout, but it seemed too late as TCU won the set and match.

GAME NOTES

Mizzou leads the all-time series 2-1.
Head coach Dawn Sullivan is 45-25 with the Tigers and has a road record of 15-14. Sullivan is 154-64 overall.

UP NEXT

The Tigers head to their final nonconference invitational with the Leatherneck Classic hosted by Western Illinois. Mizzou will face Valparaiso at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 19 and Chicago State at 4 p.m. on the same day. The Tigers will finish it up with the home squad Western Illinois at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20, with all matches being in Macomb, Ill.

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