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Volleyball Loses Tough Five-Game Match to Alabama
11/4/2001 | Volleyball
Nov. 4, 2001
OXFORD, Miss. - For the second straight match, Ole Miss went five games with an opponent, but this time, they came up on the short end of the stick, falling to Alabama in a hotly-contested match 37-39, 30-18, 22-30, 30-26 and 6-15.
Senior Jaime Burns led Ole Miss (6-17, 2-11) with her 12th double-double of the year with 11 kills and 19 digs. The Lady Rebels notched a season-high 92 digs as four players were in double digits in that category. Freshman Elena Garcia recorded her 10th double-double of 14 kills and 18 digs.
Alabama (18-6, 9-4) was led by Jennifer Bibber's 26 kills, while three other players posted double-doubles.
In the longest game of the year for the Lady Rebels, the two teams battled back and forth in game one. Alabama led 23-20 late in the game, but Ole Miss won three consecutive points to tie it up as the Crimson Tide called timeout. The two teams then traded points before going into extra time. Ole Miss had the lead 37-36, but Alabama tied it up and then won the next two points for a 39-37 win, which proved key in the outcome.
Ole Miss raced out to an 8-1 lead to start game two. They led 20-12 when Alabama called timeout. The Lady Rebels increased their lead to 25-15 before going on for a 30-18 win to even the match.
Both teams battled to a 9-9 tie to begin game three. Alabama used a 6-1 run to take a 15-10 lead. Ole Miss closed to within 15-12, but the Crimson Tide extended its lead to 20-14 before going on for a 30-22 win.
Trying to extend the match to a game five, Ole Miss took a 14-10 advantage and then increased their lead to 24-16. Alabama used a 4-0 run to get within 24-20 forcing Ole Miss to call timeout. Following the timeout, the Lady Rebels won the next three points to go ahead 27-20. Ole Miss led 29-26 and then the Crimson Tide's Erin Price hit the ball long as the Lady Rebels won 30-26 to force a deciding game for the second consecutive match.
The Lady Rebels were 3-3 in five-game matches coming in, but it was not to be, as Alabama jumped out to a 10-5 lead and went on to win 15-5 for the victory.
Ole Miss concludes the season with two matches against arch-rival Mississippi State. Thursday, the Lady Rebels travel to Starkville for a 7 p.m. match against the Lady Bulldogs and then Sunday, Mississippi State comes to Oxford for a 2 p.m. match.
OLE MISS (6-17, 2-11) 37 30 22 30 6Alabama (17-6, 9-4) 39 18 30 26 15
Ole Miss Sports Information November 4, 2001
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