The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebels Set To Host Auburn, Georgia In Weekend Action
10/26/2011 | Volleyball
Oct. 26, 2011
OXFORD, Miss. - Fresh off an upset win over LSU on the road on Sunday, the Ole Miss volleyball team returns home for a pair of contests this weekend against Auburn and Georgia.
The Rebels will face Auburn at 7 p.m. on Friday night before hosting Georgia at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday as the squad looks to avenge a pair of early season losses to both teams on the road. Both matches will be played at the Gillom Sports Center on campus and admission is free to the public.
Friday night's match against Auburn will be Greek Night as Greek organizations compete against each other for prizes.
Ole Miss looks to build off a solid outing against LSU on Sunday that saw junior right side hitter Allegra Wells put down a career-high 18 kills and hit .400 in the upset win over the Tigers. The Rebels will also continue to look to senior middle blocker Regina Thomas for offensive production as the Southeastern Conference's leading hitter enters the match hitting .382 for the season and put down 10 kills and four blocks against the Tigers in the last outing.
Sophomore outside hitter Kara Morgan has also come on strong for the Rebels in SEC play as the native of South Carolina leads the squad in kills in conference play, putting down 2.48 kills per set and has put down 124 kills in that time.
Defensively, the Rebels look to senior libero Morgan Springer to set the tone on the back row. Springer came up with 24 digs in the match against LSU this past weekend and is fourth in the SEC in digs with 4.13 digs per set this season. She has posted 18 double-digit dig performances in the Rebels' 20 matches this season and broken the 20-dig mark on four occasions this year.
Auburn enters the weekend coming off a near upset of Kentucky this past Sunday in a match the Tigers dropped 3-2 at home against the Wildcats, one of the top teams in the SEC this season. Georgia, will travel to face Alabama on Friday night before coming into Oxford to close out the weekend's action in Sunday's match.
