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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Wednesday, October 1
Oxford, Miss.
6 PM
Ole Miss
15-2, 1-2
3
vs
0
Missouri
11-6, 2-1
1
2
3
F
Missouri
18
23
22
0
Ole Miss
25
25
25
3
Rebels Down Defending SEC Champion
10/1/2014 | Volleyball
Oct. 1, 2014
Box Score |
Photo GalleryBLOG: Rebels Knock Off Defending SEC Champs
OXFORD, Miss. - Missouri came in as the defending SEC Champion with a 20-match SEC win streak, but the Ole Miss volleyball team silenced the Tigers 3-0 here Wednesday at the Gillom Sports Center in front of more than 500 fans and a nationally-televised audience on the SEC Network.
With the win, the Rebels improved to 15-2 overall and 1-2 in the SEC. They get a week off before traveling to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to face Arkansas Oct. 8 on the SEC Network.
"This match had a lot of the same feelings as last Friday night against South Carolina," head coach Steven McRoberts said. "We allowed Missouri to take some leads on us, but we just kept fighting and did a great job of coming back."
After winning the first set 25-18, the Rebels found themselves down 22-16 in the second set. The team didn't panic, using a 9-1 run to erase the lead and win the set 25-23 for a 2-0 lead in the match.
"That was a big momentum changer for us being down 22-16, and then we came out of the timeout and went on a 9-1 run to close it out. That gave us a lot of confidence," McRoberts said.
Missouri came out after the break, and maintained a lead most of the way of the third set, but the Rebels tied it up at 20-20. The Tigers won the next point coming out of a timeout, but that would be their last lead, as the Rebels closed out the set 25-22 and the match.
Ole Miss handed Missouri its first SEC loss since Nov. 23, 2012 and kept the Tigers winless in Oxford.
Junior Nakeyta Clair led the Rebel attack with 14 kills for a .500 attack percentage and added three blocks. She led all scorers on the night with 16.5 points.
"I love playing teams like Missouri," Clair said. "It makes it so much more fun. I am glad we came out with a lot of fight and showed that we belong with these types of teams."
Clair was helped out by freshmen Lexi Thompson and Taylor Alexander. Thompson tallied 11 kills and added seven digs, a block and a service ace. Alexander, in just her third start, posted a career-high eight blocks and added four kills for a .333 pct. Afterwards she talked about gaining more confidence.
"I just kept trying to keep everybody up and in the game, and when I got the opportunity I just had to do my job and everything would fall into place."
For more information on Ole Miss Volleyball, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissVB, on Facebook at OleMissVolleyball and on Instagram at OleMissVB.
Box Score |
Photo GalleryBLOG: Rebels Knock Off Defending SEC ChampsOXFORD, Miss. - Missouri came in as the defending SEC Champion with a 20-match SEC win streak, but the Ole Miss volleyball team silenced the Tigers 3-0 here Wednesday at the Gillom Sports Center in front of more than 500 fans and a nationally-televised audience on the SEC Network.
With the win, the Rebels improved to 15-2 overall and 1-2 in the SEC. They get a week off before traveling to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to face Arkansas Oct. 8 on the SEC Network.
"This match had a lot of the same feelings as last Friday night against South Carolina," head coach Steven McRoberts said. "We allowed Missouri to take some leads on us, but we just kept fighting and did a great job of coming back."
After winning the first set 25-18, the Rebels found themselves down 22-16 in the second set. The team didn't panic, using a 9-1 run to erase the lead and win the set 25-23 for a 2-0 lead in the match.
"That was a big momentum changer for us being down 22-16, and then we came out of the timeout and went on a 9-1 run to close it out. That gave us a lot of confidence," McRoberts said.
Missouri came out after the break, and maintained a lead most of the way of the third set, but the Rebels tied it up at 20-20. The Tigers won the next point coming out of a timeout, but that would be their last lead, as the Rebels closed out the set 25-22 and the match.
Ole Miss handed Missouri its first SEC loss since Nov. 23, 2012 and kept the Tigers winless in Oxford.
Junior Nakeyta Clair led the Rebel attack with 14 kills for a .500 attack percentage and added three blocks. She led all scorers on the night with 16.5 points.
"I love playing teams like Missouri," Clair said. "It makes it so much more fun. I am glad we came out with a lot of fight and showed that we belong with these types of teams."
Clair was helped out by freshmen Lexi Thompson and Taylor Alexander. Thompson tallied 11 kills and added seven digs, a block and a service ace. Alexander, in just her third start, posted a career-high eight blocks and added four kills for a .333 pct. Afterwards she talked about gaining more confidence.
"I just kept trying to keep everybody up and in the game, and when I got the opportunity I just had to do my job and everything would fall into place."
For more information on Ole Miss Volleyball, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissVB, on Facebook at OleMissVolleyball and on Instagram at OleMissVB.
| Ole Miss (15-2, 1-2) | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Missouri (11-6, 2-1) | 18 | 23 | 22 |
Team Stats
MIZ
OM
Kills
39
42
Errors
22
16
Attempts
109
112
Hitting %
.156
.232
Points
49.0
57.0
Assists
37
37
Aces
3
4
Blocks
7.0
11.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
3
Blocks
3
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
8
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