The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebels Split Weekend
11/18/2015 | Volleyball
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OXFORD, Miss. - Ole Miss Volleyball splits the weekend, traveling to Auburn Friday and then returning home to host Missouri Sunday on Senior Day at the Gillom Sports Center.
Friday's match at Auburn starts at 5:30 p.m. from Auburn Arena, but will not be broadcast. Follow the Rebels on Twitter, @OleMissVB for updates throughout the match.
Sunday, the Rebels will host Missouri at 1:30 p.m. for Senior Day. The team will honor seniors Nakeyta Clair and Ty Laporte as well as junior Laura Beaty, who is graduating this year and will not be back next year.
Quick Hits
• With the win on Sunday, the Rebels set the school record for home wins with a 13-4 record.
• On Sunday, the Rebels improved to 18-1 overall and 7-0 in the SEC when winning set one.
• Sophomore Kate Gibson recorded her fourth straight double-double with 13 kills and 12 digs and had three service aces to lead the Rebels against LSU.
• Senior Nakeyta Clair finished with 11 blocks on the weekend, 1.22 per set. With five blocks against LSU, Clair has 102 for the season, marking the third straight year with at least 100 blocks. She now owns three of the top five single-season marks in total blocks.
• The Rebels rank in the top five in the SEC in hitting percentage (.236 - 5th) and kills per set (13.41 - 5th), while leading in service aces per set (1.59).
• Nakeyta Clair ranks sixth in the SEC in hitting percentage at .370. Ty Laporte ranks eighth at .362 and ninth in SEC matches only at .333. Clair also ranks 14th in the SEC in points per set with 3.62. Kristen Brashear ranks sixth (0.31) in aces per set and Lexi Thompson ranks ninth (0.30). Brashear ranks eighth overall in digs per set at 3.90 and is sixth in SEC matches only at 4.10 per set.
Scouting Auburn
Auburn enters Friday's match at 15-11 overall, 7-7 in the SEC. They are coming off a 3-0 loss at Alabama last Sunday. The Tigers are 9-3 at home. Junior middle blocker Stephanie Campbell leads the team with a .285 hitting percentage. Sophomore setter Alexa Filley ranks seventh in the SEC with 10.33 assists per set.
Rebels vs. Tigers
Ole Miss leads the all-time series 34-25, including a 3-1 win last year in Auburn.
Looking at Mizzou
Missouri enters the final stretch tied with Kentucky and just one game back of first place Texas A&M in the standings, at 11-3 in the SEC and 23-4 overall. The Tigers are led by outside hitter Carly Kan, who ranks second in the SEC with 3.97 kills per set. Freshman Alyssa Munlyn is hitting .362 and averaging a little over a block a set.
Rebels vs. Mizzou
Missouri leads the all-time series 9-5, including a 3-1 win in Columbia earlier this year. The last time the two teams faced off in Oxford (2014), the Rebels swept the Tigers 3-0.
RPI Watch
In the latest RPI rankings, Ole Miss ranks No. 78, while Auburn is No. 79 and Missouri is No. 16.
Clair Records Watch
Senior Nakeyta Clair holds all the career records in blocking at Ole Miss, and the season records for total blocks and block assists. She is closing in on the season record for block solos with 26 currently. She needs three to break the record (26) set by Regina Thomas in 2011.
Quoting Head Coach Steven McRoberts
"Auburn is playing very well right now. They beat Florida last week. They play much better at home than they do on the road, so that is going to be a tough one for us. Then we come back and play Missouri at home for senior day. Missouri will be fighting for a conference championship, so that will be another tough one. We want to ask our fans to come out Sunday and send these seniors out in style. We have had some great crowds these last few weeks and we just want to end it the right way for them."
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