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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Volleyball Hosts Texas A&M Sunday
10/7/2016 | Volleyball
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OXFORD, Miss. - The Ole Miss volleyball team concludes a three-match homestand Sunday as they welcome Texas A&M. First serve is slated for 3 p.m. from The Pavilion at Ole Miss and can be seen live on ESPNU.
Promotions
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Quick hits
รโข Despite three players with double-doubles and building a 2-0 lead in the match, LSU rallied to steal a 3-2 win from the Rebels Wednesday night at The Pavilion at Ole Miss.
รโข The Rebels are now 12-5 overall and 1-3 in the SEC.
รโข This marked the fifth time this season Ole Miss has had three players with double-doubles in a single match.
รโข Freshman right side Emily Engelken got her first start of the season.
รโข Senior Aubrey Edie tallied 49 assists, with 19 digs to mark her sixth double-double of the season.
รโข Freshman middle blocker Nayo Warnell topped her career high with 8 kills, hitting .636.
รโข Junior outside hitter Kate Gibson tallied her ninth double-double of the season with 22 kills and 15 digs.
รโข Junior middle blocker Taylor Alexander tallied 13 kills on a .385 hitting percentage.
รโข Junior outside hitter Lexi Thompson posted her 11th double-double of the year with 14 kills and 17 digs.
รโข Freshman libero Nicole Purcell tallied 19 digs and was assisted by sophomore defensive specialist Caroline Adams with 11 digs.
รโข Lexi Thompson is making her way up the Ole Miss charts. With 816 kills she ranks 10th all-time and needs 42 to move into ninth place. With 757 career digs, Thompson needs just one to move into the top 10 at Ole Miss.
รโข Aubrey Edie recorded her 4,000th career assist in the win over Tennessee State and now has 4,268. She ranks sixth in the SEC with 10.59 assists per set.
รโข Taylor Alexander ranks fourth in the SEC with a .385 attack percentage. Kathryn Cather ranks sixth in the SEC at .359 and second in SEC matches only at .551.
รโข Kate Gibson ranks ninth in the SEC with 3.61 kills per set and ninth in points per set at 3.98. Lexi Thompson ranks 12th in points per set at 3.69 and leads the SEC in double-doubles with 11. Gibson ranks second with nine double-doubles.
Scouting Texas A&M
Texas A&M enters the match at 9-6 overall and 3-1 in the SEC. They have won three in a row including a 3-0 win at Arkansas Wednesday night. The Aggies are led by junior outside hitter Kiara McGee, who averages 3.13 kills per set. Senior middle blocker Jazzmin Babers ranks seventh in the SEC with a .344 hitting percentage and sophomore middle blocker Kaitlyn Blake, averages an SEC-leading 1.58 blocks per set.
Rebels vs. Aggies
the Rebels are in search of their first win against Texas A&M, as the Aggies lead the series 10-0. The last two meetings in Oxford have gone five sets.
Texas Rebels
Ole Miss boast three players on its roster from the Lone Star State. Freshman setter Jordan Fate hails from Fairview, freshman outside hitter Leah Mulkey comes from Austin and freshman middle blocker Nayo Warnell is from Dickinson.
For more information on Ole Miss Volleyball, follow the Rebels on Twitter, @OleMissVB, on Facebook at OleMissVolleyball and on Instagram at OleMissVB. Also follow Coach McRoberts on Twitter, @CoachMcRoberts.
