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8/31/2016 | Volleyball
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OXFORD, Miss. - After a successful start to the season last weekend in North Dakota, the Ole Miss volleyball team returns home to host the Rebel Classic Friday and Saturday at The Pavilion at Ole Miss.
The Rebels will face UT-Arlington at 6 p.m., in their first match at The Pavilion. Saturday, Ole Miss will square off against McNeese State at 1 p.m. followed by NC State at 7:30 p.m.
Promotions
UT-Arlington Match รขโฌยข Friday รขโฌยข 6 PM
Poster giveaway to all fans in attendance.
McNeese State Match รขโฌยข Saturday รขโฌยข 1 PM
Check in using the Rebel Rewards App and receive 50 Rebel Rewards points and a t-shirt! Free Posters for all fans in attendance.
NC State Match รขโฌยข Saturday รขโฌยข 7:30 PM
"CATURDAY"- ARE YOU KITTEN ME RIGHT MEOW?! Free Ole Miss Caturday T-shirt for the first 200 fans and free posters for all fans in attendance.
Quick Hits
รขโฌยข Ole Miss went 3-0 on the opening weekend to capture the North Dakota Classic with wins against UC Davis, North Dakota and Omaha.
รขโฌยข The Rebels have now won nine straight regular season tournament titles under head coach Steven McRoberts.
รขโฌยข Ole Miss is now 31-1 in non-conference matches under Coach McRoberts.
รขโฌยข Junior outside hitter Kate Gibson earned MVP honors, while junior outside hitter Lexi Thompson and freshman defensive specialist Nicole Purcell joined her on the all-tournament team.
รขโฌยข Gibson averaged 4.15 kills and 2.46 digs per set. She posted a career-high 27 kills in the 3-2 win at North Dakota, which set a single match record. Gibson recorded a double-double of 15 kills and 10 digs in the win over UC Davis and finished the tournament with a double-double of 12 kills and 13 digs vs. Omaha. She ranks second in kills per set in the SEC after the opening weekend.
รขโฌยข Thompson averaged 3.00 kills and 3.08 digs per set and posted two double-doubles.
รขโฌยข The Rebels set a single match record with 80 kills in the win over North Dakota.
รขโฌยข In her debut, Purcell averaged 4.46 digs per set to rank fifth overall and first among freshmen in the league. She tallied a season-high 26 digs in the win against North Dakota, which ranks her just outside the top five in Ole Miss history.
รขโฌยข Senior setter Aubrey Edie dished out a single match record 63 assists in the UND win, eclipsing her previous mark of 62. Edie also recorded her second straight double-double with a career-high 18 digs. Edie ended the weekend with 146 assists, an average of 11.23.
รขโฌยข Ole Miss will play all its home matches this season at The Pavilion at Ole Miss, while the Gillom Sports Center is undergoing a renovation. The Rebels will move back to Gillom for the 2017 season.
Gibson SEC Player of the Week
Following an outstanding performance at the North Dakota Classic this past weekend, junior outside hitter Kate Gibson was named the SEC Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. This marks the first SEC weekly honor for Gibson, who earned Most Valuable Player honors last weekend, helping lead the Rebels to their ninth straight regular season tournament title under head coach Steven McRoberts. Gibson finished the weekend averaging 4.15 kills and 2.46 digs per set. She set a single match record with a career-high 27 kills in the 3-2 win at UND, as the Rebels totaled a single match record of 80 kills. She also had 9 digs and 3 assists against UND. In the other two matches, Gibson recorded a double-double of 15 kills and 10 digs in 3-1 win vs. UC Davis and posted a double-double of 12 kills and 13 digs in the 3-1 win vs. Omaha to close out the tournament.
Coach McRoberts on the weekend
"Our schedule in the preseason is much tougher than it's been in the past. That continues this weekend with our tournament featuring UT-Arlington, McNeese State and NC State and then even next Tuesday with Arkansas State, who was a top-20 RPI team last year and returns everybody. Four good matches for us, so hopefully we can start off our home schedule with some wins."
On playing in The Pavilion
"We are going to be in The Pavilion this year as they continue the multi-million-dollar renovation to the Gillom Center, which is coming along nicely. We are excited to get back to Gillom next year, but hopefully we can get a good crowd to The Pavilion this week and keep this win streak going."
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