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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Arkansas Holds off Rebels in Five
10/6/2017 | Volleyball
Box Score (PDF)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - For the third consecutive meeting, Ole Miss volleyball and Arkansas went the distance, with the Razorbacks holding off the Rebels 3-2 (18-25, 25-13, 13-25, 25-23, 12-15) in Fayetteville Friday night at Barnhill Arena.
The loss snapped the Rebels (12-6, 3-2) three-match winning streak overall and against the Razorbacks.
The Razorbacks regained momentum and took an early 5-2 lead in five forcing Ole Miss to call timeout. The Rebels won two straight points to pull within one, 5-4. Arkansas won three of the next four points to lead 8-5 at the changeover. The Rebels once again pulled to within one, 9-8. Arkansas used a 5-1 run to go up 13-10 and the Rebels called their final timeout. Ole Miss pulled to within 13-12 on a kill by Lexi Thompson and a Razorback attack error. After an Arkansas timeout, the Razorbacks won the next two points to take the set 15-12 and the match 3-2.
Arkansas jumped out to an early 8-4 lead in set one, and they never trailed going on to win it 25-18 behind a .364 hitting percentage to the Rebels .167.
Ole Miss regrouped and broke open a 5-5 tie early in set two with a 9-2 to run lead 14-7, as Arkansas called timeout. The Rebels, behind strong hitting of .438, kept the pressure on and won it 25-13 to even the match.
The Razorbacks led 15-12 at the media timeout in set three, but the Rebels went on a 10-5 run to take a 22-20 lead. They led 23-21, but Arkansas closed on a 4-0 run with four consecutive kills from senior Pilar Victoria to steal the set 25-23 and take a 2-1 lead in the match.
Set four was a back and forth affair until the Rebels used 5-2 run to go up 14-11 as Arkansas called timeout. The Rebels led 18-14 before Arkansas went on a 6-1 run to take the lead 20-19. Ole Miss answered with two straight points on a kill by Emily Stroup and an attack error from Arkansas to go back up 21-20. The Rebels led 24-22 on a kill from Thompson, but then the Razorbacks won the next point, before Thompson answered with another kill to hand the Rebels the set, 25-23 and extend the match.
Quick Hits...
• Ole Miss is now 12-6 overall, 3-2 in the SEC.
• The loss snaps a three-match win streak in the series to Arkansas.
• The Rebels are now 4-3 in five-setters this year.
• Senior Kate Gibson posted her SEC-leading 13th double-double of the year with 16 kills and 18 digs.
• Senior Lexi Thompson added her 12th double-double with 18 kills and 10 digs on a .207 clip.
• Sophomore Emily Stroup threw in a double-double of 13 kills and 14 digs and hit .257
• Sophomore Nayo Warnell posted 12 kills on a .500 attack percentage and added 5 blocks.
• Sophomore Jordan Fate recorded a career-high 32 assists.
Up next...
The Rebels continue on the road Sunday at Missouri. The match will be televised on the SEC Network at 12 p.m., with Cara Capuano and Lizzy Stemke on the call.
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.
