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Ole Miss Volleyball falls at No. 6 Kentucky
11/19/2017 | Volleyball
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LEXINGTON, Ky. - Sophomore Emily Stroup posted her 10th double-double of the season, but the Ole Miss volleyball team fell to No. 6 Kentucky 3-0 (16-25, 10-25, 24-26) at Memorial Gymnasium Sunday afternoon to conclude their road trip.
Stroup finished with 12 kills on a .257 clip and 13 digs.
Kentucky jumped out to a 10-4 lead early in set one and the Rebels called timeout. The Wildcats maintained their lead and forced the Rebels to call their second timeout trailing 17-9. Behind a .514 hitting percentage, the Wildcats closed out the set 25-16.
The Wildcats raced out to a 10-4 lead in set two and the Rebels used their first timeout. Kentucky increased the lead to 17-9 and the Rebels could never get back in it, falling 25-10 as the Wildcats took a 2-0 lead.
Both teams battled early in set three with Kentucky leading 7-6 early. The Wildcats led 15-13 at the media timeout. They led 19-15 as Ole Miss called its first timeout of the set. Kentucky grabbed four match points at 24-20, but an attack error followed by a kill from Stroup and back-to-back tandem blocks by freshmen Bayleigh Scott and Lauren Bars tied it up at 24-24. A kill by Kentucky's Emily Franklin and then an attack error by the Rebels gave the Wildcats the set 26-24 and the match 3-0.
Quick Hits…
• Ole Miss is now 16-14 overall, 7-10 in the SEC.
• Sophomore Emily Stroup led the Rebels with her 10th double-double of 12 kills on a .257 clip and 13 digs.
• Senior Kate Gibson moved up to sixth all-time in digs at Ole Miss now with 769.
Up next…
Ole Miss returns home to host South Carolina Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., to close out the regular season. Fans are encouraged to arrive early as the Rebels will honor seniors Kate Gibson and Lexi Thompson before the start of the match.
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.
