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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Volleyball Egg Bowl on Deck for Ole Miss
9/26/2017 | Volleyball
Complete Notes (PDF) | Live Stats | Watch: ESPNU | Interviews
OXFORD, Miss. -- Coming off their first SEC win on the opening weekend of conference play since 2010, the Ole Miss volleyball team looks to keep the momentum going as they travel to Starkville, Mississippi to face in-state rival Mississippi State Wednesday.
The two teams will square off at 8 p.m. in a nationally-televised match on ESPNU. Melissa Lee and Nell Fortner will be on the call from the Newell-Grissom Building.
Quick Hits...
• The Rebels (10-5, 1-1) went 1-1 last week to begin SEC play, with a 3-1 loss to Auburn on Friday and a 3-1 win vs. Alabama on Sunday.
• The Rebels have now won five of the last six meetings against Alabama, including three straight in Oxford.
• Tied 1-1 in the match, Alabama led set three 24-17, but the Rebels reeled off nine straight points to take it 26-24 and then won the fourth set 25-22.
• Senior outside hitter Lexi Thompson notched her 10th double-double with 14 kills and 13 digs and added two blocks.
• Kate Gibson posted her SEC-leading 11th double-double with 13 kills and 12 digs and added 2 blocks and 3 service aces.
• Sophomore Emily Stroup posted a double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs.
• Nayo Warnell tallied 8 kills and freshman Bayleigh Scott finished with 6 kills on a .500 clip from the middle. Scott also had 4 huge blocks.
• Sophomore Jordan Fate finished with 28 assists and 8 digs and freshman Lauren Bars had 18 assists as the Rebels hit .224 for the match.
• Kate Gibson leads the SEC with 11 double-doubles and owns 36 for her career. Lexi Thompson owns the career record (44) at Ole Miss and ranks second in the SEC with 10 double-doubles.
• The Rebels lead the SEC in digs per set at 17.35, rank fourth in opponent hitting percentage (.164), fourth in assists (12.92) and third in kills (13.88).
• Several Rebels rank among the league leaders in various categories. Lexi Thompson ranks 10th (3.25) in kills per set. Caroline Adams ranks sixth in the SEC in digs per set (4.05) and Nayo Warnell ranks seventh in hitting percentage (.347).
• Wednesday's match will be the first of two meetings this year against Mississippi State. The Bulldogs will travel to Oxford on Nov. 5 for a 1:30 p.m. match.
• The Rebels are looking to snap a three match losing streak to MSU, including two straight in Starkville.
Scouting Mississippi State...
Mississippi State enters Wednesday's match at 9-8 overall and 0-2 in the SEC. The Bulldogs are coming off a 3-1 loss at Tennessee. Prior to that, MSU dropped a 3-2 match at home to South Carolina. Senior Jelena Vujcin leads MSU with 3.59 kills per set, which ranks seventh in the SEC. Vujcin also ranks eighth in points per set (4.23).
Rebels vs. Bulldogs...
Ole Miss leads the all-time series with Mississippi State 69-26, but the Bulldogs have won three straight including two in a row in Starkville.
Last meeting...
The Rebels took a 2-0 lead in Starkville last year, but the Bulldogs rallied to steal a 3-2 win (25-9, 25-18, 18-25, 17-25, 8-15). Senior Lexi Thompson recorded a double-double with 12 kills and 13 digs. Kate Gibson chipped in 12 kills and sophomore Nayo Warnell tallied 7 kills on a .538 clip. Defensively, Caroline Adams tallied a season-high 24 digs.
Rebels-Bulldogs connections...
Ole Miss head coach Steven McRoberts and Mississippi State head coach Dave McFatrich coached together at Central Arkansas when McRoberts was the head coach there. When McRoberts left to become the head coach at Tulsa in 2011, McFatrich took over as the UCA head coach until he was hired to coach the Bulldogs in 2015.
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.
