Volleyball Hosts No. 11 Florida, #BeatState Day Sunday

			OLE MISS (11-10, 1-6) vs. No. 11 FLORIDA (17-3, 8-0) Friday, Oct. 19 • 7:30 p.m. • Oxford, Miss. Gillom Athletics Performance Center
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			*OLE MISS (11-10, 1-6) vs. MISSISSIPPI STATE (5-16, 1-6) #BEATSTATE DAY (WEAR POWDER BLUE) • SIXTH ANNUAL CATURDAY Sunday, Oct. 21 • 1:30 p.m. • Oxford, Miss. Gillom Athletics Performance Center**
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Live Coverage...
Both Friday's and Sunday's matches will be available for viewing via the SEC Network + and WatchESPN app... Fans can also follow along via the live stats links provided and follow the @OleMissVB Twitter account for in-game updates..

Quick Hits
• Ole Miss suffered from consecutive sweeps over the weekend, falling to both Missouri and No. 16 Kentucky...
• The Rebels went through six set points Friday in the second set against the Tigers before falling 31-29...
• Sunday, junior Emily Stroup tallied 14 kills and 10 digs to post her league-leading 11th double-double..
• Stroup remains the only player in the conference to record at least 20 kills and 20 digs in a match, which she registered on back-to-back contests against Arkansas (10/5; 20 kills, 22 digs) and LSU (10/7; 30 kills, 24 digs)... • She also ranks in the Top Five in the country with 364 total kills, averaging 4.55 a set...
• Freshman Aubrey Sultemeier turned in a productive weekend, recording seven kills on a .385 clip Friday and adding five blocks Sunday...
• Despite suffering a sweep Friday, the Rebels battled, reaching 11 tied scores in the second set and another 14 in the third frame against Mizzou...
• Ole Miss leads the league with 1170 digs, and ranks second in the conference in assists (972) and total kills (1039)...
• The Rebels are 6-48 all-time against the Gators, with head coach Steven McRoberts looking for his first win against Florida since taking the helm. Ole Miss fell in three sets to begin SEC play earlier this season...
• Ole Miss leads the all-time series against in-state foes Mississippi State overwhelmingly at 71-26...
• Coach McRoberts carries a 5-3 record all-time against the Bulldogs, picking up one victory over MSU while at Tulsa and another four since taking the helm of the Rebels...
• Sunday will be the sixth annual 'Caturday' celebration, with the first 200 fans in attendance receiving a special t-shirt...

Scouting the Gators
No. 11 Florida arrives in Oxford with an unblemished league record (8-0), but battled last Friday against South Carolina before winning 3-2. The Gators are limiting opponents to just a .158 hitting percentage, carrying their own .266 efficiency. Two-time Freshman of the Week Thayer Hall tops the team with 238 kills, but the Gators have five total players with over 130 kills each. Florida averages 2.6 blocks a set, guided by 6'8 junior Rachael Kramer's 99 on the season.

Scouting the Bulldogs
Mississippi State arrives in Oxford after suffering a sweep at Alabama Wednesday and sit at 1-7 in conference play, their lone win coming against Auburn back in September. The 5-16 Bulldogs are led by junior transfer Amarrah Cooks, who boasts 174 kills on the season. Rookies Deja Robinson and Paige Shaw, both former SEC Freshmen of the Week, trail closely with 142 and 146, respectively. Libero Kendall Murr ranks in the top five of the conference with 306 digs, averaging 4.14 a set.

Up Next
The Rebels will head to Alabama for a road weekend, taking on Auburn Friday before finishing things with the Crimson Tide Sunday, Oct. 28.

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Players Mentioned

Emily Stroup

Aubrey Sultemeier

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