Volleyball Takes Momentum into Auburn, Alabama

			OLE MISS (12-11, 2-7) at AUBURN (8-11, 1-8) Friday, Oct. 26 • 7:00 p.m. • Auburn, Ala. Auburn Arena
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			*OLE MISS (12-11, 2-7) at ALABAMA (17-6, 4-5)* Sunday, Oct. 28 • 5:00 p.m. • Tuscaloosa, Ala. Foster Auditorium
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Live Coverage...
Friday's match will be available on the SEC Network +, while Sunday will be the Rebels' only match featured on ESPNU... Both are also available on the Watch ESPN 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 volleyball delivered two fantastic matches over the weekend, both in front of record-breaking crowds at Gillom Athletics Performance Center...
• Friday, 1,059 fans filled Gillom, delivering the largest crowd since its renovation. That mark was shattered Sunday, when 1,207 fans packed in for the largest attended crowd in facility history...
• Ole Miss took the opening set from No. 11 Florida 25-20 Friday. It was the first set the Rebels have taken from the Gators since 2016, also in Oxford...
• The Rebels defeated in-state rivals Mississippi State Sunday, rallying to take the final three sets in a 3-1 victory... • Junior Emily Stroup registered her league-leading 13th double-double Friday, posting 20 kills and 15 digs. The performance was her eighth game with at least 20 kills and 10 digs this season...
• 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 401 total kills, averaging 4.56 a set...
• Currently ranked eighth all-time with 939 kills, Stroup sits on pace to break the single-season kills record she set a year ago (474)...
• Sophomore middle blocker Bayleigh Scott ignited Sunday, turning in a career-best 15 kills behind a .519 hitting efficiency, adding four blocks...
• Fellow middle Nayo Warnell lead the defensive force over the weekend, tallying 10 blocks, including a career-best four rejections Friday against Florida...
• Ole Miss leads the league in multiple categories, including kills (1152), digs (1277), and assists (1078)...
• Despite dropping a 3-1 contest to the Tigers earlier this season, the Rebels lead the all-time series with Auburn 34-30, but have not defeated the Tigers since 2014 (3-1 at Auburn)...
• Alabama leads the all-time series 44-23 over Ole Miss, but the Rebels are 7-2 against the Crimson Tide in head coach Steven McRoberts' tenure (2014)...

Scouting Auburn
The Tigers enter the week with an 8-11 record, their lone win in the SEC coming against the Rebels back in late September. The squad most recently dropped a four-setter in Columbia to Missouri, but had suffered three straight sweeps prior to that. Senior Brenna McIllroy leads the squad with 200 kills and was one of three double-digit kill performers in Oxford last month. The Tigers hit at .293 clip, one of their highest in league play this season.

Scouting Alabama
After starting the season 11-0, the Tide continues to car- ry a strong ledger, boasting a 17-6 overall record with a 4-3 league mark. The squad is led by junior outside Ginger Perinar with 259 kills and two-time SEC Defensive Player of the Week Cidavia Hall defensively, who posts 85 rejections. Alabama leads the league with 15.65 digs per set, with senior libero Quincey Gary's 348 ranking second among the league's defensive specialists.

Up Next
Ole Miss returns home, welcoming (RV) Tennessee Friday before a rematch with No. 14 Kentucky on Sunday.

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Players Mentioned

Bayleigh Scott

Emily Stroup

Nayo Warnell

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