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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Sunday, October 7
Oxford, Miss.
1:30 p.m. CT
Ole Miss
11-8 (1-4SEC)
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LSU
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Ole Miss
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Rebels Triumph Over Tigers in First League Win
10/7/2018 | Volleyball
Stroup, Wernentin, and Bars all deliver career performances
OXFORD, Miss. -- A career weekend for several Rebels was capped by Ole Miss Volleyball's first league win of the season, triumphing in a thrilling 3-2 (22-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-21, 16-14) victory over LSU Sunday in Gillom Athletics Performance Center, in front of their largest crowd of the season.
The Rebels improve to 11-8 on the year and 1-4 in SEC play, while LSU drops to 5-11 and 0-5.
Junior Emily Stroup delivered a dynamic performance, recording new career-bests 30 kills and 24 digs en route to her league-leading 10thdouble-double of the season. Fellow attacker Caitlin Wernentin joined her in the career column, registering a new high of 21 kills. Both were aided by sophomore setter Lauren Bars, who dished out a career-best 51 assists.
Stroup's 30 slams set a new single-game program record.
The Rebels came out swinging to open the contest, taking the first two points and building a four-point lead midway through the set at 17-13. The Tigers then used a pair of three-point rallies to equalize and then take control, capitalizing on back-to-back Rebel miscues to take the frame 25-22.
Another pair of 3-0 runs kept LSU with the upper hand in Set 2, giving the Tigers a 7-3 lead early. After maintaining their lead at 18-13, a Stroup kill and a set of LSU errors put the Rebels within two. After a slam by sophomore Bayleigh Scott, Stroup attacked again, registering back-to-back kills and evening the set at 19. Stroup again equalized the frame at 20, and then picked up some help from Wernentin, who registered a kill and a pair of blocks to finish off the comeback and even the match with a 25-22 win.
LSU took advantage of two 4-0 rallies in the third frame to regain the match lead with a 25-21 victory.
An offensive explosion from Wernentin led the Rebels to a 25-21 fourth set win, where the senior pounded eight kills en route to breaking her career-high she set two nights ago.
Both teams battled in the finale, going through 13 tied scores and five lead changes. Even at 14-14, Stroup continued to surge, tallying a huge kill to hand the Rebels match point before a block from the duo of Scott and sophomore Leah Mulkey finished the job.
Scott finished one block away from matching her career-best, posting seven rejections. Freshman Avery Bugg delivered a collegiate best 10 digs, and fellow defensive specialist Nicole Purcell tallied a season-high 18 digs.
UP NEXT
Ole Miss remains at home, welcoming Missouri for a Friday night matchup before heading out to No. 19 Kentucky for a Sunday showdown.
Follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissVB, Facebook at Ole Miss Volleyball, @olemissvb on Instagram. You can also follow head coach Steven McRoberts on Twitter @CoachMcRoberts.
The Rebels improve to 11-8 on the year and 1-4 in SEC play, while LSU drops to 5-11 and 0-5.
Junior Emily Stroup delivered a dynamic performance, recording new career-bests 30 kills and 24 digs en route to her league-leading 10thdouble-double of the season. Fellow attacker Caitlin Wernentin joined her in the career column, registering a new high of 21 kills. Both were aided by sophomore setter Lauren Bars, who dished out a career-best 51 assists.
Stroup's 30 slams set a new single-game program record.
The Rebels came out swinging to open the contest, taking the first two points and building a four-point lead midway through the set at 17-13. The Tigers then used a pair of three-point rallies to equalize and then take control, capitalizing on back-to-back Rebel miscues to take the frame 25-22.
Another pair of 3-0 runs kept LSU with the upper hand in Set 2, giving the Tigers a 7-3 lead early. After maintaining their lead at 18-13, a Stroup kill and a set of LSU errors put the Rebels within two. After a slam by sophomore Bayleigh Scott, Stroup attacked again, registering back-to-back kills and evening the set at 19. Stroup again equalized the frame at 20, and then picked up some help from Wernentin, who registered a kill and a pair of blocks to finish off the comeback and even the match with a 25-22 win.
LSU took advantage of two 4-0 rallies in the third frame to regain the match lead with a 25-21 victory.
An offensive explosion from Wernentin led the Rebels to a 25-21 fourth set win, where the senior pounded eight kills en route to breaking her career-high she set two nights ago.
Both teams battled in the finale, going through 13 tied scores and five lead changes. Even at 14-14, Stroup continued to surge, tallying a huge kill to hand the Rebels match point before a block from the duo of Scott and sophomore Leah Mulkey finished the job.
Scott finished one block away from matching her career-best, posting seven rejections. Freshman Avery Bugg delivered a collegiate best 10 digs, and fellow defensive specialist Nicole Purcell tallied a season-high 18 digs.
UP NEXT
Ole Miss remains at home, welcoming Missouri for a Friday night matchup before heading out to No. 19 Kentucky for a Sunday showdown.
Follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissVB, Facebook at Ole Miss Volleyball, @olemissvb on Instagram. You can also follow head coach Steven McRoberts on Twitter @CoachMcRoberts.
Team Stats
LSU
OM
Kills
69
70
Errors
22
23
Attempts
191
187
Hitting %
.246
.251
Points
89.0
85.0
Assists
67
66
Aces
4
3
Blocks
16.0
12.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
30
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
21
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Kills
4
Aces
1
Blocks
3
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