Rebels Welcome Pair of Ranked Foes For Weekend Rounds

			OLE MISS (13-12, 3-8) vs. No. 25 TENNESSEE (18-5, 9-2) DADS AND DAUGHTERS DAY (PICTURE FRAME GIVEAWAY) Friday, Nov. 2 • 6:30 p.m. • Oxford, Miss. Gillom Athletics Performance Center
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			*OLE MISS (13-12, 3-8) VS. No. 12 KENTUCKY (17-4, 11-0) Sunday, Nov. 4 • 1:30 p.m. • Oxford, Miss. Foster Auditorium**
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Weekend Preview Video

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..

Dads and Daughters Day
Friday will be be Dads and Daughters/Disney Princess Night, and will feature a picture frame giveaway to the first 150 fans and a Disney Princess themed events. Children are encouraged to dress up for the event.

Quick Hits
• Ole Miss volleyball snapped a three-game win streak for Alabama Sunday, as the Rebels rolled the Tide 3-1 in a nationally televised contest...
• Three Rebels recorded double-digit kills, led by double-double performances from senior Caitlin Wernentin and junior Emily Stroup...
• Wernentin notched her first and second career double-doubles over the weekend, following up a 12 kill, 12 dig performance Friday with 17 kills and a career-best 19 digs on Sunday....
• Sunday marked the fifth win in six contests for head coach Steven McRoberts over Alabama since taking the helm (2014)...
• The victory was the first road win for the Rebels this season...
• Sophomore Lauren Bars also achieved a new career-high, dishing out 52 assists across four sets Sunday...
• Bars led the defense at the net for the Rebels, tallying 10 blocks across nine sets...
• Emily Stroup tallied 19 kills and 15 digs Sunday for her league-leading 14th 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 438 total kills, averaging 4.52 a set...
• Currently ranked eighth all-time with 976 kills, Stroup sits on pace to break the single-season kills record she set a year ago (474)...
• Ole Miss leads the league in multiple categories, including kills (1272), digs (1414), and assists (1184)...
• Ole Miss is just 10-43 all-time against the Volunteers, but has defeated Tennessee twice in the last five contests in the McRoberts era...
• Tennessee will be the fourth ranked team Ole Miss will face this season.. They also faced two teams who received votes, defeating them both (Oregon State, Ohio State)...
• The Rebels are 11-44 against Kentucky all-time, suffering from a sweep in Lexington earlier this season...

Scouting Tennessee
The Volunteers have put together a strong conference season, carrying a 9-2 clip. Their only league losses have come against Kentucky, but Tennessee took a set on the Wildcats each contest. At 18-5 overall, UT has recieved votes in the AVCA Coaches' Poll and are led by junior outside Tessa Grubbs' 290 kills. Senior middle blocker Erica Treiber also poses a threat, topping the squad in efficiency (.393), blocks (92) and aces (32). The Volunteers rank second in the league with 13.79 kills per set, totaling 1241 on the year.

Scouting Kentucky
The Wildcats remain the only undefeated team in SEC play this season, sweeping No. 11 Florida in the battle of the league's top two teams Wednesday night. Junior outside Leah Edmond continues to top the squad, posting 328 kills. Edmond tallied 16 on a .257 clip against the Rebels back in mid-October, while middle blocker Brooke Morgan posted 12 on a .733 efficiency. She leads Kentucky with 70 rejections, averaging nearly a block a set (0.93). The Wildcats lead the league in hitting percentage (.295), assists per set (12.76), and kills per set (13.89).

UP NEXT
The Rebels will look to cap off the season series with LSU, traveling to Baton Rouge Wednesday, Nov. 7.

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Players Mentioned

Lauren Bars

Emily Stroup

Caitlin Wernentin

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