The University of Mississippi Athletics

Friday, November 16
Columbia, S.C.
6 p.m. CT

Ole Miss

13-17, 3-13SEC

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(RV) South Carolina

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Aubrey Sultemeier, 2018

Volleyball Suffers Sweep at South Carolina

11/16/2018 | Volleyball

COLUMBIA, S.C.ย --ย ย ย Junior Emily Stroup turned in her league-leading 14thdouble-double, but it wasn't enough as Ole Miss Volleyball suffered the sweep in South Carolina, falling 25-20, 25-20, 25-23.ย 
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Ole Miss slips to 13-17 and 3-13 in SEC play, while South Carolina improves to 19-6, 10-5.ย 
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Stroup turned in a team-high 13 kills to accompany 12 digs, while sophomore setter Lauren Bars also registered her third double-double of the year, tallying 30 assists and 12 digs. Freshman Aubrey Sultemeier posted five blocks to lead the net defense.ย 
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The opening stanza was very much a back-and-forth affair early, as the Rebels held a slight advantage after a four-point rally put them up 8-5. The Gamecocks responed by using their own series of runs, stringing together two separate 3-0 rallies and a 4-0 run to take a 17-14 lead and shift the momentum.ย 
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Ole Miss stayed within earshot, coming within one on four separate occasions from the 18-19 mark onward, but South Carolina sealed the set by securing the final four points of the set to take a 25-20 victory.ย 
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The Gamecocks continued to control the contest, building a lead of as many as four points in the second set. The Rebels cut the lead to two as late as 20-18, but were unable to mount a comeback, dropping the second frame by an identical score.ย 
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The hot swinging stayed for South Carolina, who used a 5-0 run, followed by another four straight points to build an 11-6 lead over the Rebels. Ole Miss responded with their own rally, picking up kills from freshman Aubrey Sultemeier and senior Caitlin Wernentin to guide a 3-0 run and come within one at 14-13.
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The Rebels continued to chip away, using another three-point sequence- this time courtesy of two Gamecock errors and a rejection from junior Nayo Warnell at the net- to narrow the gap to 19-18.ย 
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Ole Miss then secured four consecutive points to even the score and eventually take the lead on an extensive and intense volley which found Mulkey on the firing end of a big-time kill to put the Rebels up 21-20.ย 
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Ole Miss continued to ride the comeback, adding a point on a block from Mulkey and Sultemeier to go up 23-21. South Carolina spoiled the excitement, winning the final four points of the contest to pull off the sweep.ย 
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UP NEXT
Ole Miss will play its final game in Gillom this season, welcoming Alabama Sunday for a rematch at 3 p.m. The Rebels will honor their quartet of seniors prior to Sunday's match.ย 
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Follow the Rebels on Twitter atย @OleMissVB, Facebook atย Ole Miss Volleyball,ย @olemissvbย on Instagram. You can also follow head coachย Steven McRobertsย on Twitterย @CoachMcRoberts.ย 
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Alabama
W, 3-1

Nov 18 (Sun)

3 p.m. CT

Team Stats

OM
SC
Kills
35
47
Errors
18
17
Attempts
117
127
Hitting %
.145
.236
Points
46.0
62.0
Assists
34
44
Aces
3
7
Blocks
8.0
8.0

Game Leaders

Kills
13
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
5

Players Mentioned

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