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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
No. 22 Tennessee
Rebels Wrap Up 2018 at No. 22 Tennessee
11/23/2018 | Volleyball
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OLE MISS (14-17, 4-13) at No. 22 TENNESSEE (24-5, 15-2) Saturday, Nov. 24 • 12:00 p.m. CT • Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena  |
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Live Coverage...
Saturday's match will be aired via the SEC Network + and can also be viewed on the WatchESPN app... Fans can also follow along via live stats as well as the @OleMissVB Twitter account for in-game updates...
QUICK HITS
• The Rebels concluded their 2018 home slate last weekend with a 3-1 victory over Alabama on Senior Day. It was the second time this season Ole Miss had taken down the Tide (10/28, at Alabama), and the third straight victory for the Rebels. It was also sixth win for Ole Miss in the last seven contests against Alabama.
• Ole Miss wraps up its 2018 season on the road in a rematch with No. 22 Tennessee...
• In their first meeting earlier this season, junior Emily Stroup set a single-match program record, tallying 31 kills across four sets with the Volunteers...
• It was the second of three times this season Stroup has broken the record, where she also tallied her 1,000th career kill in the process...
• Stroup was awarded SEC Offensive Player of the Week the following Monday in part for her efforts against Tennessee...
• The POTW honor was the first weekly award of her career, and the first offensive POTW plaudit for the Rebels since 2016. Current teammate Nayo Warnell also carries a POTW honor, earning Defensive in October of last season.
• Dating back to the Rebels' first contest with Tennessee, Stroup has tallied 134 kills, averaging nearly six a set (5.83)...
• She remains the only player in the SEC this season to register at least 20 kills and 20 digs in a match, which she did on back-to-back occasions (10/6, Arkansas) (10/8, LSU). Stroup has recorded at least 20 kills in 14 matches this season, and registered over 30 three times... she ranks second in the nation with 572 total kills.
• Freshman middle Aubrey Sultemeier ranks second in program history in single-season block solos with 29 in the 25-point rally scoring era. She is the only freshman in the Top Five. Sultemeier has 90 total blocks this season, and has registered 25 rejections across her last six matches.
• Since facing Tennessee in early November, senior libero Caroline Adams has been digging like she was on the movie Holes. Adams is averaging 4.61 digs per set, totaling 106. She turned in a career-high 33 against LSU, and ranks second all-time in program history with 1,447.
• Adams also made headlines last week for her work in the classroom. She was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-Region 6 squad, and will now have a chance to earn All-American status.
• Ole Miss has led the league in kills, assists, and digs for most of the season. The Rebels currently have 1,573 kills (ranks 3rd), 1,470 assists (ranks 2nd), and 1,810 digs (1st). The Rebels have played one less match than the rest of the league, but have played the most sets in the SEC at 120.
• Ole Miss is just 10-44 all-time against the Volunteers, but has defeated Tennessee twice in the last six meetings of the McRoberts era.
SCOUTING TENNESSEE
The Volunteers rank 22 in the latest AVCA Poll, and are coming off a sweep of No. 13 Florida Wednesday. It was Tennessee's first win over the Gators since 2012, and their first sweep against them since 1988. The Volunteers have won 10 in a row, and carry a 24-5 record into Saturday. Their only losses in SEC play have come against the league's leader in Kentucky. Junior Tessa Grubbs leads the squad with 394 kills, while senior Erica Treiber tops the team in net defense with 116 blocks. Grubbs turned in 22 kills against the Rebels in their first meeting, while sophomore transfer Addisyn Rowe added 17. Treiber totaled five blocks, and Rowe added four.
