Rebels Head To Fayetteville and College Station on Road Swing

			OLE MISS (14-11, 6-8 SEC) at ARKANSAS (9-17, 3-11 SEC) Friday, Nov. 22 • 7 p.m. • Fayetteville, Ark. Barnhill Arena
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			OLE MISS (14-11, 6-8 SEC) at (RV) TEXAS A&M (18-6, 10-4 SEC) Sunday, Nov. 24 • 3 p.m. • College Station, Texas Reed Arena
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RALLY POINTS

Ole Miss dropped its lone contest of the week last Friday, falling 0-3 to Georgia. Senior libero Nicole Purcell tallied 20 digs in the contest, tying for the fifth-most in a three-set match in program history. This marks the third time this season Purcell has recorded a top five single-match dig performance.

The last time Purcell faced Arkansas and Texas A&M, she eclipsed 1,000 career digs, tallying 25 and 16, respectively. She leads the league in both total digs (479) and digs per set (4.74).

With just four regular season matches remaining in her Rebel career, senior Nayo Warnell looks poised to finish in the Top 3 in four separate categories. Warnell's .320 career hitting clip ranks third all-time behind All-American middle blockers Nakeyta Clair '15 and Regina Thomas '11. She is currently third all-time in block assists, fourth in block solos, and third in career total blocks.

The Rebels have just four matches remaining on their regular season schedule. Three of the four opponents have appeared in the AVCA Top 25, and those same three squads boast a Top 20 RPI: Kentucky at 8, Texas A&M at 15, and Missouri at 18.

The previous meeting this season between Ole Miss and Arkansas was the first meeting in five matchups to go less than five sets. The Rebels downed the Razorbacks 3-1, extending their winning streak to 14 in a row and tying for a program best. Freshman Anna Bair led the attacking, posting a team-high 14 kills in the contest.

Sunday will again reunite current Rebels assistant coach Tori Plugge with her collegiate court in Reed Arena, where she spent four years as an Aggie and is the Texas A&M all-time leader in digs with 1,420. Plugge appears in the A&M record book 47 total times and is 2-2 coaching against her alma mater.

ON THE HORIZON
Senior Nicole Purcell needs just 43 digs to break the single-season digs record, set in 2017 by Caroline Adams at 522. Purcell currently has 479.

Freshman Anna Bair needs just 61 kills to become the program's all-time freshman leader. She currently has 263.

Senior Emily Stroup needs 60 digs to enter the elusive 1,000/1,000 Club. Currently the program's all-time leader in kills with 1,479, she boasts 940 career digs. Only two Rebels in rally scoring history have reached this milestone, and eight overall.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
2 + 2: Number of block solos and block assists senior Nayo Warnell needs to move into second and third all-time in each category. She currently has 71 block solos in her career and 301 block assists. Her 372 total ranks her third all-time in Rebel rally scoring program history.

BROADCASTING LIVE
Sunday's contest with (RV) Texas A&M was chosen by the SEC Network as one of their 'Wildcard Weekend' contests and will now air nationally. First serve is still slated for 3 p.m., and it will mark the fifth time the Rebels have been on a national broadcast. Tyler Denning has been named as play-by-play with Salima Rockwell as analyst.

COMING UP
Ole Miss will host (RV) Missouri in its final home match of the season on Wednesday, Nov. 27. It will be senior night, as the veteran quartet of outsides Leah Mulkey and Emily Stroup, middle blocker Nayo Warnell, and libero Nicole Purcell will be honored prior to the match. There will also be a giveaway featuring pint glasses as well as a senior poster.

SCOUTING THE RAZORBACKS
Arkansas enters the weekend with a 9-17 ledger, with three conference wins. The Razorbacks are coming off a five-set thriller over Alabama where freshman and team kills leader Jillen Gillen tied a career high with 28 slams in the affair. Gillen boasts 349 on the season, averaging 3.60 a set as the top freshman in the SEC, ranking 7^thoverall. Gillen also tops the team with 210 digs. Arkansas' other two league wins have come against Mississippi State and Auburn, in 3-1 and 3-0 decisions.

All Time: Arkansas leads 32-13
Last Meeting:October 18, 2019 in Oxford (OM 3, UA 1)
Last Win: Same

SCOUTING THE AGGIES
Since snapping the Rebels' 14-match win streak in mid-October as part of a six-match streak of their own, Texas A&M has earned a Top 25 ranking and is currently receiving votes in the AVCA National Poll. The Aggies carry an 18-6 record, boasting a 10-4 clip in SEC action. 2018 AVCA South Region Player of the Year and All-America Honorable Mention outside hitter Hollann Hans tops the team and ranks third in the league and in the Top 50 in the country with 407.

All Time: TAMU leads 15-2
Last Meeting: October 20, 2019 in Oxford (OM 2, TAMU 3)
Last Win: November 12, 2017 in College Station (OM 3, TAMU 1)

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Caroline Adams

Anna Bair

Leah Mulkey

Nicole Purcell

Emily Stroup

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