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Volleyball Falls In Straight Sets At South Carolina
11/5/2023 | Volleyball
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Errors proved costly as Ole Miss volleyball on the road in straight sets to South Carolina Sunday morning at the Carolina Volleyball Center.
The Rebels struggled on offense, being held under .100 for just the second time all season and registering 24 errors. Julia Dyess led Ole Miss' attack with double-digit kills for the fourth straight match, finishing with 10. Sophomore setter Aly Borellis tallied 30 assists on the day, moving into sixth all-time in the rally scoring era at Ole Miss with 1,661 career assists.
Both teams played a tight opening set. An 8-0 run sparked by a kill from Sasha Ratliff helped Ole Miss open up a 13-8 lead, but the Gamecocks battled back with a 7-1 run of their own to tie things up at 16 all. South Carolina was the first to 20 points in the first set, forcing the Rebels to battle from behind. Locked at 24, Ole Miss and South Carolina exchanged set points until three straight kills gave the Gamecocks the opening set, 29-27.
Determined to flip the momentum back, the Rebels came out hot on a 6-1 run to start the second. Once again, South Carolina climbed back into the match to erase the deficit with a 7-1 run to take a 17-15 lead. Still holding their two-point advantage, the Gamecocks managed to close out the set on a 4-0 run and take the second, 25-19.
Trailing two sets to none, Ole Miss battled to extend the match. South Carolina grabbed an early lead at 10-7 and never looked back. The Gamecocks went on to extend their lead to six points and take the set 25-19 and the match in straight sets.
Ole Miss returns to Oxford with a week off to regroup before traveling to No. 11 Tennessee on Sunday, November 12 at 1 p.m. CT.
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