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Ole Miss Volleyball Swept at No.22 Tennessee
In the Rebels’ fourth ranked matchup on the road this season, Ole Miss was unable to overcome Tennessee’s power on the outsides, falling 3-0 in Thompson-Bowling Arena Sunday afternoon.
Lauren Thompson powered Ole Miss (17-6, 6-6 SEC) behind a career-high 18 kills but it wasn’t enough as Tennessee (17-6, 9-4 SEC) hit at a high-powered .400 clip to snap a three-match losing streak. Two Rebels finished with double-digit digs as Riley Fischer added 13, while Kylee McLaughlin finished with 10 digs and 35 assists for her ninth double-double of the season.
An early 3-0 run in the first set by the Volunteers gave Tennessee a 5-3 lead as the Rebels worked to play catchup. A kill from the outside by Anna Bair put the Rebels within one, trailing 7-6 until a 4-0 Volunteer run extended their lead to 10-6. Ole Miss continued to fight back pulling within five at 21-16 but were unable to overcome the Vols, falling in set one 25-17.
Ole Miss struggled to cool off the red-hot Volunteers, as Tennessee began the second set on a 6-1 run. The Rebels worked to remain in the set by closing the gap to two, trailing 14-12. A 3-0 Rebel run allowed them to tie up the set for the first time at 15 all. After a Tennessee error, Ole Miss broke the tie to take its first lead of the set at 17-16. The two teams pushed each other back and forth being tied through 24, until the Vols took the last two points of the set to claim it 26-24 and go up 2-0.
The back and forth trend from the second set carried into the third, with both teams tied through seven all. Tennessee scored two straight points to go up 9-7 for its first lead of the set. It was all Tennessee until Ole Miss halted three straight Volunteer set points to come within four at 24-20. Yet, it wasn’t enough to extend the match as one final kill for the Vols allowed them to win the set 25-20 and the match 3-0.
Ole Miss returns home to the confines of the Gillom Center for a two-match series against LSU this upcoming Thursday through Friday (November 11-12) Both matches against the Tigers will be available to stream on SEC Network + at 6 p.m. CT.
Courtesy of Ole Miss Sports
| Mon, Nov 4 |  | vs Long Island University | W, 90-60 |
| Fri, Nov 8 |  | vs Grambling | W, 66-64 |
| Tue, Nov 12 |  | vs South Alabama | W, 64-54 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Colorado State | W, 84-69 |
| Thu, Nov 21 |  | vs Oral Roberts | L, 100-68 |
| Thu, Nov 28 |  | vs BYU | W, 96-85 OT |
| Fri, Nov 29 |  | vs 13 Purdue | L, 80-78 |
| Tue, Dec 3 |  | @ Louisville | W, 86-63 |
| Sat, Dec 7 |  | vs Lindenwood | W, 86-53 |
| Sat, Dec 14 |  | vs Southern Miss | W, 77-46 |
| Tue, Dec 17 |  | vs Southern | W, 74-61 |
| Sat, Dec 21 |  | vs Queens University | W, 80-62 |
| Sat, Dec 28 |  | @ Memphis | L, 87-70 |
| Sat, Jan 4 |  | vs Georgia | W, 63-51 |
| Wed, Jan 8 |  | @ 23 Arkansas | W, 73-66 |
| Sat, Jan 11 |  | vs LSU | W, 77-65 |
| Tue, Jan 14 |  | @ 5 Alabama | W, 74-64 |
| Sat, Jan 18 |  | @ 17 Mississippi State | L, 81-84 |
| Wed, Jan 22 |  | vs 13 Texas A&M | L, 62-63 |
| Sat, Jan 25 |  | @ Missouri | L, 83-75 |
| Wed, Jan 29 |  | vs Texas | W, 72-69 |
| Sat, Feb 1 |  | vs 2 Auburn | L, 92-82 |
| Tue, Feb 4 |  | vs 10 Kentucky | W, 98-84 |
| Sat, Feb 8 | | @ LSU | 7:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 12 |  | @ South Carolina | 6:00 PM SECN |
| Sat, Feb 15 | | vs 17 Mississippi State | 5:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Feb 22 |  | @ Vanderbilt | 2:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 26 | | @ 2 Auburn | 6:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 1 |  | vs 12 Oklahoma | 1:00 PM TBA |
| Wed, Mar 5 |  | vs 1 Tennessee | 8:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 8 |  | @ 6 Florida | 5:00 PM SECN |