AUBURN, Ala. – The Auburn volleyball team travels to Oxford, Miss. to face the Ole Miss Rebels on Sunday, Oct. 13. First serve between the Tigers and Rebels is set for 1:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.
QUICK HITS
- Auburn (6-9, 0-4 SEC) fell in three sets to Tennessee last Sunday at Auburn Arena.
- Senior Shaina White led Auburn in kills with eight, while also adding three blocks.
- Freshman Lily Thomason finished with five kills, swinging at a career-high .400 clip in the match.
- Sophomore libero Bella Rosenthall led the Tigers with a season-high 14 digs.
- Sophomore outside hitter Tatum Shipes is among the SEC's best blocks and points in conference-only matches. She ranks eighth with a 1.08 blocks/set average, while her 3.88 points/set mark is ninth.
UP NEXT
Auburn returns home for a pair of matches welcoming national ranked Missouri on Friday and Georgia on Sunday afternoon.
SCOUTING OLE MISS
- The Ole Miss Rebels come in at 12-3 (4-0 SEC) after defeating No. 22 Missouri in four sets for the Rebels first win over a ranked opponent since 2010.
- Senior Nayo Warnell leads the conference with a .421 hitting percentage, posting an above .500 efficiency in nine of the Rebels 15 matches this season.
- Senior Emily Stroup needs just 64 kills to become the program's all-time leader.
- As a team, the Rebels lead the SEC in digs averaging 15.68 per set and totaling 927 on the season.
- Junior Lauren Bars is tied for second in the conference with eight double-doubles.
A WIN OVER OLE MISS WOULD…
- Be Auburn's fifth straight on the road against Ole Miss.
AUBURN-OLE MISS SERIES…
- Ole Miss leads the all-time series with a 34-31 mark, but the Tigers hold a 15-14 advantage in matches played in Oxford.
- Auburn defeated the Rebels in four sets in Oxford last year before topping Ole Miss in five at Auburn.