AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn closes its home slate on Sunday, hosting South Carolina inside Auburn Arena at 1 p.m. CT. The match will be streamed on the SEC Network+.
The Tigers will honor their four graduating student-athletes Shaina White, Enjia Bidzane, Morgan Kull and Shea McNamara in a pregame Senior Day ceremony as they play their final matches inside Auburn Arena.
QUICK HITS
- Auburn volleyball (6-20, 0-15 SEC) fell in straight sets to No. 15 Florida at Auburn Arena Wednesday night.
- Leading Auburn for the second straight match, freshman Lily Thomason totaled 10 kills for her fourth double-digit kill performance in SEC play.
- Senior Shaina White tallied six kills and led the team with a .417 hitting percentage. She added three digs and two blocks.
- Junior Morgan Kull totaled a team-leading 22 assists and added six digs for the Tigers.
- Sophomore Bella Rosenthall topped the Auburn defense with 10 digs.
PROMOTIONS
Kid's Zone will be set up inside the Scholarship Entrance with a coloring station, Connect Four and Giant Jenga! Fans can also pick up a coupon for free Moe's queso from the promotions table while supplies last. As always, admission is free to all Auburn volleyball matches.
UP NEXT
Auburn hits the road for the final time for the first of two SEC contests to round out the regular-season slate. The Tigers travel to Knoxville to face Tennessee on Wednesday at 4 p.m. CT.
SCOUTING SOUTH CAROLINA
- The South Carolina Gamecocks enter Sunday's match at 17-10 (9-6 SEC) defeating Georgia in five sets on Friday before trekking to the Plains.
- The Gamecocks rank fourth in the conference with a .260 team hitting percentage and check in at second in blocks, averaging 2.45 per set.
- Junior Mikayla Robinson paces the way for USC with a .338 hitting percentage, which ranks seventh in the league. Robinson has totaled 234 kills this season and leads the conference with a 1.59 blocks per set average in conference play.
- Senior Mikayla Shields has totaled up the points for the Gamecocks with 379.0 and ranks eighth in the league with a 4.22 per set average. She leads the team with 334 kills to average 3.48 k/per set.
A WIN OVER SOUTH CAROLINA WOULD…
- Be the third in the last four meetings versus the Gamecocks inside Auburn Arena.
AUBURN – SOUTH CAROLINA SERIES
- Sunday's contest vs. SC will be the 45th meeting in the series history between the two squads.
- The Gamecocks defeated the Tigers in straight sets in Columbia earlier this season.