AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn volleyball looks to finish the weekend with a second victory to continue its path back up the Southeastern Conference standings. Auburn (12-8, 2-6 SEC) picked up a momentum-swinging win on Friday night over Ole Miss, 3-0, but now turns its sights to LSU (8-10, 3-6 SEC). The battle of the Tigers is set for a 2 p.m. first serve on Sunday, Oct. 25.
ON THE AIR
- Friday's match will be televised on SEC Network+ at 2 p.m. CT. Lyn Rollins (PxP) and Paige Wetzel (Analyst) will be on the call.
LAST TIME OUT
- Auburn snapped a six-match losing streak with a 25-16, 25-16, 25-22 victory over Ole Miss.
- The Tigers held double-digit leads in both the first and second sets, including a 20-7 lead in the second set.
- The Tigers hit .361, the team's best mark in SEC play, the second-best percentage all season.
- Ole Miss's .097 hitting percentage is the lowest by an SEC opponent this season, the fourth-lowest overall.
- The Tigers were only blocked twice, the fewest this year.
- Auburn only committed six attack errors, the fewest this season. The Tigers did not have an attack error in the opening set.
- Auburn had 18 fewer attack errors than Ole Miss, the most in SEC play since Alabama had 20 more than Auburn on Oct. 2, 2021 (42-22).
- Hit .264, better than Ole Miss, the largest for the Tigers in SEC play since out-hitting LSU .344-.039 on Nov. 19, 2023.
- Belle Patrick led Auburn with 15 kills. She hit .333, her highest mark in SEC play this season. Patrick also tallied seven digs and three blocks.
- Grace Havlicek garnered six blocks, her highest mark in SEC play.
- Emma Moore (.714) and Kate Mansfield (.438) each hit north of .400 with a pair of blocks.
- Shanelle Puetz and Carson Eickenloff drove the Auburn offense with 40 assists, the most in a three-set match this season.
- Auburn swept Ole Miss on the Plains for the first time since 2011.
- Auburn swept the Rebels in back-to-back games for the first time since the season sweep in 1998.
SCOUTING THE (LSU) TIGERS
- LSU comes to Auburn 8-10 overall with a 6-3 record in SEC play.
- The Tigers enter the match on a two-game skid, falling to Georgia, 3-2, and Florida, 3-0. LSU's SEC wins all came at home, against Alabama and Missouri in five sets, then against South Carolina in straight sets.
- In the non-conference, LSU dropped matches to Michigan State, 3-0, Michigan, 3-1, NC State, 3-2, and Miami, 3-1. The Tigers got a pair of impressive wins over Wake Forest, 3-2, and Tulsa, 3-2.
- LSU ranks 66th in DI with 2.36 blocks per set, its best statistical category.
- The Tigers rank in the bottom 25 nationally with just 0.93 aces per set.
- Jurnee Robinson is second in the country with 5.03 kills per set, only behind Pitt's Olivia Babcock (5.29). Robinson also ranks nationally in points per set (5.65, fourth), and attacks per set (12.35, fifth).
SERIES HISTORY
- LSU holds a sizable lead in the all-time series 50-16, banking on a 22-match winning streak from 2001-2012.
- Historically, the series has been a lot more competitive in Auburn. LSU leads the series on the Plains, 18-11.
- LSU won last season's matchup in come-from-behind fashion, 25-21, 14-25, 22-25, 25-20, 15-12.
- Auburn out-hit LSU in 2025, .251-.243
- Lauren Dreves led Auburn last season with 24 kills and 15 digs.
- LSU's Jurnee Robinson had a match-high 28 kills.
—War Eagle—