Preview: Ole Miss

STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State Bulldogs travel to Oxford on Sunday to face the Ole Miss Rebels for their second matchup of the year. First serve is set for 2 p.m. and will be broadcasted on SEC Network.

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Sunday, Nov 17 (12 p.m. CT.)
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The First Serve

This will be the Bulldogs and Rebels 106th matchup
The Bulldogs beat the Rebels 3-1 in the latest matchup on October 23
McKenna Yates picked up 20+ digs for the second straight match against Alabama after finishing with 25.
Rebecca Walk set a new season-best with 13 kills against the Tide while leading the Dawgs with 8 blocks.
Mele Corral-Blagojevich set a career-high with 8 kills against Alabama while tying her season-best 15 digs. She also picked up her 7th multi-service ace game against Alabama, tying the most of any Bulldog in a single game this season with four.
Arissa Smith picked up 11 kills with a .611 hitting percentage, the fourth time she's attacked above .600 with 10 or more swings.
The Bulldogs are ranked 3rd in the SEC in assists per set (12.95), digs per set (15.61), and kills per set (13.64).
State is ranked 4th in the SEC in blocks per set with 2.50.
Arissa Smith is ranked 3rd in the SEC in blocks per set with 1.32 and Amina Shackelford is ranked 12th in the SEC with 1.01 per set.
Smith is also ranked 2nd in the SEC in hitting percentage hitting .425 and Rebecca Walk is ranked 9th in the SEC with a hitting percentage of .351.

Scouting the Opponents

The Rebels are led by third year head coach Bre Henry.
Ole Miss picked up a victory in their last matchup against Arkansas on Friday, winning the match in four sets.
Nia Washington led the Rebel attack against the Razorbacks, as she picked up a team-leading 18 kills.
Cammy Niesen picked up 39 digs against Arkansas to lead the team on the night.
Mokihana Tufono ranks third in the conference with 10.36 assists per set.
Cammy Niesen ranks third in the SEC with 4.30 digs per set and 378 total digs.

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Players Mentioned

Mele Corral-Blagojevich

Amina Shackelford

Arissa Smith

Rebecca Walk

McKenna Yates

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