Sunday, October 18
Nashville, Tenn.
1 p.m.
Mississippi State
13-5,3-4SEC
1
at
3
Vanderbilt
15-2,6-2SEC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi St. | 11 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 1 |
| Vanderbilt | 25 | 18 | 27 | 25 | 3 |
Bulldogs Fall Short In Nashville
October 18, 2026 | Volleyball
NASHVILLE, Tenn. โ Mississippi State loses a hard-fought match to the Vanderbilt Commodores, 3-1.
Vanderbilt made quick action of set won winning 25-11. The Bulldogs came back with fight in set two hitting .467 with 14 kills and taking set two 25-18. Set three remained tight as there were eight ties and three lead changes. State pushed Vanderbilt passed 25 keeping the game going before falling just short, 25-27. The final set ended 25-19 leading the Commodores to the 3-1 win.
Paloma Routaboul led the team with 14 kills while Lindsey Mangelson picked up 13 and hit .275 on the day. Noella Obi had eight hits with zero errors and Ava Anderson hit .500 with three kills. Mary Neal also picked up her first kill of the season.
State out blocked the Commodores 11.0-9.0. Obi collected 3.5 blocks and Gha'Naye Whitfield-Moss picked up 2.5. There was 20.0 total blocks combined for the Bulldogs on the day. All of State's attackers picked up at least two block assists throughout the match.
ย Bernadita Aguilar and McKenna Yates each picked up two service aces on the day. Mangelson, Neal, and Cayley Hanson also picked up an ace a piece.
McKenna Yates had a team-leading 14 digs on the day. Mangelson picked up eight, Neal six, and Hanson five. Hanson also led the team with 24 assists and Erin Kline picked up 11.
ย The Bulldogs will be back home at The Griss Friday at 5 p.m. as they take on Oklahoma and Sunday at 2 p.m. as they face Arkansas. Both matches will be broadcasted live on SECN+.
Visitย HailState.comย for the latest news and information on volleyball. Fans can also follow the program on social media by searching 'HailStateVB' onย X,ย Facebookย andย Instagram.
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Vanderbilt made quick action of set won winning 25-11. The Bulldogs came back with fight in set two hitting .467 with 14 kills and taking set two 25-18. Set three remained tight as there were eight ties and three lead changes. State pushed Vanderbilt passed 25 keeping the game going before falling just short, 25-27. The final set ended 25-19 leading the Commodores to the 3-1 win.
Paloma Routaboul led the team with 14 kills while Lindsey Mangelson picked up 13 and hit .275 on the day. Noella Obi had eight hits with zero errors and Ava Anderson hit .500 with three kills. Mary Neal also picked up her first kill of the season.
State out blocked the Commodores 11.0-9.0. Obi collected 3.5 blocks and Gha'Naye Whitfield-Moss picked up 2.5. There was 20.0 total blocks combined for the Bulldogs on the day. All of State's attackers picked up at least two block assists throughout the match.
ย Bernadita Aguilar and McKenna Yates each picked up two service aces on the day. Mangelson, Neal, and Cayley Hanson also picked up an ace a piece.
McKenna Yates had a team-leading 14 digs on the day. Mangelson picked up eight, Neal six, and Hanson five. Hanson also led the team with 24 assists and Erin Kline picked up 11.
ย The Bulldogs will be back home at The Griss Friday at 5 p.m. as they take on Oklahoma and Sunday at 2 p.m. as they face Arkansas. Both matches will be broadcasted live on SECN+.
Visitย HailState.comย for the latest news and information on volleyball. Fans can also follow the program on social media by searching 'HailStateVB' onย X,ย Facebookย andย Instagram.
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Players Mentioned
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OH
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MB/OPP
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OH
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/ VolleyballTeam Stats
MS
VU
Kills
43
61
Errors
15
21
Attempts
131
133
Hitting %
.214
.301
Points
61.0
78.0
Assists
41
55
Aces
7
8
Blocks
11
9
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
13
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
3
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