Volleyball Hits The Road For LUV Invitational

RALLY POINTS

• Ole Miss volleyball looks to get back on track this week at the LUV Invitational in Nashville. The Rebels are set to take on Lipscomb and Tennessee State.

• Setter Aly Borellis notched her 1,000th career assist this past Sunday. She ranks 39th nationally with 10.50 assists per set this season.

• After missing all of last season with an injury, Shayla Meyer made her collegiate debut last weekend.

• Transfer Nia Washington made an immediate impact, registering a double-double in her first start.

• Sasha Ratliff, a two-time All-SEC Team member, was one of 15 student-athletes named to the conference’s preseason team.

• Four years in a Rebel uniform just wasn’t enough for Anna Bair and Maggie Miller, who chose to utilize their extra year of eligibility and return for a fifth season with the Rebels.

• Last season, the Rebels’ young core of Aly Borellis, Cammy Niesen and Vivian Miller turned heads in the SEC, garnering a combined four weekly honors. Borellis also earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman team.

SCOUTING THE FIELD

The tournament hosts, Lipscomb, are led by head coach Brandon Rosenthal in his 21st season with the program. He boasts a 361-240 overall record with the Bisons. Last year, Rosenthal led Lipscomb to a 16-13 record and a trip to the semifinals of the ASUN tournament. With 12 returners expectations are high as the Bison were picked to finish second in their conference. Lipscomb opened its 2023 campaign in Nebraska last weekend, falling in all three matches. Playing at home for the first time this year, the Bison are in search of their first victory of the season.

After leading Tennessee State to the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament title last season and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, Donika Sutton and the Tigers return players in 2023. Picked to finish sixth in the conference this season, Tennessee State is motivated to prove people wrong. The Tigers opened the season at the Western Illinois Tournament, where they dropped both matches they played. TSU fell to Murray State in five sets and were swept by Cleveland State. Heading into the weekend, they are searching…