Volleyball Hits The Road For Arkansas and Missouri

RALLY POINTS

• After playing four of their first five conference matches at home, the Rebels find themselves in the midst of a five-match road swing.

• Ole Miss Volleyball continues SEC play with a pair of road matches at No. 12 Arkansas on October 13 and Missouri on October 15.

• Friday’s match against No. 12 Arkansas marks the Rebels’ third contest against a ranked opponent in the last four matches.

• The Rebels have been sound on defense, ranking second in the SEC in digs per set (14.8), eighth in blocks per set (2.2) and fifth in opponent hitting percentage (.182).

• Middle blockers Payton Brgoch (.410) and Sasha Ratliff (.384) rank second and third in the conference in hitting percentage, respectively.

• Libero Cammy Niesen ranks second in the SEC with 285 digs on the season (4.45 per set). She has registered double-digit digs in all but one match this season.

• Three Rebels are closing in on career milestones. Ratliff is 10 kills shy of 800, Brgoch is seven blocks away from 300 and Niesen is five digs short of 700.

MISSISSIPPI MADE

For junior outside hitter Julia Dyess, wearing Ole Miss means more. A native of Brandon, Mississippi, Dyess chose to stay in state and represent Mississippi, serving as a role model for other girls throughout the state as the sport continues to grow. Over the last two weekends, she has led the Ole Miss attack with 46 kills, including a career-high 19 kills and 14 digs in a come-from-behind win over South Carolina. As SEC play heats up, Dyess looks to become a weapon for the Rebels on the outside and out of the back row.

SHOWTIME

Battling back to force a fifth set, Ole Miss volleyball came from behind to top South Carolina 3-2 in a five-set thriller to close out September. Julia Dyess and Sasha Ratliff willed the Rebels to victory, finishing with 19 kills each. The 19 kills on a .308 hitting clip also marked a career-high for the Brandon, Mississippi, native Dyess. Two other Rebels also tallied double-digit kills to aid the offense. Nia Washington recorded 13, and Bair registered 11, including her 1,300th career kill. Setter Aly Borellis was pivotal in keeping the offense on track to hit at a .284 mark. The sophomore dished out 62 assists, a career-high and the second most by a Rebel in a single match in the rally scoring era.

LANDSHARK DEFENSE

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