Volleyball Hits Road For Weekend Series With South Carolina

RALLY POINTS

• Ole Miss is looking to bounce back, traveling to Columbia, South Carolina, for a pair of matches with the Gamecocks on November 5 and 6.

• The Rebels have won six of their last eight matches.

• Vivian Miller tallied a career-high 21 kills in the five-set loss to Tennessee earlier this week.

• The Rebels’ middle blocker duo of Payton Brgoch and Sasha Ratliff ranks as one of the conference’s best. Both rank inside the top four in hitting percentage and top 13 in blocks per set.

• Freshmen Aly Borellis, Cammy Niesen and Vivian Miller have turned heads in the SEC, garnering a combined four weekly honors this season.

• Setter Aly Borellis ranks seventh nationally among freshmen with 10.09 assists per set.

• Senior Anna Bair has been one of the conference’s top attackers in 2022, ranking 13th in the SEC with 3.53 kills per set.

• Bair picked up her 1,000th career kill on September 30, becoming just the 15th Rebel in program history to accomplish the feat.

• Middle blocker Sasha Ratliff was one of 15 student-athletes named to the Preseason All-SEC Team.

SCOUTING THE GAMECOCKS

South Carolina enters the weekend with a 10-11 overall record and a 4-7 mark in SEC play. The Gamecocks have dropped three straight matches; however, they boast a 9-2 record at home. Offensively, McKenzie Moorman and Riley Whitesides pace the attack, averaging 2.86 and 2.81 kills per set. Dalaney Hans and Claire Wilson split the setting duties. They have the Gamecock offense hitting at a .195 mark. Defensively, libero Jenna Hampton ranks second in the conference with 4.32 digs per set and Ellie Ruprich leads the team with 1.05 blocks per set.

SERIES HISTORY

South Carolina holds a narrow edge over Ole Miss, leading the all-time series 31-22. Both teams have split the last ten meetings, with the Rebels sweeping the weekend series a year ago.

PREVIOUS MEETING

OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss led from start to finish as the Rebels picked up a dominant 3-0 sweep victory over South Carolina. The Rebel offense looked unstoppable, hitting at a .389 clip, led by three Rebels in double-figure kills.

Ole Miss and Ratliff came out of the gate fired up, building up a 6-1 lead. South Carolina charged back to tie up the set at 13 all; however, the Rebels unleashed an 8-0 run to take command of the set and eventually claim set…