ATHENS, Ga. – After rallying to force a fifth set, Ole Miss volleyball ran out of steam and was unable to complete the comeback Saturday afternoon inside Stegeman Coliseum.
The Rebels (11-15, 7-9 SEC) held Georgia (20-7, 11-5 SEC) to a .153 hitting percentage, its second lowest mark at home this season, but it wasn’t enough. Three Rebel attackers tallied 10-plus kills, led by Anna Bair with 17. Samantha Schnitta finished with 14, marking her fifth straight match with at least 10 kills. Vivian Miller rounded out the trio with 12. Defensively, libero Cammy Niesen was flying around the court, registering 24 digs and seven assists.
Tied at five in the opening set, three straight kills from Schnitta highlighted a 6-0 run to give Ole Miss an 11-5 advantage. The Rebels kept their foot on the gas, continuing on a 9-2 run and pushing the lead to 12. Georgia tried to make things interesting by stringing together a few runs, but Ole Miss closed it out as Niesen aced the Dawgs for a 25-18 set victory.
Georgia opened the second set with a 7-3 start, but the Rebs responded with a 6-2 run of their own to tie at nine all, forcing the Bulldogs to call timeout. Both teams continued to play close until Georgia found separation again with a mini 3-0 run at 18-15. Ole Miss tied things back up a 22, but Georgia took a timeout and the final three points of the set to even the match.
It was the Bulldogs who pulled away early in set three. They used a pair of runs to double up the Rebels at 8-16. Still, Ole Miss never quit, battling back within one at 19-20 after Schnitta capped off an 11-4 run with a massive swing to end a long rally….
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