Ole Miss Drops Tough Third Set, Falls 3-1 To South Carolina
OXFORD, Miss. –
Sophomore Ty Laporte notched her fifth-straight double-digit kill
performance, and senior Kara Morgan logged a career-high 20 digs, but
the Ole Miss volleyball team dropped a tough third set and eventually
fell 3-1 (20-25, 25-21, 23-25, 18-25) to South Carolina on Sunday
afternoon at the Gillom Sports Center. With Ole Miss
leading 23-22 late in the third set, South Carolina called timeout to
try to put the Rebels’ 4-0 run on ice. The Gamecocks’ plan worked as
South Carolina scored the final three points of the set to win 25-23
and take a 2-1 lead in the match. “It played a huge role
(in the match),” said Ole Miss head coach Joe Getzin of the importance
of the third set. “The girls were doing a good job of battling and they
felt like all that hard work was for nothing. … It’s a huge difference
being down a set or up at set.” Junior Marie-Pierre Bakima
had a team-high 12 kills for Ole Miss (11-10, 1-7 Southeastern
Conference). Freshman setter Aubrey Edie passed out a team-high 43
assists, and sophomore Nakeyta Clair had four block assists. It was the
third time in the last five matches Edie has passed out over 40 assists. After
a 25-20 loss in the first set, Ole Miss rebounded to win the second set
25-21, holding the SEC’s kills leader, Juliette Thévenin, to three
kills and a -.062 hitting percentage. Edie passed out a dozen assists
in the set, while Morgan and junior libero Cara Fisher each had seven
digs defensively. The third set swung the match back in
the Gamecocks’ favor with a late 3-0 rally to win 25-23 and take the
crucial 2-1 lead in the match. In the final set, South
Carolina (11-9, 3-5 SEC) raced out to a 7-3 lead before the Rebels
called timeout to subdue the Gamecocks’ attack. The Rebels went on a
4-0 run late in the set to cut into South Carolina’s lead, but the
visiting Gamecocks held on to win 25-18 and take the match 3-1.
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