BATON ROUGE – Looking for its first Southeastern Conference win, the LSU volleyball team (5-10, 0-4 SEC) returns to the road to take on Ole Miss (12-4, 1-2 SEC) at 7 p.m. CT Wednesday at The Pavilion.
The matchup between the Tigers will be aired live on the SEC Network as well as streamed online through WatchESPN.com and the app. Pete Pranica and Missy Whittemore will call the action for the Network.
Flory’s Thoughts
“We took a lot of positives out of that third set on Sunday,” Fran Flory said. “There were five freshmen and one senior in the rotation and they really fought and competed hard against Missouri. This is their opportunity to really take hold of the team and show what we have in store for the future.”
Last Time Out
LSU dropped its fourth conference match Sunday, 3-0, against Missouri inside the Maravich Center. After getting into a 0-2 hole, Flory inserted all five freshmen into the rotation to provide a spark for the Tigers. LSU showed up in the third set on the offensive side with 15 attacks as well as on defense with five blocks and 16 digs. The Tigers clawed back into the match trying to force it to a fourth set with Mizzou ultimately taking the match.
A Look at Ole Miss
The Rebels sit in ninth place in the league in a tie for eighth place at 1-2 in league play. Ole Miss’ lone win came Sunday, 3-2, over Arkansas. Ole Miss is stout defensively at fourth in the league in digs at 14.35 per set as well as fourth in the conference in opponent hitting percentage at .178. Right side hitter Kathryn Cather, the reigning SEC Offensive Player of the Week, leads the way for the Rebels at sixth in the SEC in hitting percentage (.358).
Team Notes
>> Senior Tiara Gibson clogged the middle for the Tigers. She finished with 14 kills against Missouri, which tied her career high as well as six blocks, which was her second-best output of the season. Gibson is second on the team in kills at 127 and leads the team in blocks with 50.
>> Gina Tillis tops the team in kills at 171. She is also second on the squad in digs with 156 at 2.89 per set. So far this season, Tillis owns six double-doubles in kills and digs.
>> Junior Cheyenne Wood is LSU’s libero. Wood leads the way with 208 digs at 3.78 digs per set. Kelly Quinn and Katie Kampen also are in the Tigers’ rotation as defensive specialists at 129 and 63 digs respectively.
>> Freshman Anna Zwiebel is the squad’s setter at 443 assists with 8.52 per set. Zwiebel is also in triple digits in digs at 112. The Louisville native owns 12 aces on the season.
>> LSU is 1-2 in away matches this season and 0-1 in conference road matches. Two of LSU’s three road matches this season have gone to a fifth set and LSU is 1-1 in those situations.
>> LSU leads the all-time series with the Rebels, 52-16. The last three meetings between the Rebels and Tigers have come in Oxford with LSU winning just one of three.
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