Ole Miss defeats Georgia to advance to semifinals of National Invitational Volleyball Championship
Published 4:54 pm Sunday, December 3, 2017
- Ole Miss' Emily Stroup (13) bump passes as teammate Nicole Purcell (5) moves in against Georgia in the National Invitational Volleyball Championships at the Gillom Athletics Performance Center in Oxford, Miss. on Sunday, December 3, 2017. (Bruce Newman, Oxford Eagle via AP)
In their third meeting this year, Ole Miss dominated Georgia 3-0 here Sunday at the Gillom Athletics Performance Center to advance to the semifinals of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship.
The Rebels now await the winner of the West Virginia/Syracuse match, which takes place Monday, to determine if they get to host again or travel.
Sophomore Emily Stroup led the way with a record-setting day. She tallied 15 kills on a .433 clip and became the single-season record holder with 438 kills.
Ole Miss took an early 13-9 lead in the first set, and Georgia called its first timeout. The Rebels led 18-13 late as the Bulldogs used their final timeout. Georgia got within three, 23-20, but then Stroup and Nayo Warnell had back-to-back kills to close out the set 25-21.
The Rebels hit .375 in set two and sided out at an impressive 91 percent to take it 25-11 and a 2-0 lead in the match
Georgia picked it up a little in the beginning of the third set as the two teams traded points. The Rebels gained a 10-9 lead and never relinquished it, winning 25-19 to complete the shutout.