Friday, October 1
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Bulldogs Drop Friday Match At Auburn
October 01, 2010 | Volleyball
AUBURN, Ala. - Mississippi State warmed up after a slow start Friday night at Auburn but was unable to recover in a straight-sets loss to the Tigers before 691 fans at the AU's Student Activity Center. The Tigers (12-5, 3-2 SEC) powered past the Bulldogs (9-6, 1-3 SEC) 25-16 in the opening set before turning back Mississippi State challenges 25-21 and 25-23.
Auburn built up a 43-29 lead in kills and held a .225 to .083 edge in hitting while the Bulldogs, riding a season-best eight-block performance by senior middle Ashley Newsome, held an 11-5 team blocking edge at the net.
Junior Caitlin Rance paced the Bulldogs with 10 kills while AU's Sarah Bullock took match honors with 12 kills. The Tigers' 6-5 middle blocker Alyssa Davis came off the bench to tally eight.
The Bulldogs struggled offensively early on, managing but six kills while registering nine attack errors in a 25-16 opening set loss to the Tigers. Ashley Newsome teamed with Chanelle Baker for a block and delivered a kill for a 2-0 State lead. Though State would later tie the match three times, the Tigers got four kills from Sarah Bullock and tallied 12 kills en route to the opening stanza win.
State played a much stronger second set, hitting at a .321 clip and leading for much of the set. A kill by Newsome broke a 14-14 deadlock as State edged ahead 17-14. After an Auburn timeout, the Tigers went on an 8-1 run and took a 2-0 match lead at the break with a 25-21 win.
In the deciding third set, the Bulldogs and the Tigers battled on near-even terms, with State claiming an 11-10 lead on Newsome's third kill of the set. Auburn scored six of the next seven points to surge into the lead only to see the Bulldogs battle back to tie the score at 17-17on a Caitlin Rance kill and at 22-22 on an Auburn attack error. Bullock broke the deadlock with her match-leading 12th kill of the evening and the Tigers closed out the match, sandwiching kills by for a
With two solo blocks Friday Newsome climbed to fourth in career block solos at State with 64.
State senior libero Kayla Woodard took match honors on defense with 16 digs.
The Bulldogs conclude their two-match SEC road swing Sunday in Athens, Ga., with a regionally-televised (FOX Sports Net South) match against Georgia (10-6, 2-3 SEC), a 3-1 winner Friday night over Alabama. First serve is set for 12 p.m. CT.
Auburn built up a 43-29 lead in kills and held a .225 to .083 edge in hitting while the Bulldogs, riding a season-best eight-block performance by senior middle Ashley Newsome, held an 11-5 team blocking edge at the net.
Junior Caitlin Rance paced the Bulldogs with 10 kills while AU's Sarah Bullock took match honors with 12 kills. The Tigers' 6-5 middle blocker Alyssa Davis came off the bench to tally eight.
The Bulldogs struggled offensively early on, managing but six kills while registering nine attack errors in a 25-16 opening set loss to the Tigers. Ashley Newsome teamed with Chanelle Baker for a block and delivered a kill for a 2-0 State lead. Though State would later tie the match three times, the Tigers got four kills from Sarah Bullock and tallied 12 kills en route to the opening stanza win.
State played a much stronger second set, hitting at a .321 clip and leading for much of the set. A kill by Newsome broke a 14-14 deadlock as State edged ahead 17-14. After an Auburn timeout, the Tigers went on an 8-1 run and took a 2-0 match lead at the break with a 25-21 win.
In the deciding third set, the Bulldogs and the Tigers battled on near-even terms, with State claiming an 11-10 lead on Newsome's third kill of the set. Auburn scored six of the next seven points to surge into the lead only to see the Bulldogs battle back to tie the score at 17-17on a Caitlin Rance kill and at 22-22 on an Auburn attack error. Bullock broke the deadlock with her match-leading 12th kill of the evening and the Tigers closed out the match, sandwiching kills by for a
With two solo blocks Friday Newsome climbed to fourth in career block solos at State with 64.
State senior libero Kayla Woodard took match honors on defense with 16 digs.
The Bulldogs conclude their two-match SEC road swing Sunday in Athens, Ga., with a regionally-televised (FOX Sports Net South) match against Georgia (10-6, 2-3 SEC), a 3-1 winner Friday night over Alabama. First serve is set for 12 p.m. CT.
Team Stats
MS
AU
Kills
29
43
Errors
20
18
Attempts
109
111
Hitting %
.083
.225
Points
42.0
53.0
Assists
28
40
Aces
2
5
Blocks
11.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
8
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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