Bulldogs Travel To Auburn For Sunday Matinee

Sunday, November 19

Auburn, Ala.

1:30 PM

Mississippi State

Auburn

Kath Earns A Set Against Missouri On Nov. 17.

Bulldogs Travel To Auburn For Sunday Matinee

November 18, 2017 | Volleyball

MATCH NOTES Watch on the SEC Network +

AUBURN - With its first meeting of the season, Mississippi State (9-21, 0-15 SEC) travels to Auburn (14-10, 7-8 SEC) for a matchup on Sunday.

First serve is set for 1:30 p.m. CT on the SEC Network +. Joshua Jackson and April Zech will be calling the match. Fans can also access the game via the WatchESPN app.

"We're looking forward to going down to playing Auburn," third-year coach David McFatrich said. "They're really good defensively and really solid offensively. They serve the ball well and have a very good senior libero. We need to play like we did last night against Missouri, where we had a chance to go up 2-0. We have had great, competitive practices lately and it translated onto the court against Missouri. We are looking for the same aggressive mentality against Auburn."

The Tigers have a 38-21 advantage in the series.

This Weeks Schedule …

Friday, November, 17
Missouri won in four (25-20, 24-26, 19-25, 16-25).

Sunday, November, 19
Mississippi State at Auburn - 1:30 p.m. CT
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Setting The Scene ...
After falling to Missouri at home in four, Mississippi State travels to Auburn to face the Tigers for the first time this season.

MSU Travels to Auburn to Battle Tigers ...
Sunday's matchup will be the 29th between these two teams in Auburn and the 60th in series history. Auburn holds a 38-21 advantage in the series. In Auburn, the Tigers lead 22-6.

Scouting The Auburn Tigers ...
Auburn is currently 7-8 in SEC play, with a 14-10 overall record. Brenna McIlroy and Alexa Filley standout for Auburn on the overall stat sheets.

So far this season, McIlroy has accumulated 262 kills, 250 digs, and 294.0 points. Filley has 990 assists, averaging 10.76 per set, and 268 digs so far this season.

A MSU Bulldog Win Would ...

Break Auburn's one-game win streak in the series

Who's Leading The Bulldogs
Kills: Jelena Vujcin, 364
Kills Per Set: Jelena Vujcin, 3.50
Assists: Morgan Kath, 827
Service Aces: Jelena Vujcin, 27
Digs: Payton Harris, 308
Total Blocks: Laura Rose Gray, 78.0
Block Solos: Laura Rose Gray, 17.0
Points: Jelena Vujcin, 423.5

Harris Achieves The MSU's Digs Record…
Senior Payton Harris eclipsed the 1,000 digs mark for her career last season. On Oct. 1, 2017, against No. 10 Kentucky, Harris achieved the school record. She now has 1,825. She surpassed Melissa Kariker (1993-1996) who held the first place spot with 1,707 digs. She missed the game at Missouri due to an injury.

Harris Lands On The SEC All-Time Career Records List …
Senior Payton Harris is in fifth place in the SEC record book with 1,825 digs, 99 away from the fourth spot held by Stephanie Klefot (2009-12) with 1,942.

Lehto Chasing The Freshman Assists Record Book ...
Freshman Carina Lehto has been credited with 174 assists this season, the ninth most for a MSU freshman. She is 20 away from tying the eighth spot (Grace Hoyt).

Benner and Gray Have Their Eyes On Total Blocks Record Book ...
Freshman Laura Rose Gray has been credited with 78 total blocks this season. She holds the fifth spot for most total blocks as a freshman and is 14 away from fourth place (Nicole Palazzo).

Freshman Liv Benner has earned 71 total blocks this season. She is tied for the seventh place spot, and is two away from sixth place (Leticia Valente).

Gray and Benner Are Chasing The Block Solos Record Book ...
Freshman Laura Rose Gray has earned 17 block solos this season. She is in seventh place for most block solos as a freshman. She is one away from a three-way tie for fifth place (Shauna Owens and Sharyn Smith).

Freshman Liv Benner has earned 15 block solos this season. She is in a three-way tie for ninth place, and one away from tying eighth (Lainey Wyman).

Gray Achieves a Spot on The Block Assists Record Book …
Freshman Laura Rose Gray has earned 61 block assists this season. She joins Carmen Easley in eighth place with a tie for most block assists as a freshman.

Maddox Is Chasing the Attack Attempts Record Book …
Freshman Sara Maddox has accumulated 759 attack attempts this season. She holds the sixth place spot for most attack attempts as a freshman. She is only 174 attack attempts away from the fifth spot (Rachel Cooper).

Maddox Achieves the Kills Record Book …
Freshman Sara Maddox has accumulated 245 kills this season. She is tied for the 10th place spot for most kills as a freshman. She is only one kill away from tying the ninth spot (Tara Domel).

Zgunda Achieves a Spot on The Digs Record Book ...
Freshman Gabby Zgunda has achieved 259 total digs this season. She holds the 10th spot for most digs as a freshman. She is only 11 digs away from tying the ninth spot (Rachel Cooper).

Swing, Sara, Swing!
Sara Maddox completed her first collegiate game at SMU with a career-high 25 kills. Currently, she has 245 kills and 264.0 points.

Jelena Vujcin Shines On The Stat Charts
Jelena Vujcin leads the team in three categories: kills (364), kills per set (3.50) and points (423.5).

Harris can "dig it"
Senior Payton Harris currently leads the team with 308 digs so far this season. She had a season high of 23 against South Carolina on Sept. 22

Admission to Auburn Arena
During the 2017 season, admission is free for all home Auburn volleyball matches at Auburn Arena.

MSU Prepares to Welcome Texas A&M to Newell-Grissom...
After the completion of Sunday's match against Auburn, the Bulldogs welcome Texas A&M for a rematch at Newell-Grissom on Wednesday in Starkville for senior night. First serve is set for 3 p.m. CT on the SEC Network +.

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