Bulldogs Welcome Texas A&M For Senior Night On Wednesday

Wednesday, November 22

Starkville

3:00 PM

Mississippi State

Texas A&M

Volleyball Will Hold Its Annual Senior Night On Wednesday.

Bulldogs Welcome Texas A&M For Senior Night On Wednesday

November 21, 2017 | Volleyball

MATCH NOTES Watch On The SEC Network +

STARKVILLE, Miss. — To close out the regular season at home, Mississippi State (9-22, 0-16 SEC) welcomes Texas A&M (8-15, 5-11 SEC) to Newell-Grissom Wednesday for a rematch on Senior Day.

Bart Gregory will be calling the match. First serve is set for 3 p.m. on the SEC Network +. Fans can also access the game via the WatchESPN app.

"My players' energy and execution was as good today as it has been all season," third-year Coach David McFatrich said. "In spite of the lack of conference wins, they give great effort every day. They are more polished and much better than when the season started and our many freshmen aren't freshmen anymore. We have a new lineup that I'm looking forward to putting on the court Wednesday afternoon against Texas A&M."

The Aggies control the series, 8-0, and claimed a 3-0 win in College Station earlier this year.

This Weeks Schedule …

Wednesday, November, 22
Texas A&M at Mississippi State - 3 p.m. CT
Live Stats - http://hailst.at/2hNCgCc
SEC Network + - http://hailst.at/2hR5PCN

Friday, November 24
Mississippi State at South Carolina - 6 p.m. CT
Live Stats - http://hailst.at/2hQqQOb
SEC Network + - http://hailst.at/2hTEAYl

Setting The Scene…
After falling to Auburn in last Sunday's road match (13-25, 21-25, 14-25), Mississippi State welcomes Texas A&M for a rematch in Starkville on Senior Night.

Sunday, November 19
Auburn defeated MSU (13-25, 21-25, 14-25).

MSU Welcomes Texas A&M to Newell-Grissom ...
Wednesday's matchup will be the fourth meeting between these two teams in Starkville, and the ninth in series history. Texas A&M holds a 8-0 advantage in the series, 3-0 in Starkville.

Scouting The Texas A&M Aggies ...
Texas A&M is currently 5-11 in SEC play, with a 8-15 overall record. Hollann Hans and Camille Conner standout for Texas A&M on the overall stat sheets.

So far this season, Hans has accumulated 274 kills, 33 service aces, and 327.5 points. Conner has 738 assists, averaging 9.11 per set, and 167 digs so far this season.

A MSU Bulldog Win Would ...

Give MSU its first win against the Aggies.

Who's Leading The Dawgs
Kills: Jelena Vujcin, 371
Kills Per Set: Jelena Vujcin, 3.47
Assists: Morgan Kath, 850
Service Aces: Jelena Vujcin, 28
Digs: Payton Harris, 317
Total Blocks: Laura Rose Gray, 78.0
Block Solos: Laura Rose Gray, 17.0
Points: Jelena Vujcin, 432.0

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 1,834. 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, 90 away from the fourth spot held by Stephanie Klefot (2009-12) with 1,834.

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 73 total blocks this season. She is tied for the sixth place spot, and is five away from tying fifth place (Laura Rose Gray).

Gray Is 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).

Gray and Benner Achieve 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.

Freshman Liv Benner has earned 58 block assists this season. She is now in 10th place for most block assists as a freshman.

Maddox Is Chasing the Attack Attempts Record Book …
Freshman Sara Maddox has accumulated 787 attack attempts this season. She holds the sixth place spot for most attack attempts as a freshman. She is only 146 attack attempts away from the fifth spot (Rachel Cooper).

Maddox Achieves the Kills Record Book …
Freshman Sara Maddox has accumulated 253 kills this season. She now holds the eighth place spot for most kills as a freshman. She is 18 kills away from tying the seventh spot (Melissa Kariker).

Zgunda Achieves a Spot on The Digs Record Book ...
Freshman Gabby Zgunda has achieved 261 total digs this season. She holds the 10th spot for most digs as a freshman. She is only 9 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 253 kills and 272.0 points.

Jelena Vujcin Shines On The Stat Charts ...
Jelena Vujcin leads the team in three categories: kills (371), kills per set (3.47) and points (432.0).
Harris can "dig it" ...
Senior Payton Harris currently leads the team with 317 digs so far this season. She had a season high of 23 against South Carolina on Sept. 22

Marketing Events For Texas A&M ...

Volleyball Bingo! Get your card at the marketing table to follow along with the game. The first five winners will receive a prize at the marketing table.
Bulldog 21 will also be available.

Admission to Newell-Grissom ...
During the 2017 season, admission is free for all home Mississippi State volleyball matches at Newell-Grissom.

MSU Prepares For Its Final Match of SEC Play at South Carolina ...
Following Wednesday's match against Texas A&M, the Bulldogs will travel to South Carolina for a rematch against the Gamecocks on Friday (Nov. 24) in Columbia. First serve is set for 6 p.m. CT on the SEC Network +.

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