Mississippi State
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#15 Texas
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Mississippi State Drops Match to #15 Texas, 3-1
November 06, 2024 | Volleyball
STARKVILLE – In front of the largest crowd at Newell-Grissom this season, the Mississippi State Bulldogs fell in four sets to the #15 Texas Longhorns. 1,657 fans packed The Griss to become the 3rd largest crowd in program history. Â
After a tough first two sets, the Bulldogs earned a point in the third set. State jumped to a four-point lead in set three and held on to it for the rest of the set, winning it on an Arissa Smith kill, 25-21. With five tie scores in set four, the Bulldogs fell short on a Longhorn kill.Â
Karli Schmidt led the Bulldogs in kills against the Longhorns collecting 12. Kailin Newsome and Smith tallied 11 and nine kills, respectively. Newsome picked up her 10th double-double of the season after collecting 10 digs. Â
The Bulldogs clinched 13 total blocks in the game. Rebecca Walk led the team with four, while Amina Shackelford and Smith collected three a piece.Â
Ceci Harness led the team in assists on the night with 35. She picked up 11 digs to earn her fifth double-double of the season.Â
McKenna Yates tallied a team-high 15 digs. Mele Corral-Blagojevich collected a team-high two service aces.Â
The Bulldogs are back at the Griss Sunday at 2 p.m. against the Oklahoma Sooners. The match will be broadcast on SECN+.Â
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