Tuesday, September 8
Winston-Salem, N.C.
5:30 p.m.
Mississippi State
at
Wake Forest
Volleyball Travels To Wake Forest For Showdown At The Net
September 07, 2026 | Volleyball
STARKVILLE โ Coming off a pair of victories in the Big Ten x SEC Challenge, Mississippi State volleyball will hit the road to take on Wake Forest in the ACC/SEC Showdown At The Net. First serve is set for 5:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday.
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MATCH INFO
Mississippi State (4-1, 0-0 SEC) at Wake Forest (2-3, 0-0 ACC)
Date: Wednesday, Sept 8, 5:30 p.m. CT
Location: Winston-Salem, N.C. (Reynolds Gym)
Watch: ACCNX
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NOTES:
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
SERIES HISTORY:
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MATCH INFO
Mississippi State (4-1, 0-0 SEC) at Wake Forest (2-3, 0-0 ACC)
Date: Wednesday, Sept 8, 5:30 p.m. CT
Location: Winston-Salem, N.C. (Reynolds Gym)
Watch: ACCNX
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NOTES:
- The Bulldogs went 2-0 in the Big Ten x SEC Challenge, picking up a pair of victories at home against Northwestern and Iowa in four sets.
- Against Iowa, Bernardita Aguilar had a career day, picking up 20 kills, 17 digs, three service aces and 24.5 total points.
- Her 17 digs and three aces marked new career highs, while 24.5 points tied her career best.
- The 20 kills marked a season-high and were the second time Aguilar has recorded 20 or more kills in a single match since making her collegiate debut last season.
- Aguliar attacked at a team-best .385 across the two matches.
- Lindsey Mangelson averaged a team-leading 4.50 kills per set during the Challenge at a .367 clip.
- McKenna Yates averaged 4.50 digs per set last week, including collecting a season-high 22 digs against Iowa, the eighth 20+ dig performance of her career.
- Mangelson ranks ninth in the SEC and in the top 30 nationally with 4.22 kills per set.
- Yates ranks fifth in the SEC with 4.44 digs per set.
- Cayley Hanson ranks seventh in the SEC with 10.28 assists per set.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
- Wake Forest enters the matchup 2-3 on the season, dropping their last contest to Georgetown.
- Jeff Hulsmeyer is in his second season at the helm of the Wake Forest program.
- Last season, the Deamon Deacons went 15-16 and lost to Alabama in last year's Showdown at the Net.
SERIES HISTORY:
- Wake Forest has won both of the previous two meetings against the Bulldogs.
- The two teams last faced off on September 10, 2023, where the Bulldogs were swept.
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