Volleyball Rebs go 3-1 at TCU tournament

Posted on Sep 16 2013 - 7:35am by Ole Miss Sports Information

FRIDAY: OLE MISS 3, GRAMBLING STATE 0

FORT WORTH, Texas – Ole Miss (5-2) hit at a season-best .419 attacking percentage and cruised to a 3-0 (25-6, 25-12, 25-15) victory over Grambling State (2-8) in the opening match of the TCU Nike/Molten Invitational at the University Rec. Center on the campus of TCU.

Ole Miss’ .419 attack percentage is its second highest in the rally scoring era, and is its highest since hitting .430 against Boise State on Aug. 31, 2002.

FRIDAY: OLE MISS 3, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 0

FORT WORTH, Texas – Senior outside hitter Kara Morgan recorded 14 kills on a .520 hitting percentage, and Ole Miss (6-2) swept Stephen F. Austin 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-15) on Friday afternoon at the TCU Nike/Molten Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas.

One match after hitting .419 in a 3-0 sweep of Grambling State, the Rebel attack again hit at an efficient rate, accumulating a .425 attacking percentage. The Rebels’ attacking percentage is its highest since Aug. 31, 2002 when they hit .430 against Boise State.

“We saw some improvement again this afternoon, which is always good,” Ole Miss head coach Joe Getzin said. “We’re starting to hit our offensive rhythm a little bit.”

SATURDAY: OLE MISS 3, HOUSTON 0

FORT WORTH, Texas – For the third consecutive match the Ole Miss volleyball team (7-2) used high intensity and an efficient attack to earn another impressive victory. The Rebels used a balanced attack to dismantle Houston 3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-13) at the TCU Nike/Molten Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday afternoon, and moved to 3-0 on the weekend.

“We executed the game plan,” Ole Miss head coach Joe Getzin said. “We did really well with serving and passing, and when we do that our offensive system is clicking.”

SATURDAY: TCU 3, OLE MISS 2

FORT WORTH, Texas – Four different Ole Miss Rebels reached double figure kill totals Saturday evening at TCU, but the Ole Miss volleyball team (7-3) fell 3-2 (22-25, 25-15, 25-20, 16-25, 9-15) to the Horned Frogs in front of a raucous environment at the Unversity Rec. Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

“We really competed hard,” Ole Miss head coach Joe Getzin said. “I was really pleased with our performance. We fell a little bit in set four, couldn’t stop one of their players and we lost a little bit of confidence. There are a couple things we can correct moving forward, but overall for the day I thought we had a good performance.”