One week after opening up Southeastern Conference play, the Ole Miss Lady Rebel volleyball team now looks to redeem its 0-2 conference record on the road in Lexington, Ky. The Rebels face off with the No. 19 Kentucky Wildcats today at 6 p.m. The team will then journey to Athens, Ga., to battle the Georgia Bulldogs on Sunday at 12:30 p.m.
The Lady Rebels are coming off two tough losses in their SEC opener at home last week, losing 3-0 to both Arkansas and No. 3 Florida.
The schedule doesn’t get any easier now for the Lady Rebels as they must travel to Lexington where the Lady Wildcats boast a 10-3 record, including 2-0 in the SEC. The Wildcats return home after defeating Alabama and Auburn last weekend. The player for Ole Miss to watch will be the Wildcats’ senior standout Whitney Billings, who tallied 14 kills, eight digs and six blocks against the Crimson Tide, earning her SEC Player of the Week honors.
After Friday’s game against Kentucky, Ole Miss will spend a day traveling before facing the Lady Bulldogs (11-3, 1-1 SEC). Georgia opened SEC play last weekend, defeating LSU 3-2 on Friday before dropping a 3-0 decision to the Aggies on Sunday. The two games concluded a five-match road trip for the Bulldogs.
“The SEC is tough,” Ole Miss head coach Joe Getzin said. “It is a very good conference volleyball-wise, and now, we have to go on the road and do it.”
