COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Ole Miss volleyball closes its regular season Sunday at noon against No. 21 Texas A&M at Reed Arena, a tough road test in College Station against a program that has dominated the matchup.
The Aggies lead the all-time series 23-3 and have won the last five meetings. Ole Miss last won at Reed Arena in the 2021 season, and A&M holds a 7-2 edge in matches played in College Station.
The Rebels arrive with a much stronger block than they showed in October. Their output at the net sat at 3.71 per match from early to late October, and it has climbed to 8.1 per match across the last five.
Ole Miss has also been a better team late in matches. Its record in opening and second frames stands at 15-35, while it is 17-24 once a match reaches the third set or later. Serving has been a swing factor too, with Ole Miss at 7-0 when it records at least seven service aces and 1-17 otherwise.
Junior libero Cameron Bradley remains sidelined by injury but still sits atop the SEC with 4.93 digs per set. In her place, sophomore Bella Bonanno set back-to-back career highs in digs, and freshman Rileigh Butler posted a career-high 15 against Arkansas.
Texas A&M is coming off a three-set win over LSU, its 15th victory of the season, in front of the fourth-largest crowd in program history. Junior Eliza Sharp put down 13 kills without an error in that match, and freshman Gabi Rodriguez set a career best with 23 digs.
Kyndal Stowers posted her 11th double-double of the year against LSU with 15 kills and 14 digs. Rodriguez has 344 digs this season and sits 10 short of the A&M single-season freshman record, giving the Rebels a deep back row to attack on Sunday.
For Ole Miss, the finale is a final chance to build momentum against a ranked SEC opponent before the postseason picture takes shape. The match will stream on SEC Network Plus.
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