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December 1, 2011
Ole Miss Volleyball: Looking back, Looking ahead

The Ole Miss volleyball team finished its season this past week on a high note with a win against Southeastern Conference foe Alabama in four sets (25-23, 24-26, 25-20, 25-18). The Rebels (11-17, 7-13 SEC) were able to go out on a two-game winning streak, which included a straight set victory on the road in Starkville against Mississippi State.

Despite one of the roughest conference starts imaginable, the Rebels were still able to tie for third in the Western division of the SEC.

November 27, 2011
Volleyball finishes season with four-set win over Alabama

The Ole Miss volleyball team (11-17, 7-13 SEC) closed out the 2011 season in style, as the Rebels defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide in four sets (25-23, 24-26, 25-20, 25-18) on Friday night. With the win, Ole Miss finished the season on a two-game winning streak that also included a straight-set win at Mississippi State the week before.

 

The Ole Miss volleyball team (11-17, 7-13 SEC) closed out the 2011 season with a win, as the Rebels defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide in four sets (25-23, 24-26, 25-20, 25-18) Friday night. With the win, Ole Miss finished the season on a two-game winning streak that also included a straight-set win at Mississippi State the week before.

November 17, 2011
Volleyball visits Starkville for final road match of the season

With just two matches left in the regular season, the Ole Miss volleyball team (9-17, 5-13 SEC) looks to finish on a high note. The Rebels travel to Starkville to take on the Bulldogs of Mississippi State (11-16, 6-12 SEC) in their last road match of the season.

With just two matches left in the regular season, the Ole Miss volleyball team (9-17, 5-13 SEC) looks to finish on a high note. The Rebels travel to Starkville to take on the Bulldogs of Mississippi State (11-16, 6-12 SEC) in their last road match of the season.

“If we play anything like we have been, I think we can handle them,” head coach Joe Getzin said. “Of course it really doesn’t matter in a rivalry match like that. It’s all emotion and keeping that in check.”

November 13, 2011
Volleyball drops two thrillers on Senior Weekend

SUNDAY: KENTUCKY 3, OLE MISS 2

The Ole Miss volleyball team (9-17, 5-13 SEC) suffered another crushing five-set loss to a ranked opponent at the Gillom Sports Center Sunday afternoon. The No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats (24-4, 15-2 SEC) defeated the Rebels 3-2 (21-25, 23-25, 25-19, 33-31, 15-17).

 

SUNDAY: KENTUCKY 3, OLE MISS 2

The Ole Miss volleyball team (9-17, 5-13 SEC) suffered another crushing five-set loss to a ranked opponent at the Gillom Sports Center Sunday afternoon. The No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats (24-4, 15-2 SEC) defeated the Rebels 3-2 (21-25, 23-25, 25-19, 33-31, 15-17).

The match was back-and-forth, with Ole Miss rallying to take the third and fourth sets to send it into a fifth set, including a fourth set that saw 64 points played.

November 6, 2011
Volleyball splits on the road at South Carolina and No. 17 Florida

 

SUNDAY: FLORIDA 3, OLE MISS 0

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It wasn’t in the cards for the Rebels on Sunday despite a strong second set as Ole Miss (8-15, 5-11 SEC) couldn’t find a rhythm in the first and third sets in a 3-0 loss to No. 17 Florida.

Regina Thomas led the Rebels with four kills and three blocks as a part of a .300 hitting performance against the Gators, while Amanda Philpot hit .333 with five kills.

October 20, 2011
Rough road ahead for volleyball

 

At the halfway point of the season, the Ole Miss volleyball team is looking to get over the hump and get back on track from where it left off this past season when it reached the NCAA Tournament. 

The Rebels (5-13, 1-9 SEC) hit the road this weekend to face Southeastern Conference rivals LSU (13-6, 6-3 SEC) and Arkansas (12-8, 4-5 SEC). 

In matches earlier this season, Ole Miss lost in five sets to the Tigers and won in five sets against the Razorbacks, their only SEC win of the season.

October 16, 2011
Volleyball falls to No. 13 Florida and South Carolina at home

 

SUNDAY: SOUTH CAROLINA 3, OLE MISS 1

It was another tough Southeastern Conference match for the Ole Miss Rebels Sunday when they took on the Gamecocks of South Carolina. Despite a quick start for the Rebels (5-13, 1-9 SEC), they fell 3-1 (25-18, 17-25, 15-25, 22-25) to South Carolina (10-9, 1-8 SEC).

October 13, 2011
Volleyball returns home to face Florida and South Carolina

 

It was once again a tough week for the Ole Miss volleyball team this past week. After losses at Kentucky and Tennessee, the Rebels have fallen to 5-11 overall with a 1-7 Southeastern Conference record.

Despite what might seem to be a misleading record, the Rebels have played each match tight and have also played five of their last six matches away from home.

October 9, 2011
Volleyball comes up short at Kentucky and No. 19 Tennessee

 

SUNDAY: TENNESSEE 3, OLE MISS 2

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Kara Morgan put down a career-high 18 kills and was one of three Rebels to tally double-digit kills, but the effort came up just short following a late Lady Vols rally as Ole Miss (5-11, 1-7 SEC) fell to No. 19 Tennessee (15-2, 8-0 SEC) by a score of 3-2 (22-25, 25-17, 25-21, 21-25, 13-15) on Sunday.

October 6, 2011
Volleyball looks to bounce back on the road

The Ole Miss volleyball team will take their roughest road trip so far this season, as they travel to Lexington to face Kentucky (14-3, 5-1 SEC) and then to Knoxville to face No. 19 Tennessee (13-2, 6-0 SEC) this weekend.

“It doesn’t get any easier for us,” Ole Miss head coach Joe Getzin said. “We got to buckle down and get some things done this week.”

The Rebels (5-9, 1-5 SEC) are coming off a disappointing week in which they lost matches to Alabama and in-state rival Mississippi State.

October 3, 2011
Volleyball loses nail-biter to Mississippi State

The struggles in Southeastern Conference play continued for the Ole Miss volleyball team (5-9, 1-5 SEC) as they dropped a heart-breaking, five-set match to arch-rival Mississippi State (25-15, 22-25, 15-25, 25-9, 12-15). The Rebels have not started off conference play as predicted as this loss only adds to the woes thus far this season.

“You know we just didn’t make the right plays at the right time,” Ole Miss head coach Joe Getzin said. “Hats off to Mississippi State who did in the fifth game.”

September 29, 2011
Volleyball hosts Mississippi State in televised match Sunday

The season has not quite panned out as expected for the Ole Miss Rebel volleyball team. The Rebels (5-8, 1-4 SEC) have struggled thus far and ride a three-match losing streak heading into Sunday’s match against Mississippi State (6-7, 1-3 SEC). 

 

The season has not quite panned out as expected for the Ole Miss Rebel volleyball team. The Rebels (5-8, 1-4 SEC) have struggled thus far and ride a three-match losing streak heading into Sunday’s match against Mississippi State (6-7, 1-3 SEC). 

After splitting with LSU and Arkansas at home to start SEC play, Ole Miss has lost three straight conference matches on the road, most recently Wednesday night at Alabama.

September 22, 2011
Volleyball visits Georgia, Auburn on first SEC road trip

After beginning Southeastern Conference play 1-1 at home this past weekend, the Ole Miss volleyball team is heading on the road to face off with two more SEC opponents.
“We’re going to be on the road and facing two teams with two new head coaches in Georgia and Auburn,” Ole Miss head coach Joe Getzin said. “I expect both teams to be scrappy and to have two hard-fought matches.”
Last season, the Rebels (5-5, 1-1 SEC) had great success, winning both matches against Georgia and Auburn.

September 18, 2011
Volleyball splits with LSU, Arkansas in first weekend of SEC play

SUNDAY: OLE MISS 3, ARKANSAS 2
After a five-set loss to LSU, the defending Southeastern Conference Western Division champion, Ole Miss (5-5, 1-1 SEC) looked to rebound against the Arkansas Razorbacks (9-4, 1-1 SEC).
They did exactly that. They commanded the first set and won the match 3-2 (25-16, 18-25, 25-13, 22-25, 15-4). The Rebels continue in SEC action on the road next weekend at Georgia (Sept. 23) and at Auburn (Sept. 25).
After taking the first set, the Razorbacks, just like LSU, evened the match at 1-1.

September 15, 2011
Volleyball carries momentum into start of SEC play

 

After sweeping the Magnolia Classic last weekend to win the tournament for the fifth straight year, the Ole Miss volleyball team rides the momentum into Southeastern Conference play. The Rebels open the conference slate this weekend with LSU Friday night and Arkansas Sunday afternoon

September 11, 2011
Volleyball takes Magnolia Invitational for fifth straight year

The Ole Miss volleyball team swept away the competition this past weekend on the way to their fifth consecutive Magnolia Invitational title.
The Rebels (4-4) opened play with Arkansas-Little Rock Friday afternoon, winning three straight sets: 25-19, 26-24, 25-21. The Rebels were led by junior Courtney Cunningham and senior Regina Thomas on offense, who put down 11 and 10 kills, respectively. Senior Morgan Springer and junior Amanda Philpot, who added 10 digs a piece, also provided solid play for the lady Rebels.

September 8, 2011
Volleyball hosts first home games of season at Magnolia Classic

The Ole Miss volleyball team will host their first home games of the 2011 season at the Gillom Sports Center this upcoming weekend in the Magnolia Classic. Tournament opponents include Arkansas-Little Rock (3-4), Central Arkansas (1-5) and Northwestern (5-0). The Rebels (1-4) are looking to bounce back from another challenging weekend at the Crowne Plaza Classic at the University of Louisville, in Kentucky.

September 1, 2011
Volleyball continues road trip with Louisville tournament

 

This weekend the Ole Miss volleyball team continues its season-opening road trip and travels to Louisville for its second tournament of the year, the Crowne Plaza Cardinal Classic. 

The Rebels (0-2) are coming off a tough weekend at the Burnt Orange Classic in Austin, Texas, where they faced three top-notch teams, including the Israeli National team in an exhibition.

August 28, 2011
Volleyball shuts out Israel in exhibition, drops first two matches of season

FRIDAY: OLE MISS 3, ISRAELI NATIONAL TEAM 0 (EXHIBITION)
AUSTIN, Texas – Kara Morgan put down a career-high 11 kills as part of her first career double-double on Friday afternoon to help lead Ole Miss to a 3-0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-15) win over the Israel National Team in an exhibition match at the Burnt Orange Classic hosted by the University of Texas.

August 25, 2011
Challenging slate to start 2011 for Ole Miss volleyball

 

Following an NCAA tournament bid in 2010, Ole Miss Volleyball has high hopes its improved talent will take them further.

Last season, the Rebels finished 19-11, earning the school’s third NCAA Tournament in five years. 

 

Following an NCAA tournament bid in 2010, Ole Miss Volleyball has high hopes its improved talent will take them further.

Last season, the Rebels finished 19-11, earning the school’s third NCAA Tournament in five years. 

July 26, 2011
Up ahead: Rebel volleyball

 

After posting a 19-11 overall record and earning an NCAA tournament birth for the third time in five years, the Ole Miss volleyball team looks forward to the upcoming season with high hopes. 

Ole Miss also finished fourth in the Southeastern Conference overall standings and second in the Western Division standings with a 13-7 conference record. 

February 16, 2011
Volleyball's Thomas, an All-American

Ole Miss volleyball coach Joe Getzin still remembers the first time he saw Regina Thomas play in a volleyball match. It was the spring of 2006, Thomas’ junior year of high school at a tournament in her hometown of Dallas, Texas.

Ole Miss volleyball coach Joe Getzin still remembers the first time he saw Regina Thomas play in a volleyball match. It was the spring of 2006, Thomas’ junior year of high school at a tournament in her hometown of Dallas, Texas.

December 1, 2010
Q&A: UM Athletics Director Pete Boone, part 2

Talk about the job that baseball coach Mike Bianco has done.
That’s another one where he’s set the standard so high that you think in terms of being in a Super Regional and disappointed to a certain extent.

Talk about the job that baseball coach Mike Bianco has done.
That’s another one where he’s set the standard so high that you think in terms of being in a Super Regional and disappointed to a certain extent.

Like I tell him he’s the reason that our expectations are that high. Year in and year out he puts a great team out there.

October 31, 2010
Volleyball falls to No. 1 Florida, takes down South Carolina on weekend

The Ole Miss volleyball team returned to their winning ways Sunday afternoon by beating South Carolina by a score of 3-1 (25-21, 25-16, 20-25, 25) in Oxford. 

 

The Ole Miss volleyball team returned to their winning ways Sunday afternoon by beating South Carolina by a score of 3-1 (25-21, 25-16, 20-25, 25) in Oxford. 

 

October 24, 2010
Rebels rally to come up with seventh straight win

The Rebel volleyball team dug down and found a little something extra for the second match in a row, posting a big rally as Ole Miss (16-5, 10-2 SEC) defeated Alabama (9-12, 1-10 SEC) on Sunday by a score of 3-2 (28-26, 19-25, 23-25, 25-19, 15-10).

The Rebel volleyball team dug down and found a little something extra for the second match in a row, posting a big rally as Ole Miss (16-5, 10-2 SEC) defeated Alabama (9-12, 1-10 SEC) on Sunday by a score of 3-2 (28-26, 19-25, 23-25, 25-19, 15-10).

The win is the seventh consecutive win for the Rebels who will now return home to host No. 1 Florida on Friday night at 7 p.m. The Gators hold down the top spot in the Southeastern Conference, while Ole Miss is in second place in the overall standings.