Auburn welcomes Mississippi State Sunday for Dig Pink Match
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn volleyball team caps a two-week homestand Sunday, Oct. 16, with a 12 p.m. CT match vs. Mississippi State in Auburn Arena.
The two teams face off for the second time this season and the match will be televised on SEC Network with Melissa Lee and Jenny Hazelwood on the call.
PROMOTIONS
Sunday is Auburn’s “Dig Pink” match, honoring those who have fought and continue to fight breast cancer. Pink drawstring bags will be handed out while supplies last. There will also be a post-match Skills Clinic.
QUICK HITS
– Auburn enters Sunday’s match with a 10-10 overall record and are fifth in the SEC with a 4-3 mark.
– Auburn used an efficient, effective attack to earn a 3-0 (25-11, 25-16, 25-19) sweep of Georgia Wednesday night in Auburn Arena.
– The Tigers hit a season-best .367 as a team, having 42 kills with just nine errors on the night. Auburn held the Bulldogs to an .076 clip, the lowest by an Auburn opponent this season.
– Freshman Gwyn Jones finished with 12 kills and a .474 attack percentage, adding three blocks for Auburn.
– A trio of Tigers in senior Breanna Barksdale, junior Macy Reece, and freshman Enija Bidzane chipped in seven kills apiece. Reece hit a scorching .875 for the home squad. Junior Courtney Crable added six kills in the match.
– Junior setter Alexa Filley had her 11th double-double of the season, finishing with 29 assists and 12 digs.
– Bidzane set a career-high with 10 digs and junior libero Jesse Earl also put together a 10-dig performance. Reece had a hand on four of Auburn’s seven team blocks.
– Earl’s 5.24 digs/set average currently leads all student-athletes in the SEC and is t-12th nationally. She has a league-best 5.15 average against conference foes. She also has reached 20 or more digs 10 times this season.
– Filley leads the team with 11 double-doubles this season. That total is tied for first among all SEC opponents.
UP NEXT
Auburn heads to Ole Miss for a Wednesday night match, Oct. 19. The Tigers and Rebels will face off at 8 p.m. CT and the match will be broadcast live on ESPNU.
