After playing host to the Georgia Bulldogs Wednesday, the Auburn volleyball team will travel to Oxford, Miss., to take on the Ole Miss Rebels 7 p.m. Friday.
It is the first time the teams will meet since a 3-1 Auburn victory in Oxford last year.
Sophomore Sarah Bullock led the way for Auburn in that game, finishing with 14 kills and seven digs.
Senior Morgan Johns had 12 kills, while senior libero Liz Crouch had a match-high 24 digs.
Ole Miss beat the Kentucky Wildcats Sunday to finish a four-game road stretch 2-2, but have a four-game homestand starting with Auburn.
The Rebels also beat South Carolina, but fell to No. 3 Florida and No. 23 Tennessee.
In Sunday's match against Kentucky, Ole Miss sophomore outside hitter Whitney Craven recorded 12 kills, followed by fellow sophomore Amanda Philpot, who finished the game with a season-high eight kills and an attack percentage of .462.
Craven is the top returning kill leader for the Rebels and became the third consecutive All-Freshman selection from Ole Miss.
Auburn head coach Wade Benson currently holds a 2-2 record against the Rebels.
The Auburn volleyball team earned two three-set sweeps last weekend, defeating the Mississippi State Bulldogs Friday night (25-16, 25-21, 25-23) and the Alabama Crimson Tide (25-13, 25-20, 28-26) Sunday afternoon at the Student Activities Center.
"We didn't play up to the level we know we can, but it is very good to get a three-set win in the SEC," Benson said following Friday's game.
Mississippi State got on the board first to build a 2-0 lead, but Auburn rallied to take a 3-2 lead after an attack error by Kellye Jordan. Auburn would not give up its lead and went on to win the set after an 8-2 run.
Junior setter Christina Solverson picked up her first double-double of the season, tallying 20 assists and 11 digs. A double-double occurs when player records 10 or more assists and digs in one game.
The third set was a back-and-forth battle until a kill by senior middle blocker Alyssa Davis triggered a 4-0 run.
The Bulldogs fought back to tie the game, but an 11-4 Auburn run put the game away.
In Sunday's match against the Tide, the Tigers had to rally in every set to pull out the win.
"Teams are going to come back," said outside hitter Johns. "They're not just going to throw the towel in, so we knew we had to push back."
Johns finished the game with 15 kills on 25 attempts for a .520 attack percentage.
The Tide opened the first set with an early 6-3 lead, but the Tigers were able to capitalize on Alabama mistakes to take the 35-13 win.
The Tigers struggled in the second set and found themselves down 15-18 when a kill by Sarah Bullock started a 10-2 run to win the set.
"Coach Benson told us to just play our game and be steady," Bullock said. "They are going to come back and make plays, but so are we."
The Tigers face Ole Miss in the Gillom Sports Center, where the Rebels hold a 5-0 record on the season.
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