Mississippi State swept Ole Miss in Oxford, its first three-set win over the in-state rival there since 2015. The Bulldogs won 25-17, 25-18 and 25-16.
State held Ole Miss to a .000 hitting percentage in each of the first two sets. The Bulldogs opened the third set with a 6-0 run and went on to complete the sweep.
Gha’Naye Whitfield-Moss tied her season high with 12 kills and hit a team-best .550. Paloma Routaboul had 10 kills, Lindsey Mangelson recorded eight and Noella Obi added six. McKenna Yates led State with 14 digs, while Mangelson had nine. Erin Kline led the Bulldogs with a season-high 24 assists; Cayley Hanson added 12.
Bernardita Aguilar, Ava Anderson, Mangelson and Yates each served an ace. State was scheduled to continue its road trip Sunday at Alabama, with first serve listed for 4 p.m. Central on SEC Network.
