Mississippi State is scheduled to close its regular season with two home matches, hosting No. 4 Florida on Friday and Auburn on Sunday at Newell-Grissom in Starkville. Both matches are listed for broadcast on SECN+.
The Bulldogs (17-7, 7-6 SEC) are scheduled to play Florida (21-2, 12-1) at 7 p.m. Friday, then meet Auburn (14-12, 4-10) at 2 p.m. Sunday. Mississippi State is seeking to protect its 7-0 home record, according to the team’s preview.
Mississippi State ranks first in the SEC in digs per set at 15.33. McKenna Yates ranks second in the conference in digs per set at 4.48 and total digs with 372. Bernardita Aguilar led the Bulldogs with eight kills against Kentucky, while Gha’Naye Whitfield Moss had 10 kills and hit .467 against Tennessee. Defensive specialist Mary Neal recorded 10 digs and a kill against Kentucky.
Florida has won eight straight matches and clinched the 2026 SEC regular-season title with a victory over Georgia, the preview said. The Gators lead the league in blocks per set (2.80), match winning percentage (.913) and opponent hitting percentage (.160). Alec Rothe ranks second in the SEC in hitting percentage (.431) and total blocks (100).
Auburn is coming off a match in which it recorded 11 blocks and hit .322. The Tigers lead the SEC in team digs with 1,347. Junior middle blocker Grace Havlicek has 108 career blocks, placing her ninth in Auburn history.
Friday’s match will include a giveaway of T-shirts to the first 300 fans and free pizza for students, according to Mississippi State. The team also listed senior festivities before Sunday’s match and an autograph session afterward. Mississippi State and Auburn are tied 15-15 across their last 30 meetings. The Florida match will be the 60th between the Bulldogs and Gators.
