Ole Miss pushed LSU to the final points of the third set but fell 3-0 on Sunday at the Gillom Athletics Performance Center in Oxford. The Tigers won 25-20, 25-19, 25-23.
Shayla Meyer led the Rebels with seven kills, hit .269 and had four blocks without an error. Freshman Coco Natarajan recorded a career-high 12 assists, and Bella Bonanno had 11 digs.
Ole Miss trailed by as many as 18-21 in the opening set before a 5-1 run tightened the score. LSU responded to take the set, 25-20. In the second, the Rebels cut the Tigers’ lead to 20-16 after a Meyer kill and block, but LSU closed out a 25-19 win.
The Rebels opened the third set with a 7-2 lead, fueled by two kills and a block from Jorda Crook. LSU worked back in front, and Ole Miss regained the advantage on kills by Nina Moorer and Meyer and an ace from Bonanno.
After LSU took the lead again, Ole Miss trailed 23-19 and scored three straight points to make it a one-point set. An LSU error kept the Rebels’ hopes alive, but the Tigers held on, 25-23.
Ole Miss, 8-14 overall and 2-9 in SEC play, is scheduled to host Oklahoma on Friday at 3 p.m. Central. The match is set to stream on SEC Network Plus. LSU improved to 10-10 overall and 5-6 in the conference.
