Ole Miss volleyball falls to Oklahoma in three sets

Ole Miss lost to Oklahoma 3-0 on Friday at the Gillom Athletics Performance Center, dropping the Rebels to 8-15 overall and 2-10 in Southeastern Conference play. The Sooners improved to 12-9 and 5-7 in the SEC.

Melia Johnson led Ole Miss with nine kills and no errors, hitting .563. The Rebels recorded their highest hitting percentage in SEC play since Oct. 16 against Georgia, according to the program, but could not sustain their offense across the match.

Oklahoma took the first set 25-18 after Alyssa Flack’s serving helped spark a late 4-0 run. The teams combined for nine service errors in the set, which the Sooners led 17-13 before pulling away.

The Sooners built a 15-4 advantage after the second-set technical timeout and went on to win 25-16. Ole Miss trimmed the deficit to eight, with Johnson contributing two blocks and Shayla Meyer adding attacks, but could not close the gap.

Ole Miss tied the third set at 13-13 as Johnson recorded four kills and Meyer contributed on offense and defense. The Rebels later trailed 21-17, and Oklahoma ended the match with a 4-0 run to win the set 25-17.

The Rebels are scheduled to host Arkansas at 2 p.m. Sunday in their final home match of the season. The match is slated to stream on SEC Network Plus.

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