Volleyball
OXFORD – Even with hard-work and grit on the court, Mississippi State fell to in-state rival Ole Miss on Sunday in perhaps its best Southeastern Conference outing of the year.
After losing the first set, Mississippi State (9-19, 0-13 SEC) came back and won the second set, but couldn’t close the deal as Ole Miss (15-11, 6-7 SEC) held on in four, 1825, 27-25, 15-25, 23-25.
“I’m proud of the effort (Sunday),” MSU third year coach David McFatrich said. “We made some nice adjustments to battle back in the second game after being down by seven to win that game. We were so close in the fourth game. We thought we could take it, but we weren’t able to. It was 23-all, and we weren’t able to get a good pass on the ball when we were minus-1 so we couldn’t run our offense effectively.”
On Friday, Mississippi State is back in action at home against LSU. First serve is set for 3 p.m. on the SEC Network +.
Women’s Golf
CABO SAN LUCAS , Mexico . – After shooting 296 in the first and second rounds of the Battle at the Beach, the Mississippi State women’s golf team tied its season low with a 3- over 287 on Sunday at Club Campestre San Jose.
State ended the three-day tournament hosted by Baylor in 10th place. The Bulldogs carded a three-day total of 879, their second-lowest total of the season behind an 877 at the Magnolia Invitational.
Clara Moyano carded a career-low 3-under 68 after lighting up the back nine. The Spain native racked up a team-high four birdies, finishing the back nine 4-under par. Moyano carded a three-day total of 218 to tie for 26th overall.
Athena Yang, Saturday’s club house leader for the Bulldogs, continued her solid play on Sunday with a season-low 1-under 70. Yang, who finished the front nine 2-under, fired a 217 on the weekend to finish tied for 22nd.
Freshman Aubree Jones continued to play consistent golf for the Bulldogs, all weekend, notching a 2-over 73 on Sunday to join Moyano tied for 26th.
Kendall Wisenbaker and Katie Holt fired a 76 and 78, respectively.
MSU returns to pay in February at the UCF Challenge.