Marquette University
University of Mississippi
Mississippi Spoils Volleyball Opener At The Al
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Sept. 1, 2006
MILWAUKEE - The Marquette University volleyball team opened the home portion of its 2006 season at the Al McGuire Center Friday night with a 3-0 (23-30, 26-30, 26-30) loss to Mississippi in the team's first game of the Marquette Kick-Off. Despite the Golden Eagles' loss, senior Jamie Mueller (13 kills, 12 digs) recorded her fourth consecutive double-double this season, and junior Kim Todd (11 kills, 11 digs) notched her third of the year. MU fell to 1-3 with the loss, while Ole Miss improved to 4-2.
The Rebels started quick in the first game, jumping out to an 8-2 lead. The Golden Eagles clawed their way back, however, cutting the lead to 12-8 on a kill by junior Tiffany Helmbrecht. Another run by Ole Miss caused MU to use a timeout, down 20-12, and then another, still trailing 26-19. A 3-0 run out of the break cut the lead to 26-22 on a kill by Todd, but Marquette managed just one more point as Mississippi claimed game one, 30-23.
Marquette scored the first four points of the second frame and took a seven-point lead out of the gate at 9-2 on a slam by Todd. The Rebels then caught fire after a timeout, cutting the lead to 10-9 with a 7-1 run. A kill by Todd ended the rally as MU moved back ahead by two points at 11-9. Trading points, the teams found themselves knotted at 19-19, before Ole Miss claimed its' first lead of game with the next point off a Golden Eagle error. With the score tied 22-22, the Rebels cemented their comeback with a 3-0 run to take their largest lead of game at 25-22. Marquette was unable to get within two the rest of the game as Mississippi took a 2-0 advantage in the match with a 30-26 win, heading into game three. Todd registered a game-high six kills for the Golden Eagles in the frame.
The third game belonged to Ole Miss early on as it took a16-9 lead early on. A MU timeout rallied the squad as it cut the lead to four at 22-18 on a hitting error by the Rebels. Marquette inched even closer with a kill by Mueller and a block by Todd and junior Monica Renfrow, cutting the Mississippi lead to 22-21, but Ole Miss responded with a 4-0 run and pulled away, winning the final game, 30-26.
Renfrow finished with a team-high 23 assists while Todd recorded a match-high six blocks (two solo, four assisted).
The loss was the first for the Golden Eagles in their last six home openers.
Mueller's fourth consecutive double-double matched a career-high.
Marquette returns to the Al McGuire Center tomorrow at 7 p.m. to take on Illinois in their second game of the Marquette Kick-Off. The Fighting Illini defeated the Rebels earlier today, 3-1 (27-30, 30-22, 30-22, 30-19).
