The Mississippi State volleyball team got its first win of the spring season Thursday, beating in-state rival Ole Miss in straight sets at the Newell-Grissom Building in Starkville.
Set scores were 25-20, 25-15 and 25-17 as the Bulldogs improved to 3-8 on the season.
Gabby Waden led the Bulldogs with 14 kills, and Callie Minshew had 11.
“I am proud of our total team effort win today,” head coach Julie Darty Dennis said in a news release from Mississippi State. “Opening our spring season at home with a win like this in front of some fantastic fans is exciting and special in this type of season we are playing. Getting our first sweep of the season is huge.
“We hit efficiently for the team that we are,” Darty Dennis added. “Gabby [Waden] carried us offensively, but I thought we had other people come in at times and make some big plays.”
Lilly Gunter had 19 digs for the Bulldogs, and Jessica Kemp had five blocks.
Mississippi State will conclude its two-match series with Ole Miss at noon Friday.
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