UNIVERSITY RELEASE — Originally published by Ole Miss Athletics, Oct. 4, 2026.
Ole Miss’s unbeaten start to SEC play ended Sunday afternoon in Oxford, where Vanderbilt hit .374 and swept the Rebels in three sets. Ole Miss falls to 8-6 overall and 2-1 in the league; Vanderbilt improves to 11-2 and 2-2.
Set Scores
Vanderbilt 3, Ole Miss 0 — 25-16, 25-20, 25-17
Who Did It
- Jorda Crook — nine kills and an ace
- Shayla Meyer — eight kills and a block
- Melia Johnson — eight kills, four of them in the second set before the media timeout
- Keirstyn Carlton — five kills, an ace and a block
- Cameron Bradley — 17 digs
How It Went
Vanderbilt jumped out 4-1 to open the match, and Ole Miss spent the rest of the first set chasing. The Rebels did get it back to even — kills from Carlton and Crook cut the deficit to one, and there were multiple ties and lead changes behind a Meyer kill and a block assist from Meyer and Carly Paugh. Then the Commodores ran off five of six points for a 15-11 edge at the media timeout, pushed it to 21-12 out of the break and closed it 25-16.
The second set was the one Ole Miss was in. Johnson came alive with four kills before the media timeout, and Vanderbilt carried only a one-point lead, 15-14, into the break. The Commodores stretched it to 18-15 to force an Ole Miss timeout, Meyer answered with a kill to cut it back to two, and Vanderbilt pulled away late to take it 25-20.
The third opened with the Rebels in front. A Meyer kill and an ace from Vivianna Samaniego built an 8-5 lead, but Vanderbilt tied it at 10-10, led 15-13 at the technical timeout and closed on a 5-2 run to finish the sweep 25-17.
The Margins
The hitting line tells the match. Vanderbilt put down 43 kills and hit .374; Ole Miss had 30 on .148. The Commodores also out-assisted the Rebels 41-26. Serving was the one column Ole Miss nearly held, six aces to seven.
Up Next
Ole Miss hits the road to face No. 11 Tennessee on Friday, Oct. 9. First serve is 5:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network Plus.
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