MERRY CHRISTMAS!

We want to wish everyone a happy holiday season! Finals are over this Friday the 11th and we are all headed to our homes to be with our families. Safe travels and we will keep you posted on your favorite team!

CONGRATULATIONS Whitney!

Congrats to Whitney Craven for making the 2009 SEC Freshman Team. Whitney is only the third-ever Rebel volleyball player to receive this honor; the first being Jackie Jones in 2007 and second Regina Thomas in 2008. The last week of the season, Whitney also earned Freshman of the Week honors. The coaching staff is looking for Whitney to do some great things in her career at Ole Miss. Keep it up Whit!

episode 2 CRIBS - "Gill-home"

Welcome to episode 2 of our Ole Miss Cribs show. In this episode, you will meet Miranda and Chez and visit their home - "Gill-home." Gillom Sports Center is our volleyball facility and might as well be all of our homes. We love Gillom!! Now you can get an inside look...

We Are Still Here!!

New posts to come soon....

Team Quotes - LSU Match

Senior Caitlin Weiss:
How exciting is it now to have these tough four games behind you and to know that the last five games are all winnable games?
"We're going 5-0 this last stretch. That's our goal. Put it in there because that's what we're doing."

Freshman Courtney Cunningham:
How do you feel you played individually - you hit .300 today?
"Coach really worked us this past week. He made sure that we were doing a lot of hitting drills and learned how to put the ball away."

Freshman Whitney Craven:
How do you feel you played individually - you hit over .300 today?
"I thought overall our hitting was a lot better tonight. This past week all we worked on was executing whever the ball was. I thought we did a good job of doing what we practiced."

We lost two tough ones to Tennessee and Kentucky this past weekend. The team continues to work hard in practice and overcome injuries. LSU will travel to the Gillom Center Friday night for our solo match this weekend. 7pm game time. Come out and support your Rebels. You will be amazed by our young athleticism!

Ole Miss Soccer Post-Season

As the #21 Ole Miss Rebels prepare for Wednesday's first-round SEC Conference Tournament against Auburn, three Rebels received postseason awards. Senior midfielder, Danielle Johnson, was named to the All-SEC First Team, becoming the first player in school history to receive all-league accolades in all four seasons. Senior forward, Hanna Weatherly, made the All-SEC Second Team, and midfielder, Arielle Cohen, made the SEC All-Freshmen Team. Congrats Soccer! Go get Auburn today!

CONGRATULATIONS Barnabas!

Our fellow athlete, junior Barnabas Kirui, won the SEC Cross Country Championship this past Saturday at home in Oxford. Barnabas has also been chosen as the SEC Male Cross Country Athlete of the Year. Congrats to you Barnabas and good luck at Regionals - we want to see you at Nationals!!

Arkansas Footage

Excitement of the road trip...

Strength of SEC

Check out this week's AVCA Poll: October 12, 2009 Coaches' Top 25 Poll. The SEC has three teams in the top 25 rankings. Kentucky moved ahead of Florida to the #8 spot and LSU jumps to #23 with a sweep over Florida. The SEC is continuing to get better. We have LSU this weekend on the road in Baton Rouge. It will be a great test to our recent success. We are looking forward to it!

Road Sweep at Arkansas

On the road to Arkansas last night. We took a charter flight out of Oxford yesterday morning, beat those Razorbacks in three, and flew back home after the match in time to get a good night's sleep. Way to go Rebels!! Next challenge...LSU in Baton Rouge this Sunday. We will hit the road Saturday morning and get a practice in at the PMAC. Sunday game time is 1:30pm. Follow us Sunday - live stats and live video available on LSU's webpage!

CONGRATS - Rebels beat Alabama!

We lost a tough one on Friday Oct. 9th to MS State in five only to rally back Sunday the 11th and beat Alabama in five! Way to go Rebels!! Check out the article! Cool picture above with the final score in the background thanks to Milly Moorhead West.

Also thanks to all of our alumni that came back to support us. We hope that you had fun - we enjoyed hosting you...until next year!

Manager Kollin Falk's Volleyball Debut

As tradition goes, every new member to the Ole Miss volleyball family must make his/her entry into the welcoming arms of our group by participating in a "Spike Test." Of course, it must be a spike test because calling it a hitting test or attacking test just doesn't do the task any justice. We captured the newest member of our team, manager Kollin Falk, in action for his test. Spike on Kollin!! You passed!

CONGRATS REBELS!!

Great weekend Rebels! We lost a tough one to MS State but won an awesome match against Alabama. 17-15 in five. Thanks again to all the alumni that came back and joined us for the weekend. We enjoyed having you back and look forward to keeping in touch. Next up...Arkansas on Wednesday in Fayetteville. Stay tuned...

MS STATE - This Friday!

Hey Rebel fans! Sorry for falling asleep on you the past two days. We had a rough weekend at Auburn and Georgia; however, I think you will be pleased to know that we saw the old Katie Norris today at practice - yeah Big Red! Hopefully she battled the last of the illness off because she looks like a brand new player. We had a great practice today and are ready to perform for our home crowd tomorrow. See you there - welcome back alumni!!

Auburn Match This Friday

Please make note that our Auburn match this weekend is at 6pm CT. There were some conflicting times on either of our websites. Check us out on GameTracker! GO REBELS!!

Play of the Week

Check out the AVCA 'Play of the Week' at this youtube link. Hilarious...and painful!

Kentucky/Tennessee

We struggled a bit this past weekend - played two very tough teams. This week we have revamped ourselves. We are coming out with a new attitude and a new game plan that includes leadership. Keep watching our Rebels...we are coming back for more...

Meet...VEACH

Our first video of the series "Meet...the Freshmen." First up, Ashley Veach. Click on the title to go to her bio on our Ole Miss athletic's page. This video and the others posted on this blog can be found on youtube. Enjoy - she will make you laugh!

SEC Opener

Great fight against Florida, Rebels - just fell a little short in set five. We hope our fans enjoyed themselves at the high level match. We enjoyed every minute of your energy - you brought your A Game! Thank you. Quotes from the match:

How tough was this loss for you?

Junior Emily Kvitle:

"We were so relaxed and ready for them. It's so close you can almost taste it. I think it's still upsetting. Obviously we have to move on from this and focus on South Carolina now, but at the same time, we were right there."

The atmosphere tonight. Was this the type of crowd you all expected tonight?

Senior Caitlin Weiss:

"The crowd was unbelievable tonight!"

Was this the most complete game your team has played this year?

Head Coach Joe Getzin:

"There is no doubt about it from start to finish the level of play was at the highest we've seen from the team and we've got to build on it as we move forward."

episode 1 CRIBS - "Weiss and Regina"

Welcome to first episode of Ole Miss Cribs! Enjoy getting an inside look at the personalities on our team. HOTTY TODDY!

Pep Rally - September 17

This Thursday evening September 17 at 6pm, Rebel Volleyball players will be joining in the pep rally being held in the south endzone of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Come out and show your support for Ole Miss athletes and our volleyball team! We need our fans to get their game faces on (see above picture...ha!) for this weekend's SEC opener vs. Florida Fri. at 7:00pm and South Carolina Sun. at 1:30pm.

GA Tech Weekend

The Rebels went 1-2 on the weekend losing to Clemson and GA Tech but beating Souteast Missouri State. On a high note, three Rebels move up in SEC individual stats for the season: Katie Norris first in kills per set, Morgan Springer fourth in digs per set, and Miranda Kitts seventh in blocks per set. Next up...the Gators at home. Let's Go Rebels!!

MAGNOLIA CHAMPS!

Way to go Rebels!! 4-0 on the weekend - great job. Three Rebels make the All-Tournament Team: Catherine Heck, Katie Norris, and Morgan Springer MVP. Read more!
This weekend we head to Atlanta to play GA Tech, Clemson and Southeast Missouri.

REBEL QUOTES - UW-Milwaukee

Coach Getzin
Opening Statement:
"We saw an outstanding performance tonight from Morgan Springer. She came in and changed the attitude on the floor. Regina Thomas made some blocking adjustments, and we were able to shut down UW-Milwaukee's attack a little bit. I think the adjustments we made more with our attitude than anything else was the key to the win."

Freshman Whitney Craven
Was this what you expected being a freshman, the atmosphere out there tonight?
"This is everything I expected. I love every bit of it. I don't think I cold have asked for a better school, better teammates. I love it and I couldn't have asked for anything better."

Sophomore Morgan Springer
Talk about how the crowd helped you guys in the comeback tonight.
"If you get a good kill people are screaming in your ear, it really fires you up. It changes your momentum. It helps out the whole team."

2-0 Magnolia Invitational

Greats wins yesterday, REBELS!! Two wins over Alcorn State and UW-Milwaukee. The team went down two sets at the start of the UW-Milwaukee match, but fought back hard and won the next three sets for the match victory. Read more here!

MAGNOLIA INVITATIONAL

Come out and cheer on your heavy hitters this weekend. You will be seeing a lot of new faces - seven freshmen on this year's Rebel Volleyball team! The Gillom Grove will be in full swing for each evening match if you are one of those full-fledged fans :) Weekend schedule:

Fri. September 4 - Alcorn State 2:30pm
Fri. September 4 - UW-Milwaukee 7:30pm

Sat. September 5 - Akron 11:30am
Sat. September 5 - UAB 7:00pm

All matches played at the Gillom Sports Center off Coliseum Drive.
FREE ADMISSION!!

REESE - WORLD CHAMPION!!

Congratulations to our former Ole Miss All-American, Brittney Reese for winning the Gold Medal in the long jump at the World Championships in Berlin. Beating Tatyana Lebedeva of Russia, Brittney says, "This is what I wanted to get since I competed in college. To come and get it is great."
Awesome job, Brittney!

INTRASQUAD SCRIMMAGE

This coming Tuesday August 25 4:00pm at the Gillom Sports Center (off Coliseum Drive exit). Come see what the Rebels are about this year. You will be pleasantly surprised. Everyone is welcome, and remember...bring a friend. See you there!!

Volleyball Practice

Check out how preseason practice is going. Blood, sweat, and tears...we are getting it done!!

ESPN - Volleyball vs. Tennessee

Ole Miss Volleyball will make its debut on ESPN family of networks this fall as part of the SEC's new television deal. The Rebels are one of the six teams selected to be showcased live on ESPNU this season as the match between Ole Miss and Tennessee will be show live at 4pm central on Sunday, September 27. Please note, 4pm central is the correct time. We have seen some incorrect listings...oops!!

OLE MISS FOOTBALL 2009

For the second time in less than a year, Ole Miss will grace the cover of Sports Illustrated, this time for the annual college preview edition. The issue hit news stands on Wednesday August 12. In addition to the No. 6 ranking, the Rebels are SI's pick to win the SEC West.

This is the fourth time Ole Miss has been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, the most recent occurrence being Sept. 30 of last year after the 31-30 upset of #4 Florida. No gator bait here...HOTTY TODDY!

Click here and read more...

Volleyball Video

Our Sports Marketing Department put together an AWESOME short video clip highlighting recent Ole Miss accomplishments. Check out the 2009 Rebels in action. The video is posted on the right side of this blog page or you can click here to see it on youtube as well. HOTTY TODDY!!