STARKVILLE — Mississippi State Volleyball got off to a hot start this weekend, sweeping all three opponents – Southeast Missouri, Grambling State and North Alabama – at home.
McKenna Yates had a big start to the season, recording her 300th career dig against Grambling as the Bulldogs won 3-0, earning 46 kills as a team on 83 attempts with a .446 hitting percentage.
At present, Lindsey Mangelson leads the team with 40 kills on the season while Yates sits at 39 total digs.
Mangelson joined teammate Cayley Hanson with Southeastern Conference weekly honors, honored as Freshman of the Week and Setter of the Week, respectively.
“I am so proud of the weekend we had, and Cayley and Lindsey were a huge part of our success,” MSU head coach Julie Darty Dennis said in a media release. “It’s been fun watching Cayley develop from the spring to now and how she confidently ran a solid offense this weekend. She has improved so much and worked so hard to get to the place that she is in right now.”
The Bulldogs will hit the road this weekend for the Blue Raider Bash in Murfreesboro, Tenn., playing hosts Middle Tennessee as well as UT Martin and Marist. Their first test will be against UT Martin on Friday at 1:30 p.m.
The following week, MSU will host ACC power Duke in Starkville at 6 p.m. Sept. 10 in a match that will stream on SEC Network+.
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