Mississippi State volleyball extended its winning streak to 10 games on Tuesday with a 3-1 victory over South Alabama in its final nonconference game of the season.
The 10-0 start is the program’s best start to a season since 2000, and the best so far under head coach Julie Darry Dennis.
The Bulldogs took the first set 25-16, but got into a battle in the second set. The Jaguars forced a sudden-death match and pulled away to win 29-27 and even the match. The third set was back and forth again until the Bulldogs pulled away to retake the lead with a 25-21 set win.
The Jaguars kept it close in the fourth set, but it was the final set as MSU won 25-22.
Lindsey Mangelson had another big game for the Bulldogs, recording 21 kills, 13 digs and 22 points in the match for her fourth consecutive double-double. Bernardita Aguilar picked up her first career double-double with 13 kills and 11 digs.
Cayley Hanson produced a career high in assists with 51, and Noella Obi led the team with seven blocks
The Bulldogs have a little more than a week to prepare for their first Southeastern Conference match of the season against Florida in Gainesville next week.
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