Mississippi State volleyball is headed to the postseason this weekend with hopes of making a run at the conference title and boosting its resume for an NCAA Tournament bid.
The Bulldogs (16-9, 6-9 SEC) ended the regular season last weekend, closing SEC play with a pair of losses at home against Missouri on Friday and Vanderbilt on Sunday. They began their conference campaign strongly with a road win over 19th-ranked Florida, but never recorded consecutive wins in a schedule that featured five ranked teams, three of which were Top-10 opponents.
The Bulldogs were led in points by Lindsey Mangelson, who recorded 411 points, more than 150 more than Gha’Naye Whitfield-Moss, with the second most on the team. Mangelson also recorded a team-best 363 kills.
Cayley Hanson led the team with 879 assists, an average of 10.59 per set.
The final regular season game against the Commodores went the distance before the Bulldogs fell in the fifth set, but MSU will get another shot at its opponents in the opening round of the conference tournament on Friday.
The Bulldogs enter the SEC tournament as the No. 10 seed, matching up with No. 15 seed Vandy at 4 p.m. on Friday in Savannah, Ga. The match will be televised on SEC Network.
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