The Mississippi State volleyball team was defeated in straight sets in Thursday’s spring-season opener at South Carolina.
Set scores were 25-18, 25-17 and 25-19.
Right-side hitter Gabby Waden had 11 kills to lead Mississippi State (2-7, 2-7 Southeastern Conference) in her hometown of Columbia, South Carolina. Logan Brown and Lauren Myrick had eight apiece.
Mississippi State will face the Gamecocks again at 6 p.m. Friday.
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