Hogs Swept by Bulldogs in Starkville Series Opener

Arkansas’ first street sequence of the season started on Saturday afternoon, however the dwelling crew got here away victorious because the Bulldogs handed the No. 23 Razorbacks their third lack of the 12 months, and first in straight units.

The Hogs at the moment are 1-2 in SEC play and 10-3 total on the season. Mississippi State strikes to 9-4 and 2-1 in convention play.

The 2 groups will meet for the sequence finale in Starkville on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. The match shall be televised dwell nationally on ESPNU.

Set 1
Arkansas briefly claimed a 3-2 lead early within the first set, however it didn’t final lengthy. The Bulldogs then went on a 9-2 run to get the benefit and saved all of it the way in which from there. Arkansas couldn’t string collectively greater than a few factors at a time to shut the hole, and as soon as the Hogs did discover a three-point streak, it wasn’t sufficient. Mississippi State scored 5 of the subsequent seven factors for a 22-15 lead, and Arkansas didn’t have a solution. The Bulldogs closed the set with a kill for the 25-19 victory, the Hogs’ solely first set lack of the season.

Set 2
The second set was tight to begin between the 2 groups, however Arkansas discovered a method to get forward by one 4 instances early on. The Hogs prolonged the result in two off kills from Abigail Archibong and Jill Gillen and received to 10 first. The Razorbacks received 5 of the subsequent eight factors after that, which included an ace from Gracie Ryan, for the 15-11 edge on the media timeout. The Bulldogs answered with 4 straight to tie it, however the Hogs held on at 20-18. Mississippi State then got here blazing again with a five-point run and went up 23-20. The Razorbacks tacked on only one from there and the Bulldogs ended the set with back-to-back kills for a 25-21 win.

Set 3
The Hogs tied the set at three-all within the third, however that’s as shut because the Hogs have been capable of come to the house crew from there. The 2 traded factors, however the Bulldogs broke away with six straight to double up a 16-8 lead. Arkansas later reduce the result in 5 however couldn’t get any additional than that. Two kills and a block completed issues off 25-17 in favor of the Bulldogs for the match sweep.

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