After winning three straight matches, the LSU volleyball team lost the fourth match of its home stand against Ole Miss in five sets.
The Tigers were leading two sets to one entering what turned out to be a grueling 64-point fourth set, which ended in favor of the Rebels, 33-31.
“It was fun to coach and I would think it was fun to play,” said LSU coach Fran Flory. “You train for those kind of opportunities. A lot of people were making great plays, but unfortunately they made more than heart.”
The loss marks the first against an SEC West opponent for the Tigers since an October 2010 loss to Ole Miss.
“I’ve said it all year. They’re the most dangerous team and they’re going to break out,” Flory said. “They broke out tonight. That’s a higher level than they’ve played in a well.”
Flory said she thinks the biggest problem for LSU was its communication.
“We’ve been preaching communication all week and honestly, our communication failed us,” she said. “These are the matches, the grind-it-out matches where communication takes you over the top, or unfortunately, can bury you and that happened to