AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn returns home for a matchup with No. 18 Kentucky on Sunday. The Tigers and Wildcats square off at 1:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.
QUICK HITS
- The Auburn (6-16, 0-11 SEC) volleyball team fell to LSU, 3-0, Wednesday at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
- Sophomore Tatum Shipes paced the way for the Auburn attack with a team-leading 13 kills. Shipes added 11 digs for her fifth double-double of the season.
- Junior Morgan Kull recorded 29 assists and a career-high 12 digs for her second double-double of the year. Kull added four kills on five attacking attempts.
- Junior Chesney McClellan turned in a strong performance at the net with a team-leading five blocks, four of which came in the opening set. McClellan closed the night with six kills.
- Along with Shipes and Kull's double-digit dig effort, sophomore Bella Rosenthall also finished in double figures with a team-leading 13 digs.
UP NEXT
Auburn travels to the Lonestar State for a matchup with No. 25 Texas A&M on Wednesday at 8 p.m. CT on the SEC Network.
PROMOTIONS
Kid's Zone will be set up inside the Scholarship Entrance with a coloring station, Connect Four and Giant Jenga. In addition, the team will also be signing autographs postgame.
SCOUTING KENTUCKY
- The No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats come into Wednesday's match at 17-6 (10-2 SEC) after sweeping Georgia on the road Friday.
- Reigning SEC Libero of the Year Gabby Curry is second among SEC student-athletes averaging 4.42 d/s and has recorded double-digit digs in every match but two this season.
- Setter Madison Lilley ranks third in the conference with a 11.32 a/s average and has tallied 10 double-doubles for the Wildcats.
- Senior Leah Edmond broke the school record for career kills in both scoring eras at Alabama (10/20) with her 1,738th career kill. The reigning SEC Player of the Year has double-digit kills in every match but four this year.
- As a team, the Wildcats lead the SEC in opponent hitting pct. (.147) and assists (13.36), ranking in the top-20 nationally in both categories.
A WIN OVER KENTUCKY WOULD…
- Be Auburn's first since defeating the Wildcats back in 2011.
AUBURN - KENTUCKY SERIES
- Kentucky leads the all-time series with a 41-10 mark, including an 8-7 margin on the Plains.
- Auburn fell in straight sets on the road last season.