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LEXINGTON, Ky. - After starting Southeastern Conference play with a win over Georgia on Wednesday night, the Kentucky volleyball team made it two in a row by beating Mississippi State 3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-14, 26-24) on Sunday afternoon in Memorial Coliseum. The win is the sixth-consecutive overall for the Wildcats.Kentucky (9-4, 2-0 SEC) had 10 service aces in a match for the first time since 2013, with four different Wildcats recording an ace in the match. Sophomore setter Olivia Dailey accounted for four of those aces, while senior Anni Thomasson had three.It (the win) really started with our serving, UK coach Craig Skinner said. We got a lot more aggressive with our serving in that set (third), and it really gave us opportunities to score and get kills in transition. So, our serving pressure was certainly a difference after the break.Freshman Leah Edmond led the Wildcats with 14 kills, while junior Kaz Brown had 12 and sophomore Brooke Morgan added 10, matching her season high. Junior Emily Franklin posted nine and added a team-best five blocks.Dailey had 47 assists in the match, her second-highest total of the season. Dailey added four digs and four block assists in the match as well.Junior Ashley Dusek led the defensive charge for the Wildcats behind a season-best 27 digs. Thomasson added nine, while Edmond chipped in with eight. Sophomore McKenzie Watson contributed five on the afternoon. Kentucky has now limited six-straight opponents to a .162 attacking clip or lower as the Bulldogs managed just a .140 percentage in todays match.The thing that means most to me is we have a level of defense and serving that we can play and aspire to thats pretty high, Skinner said. Mississippi State throws a little bit of lightning speed at you, and youve got to be ready to make plays and anticipate. We responded when they played it to us in game two and Im proud of our players responding when we needed them to.Kentucky returns to action on Wednesday night, when the Wildcats travel to Gainesville, Florida, to face the sixth-ranked Florida Gators. The match is set to begin at 7 p.m. ET and can be seen on the SEC Network.SET RECAPSSet 1Kentucky jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead, with Edmond and Morgan both registering two kills early. The Wildcats stretched the lead to 18-10 before settling for a 25-21 first-set win. Dailey had a solid all-around set for Kentucky, with 11 assists, two service aces and three digs. Edmond led Kentucky with six kills in the set, while Morgan and Brown each added three. Dusek had six digs for the Wildcats and Edmond had five. Kentucky hit .250 as a team in the set while holding Mississippi State to a .103 hitting percentage.Set 2The second set was tight throughout, with neither team leading by more than three points. Kentucky took a 20-19 lead late in the set on a kill by Thomasson, but Mississippi State answered by scoring the next four points to lead 23-21. The Bulldogs were then able to close out the set, winning 25-22. Brown led Kentucky with four kills in the set, while Edmond added three. Dailey has 12 more assists, as well as another service ace. Dusek added six digs. Kentucky hit .179 in the set, while MSU hit .194.Set 3The third set was tied at 6-6 when Brown and Thomasson decided to take over the match. Kentucky went on a 6-0 run, with Brown registering three kills and a block during the run, while Thomasson had a solo block and a kill in the same stretch. As Kentucky stretched its lead, it was Thomasson continuing to do damage, including a run of three-straight service aces late in the set. Brown had four kills in the frame for the Wildcats, while Franklin had three kills and three block assists. Dailey had eight assists in the set, as Kentucky hit .346 as a team.Set 4Mississippi State won the first three points of the set before Kentucky mounted a rally to take a 9-6 lead. Kentucky extended its lead to 15-11 on a kill by Morgan, but MSU would not go away quietly. Trailing 24-21, the Bulldogs ran off three points in a row to tie the set at 24. But Morgan and Edmond closed with consecutive kills to win the set 26-24 and give Kentucky a four-set victory. Morgan had five kills in the set for the Wildcats, with Franklin and Thomasson each adding three. Dailey had 16 assists in the set and Dusek added another 14 digs. Kermit Washington Jersey Wayne Cooper Jersey . After a lengthy wait, persistent rain finally forced the postponement of the Nationals game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday night. 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METAIRIE, La. -- Lately, Saints rookie defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins has been reminding New Orleans interior offensive lineman that theyd be doing him a considerable favor by blocking as hard as they possibly can against him during practice.The 12th overall pick in Iast springs draft out of Louisville still has yet to make his NFL regular season debut because he fractured his left fibula during training camp in mid-August. But that is expected to change this weekend in san Francisco, when Rankins will be eligible to play for the first time.When Im going up against guys, I always tell them, `Just give me a real look. I havent done anything for a while, so I want as close to full speed without trying to kill each other as I can get, Rankins said. Theyve been good about that.Meanwhile, the offensive linemen whove been indulging Rankins request for difficult practice repetitions say the rookie has been wearing them out.To come back the way he has within the amount of time -- just the timeframe and to have as much strength as he has is really incredible right now, Saints guard Tim Lelito said. Hes basically picked up right where he left off. Theres a reason why he was a first-round draft pick, honestly. Hes quick, hes strong, got great hands ... so Im excited to hopefully see him out there in some live situations.Saints coach Sean Payton said Rankins is getting around well and we anticipate this is the week for him to come back.Rankins said coaches have begun rotating him into the first-team defense during 11-on-11 work in practice so he is up to speed with this weeks game plan.The recovery is going as expected. I havent had any setbacks, getting my strength back, getting my endurance back, Rankins said. Its fun to be out there playing. I feel fine. I feel I can be effective. If I didnt feel I could be effective, I wouldnt put myself out there.Saints coaches have said they see Rankins eventually being an every-down player because he is versatile enough to play several spots aalong the defensive line as either a run stuffer or pass rusher.dddddddddddd But Rankins figures that in terms of stamina and experience, he would blame coaches for easing him into his first few games in a more limited role.Definitely coming off an injury as long as Ive been off, you definitely dont want to put the cart before the horse, so to speak, Rankins said. You want to do what you can but dont overexert yourself too much. You dont want to be out there trying to overcompensate and those other issues. So I think theyre going to do a good job of keeping an eye on me, giving me what I can handle, and Ill make the most of those snaps.The Saints defense could use help. The unit ranks 28th in the NFL, allowing 397.4 yards per game, and 31st in points allowed at 30.7 per game.In his last two seasons at Louisville, Rankins registered 14 sacks and 26 + tackles for losses.When Lelito was asked if Rankins looked ready to apply stress on the front of an opposing teams pass-protection pocket, he responded, Absolutely. He can put stress anywhere. The front of the pocket, the side of the pocket. Wherever you want to put him hes putting stress. Hes definitely someone that youre going to have to account for.Game notes S Kenny Vaccaro, who sat out Wednesdays practice with knee soreness, returned Thursday on a limited basis. ... Three other players who sat out Wednesdays practice -- T Terron Armstead (Knee), LB Dannell Ellerbe (Quad) and LB James Laurinaitis (Quad) -- also did not practice on Thursday. ... RB and special teams regular Daniel Lasco, who was not on Wednesdays injury report, missed Thursdays practice. ... LB Stephone Anthony (Hamstring), CB Delvin Breaux (Fibula), WR Jake Lampman (Knee), CB Sterling Moore (Abdomen) and C Max Unger (Shoulder) were listed as limited in practice.---AP NFL websites: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '