University of Tennessee Athletics
VOLLEYBALL CENTRAL: Ole Miss
October 13, 2016 | Volleyball
Oct. 13, 2016
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee volleyball is back home this weekend at Thompson-Boling Arena, hosting Ole Miss on Friday and Arkansas on Sunday.
The Vols (11-7, 1-4 SEC) are playing a home match for the first time in 18 days when they play Ole Miss (12-6, 1-4) at 7 p.m. Sunday’s match against Arkansas (3-14, 1-4) starts at 1:30 p.m. Both matches will be streamed via SEC Network+ and WatchESPN.
For more news and notes:
HOME AGAIN
- Friday’s match against Ole Miss is the Vols’ first home match since a 3-0 win vs. Georgia on Sept. 25. That’s 18 days ago.
- The Vols are 4-1 at home and have posted a higher hitting percentage than the opponent in all five matches.
- Individual match highs at TBA: Kills - 14 (Tessa Grubbs, Bri Holmes), Assists - 39 (Sedona Hansen), Blocks - 7 (Erica Treiber, 2x) and digs - 14 (Sedona Hansen).
LAST WEEK
- The Vols are coming off a 1-1 week, ending non-conference play with a 3-0 win at Troy and falling 3-0 at No. 25 Kentucky.
- In the Kentucky loss, the Vols had their lowest hitting percentage of the season (.139) and allowed the highest of the season (.333).
- Tessa Grubbs led the Vols in kills for the 12th time this season with 10 against UK.
- Against Troy, Kendra Turner led the Vols with 13 kills, five digs and four blocks.
- The match concludes a series of four consecutive road trips in which the Vols traveled more than 2,600 miles, roughly the distance it takes to drive from Miami to San Diego.
SERIES VS. OLE MISS
- Series: UT leads 41-9
- Last 10: UT leads 7-3
- Current Streak: Ole Miss W1
- Last Match: The Vols lost 3-1 (25-21, 21-25, 25-13, 25-21) to Ole Miss on the road in the only 2015 meeting. Bri Holmes led the Vols with 14 kills.
TOP THREE IN THE SEC
- The Vols are ranked in the top three in the conference in two category season averages: second in assists (13.09) and third in hitting percentage (.275).
- Sedona Hansen, who has started all but two matches at setter this season, ranks third in the SEC with 11.16 assists/set. That ranks 17th in the NCAA.
- Erica Treiber ranks fourth in the SEC with a hitting percentage of .370. That is good for 50th in the NCAA.
- Tessa Grubbs ranks fifth in the SEC with 3.76 kills/set.
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