University of Tennessee Athletics
VOLLEYBALL CENTRAL: Auburn
October 29, 2016 | Volleyball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee volleyball team returns home for a Sunday match at 1:30 p.m. against Auburn at Thompson-Boling Arena.
The Vols (14-8, 4-5 SEC) look to build off their 3-0 Friday win at Alabama. This is the only match of the weekend for Auburn (13-10, 7-3).
Sunday's match will be Tennessee Faculty and Staff Day. Each UT staff member with ID will receive free admission plus three guests in addition to a free concession voucher. The first 100 faculty or staff members will receive a Tennessee coffee mug.
The match is also a Kids Day with children 12 and under receiving free admission. The first 100 kids receive a food voucher. Kid's Day is located along the concourse and features the prize wheel, poster making, face painting and more.
For more news and notes:
FIRST & ONLY
- This weekend marks the first and only time the Vols play Auburn and Alabama this year.
- This is also the first weekend the Vols have had one home and one road match. It will happen two more times in the final five weeks of the season.
- The Vols got their first SEC road win Friday after going 0-4 away from TBA to start the season.
- UT has played 10 true road matches this year (5-5).
- Individual match highs at TBA: Kills - 15 (Treiber), Assists - 49 (Hansen), Blocks - 7 (Treiber, 2x; Hembry), Digs - 18 (Schumacher).
SERIES VS. AUBURN
- Series: UT leads 29-18-1
- Last 10: 5-5
- Current Streak: Auburn W5
- Last Match: The Vols lost twice to Auburn, 3-1 on the road and 3-0 at home in the final weekend of the season.
TOPS IN THE SEC
- The Vols are ranked in the top five in the conference in four category season averages: third in hitting percentage (.269), fourth in assists (12.94), fourth in kills per set (13.87), fourth in the opponent hitting percentage (.180) and fifth in aces (1.21).
- Sedona Hansen, who has started all but two matches at setter this season, ranks third in the SEC and 21st in the NCAA with 11.11 assists/set.
- Erica Treiber ranks fourth in the SEC and 47th in the NCAA with a hitting percentage of .368.
- Tessa Grubbs is sixth in the SEC with 3.70 kills/set.
