University of Tennessee Athletics
VOLLEYBALL CENTRAL: Arkansas
November 12, 2016 | Volleyball
Nov. 12, 2016
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- The Tennessee Volunteers wrap up the volleyball road weekend against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Sunday at Barnhill Arena.
The match starts at 4 p.m. Eastern and will be televised nationally on the SEC Network.
The Vols (15-11, 5-8 SEC) are coming off a 3-0 loss Friday at Ole Miss, highlighted by a career-high 20 digs by Brooke Schumacher. Arkansas (5-20, 3-10) lost 3-0 Wednesday against Kentucky.
For more news and notes:
THE FINAL STRETCH
- The Vols have five matches remaining in the season, three at home and two away.
- The Vols are 5-7 in true road matches this year (1-6 in SEC).
- Individual highs in road matches this year: kills (23 - Grubbs), digs (27 - Villano), blocks (8 - Treiber, Andreno) and assists (56 - Hansen). six of Hansen's 13 double-doubles have been on the road.
SERIES VS. ARKANSAS
- Series: UT leads 19-18
- Last 10: UT leads 6-4
- Current Streak: UT W2
- Last Match: Tessa Grubbs had 18 kills and Erica Treiber added 15 to lead the Vols past Arkansas 3-1 on Oct. 16.
THE FRESHMAN TRIO
- Freshmen Alyssa Andreno, Sedona Hansen and Tessa Grubbs have emerged as key players for the Vols.
- Hansen has starred at setter, averaging 11.20 assists/set and 2.78 digs/set. Her digs per set ranks third on the team.
- Grubbs is part of the main rotation as an outside hitter. She leads the team with 3.73 kills/set, plus 0.90 digs/set and 0.51 blocks/set.
- Andreno has contributed 1.78 kills/set and a .269 hitting percentage. She has also contributed 0.83 blocks/set, which ranks third on the team.
SETTING STATS
- Sedona Hansen is climbing up the UT season charts for sets in a season, entering the match with 936 (11.20 assists/set).
- Her 936 assists rank fifth most by a Vol a season in the 25-point rally scoring era (since 2008). Fourth on the list is Lexi Dempsey's 976 in 2013.
- Mary Pollmiller ranks first with 1,480 assists (11.94 assists/set) during the Vols' SEC championship season in 2011.
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