VOLLEYBALL CENTRAL: GW Invite

Sept. 15, 2016

Tournament Central Live Video vs. George Washington Tennessee Notes

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Tennessee volleyball team is competing in the George Washington Invitational in the final weekend before the start of SEC play.

The Vols (7-2) play three opponents this weekend at the Charles E. Smith Center, starting Friday against Northern Illinois (5-4) at 4 p.m. On Saturday, Tennessee takes on James Madison (7-3) at 10:30 a.m. and host George Washington (6-4) at 7 p.m.

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D.C. WEEKEND

This weekend at the George Washington Invitational marks the final tournament before SEC competition begins.
The Vols are playing in the GW Invitational for a second time. They went 3-0 in the event back in 1993.
Quick Look Inside the Series: Tennessee leads Northern Illinois 1-0, James Madison 2-1 and George Washington 5-2.
While this is the last non-conference tournament before SEC play, the Vols will play at Troy in a final non-conference match on Oct. 5.
Freshman Alyssa Andreno, a native of Stafford, Virginia, will be playing close to home this weekend. Stafford is about 45 miles away from the Smith Center.

BACK IN KALAMAZOO

Last weekend, the Vols went 2-1 at the Holiday Inn West Invitational in Kalamazoo, Mich. Tennessee defeated Western Michigan and Milwaukee in four sets before losing to Xavier 3-1.
Senior Bri Holmes, who had 21 kills and nine digs against Western Michigan, was named to the all-tournament team. She averaged 3.88 kills/set and hit .344.
Sophomore Erica Treiber was also named to the all-tournament team, averaging 2.30 kills/set while hitting .512.
Senior Bridgette Villano recorded her 1,000th career dig, becoming the 14th Vol to hit that milestone. She now has 1,029 digs.

SEC STANDINGS

Through the first three weeks of the season, the Vols rank in the top five in the SEC in every statistical team average.
The Vols are second in assists per set (12.86). Freshman Sedona Hansen is second in the SEC individual assists ranking (11.11).
Tennessee is also second in aces per set (1.66). Junior Kelsey Bawcombe leads the team with 14.
The Vols have moved up to second in opponent hitting percentage (.161). They have held eight of nine opponents below .250.
Sophomore Erica Treiber is fourth in the conference in hitting percentage (.373).