VOLLEYBALL CENTRAL: Tennessee at No. 6 Kentucky

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –The Tennessee volleyball team will get back on the road when the Big Orange travels to Lexington to face the No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Memorial Coliseum Arena.

The Lady Vols (10-7, 3-5 SEC) are coming off a home win over Missouri this past Sunday, and they look to keep the streak going at No. 6 Kentucky (16-2, 7-0 SEC) with a match being broadcast on SEC Network+. The match will also be available on the WatchESPN App.

Tennessee is currently 1-4 in road matches this season.

Other news and notes:

BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Tennessee will play its next three matches on the road, starting with Sunday's match at No. 6 Kentucky. The Lady Vols will also play at Texas A&M and LSU next week.
The Lady Vols got their first road win on the season last week at Georgia after defeating the Dogs 3-2.
Individual highs in road matches this year: kills (16 – Buss/Andreno), assists (37 – Hansen), digs (26 – Schumacher), blocks (8 – Treiber) and aces (2 – Treiber).

LAST WEEK

The Lady Vols are coming off a great week, getting their first road win of the season with a 3-2 victory over Georgia before defeating a tough Missouri team 3-1 at home on Sunday.
Erica Treiber had 23 kills and a hitting percentage of .500 last week. She averaged 2.56 kills and 1.56 blocks per set.
Sedona Hansen recorded double-doubles in both matches last week. She had a season-high 37 assists and 11 digs against Georgia and 24 assists and 13 digs agasint Missouri. Hansen recorded her 1500^th assist in the win against Missouri.
Stephanie Buss recorded 21 kills and averaged 2.62 kills per set for the Lady Vols and got her first start of the season in the match against Missouri.

SERIES VS. Kentucky

Series: Kentucky leads 47-30
Last 10 meetings: Kentucky leads 8-2

Nov. 23, 2016      W       3-1   Knoxville
Oct. 9, 2016          L        0-3   Lexington
Nov. 8, 2015         L        0-3   Lexington
Oct. 29, 2014        L        0-3   Lexington
Oct. 10, 2014        L        0-3   Knoxville
Oct. 6, 2013          L        0-3   Lexington
Oct. 26, 2012        L        2-3   Knoxville
Sept. 26, 2012      L        0-3   Lexington
Nov. 24, 2011      W       3-1   Knoxville
Oct. 12, 2011        L        2-3   Lexington

Last Match: The Lady Vols spoiled Kentucky's bid for an SEC title with a 3-1 win over the Wildcats. Erica Treiber finished with eight kills, three aces, five blocks and three digs. Kendra Turner led Tennessee with 12 kills to go along with eight digs. Kanisha Jimenez had seven kills, a season-best 16 digs and a pair of aces in the win.

FAMILY TIES

Madison Coulter's grandfather, Kenny Coulter, also was a student-athlete at Tennessee. Kenny lettered three years as a guard on the Tennessee basketball team from 1956-59. The Maryville, Tennessee, native was the Vols' second-leading scorer as a senior in 1958-59, averaging 14.0 ppg. A former college basketball official, Kenny now works as an officials' observer at UT home games. Madison is averaging 0.78 kills per set and is hitting .139 with 39 kills on the season. Madison also got her first start at as a Lady Vol on Sunday against Alabama.
Breana Jeter is the younger sister of former Lady Vol Kayla Jeter, who played for UT from 2008-14 as an outside hitter. Kayla finished her career at Tennessee with a .262 hitting percentage and 934 kills and 229 blocks. Breana has a current average of .203 and averages 1.92 kills per set with 71 kills on the season.
Callie Williams is the daughter of a volleyball coach Jason Williams (assistant at Baylor) and a volleyball All-American in Cory Williams. Cory (Sivertson) Williams played volleyball at Baylor where she is the only volleyball player to be inducted into the Baylor Athletics Hall of Fame. Callie, a setter like her mom, has 275 assists this season averaging 4.58 assist per set.
Sedona Hansen is the daughter of a two-time WCWS National Champion Lisa Guise-Hansen. Lisa, was an infielder and outfielder from 1990-93, helping lead Arizona to a Women's College World Series National Championships in 1991 and 1993. She hit .230 in her career with 10 doubles and 59 RBI.

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Players Mentioned

Stephanie Buss

Madison Coulter

Sedona Hansen

Breana Jeter

Kanisha Jimenez

Erica Treiber

Kendra Turner

Callie Williams

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