VOLLEYBALL CENTRAL: Tennessee at LSU

Sunday, October 29

Baton Rouge, LA

2:00 PM

University of Tennessee

LSU

October 28, 2017 | Volleyball

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BATON ROUGE, La. – The Tennessee volleyball team will get back on the road this weekend, as the Lady Vols travel to College Station, Texas, and Baton Rouge, La. Tennessee will face the Aggies of Texas A&M on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Reed Arena and the Tigers of LSU on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

The Lady Vols (10-9, 3-7 SEC) are coming off a tough road loss to No. 6 Kentucky this past Sunday, and they look to bounce back on the road at Texas A&M (7-10, 4-6 SEC) and LSU (16-5, 7-3 SEC).

Both matches will be broadcast on the SEC Network+ and will be available on the WatchESPN App.

Other news and notes:

BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Tennessee will play their next two matches on the road, starting Friday at Texas A&M and then at LSU on Sunday.
The Lady Vols are just 1-5 in true road matches this season, with their first win coming in five sets at Georgia.
Individual highs in road matches this year: kills (16 – Stephanie Buss/Andreno), assists (37 – Hansen), digs (26 – Brooke Schumacher), blocks (8 – Erica Treiber), and aces (2 – Treiber).

LAST WEEK

Tennessee played just one match last week: a tough road loss at No. 6 Kentucky, 3-0.
Sedona Hansen recorded her 10^th double-double of the season at No. 6 Kentucky with 18 assists and 11 digs. She has also recorded 10 or more assists in every match she has played in this season. Hansen now stands just seven assists away from cracking the top 10 all-time assist leaders list at Tennessee.
Alyssa Andreno finished the match with a team-high eight kills.

SERIES VS. LSU

Series: LSU leads 37-23
Last 10 meetings: Tennessee leads 6-4

Nov. 20, 2016      W       3-1   Knoxville
Oct. 20, 2015       W       3-0   Knoxville
Oct. 7, 2015          L        1-3   Baton Rouge
Nov. 14, 2014       L        1-3   Baton Rouge
Oct. 12, 2014        L        0-3   Knoxville
Nov. 17, 2013       L        2-3   Knoxville
Nov. 18, 2012      W       3-0   Knoxville
Oct. 10, 2012       W       3-0   Baton Rouge
Nov. 20, 2011      W       3-0   Knoxville
Set. 30, 2011       W       3-1   Baton Rouge

Last Match: Tessa Grubbs recorded 19 kills and Brook Schumacher finished with a career-high 21 digs as Tennessee defeated LSU 3-1 at Thompson-Boling Arena.

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.