VOLLEYBALL CENTRAL: vs. Ole Miss (Senior Day)

Saturday, November 24

Knoxville

1 pm

University of Tennessee

Ole Miss

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November 23, 2018 | Volleyball

Tennessee is set for the last match of the regular season as it will honor its four seniors pregame

By: Andy Kovar

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 22 University of Tennessee volleyball team close out the regular season at home Sunday against the Ole Miss Rebels.

The Lady Vols (24-5, 15-2 Southeastern Conference) are coming off their 10-straight victory, sweeping No. 13 Florida on Wednesday in Thompson-Boling Arena. Tennessee won the last match earlier this month when the Lady Vols topped the Rebels in four sets in Oxford.

Ole Miss (14-17, 4-13 SEC) enters the final match of the regular season sitting in 12th place in the conference standings. Since playing Tennessee on Nov. 2, the Rebels have gone 1-5 in conference play but, have one of the national leaders in kills with junior Emily Stroup. She leads the conference and is eighth in country with 4.78 kills/set.

The match will air on SEC Network+ with the first serve scheduled for 1:00 p.m. (ET) in Thompson Boling Arena.

SENIOR DAY
Arrive early as before tomorrow's match Tennessee will be honoring its four seniors in Brooke Schumacher, Erica Treiber, Breana Jeter and Stephanie Spencer. Combined the senior class has played in 311 matches and 1,030 sets for the Lady Vols. All four players have played a key part in this season's 24-win campaign.

LAST TIME
Tennessee vs. No. 13 Florida (Nov. 21)
Result: W (3-0)

No. 22 University of Tennessee volleyball team swept No. 13 Florida for the first time in the rally-scoring era. The only other time in program history came in 1988 in the SEC Tournament.
- Freshman Danielle Mahaffey had a season-best with 11 kills in the match to go along with a .450 hitting percentage as sophomore Callie Williams picked up her first double-double of the season with 18 assists and a team-high 13 digs.

SERIES HISTORY
Versus Ole Miss
Series: 44-10
Last: Nov. 2, 2018 W, 3-1 Oxford, Miss.

Erica Treiber joined the 1,000 kill club and entered the top five in blocks in UT history as Tessa Grubbs led the way offensively with 22 kills as the Lady Vols picked up their 10th victory in conference play and 20th overall.

STANDOUT STAT
The Lady Vols are in search of their 14th home victory of the season which would be the most regular season wins at home since 1983 when Tennessee went 19-2 at home en route to a 31-10 season and a run to the Mideast Regional in the NCAA Tournament. 14 victories at home would be the second most in program history.

IN THE SEARCH OF HISTORY
Senior Erica Treiber enters the match with a career hitting percentage of .359 which is tied for the best mark in program history with Beverly Robinson (1983-84). Treiber has been helped by a career-best .398 hitting percentage this season which includes six of the last seven matches of .400 or better hitting percentage. She currently leads the conference in hitting percentage while averaging 2.88 kills/set.

Senior Brooke Schumacher enters the match needing 17 digs to tie Kylie Marshall (2006-09) for fourth in program history with 1,374 digs. Over the course of the season, she has accumulated 288 digs and has averaged 3.06 digs per set.

TREIBER
Treiber is the only Power-5 player to rank in the top nine in their conference in hitting percentage (.398/1st), blocks per set (1.04/7th) and aces per set (0.37/5th).

Her 41 service aces this season is the most by any Tennessee player since 2011 and is only three service aces away from setting a new single-season record in the 25-point rally scoring era with the current record being 44 by Kelsey Robinson (2011).

NEXT UP
The Lady Vols will await their selection to the NCAA Tournament. The selection show will air Sunday night. It would be the first time since 2012 Tennessee will be selected to the NCAA Tournament.

The selection show will air on ESPNU with the broadcast scheduled for 8:30 p.m. (ET).