VOLLEYBALL CENTRAL: vs. Texas A&M

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 25 University of Tennessee volleyball team returns home to Thompson-Boling Arena to face Texas A&M for the second time this season.

The Lady Vols (19-5, 10-2 Southeastern Conference) have won their last five matches this season with their most recent coming on Friday night at Ole Miss. Tennessee defeated the Aggies in the teams' first match of the season in College Station, Texas.

Texas A&M (13-11, 6-6 SEC) currently sits sixth in the conference as it is .500 through 12 matches in the SEC. The Aggies are coming off of a four-set victory at Auburn Wednesday night. They are led by outside hitter Hollann Hans who leads the SEC in points per set at a 5.17 clip.

The match will air on ESPNU with the first serve scheduled for 5 p.m. (ET) in Knoxville, Tenn.

EYES ON NO. 20
Tennessee will be in search of their 20th victory of the season. It would be the 23rd time in program history the Lady Vols have reached 20 wins in a season. They enter the match 11-1 inside of Thompson-Boling Arena and is the only team in the conference with 11+ victories in their home gym.

LAST TIME
Tennessee vs Ole Miss (Nov. 2)
Result: W (3-1)

The Lady Vols grabbed their 10th victory in conference play on Friday behind 22 kills from junior Tessa Grubbs and a career-high 17 kills from sophomore Addisyn Rowe. With the win, the Vols moved into a tie for second place in the conference standings.

SERIES HISTORY
Versus Texas A&M
Series: 7-10
Last: Oct. 19, 2018 W, 3-2 College Station, Texas

University of Tennessee volleyball team grabbed its sixth victory of Southeastern Conference play with a five-set win over Texas A&M. Grubbs led the way with 19 kills in the five setter including the clincher in the final frame hitting it deep court in between two Aggie defenders.

STANDOUT STAT
Erica Treiber has finished with a .400 or better hitting percentage in 14 matches this season coming off of the Ole Miss match where she hit at a .565 mark on Friday night. Tennessee is 12-2 in those matches and 6-0 in SEC play.

MILESTONE WATCH
Senior Erica Treiber enters the match just one block away from surpassing Araina Wilson for fourth all-time in program history. Both players are currently tied with 466 for their careers. Fellow senior Brooke Schumacher, who is currently seventh in Tennessee in career digs with 1,311, needs 27 digs to enter into the top five in all-time program history and one to tie for sixth.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Tessa Grubbs was named Southeastern Conference Player of the Week and Addisyn Rowe was named Defensive Player of the Week. Grubbs 41 kills (5.13 kills per set) this week were the most she has had in back-to-back matches this season. It included Sunday when she set a new career-high with 27 kills (5.40 kills per set) to help Tennessee back from 2-0 sets down against Georgia.

Rowe proved key in the come-from-behind victory over Georgia on Sunday. The sophomore registered a career-high eight blocks in the match which included her final block that ended the match at 15-11 in the fifth set.

TREIBER
Treiber is the only Power-5 player to rank in the top nine in their conference in hitting percentage (.400/2nd SEC), blocks/set (1.03/6th) and aces/set (0.35/5th).

NEXT UP
Tennessee is off for a week before traveling back to the state of Mississippi for a match with Mississippi State. The Bulldogs are currently 1-11 in conference play, falling at the hands of LSU in three sets on Friday night.

The match will air on SEC Network+ with the first serve scheduled for 2 p.m. (ET) in Starkville, Miss.