Lady Vols take second tournament title with sweep over Indiana State

Saturday, September 1

Knoxville

7:30 pm

University of Tennessee

6-0

Indiana State

4-2

Indiana State

Tennessee

Lady Vols take second tournament title with sweep over Indiana State

September 01, 2018 | Volleyball

Box Score

Danielle Mahaffey leads Tennessee with a season-high 11 kills

By: Andy Kovar

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee volleyball team claimed it second tournament title of the season with a sweep of Indiana State Saturday night in Thompson-Boling Arena.

The Lady Vols went 3-0 in the Rocky Top Invitational to improve to 6-0 overall on the season. They were able to capitalize on nine attack errors from the Sycamores to take the first set 25-19.

Trailing 20-18 in the second set, the Lady Vols turned to freshman Lily Felts and Danielle Mahaffey who tallied three kills to put them back in front 22-21. Tennessee edged out Indiana State 26-24 to take the set.

Mahaffey finished the match with a season-high 11 kills to lead the way for Tennessee. She found the floor five more times in the final frame including converting on match point off an assist from junior Sedona Hansen.

Standout Stat:

Tennessee won its 899th game in program history dating back to the program's inception. The Lady Vols will go for No. 900 on Tuesday when they travel to Johnson City to face East Tennessee State.

From Coach Rackham
On the two matches on Saturday
"It was a nice day. Back-to-back matches are tough. We had to play two good and different opponents in less than six hours. You don't have a lot of time to prepare. Indiana State is a really quality opponent and they play in a really challenging conference. I knew that would be a challenge for us. I think we got better as the week went on which is what I hoped for." –Coach Eve Rackham

On Erica Treiber
"Erica brings a sense of stability and confidence. She knows what play to makes most of the time. She gives other people around her good information so, she helps other people around her get better. She helps her teammates play at a higher level. You can count on her to do the right thing at the right time which is a huge thing." -Coach Rackham

Match Notables:

Lily Felts earned All-Tournament and MVP honors with 31 kills including 18 in a win over North Florida. She was joined by seniors Brooke Schumacher and Erica Treiber on the All-Tournament team. This is the second All-Tournament honor for Treiber this season.
The Lady Vols have the best opponent hitting percentage in the conference with a .098 mark. Tennessee has held the opposition under .100 four times this season including twice this weekend.
Tennessee is one of just three teams remaining in the conference with an undefeated record in 2018 (Alabama and Georgia). All three are 6-0 as of Saturday night.

Next Up:
Tennessee is off for two days before traveling to Johnson City for a midweek match against East Tennessee State. The Lady Vols sport a 28-6 record against the Buccaneers and are winners of 18 of the last 19 matchups.