University of Tennessee Athletics
Sunday, September 23
Knoxville
1 pm
University of Tennessee
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#20 Kentucky
VOLLEYBALL CENTRAL: vs. No. 20 Kentucky
September 22, 2018 | Volleyball
Tennessee returns home for the start of a five game home stand starting with No. 20 Kentucky Sunday
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee volleyball team opens up its home Southeastern Conference slate against No. 20 Kentucky Sunday afternoon.
The Lady Vols enter the match with a 2-1 record against ranked opponents this season with wins over No. 22 Michigan State and No. 16 San Diego. The team opened up conference play on the road against Auburn Friday night. Tennessee hit over .40 for the second-straight match en route to a four-set victory over the Tigers.
The Sunday matinée with the Wildcats can also be seen on SEC Network at 1:00 p.m. (ET).
.350 CLUB
With the help of a .408 hitting percentage season thus far, senior Erica Treiber is just the second player in program history to average .350 hitting percentage in her career. Beverly Robinson (1982-83) is the only other at .359 in her career.
LAST TIME
Tennessee at Auburn (Sept. 21)
Result: W (3-1)
Versus Kentucky
Series: Tied 30-48
-Last: Oct. 22, 2017Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â 3-0Â Â Â Lexington, Ken.
Sedona Hansen finished the match with 18 assists and 11 digs for her 10th double-double performance of the 2017 season in a 3-0 (21-25, 18-25, 28-30) road loss to the No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats at Memorial Coliseum.
STANDOUT STAT
The combination of sophomore Addisyn Rowe and Treiber in the middle this season has been a tough combination for opponents to stop. With Rowe and Treiber, Tennessee is one of just two teams in the conference to have multiple players in the top 10 in hitting percentage. Rowe ranks seventh at .335 while Treiber is second hitting at a .408 clip.
HANSEN
The Wrightwood, Calif. native is just 36 assists away from becoming the ninth player in program history in the 2000 assist club. Hansen is coming off of her third double-double in the last four games picking up her third double-double in four career matches against Auburn with 27 assists and 10 digs.
NEXT UP
Tennessee continues its five-game home stand with match-up with Missouri on Friday night. Missouri is 11-2 entering its Sunday match with Arkansas as the Tigers opened up conference play with a home sweep of No. 25 Alabama on Wednesday.
The game will be streaming on SEC Network+ with the first serve scheduled for 6:30 p.m. (ET) in Thompson-Boling Arena.
The Lady Vols enter the match with a 2-1 record against ranked opponents this season with wins over No. 22 Michigan State and No. 16 San Diego. The team opened up conference play on the road against Auburn Friday night. Tennessee hit over .40 for the second-straight match en route to a four-set victory over the Tigers.
The Sunday matinée with the Wildcats can also be seen on SEC Network at 1:00 p.m. (ET).
.350 CLUB
With the help of a .408 hitting percentage season thus far, senior Erica Treiber is just the second player in program history to average .350 hitting percentage in her career. Beverly Robinson (1982-83) is the only other at .359 in her career.
LAST TIME
Tennessee at Auburn (Sept. 21)
Result: W (3-1)
- After dropping the opening set, Tennessee dominated the rest of the match. The Lady Vols held the Tigers to a .053 hitting percentage in the final three frames while amassing 70 kills at a season-high clip of .404 percent.
- Juniors Tessa Grubbs and Alyssa Andreno as well as sophomore Addisyn Rowe all tallied double-digit kills while hitting north of .400. Treiber and freshman Lily Felts nearly joined them in double-digits finishing with nine.
Versus Kentucky
Series: Tied 30-48
-Last: Oct. 22, 2017Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â 3-0Â Â Â Lexington, Ken.
Sedona Hansen finished the match with 18 assists and 11 digs for her 10th double-double performance of the 2017 season in a 3-0 (21-25, 18-25, 28-30) road loss to the No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats at Memorial Coliseum.
STANDOUT STAT
The combination of sophomore Addisyn Rowe and Treiber in the middle this season has been a tough combination for opponents to stop. With Rowe and Treiber, Tennessee is one of just two teams in the conference to have multiple players in the top 10 in hitting percentage. Rowe ranks seventh at .335 while Treiber is second hitting at a .408 clip.
HANSEN
The Wrightwood, Calif. native is just 36 assists away from becoming the ninth player in program history in the 2000 assist club. Hansen is coming off of her third double-double in the last four games picking up her third double-double in four career matches against Auburn with 27 assists and 10 digs.
NEXT UP
Tennessee continues its five-game home stand with match-up with Missouri on Friday night. Missouri is 11-2 entering its Sunday match with Arkansas as the Tigers opened up conference play with a home sweep of No. 25 Alabama on Wednesday.
The game will be streaming on SEC Network+ with the first serve scheduled for 6:30 p.m. (ET) in Thompson-Boling Arena.
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