Volleyball Central: vs. Georgia

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee volleyball team looks to cap off a perfect weekend and capture its fifth conference win of the season, as the Georgia Bulldogs visit Thompson-Boling Arena Sunday afternoon.

The Lady Vols (10-11, 4-7 SEC) registered SEC win number four with a five-set thriller against Ole Miss on Friday. Tennessee entered the weekend No. 55 in the latest RPI rankings released by the NCAA.

The Bulldogs (16-5, 8-2 SEC) have won seven of their last eight league matches including a sweep over Arkansas at home on Wednesday. Freshman Kacie Evans led the Bulldogs with 12 kills and two service aces in the win.

The first serve of Sunday's match versus Georgia is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. (ET) in Thompson-Boling Arena. The match can also be seen on SEC Network+.

TOP 10 HERE THEY COME
Senior outside hitter Tessa Grubbs needs just 29 more kills this season to enter the top-10 in program history in career kills. She would be just the second Lady Vol player in the 25-point rally-scoring era to enter the top-10 in career kills.

Senior setter Sedona Hansen enters the Sunday meeting just 67 digs away to enter the top 10 in program history in career digs. She currently sits 13th with 1,073, needing just 44 digs to tie Kelli Scott (1999-2002) and Bridgette Villano (2013-16) for 11th on the all-time list.

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

Tennessee claimed its fourth conference win of the season after defeating Ole Miss in five sets on Friday night. The win marks the Lady Vols' fifth five-set victory of the season and second in conference play.
- Senior Sedona Hansen registered her 11^th double-double of the season and 57^th of her career to lead Tennessee with 51 assists and 11 digs, while fellow senior Tessa Grubbs eclipsed 1,300 career kills tallying a team-high 21 kills.

SERIES HISTORY
Versus Georgia
Series: Tennessee leads 48-28
Last: Oct. 4, 2019 L, 3-1 Athens, Georgia

Despite career milestones from senior setter Sedona Hansen, Tennessee fell on the road against Georgia in four sets on Oct. 4.
- For the second consecutive match, sophomore outside hitter Lily Felts finished the match with double-digit kills. She also notched eight digs, falling just short of her first double-double of the season.

STANDOUT STAT
The win over Ole Miss on Friday night was the 20^th SEC victory of the Eve Rackham era. In 29 total conference matches, she is the quickest coach in program history to reach 20 SEC wins.

QUEEN OF KILLS
Tessa Grubbs has averaged 4.13 kills per set though 20 matches this season, which ranks fourth in the SEC.

In 39 of the last 41 matches, the Tega Cay, S.C. native has notched double-digit kills. During that stretch of 41 matches, she has 14 matches with 20-plus kills including six times this season.

Her career 3.74 kills per set ranks third in program history just trailing Tamala Bightman (4.32 K/S) and Ariana Wilson (4.08 K/S). Grubbs is also tied for 19th on the career active leaders list among all of Division I.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE
Senior setter Sedona Hansen recorded her 11th double-double of the season with a team-high 51 assists and 11 digs against Ole Miss on Friday. She is second all-time in program history for career double-doubles with 58, just four matches from tying the all-time program record.

She currently ranks fifth all-time in career assists with 3,219 while ranking 13th in digs with 1,073.

During the Auburn match on Oct. 6, Hansen became just the fourth player in Tennessee history to have 3,000-plus assists and 1,000-plus digs in her career.

NEXT UP
The Lady Vols go on the road to Tuscaloosa, Ala. to face-off against Alabama on Sunday, Nov. 10. This is the first meeting between the teams this season.

First serve is scheduled for 3 p.m. (ET) at Foster Auditorium. The match will also air on SEC Network+.