Volleyball Central: vs. Auburn

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee volleyball team will celebrate Senior Day Wednesday night against Auburn in Thompson-Boling Arena.

The Lady Vols (13-13, 7-9 SEC) have won three in a row of their last four matches entering the regular season home finale. During that stretch, Tennessee has a .295 hitting percentage with both middles hitting above .400 percent.

The Tigers (6-21, 0-16 SEC) come into the match still in search of their first conference victory this season. Four of their hitters have averaged more than 2.00 kills per set this season with their team leader being Enija Bidzane with 2.64 kills per set.

The first serve of Wednesday's match against Auburn is scheduled for 5 p.m. (ET) in Thompson-Boling Arena. The match can also be seen on SEC Network+.

SENIOR SZN
Prior to the match Wednesday night, Tennessee will honor its four Lady Vol seniors in middle blocker Alyssa Andreno, setter Sedona Hansen, outside hitter Tessa Grubbs and defensive specialist/libero Asha Phillips. They have combined to play in 391 matches and 1,352 sets during their four years on Rocky Top.

LAST TIME
Tennessee vs. Missouri (Nov. 24)
Result: L, 1-3

Tennessee forced Missouri to make eight errors in the first set while limiting Missouri to a .086 hitting percentage. The Lady Vols ultimately fell in four sets.
- UT was able to get balanced scoring from all three positions on Sunday. This included 19 kills combined from the middle blocking combination of Alyssa Andreno and Addisyn Rowe. They combined to have a .400 hitting percentage for the match while also combining for seven blocks.

SERIES HISTORY
Versus Auburn
Series: Auburn leads 32-20-1
Last: Oct. 6, 2019 W, 3-0 Auburn, Alabama

Tennessee captured its first sweep at Auburn since 2000 to help them to it first conference road win. The Lady Vols held the Tigers to just a .092 hitting percentage.
- Sedona Hansen crossed her third career milestone in the weekend. With her fifth assist in the first set, Hansen became just the fifth member of the 3,000-assist club.

STANDOUT STAT
With two matches remaining in the regular season, Sedona Hansen needs 22 digs to join the top 10 in program history. Kelsey Robinson (2010-12) is currently in 10th with 1,140 digs.

QUEEN OF KILLS
Tessa Grubbs has averaged 4.13 kills per set though 26 matches this season, which ranks fourth in the SEC.

In 44 of the last 46 matches, the Tega Cay, S.C. native has notched double-digit kills. During that stretch of 46 matches, she has 15 matches with 20-plus kills including in seven matches this season.

Her career 3.76 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 26th on the career active leaders list among all of Division I.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE
Senior setter Sedona Hansen recorded her 13th double-double of the season with a team-high 41 assists and 14 digs on Sunday against Missouri. She is second all-time in program history for career double-doubles with 60, just two matches from tying the all-time program record.

She currently ranks fifth all-time in career assists with 3,424 while ranking 11th in digs with 1,118.

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.

MONTH OF NOVEMBER
In the Eve Rackham era, Tennessee holds a 12-2 record in the month of November including a 5-2 record in Knoxville. Over the last two seasons, the Lady Vols have won 38 of 55 sets they have played with four sweeps.

NEXT UP
It's Senior Night in Thompson-Boling Arena as the Lady Vols host Auburn to close out their home schedule. Earlier this season, Tennessee grabbed a straight-set victory, holding the Tigers to just a .092 hitting percentage.

First serve is scheduled for 5 p.m. (ET) in Knoxville, Tenn. The match will also air on SEC Network+.

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Players Mentioned

Alyssa Andreno

Tessa Grubbs

Sedona Hansen

Asha Phillips

Addisyn Rowe

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