University of Tennessee Athletics
Friday, September 6
East Lansing, Mi
10:15 AM
University of Tennessee
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Cincinnati
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Cincinnati
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Tennessee
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Tennessee Falls in Three Sets to Cincinnati
September 06, 2019 | Volleyball
Senior Tessa Grubbs finishes with a team-high 11 kills in the loss to the Bearcats
EAST LANSING, Mich. – No. 21 Tennessee dropped the opening match of the Spartan Invitational in three sets to Cincinnati (18-25, 19-25, 23-25).
After trailing for much of the final set, the Lady Vols battled back, tying up the set at 22-22 when sophomore Danielle Mahaffey and senior Alyssa Andreno teamed up to block the Bearcats' Jordan Thompson.
Despite the late 5-2 run from Tennessee, it was unable to force a fourth set as Cincinnati closed out the match in three sets.
Senior outside hitter Tessa Grubbs led the way with 11 kills from the left pin. Six of her kills came in the final set as the Lady Vols nearly pushed the game to the fourth set.
On the opposite pin, freshman Morgahn Fingall and sophomore Danielle Mahaffey tallied seven kills each while both hitting north of .300 for the match.
Senior setter Sedona Hansen fell just short of her third double-double in three matches this season, finishing with a team-high 20 assists and six digs.
Standout Stat
The Lady Vols play their second match in the Spartan Invitational against Miami (OH) at Jenison Fieldhouse later today.
First serve is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network+.
After trailing for much of the final set, the Lady Vols battled back, tying up the set at 22-22 when sophomore Danielle Mahaffey and senior Alyssa Andreno teamed up to block the Bearcats' Jordan Thompson.
Despite the late 5-2 run from Tennessee, it was unable to force a fourth set as Cincinnati closed out the match in three sets.
Senior outside hitter Tessa Grubbs led the way with 11 kills from the left pin. Six of her kills came in the final set as the Lady Vols nearly pushed the game to the fourth set.
On the opposite pin, freshman Morgahn Fingall and sophomore Danielle Mahaffey tallied seven kills each while both hitting north of .300 for the match.
Senior setter Sedona Hansen fell just short of her third double-double in three matches this season, finishing with a team-high 20 assists and six digs.
Standout Stat
- Last season, the Lady Vols were only swept in a match once, coming at the hands of No. 16 San Diego. Tennessee responded the next night by beating the Toreros on the road in four sets.
- Fingall and Mahaffey both finished with season highs in hitting percentage as Mahaffey hit .400 on 15 swings while Fingall hit .312 on 16 swings.
- Grubbs has now had double-digit kills in 22 of the last 23 matches including all three matches this season. During that stretch she has nine matches with 20-plus kills.
- With six digs in the match, Hansen is now just 79 digs away from reaching the 1,000 career dig mark.
The Lady Vols play their second match in the Spartan Invitational against Miami (OH) at Jenison Fieldhouse later today.
First serve is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network+.
Team Stats
UC
UT
Kills
47
38
Errors
10
16
Attempts
91
98
Hitting %
.407
.224
Points
60.0
42.0
Assists
47
36
Aces
8
1
Blocks
5.0
3.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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