MATCH CENTRAL: #10 UT vs. #21 Ole Miss

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. -- No. 10 Tennessee is set to take on No. 21 Ole Miss in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament on Thursday. The match will kick off at 8:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on SEC Network.

Second-seeded UT (16-2-0) defeated Florida in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, 5-2. The five goals in that game ties the most ever scored by a Tennessee team in the SEC Tournament. It is the first time the Vols have appeared in an SEC semifinal match since 2014 when No. 10 seed Tennessee fell to No. 3 seed Kentucky, 3-2.

Ole Miss (12-4-2), the No. 3 seed, advanced to the semis with a 1-0 victory over sixth-seeded Alabama on Tuesday.

The Vols have a 16-4-2 all-time advantage in the series and were victorious in the last meeting between the two teams in 2018, winning 2-0 on the road. In SEC Tournament play against the Rebels, UT is 2-1-0.

This season, the Vols are 2-0 when playing ranked opponents, with wins over #11 Auburn and at #19 South Carolina.

UP NEXT: The winner will advance to the SEC Championship to face either No. 1 seed Arkansas or No. 5 seed Auburn. The title game will be played at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday and be broadcast on SEC Network.

WINNING WAYS: Tennessee is two wins away from tying the program record for wins in a single season (18) and is currently tied for fourth in the nation in overall win percentage (.889).

DYNAMIC DUO: Mackenzie George and Jaida Thomas are hitting their stride, having combined for eight goals over the last four games.

CREATING CHANCES: UT is second in the nation in corner kicks per game (8.89), fourth in shots per game (20.17), 10th in shots on goal per game (9.61), and 13th in scoring offense (2.72).

BALANCED ATTACK: Four different Vols found the net against Florida, and on the season, four UT players have scored six or more goals - Jaida Thomas (10), Taylor Huff (8), Claudia Dipasupil (7) and Mackenzie George (6).

EVERYONE IS DANGEROUS: With Burdette's first goal of the season against Florida, 15 different Volunteers have now scored at least one goal this season.

PROTECTING THE NET: The Vols have recorded 10 shutouts this season, the most since 2018 when they managed a program-best-tying 12. Through 18 games, the back line has held opponents to a combined 12 goals and limits opponents to an average of 4.33 shots on goal per game.

STACKING UP: This UT squad reached 10 wins faster than any team in program history and tallied a six-game SEC win streak for the first time since 2007.

SECOND HALF TEAM: Tennessee is outscoring opponents 31-7 after halftime, has scored 10 goals during the final 10 minutes of regulation and has landed two golden goals this season.