University of Tennessee Athletics
Lady Vols to Play Purdue in Broadway Block Party
March 04, 2025 | Volleyball
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee volleyball will cap off the opening weekend of the 2025 campaign with a contest against Purdue in Bridgestone Arena as part of the inaugural Broadway Block Party, the Nashville Sports Council and ESPN Events announced Tuesday.
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The August 31 event is a triple-header competition with three SEC programs taking on three Big Ten opponents. In addition to the Lady Vols and the Boilermakers, Kentucky and Nebraska is the first match of the day, while Illinois and Vanderbilt round things out.
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Tennessee's contest will be televised nationally on ESPN2, and it will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first match, which is slated to start at 12 p.m. ET. Lady Vol fans may use the exclusive pre-sale code TEN25BBP starting March 7 at 11 a.m. until March 13 at 11 a.m., when tickets go on sale to the public at NashvilleSports.com/BroadwayBlockParty. For the pre-sale, fans should use the code on Ticketmaster.
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The last time the Big Orange and Purdue faced off on the court was Dec. 2, 2022, when the Lady Vols dropped a five-set thriller in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. This will be the 11th meeting all time between the two programs, with UT's lone victory coming in 2004. It will be just the fifth showdown between the squads in the last 20 years.
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Tennessee is led by two-time All-American setter Caroline Kerr. The rising redshirt junior has guided the Lady Vol offense each of the last two seasons, boasting 2,314 career assists and averaging 11.02 assists per set.
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UT returns plenty of experience at the middle blocker position with Keondreya Granberry, Klaudia Pawlik and Chelsea Sutton. Granberry was a 2024 AVCA South All-Region Team selection after ranking second nationally and leading the SEC with a .455 hitting percentage. She finished the season with 240.5 points, 189 kills, 93 blocks, 26 digs and six assists and led the team in blocks for the third year in a row.
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In total, nine returners saw action in at least 50 sets last fall, while Kerr and Granberry started in all 27 matches. Outside hitter Hayden Kubik (25), right side hitter Paityn Chapman (19) and Sutton (14) each earned starting nods in double-digit contests. Chapman and Kubik ranked second and third, respectively, on the team in kills last year, combining for 445 between the two.
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The Lady Vols will have seven new faces on the roster next fall, added three individuals from the transfer portal and signed four freshmen. Of the transfers, senior libero Gülce Güçtekin (pronounced GOOL-jay GOOCH-tek-in) and redshirt senior outside hitter Starr Williams bring plenty of experience to the roster and are expected to contribute right away on Rocky Top.
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Outside hitter Maggie Dostic was the top signee in UT's recruiting class, checking as the No. 31 overall recruit in the country by PrepVolleyball.com. As a senior, Dostic was the 2024 MaxPreps Player of the Year for Florida and garnered second Team All-American honors from the organization. She posted 311 kills on .313 hitting, 166 digs, 51 aces and 27 blocks.
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The August 31 event is a triple-header competition with three SEC programs taking on three Big Ten opponents. In addition to the Lady Vols and the Boilermakers, Kentucky and Nebraska is the first match of the day, while Illinois and Vanderbilt round things out.
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Tennessee's contest will be televised nationally on ESPN2, and it will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first match, which is slated to start at 12 p.m. ET. Lady Vol fans may use the exclusive pre-sale code TEN25BBP starting March 7 at 11 a.m. until March 13 at 11 a.m., when tickets go on sale to the public at NashvilleSports.com/BroadwayBlockParty. For the pre-sale, fans should use the code on Ticketmaster.
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The last time the Big Orange and Purdue faced off on the court was Dec. 2, 2022, when the Lady Vols dropped a five-set thriller in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. This will be the 11th meeting all time between the two programs, with UT's lone victory coming in 2004. It will be just the fifth showdown between the squads in the last 20 years.
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Tennessee is led by two-time All-American setter Caroline Kerr. The rising redshirt junior has guided the Lady Vol offense each of the last two seasons, boasting 2,314 career assists and averaging 11.02 assists per set.
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UT returns plenty of experience at the middle blocker position with Keondreya Granberry, Klaudia Pawlik and Chelsea Sutton. Granberry was a 2024 AVCA South All-Region Team selection after ranking second nationally and leading the SEC with a .455 hitting percentage. She finished the season with 240.5 points, 189 kills, 93 blocks, 26 digs and six assists and led the team in blocks for the third year in a row.
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In total, nine returners saw action in at least 50 sets last fall, while Kerr and Granberry started in all 27 matches. Outside hitter Hayden Kubik (25), right side hitter Paityn Chapman (19) and Sutton (14) each earned starting nods in double-digit contests. Chapman and Kubik ranked second and third, respectively, on the team in kills last year, combining for 445 between the two.
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The Lady Vols will have seven new faces on the roster next fall, added three individuals from the transfer portal and signed four freshmen. Of the transfers, senior libero Gülce Güçtekin (pronounced GOOL-jay GOOCH-tek-in) and redshirt senior outside hitter Starr Williams bring plenty of experience to the roster and are expected to contribute right away on Rocky Top.
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Outside hitter Maggie Dostic was the top signee in UT's recruiting class, checking as the No. 31 overall recruit in the country by PrepVolleyball.com. As a senior, Dostic was the 2024 MaxPreps Player of the Year for Florida and garnered second Team All-American honors from the organization. She posted 311 kills on .313 hitting, 166 digs, 51 aces and 27 blocks.
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