UT vs. Alabama and Ole Miss Match Notes

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MATCH NOTES

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE PLAY

Layd Vols vs. Alabama [9-8, 2-4] /// 7 p.m. ET

SUNDAY

Lady Vols vs. Ole Miss [5-9, 1-5] /// 1:30 p.m. ET

2011 RECORD

[ OCT. 7 & 9 /// THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA /// KNOXVILLE, TENN. ]

FRIDAY

TO NOTE... WELCOME BACK HOME

OPPONENTS AT A QUICK GLANCE

This weekend, the Lady Vols return home to face a pair of Southeastern Conference opponents in Alabama and Ole Miss after winning four conference matches on the road. Friday’s match against the Crimson Tide will be the annual “Dig for the Cure” match, which helps raise money for breast cancer research By starting the season a perfect 6-0 against SEC schools, the Lady Vols have now won nine straight matches this season and nine consecutive conference matches dating back to last season. Last year, Tennessee won all but two home SEC matches in the friendly confines of Thompson-Boling Arena.

Tennessee has had a lot of success against both Alabama and Ole Miss recently, as the team has won six straight over both the Crimson Tide and the Rebels. Alabama and Ole Miss have not won in Knoxville since 2007. The Tide is coming off a midweek win over Alabama A&M, while Ole Miss most recently fell to Mississippi State in a match that went five sets. The two teams faced off against one another on Sept. 28, with UA prevailing 3-1.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Last weekend, the Lady Vols capped off a fourmatch road swing with victories over LSU and Arkansas. The wins kept UT perfect in the SEC, as the team is the lone squad in the conference not to have a league loss. The win at LSU marked Tennessee’s first victory over the Tigers since 2008 and the first time the team defeated LSU in Baton Rouge since Oct. of 2000. By sweeping Arkansas, the Lady Vols have now defeated the Razorbacks in eight straight matches. Juniors DeeDee Harrison and Leslie Cikra and sophomore Kelsey Robinson led the offensive attack, recording double digit kills in both matches. Freshman Mary Pollmiller was named the SEC Freshman of the Week, as she notched a doubledouble of 50 assists and 13 digs in a win over LSU and her average of 12.43 assists per set ranks first in the SEC in that category. Defensively, sophomore Carly Sahagian had a career-high 23 digs against the Tigers, while Ellen Mullins dug up 15 at LSU and registered a team-high 14 versus Arkansas.

 Alabama 2011 Record: 9-8 (2-4 SEC) All-Time Series Record: UT leads 29-12 Rob Patrick vs. UA: 16-7 2010 Meeting Results: 10/17/10 (Knoxville): Tennessee def. Alabama 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 26-24) 11/5/10 (Tuscaloosa, Ala.): Tennessee def. Alabama 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-22)

2011

TENNESSEE /// LADY VOLUNTEERS VOLLEYBALL

OVERALL RECORD: 13-2 SEC NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

6-0 7-2 5-0 5-1 3-1

 2011 SEASON SCHEDULE AUGUST

 Comcast Lady Vol Classic 26 27

Ohio Villanova Maryland

W, 3-2 W, 3-0 W, 3-2

SEPTEMBER

 Illinois State Farm Classic Champaign, Ill. 2 @ #7 Illinois 3 vs. #21 Dayton vs. Houston

L, 1-3 W, 3-2 L, 2-3

 Virginia Tech Invitational Blacksburg, Va. 9 10

vs. Seton Hall vs. American @ Virginia Tech

W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-1

16 18 23 25 30

Georgia * Auburn * @ South Carolina * @ Florida @ LSU *

W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-2 W, 3-1

 Ole Miss 2011 Record: 5-9 (1-5 SEC) All-Time Series Record: UT leads 37-6 Rob Patrick vs. OM: 19-2 2010 Meeting Results: 10/1/10 (Knoxville): Tennessee def. Ole Miss 3-0 (2522, 25-16, 25-22) 11/21/10 (Oxford, Miss.): Tennessee def. Ole Miss 3-1 (25-15, 13-25, 25-20, 25-20)

THE SEC (HISTORICALLY SPEAKING) Tennessee has won at least 15 SEC matches each of the last three seasons leading up to 2011, finishing with 15 in 2008 and 2010 and 16 in 2009. Rob Patrick is 150-90 in his career in the SEC. In 12 of his 14 seasons, he led the Lady Vols to a .500 or better record against the conference. In 2004, Tennessee stormed through the league with a 15-1 record, tying for first in the SEC and winning the SEC Tournament a week later.

CONTACT BOX /// MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION

OCTOBER 2 7 9 12 16 21 23 28 30

@ Arkansas * Alabama * Mississippi @ Kentucky * @ Mississippi State * @ Auburn * @ Georgia * Florida * South Carolina *

NOVEMBER 2 6 11 13 18 20 23

@ Louisville Mississippi State * Mississippi Alabama * Arkansas * LSU * Kentucky *

>> * SEC match

TODD MOUNCE

MATT MAGILL

Graduate Assistant Email: tmounce@utk.edu Office: 865.974.0311 Cell: 330.718.6040

Student Assistant Media Contact Email: mmagill1@utk.edu

W, 3-0 7 p.m. ET 1:30 p.m. ET 8 p.m. ET 1:30 p.m. CT 7 p.m. CT 1:30 p.m. ET 7 p.m. ET 1:30 p.m. ET

7 p.m. ET 1:30 p.m. ET 7 p.m. CT 1:30 p.m. CT 7 p.m. ET 2 p.m. ET 7 p.m. ET


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