MATCH NOTES
THE SEC: ROUND 2
WEDNESDAY def. Louisville, 3-0 /// Louisville, Ky. vs. Mississippi State [10-13, 5-9] /// 1:30 p.m. ET
2011 RECORD
[ NOV. 6 /// KNOXVILLE, TENN. /// THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA]
SUNDAY
2011
TENNESSEE /// LADY VOLUNTEERS VOLLEYBALL
TO NOTE... IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK HOME AGAIN
OPPONENTS AT A QUICK GLANCE
After making quick work of Louisville on the road Wednesday, sweeping the Cardinals in straight sets, the No. 16 Lady Vol volleyball team returns home to host Mississippi State on Sunday afternoon. Tennessee has now won six-straight matches, including a victory over 13th-ranked Florida in four sets last Friday. Last year, Tennessee won all but two home SEC matches in the friendly confines of Thompson-Boling Arena.
The midweek showdown with Louisville marks the eighth consecutive year that the Lady Vols and Cardinals have meet in a non-conference match. Mississippi State enters the match with an overall record of 10-13 and 5-9 against the SEC. Prior to its trip to Knoxville on Sunday, State travels to Lexington, Ky., to square off against the Wildcats on Friday evening.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT The No. 16 University of Tennessee Lady Vol volleyball team notched a pair of home victories this past weekend over then No. 13 Florida and South Carolina to improve to 20-3 overall and 13-1 in conference play. Against Florida, the Big Orange defense was tremendous, limiting the Gator offense, which leads the conference and nation in hitting percentage, to just .160, while winning the match in four sets. Versus South Carolina, the Lady Vols hit a season-best .446 to make quick work of the Gamecocks, sweeping USC in three. UT hit .175 to Florida’s .160, which marked the first time the Gator’s have been outhit all year. Tiffany Baker was outstanding in both matches, as she registered double-doubles in each match. Against UF, she blasted 13 kills to go along with 11 digs, while in the USC match, the Carrolton, Texas, native tallied 15 kills and dug up 12. Four Lady Vols hit over .400 in the South Carolina match, as in addition to Baker, sophomore Kelsey Robinson notched double-double number 17 on the year with 13 kills and 10 digs. Junior Leslie Cikra hit a match-high and career-best .636 and totaled eight kills, while fellow junior DeeDee Harrison slammed seven kills and hit .417.
Louisville 2011 Record: 17-7 (9-1 BIG EAST) All-Time Series Record: UT leads 14-7 Patrick’s Record Against: 6-3 Last 10 Meetings: Tied 5-5 The Last Two Meetings: 10/27/10 (Knoxville, Tenn.): Tennessee def. Louisville, 3-1 (17-25, 25-23, 25-22, 28-26) 11/2/11 (Louisville, Ky.): Tennessee def. Louisville 3-0, (25-23, 25-21, 25-19)
Mississippi State 2011 Record: 10-13 (5-9 SEC) All-Time Series Record: UT leads 40-7 Patrick’s Record Against: 22-1 Last 10 Meetings: UT leads 9-1 The Last Two Meetings: 11/7/10 (Starkville, Miss.): Tennessee def. Mississippi State, 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-18) 10/16/11 (Starkville, Miss.): Tennessee def. Mississippi State, 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 28-26)
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 157-91 in his career in the SEC. In 13 of his 15 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
OVERALL RECORD: 21-3 SEC NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
2011 SEASON SCHEDULE AUGUST
Comcast Lady Vol Classic 26 27
Ohio Villanova Maryland
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, 3-2 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 * @ #6 Florida @ LSU *
W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-2 W, 3-1
OCTOBER 2 7 9 12 16 21 23 28 30
@ Arkansas * Alabama * Mississippi @ #25 Kentucky * @ Mississippi State * @ Auburn * @ Georgia * #13 Florida * South Carolina *
W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-2 L, 2-3 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-1 W, 3-1 W, 3-0
NOVEMBER 2 6 11 13 18 20 23
@ Louisville Mississippi State * @ Mississippi @ Alabama * Arkansas * LSU * Kentucky *
>> * SEC match
TODD MOUNCE
13-1 8-2 9-0 9-2 3-1
W, 3-0 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