2011
TENNESSEE /// LADY VOLUNTEERS VOLLEYBALL
MATCH NOTES
THE SEC: ROUND 2 FRIDAY
at Ole Miss [9-15, 5-11] /// 7:00 p.m. CT
SUNDAY
at Alabama [11-16, 4-12] /// 1:30 p.m. CT
2011 RECORD
[ NOV. 11 & 13 /// OXFORD, MISS. /// TUSCALOOSA, ALA.]
TO NOTE... FINAL REGULAR SEASON ROAD TRIP
OPPONENTS AT A QUICK GLANCE
Coming off a win at Louisville and a victory over Mississippi State at home this past week, the Lady Vols hit the road one last time during the regular season, as the team travels to Oxford, Miss., and Tuscaloosa, Ala., for matches against Ole Miss and Alabama. Tennessee has been on a roll, winning sevenstraight matches, including a victory over 13th-ranked Florida in four sets on Oct. 28. After this weeekend, UT will be at home for its final three Southeastern Conference matches. Last year, Tennessee won all but two home SEC matches in the friendly confines of Thompson-Boling Arena.
Friday’s opponent, Ole Miss, is the only SEC team this season to take the Lady Vols to a fifth set at Thompson-Boling Arena. Ole Miss has won four of its last five matches, two of which came on the road. The Tide have dropped three in a row entering Friday’s match against Kentucky. Alabama has been much better at home this year (7-5), as the squad has four sweeps at Foster Auditorium.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT The No. 15 University of Tennessee Lady Vol volleyball team notched a pair of victories this past week over Louisville and Mississippi State to improve to 22-3 overall and 14-1 in conference play. Against the Cardinals, UT had six players hit .286 or better, as juniors DeeDee Harrison and Leslie Cikra, sophomore Kelsey Robinson and freshmen Tiffany Baker, Shelayn Kolosky and Mary Pollmiller accounted for all of UT’s 52 kills. As a team, the Big Orange hit .374 against U of L and tied a season-high of 49 assists in a four set match. Four days later, the Lady Vols had four players reach double digits in kills and four players have 10 or more digs versus MSU. Robinson and Cikra each tallied 15 kills to lead the way, while Baker blasted 11 kills and Harrison recorded 10. The only other time this season that four players reached double digits in kills came on Sept. 25 at Florida. Baker and Pollmiller each had double-doubles againts State, as Baker dug up 10, while Pollmiller tallied 45 assists and 10 digs. Sophomore Ellen Mullins and freshman Nikki Brice limited the Bulldog offense, as they had 15 and 11 digs, respectively.
Ole Miss 2011 Record: 9-15 (5-11 SEC) All-Time Series Record: UT leads 38-6 Patrick’s Record Against: 20-2 Last 10 Meetings: UT leads 8-2 The Last Two Meetings: 11/21/10 (Oxford, Miss.): Tennessee def. Ole Miss, 3-1 (25-15, 13-25, 25-20, 25-20) 10/9/11 (Knoxville, Tenn.): Tennessee def. Ole Miss 3-2, (25-22, 17-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-13)
OVERALL RECORD: 22-3 SEC NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
14-1 8-2 10-0 9-2 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 * @ #6 Florida @ LSU *
W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-2 W, 3-1
Alabama 2011 Record: 11-16 (4-12 SEC) All-Time Series Record: UT leads 30-12 Patrick’s Record Against: 17-7 Last 10 Meetings: UT leads 7-3 The Last Two Meetings: 11/5/10 (Tuscaloosa, Ala.): Tennessee def. Alabama, 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-22) 10/7/11 (Knoxville, Tenn.): Tennessee def. Alabama, 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-15)
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 158-91 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
OCTOBER 2 7 9 12 16 21 23 28 30
@ Arkansas * Alabama * Mississippi @ #25 Kentucky * @ Mississippi State * @ Auburn * @ Georgia * #13 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 W, 3-0 W, 3-2 L, 2-3 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-1 W, 3-1 W, 3-0
W, 3-0 W, 3-1 7 p.m. CT 1:30 p.m. CT 7 p.m. ET 2 p.m. ET 7 p.m. ET
TENNESSEE VOLLEYBALL ROSTER
MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA CREDENTIALS Requests for working media credentials should be directed to volleyball contact Todd Mounce. Those wishing to attend a match are asked to call the Media Relations Office to be placed on the pass list. Photo credentials will be issued only to accredited photographers or those individuals on special assignment. Because there are specifically designated areas for photographers, we ask that anyone shooting a Lady Vol volleyball match at Thompson-Boling Arena check with Todd prior to the start of the contest.
RADIO Thompson-Boling Arena is available for radio broadcasts through UT Telephone Services. In order to access these lines, those interested in broadcasting a particular match need to inform the UT Athletics Media Relations Office in writing at their earliest convenience and no later than three weeks prior to the contest. Radio stations also will need to contact UT Telephone Services at (865) 974-3121 to order a telephone line for use at the contest(s).
No. 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 17 24 30 35
Name Nikki Brice Stephanie Stoll Kylann Scheidt Shealyn Kolosky Tiffany Baker DeeDee Harrison Kelsey Robinson Ellen Mullins Leslie Cikra Kayla Jeter Mary Pollmiller Kelsey Mahoney Jasmine Brown Mercedes Vaughn Carly Sahagian
Pos. DS MB S MB OH/MB MB OH L/DS OH OH S S DS MB OH/DS
Ht. 5-8 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-2 5-6 6-4 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-8 6-1 6-1
Exp. Fr.-HS Fr.-RS So.-1L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Jr.-2L So.-1L So.-1L Jr.-2L Sr.-3L Fr.-HS Sr.-3L Jr.-2L Fr.-HS So.-1L
Hometown (Previous School) Fullerton, Calif. (Troy H.S.) Bellevue, Wash. (Washington) Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut H.S.) Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville South H.S.) Carrolton, Texas (Hebron H.S.) Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro H.S.) Bartlett, Ill. (Wheaton-St. Francis H.S.) Nashville, Tenn. (Father Ryan H.S.) Chagrin Falls, Ohio (Chagrin Falls H.S.) Solon, Ohio (Solon H.S.) Littleton, Colo. (Chatfield H.S.) Fort Worth, Texas (Keller Central H.S.) Chattanooga, Tenn. (Girls Preparatory School) Wilmington, Del. (Academy Park) Bartlett, Ill. (Bartlett H.S.)
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kylann Scheidt Shealyn Kolosky Leslie Cikra Carly Sahagian
KYE-lynn SHITE SHAY-lynn SICK-ruh SUH-hay-gee-inn
STATISTICAL SERVICES Services provided include statistics generated from the StatCrew computer program. Match statistics will be handed to all attending members of the media and sports information personnel after every game. Following the conclusion of the match, final statistics will be faxed/emailed to the visiting sports information director’s fax/email list. Results will also be emailed to the sports information contact of visiting teams at the conclusion of the match in lieu of a sports information representative traveling with his or her team. Arrangements should be made in advance for any additional services.
COACHING STAFF Head Coach Record at UT Overall Record
Rob Patrick (Miami [Ohio], ’83) 314-153 (15 years) Same
Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Dir. of Volleyball Operations Volunteer Assistant Volleyball Office Phone
Alan Edwards (Western Carolina, ’99) Rachel Cooper (Mississippi State, ’06) Jenna Dover (UNC Asheville, ‘11) Jason Hames (865) 974-4275
INTERVIEWS Interviews will be available following the match after a 10-minute cooling-off period. Media wishing to interview the coaches or any players other than on game days are required to set up interviews with 24 hours notice through Todd Mounce in the UT Media Relations Office.
MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Overnight Mail Address Stokely Athletic Center 1720 Volunteer Blvd. Knoxville, TN 37996
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TEAM INFORMATION 2010 Record SEC Record (Finish) NCAA Finish Letterwinners Returning/Lost Starters Returning/Lost Newcomers
25-7 15-5 (2nd - Eastern) NCAA Second Round 9/4* 4/2 + Libero* 6
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>> * Lettermen & starters returning includes Kayla Jeter, who is out for the season with a torn ACL
INFO BOX /// LADY VOLS PRACTICE SCHEDULE SUNDAY [13]
MONDAY [14]
TUESDAY [15]
WEDNESDAY [16]
THURSDAY [17]
FRIDAY [18]
SATURDAY [19]
Match: at Alabama, 1:30 p.m. CT
Off:
Practice: 3:30-6 p.m.
Practice: 3-6 p.m.
Practice: 2:30-5 p.m.
Match: vs. Arkansas, 7 p.m. ET
Practice: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
A LOOK AT THE 2011
SEC CAREER COACHING RECORDS
COACHING STAFF
Rank 1. 2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 10
Name Mary Wise Fran Flory
School Florida 91-Pres. UK 1993-97 LSU 1998-Pres. Total 93-Pres. Sid Feldman Georgia 1978-88 Chris Poole Arkansas 1994-07 Rob Patrick UT 1997-Pres. Scott Luster LSU 1985-1997 Stephanie Schleuder Alabama 1974-81 Judy Green Alabama 1996-10 Bob Bertucci UT 1979-86 Kim Hudson S. Carolina 1993-04
Record 650-74 78-80 265-152 343-232 318-135 316-161 314-153 308-161 285-108 237-234 229-115 226-133
/// Source: tennesseevolleyball.net
PATRICK’S MILESTONE WINS
ROB PATRICK /// HEAD COACH Two-time National Coach of the Year Rob Patrick has developed a tradition of excellence since coming to Tennessee 15 years ago. Following his arrival at Rocky Top, Patrick has become one of the nation’s top coaches and helped the Lady Vols attain levels of success never before reached in Knoxville, as evidenced by NCAA Tournament berths in six of the last seven years, including a run to the Final Four in 2005. His nine-year stretch of winning seasons from 1998-2006 marks the longest-such run in program history, topping the previous high of seven, set from 1978-84. The Big Orange has won 20 or more matches in seven of the last nine campaigns. Prior
to Patrick’s arrival at UT in 1997, the Lady Vols last recorded a 20-win season in 1988. Patrick joined the UT program in July of 1997 after spending the previous three seasons as an assistant coach with national powerhouse Stanford. From 1994 to 1996, he helped lead the Cardinal to a combined 92-6 record and two NCAA championships, including title-game victories over UCLA and Hawaii in 1994 and 1996, respectively. During that stint, Stanford never lost a home match en route to participating in the 1995 NCAA Final Four and winning three consecutive Pac-10 titles.
Win # 1 50 100 200 250 300
Opponent (Date) ETSU (8.30.1997) Georgia State (10.26.1999) East Carolina (9.14.2002) Arkansas (9.17.2006) Arkansas (9.25.2009) Georgia (9.16.2011)
Score 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0
PATRICK’S CAREER RECORD [ 1997-PRESENT ]
A LOOK AT TENNESSEE’S NEW COACHES
Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
ALAN EDWARDS /// ASSISTANT COACH RACHEL COOPER /// ASSISTANT COACH
UT COACHES WIN TOTAL (LEADERS)
In July, former Iona College head coach Alan Edwards joined the UT staff as the team’s new assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. “I am very excited about adding Alan to our coaching staff,” Patrick said. “He brings a wealth of volleyball experience, both as a head coach and assistant coach from a number of Division-I programs, and is someone who I feel will be able to assimilate himself into our team very quickly.” Edwards was most recently the head coach at Iona for the past five seasons, where he led the Gaels to a 75-79 overall record and four appearances in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships. During his time in New Rochelle, Edwards mentored one of the top defensive players in NCAA history in Allison Neiters. One of the top volleyball performers in Iona College and MAAC history, she shattered the Iona and conference career record for digs with 2,682, the fifth highest all-time total in the NCAA. Neiters was named the 2007 and 2008 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year and 2009 MAAC Libero of the Year, as well as the league’s Defensive Player of the Week 17 times during her career. She was also a three-time MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Honor Roll member, two-time CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict selection and earned Iona’s Academic Merit Award for holding a 3.50 or above grade point average.
After a standout career at Mississippi State as a player and coaching the past three seasons as an assistant at ETSU, Rachel Cooper joined the Tenneessee staff in May. Prior to her time as an assistant coach at ETSU, Cooper served as a graduate assistant with the Buccaneers, where she assisted in recruiting and coordinated team travel and community service. “The thing that most impresses me about Rachel is her work ethic,” Patrick said. “I’ve gotten to know her in recent years when she has come to work our camps and I am very excited that we have been able to add her to our coaching staff. She has experience in recruiting and understands the day-to-day responsibilities involved with running a high-level volleyball program. “Rachel was also an outstanding player in the SEC and knows exactly what it takes to be successful at the highest level in our conference. Her personality is very engaging and inviting, and I expect that our players will be able to easily relate to her.” A Roscoe, Ill., native, Cooper was a four-year letter winner and starting outside hitter for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. A two-year captain and team Most Valuable Player, Cooper was also the first Bulldog athlete ever named SEC Player of the Week. She finished her career third all-time in kills with 1,405.
Overall 15-19 19-10 19-13 23-10 16-11 20-11 22-9 32-3 25-9 19-12 11-18 22-10 24-8 25-7 22-3 314-153
Coach Rob Patrick Bob Bertucci Julie Hermann
SEC Finish/Postseason 5-9 4th SEC East 7-7 4th SEC East 8-6 2nd SEC East 9-5 3rd SEC East, NCAA 1st Round 7-7 3rd SEC East 8-8 4th SEC East 10-6 2nd SEC East 15-1 T-1st SEC East, NCAA Regional QF 13-3 2nd SEC East, NCAA Semifinal 10-10 3rd SEC East, NCAA 1st Round 6-14 5th SEC East 15-5 3rd SEC East, NCAA 1st Round 16-4 T-2nd SEC East, NCAA 2nd Round 15-5 2nd SEC East, NCAA 2nd Round 14-1 158-91
Years 14 8 6
Record 314-153 229-115 77-106
Pct. .672 .666 .421
BREAKING DOWN THE RECORD vs. Conference Opponents vs. Non-Conference Opponents
Record 170-99 144-54
Pct. .632 .727
Record by Place Home Matches Road Matches Neutral Matches
154-47 109-82 51-24
.766 .571 .680
Record by Month In August In September In October In November In December
26-4 115-57 102-47 63-38 8-7
.867 .669 .685 .624 .533
AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS Overall vs. Top 1-5 vs. Top 6-10 vs. Top 11-15 vs. Top 16-20 vs. Top 21-25
20-30 2-7 6-11 4-6 5-3 3-3
.400 .222 .353 .400 .625 .500
BY THE NUMBERS
10
.339
The Lady Vols are a perfect 10-0 this season in matches played at home in Thompson-Boling Arena.
The hitting percentage of DeeDee Harrison in 15 conference matches this season.
1
Sophomore Kelsey Robinson ranks first in the SEC in kills per set (4.43) and points per set (5.11).
3
Consecutive seasons that Tennessee has recorded at least 15 SEC wins leading into 2011.
THE BASICS
4
Four is UT’s magic number for at least a share of the SEC title. If Tennessee wins its final five matches, it will win the title outright.
7
The number of consecutive matches the Lady Vols have won. In addition, UT has been victorious in 18 of its last 19 matches.
STATS BOX /// NATIONAL RANKINGS
WHO’S BACK? Tennessee is returning three starters and a libero from last year’s roster: juniors DeeDee Harrison and Leslie Cikra, sophomore Kelsey Robinson and sophomore libero Ellen Mullins. Robinson was a SEC All-Freshman Team selection in her first season with the Lady Vols at outside hitter. Additional returners include sophomore setter Kylann Scheidt, senior setter Kelsey Mahoney and sophomore outside hitter Carly Sahagian.
WHO’S NEW? For one, most of the coaching staff is new. Patrick added two new assistants in the offseason: Alan Edwards, who was head coach at Iona; and Rachel Cooper, who was as an assistant at East Tennessee State. On the court, the Lady Vols feature plenty of new faces with the eighth-ranked recruiting class in the country. Freshmen include: • OH/MB Tiffany Baker (MaxPreps National Player of the Year; at No. 4, highest-ranked recruit to sign with Tennessee) • MB Shealyn Kolosky • DS Nikki Brice • S Mary Pollmiller • MB Mercedes Vaughn. • MB Stephanie Stoll (transfer from Washington)
JETER OUT FOR SEASON Senior leader Kayla Jeter will miss the entire 2011 season with a knee injury, associate athletics director for sports medicine Jenny Moshak reported. Jeter suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee at team practice Aug. 19. Recovery time is estimated between six and nine months.
Jeter enjoyed her best season as a junior in 2010, earning first-team All-SEC and AVCA All-America honorable mention honors. The Solon, Ohio, native ranked second on the squad with 340 kills (2.98/set) and led UT with 19 solo blocks.
SEC COACHES’ SURVEY SAYS The Southeastern Conference coaches selected Tennessee to finish second in the Eastern Division, and they picked up two votes to win the SEC regularseason title. Florida got nine votes. SEC Preseason Coaches Poll Eastern Division Western Division Team, Points Team, Points 1. Florida, 12 1. LSU, 10 2. Tennessee, 19 2. Mississippi, 22 3. Kentucky, 26 3. Arkansas, 31 4. Georgia, 39 4. Auburn, 34 5. South Carolina, 44 5. Alabama, 48 6. Mississippi State, 50 Tennessee won its last SEC title in 2004, claiming both the regular-season and now-defunct SEC Tournament trophies.
LADY VOLS IN THE RANKINGS Coming off wins this past week at Louisville and at home versus Miss. State, UT moved up one spot to No. 15 in the most recent AVCA coaching poll after receiving 625 points. The squad returned to the top 25 on Sept. 26, as it was ranked 23rd following wins over South Carolina and No. 6 Florida on the road. Despite going 3-0 to start the season, the Big Orange dropped out of the poll after week one.
AVCA COACHES TOP 25 POLL
WEEK #11: NOVEMBER 7, 2011 School (No.1 votes) Points Rec. Last Wk 1. UCLA (47) 1478 22-3 1 2. Nebraska (8) 1418 20-2 2 3. Stanford (1) 1359 19-4 3 4. Southern Cal (4) 1331 20-4 4 5. California 1218 23-4 7 6. Hawai’i 1158 24-1 8 7. Illinois 1119 22-3 5 8. Texas 1062 16-4 9 9. Penn State 1023 18-6 6 10. Purdue 1005 22-3 11 11. Washington 881 18-6 10 12. Northern Iowa 871 25-1 12 13. Iowa State 773 19-4 13 14. Pepperdine 670 18-5 14 15. TENNESSEE 625 22-3 16 16. Minnesota 600 14-9 15 17. Florida State 497 21-4 18 18. Kentucky 473 22-4 19 19. Florida 463 19-5 17 20. Oregon 372 17-7 20 21. San Diego 338 25-3 21 22. Ohio State 174 17-10 22 23. Colorado State 158 18-4 24 24. Michigan 131 17-9 23 25. Oklahoma 79 19-7 25 /// Bold Indicates UT Opponents
IN OTHER RANKINGS... In other national polls and statistical lists, the Lady Vols are ranked: RPI: No. 14 RickKern.com: No. 15 Pablo Rankings: No. 14
BREAKING DOWN THE LADY VOLS’ RECORD... THE BASICS Overall Conference Non-Conference vs. Ranked Home Away Neutral
22-3 14-1 8-2 3-2 10-0 9-2 3-1
VERSUS vs. the Atlantic 10 vs. the Atlantic Coast vs the BIG EAST vs. the Big Ten vs. the Big 12 vs. Conference USA vs. the Mid-American vs. the Patriot League vs. the Southern Conference vs. the SWAC
1-0 2-0 3-0 0-1 -0-1 1-0 1-0 ---
BY SET When winning the first set When losing the first set When winning the second set When losing the second set When winning the third set When losing the third set When winning the fourth set When losing the fourth set
17-1 5-2 16-1 6-2 18-1 4-2 9-2 2-1
Record in first set Record in second set Record in third set Record in fourth set Record in fifth set Games record
18-7 17-8 19-6 12-3 5-2 71-26
In three-set matches In four-set matches In five-set matches
10-0 7-1 5-2
THE PERCENTAGES When hitting .400 or better When hitting .300-.399 When hitting .200-.299 When hitting lower than .200 When out-hitting the opp.* When out-hit by the opp. When out-digging the opp.* When out-dug by the opp. * Or Tied
2-0 6-0 12-1 2-2 20-1 2-2 19-1 3-2
BY DAY On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday
--1-1 -8-1 5-1 8-0
BY MONTH In August In September In October In November In December
3-0 9-2 8-1 2-0 --
PAST & PRESENT NOW WE’RE ROLLING Coming off a heartbreaking loss at No. 25 Kentucky in a five-set thriller on Oct. 12, the Wildcats ended the Lady Vols 11-match winning streak. However, since that match, the Lady Vols have won seven-straight matches, and are in sole possesion of first place in the SEC standings. The UK loss ended UT’s streak of 11 straight SEC wins, which dated back to last season. This season, the 8-0 start by the Big Orange in league play tied for the best conference start in UT history.
TENNESSEE WIN STREAKS 1980: 22 1973: 20 2004: 14 2011: 11 1986: 11
SHE CAN DIG IT! Sophomore libero Ellen Mullins continues to be a force in the back row for the Lady Vols. Against UK, she dug a career-high 31 balls, which is the secondmost in an SEC match this season. On the season, she ranks fifth in the conference with an average of 3.86 digs per set. Mullins bettered her previous career high by 11, as she notched 20 digs against Dayton. Her 31 digs is the fifth most digs by an SEC player this year, and just the 4th SEC player to reach the 30 dig mark and the 10th most by a Lady Vol in program history.
MR. 300 With a sweep over Georgia in the Southeastern Conference opener on Sept. 16, Tennessee Lady Vol head coach Rob Patrick recorded his 300th career win, all of which have come at UT. Patrick now has the highest winning percentage of any UT volleybal coach (.672), along with the most victories (314).
THE ORIGINAL ORANGE PANTS When UT head football coach Derek Dooley headed out of the Neyland Stadium tunnel in orange pants for the season-opener against Montana, he created a buzz around Knoxville, and even nationally. However, what some may not know is that Lady Vol head volleyball coach Rob Patrick had already donned the orange pants a year ago against Kentucky on Sept. 30, 2010. The match was televised on ESPNU . The Lady Vols swept the Wildcats in that match and Patrick’s orange pants record now stands at 2-1.
CAN’T MISS TELEVISION Tennessee games have aired 8 times on an ESPN network over the years and the Lady Vols are 5-3 in those matches. Overall, the team has won 12 of their last 15 televised matches. The Lady Vols are slated to appear on television at least one more time this season, when the team hosts LSU on Nov. 20 in a match that will be broadcasted by CSS.
Special thanks to James at TennesseeVolleyball.net for his great research and support of the program
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS OLE MISS Ole Miss split a pair of matches on the road last week, downing South Carolina 3-0 on Friday before falling to the nationally ranked Florida 3-0 on Sunday. Juniors Allegra Wells and Whitney Craven helped lead the Rebels to the win on the weekend with Wells hitting .533 and putting down nine kills against the Gamecocks to go along with nine kills, 12 digs and a .421 performance from Craven. Senior middle blocker Regina Thomas also came up with solid numbers against the Gamecocks, putting down seven kills and eight blocks in the win. Thomas continues to lead the Southeastern Conference in two statistical categories, with a .378 hitting percentage and 1.12 blocks per set. Ole Miss will return to action this weekend with a pair of matches against top-20 teams with No. 15 Tennessee and No. 18 Kentucky coming to town.
ALABAMA Alabama dropped to 11-16 overall and 4-12 in Southeastern Conference play, following back-toback three-set road losses to No. 17 Florida and South Carolina. Alabama averaged 10.83 kills per set, while hitting .124 in the two matches. Kayla Fitterer finished the weekend with 21 kills and 17 digs to average 3.50 kills and 2.83 digs per set. Fitterer notched her 13th double-double of the season, 25th of her career, when she had 12 kills and 11 digs against South Carolina. Fitterer leads the team with 355 kills (4.08 kps), to rank third in the SEC and 28th in the country. Her 395.5 points and 4.55 points per set are also third in the conference. Andrea McQuaid had a double-double with 11 kills and 15 digs against South Carolina on Sunday, bringing her team-leading total to 15 for the season. McQuaid ranks second in the SEC in double-doubles. She was second on the team with 19 kills in the two matches, averaging 3.17 kills per set with a .192 hitting percentage. She also had a team-best 3.50 digs per set for the weekend. Stephanie Riley played all six rotations on the weekend and totaled 56 of the Tide’s 60 assists. Riley averaged 9.33 assists per set, with 26 assists against Florida and a season-high 30 assists against South Carolina.
WE DON’T MESS AROUND By notching their 20th win in just the 23rd match of the year versus South Carolina on Sunday, the Lady Vols have made it to the 20 win milestone in the third fastest amount of time in Tennessee history. The 1973 team won their first 20 in a row, while the 2004 squad reached 20 wins in 22 matches.
HOME SWEET HOME The Lady Vols have had a lot of success this season, no matter what town or venue they are playing in. However, the Lady Vols have protected their home court, as the team is a perfect 10-0 in matches played in Thompson-Boling Arena this year. Since the start of SEC play, UT has only dropped four sets in the friendly confines of TBA.
ABOVE .500 AGAIN By winning 14 of its first 15 conference matches this year, Tennessee is assured of having an SEC record of above .500. Head Coach Rob Patrick has now lead the Lady Vols to a .500 or better record in 13 of his 15 seasons at Rocky Top.
THE LAST 10 MATCHUPS Here’s a look at the Lady Vols’ results against this weekend’s opponents, dating back to 2006.
Ole Miss UT holds an 8-2 advantage in the last 10 meetings 10/29/06 10/14/07 11/2/07 10/17/08 11/9/08 9/27/09 10/30/09 10/1/10 11/21/10 10/9/11
W L L W W W W W W W
30-24, 30-27, 27-30, 30-22 19-30, 30-25, 25-30, 30-24, 5-15 20-30, 30-27, 29-31, 30-27, 9-15 25-21, 25-14, 25-15 25-17, 25-17, 25-18 25-12, 27-25, 25-20 20-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-21 25-22, 25-16, 25-22 25-15, 13-25, 25-20, 25-20 25-22, 17-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-13
Alabama UT holds a 7-3 advantage in the last 10 meetings 11/3/06 9/14/07 10/21/07 9/21/08 10/24/08 10/16/09 11/8/09 10/17/10 11/5/10 10/7/11
L L L W W W W W W W
30-24, 30-20, 24-30, 28-30, 11-15 33-35, 25-30, 21-30 21-30, 28-30, 17-30 25-17, 25-17, 24-26, 25-18 25-22, 25-22, 25-22 26-24, 25-22, 22-25, 25-23 25-20, 25-19, 25-23 25-17, 25-21, 26-24 25-17, 25-22, 25-22 25-23, 25-22, 25-15
LAST SEASON VS. OLE MISS - 10/1/10 KNOXVILLE: The No. 23 University of Tennessee volleyball team made quick work of a conference opponent, sweeping past Ole Miss in straight sets, 25-22, 25-16, 25-22, at Thompson-Boling Arena. The Big Orange was led by Nikki Fowler, who registered her 45th career double-double with 10 kills on .375 hitting with a team-high 12 digs. Kayla Jeter hit at a .353 clip with a match-high 16 kills, nine digs and two blocks. - 11/21/10 OXFORD: Propelled by the second double-double of Kayla Jeter’s career, the No. 21 University of Tennessee volleyball team fought off a gritty Ole Miss squad playing its final match of the regular season, downing the Rebels in four sets, 25-15, 1325, 25-20, 25-20. Jeter paced the Big Orange attack, smashing out a team-high 13 kills on 39 swings. The Solon, Ohio, native also added 10 digs, a pair of blocks, an assist and a service ace to UT’s winning effort.
LAST SEASON VS. ALABAMA 10/17/10 KNOXVILLE: The 24th-ranked University of Tennessee volleyball team finished off the first half of its conference schedule with a sweep, downing Alabama, 25-17, 25-21, 26-24, in front of 1,103 Orange and White faithful, which was the ninthlargest crowd in school history at Thompson-Boling Arena. Leslie Cikra finished second on the team with nine putaways, while hitting at a solid .412 clip and blocking three Alabama attacks. Just behind her was fellow classmate DeeDee Harrison with a trio of blocks to go along with eight kills and a .400 attack average. - 11/5/10 TUSCALOOSA: The No. 22 University of Tennessee volleyball team crossed the 20-win threshold for the third straight season and 18th time in school history, as it picked up a 25-17, 25-22, 2522, sweep over Alabama. UT had six different players record at least four kills, as Robinson and Cikra each tallied nine.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS BY THE RANKINGS
NCAA DIVISION I STATISTICAL RANKINGS (as of 11/6) Individual Team Aces 1.18 177th
Assists 13.12 24th
Blocks 2.21 93rd
Digs 15.01 155th
Hit% .265 16th
Kills 14.29 15th
SEC STATISTICAL RANKINGS (as of 11/6) Team Aces 1.18 5th
Assists 13.12 1st
Blocks 2.21 6th
Digs 15.01 4th
Hit% .265 2nd
Kills 14.29 1st
Aces: Robinson Assists: Pollmiller Digs: Mullins Kills: Robinson
0.38 11.73 3.86 4.43
Points: Robinson 5.11 Blocks: Harrison 1.10 Hitting %: Cikra .310
62nd 9th 210th 19th
15th 92nd 149th
Individual Aces: Robinson Assists: Pollmiller Digs: Mullins Kills: Robinson
0.38 11.73 3.86 4.43
Points: Robinson 5.11 Blocks: Harrison 1.10 Hitting %: Cikra .310
3rd 2nd 5th 1st
1st 2nd 6th
AN OPPONENTS NIGHTMARE
LADY VOL DUOS GET REWARDED
TWO IS BETTER THAN ONE
Sophomore Kelsey Robinson has been tremendous through 25 matches, producing 10 performances of at least 20 kills so far this season. In nine of those matches, she has also recorded a double-double. (The list of double-doubles is in the box on the right.) No Lady Vol had as many 20-kill matches in all of 2010. All-American Nikki Fowler reached the mark four times last year to lead the team. Meanwhile, Robinson has already surpassed her double-double total from last season, when she had five matches with at least 10 kills and 10 digs. Perhaps not suprisingly, she is a national leader offensively. She leads the conference and ranks 19th nationally in kills per set (4.43). She also ranks 15th in Division I in points per set (5.11).
When a pair of Lady Vols in junior DeeDee Harrison and sophomore Carly Sahagian were bestowed conference honors on Sept. 26, it marked the first time since Oct. 20, 2008, that multiple Lady Vols were recognized by the SEC in the same week. That feat was accomplished again on Oct. 31, as as freshman Tiffany Baker was tabbed the conference’s Offensive Player of the Week., while classmate Mary Pollmiller earned Freshman of the Week honors. In Sept, Sahagian was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week, while Harrison earned the conference’s Defensive Player of the Week. Sahagian recording double-doubles in both matches versus Florida and South Carolina, including blasting a career-high 19 kills at UF. Harrison was a standout all-around performer, blocking a total of 12 attacks, with an average of 1.33 blocks per set. She als set career-highs in blocks assists and total blocks at USC. Offensively, she also notched double-digits in kills in both matches Baker became the sixth different Lady Vol this season to earn an SEC accolade. By having six different student-athletes be recognized, it is the most in UT history and ties for the most in SEC history (UF also had six players earn honors in 2007). Baker had double-doubles in each match and increased her season averages in almost every statistical category. Pollmiller had 41 assists in a sweep of South Carolina, aiding UT to a season-high .446 hitting percentage versus the Gamecocks.
With Harrison and Sahagian earning conference honors in the same week, and Baker and Pollmiller repeating that accomplishment, Tennessee is the only team this season to have multiple players earn SEC accolades in the same week. The last time the feat happened came in the final week of 2010, as Alabama’s Mary Catherine Aune and Brianne Vande Griend grabbed Freshman and Defensive POW honors.
NIFTY 50 Freshman Mary Pollmiller’s first year in Orange and White is off to a fantastic start. Because of injuries at the setter position, she has played all but a handful of points. Her average of 11.73 assists per set is the second-best in the SEC and also ranks ninth nationally. She has 11 matches of at least 50 assists this season, the last one coming in a 3-1 Lady Vol victory over Georgia. This season she has also produced five double-doubles, registering 50 or more assists in three of those performances.
Pollmiller’s 50-Assist Matches Date 8/26 8/27 9/3 9/3 9/10 9/23 9/25 9/30 10/9 10/12 10/23
Opponent Ohio Maryland Dayton Houston Virginia Tech South Carolina Florida LSU Ole Miss Kentucky Georgia
Assists 56 51 58 59 53 53 59 50 52 54 53
TAMING THE TIGERS AND GATORS By topping LSU on Sept. 30 and downing Florida Sept. 25, it is the first time in school history that Tennessee has beaten both the Gators and Tigers on the road in the same season. The Lady Vols had not won in Baton Rouge since 2000, while the last UT victory in Gainesville came in 2004.
NATIONALLY KNOWN Kelsey Robinson has been an offensive force this season, as her play has caught the attention of both the SEC and on the national level. On Oct. 10 she was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week, while a day later she grabbed Sports Imports/AVCA Division I National Player of the Week Honors for her efforts against Alabama and Ole Miss. Robinson notched double-doubles in both matches versus the Rebels and Crimson Tide and leads the SEC with 17 double-doubles. Versus the Rebels, Robinson recorded her second 20-20 game of the season, as she blasted 20 kills and had 20 digs. In a three-set sweep of Alabama, she registered 15 kills, 13 digs and three assists. She also received the SEC Offensive POW accolde on Sept. 5 after her performance at the Illinois State Farm Classic. She has also earned MVP honors at the Comcast Lady Vol Classic and Virginia Tech Invite, along with being named to the all-tournament team at the Illinois State Farm Classic.
STATS BOX /// DOUBLE-DOUBLES TIFFANY BAKER Date 8/26 10/28 10/30 11/6
Opponent Ohio Florida South Carolina Miss. State
Kills 10 13 15 11
Digs 14 11 12 10
Assists 51 49 58 50 47 45
Digs 11 11 11 13 10 10
Kills 27 24 22 28 22 24 10 22 17 20 15 20 19 13 10 19 13
Digs 13 24 17 19 14 15 11 12 15 10 13 20 15 12 10 18 10
Kills 12 18 11 12 19
Digs 21 12 17 13 13
MARY POLLMILLER Date 8/27 9/2 9/3 9/30 10/21 11/6
Opponent Maryland Illinois Dayton LSU Auburn Miss. State
KELSEY ROBINSON Date 8/26 8/27 9/2 9/3 9/3 9/10 9/18 9/23 9/25 9/30 10/7 10/9 10/12 10/16 10/21 10/23 10/30
Opponent Ohio Maryland Illinois Dayton Houston Virginia Tech Auburn South Carolina Florida LSU Alabama Ole Miss Kentucky Miss. State Auburn Georgia South Carolina
CARLY SAHAGIAN Date 8/26 8/27 9/2 9/23 3/25
Opponent Ohio Maryland Illinois South Carolina Florida
TO NOTE... BAKER SHINES BRIGHT
For her second time in the span of less than a month, Mary Pollmiller was tabbed the SEC Freshman of the Week on Oct. 3 for her efforts at LSU and Arkansas. Against the Tigers and Razorbacks, Pollmiller had a hand in 80 percent of the kills, tallying 92 of Tennessee’s 102 assists and added five kills of her own. She first earned SEC Freshman of the Week on Sept. 12 following her outstanding setting performance in Blacksburg, Va. She is one of just two freshmen currently in the SEC top 10 in assists per set, as she ranks second in the league, averaging 11.73 assists per set.
After grabbing Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 31, freshman Tiffany Baker picked up a national accolade a day later, as CVU.com (College Volleyball Update) named her it’s National Player of the Week. Baker lead the Lady Vols to a pair of victories against Florida and South Carolina, tallying doubledoubles in each match. She averaged 4.00 kills per set, hit at a clip of .429, dug up 3.29 balls per set and had a total of six total blocks.
24 NO MORE!
After setting a career-high in digs and being a consistent presence in the Lady Vol back row, the Southeastern Conference announced that Tennessee sophomore libero Ellen Mullins has been named the league’s Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 24. It was the first time the Nashville native has been recognized by the SEC, as she averaged a team-best 5.75 digs per set this weekend on the road against Kentucky and Mississippi State. Against UK, the Nashville, native set a career-high in digs with 31, which ranks second all time in UT history during the 25-point rally scoring era, and is the most digs by any SEC player in a conference match this season.
The number 24 may be just a number to some, but for the Tennesseee Lady Vol volleyball team, it is a significant number in both matches versus Florida this season. Most recently, in a 3-1 win over UF at home, the Big Orange snapped Florida’s streak of winning 24 consecutive sets. The Gators had not dropped a set prior to UT traveling to Gainesville earlier this season and beating UF in five. By downing the No. 6 Gators on Sept. 25, Tennessee broke Florida’s streak of 24 straight SEC wins, which dated back to their last conference loss in 2009 — which was also against Tennessee. It’s been seven years since the Lady Vols defeated Florida on its home court, as the 2004 squad topped Florida in the regular season finale, then returned a week later to win again in Gainesville to capture the SEC Tournament crown.
FLORIDA DOESN’T LOSE AT HOME Florida’s loss to Tennessee was just its 21st defeat at home since Head Coach Mary Wise took over the team in 1991, and just the 52nd loss at home in program history. By being unofficially ranked No. 26 on Sept. 25, UT is just the second unranked team to defeat Florida in Gainesville since 1991, and the first in 17 years. Now with three victories in Gainesville, no other team has more wins over the Gators at home under Coach Wise than the Lady Vols. Below is a list to show just how rare it is for the Gators to suffer a defeat in Gainesville. 2011: #19 Iowa State, NR Tennessee 2010: #1 Penn State 2009: #15 Kentucky, #19 LSU, #1 Penn State 2007: #3 Texas 2006: #9 Minnesota 2004: #18 Texas, #15 Tennessee, #12 Tennessee 2001: #6 Arizona 2000: #13 Colorado State, #2 Penn State, #8 Pepperdine 1999: #3 Nebraska 1997: #3 Long Beach State 1995: #6 Texas 1994: #1 Stanford^, NR Notre Dame, #18 Houston ^ Rob Patrick was a part of the ‘94 Stanford staff
GETTING IT DONE IN THE CLASSROOM The Lady Vols volleyball squad was one of just four teams at Tennessee to earn a perfect 100% on the latest graduation success rate report that was released on Oct. 25.
2011 /// AWARDS & HONORS Sports Imports/AVCA Division I National Player of the Week Kelsey Robinson (10/11) CVU.com (College Volleyball Update) National Player of the Week Tiffany Baker (11/1) SEC Offensive Player of the Week Kelsey Robinson (9/8, 10/10) Carly Sahagian (9/26) Tiffany Baker (10/31)
MULLINS’ FIRST HONOR
SEC Defensive Player of the Week DeeDee Harrison (9/26) Ellen Mullins (10/17) SEC Freshman of the Week Mary Pollmiller (9/12, 10/3, 10/31) Comcast Lady Vol Classic All Tourney Team Kelsey Robinson (MVP) Mary Pollmiller Carly Sahagian Virginia Tech Invitational Kelsey Robinson (MVP) DeeDee Harrison Mary Pollmiller
DOMINATING ‘D’ The Tennessee defense has been terrific as of late, highlighted by the match at home versus Florida and the road contest versus Mississippi State. Against the Gators, the Big Orange defense limited to UF to a mere .160 hitting percentage, as it marked the first time on the season UF was outhit (.175-.160). At the time, Florida was leading the conference and the nation with a clip of .314. At State on Oct. 16, the team held the Bulldogs to a .025 team hitting percentage. In the match, the highest MSU hit in any set was at .056, which came in the second frame. MSU’s hitting percentage of .025 is the 12th lowest average the Big Orange has held a team to since 2001.
Illinois State Farm Classic Kelsey Robinson
STARTING STRONG The Lady Vols finished off the first half of their SEC double round-robin schedule in first place with a 9-1 mark, which is their best record at the half way point since the conference went to the format in 2006. The next best start came in 2009, as that team went 8-2 in its first 10 against conference opponents. The team went 7-3 last season and in 2006.
RECORD WATCH Through 25 matches this season, two Tennnessee records during the 25-point rally scoring era have been broken, which dates back to 2008. Freshman Mary Pollmiller shattered the total assists record, as the Littleton, Colo., native currently has 1,138 assists on the year. Current Lady Vol Kelsey Mahoney previously held the record, as she tallied 842 helpers in 2009. Outside hitter Kelsey Robinson is just 29 kills short of breaking the kills record held by Nikki Fowler, as she has 430 this year. Her 37 service aces this season is also Lady Vol record. In digs, sophomore Ellen Mullins has dug up 374 balls this season, which ranks fouth. Junior DeeDee Harrison is the team leader in blocks, as she has 101 putbacks in 2011, which ranks sixth.
SWEEP COUNTER
RECOGNIZING THE HELP
10 Date 8/27 9/9 9/10 9/16 9/18 10/2 10/7 10/16 10/30 11/2
The Lady Vols have recorded 10 3-0 victories this season. Five have come at home, while the other five came at the Virginia Tech Invite and at Arkansas, Miss. State and Louisville.
Opponent Villanova Seton Hall American Georgia Auburn Arkansas Alabama Mississippi State South Carolina Louisville
THE 2011
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE RACE STATS BOX /// SEC STANDINGS
STATS BOX /// TEAM STATISTICS
EASTERN DIVISION Tennessee Kentucky Florida Georgia South Carolina
SEC 14-1 13-2 12-3 6-10 3-12
Pct. .933 .867 .800 .375 .200
Home 7-0 8-0 6-1 4-5 2-6
Away 7-1 5-2 6-2 2-5 1-6
Div. 6-1 6-1 3-3 1-5 0-6
ALL 22-3 22-4 19-5 10-16 12-13
Pct. .880 .846 .792 .385 .480
Home 10-0 15-1 12-2 7-6 6-6
Away 9-2 5-3 6-3 2-7 3-6
Neut. 3-1 2-0 1-0 1-3 3-1
Last 10 9-1 9-1 8-2 4-6 3-7
Streak W7 W5 W2 L1 W1
Home 4-3 5-3 3-5 3-4 3-5 3-5
Away 6-2 4-3 2-6 2-7 1-7 1-7
Div. 7-2 8-1 3-4 3-5 2-6 3-6
ALL 17-8 17-9 10-15 9-15 11-16 10-16
Pct. .680 .654 .400 .375 .407 .385
Home 7-4 7-5 4-7 6-4 7-5 4-5
Away 7-3 6-4 3-7 2-9 2-9 2-8
Neut. 3-1 4-0 3-1 1-2 2-2 4-3
Last 10 7-3 7-3 2-8 4-6 2-8 1-9
Streak W3 W1 L7 L1 L3 L2
WESTERN DIVISION SEC LSU 10-5 Arkansas 9-6 Mississippi State 5-11 Ole Miss 5-11 Alabama 4-12 Auburn 4-12
Pct. .667 .600 .312 .312 .250 .250
WEEKEND SCHEDULE 11 (FRIDAY)
13 (SUNDAY)
Georgia vs. Mississippi State (Athens, Ga.) 7:00 p.m. ET Alabama vs. Kentucky (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) 7:00 p.m. CT Arkansas vs. South Carolina (Fayetteville, Ark.) 7:00 p.m. CT Florida vs. LSU (Baton Rouge, La.) 7:00 p.m. CT Ole Miss vs. Tennessee (Oxford, Miss.) 7:00 p.m. CT
Arkansas vs. Florida (Fayetteville, Ark.)(CST) 1:00 p.m. CT Auburn vs. Mississippi State (Auburn, Ala.) 1:00 p.m. CT Alabama vs. Tennessee (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) 1:30 p.m. CT Kentucky vs. Ole Miss (Oxford, Miss.) 1:30 p.m. CT LSU vs. South Carolina (Baton Rouge, La.) 1:30 p.m. CT
SEC INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS (as of Nov. 6) HITTING PERCENTAGE (Min. 3.0 TA/set) 1. Regina Thomas-OM 2. Jersonsky, Camila-AU 3. Wiggs, Tangerine-UF 4. Frankie Vain-SC 5. Murphy, Kelly-UF 6. Cikra, Leslie-UT 7. Kasey Heckelman-AR 8. Ann Armes-UK 9. Hannah Wilkinson-MSTATE 10. Janeliss Torres-AR
SERVICE ACES
Cl Sr So Jr So Sr Jr Jr Sr Sr Jr
S 92 74 84 66 84 71 56 83 79 58
K 200 155 195 120 197 193 75 188 126 81
E 42 34 50 32 57 67 21 64 33 28
TA 418 342 434 275 446 406 175 404 305 176
Cl So Sr Jr So So Jr Jr Sr Sr Sr
S 97 92 87 69 89 95 92 83 93 95
No. 430 389 355 257 318 332 319 284 308 304
Avg/S 4.43 4.23 4.08 3.72 3.57 3.49 3.47 3.42 3.31 3.20
Cl Fr Fr Jr Sr So So Jr Jr So Sr
S 87 97 81 97 84 93 84 92 94 84
No. 1028 1138 894 1036 863 923 799 783 711 498
Avg/S 11.82 11.73 11.04 10.68 10.27 9.92 9.51 8.51 7.56 5.93
ASSISTS 1. Pardo, Malorie-LSU 2. Pollmiller, Mary-UT 3. Christine Hartmann-UK 4. Gates, Kathleen-UG 5. Paris Perret-MSTATE 6. Raymariely Santos-AR 7. Taylor Bruns-SC 8. Amanda Philpot-OM 9. Wintzinger, Chelsea-AU 10. Murphy, Kelly-UF
1. Murphy, Kelly-UF 2. Jaeckel, Kristy-UF 3. Robinson, Kelsey-UT 4. Mannari, Meghan-LSU 5. Ashley Frazier-UK 6. Amanda Anderson-AR 7. Cristina Arenas-UA 8. Stephanie Klefot-UK 9. Luft, Kathleen-UG 10. Kayla Fitterer-UA
Cl Sr Sr So Jr Jr Jr So Jr So Jr
S 84 83 97 93 94 74 96 94 82 87
No. 34 32 37 33 32 23 26 25 21 22
Avg/S 0.40 0.39 0.38 0.35 0.34 0.31 0.27 0.27 0.26 0.25
Cl Sr Jr Sr Jr
S 92 92 77 78
BS BA 24 79 18 83 8 75 6 74
Cl Jr Jr So Sr So So Fr Fr So Jr
S 94 93 85 92 97 97 84 93 69 88
No. 449 419 378 365 374 369 304 333 243 307
BLOCKS
KILLS 1. Robinson, Kelsey-UT 2. Caitlin Rance-MSTATE 3. Kayla Fitterer-UA 4. Juliette Thevenin-SC 5. Elliott, Desiree-LSU 6. Jones, Madie-LSU 7. Jasmine Norton-AR 8. Jaeckel, Kristy-UF 9. Kelli Stipanovich-AR 10. Fidero, Kelly-AU
Pct. . 378 . 354 . 334 . 320 . 314 . 310 . 309 . 307 . 305 . 301
1. Regina Thomas-OM 2. Harrison, DeeDee-UT 3. Becky Pavan-UK 4. Smith, Betsy-UF
Tot Avg/S 103 1.12 101 1.10 83 1.08 80 1.03
DIGS 1. Stephanie Klefot-UK 2. Mannari, Meghan-LSU 3. Paige Wheeler-SC 4. Morgan Springer-OM 5. Mullins, Ellen-UT 6. Summers, Allison-UG 7. Unroe, Taylor-UF 8. Christa Alvarez-AR 9. Juliette Thevenin-SC 10. Hillary Parker-MSTATE
Avg/S 4.78 4.51 4.45 3.97 3.86 3.80 3.62 3.58 3.52 3.49
ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date
UT
OPP
1386 469 3455 .265 14.3
1078 518 3248 .172 11.1
1273 3380 .377 13.1
998 3262 .306 10.3
114 270 2259 .880 1.2
85 199 1977 .899 0.9
85 0.9 1777 .952
114 1.2 1989 .943
1456 15.0
1346 13.9
51 326 214.0 2.2 54 32
52 311 207.5 2.1 45 36
11498 10/1150
14442 11/1313
SEC TEAM LEADERS HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Florida 2. Tennessee 3. Kentucky 4. LSU 5. Arkansas 6. South Carolina 7. Alabama 8. Auburn 9. Georgia 10. Mississippi State 11. Ole Miss
S 84 97 94 96 93 85 99 95 97 92 92
K 1151 1386 1333 1341 1222 1138 1214 1214 1246 1134 1102
E 347 469 510 521 481 420 457 519 553 488 513
TA 2650 3455 3289 3407 3209 3132 3499 3292 3319 3315 3077
K 915 1133 1078 1050 1088 1175 1254 1222 1331 1141 1289
E 479 570 518 486 504 507 494 475 511 407 458
TA 2723 3268 3248 3259 3239 3103 3369 3274 3572 3153 3248
Pct. . 303 . 265 . 250 . 241 . 231 . 229 . 216 . 211 . 209 . 195 . 191
OPPONENT HITTING PCT 1. Florida 2. Arkansas 3. Tennessee 4. LSU 5. Kentucky 6. Ole Miss 7. Mississippi State 8. Auburn 9. Alabama 10. South Carolina 11. Georgia
S 84 93 97 96 94 92 92 95 99 85 97
Pct. . 160 . 172 . 172 . 173 . 180 . 215 . 226 . 228 . 230 . 233 . 256
2011 OVERALL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS # 2 11 8 35 6 3 7 9 15 4 17 10 24
PLAYER BRICE, Nikki CIKRA, Leslie HARRISON, DeeDee SAHAGIAN, Carly KOLOSKY, Shealyn STOLL, Stephanie BAKER, Tiffany ROBINSON, Kelsey POLLMILLER, Mary SCHEIDT, Kylann MAHONEY, Kelsey MULLINS, Ellen BROWN, Jasmine TENNESSEE Opponents
S K 93 1 71 193 92 220 69 152 95 146 18 11 76 176 97 430 97 56 4 0 33 0 97 1 81 0 97 1386 97 1078
K/Set 0.01 2.72 2.39 2.20 1.54 0.61 2.32 4.43 0.58 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 14.29 11.11
E TA 0 3 67 406 83 472 42 385 48 359 5 22 56 466 151 1154 14 176 0 0 0 2 2 8 1 2 469 3455 518 3248
Pct A A/Set .333 14 0.15 .310 3 0.04 .290 1 0.01 .286 7 0.10 .273 1 0.01 .273 0 0.00 .258 5 0.07 .242 44 0.45 .239 1138 11.73 .000 7 1.75 .000 1 0.03 -.125 49 0.51 -.500 3 0.04 .265 1273 13.12 .172 998 10.29
SA 21 0 0 11 11 0 0 37 9 0 2 16 7 114 85
SE SA/S 14 0.23 0 0.00 0 0.00 43 0.16 30 0.12 1 0.00 6 0.00 70 0.38 42 0.09 1 0.00 4 0.06 45 0.16 14 0.09 270 1.18 199 0.88
DIG Dig/S 162 1.74 26 0.37 20 0.22 173 2.51 23 0.24 1 0.06 100 1.32 308 3.18 201 2.07 1 0.25 5 0.15 374 3.86 62 0.77 1456 15.01 1346 13.88
BS 0 3 18 1 5 1 10 10 3 0 0 0 0 51 52
BA Total 0 0 38 41 83 101 27 28 64 69 12 13 31 41 37 47 34 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 326 214 311 207
B/Set 0.00 0.58 1.10 0.41 0.73 0.72 0.54 0.48 0.38 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.21 2.14
BE BHE 0 1 3 0 11 2 6 0 8 3 0 1 14 0 5 6 7 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 32 45 36
SEC INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS # 2 8 7 11 35 15 6 9 3 4 17 24 10
PLAYER BRICE, Nikki HARRISON, DeeDee BAKER, Tiffany CIKRA, Leslie SAHAGIAN, Carly POLLMILLER, Mary KOLOSKY, Shealyn ROBINSON, Kelsey STOLL, Stephanie SCHEIDT, Kylann MAHONEY, Kelsey BROWN, Jasmine MULLINS, Ellen TENNESSEE Opponents
G 57 56 41 51 34 57 55 57 4 4 28 49 57 57 57
K K/Game E TA 1 0.02 0 2 145 2.59 47 289 110 2.68 30 265 146 2.86 54 308 71 2.09 23 188 34 0.60 9 99 82 1.49 32 216 234 4.11 97 664 2 0.50 1 5 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0 0.00 1 2 0 0.00 2 4 825 14.47 296 2044 630 11.05 328 1896
Pct .500 .339 .302 .299 .255 .253 .231 .206 .200 .000 .000 -.500 -.500 .259 .159
2011 MATCH HIGHS Individual KILLS
Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
.769 (10-0-13), Shealyn Kolosky vs. Seton Hall (9/9) .538 (4-0-7), Mary Pollmiller vs. Mississippi State (11/6) .462 (8-2-13), Tiffany Baker vs. Ole Miss (10/9)
ASSISTS Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
BS 0 14 6 2 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 29 35
BA Total B/Set 0 0 0.00 61 75 1.34 21 27 0.66 37 39 0.76 11 11 0.32 21 22 0.39 41 44 0.80 22 25 0.44 6 6 1.50 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 220 139 2.44 209 139.5 2.45
Team Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
52 (2x), last vs. Louisville (11/2) 64 vs. Virginia Tech (9/10) 71 vs. Florida (9/25)
Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
121 vs. Mississippi State (10/16) 179 vs. Illinois (9/2) 195 vs. Kentucky (10/12)
HITTING PERCENTAGE Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
.446 (48-7-92) vs. South Carolina (10/30) .392 (64-15-125) vs. Virginia Tech (9/10) .265 (66-25-155) vs. Houston (9/3)
Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
49 vs. Louisville (10/2) 60 vs. Virginia Tech (9/10) 64 vs. Florida (9/25)
Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
7 vs. Auburn (9/18) 6 vs. (2x), last vs. Georgia (10/23) 10 vs. Dayton (9/3)
DIGS 15, Ellen Mullins vs. Mississippi State (10/16) 23, Carly Sahagian vs. LSU (9/30) 31, Ellen Mullins vs. Kentucky (10/12)
BLOCKS Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
SA/Gm DIG Dig/S 0.23 94 1.65 0.00 14 0.25 0.00 54 1.32 0.00 16 0.31 0.12 82 2.41 0.09 116 2.04 0.11 13 0.24 0.35 179 3.14 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 1 0.25 0.04 3 0.11 0.10 29 0.59 0.19 228 4.00 1.14 829 14.54 0.81 773 13.56
ACES 3, Kelsey Robinson vs. Arkansas (10/2) 4, Nikki Brice vs. Georgia (10/23) 5, Kelsey Robinson vs. Ohio (8/26)
DIGS Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
SE 7 0 1 0 20 23 10 46 0 1 4 7 29 148 106
ASSISTS 42, Mary Pollmiller vs. Louisville (11/2) 53 (2), last by Mary Pollmiller vs. Georgia (10/23) 59 (2), last by Mary Pollmiller vs. Florida (9/25)
ACES Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
SA 13 0 0 0 4 5 6 20 0 0 1 5 11 65 46
ATTACKS 45, Kelsey Robinson vs. Villanova (8/27) 64, Kelsey Robinson vs. Illinois (9/2) 74, Kelsey Robinson vs. Dayton (9/3)
HITTING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 3 KILLS) Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
A/Set 0.14 0.00 0.07 0.06 0.09 11.93 0.00 0.54 0.00 1.75 0.00 0.00 0.42 13.32 10.33
KILLS 20, Kelsey Robinson vs. Georgia (9/16) 24, Kelsey Robinson vs. Virginia Tech (9/10) 28, Kelsey Robinson vs. Dayton (9/3)
ATTACKS Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
A 8 0 3 3 3 680 0 31 0 7 0 0 24 759 589
Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
54 vs. Villanova (8/27) 81 vs. Illinois (9/2) 90 vs. Maryland (8/27)
BLOCKS 7, DeeDee Harrison vs. Arkansas (10/2) 8, DeeDee Harrison vs. South Carolina (9/23) 6 (4x), last by DeeDee Harrison vs. Kentucky (10/12)
Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
19 (1-18) (2x), last vs. Mississippi State (10/16) 25 (3-22) vs. South Carolina (9/23) 22 (1-21) vs. Maryland (8/26)
BE 0 7 6 3 3 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 23
BHE 1 2 0 0 0 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 21
THE LADY VOLS’ HOME
INDIVIDUAL CROWDS
THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA
TOP 25 VOLLEYBALL CROWDS The Lady Vols had six of their top 25 highest crowds during the 2011 season, including a seasonhigh 2,012 against Florida on Oct. 28. Twenty-two of Tennessee’s top 25 highest crowds have come in the four years since Thompson-Boling Arena became the team’s primary venue.
GOOD TO BE HOME
SEASON ATTENDANCE FIGURES
After spending 10 seasons in Stokely Athletics Center, the Lady Vol volleyball team is in its fourth year playing in Thompson-Boling Arena on the banks of the Tennessee River. Since beginning to play in the facility full-time in 2008, the Lady Vols are 46-7 in home matches, including a perfect 10-0 this season. Record at Thompson-Boling Since 2008
With an average home attendance of 983 in 2010, the Lady Vols demolished the previous school record of 772 set the year before. UT also finished with a program record for total home attendance with 13,761 fans. Through 10 matches this year, Tennessee is on pace to shatter its 2010 overall total and average. Three of the four top crowds in UT history have been in this season.
Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 All-Time
Record Pct. 11-3 .786 13-2 .867 12-2 .857 10-0 1.000 46-7 .868
NEW COURT To the casual observer, the Lady Vols’ court looks very much the same as always with the checkerboard orange and white beyond each baseline, but the playing surface is brand new. The court was assembled for the first time in Thompson-Boling Arena last week and is slightly elevated off the ground, which makes for more spring on the court. The Lady Vols’ new practice court is also designed this way.
Fac. TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Stokely TBA
Date 10/28/05 10/28/11 10/7/11 8/27/11 10/31/03 11/20/09 9/19/10 10/22/04 8/28/10
TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Stokely Alumni TBA TBA
10/9/11 11/14/10 9/27/09 9/29/10 10/17/10 11/14/08 11/9/11 10/29/10 12/4/09 11/6/11 11/12/10 10/31/10 11/10/00 9/22/83 9/25/09 9/16/11
>> Bold denotes 2011 season; * denotes NCAA Tournament
2011 VOLLEYBALL CROWDS
Year by Year (Since moving into TBA) Year 2008 2009 2010 2011
Opp. Att. 1. Georgia 3,311 2. Florida 2,012 3. Alabama 1,999 4. Maryland 1,938 5. Florida 1,571 6. Florida 1,532 7. Florida 1,431 8. Florida 1,337 9. Chattanooga/ 1,307 Virginia Tech 10. Ole Miss 1,244 11. Arkansas 1,186 12. Ole Miss 1,168 13. Kentucky 1,126 14. Alabama 1,103 15. Florida 1,097 16. Ole Miss 1,094 17. Auburn 1,064 18. Duke * 1,059 19. Mississippi State 1,0002 20. LSU 962 21. Georgia 922 22. Kentucky 907 23. Pacific 900 24. Arkansas 852 25. Georgia 843
The Lady Vols have played nine matches at home this season and four of those crowds have ranked in Top 25. The “Dig for the Cure” match versus Alabama ranks third, while the Villanova/Maryland match crowd on Aug. 27 ranks fourth.
Avg. Total 485 6,788 772 11,585 983 13,761 1,150 11, 498
RECORD SETTER For their Friday-night match against No. 13 Florida on Oct. 28, an announced crowd 2,012 fans were in attendance to see UT win in four sets, marking the second-highest attendance in program history. The record crowd of 3,311 against Georgia in 2005 happened right before a basketball game.
Opp. Florida Alabama Maryland Ole Miss Miss. State Georgia Auburn Ohio South Carolina Villanova
Att. 2,012 1,999 1,938 1,244 1,002 843 801 617 590 452
SINGLE MATCH RECORDS TENNESSEE MATCH RECORDS INDIVIDUAL Kills Attacks Percentage Assists Aces Block Solos Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
41 99 1.000 88 11 7 15 16 42
Stephanie Ehlers vs. Washington State (9/24/88) Stephanie Ehlers vs. Washington State (9/24/88) Tanya Haave (7-0-7) vs. Loyola [Illinois] (11/23/84) Erica Lear vs. Arkansas (10/6/00) Beverly Robinson vs. Northwestern (12/4/82) Robin Maine vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/13/82) Sarah Blum vs. Auburn (11/19/06) Sarah Blum vs. Auburn (11/19/06) Amy Morris vs. Notre Dame (11/26/05)
TEAM Kills Attacks Percentage Assists Aces Block Solos Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
107 270 .607 100 21 15 42 56 134
vs. Arkansas (10/6/00) vs. Arkansas (10/6/00) (63-12-84) vs. Cal State-Fullerton (9/19/80) vs. Arkansas (10/6/00) vs. Northwestern (12/4/82) vs. Miami [Ohio] (10/2/85) vs. Auburn (11/19/06) vs. San Francisco (9/24/80) vs. UNC Asheville (11/1/97)
Date 10/28/11 10/7/11 8/27/11 10/9/11 11/6/11 9/16/11 9/18/11 8/26/11 10/30/11 8/27/11
2011 SEASON RESULTS OVERALL RECORD SEC HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
Date
W/L Score
22-3 14-1 10-0 9-2 3-1
Opponent
Game Scores
Att.
UT Kill Leader(s)
UT Block Leader(s)
UT Dig Leader(s)
23-25, 25-13, 18-25, 25-17, 15-7 25-18, 27-25, 25-19 20-25, 22-25, 29-27, 25-22, 15-5
617 452 1938
Robinson (27) Robinson (13) Robinson (24)
Sahagian (6) Kolosky (4) Kolosky (6)
Sahagian (21) Mullins (11) Robinson (24)
29-31, 23-25, 25-23, 19-25 25-17, 25-23, 14-25, 23-25, 15-12 25-19, 22-25, 23-25, 25-20, 8-15
2619 ---
Robinson (22) Robinson (28) Robinson (22)
Harrison/Robinson (4) Harrison (4) Kolosky (2)
Three players (17) Mullins (20) Mullins (17)
COMCAST LADY VOL CLASSIC /// KNOXVILLE, TENN. 8/26 8/27
W W W
3-2 3-0 3-2
Ohio Villanova Maryland
ILLINOIS STATE FARM CLASSIC /// CHAMPAIGN, ILL. 9/2 9/3 9/3
L W L
1-3 3-2 2-3
@ #7 Illinois vs. #21 Dayton vs. Houston
VIRGINIA TECH INVITATIONAL /// BLACKSBURG, VA. 9/9 9/10 9/11
W W W
3-0 3-0 3-1
vs. Seton Hall vs. American @ Virginia Tech
25-22, 25-17, 25-15 25-14, 25-13, 25-16 20-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-17
115 113 516
Robinson (11) Harrison (10) Robinson (24)
Harrison (4) Sahagian (3) Harrison (3)
Mullins (13) Sahagian (9) Robinson (16)
9/16 9/18 9/23 9/25 9/30 10/2 10/7 10/9 10/12 10/16 10/21 10/23 10/28 10/30 11/2 11/6 11/11 11/13 11/18 11/20 11/23
W W W W W W W W L W W W W W W W ------
3-0 3-0 3-1 3-2 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-2 2-3 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-1 ------
Georgia* Auburn* @ South Carolina* @ #6 Florida* @ LSU* @ Arkansas* Alabama* Mississippi* @ #25 Kentucky* @ Mississippi State* @ Auburn* @ Georgia* #13 Florida* South Carolina* @ Louisville Mississippi State* @ Mississippi* @ Alabama* Arkansas* LSU* Kentucky*
25-19, 25-20, 25-21 25-15, 25-16, 25-20 28-30, 25-12, 25-15, 28-26 25-21, 20-25, 25-21, 19-25, 18-16 25-17, 23-25, 25-21, 25-14 25-19, 25-16, 25-19 25-23, 25-22, 25-15 25-22, 17-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-13 24-26, 26-24, 20-25, 26-24, 13-15 25-19, 25-18, 28-26 19-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-18 25-15, 25-23, 26-28, 25-21 25-15, 17-25, 25-23, 25-21 25-13, 25-20, 25-14 25-23, 25-21, 25-19 25-22, 23-25, 25-16, 25-14
843 801 1,068 2,031 1,581 916 1,999 1,094 1,959 383 551 505 2,012 590 2,313 1,002
Robinson (20) Harrison , Robinson (10) Robinson (22) Sahagian (19) Robinson (20) Harrison (15) Robinson (15) Robinson (20) Robinson (19) Robinson (13) Baker (19) Robinson (19) Baker (13) Baker (15) Robinson (17) Robinson, Cikra (10)
Harrison (5) Kolosky (4) Harrison (8) Harrison (4) Harrison, Cikra (6) Harrison (7) Kolosky (5) Harrison (6) Harrison (6) Baker/Stoll (5) Harrison (6) Harrison (6) Harrison (7) Harrison (4) Four tied (1) Kolosky, Harrison (5)
Mullins (11) Mullins, Robinson (11) Mullins (18) Robinson (15) Sahagian (23) Mullins (14) Robinson (13) Robinson (20) Mullins (31) Mullins (15) Mullins (16) Robinson (18) Mullins (17) Baker (12) Mullins (13) Mullins (15)
>> Bold indicates home match; * indicates SEC match
2011 STARTING LINEUPS + LIBERO Date 8/26 8/27 9/2 9/3 9/9 9/10 9/16 9/18 9/23 9/25 9/30 10/2 10/7 10/9 10/12 10/16 10/21 10/23 10/28 10/30 11/2 11/6
Opponent Ohio Villanova Maryland Illinois Dayton Houston Seton Hall American Virginia Tech Georgia Auburn South Carolina Florida LSU Arkansas Alabama Ole Miss Kentucky Miss. State Auburn Georgia Florida South Carolina Louisville Miss. State
Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson
Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison
Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky
Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Cikra Sahagian Sahagian Cikra Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Cikra Cikra Cikra Cikra
Baker Baker Baker Brice Cikra Baker Baker Brown Baker Baker Baker Cikra Brice Cikra Cikra Cikra Cikra Cikra Baker Baker Baker Baker Baker Baker Baker
Setter Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller
Libero Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins
TENNESSEE SEASON RECORDS
[ 25-Point Rally Scoring /// Records from 2008 - Present ] KILLS Name 1. Nikki Fowler 2. Kelsey Robinson 3. Nikki Fowler 4. Nikki Fowler 5. Kayla Jeter 6. Kayla Jeter 7. Milan Clarke 8. DeeDee Harrison 9. Farren Powe 10. DeeDee Harrison
KILLS PER SET No. 459 430 427 393 353 340 316 240 221 220
Year 2009 2011 2008 2010 2009 2010 2008 2010 2008 2011
No. 1,268 1,154 1,139 938 919 819 790 689 638 598
Year 2009 2011 2008 2010 2009 2008 2010 2009 2008 2008
No. 1,138 842 691 685 612 384 370 322 100 88
Year 2011 2009 2008 2010 2008 2009 2010 2010 2009 2008
No. 37 28 25 25 25 24 22 21 21 21 21
Year 2011 2009 2008 2009 2009 2008 2008 2010 2010 2008 2011
ATTACKS Name 1. Nikki Fowler 2. Kelsey Robinson 3. Nikki Fowler 4. Nikki Fowler 5. Kayla Jeter 6. Milan Clarke 7. Kayla Jeter 8. Kylie Marshall 9. Kylie Marshall 10. Mindy Flynn
Year 2009 2008 2010 2010 2009 2008 2010 2008 2010 2010
Name 1. Nikki Fowler 2. Nikki Fowler 3. Nikki Fowler 4. Kayla Jeter 5. Milan Clarke 6. Kayla Jeter 7. Kylie Marshall 8. Kylie Marshall 9. Mindy Flynn 10. Kelsey Robinson
Name 1. Kelsey Mahoney 2. Kelsey Mahoney 3. Emily Steinbeck 4. Kelsey Mahoney 5. Kylann Scheidt 6. Michaela Hanakova 7. Emily Steinbeck 8. Natalie Guerra 9. Chloe Goldman 10. Chloe Goldman
BLOCKS PER SET
Name 1. Leah Hinkey 2. Leah HInkey 3. Farren Powe 4. Alyssa Hilby 5. DeeDee Harrison 6. DeeDee Harrison 7. Nikki Fowler 8. Farren Powe 9. Mindy Flynn 10. Nikki Fowler
No. 134 131 121 117 102 101 100 97 80 77
Year 2009 2010 2009 2008 2010 2011 2009 2008 2008 2008
No. 568 511 398 374 369 367 336 324 308 278
Year 2009 2008 2009 2011 2009 2010 2008 2010 2011 2008
DIGS
No. 10.48 9.65 8.38 7.60 7.00 6.93 5.69 5.41 5.16 5.06
Year 2009 2008 2010 2009 2008 2010 2009 2008 2008 2010
ASSISTS PER SET
ACES Name 1. Kelsey Robinson 2. Kelsey Mahoney 3. Kelsey Mahoney Nikki Fowler Kylie Marshall 6. Nikki Fowler 7. Kylie Marshall 8. Kelsey Robinson Nikki Fowler Chloe Goldman Nikki Brice
BLOCKS No. 3.79 3.62 3.51 2.98 2.92 2.70 2.11 2.00 1.97 1.91
ATTACKS PER SET
ASSISTS Name 1. Mary Pollmiller 2. Kelsey Mahoney 3. Kelsey Mahoney 4. Emily Steinbeck 5. Michaela Hanakova 6. Emily Steinbeck 7. Kylann Scheidt 8. Kelsey Mahoney 9. Natalie Guerra 10. Chloe Goldman
Name 1. Nikki Fowler 2. Nikki Fowler 3. Nikki Fowler 4. Kayla Jeter 5. Kayla Jeter 6. Milan Clarke 7. DeeDee Harrison 8. Mindy Flynn 9. Leslie Cikra 10. Kelsey Robinson
HITTING PERCENTAGE
No. 6.96 6.31 6.01 5.81 5.44 5.14 4.92 4.35 0.79 0.52
Year 2009 2010 2010 2008 2010 2008 2009 2009 2008 2009
>> Minimum 100 Attacks Name 1. Leah Hinkey 2. Farren Powe 3. DeeDee Harrison 4. Farren Powe 5. Nikki Fowler 6. Kayla Jeter 7. Leslie Cikra 8. Leah Hinkey 9. Kayla Jeter 10. Milan Clarke
No. 0.23 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.20 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19
Year 2009 2010 2008 2009 2009 2008 2010 2009 2008 2008
>> Bold indicates current player
No. .367 .326 .323 .316 .306 .304 .298 .278 .251 .250
Year 2010 2008 2010 2009 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2008
[ 25-Point Rally Scoring /// 2011 Season Averages ] KILLS PER SET Name 1. Kelsey Robinson 2. Leslie Cikra 3. DeeDee Harrison 4. Tiffany Baker
ACES PER SET SP 97 71 92 76
K 430 193 220 176
Avg. 4.43 2.72 2.39 2.32
ATTACKS PER SET Name 1. Kelsey Robinson 2. Tiffany Baker 3. Leslie Cikra 4. Carly Sahagian 5. DeeDee Harrison
SP 97 76 71 69 92
TA Avg. 1154 11.90 466 6.13 406 5.72 385 5.58 472 5.13
ASSISTS PER SET Name 1. Mary Pollmiller
SP 97
A Avg. 1,138 11.73
Name 1. Kelsey Robinson 2. Nikki Brice 3. Ellen Mullins
HITTING PERCENTAGE SP 97 93 97
SA 37 21 16
Avg. 0.38 0.23 0.16
SP 92 95 18 71
Blks 101 69 13 41
Avg. 1.10 0.73 0.72 0.58
SP 97 97 69 97
Digs 374 308 173 201
Avg. 3.86 3.18 2.51 2.07
BLOCKS PER SET Name 1. DeeDee Harrison 2. Shealyn Kolosky 3. Stephanie Stoll 4. Leslie Cikra
DIGS PER SET Name 1. Ellen Mullins 2. Kelsey Robinson 3. Carly Sahagian 4. Mary Pollmiller
Name 1. Leslie Cikra 2. DeeDee Harrison 3. Carly Sahagian 4. Shealyn Kolosky 5. Tiffany Baker
No. 1.21 1.21 1.20 1.15 0.89 0.89 0.82 0.69 0.67 0.66
Year 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2009 2008 2008 2010 2010
No. 4.73 4.56 3.60 3.29 3.05 2.89 2.85 2.36 2.04 1.98
Year 2009 2008 2010 2009 2009 2010 2008 2008 2010 2010
DIGS PER SET
Name 1. Chloe Goldman 2. Chloe Goldman 3. Nikki Fowler 4. Ellen Mullins 5. Kylie Marshall 6. Kelsey Robinson 7. Kylie Marshall 8. Nikki Fowler 9. Kelsey Robinson 10. Nikki Fowler
ACES PER SET Name 1. Kelsey Mahoney 2. Kelsey Robinson Kelsey Mahoney Nikki Fowler Kylie Marshall 6. Nikki Fowler 7. Nikki Fowler Emily Steinbeck Kylie Marshall Chloe Goldman
Name 1. Alyssa Hilby Farren Powe 3. Leah Hinkey 4. Leah Hinkey 5. DeeDee Harrison Nikki Fowler 7. Farren Powe 8. Mindy Flynn 9. Kayla Jeter 10. Leslie Cikra
SP 71 92 69 95 76
K E TA Avg. 193 67 406 .310 220 83 472 .290 152 42 385 .286 146 48 359 .273 176 56 466 .258
Name 1. Chloe Goldman 2. Chloe Goldman 3. Kelsey Robinson 4. Nikki Fowler 5. Kylie Marshall 6. Nikki Fowler 7. Kylie Marshall 8. Nikki Fowler 9. Ellen Mullins 10. Amanda Friday
TENNESSEE CAREER RECORDS [ Records since 1980 ] KILLS Name 1. Tamala Brightman 2. Ariana Wilson 3. April Chapple 4. Nikki Fowler 5. Dianne Shoemaker 6. Kristen Andre 7. Kristy Dobson 8. Stephanie Ehlers 9. Sonja Thomas 10. Yuliya Stoyanova
KILLS PER SET No. 1,781 1,732 1,650 1,649 1,544 1,498 1,454 1,394 1,346 1,343
Years 1990-93 1998-01 1981-84 2007-10 1985-88 2002-05 1988-91 1985-88 1991-94 2004-07
No. 4,426 3,881 3,835 3,799 3,660 3,540 3,459 3,418 3,416 3,361
Years 2007-10 1998-01 1988-91 1981-84 1990-93 1985-88 2004-07 1985-88 1991-94 2001-04
No. 5,803 5,069 4,674 3,541 2,957 2,904 1,855 1,530 1,453 1,362
Years 2002-05 1998-01 1991-94 1986-89 1984-87 1995-98 20081994-97 2005-06 1981-83
No. 255 244 200 192 189 174 168 149 146 142
Years 1980-83 1981-84 1999-02 1980-83 1985-88 1986-89 1984-87 1988-91 1985-88 1991-94
ATTACKS Name 1. Nikki Fowler 2. Ariana Wilson 3. Kristy Dobson 4. April Chapple 5. Tamala Brightman 6. Stephanie Ehlers 7. Yuliya Stoyanova 8. Dianne Shoemaker 9. Sonja Thomas 10. Michelle Piantadosi
Years 1990-93 1998-01 1996-98 1991-94 1995-97 2007-10 2004-07 1985-88 1999-02 1993-94
Name 1. Kelly Hanlon 2. Christina Jestila 3. Nikki Fowler 4. Ariana Wilson 5. Sonja Thomas 6. Yuliya Stoyanova 7. Tamala Brightman 8. Kristy Dobson 9. Kelsey Fautsch 10. Janelle Hester
No. 9.98 9.60 9.54 9.13 9.09 8.98 8.84 8.74 8.13 7.73
Name 1. Erica Lear 2. Julie Knytych 3. Molly Mooney 4. Christy Warren 5. Allison Stricklin 6. Amy Rauch 7. Wendy Jones 8. Chelsea Noble 9. Kelsey Mahoney 10. Jena Berg
BLOCKS PER SET No. 674 664 583 466 436 399 361 344 341 338
Years 2003-06 1980-83 2006-10 1998-01 2002-05 1990-93 1985-88 2007-10 1987-90 1985-88
Name 1. Chloe Goldman 2. Kristy Dobson 3. Kylie Marshall 4. Amy Morris 5. Stephanie Ehlers 6. Nikki Fowler 7. Julie Knytych 8. Kelli Scott 9. Molly Mooney 10. Erica Lear
No. 1,755 1,474 1,374 1,338 1,312 1,281 1,265 1,117 1,055 1,053
Years 2006-09 1988-91 2006-09 2003-05 1985-88 2007-10 2002-05 1999-02 1991-94 1998-01
Years 1998-01 2002-05 1991-94 1995-98 1994-95,97 1989-90 1986-89 2005-06 20082006-07
No. .48 .44 .39 .38 .38 .36 .34 .34 .33 .31
Years 1999-02 1983-85 1986-89 1985-88 1991-94 1994-96 1984-87 1988-91 1985-88 1984-86
>> Minimum 100 Attacks Name 1. Beverly Robinson 2. Kristen Andre 3. Tamala Brightman 4. DeeDee Harrison Sarah Blum 6. Ariana Wilson 7. Trinia Cuseo 8. Tanya Haave 9. Erika Brez 10. Leah Hinkey
Name 1. Sarah Blum 2. Leah Hinkey 3. Ariana Wilson 4. Courtney Huettemann 5. Kristen Andre Farren Powe 7. Trinia Cuseo Tamala Brightman 9. Mindy Flynn 10. Annette Young-Gillcrist
No. 1.55 1.24 1.10 1.06 0.97 0.97 0.96 0.96 0.93 0.90
Years 2003-06 2006-10 1998-01 1994-97 2002-05 2006-09 2000-01 1990-93 2005-08 1987-90
No. 4.37 4.01 3.36 3.21 3.02 2.94 2.76 2.72 2.69 2.69
Years 2006-09 2003-05 1988-91 2002-03 2003-04 2006-09 2007-10 2002-05 1991-94 1999-02
DIGS PER SET
HITTING PERCENTAGE
No. 12.87 12.48 11.13 10.76 9.22 8.31 8.01 6.53 6.37 6.19
ACES PER SET Name 1. Kelli Scott 2. Stephanie Scheper 3. Wendy Jones 4. Stephanie Ehlers 5. Sonja Thomas 6. Jenny Meeks 7. Laurie Caraher Kristy Dobson 9. Dianne Shoemaker 10. Donna Monaco
Name 1. Sarah Blum 2. Robin Maine 3. Leah Hinkey 4. Ariana Wilson 5. Kristen Andre 6. Tamala Brightman 7. Dianne Shoemaker 8. Nikki Fowler 9. Annette Young-Gillcrist 10. Lisa Stegman
DIGS Years 1995-97 1996-98 2007-10 1998-01 1991-94 2004-07 1990-93 1988-91 2005-06 1999-02
ASSISTS PER SET
ACES Name 1. Robin Maine 2. April Chapple 3. Kelli Scott 4. Bonnie Kenny 5. Stephanie Ehlers 6. Wendy Jones 7. Laurie Caraher 8. Kristy Dobson 9. Dianne Shoemaker 10. Sonja Thomas
BLOCKS No. 4.32 4.08 3.64 3.58 3.58 3.55 3.49 3.49 3.33 3.32
ATTACKS PER SET
ASSISTS Name 1. Julie Knytych 2. Erica Lear 3. Molly Mooney 4. Wendy Jones 5. Laurie Caraher 6. Christy Warren 7. Kelsey Mahoney 8. Allison Stricklin 9. Chelsea Noble 10. Betsy Chavez
Name 1. Tamala Brightman 2. Ariana Wilson 3. Christine Jestila 4. Sonja Thomas Kelly Hanlon 6. Nikki Fowler 7. Yuliya Stoyanova Dianne Shoemaker 9. Janelle Hester 10. Cissi Lenartsson
No. .359 .336 .335 .315 .315 .312 .308 .300 .295 .285
Years 1982-83 2002-05 1990-93 20082003-06 1998-01 2000-01 1980-84 1998-99 2006-10
>> Bold indicates current player >> Career statistics have a two-year minimum to qualify for per-game statistics, and players must have played in at least half of the team’s matches during their career.
Name 1. Chloe Goldman 2. Amy Morris 3. Kristy Dobson 4. Morgan Miltner 5. Cynthia Buggs 6. Kylie Marshall 7. Nikki Fowler 8. Julie Knytych 9. Sonja Thomas Kelli Scott
ALL-TIME HIGHS: DIGS & KILLS KILLS
DIGS
41 38 37 36 35 35 33 32 29 29 29 29 29 29 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 27 27 27 27 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
42 40 37 36 36 36 32 31 31 31 29 29 29 29 28 28 28 27 27 27 27 27 26 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
FIVE SETS Stephanie Ehlers vs. Washington State (9/24/88) Kelli Scott at Arkansas (10/6/00) Dianne Shoemaker vs. Florida (11/5/88) Dianne Shoemaker at Bowling Green (10/15/88) Kelsey Fautsch at Notre Dame (11/26/05) Janelle Hester vs. Marquette (11/23/01) Kristen Andre vs. Florida (10/30/05) Tamala Brightman at Georgia Tech (10/20/93) Nikki Fowler at Georgia (11/15/09) Janelle Hester vs. Middle Tennessee State (10/15/02) Cissi Lennartsson vs. Kentucky (9/30/94) Dianne Shoemaker vs. Florida (10/8/87) April Chapple vs. Texas (10/8/83) Beverly Robinson vs. Penn State (10/7/83) Kelsey Robinson vs. Dayton (9/3/11) Nikki Fowler vs. South Carolina (11/11/2007) Chris Jestila vs. Cleveland State (9/5/98) Sonja Thomas vs. Mississippi State (10/23/94) Tamala Brightman vs. Mississippi State (10/25/92) Kristy Dobson at Alabama (11/3/90) Dianne Shoemaker at LSU (11/17/88) Dianne Shoemaker vs. Washington State (9/24/88) Beverly Robinson at Florida State (12/4/83) Kelsey Robinson vs. Ohio (8/26/11) Janelle Hester at South Carolina (11/16/01) Tamala Brightman at Mississippi State (10/14/91) Kristy Dobson vs. UAB (9/27/90) Michelle Piantadosi vs. Ohio State (12/10/04) Michelle Piantadosi at Florida (11/14/04) Janelle Hester vs. Georgia (10/6/02) Mary Heinecke vs. Eastern Kentucky (10/24/95) Sonja Thomas vs. Kentucky (9/30/94) Kristy Dobson at Alabama (10/12/91) Tamala Brightman at Arkansas State (10/4/91) Kristy Dobson vs. N.C. State (9/28/91) Dianne Shoemaker vs. Tulane (9/10/88) April Chapple at Ole Miss (11/8/84) April Chapple vs. Ohio State (9/24/82) Yuliya Stoyanova at Louisville (9/28/05) Michelle Piantadosi at Ole Miss (10/18/02) Ariana Wilson at Arkansas (10/6/00) Stephanie Knight at Virginia Tech (9/28/99) Ariana Wilson vs. Kansas (9/18/99) Chris Jestila vs. LSU (9/27/96) Tamala Brightman at Kentucky (11/22/93) Tamala Brightman vs. UAB (9/11/92) Kristy Dobson vs. Indiana (9/21/91) Dianne Shoemaker at Eastern Michigan (10/14/88) April Chapple at Florida State (12/4/83)
FOUR SETS 35 34 34 34 33 31 30 30 29 29 27 27 27 27 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25
Tamala Brightman vs. Kentucky (10/31/92) Tamala Brightman vs. Sam Houston State (12/1/93) Dianne Shoemaker vs. Penn State (10/21/88) Dianne Shoemaker vs. Kentucky (10/5/88) Tamala Brightman vs. Northwestern (9/5/92) Tamala Brightman vs. Georgia (11/13/92) Ariana Wilson at Kentucky (11/12/00) Sonja Thomas vs. Arkansas (10/7/94) Chris Jestila at Kentucky (11/9/96) Kelly Hanlon at Ole Miss (10/18/96) Ariana Wilson vs. Kentucky (11/10/00) Kelli Scott at LSU (10/8/00) Tamala Brightman vs. Mississippi State (11/29/91) Dianne Shoemaker vs. Clemson (9/22/87) Kelli Scott vs. Arkansas (11/15/02) Chris Jestila at Ole Miss (10/18/96) Yuliya Stoyanova vs. Kentucky (11/1/06) Kelsey Fautsch vs. Louisville (9/19/06) Michelle Piantadosi vs. Louisville (9/22/04) Kelly Hanlon at Georgia (10/5/96) Kristy Dobson at Florida (9/29/89) Dianne Shoemaker at Louisville (10/14/87)
THREE SETS 25
Dianne Shoemaker at N.C. State (10/8/88)
25-POINT RALLY HIGHS
FIVE SETS Amy Morris at Notre Dame (11/26/05) Chloe Goldman at Ole Miss (11/02/07) Chloe Goldman vs. LSU (10/12/07) Chloe Goldman vs. Dayton (9/14/08) Amy Morris at Louisville (9/28/05) Kristy Dobson vs. Georgia (11/11/90) Kristy Dobson vs. N.C. State (10/13/89) Ellen Mullins vs. Kentucky (10/12/11) Chloe Goldman vs. South Carolina (11/11/07) Amy Morris at Florida (11/14/04) Jennifer Elliott vs. Georgia (11/14/99) Kristy Dobson at Arkansas State (10/4/91) Tiffany Washington vs. Indiana (9/21/91) Stephanie Ehlers vs. Washington State (9/24/88) Chloe Goldman at LSU (9/18/09) Chloe Goldman at Georgia (9/23/07) Kristy Dobson vs. Georgia Tech (9/13/91) Chloe Goldman vs. Kentucky (11/25/09) Chloe Goldman at Clemson (12/5/08) Chloe Goldman vs. Arkansas (9/30/07) Amy Morris vs. Florida (10/30/05) Maureen Skalitzky at Florida State (10/18/86) Chloe Goldman at Louisville (9/30/09) Chloe Goldman at South Carolina (10/2/09) Amy Morris vs. Georgia (11/21/03) Tiffany Washington vs. Georgia Tech (9/13/91) Chloe Goldman at Mississippi State (10/19/07) Morgan Miltner at South Carolina (10/13/02) Cissi Lennartsson vs. Kentucky (9/30/94) Kristy Dobson vs. Ole Miss (10/12/90) April Chapple vs. Penn State (10/7/83) Kelsey Robinson vs. Maryland (8/27/11) Chloe Goldman vs. South Carolina (11/16/08) Annie Sadowski vs. Alabama (11/3/06) Amy Morris at Alabama (11/19/05) Julie Knytych at Georgia (10/3/03) Jennifer Elliott at Arkansas (10/6/00) Chloe Goldman vs. Illinois (9/12/08) Chloe Goldman vs. Utah (8/25/07) Chloe Goldman vs. Ole Miss (10/14/07) Kelli Scott vs. Georgia (11/14/99) Tamala Brightman at Arkansas State (10/4/91) Stephanie Ehlers at Bowling Green (10/15/88) Betsy Chavez at Florida State (12/4/83)
FOUR SETS 35 33 30 30 29 28 28 27 27 27 27 27 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 24
Chloe Goldman at Arkansas (11/16/07) Stephanie Ehlers vs. Kentucky (10/5/88) Chloe Goldman at Alabama (10/16/09) Kim Obiala at UNC Asheville (11/1/97) Wendy Jones vs. Kentucky (10/5/88) Cynthia Buggs vs. Texas A&M (12/4/04) Sonja Thomas vs. Sam Houston State (12/1/93) Chloe Goldman vs. Marquette (9/8/07) Amy Morris at Alabama (10/16/05) Amy Morris vs. Arkansas (11/20/04) Kelli Scott at LSU (10/8/00) Kristy Dobson vs. Eastern Michigan (11/30/90) Chloe Goldman at South Carolina (10/2/09) Chloe Goldman vs. Mississippi State (9/16/07) Lauren Clayton at UNC Asheville (11/1/97) Lynn Lovingier at UNC Asheville (11/1/97) Kristy Dobson vs. Southern Illinois (10/5/91) Chloe Goldman vs. Colorado State (9/12/09) Chloe Goldman vs. Alabama (9/21/08) Chloe Goldman at Louisville (10/16/07) Yuliya Stoyanova at Arkansas (10/20/06) Chris Jestila at South Carolina (11/6/98) Andrea Peterson vs. Georgia (10/16/98) Stephanie Scheper vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/6/85) Mary Heinecke vs. Kentucky (11/16/97)
THREE SETS 31 26 25
Chloe Goldman vs. Georgia (10/26/07) Kylie Marshall at LSU (10/22/06) Chloe Goldman at Arkansas (11/7/08)
Here’s a look at kill and dig highs since NCAA Division I volleyball adopted the 25-point rally scoring format in 2008:
KILLS
FIVE SETS 29 28 27 24 24 24 23 22 22 22 21
Nikki Fowler Kelsey Robinson Kelsey Robinson Nikki Fowler Nikki Fowler Nikki Fowler Kayla Jeter Kelsey Robinson Nikki Fowler Nikki Fowler Nikki Fowler
Georgia (2009) vs. Dayton (9/3/11) vs. Ohio (8/26/11) Kentucky (2008) Arkansas (2009) Arkansas (2010) Kentucky (2009) vs. Houston (9/3/11) Dayton (2008) Auburn (2009) Louisville (2009)
FOUR SETS 24 22 22 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
Kelsey Robinson Kelsey Robinson Kelsey Robinson Nikki Fowler Nikki Fowler Nikki Fowler Tiffany Baker Kelsey Robinson Nikki Fowler Nikki Fowler Nikki Fowler Nikki Fowler Kayla Jeter
at Virginia Tech (9/10/11) at South Carolina (9/23/11) at Illinois (9/2/11) Arkansas (2008) Florida (2009) Louisville (2010) Auburn (2011) Georgia (2011) LSU (2008) Kentucky (2008) LSU (2009) Kentucky (2009) Florida (2010)
THREE SETS 21 20 19 17 16 16
Nikki Fowler Kelsey Robinson Kayla Jeter Kelsey Robinson Nikki Fowler Kayla Jeter
Oklahoma (2010) Georgia (9/16/11) South Carolina (2009) Louisville (11/2/11) Miss. State, Alabama (2009) Mississippi (2010)
DIGS
FIVE SETS 36 31 28 27 27 27 26 25 24 24 23 23 22 22
Chloe Goldman Ellen Mullins Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Kelsey Robinson Chloe Goldman Nikki Fowler Kelsey Robinson Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Kylie Marshall Chloe Goldman
Dayton (2008) Kentucky (2011) LSU (2009) 2008 Clemson (2008) Kentucky (2009) Arkansas (2010) Louisville (2009) Western Kentucky (2009) vs. Maryland (2011) South Carolina (2008) Illinois (2008) Auburn (2009) Illinois (2008) Kentucky (2008)
FOUR SETS 30 26 25 25 24 23 23 22 21 20 20
Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Carly Sahagian Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Nikki Fowler Chloe Goldman
Alabama (2009) So. Carolina (2009) Alabama (2008) Colorado State (2009) LSU (2010) LSU (2011) Kentucky (2009) LSU (2009) Florida (2009) Alabama (2008) Duke (2010)
THREE SETS 25 23 22 20 20
Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman
Arkansas (2008) Georgia (2009) Auburn (2008) Georgia (2008) Xavier (2009)
PLAYER NOTES #7 TIFFANY BAKER
#11 LESLIE CIKRA
OH/MB, 6-4, Fr., Carrolton, Texas
OH, 6-4, Jr., Chagrin Falls, Ohio
• Has 14 starts on the season • Recorded four double-doubles this year, including two during the home weekend vs. UF and USC • Tallied a team- and career-best 19 kills vs. Auburn • Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 31 and the CVU.com National POW a day later.
• Returning to full strength after missing a portion of the early season due to injury • Started the 11 of the last 14 matches, including vs. South Carolina, where she hit a career-best .636 • Hitting a team-best .310 on the season • Ranks second on the team with 2.72 kills per set
CAREER/SEASON HIGHS
CAREER HIGHS
Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
19 38 .519 2 -2 4 5 14
Auburn, 10/21 Auburn, 10/21 South Carolina, 10/30 Georgia, 9/16 Georgia, 10/23 Mississippi State, 10/16 Mississippi State, 10/16 Ohio, 8/26
#2 NIKKI BRICE DS, 5-8, Fr., Fullerton, Calif. • Played in all but four sets on the season • Ranks second on the team in serving aces (21) • Tallied 162 digs on the season, which ranks fifth on the team
20 41 .636 2 1 1 6 6 5
Indiana, 12/4/10 Colorado State, 9/12/09 South Carolina, 10/30/11 Miss. State, 11/7/10 Northwestern, 9/10/10 19x LSU, 9/30/11 LSU, 9/30/11 2x, last vs. Georgia, 10/23/11
2011 HIGHS Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
17 36 .524 1 -1 6 6 5
Florida, 9/25 2x, last vs. Ole Miss, 10/9 Alabama, 10/7 Kentucky, 10/12 3x, last vs. Ole Miss, 10/9 LSU, 9/30 LSU, 9/30 Georgia, 10/23
CAREER/SEASON HIGHS Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
1 1 1.000 6 3 ---11
Florida, 10/28 3x, last vs. Florida, 10/28 Florida, 10/28 2x, vs. American, 9/10 Dayton, 9/3
3x, last vs. Miss. State, 11/6
#24 JASMINE BROWN DS, 5-8, Jr., Chattanooga, Tenn. • Instrumental in helping UT rally back from match point three times against Maryland, eventually winning the match in five sets against the Terps • Has seven service aces on the season, including match point at Geogia on Oc.t 23 • Tallied 62 digs this season
CAREER HIGHS Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
---2 2x, last vs. Seton Hall, 9/9/11 1 6x, last vs. Miss. State, 11/6/11 ---10 Seton Hall, 9/9/11
2011 HIGHS Assists Aces Digs
2 Seton Hall, 9/9 1 6x, last vs. Miss. State, 11/6 10 Seton Hall, 9/9
#8 DEEDEE HARRISON MB, 6-3, Jr., Nashville, Tenn. • Started all 25 matches this season • Hitting a team-best .339 in conference matches • Leads the team in total blocks with 101 and ranks second in the SEC in blocks per set, at 1.12 • Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week (9/26) • Named to the Virginia Tech Invite All-Tournament Team
CAREER HIGHS Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
16 26 .700 1 -3 7 8 3
Northwestern, 9/10/10 4x, last vs. Florida, 10/28/11 Northwestern, 9/10/10 3x 2x, last vs. Auburn, 10/21/11 3x, last vs. Florida, 10/30/11 South Carolina, 09/23/11 4x
2011 HIGHS Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
15 26 .524 1 -3 7 8 3
2x, last vs. Kentucky, 10/12 4x, last vs. Florida, 10/28 Virginia Tech, 9/10 Ohio, 8/26 Auburn, 10/21 3x, last vs. Florida, 10/30 South Carolina, 9/23 Ole Miss, 10/9
#6 SHEALYN KOLOSKY MB, 6-3, Fr., Wheaton, Ill. • Has started in all 25 matches and played in all but two sets • Ranks fourth on the team with a hitting percentage of .273 • Also ranks second on the team with 69 total blocks • Recorded seven or more kills in five conference matches this sesaon
CAREER/SEASON HIGHS Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
10 25 .769 1 2 2 6 6 3
Seton Hall, 9/9 Kentucky, 10/12 Seton Hall, 9/9 Villanova, 8/27 Arkansas, 10/2 Ole Miss, 10/9 Maryland, 8/27 Maryland, 8/27 3x, last vs. Miss. State, 11/6
#17 KELSEY MAHONEY S, 5-10, Sr., Fort Worth, Texas • Played in 33 sets and 11 matches this season • Saw action in all five sets at Kentucky, primarily in a serving role, as she did not record a service error • Has not missed a set since the Kentucky match • Ranked third on the team in assists last season
CAREER HIGHS Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
2 9 N/A 57 4 1 2 2 19
4x Duke, 12/4/09 Georgia, 11/15/09 Twice Florida, 11/20/09 3x 4x Auburn, 11/13/09
2011 HIGHS Assists Digs
1 2
3x, last vs. Miss. State, 11/6 vs. Mississippi State, 10/20
#10 ELLEN MULLINS
#9 KELSEY ROBINSON #4 KYLANN SCHEIDT
L/DS, 5-6, So., Nashville, Tenn.
OH, 6-2, So., Bartlett, Ill.
S, 6-0, So., Knoxville, Tenn.
• Has started every match this season at the libero position • Leads the Lady Vols in digs with 374 (3.86/set) • Ranks fifth in the SEC in digs • Registered a career-high 31 digs at UK, which is the second most in any SEC match this season • Named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 17
• Started all 25 matches and has played in all 97 sets • Notched 17 double-doubles on the season (seven in last 10 matches), which ranks first in the SEC • Named AVCA National and SEC Player of the Week for her performances against Alabama and Ole Miss • Leads the Lady Vols with 430 kills (4.43/set) • Ranks first in the SEC in kills and points • Tabbed SEC Offensive Player of the Week twice
• Played in her first match of the season on the road against Florida after returning from surgery • Most extensive play came against Ole Miss, where she registered six assists • Saw action in all 20 matches last season • Is the first signee from Knoxville in Rob Patrick’s tenure as head coach
CAREER HIGHS
CAREER HIGHS
Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
1 1 -5 2 ---31
Florida, 9/19/10 5x. last vs. Miss. State 10/16/11 Louisville, 11/2/11 2x, last vs. Seton Hall, 9/9
Kentucky, 10/12/11
1 1 5 2 31
Dayton, 9/3 4x, last vs. Miss. State 10/16 Louisville, 11/2 Seton Hall, 9/9 Kentucky, 10/12
#15 MARY POLLMILLER S, 5-10, Fr., Littleton, Colo. • Has been the squad’s starting setter in each match this season • Leads the the Lady Vols in assists with 1,138, which ranks first in UT history during the 25-point rally scoring era • Her assist per set mark of 11.73 ranks second in the conference • Has six double-doubles on the year • Named SEC Freshman of the Week three times (9/12, 10/3, 10/31) and to the All-Tournament Teams at the Comcast Lady Vol Classic and the Virginia Tech Invite
CAREER/SEASON HIGHS Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
4 11 .571 59 2 2 3 3 13
28 74 .452 5 5 2 5 5 27
Dayton, 9/3/11 Dayton, 9/3/11 Louisville, 11/2 2x, last vs. Miss. State, 11/6/11 Ohio, 8/26/11 Illinois, 9/2/11 Maryland, 8/27/11 Maryland, 8/27/11 Arkansas, 10/8/10
6x, last vs. Miss. State, 11/6 Maryland, 8/27 Mississippi State, 11/6 2x, last vs. Florida, 9/25 Mississippi State, 10/16 Villanova, 8/27 5x, last vs. Miss. State, 11/6 6x, last vs. Miss. State, 11/6 LSU, 10/2
Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
28 74 .452 5 5 2 5 5 24
Dayton, 9/3 Dayton, 9/3 Louisville, 11/2 Mississippi State 11/6 Ohio, 8/26 Illinois, 9/2 Maryland, 8/27 Maryland, 8/27 Maryland, 8/27
#35 CARLY SAHAGIAN OH/DS, 6-1, So., Bartlett, Ill. • Started in all but six matches this season • Recorded 152 kills in 69 sets played, good for fifth on the team • Ranks third on the team in hitting percentage, with a clip of .286 • Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week (9/26) • Has five double-doubles on the year • Named to the Comcast Lady Vol Classic All-Tournament Team
CAREER HIGHS Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
19 35 .533 2 3 1 6 6 23
Florida, 9/25/11 Florida, 9/25/11 Villanova, 8/27/11 2x Dayton, 9/3/11 2x, last vs Illinois, 9/2/11 Ohio, 8/26/11 Ohio, 8/26/11 LSU, 9/30/11
2011 HIGHS Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
19 35 .533 1 3 1 6 6 23
Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
1 1 -30 2 -1 1 16
Auburn, 9/29/10 4x Georgia, 9/24/10 Twice Louisville, 10/27/10 Louisville, 10/27/10 Louisville, 10/27/10
SEASON HIGHS
2011 HIGHS
2011 HIGHS Kills Attacks Assists Aces Digs
Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
CAREER HIGHS
Florida, 9/25 Florida, 9/25 Villanova, 8/27 7x, last vs. Miss. State 10/16 Dayton, 9/3 Illinois, 9/2 Ohio, 8/26 Ohio, 8/26 LSU, 8/30
Assists Digs
6 1
Ole Miss, 10/9/11 Ole Miss, 10/9/11
#3 STEPHANIE STOLL MB, 6-2, Fr., Bellevue, Wash. • Transfer from the University of Washington • Redshirted in her only year at UW • Tallied a team-high five blocks at Mississippi State • Has seen action in 18 sets and has 11 kills
CAREER/SEASON HIGHS Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
4 6 .333 --1 5 5 1
Houston, 9/3 2x, last vs. Houston, 9/3 Houston, 9/3
American, 9/10 Mississippi State, 10/16 Mississippi State, 10/16 American, 9/10
#30 MERCEDES VAUGHN MB, 6-1, Fr., Wilmington, Del. • Has not played in a match this season • Played three sports in high school
CAREER/SEASON HIGHS Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
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2 NIKKI BRICE 5-8 • FR • DS Fullerton, Calif.
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4
6
STEPHANIE STOLL 6-2 • RS-FR • MB Bellevue, Wash.
KYLANN SCHEIDT 6-0 • SO • S Knoxville, Tenn.
SHEALYN KOLOSKY 6-3 • FR • MB Wheaton, Ill.
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9
DEEDEE HARRISON 6-3 • JR • MB Nashville, Tenn.
KELSEY ROBINSON 6-2 • SO • OH Bartlett, Ill.
15
17
MARY POLLMILLER 5-10 • FR • S Littleton, Colo.
ROB PATRICK Head Coach 15th Year at Tennessee
10 ELLEN MULLINS 5-6 • SO • L/DS Nashville, Tenn.
24
11 LESLIE CIKRA 6-3 • JR • OH Chagrin Falls, Ohio
30
7 TIFFANY BAKER 6-4 • FR • OH/MB Carrolton, Texas
14 KAYLA JETER 5-11 • SR • OH Solon, Ohio
35
KELSEY MAHONEY 5-10 • SR • S Fort Worth, Texas
JASMINE BROWN 5-8 • JR • DS Chattanooga, Tenn.
MERCEDES VAUGHN 6-1 • FR • MB Wilmington, Del.
CARLY SAHAGIAN 6-1 • SO • OH/DS Bartlett, Ill.
RACHEL COOPER Assistant Coach First Year at Tennessee
ALAN EDWARDS Assistant Coach First Year at Tennessee
JENNA DOVER Director of Operations First Year at Tennessee
JASON HAMES Volunteer Asst. Coach Third Year at Tennessee