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 *
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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