Tennessee Volleyball Match Notes - vs. Georgia/Auburn

2011

TENNESSEE /// LADY VOLUNTEERS VOLLEYBALL

MATCH NOTES

THE southeastern conference OPENER

[ Sept. 16 & 18 /// thompson-boling arena /// knoxville, tenn. ]

Lady Vols vs. Georgia [4-6, 0-0] /// 7 p.m. ET

SUNDAY

Lady Vols vs. Auburn [6-4, 0-0] /// 1:30 p.m. ET

Overall Record: 7-2

2011 RECORD

Friday

SEC 0-0 Non-conference 7-2 Home 3-0 Away 1-1 Neutral 3-1

TO NOTE...

Welcome to the SEC Season

This weekend, the Lady Vols kick off Southeastern Conference play at home with matches against Georgia and Auburn.

Friday’s meeting with Georgia is the first time Tennessee has opened the SEC schedule against the Bulldogs since 1999 when the Lady Vols won on the road 3-1.

Last season, Tennessee kicked off the conference slate with a 3-1 victory over South Carolina in Thompson-Boling Arena.

A Look at the Opponents

When it comes to having things in common, Georgia and Auburn do have one major likeness: there’s a lot of new.

Both the Lady Vols’ opponents this weekend feature first-year coaches: Lizzy Stemke for Georgia and Rick Nold for Auburn. The SEC has two additional programs with new head coaches this season: Alabama (Ed Allen) and South Carolina (Scott Swanson).

 Georgia

2011 Record: 4-6 (0-0 SEC) All-Time Series Record: UT leads 39-24 Last 10 Meetings: UT leads 8-2 2010 Meeting Results: 9/24/10 (Athens, Ga.): Georgia def. Tennessee 3-2 (17-25, 23-25, 25-19, 27-25, 10-15) 10/31/10 (Knoxville): Tennessee def. Georgia 3-0 (2520, 25-19, 25-13)

 Auburn

2011 Record: 6-4 (0-0 SEC) All-Time Series Record: UT leads 26-13-1 Last 10 Meetings: UT leads 8-2 2010 Meeting Results: 9/26/10 (Auburn, Ala.): Tennessee def. Auburn 3-1 (25-15, 21-25, 25-22, 25-19) 10/29/10 (Knoxville): Tennessee def. Auburn 3-0 (2517, 25-16, 25-16)

COACHING FOR 300

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in case you missed it

September

Last weekend, the Lady Vols won three matches to capture first at the Virginia Tech Invitational, beating Seton Hall, American and host Virginia Tech.

Sophomore Kelsey Robinson earned tournament MVP honors as she wrapped up the invitational with 24 kills and 15 digs in four sets against Virginia Tech.

Robinson had previously been MVP of the Comcast Lady Vol Classic.

Junior DeeDee Harrison had her best weekend of the season, getting more than 10 kills twice at middle blocker and earning all-tournament team honors. Freshman Mary Pollmiller was named to the all-tournament team as the Lady Vols hit more than .400 against American, a number the team reached just twice in 2010.

first honor

Pollmiller was named SEC Freshman of the Week following her setting performance in Blacksburg, Va. She is one of just two freshmen in the SEC top 10 in assists per set, joining LSU’s Malorie Pardo.

Pollmiller ranks third with 11.24 and Pardo is first with 11.32.

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.

Patrick is 144-90 in his career in the SEC. In 12 of his 14 seasons, he led the Lady Vols to a .500 or better record against the conference. In 2004, Tennessee swept through the conference with a 15-1 record, tying for first in the SEC and winning the SEC Tournament a week later.

CONTACT BOX /// MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Amanda Pruitt

Volleyball Media Contact Email: akpruitt@utk.edu Office: 865.974.6315 Cell: 501.827.6071

 2011 SEASON SCHEDULE

On Friday, Rob Patrick will be coaching for his milestone 300th career win as the head of the Tennessee volleyball program. He enters the Georgia match with a 299-152 record.

Patrick is already Tennessee’s coaching wins leader.

todd mounce

Graduate Assistant Email: tmounce@utk.edu

August

 Comcast Lady Vol Classic Ohio Villanova Maryland

 Illinois State Farm Classic

Champaign, Ill. 2 @ #7 Illinois 3 vs. #21 Dayton

vs. Houston

 Virginia Tech Invitational Blacksburg, Va.

Student Assistant Media Contact Email: mmagill1@utk.edu

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

9 10

vs. Seton Hall vs. American @ Virginia Tech

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

16 18 23 25 30

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

7 p.m. ET 1:30 p.m. ET 7 p.m. ET 5 p.m. ET 7 p.m. CT

October

2 7 9 12 16 21 23 28 30

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

November

2 6 11 13 18 20 23

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

>> * SEC match

matt magill

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

1 p.m. CT 7 p.m. ET 1:30 p.m. ET 8 p.m. ET 1:30 p.m. CT 7 p.m. CT 1:30 p.m. ET 7 p.m. ET 1:30 p.m. ET

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

TENNESSEE VOLLEYBALL ROSTER  MEDIA INFORMATION Media Credentials

Requests for working media credentials should be directed to volleyball contact Amanda Pruitt.

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 Amanda prior to the start of the contest.

Radio

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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 KYE-lynn SHITE Shealyn Kolosky SHAY-lynn Leslie Cikra SICK-ruh Carly Sahagian 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 Rob Patrick (Miami [Ohio], ’83) Record Entering 2011 292-150 (14 years) Overall Record 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 Amanda Pruitt in the UT Media Relations Office.

MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION  Overnight Mail Address Stokely Athletic Center 1720 Volunteer Blvd.

Knoxville, TN 37996

 Amanda Pruitt Office Phone: 865.974.1212 Direct Line: 865.974.6315 Cell Phone: 501.827.6071 Fax: 865.974.8875 Email: akpruitt@utk.edu Twitter: @akpruitt

Team Information

2010 Record 25-7 SEC Record (Finish) 15-5 (2nd - Eastern) NCAA Finish NCAA Second Round Letterwinners Returning/Lost 9/4* Starters Returning/Lost 4/2 + Libero* Newcomers 6

follow the team online

Website utladyvols.com/volleyball Facebook facebook.com/UTVolleyball Twitter twitter.com/LadyVol_VBall twitter.com/RobPatrickUT twitter.com/UTLadyVols Youtube youtube.com/utsportstv >> * Lettermen & starters returning includes Kayla Jeter, who is out for the season with a torn ACL

INFO BOX /// LADY VOLS PRACTICE SCHEDULE Sunday [18]

MONDAY [19]

TUESDAY [20]

WEDNESDAY [21]

THURSDAY [15]

FRIDAY [16]

SATURDAY [17]

Match: Auburn, 1:30 p.m.

Off

Practice: 3:30-6 p.m.

TBA

Practice: 3-6 p.m.

TBA

Practice: 2:30-5:30 p.m.

TBA

Match: Georgia, 7 p.m.

Practice: 9-11:30 a.m.

COACHING STAFF

#300 COUNTDOWN

A LOOK AT THE 2011

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 Rob Patrick is one win away from career No. 300 at Tennessee

Next 2 Matches

Date Opp. Sept. 16 Georgia Sept. 18 Auburn

Place Knoxville Knoxville

PATRICK’S MILESTONE WINS Win # 1 50 100 200 250

Opponent (Date) ETSU (8.30.1997) Georgia State (10.26.1999) East Carolina (9.14.2002) Arkansas (9.17.2006) Arkansas (9.25.2009)

Score 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0

PATRICK’S CAREER RECORD [ 1997-PRESENT ]

ROB PATRICK /// HEAD COACH Two-time National Coach of the Year Rob Patrick has developed a tradition of excellence since coming to Tennessee 14 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.

A LOOK AT TENNESSEE’S NEW COACHES ALAN EDWARDS /// ASSISTANT COACH RACHEL COOPER /// ASSISTANT COACH Former Iona College head coach Alan Edwards as

the team’s new assistant coach and recruiting coordinator in July.

“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.

The University of Tennessee and head volleyball coach Rob Patrick announced the hiring of Rachel Cooper as the team’s new assistant coach.

A former standout player at Mississippi State, Cooper has spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach at East Tennessee State after two years 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.

Year Overall SEC Finish/Postseason 1997 15-19 5-9 4th SEC East 1998 19-10 7-7 4th SEC East 1999 19-13 8-6 2nd SEC East 2000 23-10 9-5 3rd SEC East, NCAA 1st Round 2001 16-11 7-7 3rd SEC East 2002 20-11 8-8 4th SEC East 2003 22-9 10-6 2nd SEC East 2004 32-3 15-1 T-1st SEC East, NCAA Regional QF 2005 25-9 13-3 2nd SEC East, NCAA Semifinal 2006 19-12 10-10 3rd SEC East, NCAA 1st Round 2007 11-18 6-14 5th SEC East 2008 22-10 15-5 3rd SEC East, NCAA 1st Round 2009 24-8 16-4 T-2nd SEC East, NCAA 2nd Round 2010 25-7 15-5 2nd SEC East, NCAA 2nd Round 2011 7-2 -Total 299-152 144-90

ut coaches win total (leaders) Coach Rob Patrick Bob Bertucci Julie Hermann

Years Record 14 299-152 8 229-115 6 77-106

Pct. .663 .666 .421

BREAKING DOWN THE RECORD

vs. Conference Opponents vs. Non-Conference Opponents

Record Pct. 156-98 .614 143-54 .726

 Record by Place Home Matches Road Matches Neutral Matches

147-47 101-81 51-24

.758 .555 .680

 Record by Month In August In September In October In November In December

26-4 110-57 94-46 61-38 8-7

.867 .659 .671 .616 .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

17-25 2-7 5-11 3-6 5-3 3-2

.405 .222 .313 .333 .625 .600

BY THE NUMBERS

100

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 Through nine matches, Tennessee has tallied exactly 100 more kills than its opponents (509-409).

 Freshman Shealyn Kolosky jumped into the top 10 in hitting percentage at No. 8 (.333) thanks to a 10 kill, .769 performance against Seton Hall

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 Sophomore Kelsey Robinson ranks first in the SEC in both kills per set (4.84) and points (5.68).

3

 Consecutive seasons that Tennessee has recorded at least 15 SEC wins leading into 2011.

THE BASICS

10

 Digs by junior Jasmine Brown in the Lady Vols win over Seton Hall. Her previous career best was five.

.357

 Leslie Cikra’s hitting percentage so far this season since coming back from an ankle injury. That mark would rank 6th in the SEC.

STATS BOX /// TEAM STATISTICS

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

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.

in the rankings

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

Tennessee started the preseason tied with Michigan ranked 24th in the national AVCA Coaches Top 25 poll, but fell out of the rankings in the first week’s release despite a 3-0 record, snapping the Lady Vols’ programtying streak of 19 consecutive polling periods in the top 25.

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

UT OPP

509 409 161 179 1304 1249 .267 .184 13.8 11.1

465 372 1252 1225 .371 .304 12.6 10.1

46 38 113 84 836 744 .865 .887 1.2 1.0

38 46 1.0 1.2 659 723 .942 .936

580 536 15.7 14.5

22 13 102 96 73.0 61.0 2.0 1.6 24 21 11 15

2668 3135

BREAKING DOWN THE LADY VOLS’ RECORD... the basics Overall 7-2 Conference -Non-Conference 7-2 vs. Ranked 1-1 Home 3-0 Away 1-1 Neutral 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 2-0 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

3-0 3-0 5-0 1-0 5-0 1-0 3-0 --

Record in first set Record in second set Record in third set Record in fourth set Record in fifth set Games record

3-3 5-1 5-1 3-0 2-0 18-5

In three-set matches In four-set matches In five-set matches

3-0 1-1 3-1

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

1-0 1-0 5-1 0-1 7-0 0-2 5-1 2-1

BY DAY On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday

----2-1 5-1 --

BY MONTH In August In September In October In November In December

3-0 4-2 ----

INSIDE THE NUMBERS Aces Assists Blocks Digs Hit% Kills 1.24 12.57 1.97 15.68 .267 13.76 164th 55th 148th 77th 28th 44th

 Individual

Aces: Robinson 0.46 Assists: Pollmiller 11.2 Digs: Mullins 3.59 Kills: Robinson 4.84

SEC STATISTICAL RANKINGS  Team

 Individual

Aces Assists Blocks Digs Hit% Kills 1.24 12.57 1.97 15.68 .267 13.76 6th 4th 9th 5th 3rd 3rd

20x

Sophomore Kelsey Robinson has produced six performances of at least 20 kills so far this season.

Each time, she has also recorded a double-double.

(The list of 20 kills & doubles 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 nintn in kills per set (4.84). She also ranks fifth in Division I in points per set (5.68).

50x

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.

She has five matches of at least 50 assists this season, the last one coming in the Lady Vols’ four-set win against Virginia Tech on the road.

 Pollmiller’s 50-Assist Matches Date Opponent 8/26 Ohio 8/27 Maryland 9/3 Dayton 9/3 Houston 9/10 Virginia Tech

Assists 56 51 58 59 53

rising offense

Tennessee’s offensive demonstrated great consistency last weekend, displaying its top two attacking perfomances of the season.

The Lady Vols hit .412 (46-6-97) against American and followed that up by hitting .392 (64-15-125) in a road match against Virginia Tech. Against the Hokies, the Lady Vols hit a whopping .519 (18-4-27) in the fourth set.

awards keep rolling

Robinson has already been honored several times for her all-around performances at the early season tournaments, earning MVP honors twice and being named to the all-tournament team at the Illinois State Farm Classic.

Last week, she picked up SEC Player of the Week honors for the first time. She was SEC Freshman of the Week twice last season.

Aces: Robinson 0.46 Assists: Pollmiller 11.2 Digs: Mullins 3.59 Kills: Robinson 4.84

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57th 26th 237th 9th

Points: Robinson 5.68 5th Hitting %: Kolosky .333 131st Sahagian .315 178th

4th 3rd 10th 1st

Points: Robinson 5.68 1st Hitting %: Kolosky .333 8th Sahagian .315 11th

Here’s a look at the Lady Vols’ all-time results against Georgia and Auburn since Rob Patrick became head coach in 1997.

 Georgia

Patrick’s Record Against: 21-8 10/19/97 10/31/97 10/16/98 11/8/98 9/24/99 11/14/99 10/13/00 10/29/00 9/28/01 11/11/01 10/6/02 11/1/02 10/3/03 11/2/03 11/21/03 10/24/04 11/12/04 10/9/05 10/28/05 10/8/06 11/10/06 9/23/07 10/26/07 9/28/08 10/31/08 10/9/09 11/15/09 9/24/10 10/31/10

L L W L W W W W W L W L L W W W W W W W W L W W W W W L W

8-15, 5-15, 13-15 9-15, 7-15, 15-12, 2-15 15-3, 15-12, 13-15, 15-5 15-11, 13-15, 6-15, 10-15 15-13, 15-9, 8-15, 15-11 15-10, 15-3, 12-15, 12-15, 15-12 15-13, 15-11, 15-3 10-15, 15-10, 15-13, 15-7 30-19, 30-23, 30-23 30-22, 28-30, 27-30, 30-26, 12-15 30-25, 20-30, 30-25, 21-30, 15-11 18-30, 29-31, 30-32 22-30, 23-30, 34-32, 30-25, 12-15 30-24, 30-22, 30-28 25-30, 30-20, 30-26, 29-31, 16-14 30-19, 30-24, 30-24 30-20, 35-33, 30-18 30-25, 30-28, 30-23 30-25, 30-20, 30-26 30-21, 30-27, 30-23 30-23, 30-26, 30-25 30-25, 23-30, 30-28, 26-30, 12-15 30-24, 30-25, 30-27 25-19, 25-19, 25-19 25-15, 25-12, 25-16 25-11, 25-15, 25-17 24-26, 25-17, 25-18, 19-25, 15-10 25-17, 25-23, 19-25, 25-27, 15-10 25-20, 25-19, 25-13

STATS BOX /// DOUBLE-DOUBLES TIFFANY BAKER Date Opponent 8/26 Ohio

Kills Digs 10 14

MARY POLLMILLER Date Opponent 8/27 Maryland 9/2 Illinois 9/3 Dayton

KELSEY ROBINSON Date Opponent 8/26 Ohio 8/27 Maryland 9/2 Illinois 9/3 Dayton 9/3 Houston 9/10 Virginia Tech

CARLY SAHAGIAN

Date Opponent 8/26 Ohio 8/27 Maryland 9/2 Illinois

Assists Digs 51 11 49 11 58 11

Kills 27 24 22 28 22 24

Digs 13 24 17 19 14 15

Kills 12 18 11

Digs 21 12 17

 Auburn

Patrick’s Record Against: 18-4 10/3/97 10/25/98 10/1/99 11/19/99 10/22/00 10/12/01 10/27/02 10/17/03 10/15/04 11/19/04 10/14/05 11/13/05 9/29/06 11/19/06 9/21/07 10/28/07 10/3/08 11/23/08 10/11/09 11/13/09 9/26/10 10/29/10

L L W W W W W W W W W W W W W L W W W L W W

6-15, 7-15, 3-15 13-15, 4-15, 6-15 11-15, 15-11, 15-2, 15-6 15-11, 15-8, 14-16, 15-3 15-7, 15-5, 15-7 30-13, 30-27, 30-20 30-20, 30-19, 30-24 30-22, 30-18, 31-29 27-30, 30-19, 30-21, 30-16 30-21, 30-23, 23-30, 30-23 30-26, 23-30, 30-18, 30-20 30-19, 30-14, 30-17 30-21, 28-30, 30-28, 30-21 30-22, 27-30, 30-18, 30-27 27-30, 30-27, 30-25, 30-27 30-22, 25-30, 24-30, 29-31 25-15, 25-23, 28-26 23-25, 25-11, 25-19, 20-25, 16-14 25-23, 25-23, 25-20 25-11, 25-20, 22-25, 21-25, 15-17 25-15, 21-25, 25-22, 25-19 25-17, 25-16, 25-16

SWEEP COUNTER

BY THE RANKINGS

NCAA DIVISION i STATISTICAL RANKINGS  Team

3

 The Lady Vols have recorded three 3-0 victories this season, one of them at home and two at the Virginia Tech Invitational

Date Opponent 8/27 Villanova 9/9 Seton Hall 9/10 American

THE 2011

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE RACE

2011 UT awards & Honors

STATS BOX /// SEC STANDINGS

SEC Player of the Week Kelsey Robinson (9/8)

EASTERN DIVISION

South Carolina Kentucky Tennessee Florida Georgia

SEC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Pct. Home Away Div. .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

WESTERN DIVISION

SEC Arkansas 0-0 LSU 0-0 Alabama 0-0 Auburn 0-0 Mississippi State 0-0 Ole Miss 0-0

Pct. Home Away Div. .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

ALL 9-1 9-2 7-2 7-2 4-6

Pct. .900 .818 .778 .778 .400

Home 4-0 7-1 4-0 6-1 3-1

Away 2-0 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-2

Neut.

3-1 2-0 2-1 1-0 1-3

Last 10 Streak 9-1 W2 8-2 W7 7-2 W3 7-2 L1 4-6 L1

ALL 8-3 7-3 6-4 6-4 5-4 4-4

Pct. .727 .700 .600 .600 .556 .500

Home 2-2 3-1 3-0 1-0 1-2 3-0

Away 2-1 1-1 1-2 1-1 1-1 0-2

Neut.

4-0 3-1 2-2 4-3 3-1 1-2

Last 10 Streak 8-2 W3 7-3 L2 6-4 W1 6-4 W1 5-4 W4 4-4 W3

SEC Freshman of the Week Mary Pollmiller (9/12) Comcast Lady Vol Classic All Tourney Team Kelsey Robinson (MVP) Mary Pollmiller Carly Sahagian Virginia Tech Invitational Kelsey Robinson (MVP) DeeDee Harrison Mary Pollmiller Illinois State Farm Classic Kelsey Robinson

weekend schedule 16 (Friday)

18 (saturday)

LSU at Alabama 1:30 p.m. CT Arkansas at Ole Miss, 1:30 p.m. CT Auburn at Tennessee, 1:30 p.m. ET Georgia at Kentucky (CSS), 2 p.m. ET So. Carolina at Mississippi State, 1:30 p.m. CT

Arkansas at Alabama, 7 p.m. CT Auburn at Kentucky, 7 p.m. ET Florida at Mississippi State, 7 p.m. CT Georgia vs. Tennessee, 7 p.m. ET LSU at Ole Miss, 7 p.m. CT

sec TEAM leaders

sec individual statistical leaders  Hitting percentage

(Min. 3.0 TA/set) Cl 1. Hannah Wilkinson-MSTATE Sr 2. Jersonsky, Camila-AU So 3. Wiggs, Tangerine-UF Jr 4. Frankie Vain-SC So 5. Teresa Stenlund-SC Sr 6. Regina Thomas-OM Sr 7. Murphy, Kelly-UF Sr 8. KOLOSKY, Shaelyn-UT Fr 9. ELLIOTT, Desiree-LSU 10. Janeliss Torres-AR Jr

S 21 25 33 31 25 29 33 37 31 26

Cl S 1. ROBINSON, Kelsey-UT So 37 2. Caitlin Rance-MSTATE Sr 34 3. Kayla Fitterer-UA Jr 42 4. Juliette Thevenin-SC So 34 5. ELLIOTT, Desiree-LSU 31 6. Kelli Stipanovich-AR Sr 39 7. Northcutt, Brittany-UG So 35 8. Luft, Kathleen-UG So 20 9. Jaeckel, Kristy-UF Sr 32 10. Le’au, Tirah-UG Fr 29

Cl 1. PARDO, Malorie-LSU 2. Taylor Bruns-SC Jr 3. POLLMILLER, Mary-UT Fr 4. Paris Perret-MSTATE So 5. Christine Hartmann-UK Jr 6. Gates, Kathleen-UG Sr 7. Raymariely Santos-AR So 8. Amanda Philpot-OM Jr 9. Andrea McQuaid-UA So 10. Murphy, Kelly-UF Sr

TA 77 110 156 152 117 137 165 129 229 82

Pct. .455 .409 .378 .368 .368 .343 .339 .333 .332 .329

Cl S 1. MANNARI, Meghan-LSU 34 2. Murphy, Kelly-UF Sr 33 3. Amanda Anderson-AR Jr 26 4. ROBINSON, Kelsey-UT So 37 5. Morgan Springer-OM Sr 29 6. Luft, Kathleen-UG So 20 7. WACLAWCZYK, Lauren-LSU 37 8. Andrea McQuaid-UA So 42 9. Ashley Frazier-UK Jr 37 10. Christa Alvarez-AR Fr 39

 Blocks

 Kills

 Assists

K E 40 5 51 6 77 18 69 13 58 15 65 18 78 22 57 14 112 36 38 11

 Service Aces

No. 179 164 191 141 112 134 115 64 98 88

Avg/S 4.84 4.82 4.55 4.15 3.61 3.44 3.29 3.20 3.06 3.03

No. 317 372 416 348 266 380 389 239 245 186

Avg/S 11.32 11.27 11.24 11.23 11.08 10.86 9.97 8.24 5.83 5.64

Cl 1. WILLIAMS, Michele-LSU 2. Lainey Wyman-MSTATE Fr 3. Regina Thomas-OM Sr 4. Gretchen Giesler-UK Sr 5. Rowand, Chloe-AU So 6. ELLIOTT, Desiree-LSU 7. Teresa Stenlund-SC Sr Smith, Betsy-UF Jr Hannah Wilkinson-MSTATE Sr Perri, Elena-UG So

 Digs

S 28 33 37 31 24 35 39 29 42 33

No. 18 17 13 17 12 8 13 14 12 12

Avg/S 0.53 0.52 0.50 0.46 0.41 0.40 0.35 0.33 0.32 0.31

S BS BA Tot Avg/S 30 6 32 38 1.27 34 4 37 41 1.21 29 5 29 34 1.17 36 3 37 40 1.11 24 5 21 26 1.08 31 4 29 33 1.06 25 7 18 25 1.00 29 4 25 29 1.00 21 1 20 21 1.00 18 3 15 18 1.00

Cl S 1. Stephanie Klefot-UK Jr 37 2. Paige Wheeler-SC So 34 3. Morgan Springer-OM Sr 29 4. Juliette Thevenin-SC So 34 5. MANNARI, Meghan-LSU 34 6. Kelsey Anderson-UA Jr 42 7. Bentley Witte-MSTATE Fr 29 8. Summers, Allison-UG So 35 9. Unroe, Taylor-UF Fr 33 10. MULLINS, Ellen-UT So 37

No. 193 166 136 143 142 169 113 134 122 133

Avg/S 5.22 4.88 4.69 4.21 4.18 4.02 3.90 3.83 3.70 3.59

Hitting Percentage

1. South Carolina 2. Florida 3. Tennessee 4. LSU 5. Alabama 6. Mississippi State 7. Arkansas 8. Kentucky 9. Georgia 10. Auburn 11. Ole Miss

S 34 33 37 37 42 34 39 37 35 35 29

Opponent Hitting Pct

1. Florida 2. LSU 3. Arkansas 4. South Carolina 5. Kentucky 6. Tennessee 7. Ole Miss 8. Mississippi State 9. Alabama 10. Auburn 11. Georgia

S 33 37 39 34 37 37 29 34 42 35 35

K 513 428 509 498 544 465 508 533 459 423 356

E 148 149 161 180 180 170 203 223 206 184 188

TA 1313 1014 1304 1218 1502 1258 1317 1385 1177 1139 1011

Pct. .278 .275 .267 .261 .242 .234 .232 .224 .215 .210 .166

K 316 350 444 397 428 409 347 423 507 419 433

E 195 207 245 186 191 179 164 180 213 184 168

TA 1027 1184 1306 1329 1307 1249 993 1271 1537 1139 1112

Pct. .118 .121 .152 .159 .181 .184 .184 .191 .191 .206 .238

THE LADY VOLS’ HOME

THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA

GOOD TO BE HOME

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 39-7 in home matches, including a 12-2 record last season.  Record at Thompson-Boling Since 2008 Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 All-Time

Record Pct. 11-3 .786 13-2 .867 12-2 .857 3-0 1.000 39-7 .848

SEASON Attendance FIGURES

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 three matches this year, Tennessee is already more than a third of the way to matches its 2008 total.  Year by Year (Since moving into TBA) Year 2008 2009 2010 2011

Avg. Total 485 6,788 772 11,585 983 13,761 851 2,555

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.

STATS BOX /// NATIONAL RANKINGS AVCA Coaches Top 25 Poll

INDIVIDUAL CROWDS

Week #3: SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 School (No.1 votes) Points Rec. Last Wk 1. California (51) 1487 10-0 1 2. Stanford (8) 1438 6-0 3 3. Illinois 1354 9-0 4 4. Washington (1) 1296 7-0 5 5. Penn State 1151 4-3 2 6. UCLA 1116 7-1 8 7. Florida 1060 7-2 7 8. Texas 1030 3-3 10 9. Minnesota 1000 4-2 6 10. Nebraska 971 6-1 11 11. Hawaii 906 8-1 12 12. Iowa State 829 9-0 17 13. Southern California 802 5-3 9 14. Purdue 761 9-0 13 15. Northern Iowa 647 9-1 15 16. Oregon 592 6-1 16 17. San Diego 561 10-0 19 18. Michigan 529 9-0 20 19. Colorado State 431 6-2 14 20. Miami (FL) 302 9-0 NR 21. Pepperdine 284 6-3 NR 22. Oklahoma 259 9-2 18 23. Duke 144 4-3 21 24. Long Beach State 125 5-4 22 25. Ohio State 76 7-3 25

The Lady Vols had 10 of their top 25 highest crowds during the 2010 season, including a seasonhigh 1,431 against Florida on Sept. 19.

Nineteen of Tennessee’s top 26 highest crowds have come in the four years since Thompson-Boling Arena became the team’s primary venue.

Others Receiving Votes: Tennessee 63; Florida State 51; Texas A&M 41; Kansas 25; Central Florida 24; Arizona 20; Western Kentucky 20; Missouri 16; Dayton 15; Kentucky 14; UC Davis 10; Cincinnati 7; Louisville 5; St. Mary’s (Ca.) 5; Tulsa 5; Northern Illinois 4

Top 25 Volleyball Crowds

Opp. 1. Georgia 2. Maryland 3. Florida 4. Florida 5. Florida 6. Florida 7. Chattanooga/ Virginia Tech 8. Arkansas 9. Ole Miss 10. Kentucky 11. Alabama 12. Florida 13. Auburn 14. Duke * 15. LSU 16. Georgia 17. Kentucky 18. Pacific 19. Arkansas 20. Mississippi State 21. Florida 22. Mississippi State 23. Hawaii t24. Ole Miss t24. Auburn

Att. 3,311 1,938 1,571 1,532 1,431 1,337 1,307

Fac. TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Stokely TBA

Date 10/28/05 8/27/11 10/31/03 11/20/09 9/19/10 10/22/04 8/28/10

1,186 1,168 1,126 1,103 1,097 1,064 1,059 962 922 907 900 852 827 806 805 798 777 777

TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Stokely Alumni TBA TBA Stokely TBA Alumni TBA TBA

11/14/10 9/27/09 9/29/10 10/17/10 11/14/08 10/29/10 12/4/09 11/12/10 10/31/10 11/10/00 9/22/83 9/25/09 10/15/10 11/17/06 11/6/09 10/10/84 10/1/10 10/11/09

>> Bold denotes 2011 season; * denotes NCAA Tournament

RECORD SETTER

For their Saturday-night match against Maryland to wrap up the Lady Vol Classic, an announced crowd 1,938 fans were in attendance to see the fiveset thriller, marking the second-highest attendance in program history.

The record crowd of 3,311 against Georgia in 2005 happened right before a basketball game.

tennessee in the polls Week Preseason Week 1: Aug. 29 Week 2: Sept. 5 Week 3: Sept. 12

Rec. Ranking -- t24 3-0 nr (got votes) 4-2 nr (got votes) 7-2 nr (got votes)

in other rankings...

In other national polls and statistical lists, the Lady Vols are ranked: RickKern.com: No. 23 Pablo Rankings: No. 27

2011 SEASON RESULTS Overall Record 7-2 SEC Home Away Neutral Date

-3-0 1-1 3-1

W/L Score

Opponent

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

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

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

3-0 3-0 3-1

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

vs. Seton Hall vs. American @ Virginia Tech

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 -- 1938

Robinson (27) Robinson (13) Robinson (24)

Sahagian (6) Kolosky (4) Kolosky (6)

Sahagian (21) Mullins (11) Robinson (24)

31-29, 25-23, 23-25, 25-19 25-17, 25-23, 14-25, 23-25, 15-12 19-25, 25-22, 25-23, 20-25, 15-8

2619 -- --

Robinson (22) Robinson (28) Robinson (22)

Harrison/Robinson (4) Harrison (4) Kolosky (2)

Three players (17) Mullins (20) Mullins (17)

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)

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

>> Bold indicates home match; * indicates SEC match

2011 STARTING LINEUPS + LIBERO Date Opponent 8/26 Ohio Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Baker 8/27 Villanova Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Baker Maryland Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Baker 9/2 Illinois Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Brice 9/3 Dayton Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Cikra

Houston Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Baker 9/9 Seton Hall Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Baker 9/10 American Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Brown

Virginia Tech Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Baker

Setter Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller

Libero Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins

2011 OVERALL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS # PLAYER 9 Robinson, Kelsey 35 Sahagian, Carly 8 Harrison, DeeDee 6 Kolosky, Shealyn 7 Baker, Tiffany 11 Cikra, Leslie 15 Pollmiller, Mary 3 Stoll, Stephanie 10 Mullins, Ellen 17 Mahoney, Kelsey 24 Brown, Jasmine 2 Brice, Nikki

TENNESSEE

Opponents

S K K/Set 37 179 4.84 35 81 2.31 33 67 2.03 37 57 1.54 32 55 1.72 17 41 2.41 37 19 0.51 14 9 0.64 37 1 0.03 2 0 0.00 29 0 0.00 33 0 0.00 37 509 13.76 37 409 11.05

E TA 51 459 19 197 34 169 14 129 23 175 11 84 5 69 4 17 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 161 1304 179 1249

Pct A A/Set .279 12 0.32 .315 4 0.11 .195 1 0.03 .333 1 0.03 .183 2 0.06 .357 0 0.00 .203 416 11.24 .294 0 0.00 .250 20 0.54 .000 1 0.50 .000 3 0.10 .000 5 0.15 .267 465 12.57 .184 372 10.05

SA 17 7 0 5 0 0 4 0 4 0 2 7 46 38

SA/S 0.46 0.20 0.00 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.07 0.21 1.24 1.03

SE 21 23 0 20 4 0 18 1 15 0 6 5 113 84

RE 3 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 0 7 38 46

DIG Dig/S BS BA Total B/Set BE BHE 123 3.32 7 14 21 0.57 4 2 91 2.60 1 16 17 0.49 3 0 6 0.18 4 21 25 0.76 3 0 10 0.27 2 22 24 0.65 2 1 41 1.28 4 9 13 0.41 8 0 8 0.47 1 1 2 0.12 0 0 77 2.08 2 13 15 0.41 4 7 1 0.07 1 6 7 0.50 0 1 133 3.59 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1 0.50 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 29 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 60 1.82 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 580 15.68 22 102 73.0 1.97 24 11 536 14.49 13 96 61.0 1.65 21 15

SEC INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS # PLAYER

G

K K/Game E TA Pct A A/Game SA SE SA/Gm RE DIG Dig/G BS BA Total B/Game BE BHE

2011 MATCH HIGHS Individual Kills Three Sets

Four Sets Five Sets

Attacks Three Sets

Four Sets Five Sets

13, Kelsey Robinson vs. Villanova (8/27) 24, Kelsey Robinson vs. Virginia Tech (9/10) 28, Kelsey Robinson vs. Dayton (9/3) 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 .769 (10-0-13), Shealyn Kolosky vs. Seton Hall (9/9)

Four Sets Five Sets

Assists

Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets

Aces Three Sets

Four Sets Five Sets

Digs Three Sets

Four Sets Five Sets

Blocks Three Sets

Four Sets Five Sets

.524 (12-1-21), DeeDee Harrison vs. Virginia Tech (9/10) .441 (18-3-34), Carly Sahagian vs. Maryland (8/27)

33, Mary Pollmiller vs. Villanova (8/27) 53, Mary Pollmiller vs. Virginia Tech (9/10) 59, Mary Pollmiller vs. Houston (9/3) 2 (3x), last by Sahagian & Brice vs. American (9/10) 2 (2x), last by Kelsey Robinson vs. Virginia Tech (9/10) 5, Kelsey Robinson vs. Ohio (8/26) 13, Ellen Mullins vs. Seton Hall (9/9) 17, Robinson, Sahagian & Mullins vs. Illinois (9/2) 24, Kelsey Robinson vs. Maryland (8/26) 4 (2x), Robinson & Kolosky vs. Villanova (8/27) 4, Robinson & Harrison vs. Illinois (9/2) 6 (2x), last by Shealyn Kolosky vs. Maryland (8/27)

Team

Kills Three Sets

Four Sets Five Sets

Attacks Three Sets

Four Sets Five Sets

46 vs. American (9/10) 64 vs. Virginia Tech (9/10) 67 vs. Ohio (8/26) 113 vs. Villanova (8/27) 179 vs. Illinois (9/2) 182 vs. Maryland (8/27)

Hitting Percentage Three Sets .412 (46-6-97) vs. American (9/10)

Four Sets Five Sets

Assists Three Sets

Four Sets Five Sets

Aces Three Sets

Four Sets Five Sets

Digs Three Sets

Four Sets Five Sets

Blocks Three Sets

Four Sets Five Sets

.392 (64-15-125) vs. Virginia Tech (9/10) .265 (66-25-155) vs. Houston (9/3)

38 (2x), last vs. American (9/10) 60 vs. Virginia Tech (9/10) 62 vs. Houston (9/3) 6 vs. American (9/10) 5 vs. Virginia Tech (9/10) 10 vs. Dayton (9/3) 54 vs. Villanova (8/27) 81 vs. Illinois (9/2) 90 vs. Maryland (8/27) 17 (3-14) vs. Villanova (8/27) 18 (6-12) vs. Illinois (9/2) 22 (1-21) vs. Maryland (8/26)

senior

KELSEY MAHONEY 5-10 /// Setter Fort Worth, Texas (Keller-Central H.S.)

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INTERVIEW BY JOHN PAINTER

Joined The Lady Vols Fall 2008 (3 letters) Birthday April 22, 1990 Parents Michael & Carla Mahoney Major Nutrition Volleyball Club Texas Advantage

Q: What made you choose Tennessee?

A: I just liked the program, the school and all the tradition. I liked that they had separate athletics departments and just the spirit behind Tennessee.

Q: What’s the coolest thing about being a UT student-athlete?

A: Eating in Gibbs Hall. Lunch is awesome because they always have great food. You can’t make those same meals for yourself all the time so it’s nice to have somebody else making you lunch. And you see everybody who’s a part of Tennessee athletics, including coaches like Pat Summitt.

Q: What was your biggest adjustment to the college game?

A: Probably just the speed of the game and the high level all the time. It never fluctuates – you have to be on your game every day.”

Q: What’s a Fort Worth secret people in Tennessee don’t know about?

A: We have really good Mexican food; that’s what I miss about it. I miss the Texas style and feel of it. I miss the stockyards. And I love Texas country music so much better than mainstream, but I could be biased.

Q: Talk about the changes for this season.

A: This year is totally different, especially for any returning player. We have two new people on the coaching staff, a new director of operations, all new managers – so it’s different.

The energy in the gym is great. We’re not

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really missing a beat, so I’m excited for it. It’s going to be a new experience.

Q: What are you expecting for the team this season?

A: We have really high expectations for ourselves and we want to make a good run into the tournament, make it to the final four, win SEC and all that. We lost some really good players but we also have gained good talent as well.”

Q: Do you have any personal goals?

A: I’m working my way from a back injury to be able to practice all the time and being able to go full-speed. I’m competing for a starting spot and pushing my teammates to be better.

I’ve not been injured before, so now I’ve got to learn to fight back with my body.

It’s a new experience, but the training staff has been helping me a lot and doing a great job.

 NUMBERS & AWARDS AWARDS Junior (2010) • SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll Sophomore (2009) • SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll Freshman (2008) • SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

CAREER HIGHS Kills 2 4x Attacks 9 Duke, 12/4/09 Hitting Pct. N/A Assists 57 Georgia, 11/15/09 Aces 4 Twice Solo Blocks 1 Florida, 11/20/09 Block Assists 2 3x Total Blocks 2 4x Digs 19 Auburn, 11/13/09

2011 HIGHS Kills -Attacks -Hitting Pct. -Assists 1 Aces -Solo Blocks -Block Assists -Total Blocks -Digs 1

American, 9/10

American, 9/10

JUNIOR

JASMINE BROWN

5-8 /// Defensive Specialist & Setter Chattanooga, Tenn. (Girls Preparatory School)  MORE INFO

INTERVIEW BY MEGAN SPEDDEN

Joined The Lady Vols Fall 2009 (2 letters) Birthday Nov. 5, 1990 Grandmother Bessie Durden Major Social Work Volleyball Club Choo-Choo City Volleyball

Q: Being from Chattanooga, did you always know you wanted to come to Tennessee?

A: No. Actually I didn’t really want to come here because everyone at my school came here.

I went to [Girls Preparatory School] and I was going to run track somewhere else, but then I talked to one of the coaches really late my senior year. Then I got here and I love it! I really like it here.

Q: What events did you run in track?

A: 300 hurdles, triple jump, pentathlon, and long jump.

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Q: Do you miss track at all?

A: I prefer volleyball, but I miss the triple jump.

Q: What has been your favorite UT memory so far in your career?

A: I think it was my freshman year when we beat Kentucky at home. We were down 14-10 and Kiley Marshall served us like six points in a row and we won.

Q: What do you plan to do after college?

A: [I’m studying] social work with a minor in business. I kind of want to ministry work -- like inner-city ministry so I figured I would start with social work. I don’t really want to be in the government part of it, but hopefully I can do ministry.

Q: What are your aspirations on the court?

A: Of course my goal in my position is to be the libero. Every day in practice I am just trying to work on getting better with my passing. This year I just want to be a more consistent passer.

Q: How did you choose your number?

A: It’s not Kobe Bryant – that’s not why I have 24. It was really just the first number that came into my head. It doesn’t mean anything to me.

Well, now it does, but before it didn’t.

Q: Do you have any nicknames?

A: I have Jazzy, Jazz, Jazzy-Face, J.B., J-Bizzle, Downtown Jasmine Brown – the list goes on.

Q: What’s your favorite quote from Coach?

A: Un-believable. He says it a lot – no matter what.

Q: Are you looking forward to any particular contest or opponent this year?

A: I am looking forward to beating Florida and LSU – whooping them – and winning the SEC Championship. And I’m looking forward to being a national champion.

 NUMBERS & AWARDS AWARDS Sophomore (2010) • SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll Freshman (2009) • SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

CAREER HIGHS Kills -Attacks -Hitting Pct. -Assists 2 2x, last vs. Seton Hall, 9/9/11 Aces 1 2x, last vs. Va. Tech, Solo Blocks -Block Assists -Total Blocks -Digs 10 Seton Hall, 9/9/11

2011 HIGHS Kills -Attacks -Hitting Pct. -Assists 2 Seton Hall, 9/9 Aces 1 Virginia Tech, 9/10 Solo Blocks -Block Assists -Total Blocks -Digs 10 Seton Hall, 9/9

JUNIOR

LESLIE CIKRA

6-4 /// Middle Blocker & Outside Hitter Chagrin Falls, Ohio (Chagrin Falls H.S.)  MORE INFO

INTERVIEW BY BRIAN RICE

Joined The Lady Vols Fall 2009 (2 letters) Birthday Dec. 12, 1990 Parents Jeff Cikra & Elizabeth Towns Major Sport Management Volleyball Club Renaissance VBC

Q: Favorite spot on campus?

A: My bed. If I’m not playing, in class or eating, I’m probably sleeping.

Q: Funniest Teammate?

A: Without question, Kelsey Robinson.

Q: How did you pick your number?

A: In high school I looked up to a girl who wore No. 11, so when she graduated, I took it over and it’s just stuck since then.

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Q: Athlete you admire?

A: Keri Walsh, she’s someone I’ve always looked up to in volleyball.

Q: How’d you pick No. 11?

A: I was No. 7 all through high school and No. 17. When I was a freshman in high school, I looked up to this girl who was a middle hitter.

She was a senior and I was a freshman so when she graduated I took over the number and it has just stuck since then.

Q: Expectations for the season: A: I have really high expectations for this season. I came here to wina national championship and do something that no team has done before here. We’re here to get a ring.

Q: Tell us a little about Coach Patrick: A: He’s been really awesome to have. He’s

brought me a long way. He has a great attention to detail and has really honed in my game on things I’ve needed to focus on since I’ve gotten here.

Q: What’s it like being a student-athlete at Tennessee?

A: It’s indescribable. I’m from Ohio and I was like, “Tennessee, what’s that?” I got on the football field. The pride of the school and everything that comes with it, it’s hard to describe.

It’s really awesome.

Every time I put this uniform on my chest, I get chills every time. It’s something I’ll have with me forever.

 NUMBERS & AWARDS AWARDS Sophomore (2010) • SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll • US National A2 Training Team Freshman (2009) • SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll • SEC All-Freshman Team

CAREER HIGHS Kills 20 Attacks 41 Hitting Pct. .478 Assists 2 Aces 1 Solo Blocks 1 Block Assists 4 Total Blocks 5 Digs 5

Indiana, 12/4/10 Colorado State, 9/12/09 Virginia Tech, 9/10/11 Miss. State, 11/7/10 Northwestern, 9/10/10 18x 6x 2x Ole Miss, 10/1/10

2011 HIGHS Kills 14 Attacks 31 Hitting Pct. .478 Assists -Aces -Solo Blocks 1 Block Assists 1 Total Blocks 1 Digs 3

Dayton, 9/3 Dayton, 9/3 Virginia Tech, 9/10 Virginia Tech, 9/10 Dayton, 9/3 2x, last vs. Va. Tech, 9/10 2x, last vs. American, 9/10

JUNIOR

DEEDEE HARRISON 6-4 /// Middle Blocker Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro H.S.)

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INTERVIEW BY BRIAN RICE

Joined The Lady Vols Fall 2009 (2 letters) Birthday Feb. 11, 1990 Parents Dennis & Ida Harrison Major Sport Management Volleyball Club Impact VBC/Williamson County Select VBC

Q: Favorite memory at Tennessee?

A: Beating Florida, that was amazing because they came in thinking they were going to win.

It made us feel better about ourselves and we went on a winning streak after that.

Q: Favorite memory in sports overall?

A: My favorite memory would have to be when my high school basketball team beat our rival, Smyrna. It was the best game of my life. I can’t even explain how I felt at the end of that game.

We always played them, and they always beat us to get to state. We finally beat them. We finally got past them. It was amazing. Me and my sister bonded the most at that game. It was amazing.

Q: Favorite spot on campus?

A: Steps (Ampitheater) in Humanities Plaza. I can take naps there, it’s a great place to sit and relax between classes between classes or before practice.

Q: Funniest teammate?

A: Kelsey Robinson. She’s funny in a lot of different ways. The things she does are just funny.

She has just an amazing personality; anyone around her would just love her.

Q: Teammate most likely to be president?

A: Jasmine Brown. She’s a very organized plan, plan, plan kind of person.

Q: How did you pick your number?

A: I picked number eight because I am the eighth of 12 kids in my family. It represents me and it’s personal, so I was lucky number eight had graduated when I came in.

Q: Athlete you admire: A: My father. He taught us the ways and things he did when he was playing in college and professionally. I admire him and all the things he taught me and the example he showed of how you can be successful in sports and still be an amazing person to other people.

Q: Something no one knows about you?

A: I’m afraid of the dark. I still have a nightlight at 21 years old.

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Q: Talk about your sports background: A: It teaches you to live up to a higher expectation and to expect more of yourself. That’s why my brother (David, who played 4 seasons in the NBA) has made it so far. He wanted to do things like quit and play football or just hang out and my dad wouldn’t let him.

Seeing the conversations between those two was like my turning point. I realized I have to make it here; I have to make it to college and do something more with myself because I know my father isn’t going to let me down. It kind of puts a fear in the back of your mind, but it makes you work hard no matter what you’re doing, especially academics.

Q: What’s it like having your sister (Isabelle) at UT on the Lady Vol basketball team?

A: I love having her here. She’s my little sister.

I’m always going to love her and love having her around. If you know her, she’s a funny and loving person.

The best advice I gave her was to not let the freshman experience overwhelm you. She’s the kind of person that would freak out because it all comes at you at once. So I told her not to let it overwhelm her and if you ever need anything, let me know because I can help you out.

We had a great moving-in experience.

 NUMBERS & AWARDS AWARDS Junior (2011) • Virginia Tech Invite All-Tourney Team Sophomore (2010) • SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll Freshman (2008) • SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

CAREER HIGHS Kills 16 Northwestern, 9/10/10 Attacks 26 Ohio, 8/26/11 Hitting Pct. .700 Northwestern, 9/10/10 Assists 1 3x Aces -- Solo Blocks 3 South Carolina, 9/17/10 Block Assists 6 Georgia, 11/15/09 Total Blocks 7 Georgia, 11/15/09 Digs 3 2x

2011 HIGHS Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs

12 26 .524 1 -2 4 4 2

Virginia Tech, 9/10 Ohio, 8/26 Virginia Tech, 9/10 Ohio, 8/26 Dayton, 9/3 Ohio, 8/26 Ohio, 8/26 2x, last vs. Ohio, 8/26

SOPHOMORE

ELLEN MULLINS 5-6 /// Libero & Defensive Specialist Nashville, Tenn. (Father Ryan H.S.)

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INTERVIEW BY JOHN PAINTER

Joined The Lady Vols Fall 2010 (1 letter) Birthday Nov. 22, 1991 Parents Steve & Sarah Mullins Major Business Volleyball Club Nashville One/Impact VBC

Q: Talk about your athletic family.

A: My mom played basketball in high school and was a great player. That’s probably where we get our athletic talent from. But don’t tell my dad; he’d probably get mad at me! We played basketball too, but volleyball is just what we ended up with. It’s five girls and we all play volleyball, so it’s fun.

Q: How are your games different in your family?

A: I’m the shortest one. My little sister plays everywhere; she’s a hitter and a setter. Ann and I are both defense, but I’ve played probably every position before I got here. But if we had one more person we could make a good team.

Q: What made you choose Tennessee?

A: It’s always been my dream to come. I like it here a lot. It’s far enough away from home that I can escape. Plus, it’s cool to play for your home-state university. I like that.

Q: Did you know any of your teammates before arriving at UT? A: I knew all my freshmen teammates coming in – Kylann (Scheidt), Kelsey (Robinson) and Carlie (Sahagian) – we had met before. I knew DeeDee Harrison, she’s from Nashville too.

And I played against Jasmine Brown in high school; we were rivals.

Q: What’s the coolest thing about UT? A: The atmosphere. There’s so much pride in the Orange and White. It’s a huge campus and being an athlete does make it fun. You definitely get the hype and the talk and stuff, and it’s nice. But we also have to be responsible.

Q: What are the adjustments to the college game?

A: The level is definitely higher. You have to get used to the speed of the game – that was probably the most difficult thing. Meshing with your team was another big thing at the beginning.

Once I got comfortable, it was easier for me to excel, step out of the box and really use my talent on the court.

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Q: Was there a moment last season when you felt you were making those adjustments?

A: It was gradual in the beginning. I just locked in and focused, and kept going in early for practice and working really hard to get on the court.

Q: Do you have any role models?

A: I love to follow my sister Ann. She played here and that’s a neat thing with the ties. She’s taught me pretty much all I know and coached me on club teams in high school. She’s my role model and it’s still fun to see her play.

Q: Did you go anywhere fun this summer?

A: Yeah, I went to the beach with my family, to Perdido Key in Florida, around Pensacola.

And then we were here training. We were back here in June training and getting ready for our season this year.

Q: What are you expecting for the team this season?

A: We’re expecting to go all the way. We all want to win a national championship and an SEC championship. It hasn’t happened since 2004-05 and it’s time to bring the banners and the rings back to the volleyball world. I’m excited.

 NUMBERS & AWARDS AWARDS Freshman (2010) • SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

CAREER HIGHS Kills 1 Florida, 9/19/10 Attacks 1 2x Hitting Pct. -Assists 4 Virginia Tech, 9/10/11 Aces 2 2x, last vs. Seton Hall, 9/9 Solo Blocks -Block Assists -Total Blocks -Digs 19 Maryland, 8/27/11

2011 HIGHS Kills 1 Attacks 1 Hitting Pct. -Assists 4 Aces 2 Solo Blocks -Block Assists -Total Blocks -Digs 20

Dayton, 9/3 Dayton, 9/3 Virginia Tech, 9/10 Seton Hall, 9/9

Dayton, 9/3

Sophomore

KELSEY ROBINSON 6-2 /// Outside Hitter Bartlett, Ill. (Wheaton-St. Francis H.S.)

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Joined The Lady Vols Fall 2010 (1 letter) Birthday June 25, 1992 Parents Mike & Sue Robinson Major Journalism & Electronic Media Volleyball Club Sports Performance Volleyball

Q: Your major is broadcast journalism. If you were interviewing yourself, what is the first question you would ask?

A: That’s hard. I would probably say, ‘What brought you to Tennessee?’ I’m from Chicago and grew up with the Big Ten. Most people ask why I would pick the SEC because it’s such a different lifestyle than where I’m from. So that would be the first question.

Q: So ... What brought you to Tennessee?

A: I really fell in love with the family atmosphere here. Everyone is really into the sports, no matter what you play – volleyball, soccer, football. It’s fan-based, and everybody loves it. You go all over the state and people see your Tennessee gear and are so excited, saying, ‘Oh my gosh, you play for Tennessee!’ The support here is great.

Q: Is the support you receive as a studentathlete at Tennessee really that much different from where you grew up?

A: In Chicago, the Bears, Blackhawks and Bulls – the professional sports – are really big. The University of Illinois is there, but it’s different.

Q: Growing up in the Chicago suburbs, when you think of home, what comes to mind?

A: Home for me wasn’t really in Bartlett (Ill.) because I went to high school in Wheaton, played volleyball in Naperville, and then played basketball in the city. So growing up I was all over the place. But whenever I go home, it’s great. I love the city. I love going to big games, wintertime at the park, shopping, stuff like that. As much as I hate the cold, I love going home. My favorite part of the city is Belmont.

It’s not part of the big area, but it’s smaller and has great shopping that nobody knows about.

Q: You have mentioned you really like photography. Are you able to enjoy it as much while juggling school and volleyball?

A: I haven’t had that much time to do it, but I like the arts and photography. I’m happy when I get the chance to do it. I do it for fun. I do

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the friends photos, but I really like the arts and nature photos. I find it really peaceful.

Q: What has been the most emotional moment – good or bad – on the volleyball court?

A: My most emotional moment was when my high school team lost to another team in the state finals. It was my senior year so obviously that was one of the most crushing defeats. But losing that game and the feeling that I had made me never want to lose again. That’s what brought me here: pressing myself harder and harder. I never want to feel that again. Although defeat is bad, and everybody says, ‘Don’t lose,’ sometimes failure can teach you things.

Q: What did you learn in your first year of college that you will never forget?

A: I think every year you can take something, whether it’s being a freshman in college or being a senior in high school. You take something with you every year. The biggest thing I took last year is you have to work hard every single moment. There is no play where you can take off. That gave me a ton of determination to go hard in the spring and work hard in the summer to develop myself as a player even more than I already have. So last year I learned that not one play can be taken off. You have to work hard every single play.

 NUMBERS & AWARDS AWARDS Sophomore (2011) • SEC Player of the Week (9/6) • Comcast Lady Vol Classic MVP • Virginia Tech Invitational MVP • Illinois State Farm Classic All-Tourney Team Freshman (2010) • SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll • SEC All-Freshman Team • US National A2 Training Team

CAREER HIGHS Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs

27 69 .444 5 5 2 5 5 27

Ohio, 8/26/11 Maryland, 8/27/11 American, 9/10 Arkansas, 10/8/10 Ohio, 8/26/11 Illinois, 9/2/11 Maryland, 8/27 Maryland, 8/27 Arkansas, 10/8/10

2011 HIGHS Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs

28 74 .444 3 5 2 5 5 24

Dayton, 9/3 Dayton, 9/3 American, 9/10 Virginia Tech, 9/10 Ohio, 8/26 Illinois, 9/2 Maryland, 8/27 Maryland, 8/27 Maryland, 8/27

SOPHOMORE

CARLY SAHAGIAN 6-2 /// Outside Hitter Bartlett, Ill. (Bartlett H.S.)

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Joined The Lady Vols Fall 2010 (1 letter) Birthday April 7, 1992 Parents Bill & Sue Sahagian Major Hotel & Tourism Management Volleyball Club Sports Performance Volleyball Club

Q: What are you studying?

A: I’m majoring in hotel and tourism management – I just chose my major last semester. I only took one class in it but I really liked it. I would like to plan events, big events. I might like to be a wedding planner or even run a hotel one day.

Q: What is your greatest memory on the court: A: Last year I played in about eight games when Kelsey Robinson was hurt, so getting to play after being on the bench for a while was good. I want to be on the court obviously more than I was last year, but it takes a lot to get there.

Q: How did you pick your number?

A: I picked this number because when I played basketball when I was little I was 35 and my dad has been 35 ever since he was younger playing softball. He said he was going to stop playing when he was 35, but he’s 50 and he’s still playing. I wanted to be like him when I was little so I just picked it.

Q: Do you have a nickname?

A: I don’t know if you’ve ever seen the movie ‘Fired Up’ but there is a girl named Carly on there and the guy calls his girlfriend ‘Carly Fries,’ ‘Carlito’s Way’ and ‘Carly and the Chocolate Factory.’ They all call me that.

Q: What is your favorite quote from Coach?

A: I remember in the beginning of the summer he said ‘You can either finger paint or paint like Picasso.’ He just meant that you can go big or go home pretty much. Put in the work now and it will pay off later.

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Q: What is your favorite music to listen to?

A: I actually love everything but I hated country music before I came to the south. I did go to the CMAs in Nashville this summer and now I’m obsessed with country.

Q: Were you able to see that happen in your freshman season with hard work paying off?

A: From the club I played at, we were always in the gym all the time. I just knew that if you wanted to come close to winning or getting a championship, you have to sacrifice if you want it.

Q: What’s an interesting fact that no one would know about you?

A: I like to fish with my dad. I caught this big sturgeon that almost looked like an alligator just the way it felt. It was big. We didn’t have a camera. It was a disposable and it got wet so we couldn’t take a picture. [I caught the fish] when I was 13.

 NUMBERS & AWARDS AWARDS Sophomore (2011) • Comcast Lady Vol Classic All-Tourney Team Freshman (2010) • SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

CAREER HIGHS Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs

18 Maryland, 8/27/11 34 Maryland, 8/27/11 .533 Villanova, 8/27/11 2 2x 3 Dayton, 9/3/11 1 Ole Miss, 10/1/10 6 Ohio, 8/26/11 6 Ohio, 8/26/11 21 Ohio, 8/26/11

2011 HIGHS Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs

18 34 .533 1 3 1 6 6 21

Maryland, 8/27 Maryland, 8/27 Villanova, 8/27 4x, last vs. American, 9/10 Dayton, 9/3 Illinois, 9/2 Ohio, 8/26 Ohio, 8/26 Ohio, 8/26

SOPHOMORE

KYLANN SCHEIDT 6-0 /// Setter Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut H.S.)

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Joined The Lady Vols Spring 2010 (1 letter) Birthday May 30, 1992 Parents Michael & Amy Scheidt Major Journalism & Electronic Media Volleyball Club Smokey Mountain Juniors

Q: How was your summer?

A: It was great. I went to Nebraska to visit my family in May, and then I came back and took classes and worked out. Not really much.

Q: What family did you have in Nebraska?

A: My grandparents and my aunts and uncles.

I’m originally from Nebraska.

Q: But you’re from Knoxville, right?

A: I’ll say I’m from Knoxville. I lived in Nebraska until my sophomore year in high school.

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Q: What made you move to Knoxville?

A: My dad got a job with First Tennessee Bank.

Q: Being from Knoxville, was UT always your first choice?

A: I never really thought about it, I guess. I didn’t know when I moved here that I wanted to go to UT or anything. It was just a great opportunity for me. My family can come watch every match. It’s nice to be close to home. That was definitely one of the decision points on why I chose Tennessee.

Q: Did you know you were Coach Patrick’s first player from Knoxville?

A: Yeah, someone told me that. I found that out. It’s cool because volleyball is definitely growing in this area—especially since I got here from Nebraska. Coming from Nebraska, it’s at a whole different level out there. More people play volleyball out there. It’s nice to see a lot of younger kids playing volleyball now in Knoxville. It feels good to be the first from Knoxville.

Q: Was volleyball more competitive in Nebraska?

A: Yeah, it is. It started when I was in fourth grade. I know some people may start younger, but it’s just at a higher level in Nebraska, I guess.

Q: Did you play any other sports during high school?

A: I played basketball until my junior year. The only reason I didn’t play my senior season was because I graduated early to come here.

Q: Were you any good?

A: Yeah, I was. I played basketball a lot longer than volleyball. I had played since I could walk.

My dad and uncle played basketball, too.

Q: Could you have gone to play basketball somewhere?

A: Probably, but not Division-1. Maybe a smaller school. I never did any AAU or club basketball or anything. I didn’t get as much exposure as I did in volleyball.

Q: If Coach Summit needed you, could you be ready to suit up and play?

A: I don’t know (laughs.) I mean I still have my shot down, but that’s a whole other level. It would be fun just to sit on the bench.

Q: Do you have any other off-the-court interests?

A: I love doing video production stuff. That’s what I’m going to major in: visual communications. I love working with computers and stuff, which is kind of nerdy, but I enjoy it. I like putting stuff together and making it with sounds and music and stuff.

I like to shop and go out on the lake. I don’t really like to tube because it scares me, so I stay on the boat.

 NUMBERS & AWARDS CAREER HIGHS Kills 1 Auburn, 9/29/10 Attacks 1 4x Hitting Pct. N/A Assists 30 Georgia, 9/24/10 Aces 2 Twice Solo Blocks N/A Block Assists 1 Louisville, 10/27/10 Total Blocks 1 Louisville, 10/27/10 Digs 16 Louisville, 10/27/10

2011 HIGHS Kills -Attacks -Hitting Pct. -Assists -Aces -Solo Blocks -Block Assists -Total Blocks -Digs --

FRESHMAN

TIFFANY BAKER 6-4 /// Outside Hitter & Middle Blocker Carrolton, Texas (Hebron H.S.)

FRESHMAN

NIKKI BRICE 5-8 /// Defensive Specialist Fullerton, Calif. (Troy H.S.)

INTERVIEW BY JOSH PATE

INTERVIEW BY MATT MAGILL

Q: When I say the word ‘expectation,’ what comes to mind for you as a freshman?

A: Not too much. Even Rob told me not to come in here carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders. He said to just come in here, learn the system, get to passing better, and develop what I need to work on like passing and the rotation outside.

Q: How was your summer?

A: It went pretty well. I came early with the rest of the older team to train with them instead of staying home.

Q: Was there an ‘aha moment’ when you realized that volleyball was something you wanted to continue in your life?

A: Oh yeah, there definitely was. My sophomore year, I had to choose between basketball and volleyball. Basketball was my thing. I had played since I was in fourth grade. So I had to choose, and I chose volleyball. I’ve been with it since then and I want to become the best player that I can.

Q: What is it about volleyball that makes your choice satisfying?

A: I think it’s the ultimate team sport. Without your teammates, you can’t accomplish anything. You have to rely on every single person on the team. That was a huge thing for me. In basketball, one person can take control of the game.

Q: On a typical game day, do you have a routine or preparation before walking onto the court?

A: At first, it’s me getting focused. I want to be by myself. But then, right before the game starts, I’ll get into music and get hyped up. It really solves the jitters.

Q: Some players are superstitious in their sport. Have you ever been superstitious?

A: No, not really. My high school coach was like that. She would tell me, ‘Don’t wear that jersey; you played bad in it last time.’ I wouldn’t care.

I’m not really superstitious about anything.

Q: How did training with the team go?

A: Training was really good. We trained with Holly everyday.

There was a lot of weightlifting— probably the heaviest we’ll lift all year. We did open gyms just with our own team at least three times a week. It was fun, but we got a lot better together.

Q: How did you feel like you improved during training?

A: I got a lot stronger, and I’m in better shape. My serve got better, especially my consistency. I feel like I got a lot better volleyball-wise.

Q: Why did you choose UT? A: I chose UT because I wanted to be part of a program that I thought we could make winners. We haven’t won a championship yet, but I’m confident that we can. Also because I like to try new things, so I knew that I wanted to go to a different part of the country to try it out. I loved the team when I came to visit, and I like the coaches, too. The environment here—I like having a big school and everything.

Q: Have there been any changes from California to Tennessee?

A: The culture is different here. It’s the simplest things. People dress differently and talk differently. It’s good though; I like it here.

Q: Have you had any mix-ups in terminology? Has anyone said anything that you thought was odd?

A: The main differences are: people say car wreck. I’m just like, “it’s a car crash.” You didn’t get in a wreck. And the other is I say highway and people here say interstate. Oh, and people here say “ya’ll.”

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CAREER HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs

Kills -Attacks -Hitting Pct. -Assists 2 Aces 3 Solo Blocks -Block Assists -Total Blocks -Digs 11

14 Houston, 9/3 33 Maryland, 8/27 .400 Houston, 9/3 1 2x -1 4x, last vs. Seton Hall, 9/9 3 Villanova, 8/27 3 Villanova, 8/27 14 Ohio, 8/26

2x, vs. American, 9/10 Dayton, 9/3

2x, last vs. Dayton, 9/3

FRESHMAN

SHAELYN KOLOSKY 6-3 /// Middle Blocker Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville South H.S.)

FRESHMAN

MARY POLLMILLER 5-11 /// Setter Littleton, Colo. (Chatfield H.S.)

INTERVIEW BY MATT MAGILL

INTERVIEW BY MEGAN SPEDDEN

Q: How was your summer?

Did you do anything special?

A: It was good. I took some summer classes and my club season finish out a couple of weeks before school started.

Q: What brought you all the way to Tennessee from Denver, Colorado?

A: I loved the team and the coaches. And I loved the school all together.

Q: How did your club team do?

A: We actually ended up winning nationals.

Q: How did you choose your number?

A: I was usually number nine but then nine was taken so I just switched randomly. It’s a new number for me.

Q: Are there any other college players on the team?

A: A couple of my teammates play or will play. One of my teammates is going to Mississippi State and one is going to Ole Miss. Those are the two SEC ones. Pretty much everyone is going to different schools, but those are the two that are going to the SEC other than me.

Q: Why did you come to UT? A: I really liked the atmosphere of the school. It’s a cool environment and I really love everyone on the team. I like the coaching staff and the direction the program is headed.

Q: What can you expect from the team this year?

A: Everything we work for right now is trying to get to the Final Four.

That’s our goal right now, and I definitely think we can make it there.

That would be really cool.

Q: What does it take to make a Final Four?

A: Our team chemistry is really good, and I think that will help us a lot.

Fundamentally, I know I’ll have to change a little bit of my skills just because it’s different in high school than college. We’re on the right track right now.

Q: How has the adjustment to college been so far?

A: I have been here since June 30 and it has been good. Everybody has been welcoming and it has been easy.

Q: Do you know what you want to study yet?

A: I am going to go into dentistry, so I think biology.

Q: What aspirations do you have for yourself on the court?

A: A lot – we want to go far, obviously.

Q: Who is the biggest comedian or jokester on your team?

A: Probably Kelsey Robinson -- she is just always joking around and always has that smile on her face.

Q: What’s a random fact that most people don’t know about you?

A: My parents both come from big families and I am really close with all my cousins. My dad’s whole side is in Colorado so I see them all the time.

A lot of them are coming out for our tournament at the end of August.

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CAREER HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs

10 21 .769 1 1 1 6 6 3

Seton Hall, 9/9 Illinois, 9/2 Seton Hall, 9/9 Villanova, 8/27 5x, last vs. Va. Tech, 9/10 2x, last vs. Houston, 9/3 Maryland, 8/27 Maryland, 8/27 Virginia Tech, 9/10

Kills Attacks Hitting Pct. Assists Aces Solo Blocks Block Assists Total Blocks Digs

4 4x 11 Maryland, 8/27 .500 Seton Hall, 9/9 59 Houston, 9/3 1 5x, last vs. American, 9/10 2 Villanova, 8/27 3 2x, last vs. Illinois, 9/2 3 3x, last vs. Maryland, 8/27 11 3x, last vs. Dayton, 9/3

Awards Freshman (2011) • Comcast Lady Vol Classic All-Tourney Team • Virginia Tech Invitational All-Tourney Team

FRESHMAN

STEPHANIE STOLL 6-2 /// Middle Blocker Bellevue, Wash. (Washington)

FRESHMAN

MERCEDES VAUGHN 6-0 /// Middle Blocker Wilmington, Del. (Academy Park)

INTERVIEW BY MATT MAGILL

INTERVIEW BY JOHN PAINTER

Q: How was your summer?

A: It was good, but it was really short though. Summer at University of Washington goes really late, so I only had two and a half weeks.

Q: What made you choose Tennessee?

A: This process started literally in the middle of July. They saw me play this summer at a tournament in Orlando, Fla. I was playing club volleyball and planning to go to a Division III school, and I got this offer and jumped on it.

Q: Just two and a half weeks?

What did you do with that little time?

A: I stayed with my family mainly.

I didn’t really do much.

Q: You’re from Washington.

Washington to Knoxville is a long trip. How much of your summer was spent travelling?

A: I looked up online on maps and it takes a day and 17 hours if you drove. But we flew.

Q: What specifically was attractive about UT? A: I really liked the team and Coach Patrick’s coaching style. It’s like a family atmosphere here. There was a lot of meshing with all the girls. I just liked everything about it. The campus is really pretty and the facilities are great.

Q: Where exactly are you from in Washington?

A: I’m from like twenty minutes east of Seattle.

Q: Is there anything unique about your hometown?

A: We have a nice shopping mall (laughs). We’re less than an hour away from some good skiing mountains and just a few hours away from Canada. There’s a lot of hiking and big mountains around.

Q: Do you ever just take a day trip to Canada?

A: Yeah, we’ll go up there for a weekend and hike and ride horses. I’ve gone skiing a few times up there.

Q: Talk about that whirlwind change to your college plans.

A: I really still can’t even believe I’ve already graduated from high school. I’m like, ‘I’m in college now?’

It seems like I was just a freshman in high school, and I’m a freshman in college. It’s a big change for me.

Q: What was your family’s reaction to you going away to college?

A: My mom is very excited, probably happier than me because I got a scholarship.

Q: Did you play any other sports in high school?

A: Basketball and track, but volleyball always was my favorite.

Q: What’s a Philadelphia secret people in Tennessee don’t know about?

A: It’s a very busy place; there’s always something to do. Obviously, good cheesesteaks – that’s what’s important about Philly. There’s a cheesesteak place right around the corner from my house called Leo’s, and that’s my spot.

Q: Have there been any early surprises about UT? A: The campus isn’t as big as I thought it would be, but that’s good.

People are really nice here.

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CAREER HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

Kills 4 Attacks 6 Hitting Pct. .333 Assists -Aces -Solo Blocks 1 Block Assists 4 Total Blocks 4 Digs 1

Houston, 9/3 2x, last vs. Houston, 9/3 Houston, 9/3 American, 9/10 Maryland, 8/27 Maryland, 8/27 American, 9/10

Kills -Attacks -Hitting Pct. -Assists -Aces -Solo Blocks -Block Assists -Total Blocks -Digs --

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. Years 1,781 1990-93 1,732 1998-01 1,650 1981-84 1,649 2007-10 1,544 1985-88 1,498 2002-05 1,454 1988-91 1,394 1985-88 1,346 1991-94 1,343 2004-07

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

No. Years 4,426 2007-10 3,881 1998-01 3,835 1988-91 3,799 1981-84 3,660 1990-93 3,540 1985-88 3,459 2004-07 3,418 1985-88 3,416 1991-94 3,361 2001-04

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

No. Years 5,803 2002-05 5,069 1998-01 4,674 1991-94 3,541 1986-89 2,957 1984-87 2,904 1995-98 1,855 20081,530 1994-97 1,453 2005-06 1,362 1981-83

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

BLOCKS PER SET

Name No. Years 1. Sarah Blum 674 2003-06 2. Robin Maine 664 1980-83 3. Leah Hinkey 583 2006-10 4. Ariana Wilson 466 1998-01 5. Kristen Andre 436 2002-05 6. Tamala Brightman 399 1990-93 7. Dianne Shoemaker 361 1985-88 8. Nikki Fowler 344 2007-10 9. Annette Young-Gillcrist 341 1987-90 10. Lisa Stegman 338 1985-88

Name No. Years 1. Sarah Blum 1.55 2003-06 2. Leah Hinkey 1.24 2006-10 3. Ariana Wilson 1.10 1998-01 4. Courtney Huettemann 1.06 1994-97 5. Kristen Andre 0.97 2002-05 Farren Powe 0.97 2006-09 7. Trinia Cuseo 0.96 2000-01 Tamala Brightman 0.96 1990-93 9. Mindy Flynn 0.93 2005-08 10. Annette Young-Gillcrist 0.90 1987-90

ATTACKS PER SET

DIGS

DIGS PER SET

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

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

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. Years 4.32 1990-93 4.08 1998-01 3.64 1996-98 3.58 1991-94 3.58 1995-97 3.55 2007-10 3.49 2004-07 3.49 1985-88 3.33 1999-02 3.32 1993-94

No. Years 9.98 1995-97 9.60 1996-98 9.54 2007-10 9.13 1998-01 9.09 1991-94 8.98 2004-07 8.84 1990-93 8.74 1988-91 8.13 2005-06 7.73 1999-02

ASSISTS PER SET

HITTING PERCENTAGE

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

>> 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

No. Years 12.87 1998-01 12.48 2002-05 11.13 1991-94 10.76 1995-98 9.22 1994-95,97 8.31 1989-90 8.01 1986-89 6.53 2005-06 6.37 20086.19 2006-07

ACES PER SET No. Years 255 1980-83 244 1981-84 200 1999-02 192 1980-83 189 1985-88 174 1986-89 168 1984-87 149 1988-91 146 1985-88 142 1991-94

No. Years 1,755 2006-09 1,474 1988-91 1,374 2006-09 1,338 2003-05 1,312 1985-88 1,281 2007-10 1,265 2002-05 1,117 1999-02 1,055 1991-94 1,053 1998-01

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

No. Years .48 1999-02 .44 1983-85 .39 1986-89 .38 1985-88 .38 1991-94 .36 1994-96 .34 1984-87 .34 1988-91 .33 1985-88 .31 1984-86

No. Years .359 1982-83 .336 2002-05 .335 1990-93 .315 2008.315 2003-06 .312 1998-01 .308 2000-01 .300 1980-84 .295 1998-99 .285 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

No. Years 4.37 2006-09 4.01 2003-05 3.36 1988-91 3.21 2002-03 3.02 2003-04 2.94 2006-09 2.76 2007-10 2.72 2002-05 2.69 1991-94 2.69 1999-02

TENNESSEE SEASON RECORDS

[ 25-Point Rally Scoring /// Records from 2008 - Present ] KILLS

KILLS PER SET

Name 1. Nikki Fowler 2. Nikki Fowler 3. Nikki Fowler 4. Kayla Jeter 5. Kayla Jeter 6. Milan Clarke 7. DeeDee Harrison 8. Farren Powe 9. Leah Hinkey 10 Leslie Cikra

ATTACKS

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. Leslie Cikra Kelsey Robinson

No. Year 459 2009 427 2008 393 2010 353 2009 340 2010 316 2008 240 2010 221 2008 218 2010 215 2010

No. Year 1,268 2009 1,139 2008 938 2010 919 2009 819 2008 790 2010 689 2009 638 2008 598 2008 516 2010 516 2010

ASSISTS Name 1. Kelsey Mahoney 2. Kelsey Mahoney 3. Emily Steinbeck 4. Michaela Hanakova 5. Emily Steinbeck 6. Kylann Scheidt 7. Kelsey Mahoney 8. Natalie Guerra 9. Chloe Goldman 10. Chloe Goldman

No. Year 842 2009 691 2008 685 2010 612 2008 384 2009 370 2010 322 2010 100 2009 88 2008 62 2009

ACES

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

BLOCKS No. Year 3.79 2009 3.62 2008 3.51 2010 2.98 2010 2.92 2009 2.70 2008 2.11 2010 2.00 2008 1.97 2010 1.91 2010

BLOCKS PER SET

Name 1. Leah Hinkey 2. Leah HInkey 3. Farren Powe 4. Alyssa Hilby 5. DeeDee Harrison 6. Nikki Fowler 7. Farren Powe 8. Mindy Flynn 9. Nikki Fowler 10 Kayla Jeter

ATTACKS PER SET

DIGS

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. Chloe Goldman 2. Chloe Goldman 3. Nikki Fowler 4. Kylie Marshall 5. Kelsey Robinson 6. Kylie Marshall 7. Nikki Fowler 8. Nikki Fowler 9. Kelsey Mahoney 10. Kelsey Mahoney

No. Year 10.48 2009 9.65 2008 8.38 2010 7.60 2009 7.00 2008 6.93 2010 5.69 2009 5.41 2008 5.16 2008 5.06 2010

No. Year 134 2009 131 2010 121 2009 117 2008 102 2010 100 2009 97 2008 80 2008 77 2008 76 2010

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

DIGS PER SET No. Year 568 2009 511 2008 398 2009 369 2009 367 2010 336 2008 324 2010 278 2008 236 2009 192 2008

ASSISTS PER SET

HITTING PERCENTAGE

Name 1. Kelsey Mahoney 2. Kelsey Mahoney 3. Emily Steinbeck 4. Kelsey Mahoney 5. Kylann Sceidt 6. Michaela Hanakova 7. Emily Steinbeck 8. Natalie Guerra 9. Chloe Goldman 10. Chloe Goldman

No. Year 6.96 2009 6.31 2010 6.01 2010 5.81 2008 5.44 2010 5.14 2008 4.92 2009 4.35 2009 0.79 2008 0.52 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. Year 0.23 2009 0.21 2010 0.21 2008 0.21 2009 0.21 2009 0.20 2008 0.19 2010 0.19 2009 0.19 2008 0.19 2008

>> Bold indicates current player

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

No. Year .367 2010 .326 2008 .323 2010 .316 2009 .306 2010 .304 2010 .298 2010 .278 2009 .251 2009 .250 2008

ACES PER SET

Name 1. Kelsey Mahoney 2. Kelsey Mahoney Nikki Fowler Kylie Marshall 5. Nikki Fowler 6. Kylie Marshall 7. Kelsey Robinson Nikki Fowler Chloe Goldman 10. Leah Hinkey

No. Year 28 2009 25 2008 25 2009 25 2009 24 2008 22 2008 21 2010 21 2010 21 2008 18 2010

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

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

 TEAM 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)

Kills Attacks Percentage Assists Aces Block Solos Block Assists Total Blocks Digs

No. Year 1.21 2008 1.21 2009 1.20 2009 1.15 2010 0.89 2010 0.89 2009 0.82 2008 0.69 2008 0.67 2010 0.66 2010

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)

No. Year 4.73 2009 4.56 2008 3.60 2010 3.29 2009 3.05 2009 2.89 2010 2.85 2008 2.36 2008 2.04 2010 1.98 2010

ALL-TIME HIGHS: DIGS & KILLS KILLS

DIGS

 FIVE GAMES

 FIVE GAMES

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 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

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 GAMES 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 GAMES 25

Dianne Shoemaker at N.C. State (10/8/88)

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) 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 GAMES 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 GAMES 31 26 25

Chloe Goldman vs. Georgia (10/26/07) Kylie Marshall at LSU (10/22/06) Chloe Goldman at Arkansas (11/7/08)

 25-POINT RALLY HIGHS 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 GAMES 29 28 27 24 24 24 23 22 22 22 21

Nikki Fowler Georgia (2009) Kelsey Robinson vs. Dayton (9/3/11) Kelsey Robinson vs. Ohio (8/26/11) Nikki Fowler Kentucky (2008) Nikki Fowler Arkansas (2009) Nikki Fowler Arkansas (2010) Kayla Jeter Kentucky (2009) Kelsey Robinson vs. Houston (9/3/11) Nikki Fowler Dayton (2008) Nikki Fowler Auburn (2009) Nikki Fowler Louisville (2009)

 FOUR GAMES 24 22 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 19

Kelsey Robinson at Virginia Tech (9/10/11) Kelsey Robinson at Illinois (9/2/11) Nikki Fowler Arkansas (2008) Nikki Fowler Florida (2009) Nikki Fowler Louisville (2010) Nikki Fowler LSU (2008) Nikki Fowler Kentucky (2008) Nikki Fowler LSU (2009) Nikki Fowler Kentucky (2009) Kayla Jeter Florida (2010)

 THREE GAMES 21 19 16 16 16

Nikki Fowler Kayla Jeter Nikki Fowler Nikki Fowler Kayla Jeter

Oklahoma (2010) South Carolina (2009) Miss. State (2009) Alabama (2009) Mississippi (2010)

DIGS  FIVE GAMES 36 28 27 27 27 26 25 24 24 23 23 22 22

Chloe Goldman Dayton (2008) Chloe Goldman LSU (2009) Chloe Goldman 2008 Clemson (2008) Chloe Goldman Kentucky (2009) Kelsey Robinson Arkansas (2010) Chloe Goldman Louisville (2009) Nikki Fowler Western Kentucky (2009) Kelsey Robinson vs. Maryland (8/27/11) Chloe Goldman South Carolina (2008) Chloe Goldman Illinois (2008) Chloe Goldman Auburn (2009) Kylie Marshall Illinois (2008) Chloe Goldman Kentucky (2008)

 FOUR GAMES 30 26 25 25 24 23 22 21 20 20

Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Nikki Fowler Chloe Goldman

Alabama (2009) So. Carolina (2009) Alabama (2008) 2009 Colorado State 2010 LSU Kentucky (2009) LSU (2009) Florida (2009) Alabama (2008) Duke (2010)

 THREE GAMES 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)