2011
TENNESSEE /// LADY VOLUNTEERS VOLLEYBALL
MATCH NOTES
THE SEC: ROUND TWO FRIDAY
vs. No. 13 Florida [17-3, 10-1] /// 7 p.m. ET
SUNDAY
vs. South Carolina [11-10, 2-9] /// 1:30 p.m. ET
2011 RECORD
[ OCT. 28 & 30 /// KNOXVILLE, TENN. /// THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA]
TO NOTE... WE MEET AGAIN
OPPONENTS AT A QUICK GLANCE
This weekend, the No. 20 Lady Vols return home for the first time during the second half of the Southeastern Conference schedule, as they are set to face Florida and South Carolina. Friday’s match against the Gators features the top two teams in the SEC, as both the Lady Vols and UF have only one conference loss this season. Last year, Tennessee won all but two home SEC matches in the friendly confines of Thompson-Boling Arena. To conclude this season, six of UT’s last eight conference matches will be home at TBA.
Florida enters Friday’s match on a roll, as the Gators have not lost a set since the Lady Vols won the fifth set in Gainesville on Sept. 25. UF is currently in the midst of an eight match winning streak. South Carolina is coming off a 3-0 sweep over Mississippi State, as all six starters had seven or more kills against the Bulldogs. Earlier this season, UT topped the Gamecocks on the road in four sets.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Last weekend, the No. 20 University of Tennessee Lady Vol volleyball team capped off its second fourmatch road trip of the season with victories over Auburn and Georgia. The pair of victories improved Tennessee’s overall record to 18-3 and 11-1 against Southeastern Conference opponents. Tennessee defeated both the Tigers and Bulldogs in four sets and has now won three straight matches. Kelsey Robinson recorded double-doubles in both matches last weekend. The sophomore has registered double digits in kills and digs in six consecutive matches and lead the SEC with 16 double-doubles on the year. Against Auburn, freshman Tiffany Baker set a career-high in kills with 19, as she hit at an outstanding clip of .447. Junior DeeDee Harrison was an all-around performer in both matches versus AU and UGA, as she registered 12 kills to go along with six blocks in each match. Setter Mary Pollmiller notched her fifth double-double of the season at Auburn on Friday, as she tallied 47 assists and 10 digs. The Tennessee defense was tough, as it held both weekend opponents to hitting percentages of under .200, as Auburn hit .172 and Georgia was at a clip of .144.
Florida 2011 Record: 17-3 (10-1 SEC) All-Time Series Record: UF leads 42-11-1 Patrick’s Record Against: 5-28 Last 10 Meetings: UF leads 8-2 The Last Two Meetings: 10/20/10 (Gainesville, Fla.): Florida def. Tennessee, 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-20) 9/25/11 (Gainesville, Fla.): Tennessee def. Florida, 3-2 (25-21, 20-25, 25-21, 19-25, 18-16)
OVERALL RECORD: 18-3 SEC NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
11-1 7-2 7-0 8-2 3-1
2011 SEASON SCHEDULE AUGUST
Comcast Lady Vol Classic 26 27
Ohio Villanova Maryland
W, 3-2 W, 3-0 W, 3-2
SEPTEMBER
Illinois State Farm Classic Champaign, Ill. 2 @ #7 Illinois 3 vs. #21 Dayton vs. Houston
L, 1-3 W, 3-2 L, 2-3
Virginia Tech Invitational Blacksburg, Va. 9 10
vs. Seton Hall vs. American @ Virginia Tech
W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-1
16 18 23 25 30
Georgia * Auburn * @ South Carolina * @ Florida @ LSU *
W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-2 W, 3-1
South Carolina 2011 Record: 11-10 (2-9 SEC) All-Time Series Record: UT leads 32-25 Patrick’s Record Against: 14-15 Last 10 Meetings: UT leads 7-3 The Last Two Meetings: 10/24/10 (Columbia, S.C.): Tennessee def. South Carolina 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-14) 9/23/11 (Columbia, S.C.): Tennessee def. South Carolina, 3-1 (28-30, 25-12, 25-15, 28-26)
THE SEC (HISTORICALLY SPEAKING) Tennessee has won at least 15 SEC matches each of the last three seasons leading up to 2011, finishing with 15 in 2008 and 2010 and 16 in 2009. Rob Patrick is 155-91 in his career in the SEC. In 13 of his 15 seasons, he led the Lady Vols to a .500 or better record against the conference. In 2004, Tennessee stormed through the league with a 15-1 record, tying for first in the SEC and winning the SEC Tournament a week later.
CONTACT BOX /// MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION
OCTOBER 2 7 9 12 16 21 23 28 30
@ Arkansas * Alabama * Mississippi @ Kentucky * @ Mississippi State * @ Auburn * @ Georgia * Florida * South Carolina *
NOVEMBER 2 6 11 13 18 20 23
@ Louisville Mississippi State * @ Mississippi @ Alabama * Arkansas * LSU * Kentucky *
>> * SEC match
TODD MOUNCE
MATT MAGILL
Graduate Assistant Email: tmounce@utk.edu Office: 865.974.0311 Cell: 330.718.6040
Student Assistant Media Contact Email: mmagill1@utk.edu
W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-2 L, 2-3 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-1 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 Todd Mounce. Those wishing to attend a match are asked to call the Media Relations Office to be placed on the pass list. Photo credentials will be issued only to accredited photographers or those individuals on special assignment. Because there are specifically designated areas for photographers, we ask that anyone shooting a Lady Vol volleyball match at Thompson-Boling Arena check with Todd prior to the start of the contest.
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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 Shealyn Kolosky Leslie Cikra Carly Sahagian
KYE-lynn SHITE SHAY-lynn SICK-ruh SUH-hay-gee-inn
STATISTICAL SERVICES Services provided include statistics generated from the StatCrew computer program. Match statistics will be handed to all attending members of the media and sports information personnel after every game. Following the conclusion of the match, final statistics will be faxed/emailed to the visiting sports information director’s fax/email list. Results will also be emailed to the sports information contact of visiting teams at the conclusion of the match in lieu of a sports information representative traveling with his or her team. Arrangements should be made in advance for any additional services.
COACHING STAFF Head Coach Record at UT Overall Record
Rob Patrick (Miami [Ohio], ’83) 3010-153 (15 years) Same
Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Dir. of Volleyball Operations Volunteer Assistant Volleyball Office Phone
Alan Edwards (Western Carolina, ’99) Rachel Cooper (Mississippi State, ’06) Jenna Dover (UNC Asheville, ‘11) Jason Hames (865) 974-4275
INTERVIEWS Interviews will be available following the match after a 10-minute cooling-off period. Media wishing to interview the coaches or any players other than on game days are required to set up interviews with 24 hours notice through Todd Mounce in the UT Media Relations Office.
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TEAM INFORMATION 2010 Record SEC Record (Finish) NCAA Finish Letterwinners Returning/Lost Starters Returning/Lost Newcomers
25-7 15-5 (2nd - Eastern) NCAA Second Round 9/4* 4/2 + Libero* 6
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>> * Lettermen & starters returning includes Kayla Jeter, who is out for the season with a torn ACL
INFO BOX /// LADY VOLS PRACTICE SCHEDULE SUNDAY [30]
MONDAY [31]
TUESDAY [1]
WEDNESDAY [2]
THURSDAY [3]
FRIDAY [4]
SATURDAY [5]
Match: vs. South Carolina, 1:30 p.m. ET
Practice: 2:30-5 p.m.
Practice: 3:30-6 p.m.
Match: @ Louisville, 7 p.m. ET
Off:
Practice: 2:30-5 p.m.
Practice: 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
A LOOK AT THE 2011
SEC CAREER COACHING RECORDS
COACHING STAFF
Rank 1. 2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 10
Name Mary Wise Fran Flory
School Florida 91-Pres. UK 1993-97 LSU 1998-Pres. Total 93-Pres. Sid Feldman Georgia 1978-88 Chris Poole Arkansas 1994-07 Rob Patrick UT 1997-Pres. Scott Luster LSU 1985-1997 Stephanie Schleuder Alabama 1974-81 Judy Green Alabama 1996-10 Bob Bertucci UT 1979-86 Kim Hudson S. Carolina 1993-04
Record 648-72 78-80 262-152 340-232 318-135 316-161 310-153 308-161 285-108 237-234 229-115 226-133
/// Source: tennesseevolleyball.net
PATRICK’S MILESTONE WINS
ROB PATRICK /// HEAD COACH Two-time National Coach of the Year Rob Patrick has developed a tradition of excellence since coming to Tennessee 15 years ago. Following his arrival at Rocky Top, Patrick has become one of the nation’s top coaches and helped the Lady Vols attain levels of success never before reached in Knoxville, as evidenced by NCAA Tournament berths in six of the last seven years, including a run to the Final Four in 2005. His nine-year stretch of winning seasons from 1998-2006 marks the longest-such run in program history, topping the previous high of seven, set from 1978-84. The Big Orange has won 20 or more matches in seven of the last nine campaigns. Prior
to Patrick’s arrival at UT in 1997, the Lady Vols last recorded a 20-win season in 1988. Patrick joined the UT program in July of 1997 after spending the previous three seasons as an assistant coach with national powerhouse Stanford. From 1994 to 1996, he helped lead the Cardinal to a combined 92-6 record and two NCAA championships, including title-game victories over UCLA and Hawaii in 1994 and 1996, respectively. During that stint, Stanford never lost a home match en route to participating in the 1995 NCAA Final Four and winning three consecutive Pac-10 titles.
Win # 1 50 100 200 250 300
Opponent (Date) ETSU (8.30.1997) Georgia State (10.26.1999) East Carolina (9.14.2002) Arkansas (9.17.2006) Arkansas (9.25.2009) Georgia (9.16.2011)
Score 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0
PATRICK’S CAREER RECORD [ 1997-PRESENT ]
A LOOK AT TENNESSEE’S NEW COACHES
Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
ALAN EDWARDS /// ASSISTANT COACH RACHEL COOPER /// ASSISTANT COACH
UT COACHES WIN TOTAL (LEADERS)
In July, former Iona College head coach Alan Edwards joined the UT staff as the team’s new assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. “I am very excited about adding Alan to our coaching staff,” Patrick said. “He brings a wealth of volleyball experience, both as a head coach and assistant coach from a number of Division-I programs, and is someone who I feel will be able to assimilate himself into our team very quickly.” Edwards was most recently the head coach at Iona for the past five seasons, where he led the Gaels to a 75-79 overall record and four appearances in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships. During his time in New Rochelle, Edwards mentored one of the top defensive players in NCAA history in Allison Neiters. One of the top volleyball performers in Iona College and MAAC history, she shattered the Iona and conference career record for digs with 2,682, the fifth highest all-time total in the NCAA. Neiters was named the 2007 and 2008 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year and 2009 MAAC Libero of the Year, as well as the league’s Defensive Player of the Week 17 times during her career. She was also a three-time MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Honor Roll member, two-time CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict selection and earned Iona’s Academic Merit Award for holding a 3.50 or above grade point average.
After a standout career at Mississippi State as a player and coaching the past three seasons as an assistant at ETSU, Rachel Cooper joined the Tenneessee staff in May. Prior to her time as an assistant coach at ETSU, Cooper served as a graduate assistant with the Buccaneers, where she assisted in recruiting and coordinated team travel and community service. “The thing that most impresses me about Rachel is her work ethic,” Patrick said. “I’ve gotten to know her in recent years when she has come to work our camps and I am very excited that we have been able to add her to our coaching staff. She has experience in recruiting and understands the day-to-day responsibilities involved with running a high-level volleyball program. “Rachel was also an outstanding player in the SEC and knows exactly what it takes to be successful at the highest level in our conference. Her personality is very engaging and inviting, and I expect that our players will be able to easily relate to her.” A Roscoe, Ill., native, Cooper was a four-year letter winner and starting outside hitter for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. A two-year captain and team Most Valuable Player, Cooper was also the first Bulldog athlete ever named SEC Player of the Week. She finished her career third all-time in kills with 1,405.
Overall 15-19 19-10 19-13 23-10 16-11 20-11 22-9 32-3 25-9 19-12 11-18 22-10 24-8 25-7 18-3 310-153
Coach Rob Patrick Bob Bertucci Julie Hermann
SEC Finish/Postseason 5-9 4th SEC East 7-7 4th SEC East 8-6 2nd SEC East 9-5 3rd SEC East, NCAA 1st Round 7-7 3rd SEC East 8-8 4th SEC East 10-6 2nd SEC East 15-1 T-1st SEC East, NCAA Regional QF 13-3 2nd SEC East, NCAA Semifinal 10-10 3rd SEC East, NCAA 1st Round 6-14 5th SEC East 15-5 3rd SEC East, NCAA 1st Round 16-4 T-2nd SEC East, NCAA 2nd Round 15-5 2nd SEC East, NCAA 2nd Round 11-1 155-91
Years 14 8 6
Record 310-153 229-115 77-106
Pct. .670 .666 .421
BREAKING DOWN THE RECORD vs. Conference Opponents vs. Non-Conference Opponents
Record 167-99 143-54
Pct. .628 .726
Record by Place Home Matches Road Matches Neutral Matches
151-47 108-82 51-24
.763 .568 .680
Record by Month In August In September In October In November In December
26-4 115-57 100-47 61-38 8-7
.867 .669 .680 .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
19-30 2-7 6-11 3-6 5-3 3-3
.388 .222 .353 .333 .625 .500
BY THE NUMBERS
24
1.08
By defeating Florida, Tennessee ended the Gators streak of 24 consecutive SEC wins that dated back to 2009.
Junior middle blocker DeeDee Harrison is leading the SEC in blocks per set, averaging 1.08.
1
Sophomore Kelsey Robinson ranks first in the SEC in kills per set (4.52), aces per set (0.42) and points per set (5.24).
3
Consecutive seasons that Tennessee has recorded at least 15 SEC wins leading into 2011.
THE BASICS
4
Kelsey Robinson became the fourth Lady Vol ever to be named Imports/AVCA Division I National Player of the Week.
19
Lady Vol freshman Tiffany Baker blasted a team- and career-best 19 kills on the road in a four-set victory over Auburn.
STATS BOX /// NATIONAL RANKINGS
WHO’S BACK? Tennessee is returning three starters and a libero from last year’s roster: juniors DeeDee Harrison and Leslie Cikra, sophomore Kelsey Robinson and sophomore libero Ellen Mullins. Robinson was a SEC All-Freshman Team selection in her first season with the Lady Vols at outside hitter. Additional returners include sophomore setter Kylann Scheidt, senior setter Kelsey Mahoney and sophomore outside hitter Carly Sahagian.
WHO’S NEW? For one, most of the coaching staff is new. Patrick added two new assistants in the offseason: Alan Edwards, who was head coach at Iona; and Rachel Cooper, who was as an assistant at East Tennessee State. On the court, the Lady Vols feature plenty of new faces with the eighth-ranked recruiting class in the country. Freshmen include: • OH/MB Tiffany Baker (MaxPreps National Player of the Year; at No. 4, highest-ranked recruit to sign with Tennessee) • MB Shealyn Kolosky • DS Nikki Brice • S Mary Pollmiller • MB Mercedes Vaughn. • MB Stephanie Stoll (transfer from Washington)
JETER OUT FOR SEASON Senior leader Kayla Jeter will miss the entire 2011 season with a knee injury, associate athletics director for sports medicine Jenny Moshak reported. Jeter suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee at team practice Aug. 19. Recovery time is estimated between six and nine months.
Jeter enjoyed her best season as a junior in 2010, earning first-team All-SEC and AVCA All-America honorable mention honors. The Solon, Ohio, native ranked second on the squad with 340 kills (2.98/set) and led UT with 19 solo blocks.
SEC COACHES’ SURVEY SAYS The Southeastern Conference coaches selected Tennessee to finish second in the Eastern Division, and they picked up two votes to win the SEC regularseason title. Florida got nine votes. SEC Preseason Coaches Poll Eastern Division Western Division Team, Points Team, Points 1. Florida, 12 1. LSU, 10 2. Tennessee, 19 2. Mississippi, 22 3. Kentucky, 26 3. Arkansas, 31 4. Georgia, 39 4. Auburn, 34 5. South Carolina, 44 5. Alabama, 48 6. Mississippi State, 50 Tennessee won its last SEC title in 2004, claiming both the regular-season and now-defunct SEC Tournament trophies.
LADY VOLS IN THE RANKINGS Following wins over Auburn and Georgia this past weekend, Tennessee remained at No. 20 in the most recent AVCA coaching poll after receiving 388 points. The squad returned to the top 25 on Sept. 26, as it was ranked 23rd following wins over South Carolina and No. 6 Florida on the road. Despite going 3-0 to start the season, the Big Orange dropped out of the poll after week one, as it was ranked 24th in the preseason.
AVCA COACHES TOP 25 POLL
WEEK #9: OCTOBER 24, 2011 School (No.1 votes) Points Rec. Last Wk 1. Nebraska (38) 1448 17-1 4 2. California (8) 1384 21-2 2 3. Illinois (2) 1377 20-1 1 4. Southern Cal (12) 1358 17-3 3 5. Stanford 1236 16-3 5 6. UCLA 1217 18-3 6 7. Hawai’i 1099 21-1 8 8. Penn State 1086 15-5 9 9. Texas 981 14-4 10 10. Washington 955 16-4 7 11. Purdue 854 18-3 12 12. Northern Iowa 829 22-1 11 13. Florida 813 17-3 13 14. Iowa State 689 16-3 15 15. Minnesota 635 12-7 14 16. Oregon 596 14-6 18 17. San Diego 585 22-1 16 18. Pepperdine 505 14-5 17 19. Florida State 406 17-4 19 20. TENNESSEE 388 18-3 20 21. Oklahoma 235 19-5 22 22. Michigan 159 1 5-7 21 23. Ohio State 153 15-8 23 24. Kentucky 142 19-4 24 25. Colorado State 86 15-4 NR /// Bold Indicates UT Opponents
IN OTHER RANKINGS... In other national polls and statistical lists, the Lady Vols are ranked: RPI: No. 16 RickKern.com: No. 19 Pablo Rankings: No. 18
BREAKING DOWN THE LADY VOLS’ RECORD... THE BASICS Overall Conference Non-Conference vs. Ranked Home Away Neutral
18-3 11-1 7-2 2-2 7-0 8-2 3-1
VERSUS vs. the Atlantic 10 vs. the Atlantic Coast vs the BIG EAST vs. the Big Ten vs. the Big 12 vs. Conference USA vs. the Mid-American vs. the Patriot League vs. the Southern Conference vs. the SWAC
1-0 2-0 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
13-1 5-2 14-1 4-2 14-1 4-2 7-2 2-1
Record in first set Record in second set Record in third set Record in fourth set Record in fifth set Games record
14-7 15-6 15-6 10-3 5-2 59-24
In three-set matches In four-set matches In five-set matches
8-0 5-1 5-2
THE PERCENTAGES When hitting .400 or better When hitting .300-.399 When hitting .200-.299 When hitting lower than .200 When out-hitting the opp.* When out-hit by the opp. When out-digging the opp.* When out-dug by the opp. * Or Tied
1-0 4-0 12-1 1-2 16-1 2-2 15-1 3-2
BY DAY On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday
--0-1 -7-1 5-1 6-0
BY MONTH In August In September In October In November In December
3-0 9-2 6-1 ---
PAST & PRESENT
THE LAST 10 MATCHUPS
STARTING A NEW ONE
Florida
Coming off a heartbreaking loss at No. 25 Kentucky in a five-set thriller on Oct. 12, the Wildcats ended the Lady Vols 11-match winning streak. With wins over Alabama and Ole Miss on Oct. 7 and 9, Tennessee was closing in on it’s longest winning streak since 2004, when that team rattled off 14 straight victories. The loss also ended UT’s streak of 11 straight SEC wins, which dated back to last season. This season, the 8-0 start by the Big Orange in league play tied for the best conference start in UT history.
TENNESSEE WIN STREAKS 1980: 22 1973: 20 2004: 14 2011: 11 1986: 11
SHE CAN DIG IT! Sophomore libero Ellen Mullins continues to be a force in the back row for the Lady Vols. Against UK, she dug a career-high 31 balls, which is the most in an SEC match this season. On the season, she ranks fifth in the conference with an average of 3.84digs per set. Mullins bettered her previous career high by 11, as she notched 20 digs against Dayton on Sept. 3. Her 31 digs is the third most digs by an SEC player this year, and just the 4th time this year an SEC player has reached the 30 dig mark and the 10th most by a Lady Vol in program history.
MR. 300 With a sweep over Georgia in the Southeastern Conference opener on Sept. 16, Tennessee Lady Vol head coach Rob Patrick recorded his 300th career win, all of which have come at UT. Patrick now has the highest winning percentage of any UT volleybal coach (.670), along with the most victories (310).
THE ORIGINAL ORANGE PANTS When UT head football coach Derek Dooley headed out of the Neyland Stadium tunnel in orange pants for the season-opener against Montana, he created a buzz around Knoxville, and even nationally. However, what some may not know is that Lady Vol head volleyball coach Rob Patrick had already donned the orange pants a year ago against Kentucky on Sept. 30, 2010. The match was televised on ESPNU . The Lady Vols swept the Wildcats in that match and Patrick’s orange pants record now stands at 1-1.
CAN’T MISS TELEVISION Tennessee games have aired 8 times on an ESPN network over the years and the Lady Vols are 5-3 in those matches. Overall, the team has won 12 of their last 15 televised matches. The Lady Vols are slated to appear on television at least one more time this season, when the team hosts LSU on Nov. 20 in a match that will be broadcasted by CSS.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS FLORIDA Florida extended its sweep streak to eight straight SEC matches, defeating South Carolina, 3-0, on the road last Wednesday night before returning home on Sunday for a 3-set victory over Mississippi State. Kristy Jaeckel had a fantastic night behind the line in Columbia, more than doubling her career high with seven service aces in the 3-setter, good for third all-time at Florida. The Gators hit .388 in the match, committing just nine attack errors in 98 attempts. Tangerine Wiggs and Cassandra Anderson shined on Sunday against the Bulldogs, both going errorlessand hitting over .600. Madison Monserez had the best weekend of her young career, leading Florida in digs in both matches, including tying her career high (11) against the Gamecocks, despite her career high being set in a 5-set match. The Gators hit the road this weekend for its toughest road trip of the SEC slate, facing a pair of ranked teams in No. 20 Tennessee and No. 24 Kentucky. The SEC duo are the only conference opponents to have taken a set from the Gators this season, as UF defeated the Wildcats in four then fell in five to the Lady Vols at the end of September.
SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina started off the second half of SEC play with a sweep of Mississippi State last Friday night. The Gamecocks had a huge night offensively, with all six starters posting seven kills or more. Junior setter Taylor Bruns posted nine kills herself, including getting good swings in thanks to a stellar night passing by her back line. Sophomore Juliette Thévenin tallied her first double-double since her injury with 13 kills and 15 digs. The win came after a three-set loss to No. 13 Florida that saw the Gamecocks nearly force a fourth set with a spirited battle in the third. The Gamecocks still have a trio of players bunched together on the all-times digs list. Bruns still leads the pack with 437 career digs, but sophomore Thévenin and Wheeler are inching closer, with the trio separated by 10 digs total.
FLORIDA/SOUTH CAROLINA TIDBITS - When UT won at #6 Florida earlier this season, the victory marked the 3rd highest ranked team Tennessee has defeated in program history. (#2 Penn State and #4 Florida in 2005 were the others.) The Gators were also the highest ranked team UT has ever beaten while they were unranked. - Six of Tennessee’s 11 wins over the Gators have come in five set matches. - Florida is 2-6 all time vs Tennessee in five set matches. - Last season, South Carolina had the most freshmen on a roster in the nation. - Since 2009, Tennessee has only lost to an unranked SEC team 3 times, all of which were on the road LSU - September 2009 (2-3) Auburn - November 2009 (2-3) Georgia - September 2010 (2-3) /// Source: tennesseevolleyball.net
Special thanks to James at TennesseeVolleyball.net for his great research and support of the program
Here’s a look at the Lady Vols’ results against this weekend’s opponents, dating back to 2006. UF holds an 8-2 advantage in the last 10 11/17/06 9/7/07 11/9/07 10/12/08 11/14/08 10/4/09 11/20/09 9/19/10 10/20/10 9/25/11
L L L L L L W L L W
15-30, 28-30, 31-29, 28-30 27-30, 18-30, 18-30 20-30, 17-30, 27-30 22-25, 12-25, 22-25 23-25, 18-25, 23-25 20-25, 19-25, 21-25 22-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-22 26-28, 23-25, 25-19, 17-25 20-25, 23-25, 20-25 25-21, 20-25, 25-21, 19-25, 18-16
South Carolina UT holds an 7-3 advantage in the last 10 meetings 11/12/06 10/5/07 11/11/07 10/10/08 11/16/08 10/2/09 11/22/09 9/17/10 10/24/10 9/23/11
L L W L W W W W W W
30-21, 24-30, 24-30, 31-33 30-23, 27-30, 23-30, 22-30 30-28, 30-17, 27-30, 33-35, 15-11 22-25, 14-25, 23-25 25-27, 25-22, 26-28, 25-16, 15-10 19-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-16 25-10, 25-19, 25-14 26-24, 22-25, 25-15, 25-16 25-16, 25-15, 25-14 28-30, 25-12, 25-15, 28-26
LAST SEASON VS. FLORIDA - 9/19/10 KNOXVILLE: Playing in front of the fourth largest crowd in school history, the 18th-ranked Tennessee volleyball team dropped an extremely hard fought and physical contest to No. 3 Florida, 26-28, 23-25, 25-19, 17-25, in front of 1,431 fans. Junior Kayla Jeter paced the Big Orange offense, finishing just four kills away from her career high with a season-best 19 putaways. Senior Nikki Fowler played a solid all-around contest as well, recording eight kills, a team-high 15 digs and fi ve blocks. - 10/20/10 GAINESVILLE: The 21st-ranked University of Tennessee volleyball team dropped a three-set decision to No. 1 Florida, 20-25, 23-25, 20-25, in front of a national television audience on ESPNU. Despite out-hitting, out-digging and out-blocking the Gators, Tennessee dropped the opening frame, 25-20. The second set was extremely tightly contested with 13 tie scores and three lead changes, but a late Lady Vol rally was not quite enough as UT fell, 25-23. Despite grabbing an early lead and attempting a late-set comeback, Tennessee couldn’t get past the hard-hitting Gators who finished off the sweep with a 25-20 triumph in the third frame.
LAST SEASON VS. SOUTH CAROLINA - 9/17/10 KNOXVILLE: Strong serving and a balanced offensive attack allowed the 18th-ranked University of Tennessee volleyball team to open Southeastern Conference action with a four-set triumph over South Carolina. Three Lady Vols reached double-digits in kills, led by senior Nikki Fowler and Kayla Jeter who tallied 13 putaways each, while Kelsey Robinson also tallied 10 kills. - 10/24/10 COLUMBIA: The 21st-ranked University of Tennessee volleyball team posted one of its best all-around efforts of the season on Sunday, taking care of business on the road against South Carolina with a 25-16, 25-15, 25-14, sweep. The Lady Volunteers utilized an effi cient and balanced offensive attack, and played shut-down defense as they had just nine total attack errors on the day en route to out-hitting the Gamecocks, .387 to .045.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS Aces 1.19 175th
Assists 13.08 27th
Blocks 2.20 94th
Digs 15.00 147th
Hit% .258 23rd
Kills 14.17 17th
SEC STATISTICAL RANKINGS (as of 10/23) Team Aces 1.19 5th
Assists 13.08 1st
Blocks 2.20 5th
Digs 15.00 5th
Hit% .258 2nd
Kills 14.17 1st
Aces: Robinson Assists: Pollmiller Digs: Mullins Kills: Robinson
0.42 11.71 3.83 4.52
Aces: Robinson Assists: Pollmiller Digs: Mullins Kills: Robinson
0.42 11.71 3.83 4.52
NATIONALLY KNOWN Kelsey Robinson has been an offensive force through 15 matches this season. Her play has caught the attention of both the Southeastern Conference and on the national level. On Oct. 10 she was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week, while a day later she grabbed Sports Imports/AVCA Division I National Player of the Week Honors for her efforts against Alabama and Ole Miss. Robinson notched double-doubles in both matches versus the Rebels and Crimson Tide and now leads the SEC with 14 double-doubles. Versus the Rebels, Robinson recorded her second 20-20 game of the season, as she blasted 20 kills and had 20 digs. In a three-set sweep of Alabama on Friday, she registered 15 kills, 13 digs and three assists. She also received the SEC Offensive POW accolde on Sept. 5 after her performance at the Illinois State Farm Classic. She has also earned MVP honors at the Comcast Lady Vol Classic and Virginia Tech Invite, along with being named to the all-tournament team at the Illinois State Farm Classic.
Pollmiller’s 50-Assist Matches Date 8/26 8/27 9/3 9/3 9/10 9/23 9/25 9/30 10/9 10/12 10/23
Opponent Ohio Maryland Dayton Houston Virginia Tech South Carolina Florida LSU Ole Miss Kentucky Georgia
Assists 56 51 58 59 53 53 59 50 52 54 53
TAMING THE TIGERS AND GATORS By topping LSU on Sept. 30 and downing Florida Sept. 25, it is the first time in school history that Tennessee has beaten both the Gators and Tigers on the road in the same season. The Lady Vols had not won in Baton Rouge since 2000, while the last UT victory in Gainesville came in 2004.
Points: Robinson 5.24 Blocks: Harrison 1.08 Hitting %: Cikra .306
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Sophomore Kelsey Robinson has been tremendous through 21 matches, producing 10 performances of at least 20 kills so far this season. In nine of those matches, she has also recorded a double-double. (The list of double-doubles is in the box on the right.) No Lady Vol had as many 20-kill matches in all of 2010. All-American Nikki Fowler reached the mark four times last year to lead the team. Meanwhile, Robinson has already surpassed her double-double total from last season, when she had five matches with at least 10 kills and 10 digs. Perhaps not suprisingly, she is a national leader offensively. She leads the conference and ranks 15th nationally in kills per set (4.52). She also ranks eighth in Division I in points per set (5.24).
Freshman Mary Pollmiller’s first year in Orange and White is off to a fantastic start. Because of injuries at the setter position, she has played all but a handful of points. Her average of 11.71 assists per set is the second-best in the SEC and also ranks 10th nationally. She has 11 matches of at least 50 assists this season, the last one coming in a 3-1 Lady Vol victory over Georgia. This season she has also produced five double-doubles, registering 50 or more assists in three of those performances.
8th 97th 164th
Individual
AN OPPONENTS NIGHTMARE
NIFTY 50
Points: Robinson 5.24 Blocks: Harrison 1.08 Hitting %: Cikra .306
43rd 10th 212th 15th
MULLINS’ FIRST HONOR After setting a career-high in digs and being a consistent presence in the Lady Vol back row, the Southeastern Conference announced that Tennessee sophomore libero Ellen Mullins has been named the league’s Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 24. It was the first time the Nashville native has been recognized by the SEC, as she averaged a team-best 5.75 digs per set this weekend on the road against Kentucky and Mississippi State. Against UK, the Nashville, native set a career-high in digs with 31, which ranks second all time in UT history during the 25-point rally scoring era, and is the most digs by any SEC player in a conference match this season.
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TIFFANY BAKER Date 8/26
Opponent Ohio
Kills 10
Digs 14
Assists 51 49 58 50 47
Digs 11 11 11 13 10
Kills 27 24 22 28 22 24 10 22 17 20 15 20 19 13 10 19
Digs 13 24 17 19 14 15 11 12 15 10 13 20 15 12 10 18
Kills 12 18 11 12 19
Digs 21 12 17 13 13
MARY POLLMILLER Date 8/27 9/2 9/3 9/30 10/21
Opponent Maryland Illinois Dayton LSU Auburn
KELSEY ROBINSON Date 8/26 8/27 9/2 9/3 9/3 9/10 9/18 9/23 9/25 9/30 10/7 10/9 10/12 10/16 10/21 10/23
Opponent Ohio Maryland Illinois Dayton Houston Virginia Tech Auburn South Carolina Florida LSU Alabama Ole Miss Kentucky Miss. State Auburn Georgia
CARLY SAHAGIAN Date 8/26 8/27 9/2 9/23 3/25
RECOGNIZING THE HELP For the second time in less than a month, Mary Pollmiller was tabbed the SEC Freshman of the Week on Oct. 3 for her efforts at LSU and Arkansas. Against the Tigers and Razorbacks, Pollmiller had a hand in 80 percent of the kills, tallying 92 of Tennessee’s 102 assists and added five kills of her own. She first earned SEC Freshman of the Week on Sept. 12 following her outstanding setting performance in Blacksburg, Va. She is one of just two freshmen currently in the SEC top 10 in assists per set, as she leads the league in assists, averaging 11.72 assists per set.
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STATS BOX /// DOUBLE-DOUBLES
SWEEP COUNTER
BY THE RANKINGS
NCAA DIVISION I STATISTICAL RANKINGS (as of 10/23) Individual Team
Opponent Ohio Maryland Illinois South Carolina Florida
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Date 8/27 9/9 9/10 9/16 9/18 10/2 10/7 10/16
The Lady Vols have recorded eight 3-0 victories this season. Four have come at home, while the other four were at the Virginia Tech Invite and at Arkansas and Mississippi State.
Opponent Villanova Seton Hall American Georgia Auburn Arkansas Alabama Mississippi State
TO NOTE... LADY VOL DUO GETS REWARDED
OFF TO A FAST START
For the first time since Oct. 20, 2008, a pair of Lady Vols in junior DeeDee Harrison and sophomore Carly Sahagian were bestowed conference honors. On Sept. 26. Carly Sahagian was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week, while Harrison earned the conference’s Defensive Player of the Week. Sahagian was terrific against South Carolina and Florida, tallying 31 kills, 26 digs, three blocks and two services aces. She recorded double-doubles in both of those matches, and blasted a career-high 19 kills at UF. Against USC and UF, Harrison was a standout allaround performer. She blocked a total of 12 attacks, with an average of 1.33 blocks per set and set careerhighs in blocks assists and total blocks against the Gamecocks. Offensively, she notched double-digits in kills in both matches.
The Lady Vols finished off the first half of their SEC double round-robin schedule in first place with a 9-1 mark, which is their best record at the half way point since the conference went to the format in 2006. The next best start came in 2009, as that team went 8-2 in its first 10 against conference opponents. The team went 7-3 last season and in 2006.
A MONUMENTAL WIN By downing the No. 6 Gators on Sept. 25, Tennessee broke Florida’s streak of 24 straight SEC wins, which dated back to their last conference loss in 2009 — which was also against Tennessee. It’s been seven years since the Lady Vols defeated Florida on its home court, as the 2004 squad topped Florida in the regular season finale, then returned a week later to win again in Gainesville to capture the SEC Tournament crown.
FLORIDA DOESN’T LOSE AT HOME Florida’s loss to Tennessee was just its 21st defeat at home since Head Coach Mary Wise took over the team in 1991, and just the 52nd loss at home in program history. By being unofficially ranked No. 26 on Sunday, Tennessee is just the second unranked team to defeat Florida in Gainesville since 1991, and the first in 17 years. Now with 3 victories in Gainesville, no other team has more wins over the Gators at home under Coach Wise than the Lady Vols. Below is a list to show just how rare it is for the Gators to suffer a defeat in Gainesville. 2011: #19 Iowa State, NR Tennessee 2010: #1 Penn State 2009: #15 Kentucky, #19 LSU, #1 Penn State 2007: #3 Texas 2006: #9 Minnesota 2004: #18 Texas, #15 Tennessee, #12 Tennessee 2001: #6 Arizona 2000: #13 Colorado State, #2 Penn State, #8 Pepperdine 1999: #3 Nebraska 1997: #3 Long Beach State 1995: #6 Texas 1994: #1 Stanford^, NR Notre Dame, #18 Houston
ABOVE .500 AGAIN By winning 11 of its first 12 conference matches this year, Tennessee is assured of having an SEC record of above .500. Head Coach Rob Patrick has now lead the Lady Vols to a .500 or better record in 13 of his 15 seasons at Rocky Top.
GETTING IT DONE IN THE CLASSROOM The Lady Vols volleyball squad was one of just four teams at Tennessee to earn a perfect 100% on the latest graduation success rate report that was released on Oct. 25.
RECORD WATCH Through just 19 matches this season of the 2011 season, two Tennnessee records during the 25-point rally scoring era, which dates back to 2008, have been broken. Freshman Mary Pollmiller shattered the total assists record, as the Littleton, Colo., native currently has 972 assists on the year. Current Lady Vol Kelsey Mahoney previously held the record, as she tallied 842 helpers in 2009. Outside hitter Kelsey Robinson is not only dominate in registering kills, but the sophomore is a weapon at the service line. On the season, Robinson has 35 service aces, which is a Lady Vol best. Mahoney owned the previous record with 28 in 2009. Last year Robinson recorded 21 aces. In the digs category, sophomore Ellen Mullins has dug up 318 balls this season, which ranks eighth on the UT list since 2008. Robinson’s 275 digs on the season is good for 10th, as Chloe Goldman holds the record with 568 in 2009. Junior DeeDee Harrison is the team leader in blocks, as she has 84 putbacks on the year, which ranks eighth. Two years ago, Leah Hinkey set the record after tallying 134 blocks.
^ Rob Patrick was a part of the ‘94 Stanford staff
DOMINATING ‘D’ The Tennessee defense was terrific Against Mississippi State last Sunday, as the team held the Bulldogs to a .025 team hitting percentage. In the match, the MSU hit in any set was at .056, which came in the second frame. MSU hitting percentage of .025 is the 12th lowest average the Big Orange has held a team to since 2001.
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2011 /// AWARDS & HONORS Sports Imports/AVCA Division I National Player of the Week Kelsey Robinson (10/11) SEC Offensive Player of the Week Kelsey Robinson (9/8, 10/10) Carly Sahagian (9/26) SEC Defensive Player of the Week DeeDee Harrison (9/26) Ellen Mullins (10/17) SEC Freshman of the Week Mary Pollmiller (9/12, 10/3) 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
THE 2011
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE RACE STATS BOX /// SEC STANDINGS
STATS BOX /// TEAM STATISTICS
EASTERN DIVISION Tennessee Florida Kentucky Georgia South Carolina
SEC 11-1 10-1 10-2 5-7 2-9
Pct. .917 .909 .833 .417 .182
Home 4-0 4-1 5-0 3-4 1-5
Away 7-1 6-0 5-2 2-3 1-4
Div. 4-1 3-1 4-1 1-5 0-4
ALL 18-3 17-3 19-4 9-13 11-10
Pct. .857 .850 .826 .409 .524
Home 7-0 10-2 12-1 6-5 5-5
Away 8-2 6-1 5-3 2-5 3-4
Neut. 3-1 1-0 2-0 1-3 3-1
Last 10 9-1 9-1 8-2 5-5 2-8
Streak W3 W8 W2 L2 W1
Home 5-3 4-3 3-3 2-4 3-3 1-4
Away 2-2 3-2 2-4 1-5 0-6 1-6
Div. 6-1 5-2 3-2 1-6 2-3 2-5
ALL 15-8 14-8 10-11 10-13 9-13 6-14
Pct. .652 .636 .476 .435 .409 .300
Home 7-5 7-4 4-5 6-4 4-3 4-4
Away 4-3 4-3 3-5 2-7 1-7 1-8
Neut. 4-0 3-1 3-1 2-2 4-3 1-2
Last 10 6-4 5-5 4-6 4-6 3-7 1-9
Streak W3 L2 L3 L3 L6 W1
WESTERN DIVISION SEC Arkansas 7-5 LSU 7-5 Mississippi State 5-7 Alabama 3-9 Auburn 3-9 Ole Miss 2-10
Pct. .583 .583 .417 .250 .250 .167
WEEKEND SCHEDULE 19 (WEDNESDAY)
23 (SUNDAY)
Arkansas def. LSU, 3-0
South Carolina vs. Tennessee, 1:30 p.m. ET Florida vs. Kentucky, 1:30 p.m. ET Georgia vs. Ole MIss, 1:30 p.m. CT Alabama vs. Auburn, 1:30 p.m. CT LSU vs. Mississippi State, 2:00 p.m. CT
21 (FRIDAY) Florida vs. Tennessee, 7:00 p.m. ET Kentucky vs. South Carolina, 7:00 p.m. ET Alabama vs. Georgia, 7:00 p.m. CT Arkansas vs. Mississippi State, 7:00 p.m. CT Auburn vs. Ole Miss, 7:00 p.m. CT
SEC INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS (as of Oct. 23) HITTING PERCENTAGE (Min. 3.0 TA/set) 1. Regina Thomas-OM 2. Wiggs, Tangerine-UF 3. Jersonsky, Camila-AU 4. Hannah Wilkinson-MSTATE 5. Frankie Vain-SC 6. Murphy, Kelly-UF 7. Kasey Heckelman-AR 8. Jaeckel, Kristy-UF 9. Cikra, Leslie-UT 10. JONES, Madie-LSU
SERVICE ACES
Cl Sr Jr So Sr So Sr Jr Sr Jr Jr
S 79 69 69 64 66 69 42 68 57 78
K 170 165 145 105 120 164 57 243 158 269
E 35 37 32 22 32 48 17 70 56 74
TA 353 355 320 240 275 365 129 562 333 640
Cl So Sr Jr So So Sr Jr Sr Jr So
S 83 77 73 57 72 68 78 79 78 77
No. 375 332 310 221 262 243 269 271 253 240
Avg/S 4.52 4.31 4.25 3.88 3.64 3.57 3.45 3.43 3.24 3.12
Cl Fr. Fr Jr Sr So So Jr Jr So Sr
S 70 83 70 81 74 79 72 79 78 69
No. 826 972 775 875 781 784 702 670 577 411
Avg/S 11.80 11.71 11.07 10.80 10.55 9.92 9.75 8.48 7.40 5.96
ASSISTS 1. Pardo, Malorie-LSU 2. Pollmiller, Mary-UT 3. Christine Hartmann-UK 4. Gates, Kathleen-UG 5. Paris Perret-MSTATE 6. Raymariely Santos-AR 7. Taylor Bruns-SC 8. Amanda Philpot-OM 9. Wintzinger, Chelsea-AU 10. Murphy, Kelly-UF
1. Robinson, Kelsey-UT 2. Murphy, Kelly-UF 3. Jaeckel, Kristy-UF 4. MANNARI, Meghan-LSU 5. Amanda Anderson-AR 6. Ashley Frazier-UK 7. Kayla Fitterer-UA 8. Unroe, Taylor-UF 9. Cristina Arenas-UA 10. Christa Alvarez-AR
Cl So Sr Sr Jr Jr Jr Jr Fr So Fr
S 83 69 68 76 63 83 73 69 82 79
No. 35 28 26 28 23 30 20 18 21 20
Avg/S 0.42 0.41 0.38 0.37 0.37 0.36 0.27 0.26 0.26 0.25
BLOCKS
KILLS 1. Robinson, Kelsey-UT 2. Caitlin Rance-MSTATE 3. Kayla Fitterer-UA 4. Juliette Thevenin-SC 5. Elliott, Desiree-LSU 6. Jaeckel, Kristy-UF 7. Jones, Madie-LSU 8. Kelli Stipanovich-AR 9. Jasmine Norton-AR 10. Northcutt, Brittany-UG
Pct. . 382 . 361 . 353 . 346 . 320 . 318 . 310 . 308 . 306 . 305
1. Harrison, DeeDee-UT 2. Regina Thomas-OM 3. Lainey Wyman-MSTATE 4. Reid, Elizabeth-UG 5. Smith, Betsy-UF
Cl Jr Sr Fr Sr Jr
S BS BA Tot Avg/S 78 16 68 84 1.08 79 19 64 83 1.05 77 11 68 79 1.03 64 8 57 65 1.02 65 5 61 66 1.02
UT
OPP
1176 409 2972 .258 14.2
918 440 2768 .173 11.1
1086 2911 .373 13.1
846 2781 .304 10.2
99 241 1924 .875 1.2
75 170 1701 .900 0.9
75 0.9 1530 .951
99 1.2 1683 .941
1245 15.0
1168 14.1
47 272 183.0 2.2 50 24
44 268 178.0 2.1 43 30
7894 7/1128
12129 10/1213
SEC TEAM LEADERS HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Florida 2. Tennessee 3. Kentucky 4. LSU 5. South Carolina 6. Arkansas 7. Alabama 8. Georgia 9. Auburn 10. Mississippi State 11. Ole Miss
S 69 83 83 79 73 79 85 81 79 77 79
K 958 1176 1173 1101 997 1038 1054 1052 974 979 940
E 277 409 451 417 350 406 388 462 413 395 451
TA 2167 2972 2900 2760 2691 2718 2985 2764 2669 2806 2654
K 751 834 918 959 970 1009 963 1034 1006 1130 1076
E 392 395 440 455 482 419 355 398 406 426 383
TA 2233 2657 2768 2860 2758 2655 2724 2839 2674 3029 2705
Pct. . 314 . 258 . 249 . 248 . 240 . 233 . 223 . 213 . 210 . 208 . 184
OPPONENT HITTING PCT
DIGS 1. Stephanie Klefot-UK 2. Mannari, Meghan-LSU 3. Paige Wheeler-SC 4. Morgan Springer-OM 5. Mullins, Ellen-UT 6. Summers, Allison-UG 7. Unroe, Taylor-UF 8. Juliette Thevenin-SC 9. Christa Alvarez-AR 10. Hillary Parker-MSTATE
ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date
Cl S Jr 83 Jr 76 So 73 Sr 79 So 83 So 81 Fr 69 So 57 Fr 79 Jr 73
No. 389 354 317 326 318 303 250 201 276 252
Avg/S 4.69 4.66 4.34 4.13 3.83 3.74 3.62 3.53 3.49 3.45
1. Florida 2. LSU 3. Tennessee 4. Kentucky 5. Arkansas 6. Ole Miss 7. South Carolina 8. Mississippi State 9. Auburn 10. Alabama 11. Georgia
S 69 79 83 83 79 79 73 77 79 85 81
Pct. . 161 . 165 . 173 . 176 . 177 . 222 . 223 . 224 . 224 . 232 . 256
2011 OVERALL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS # 11 35 8 6 3 9 7 15 17 4 2 10 24
PLAYER CIKRA, Leslie SAHAGIAN, Carly HARRISON, DeeDee KOLOSKY, Shealyn STOLL, Stephanie ROBINSON, Kelsey BAKER, Tiffany POLLMILLER, Mary MAHONEY, Kelsey SCHEIDT, Kylann BRICE, Nikki MULLINS, Ellen BROWN, Jasmine TENNESSEE Opponents
S K 57 158 69 152 78 186 81 122 18 11 83 375 62 126 83 45 19 0 4 0 79 0 83 1 68 0 83 1176 83 918
K/Set 2.77 2.20 2.38 1.51 0.61 4.52 2.03 0.54 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 14.17 11.06
E TA 56 333 42 385 72 400 39 299 5 22 135 1020 44 354 13 146 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 8 1 2 409 2972 440 2768
Pct A A/Set .306 3 0.05 .286 7 0.10 .285 1 0.01 .278 1 0.01 .273 0 0.00 .235 34 0.41 .232 5 0.08 .219 972 11.71 .000 1 0.05 .000 7 1.75 .000 12 0.15 -.125 40 0.48 -.500 3 0.04 .258 1086 13.08 .173 846 10.19
SA 0 11 0 11 0 35 0 8 0 0 17 13 4 99 75
SE SA/S 0 0.00 43 0.16 0 0.00 30 0.14 1 0.00 57 0.42 5 0.00 37 0.10 2 0.00 1 0.00 11 0.22 41 0.16 13 0.06 241 1.19 170 0.90
DIG Dig/S 20 0.35 173 2.51 20 0.26 20 0.25 1 0.06 275 3.31 62 1.00 170 2.05 4 0.21 1 0.25 131 1.66 318 3.83 50 0.74 1245 15.00 1168 14.07
BS 3 1 16 5 1 9 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 47 44
BA Total 32 35 27 28 68 84 52 57 12 13 32 41 21 30 28 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 272 183 268 178
B/Set 0.61 0.41 1.08 0.70 0.72 0.49 0.48 0.37 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.20 2.14
BE BHE 3 0 6 0 10 2 7 3 0 1 5 3 12 0 7 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 50 24 43 30
SEC INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS # 8 11 7 35 6 15 3 9 17 4 2 24 10
PLAYER HARRISON, DeeDee CIKRA, Leslie BAKER, Tiffany SAHAGIAN, Carly KOLOSKY, Shealyn POLLMILLER, Mary STOLL, Stephanie ROBINSON, Kelsey MAHONEY, Kelsey SCHEIDT, Kylann BRICE, Nikki BROWN, Jasmine MULLINS, Ellen TENNESSEE Opponents
G 45 40 30 34 44 46 4 46 17 4 46 39 46 46 46
K K/Game E TA 119 2.64 38 231 117 2.92 45 249 71 2.37 21 179 71 2.09 23 188 65 1.48 25 170 26 0.57 8 77 2 0.50 1 5 196 4.26 84 561 0 0.00 0 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0.00 1 2 0 0.00 2 4 667 14.50 248 1668 509 11.07 261 1519
Pct .351 .289 .279 .255 .235 .234 .200 .200 .000 .000 .000 -.500 -.500 .251 .163
A 0 3 3 3 0 556 0 22 0 7 7 0 20 621 474
2011 MATCH HIGHS Individual KILLS
Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
.769 (10-0-13), Shealyn Kolosky vs. Seton Hall (9/9) .524 (12-1-21), DeeDee Harrison vs. Virginia Tech (9/10) .462 (8-2-13), Tiffany Baker vs. Ole Miss (10/9)
ASSISTS Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
BA Total B/Set 47 59 1.31 31 33 0.82 12 17 0.57 11 11 0.32 30 33 0.75 15 16 0.35 6 6 1.50 18 20 0.43 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 170 110 2.39 172 117 2.54
Team Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
52 vs. Arkansas (10/2) 64 vs. Virginia Tech (9/10) 71 vs. Florida (9/25)
Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
121 vs. Mississippi State (10/16) 179 vs. Illinois (9/2) 195 vs. Kentucky (10/12)
HITTING PERCENTAGE Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
.412 (46-6-97) vs. American (9/10) .392 (64-15-125) vs. Virginia Tech (9/10) .265 (66-25-155) vs. Houston (9/3)
Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
48 vs. Georgia (9/16) 60 vs. Virginia Tech (9/10) 64 vs. Florida (9/25)
Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
7 vs. Auburn (9/18) 6 vs. (2x), last vs. Georgia (10/23) 10 vs. Dayton (9/3)
DIGS 15, Ellen Mullins vs. Mississippi State (10/16) 23, Carly Sahagian vs. LSU (9/30) 31, Ellen Mullins vs. Kentucky (10/12)
BLOCKS Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
BS 12 2 5 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 31
ACES 3, Kelsey Robinson vs. Arkansas (10/2) 4, Nikki Brice vs. Georgia (10/23) 5, Kelsey Robinson vs. Ohio (8/26)
DIGS Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
SA/Gm DIG Dig/S 0.00 14 0.31 0.00 12 0.30 0.00 21 0.70 0.12 82 2.41 0.14 10 0.23 0.09 93 2.02 0.00 0 0.00 0.39 152 3.30 0.00 3 0.18 0.00 1 0.25 0.22 71 1.54 0.05 21 0.54 0.20 185 4.02 1.15 665 14.46 0.80 632 13.74
ASSISTS 41, Mary Pollmiller vs. Georgia (9/16) 53 (), last by Mary Pollmiller vs. Georgia (10/23) 59 (2), last by Mary Pollmiller vs. Florida (9/25)
ACES Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
SE 0 0 1 20 10 19 0 36 2 1 6 7 26 128 86
ATTACKS 45, Kelsey Robinson vs. Villanova (8/27) 64, Kelsey Robinson vs. Illinois (9/2) 74, Kelsey Robinson vs. Dayton (9/3)
HITTING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 3 KILLS) Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
SA 0 0 0 4 6 4 0 18 0 0 10 2 9 53 37
KILLS 20, Kelsey Robinson vs. Georgia (9/16) 24, Kelsey Robinson vs. Virginia Tech (9/10) 28, Kelsey Robinson vs. Dayton (9/3)
ATTACKS Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
A/Set 0.00 0.08 0.10 0.09 0.00 12.09 0.00 0.48 0.00 1.75 0.15 0.00 0.43 13.50 10.30
Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
54 vs. Villanova (8/27) 81 vs. Illinois (9/2) 90 vs. Maryland (8/27)
BLOCKS 7, DeeDee Harrison vs. Arkansas (10/2) 8, DeeDee Harrison vs. South Carolina (9/23) 6 (4x), last by DeeDee Harrison vs. Kentucky (10/12)
Three Sets Four Sets Five Sets
19 (1-18) (2x), last vs. Mississippi State (10/16) 25 (3-22) vs. South Carolina (9/23) 22 (1-21) vs. Maryland (8/26)
BE 7 3 4 3 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 22
BHE 2 0 0 0 2 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 15
THE LADY VOLS’ HOME
INDIVIDUAL CROWDS
THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA
TOP 25 VOLLEYBALL CROWDS 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. Twenty-one of Tennessee’s top 25 highest crowds have come in the four years since Thompson-Boling Arena became the team’s primary venue.
GOOD TO BE HOME
SEASON ATTENDANCE FIGURES
After spending 10 seasons in Stokely Athletics Center, the Lady Vol volleyball team is in its fourth year playing in Thompson-Boling Arena on the banks of the Tennessee River. Since beginning to play in the facility full-time in 2008, the Lady Vols are 43-7 in home matches, including a perfect 7-0 this season. Record at Thompson-Boling Since 2008
With an average home attendance of 983 in 2010, the Lady Vols demolished the previous school record of 772 set the year before. UT also finished with a program record for total home attendance with 13,761 fans. Through seven matches this year, Tennessee is on pace to shatter its 2008 overall total and average.
Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 All-Time
Record Pct. 11-3 .786 13-2 .867 12-2 .857 7-0 1.000 43-7 .860
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.
Att. 3,311 1,999 1,938 1,571 1,532 1,431 1,337 1,307
Fac. TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Stokely TBA
Date 10/28/05 10/7/11 8/27/11 10/31/03 11/20/09 9/19/10 10/22/04 8/28/10
1,244 1,186 1,168 1,126 1,103 1,097 1,094 1,064 1,059 962 922 907 900 852 843 827 806
TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Stokely Alumni TBA TBA TBA Stokely
10/9/11 11/14/10 9/27/09 9/29/10 10/17/10 11/14/08 11/9/11 10/29/10 12/4/09 11/12/10 10/31/10 11/10/00 9/22/83 9/25/09 9/16/11 10/15/10 11/17/06
>> Bold denotes 2011 season; * denotes NCAA Tournament
Year by Year (Since moving into TBA) Year 2008 2009 2010 2011
2011 VOLLEYBALL CROWDS
Avg. Total 485 6,788 772 11,585 983 13,761 1,128 7,894
The Lady Vols have played seven matches at home this season and four of the crowds have ranked in Top 25 in attendance. The “Dig for the Cure” match versus Alabama ranks second, while the Villanova/Maryland match crowd on Aug. 27 ranks third.
RECORD SETTER
NEW COURT
Opp. 1. Georgia 2. Alabama 3. Maryland 4. Florida 5. Florida 6. Florida 7. Florida 8. Chattanooga/ Virginia Tech 9. Ole Miss 10. Arkansas 11. Ole Miss 12. Kentucky 13. Alabama 14. Florida 15. Ole Miss 16. Auburn 17. Duke * 18. LSU 19. Georgia 20. Kentucky 21. Pacific 22. Arkansas 23. Georgia 24. Mississippi State 25. Florida
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 five-set 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.
Opp. Alabama Maryland Ole Miss Georgia Auburn Ohio Villanova
Att. 1,999 1,938 1,244 843 801 617 452
SINGLE MATCH RECORDS TENNESSEE MATCH RECORDS INDIVIDUAL Kills Attacks Percentage Assists Aces Block Solos Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
41 99 1.000 88 11 7 15 16 42
Stephanie Ehlers vs. Washington State (9/24/88) Stephanie Ehlers vs. Washington State (9/24/88) Tanya Haave (7-0-7) vs. Loyola [Illinois] (11/23/84) Erica Lear vs. Arkansas (10/6/00) Beverly Robinson vs. Northwestern (12/4/82) Robin Maine vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/13/82) Sarah Blum vs. Auburn (11/19/06) Sarah Blum vs. Auburn (11/19/06) Amy Morris vs. Notre Dame (11/26/05)
TEAM Kills Attacks Percentage Assists Aces Block Solos Block Assists Total Blocks Digs
107 270 .607 100 21 15 42 56 134
vs. Arkansas (10/6/00) vs. Arkansas (10/6/00) (63-12-84) vs. Cal State-Fullerton (9/19/80) vs. Arkansas (10/6/00) vs. Northwestern (12/4/82) vs. Miami [Ohio] (10/2/85) vs. Auburn (11/19/06) vs. San Francisco (9/24/80) vs. UNC Asheville (11/1/97)
Date 10/7/11 8/27/11 10/9/11 9/16/11 9/18/11 8/26/11 8/27/11
2011 SEASON RESULTS OVERALL RECORD SEC HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
Date
18-3 11-1 7-0 8-2 3-1
W/L Score
Opponent
Game Scores
Att.
UT Kill Leader(s)
UT Block Leader(s)
UT Dig Leader(s)
23-25, 25-13, 18-25, 25-17, 15-7 25-18, 27-25, 25-19 20-25, 22-25, 29-27, 25-22, 15-5
617 452 1938
Robinson (27) Robinson (13) Robinson (24)
Sahagian (6) Kolosky (4) Kolosky (6)
Sahagian (21) Mullins (11) Robinson (24)
29-31, 23-25, 25-23, 19-25 25-17, 25-23, 14-25, 23-25, 15-12 25-19, 22-25, 23-25, 25-20, 8-15
2619 ---
Robinson (22) Robinson (28) Robinson (22)
Harrison/Robinson (4) Harrison (4) Kolosky (2)
Three players (17) Mullins (20) Mullins (17)
COMCAST LADY VOL CLASSIC /// KNOXVILLE, TENN. 8/26 8/27
W W W
3-2 3-0 3-2
Ohio Villanova Maryland
ILLINOIS STATE FARM CLASSIC /// CHAMPAIGN, ILL. 9/2 9/3 9/3
L W L
1-3 3-2 2-3
@ #7 Illinois vs. #21 Dayton vs. Houston
VIRGINIA TECH INVITATIONAL /// BLACKSBURG, VA. 9/9 9/10 9/11
W W W
3-0 3-0 3-1
vs. Seton Hall vs. American @ Virginia Tech
25-22, 25-17, 25-15 25-14, 25-13, 25-16 20-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-17
115 113 516
Robinson (11) Harrison (10) Robinson (24)
Harrison (4) Sahagian (3) Harrison (3)
Mullins (13) Sahagian (9) Robinson (16)
9/16 9/18 9/23 9/25 9/30 10/2 10/7 10/9 10/12 10/16 10/21 10/23 10/28 10/30 11/2 11/6 11/11 11/13 11/18 11/20 11/23
W W W W W W W W L W W W ----------
3-0 3-0 3-1 3-2 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-2 2-3 3-0 3-1 3-1 ----------
Georgia* Auburn* @ South Carolina* @ Florida* @ LSU* @ Arkansas* Alabama* Mississippi* @ Kentucky* @ Mississippi State* @ Auburn* @ Georgia* Florida* South Carolina* @ Louisville Mississippi State* @ Mississippi* @ Alabama* Arkansas* LSU* Kentucky*
25-19, 25-20, 25-21 25-15, 25-16, 25-20 28-30, 25-12, 25-15, 28-26 25-21, 20-25, 25-21, 19-25, 18-16 25-17, 23-25, 25-21, 25-14 25-19, 25-16, 25-19 25-23, 25-22, 25-15 25-22, 17-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-13 24-26, 26-24, 20-25, 26-24, 13-15 25-19, 25-18, 28-26 19-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-18 25-15, 25-23, 26-28, 25-21
843 801 1,068 2,031 1,581 916 1,999 1,094 1,959 383 551 505
Robinson (20) Harrison , Robinson (10) Robinson (22) Sahagian (19) Robinson (20) Harrison (15) Robinson (15) Robinson (20) Robinson (19) Robinson (13) Baker (19) Robinson (19)
Harrison (5) Kolosky (4) Harrison (8) Harrison (4) Harrison, Cikra (6) Harrison (7) Kolosky (5) Harrison (6) Harrison (6) Baker/Stoll (5) Harrison (6) Harrison (6)-
Mullins (11) Mullins/Robinson (11) Mullins (18) Robinson (15) Sahagian (23) Mullins (14) Robinson (13) Robinson (20) Mullins (31) Mullins (15) Mullins (16) Robinson (18)
>> Bold indicates home match; * indicates SEC match
2011 STARTING LINEUPS + LIBERO Date 8/26 8/27 9/2 9/3 9/9 9/10 9/16 9/18 9/23 9/25 9/30 10/2 10/7 10/9 10/12 10/16 10/21 10/23
Opponent Ohio Villanova Maryland Illinois Dayton Houston Seton Hall American Virginia Tech Georgia Auburn South Carolina Florida LSU Arkansas Alabama Ole Miss Kentucky Miss. State Auburn Georgia
Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson
Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison Harrison
Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky Kolosky
Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Cikra Sahagian Sahagian Cikra Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian Sahagian
Baker Baker Baker Brice Cikra Baker Baker Brown Baker Baker Baker Cikra Brice Cikra Cikra Cikra Cikra Cikra Baker Baker Baker
Setter Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller Pollmiller
Libero Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins Mullins
TENNESSEE SEASON RECORDS
[ 25-Point Rally Scoring /// Records from 2008 - Present ] KILLS Name 1. Nikki Fowler 2. Nikki Fowler 3. Nikki Fowler 4. Kelsey Robinson 5. Kayla Jeter 6. Kayla Jeter 7. Milan Clarke 8. DeeDee Harrison 9. Farren Powe 10. Leah Hinkey
KILLS PER SET No. 459 427 393 375 353 340 316 240 221 218
Year 2009 2008 2010 2011 2009 2010 2008 2010 2008 2010
No. 1,268 1,139 1,020 938 919 819 790 689 638 598
Year 2009 2008 2011 2010 2009 2008 2010 2009 2008 2008
No. 972 842 691 685 612 384 370 322 100 88
Year 2011 2009 2008 2010 2008 2009 2010 2010 2009 2008
No. 35 28 25 25 25 24 22 21 21 21
Year 2011 2009 2008 2009 2009 2008 2008 2010 2010 2008
ATTACKS Name 1. Nikki Fowler 2. Nikki Fowler 3. Kelsey Robinson 4. Nikki Fowler 5. Kayla Jeter 6. Milan Clarke 7. Kayla Jeter 8. Kylie Marshall 9. Kylie Marshall 10. Mindy Flynn
Year 2009 2008 2010 2010 2009 2008 2010 2008 2010 2010
Name 1. Nikki Fowler 2. Nikki Fowler 3. Nikki Fowler 4. Kayla Jeter 5. Milan Clarke 6. Kayla Jeter 7. Kylie Marshall 8. Kylie Marshall 9. Mindy Flynn 10. Kelsey Robinson
Name 1. Kelsey Mahoney 2. Kelsey Mahoney 3. Emily Steinbeck 4. Kelsey Mahoney 5. Kylann Scheidt 6. Michaela Hanakova 7. Emily Steinbeck 8. Natalie Guerra 9. Chloe Goldman 10. Chloe Goldman
BLOCKS PER SET
Name 1. Leah Hinkey 2. Leah HInkey 3. Farren Powe 4. Alyssa Hilby 5. DeeDee Harrison 6. Nikki Fowler 7. Farren Powe 8. DeeDee Harrison 9. Mindy Flynn 10. Nikki Fowler
No. 134 131 121 117 102 100 97 84 80 77
Year 2009 2010 2009 2008 2010 2009 2008 2011 2008 2008
No. 568 511 398 369 367 336 324 318 278 275
Year 2009 2008 2009 2009 2010 2008 2010 2011 2008 2011
DIGS
No. 10.48 9.65 8.38 7.60 7.00 6.93 5.69 5.41 5.16 5.06
Year 2009 2008 2010 2009 2008 2010 2009 2008 2008 2010
ASSISTS PER SET
ACES Name 1. Kelsey Robinson 2. Kelsey Mahoney 3. Kelsey Mahoney Nikki Fowler Kylie Marshall 6. Nikki Fowler 7. Kylie Marshall 8. Kelsey Robinson Nikki Fowler Chloe Goldman
BLOCKS No. 3.79 3.62 3.51 2.98 2.92 2.70 2.11 2.00 1.97 1.91
ATTACKS PER SET
ASSISTS Name 1. Mary Pollmiller 2. Kelsey Mahoney 3. Kelsey Mahoney 4. Emily Steinbeck 5. Michaela Hanakova 6. Emily Steinbeck 7. Kylann Scheidt 8. Kelsey Mahoney 9. Natalie Guerra 10. Chloe Goldman
Name 1. Nikki Fowler 2. Nikki Fowler 3. Nikki Fowler 4. Kayla Jeter 5. Kayla Jeter 6. Milan Clarke 7. DeeDee Harrison 8. Mindy Flynn 9. Leslie Cikra 10. Kelsey Robinson
HITTING PERCENTAGE
No. 6.96 6.31 6.01 5.81 5.44 5.14 4.92 4.35 0.79 0.52
Year 2009 2010 2010 2008 2010 2008 2009 2009 2008 2009
>> Minimum 100 Attacks Name 1. Leah Hinkey 2. Farren Powe 3. DeeDee Harrison 4. Farren Powe 5. Nikki Fowler 6. Kayla Jeter 7. Leslie Cikra 8. Leah Hinkey 9. Kayla Jeter 10. Milan Clarke
No. 0.23 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.20 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19
Year 2009 2010 2008 2009 2009 2008 2010 2009 2008 2008
>> Bold indicates current player
No. .367 .326 .323 .316 .306 .304 .298 .278 .251 .250
Year 2010 2008 2010 2009 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2008
[ 25-Point Rally Scoring /// 2011 Season Averages ] KILLS PER SET Name 1. Kelsey Robinson 2. Leslie Cikra 3. DeeDee Harrison 4. Carly Sahagian
ACES PER SET SP 83 57 78 69
K 375 158 186 152
Avg. 4.52 2.77 2.38 2.20
ATTACKS PER SET Name 1. Kelsey Robinson 2. Leslie Cikra 3. Tiffany Baker 4. Carly Sahagian 5. DeeDee Harrison
SP 83 57 62 69 78
TA Avg. 1020 12.29 333 5.84 354 5.71 385 5.58 400 5.13
ASSISTS PER SET Name 1. Mary Pollmiller
SP 83
A Avg. 972 11.71
Name 1. Kelsey Robinson 2. Nikki Brice 3. Ellen Mullins
HITTING PERCENTAGE SP 83 79 83
SA 35 17 13
Avg. 0.42 0.22 0.16
SP 78 18 81 57
Blks 84 13 57 35
Avg. 1.08 0.72 0.70 0.61
SP 83 83 69 83
Digs 318 275 173 170
Avg. 3.83 3.31 2.51 2.05
BLOCKS PER SET Name 1. DeeDee Harrison 2. Stephanie Stoll 3. Shealyn Kolosky 4. Leslie Cikra
DIGS PER SET Name 1. Ellen Mullins 2. Kelsey Robinson 3. Carly Sahagian 4. Mary Pollmiller
Name 1. Leslie Cikra 2. Carly Sahagian 3. DeeDee Harrison 4. Shealyn Kolosky 5. Kelsey Robinson
No. 1.21 1.21 1.20 1.15 0.89 0.89 0.82 0.69 0.67 0.66
Year 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2009 2008 2008 2010 2010
No. 4.73 4.56 3.60 3.29 3.05 2.89 2.85 2.36 2.04 1.98
Year 2009 2008 2010 2009 2009 2010 2008 2008 2010 2010
DIGS PER SET
Name 1. Chloe Goldman 2. Chloe Goldman 3. Nikki Fowler 4. Kylie Marshall 5. Kelsey Robinson 6. Kylie Marshall 7. Nikki Fowler 8. Ellen Mullins 9. Nikki Fowler 10. Kelsey Robinson
ACES PER SET Name 1. Kelsey Mahoney 2. Kelsey Robinson Kelsey Mahoney Nikki Fowler Kylie Marshall 6. Nikki Fowler 7. Nikki Fowler Emily Steinbeck Kylie Marshall Chloe Goldman
Name 1. Alyssa Hilby Farren Powe 3. Leah Hinkey 4. Leah Hinkey 5. DeeDee Harrison Nikki Fowler 7. Farren Powe 8. Mindy Flynn 9. Kayla Jeter 10. Leslie Cikra
SP 57 69 78 81 83
K E TA Avg. 158 56 333 .306 152 42 385 .286 186 72 400 .285 122 39 299 .278 375 135 1020 .236
Name 1. Chloe Goldman 2. Chloe Goldman 3. Kelsey Robinson 4. Nikki Fowler 5. Kylie Marshall 6. Nikki Fowler 7. Kylie Marshall 8. Nikki Fowler 9. Ellen Mullins 10. Amanda Friday
TENNESSEE CAREER RECORDS [ Records since 1980 ] KILLS Name 1. Tamala Brightman 2. Ariana Wilson 3. April Chapple 4. Nikki Fowler 5. Dianne Shoemaker 6. Kristen Andre 7. Kristy Dobson 8. Stephanie Ehlers 9. Sonja Thomas 10. Yuliya Stoyanova
KILLS PER SET No. 1,781 1,732 1,650 1,649 1,544 1,498 1,454 1,394 1,346 1,343
Years 1990-93 1998-01 1981-84 2007-10 1985-88 2002-05 1988-91 1985-88 1991-94 2004-07
No. 4,426 3,881 3,835 3,799 3,660 3,540 3,459 3,418 3,416 3,361
Years 2007-10 1998-01 1988-91 1981-84 1990-93 1985-88 2004-07 1985-88 1991-94 2001-04
No. 5,803 5,069 4,674 3,541 2,957 2,904 1,855 1,530 1,453 1,362
Years 2002-05 1998-01 1991-94 1986-89 1984-87 1995-98 20081994-97 2005-06 1981-83
No. 255 244 200 192 189 174 168 149 146 142
Years 1980-83 1981-84 1999-02 1980-83 1985-88 1986-89 1984-87 1988-91 1985-88 1991-94
ATTACKS Name 1. Nikki Fowler 2. Ariana Wilson 3. Kristy Dobson 4. April Chapple 5. Tamala Brightman 6. Stephanie Ehlers 7. Yuliya Stoyanova 8. Dianne Shoemaker 9. Sonja Thomas 10. Michelle Piantadosi
Years 1990-93 1998-01 1996-98 1991-94 1995-97 2007-10 2004-07 1985-88 1999-02 1993-94
Name 1. Kelly Hanlon 2. Christina Jestila 3. Nikki Fowler 4. Ariana Wilson 5. Sonja Thomas 6. Yuliya Stoyanova 7. Tamala Brightman 8. Kristy Dobson 9. Kelsey Fautsch 10. Janelle Hester
No. 9.98 9.60 9.54 9.13 9.09 8.98 8.84 8.74 8.13 7.73
Name 1. Erica Lear 2. Julie Knytych 3. Molly Mooney 4. Christy Warren 5. Allison Stricklin 6. Amy Rauch 7. Wendy Jones 8. Chelsea Noble 9. Kelsey Mahoney 10. Jena Berg
BLOCKS PER SET No. 674 664 583 466 436 399 361 344 341 338
Years 2003-06 1980-83 2006-10 1998-01 2002-05 1990-93 1985-88 2007-10 1987-90 1985-88
Name 1. Chloe Goldman 2. Kristy Dobson 3. Kylie Marshall 4. Amy Morris 5. Stephanie Ehlers 6. Nikki Fowler 7. Julie Knytych 8. Kelli Scott 9. Molly Mooney 10. Erica Lear
No. 1,755 1,474 1,374 1,338 1,312 1,281 1,265 1,117 1,055 1,053
Years 2006-09 1988-91 2006-09 2003-05 1985-88 2007-10 2002-05 1999-02 1991-94 1998-01
Years 1998-01 2002-05 1991-94 1995-98 1994-95,97 1989-90 1986-89 2005-06 20082006-07
No. .48 .44 .39 .38 .38 .36 .34 .34 .33 .31
Years 1999-02 1983-85 1986-89 1985-88 1991-94 1994-96 1984-87 1988-91 1985-88 1984-86
>> Minimum 100 Attacks Name 1. Beverly Robinson 2. Kristen Andre 3. Tamala Brightman 4. DeeDee Harrison Sarah Blum 6. Ariana Wilson 7. Trinia Cuseo 8. Tanya Haave 9. Erika Brez 10. Leah Hinkey
Name 1. Sarah Blum 2. Leah Hinkey 3. Ariana Wilson 4. Courtney Huettemann 5. Kristen Andre Farren Powe 7. Trinia Cuseo Tamala Brightman 9. Mindy Flynn 10. Annette Young-Gillcrist
No. 1.55 1.24 1.10 1.06 0.97 0.97 0.96 0.96 0.93 0.90
Years 2003-06 2006-10 1998-01 1994-97 2002-05 2006-09 2000-01 1990-93 2005-08 1987-90
No. 4.37 4.01 3.36 3.21 3.02 2.94 2.76 2.72 2.69 2.69
Years 2006-09 2003-05 1988-91 2002-03 2003-04 2006-09 2007-10 2002-05 1991-94 1999-02
DIGS PER SET
HITTING PERCENTAGE
No. 12.87 12.48 11.13 10.76 9.22 8.31 8.01 6.53 6.37 6.19
ACES PER SET Name 1. Kelli Scott 2. Stephanie Scheper 3. Wendy Jones 4. Stephanie Ehlers 5. Sonja Thomas 6. Jenny Meeks 7. Laurie Caraher Kristy Dobson 9. Dianne Shoemaker 10. Donna Monaco
Name 1. Sarah Blum 2. Robin Maine 3. Leah Hinkey 4. Ariana Wilson 5. Kristen Andre 6. Tamala Brightman 7. Dianne Shoemaker 8. Nikki Fowler 9. Annette Young-Gillcrist 10. Lisa Stegman
DIGS Years 1995-97 1996-98 2007-10 1998-01 1991-94 2004-07 1990-93 1988-91 2005-06 1999-02
ASSISTS PER SET
ACES Name 1. Robin Maine 2. April Chapple 3. Kelli Scott 4. Bonnie Kenny 5. Stephanie Ehlers 6. Wendy Jones 7. Laurie Caraher 8. Kristy Dobson 9. Dianne Shoemaker 10. Sonja Thomas
BLOCKS No. 4.32 4.08 3.64 3.58 3.58 3.55 3.49 3.49 3.33 3.32
ATTACKS PER SET
ASSISTS Name 1. Julie Knytych 2. Erica Lear 3. Molly Mooney 4. Wendy Jones 5. Laurie Caraher 6. Christy Warren 7. Kelsey Mahoney 8. Allison Stricklin 9. Chelsea Noble 10. Betsy Chavez
Name 1. Tamala Brightman 2. Ariana Wilson 3. Christine Jestila 4. Sonja Thomas Kelly Hanlon 6. Nikki Fowler 7. Yuliya Stoyanova Dianne Shoemaker 9. Janelle Hester 10. Cissi Lenartsson
No. .359 .336 .335 .315 .315 .312 .308 .300 .295 .285
Years 1982-83 2002-05 1990-93 20082003-06 1998-01 2000-01 1980-84 1998-99 2006-10
>> Bold indicates current player >> Career statistics have a two-year minimum to qualify for per-game statistics, and players must have played in at least half of the team’s matches during their career.
Name 1. Chloe Goldman 2. Amy Morris 3. Kristy Dobson 4. Morgan Miltner 5. Cynthia Buggs 6. Kylie Marshall 7. Nikki Fowler 8. Julie Knytych 9. Sonja Thomas Kelli Scott
ALL-TIME HIGHS: DIGS & KILLS KILLS
DIGS
41 38 37 36 35 35 33 32 29 29 29 29 29 29 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 27 27 27 27 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
42 40 37 36 36 36 32 31 31 31 29 29 29 29 28 28 28 27 27 27 27 27 26 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
FIVE SETS Stephanie Ehlers vs. Washington State (9/24/88) Kelli Scott at Arkansas (10/6/00) Dianne Shoemaker vs. Florida (11/5/88) Dianne Shoemaker at Bowling Green (10/15/88) Kelsey Fautsch at Notre Dame (11/26/05) Janelle Hester vs. Marquette (11/23/01) Kristen Andre vs. Florida (10/30/05) Tamala Brightman at Georgia Tech (10/20/93) Nikki Fowler at Georgia (11/15/09) Janelle Hester vs. Middle Tennessee State (10/15/02) Cissi Lennartsson vs. Kentucky (9/30/94) Dianne Shoemaker vs. Florida (10/8/87) April Chapple vs. Texas (10/8/83) Beverly Robinson vs. Penn State (10/7/83) Kelsey Robinson vs. Dayton (9/3/11) Nikki Fowler vs. South Carolina (11/11/2007) Chris Jestila vs. Cleveland State (9/5/98) Sonja Thomas vs. Mississippi State (10/23/94) Tamala Brightman vs. Mississippi State (10/25/92) Kristy Dobson at Alabama (11/3/90) Dianne Shoemaker at LSU (11/17/88) Dianne Shoemaker vs. Washington State (9/24/88) Beverly Robinson at Florida State (12/4/83) Kelsey Robinson vs. Ohio (8/26/11) Janelle Hester at South Carolina (11/16/01) Tamala Brightman at Mississippi State (10/14/91) Kristy Dobson vs. UAB (9/27/90) Michelle Piantadosi vs. Ohio State (12/10/04) Michelle Piantadosi at Florida (11/14/04) Janelle Hester vs. Georgia (10/6/02) Mary Heinecke vs. Eastern Kentucky (10/24/95) Sonja Thomas vs. Kentucky (9/30/94) Kristy Dobson at Alabama (10/12/91) Tamala Brightman at Arkansas State (10/4/91) Kristy Dobson vs. N.C. State (9/28/91) Dianne Shoemaker vs. Tulane (9/10/88) April Chapple at Ole Miss (11/8/84) April Chapple vs. Ohio State (9/24/82) Yuliya Stoyanova at Louisville (9/28/05) Michelle Piantadosi at Ole Miss (10/18/02) Ariana Wilson at Arkansas (10/6/00) Stephanie Knight at Virginia Tech (9/28/99) Ariana Wilson vs. Kansas (9/18/99) Chris Jestila vs. LSU (9/27/96) Tamala Brightman at Kentucky (11/22/93) Tamala Brightman vs. UAB (9/11/92) Kristy Dobson vs. Indiana (9/21/91) Dianne Shoemaker at Eastern Michigan (10/14/88) April Chapple at Florida State (12/4/83)
FOUR SETS 35 34 34 34 33 31 30 30 29 29 27 27 27 27 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25
Tamala Brightman vs. Kentucky (10/31/92) Tamala Brightman vs. Sam Houston State (12/1/93) Dianne Shoemaker vs. Penn State (10/21/88) Dianne Shoemaker vs. Kentucky (10/5/88) Tamala Brightman vs. Northwestern (9/5/92) Tamala Brightman vs. Georgia (11/13/92) Ariana Wilson at Kentucky (11/12/00) Sonja Thomas vs. Arkansas (10/7/94) Chris Jestila at Kentucky (11/9/96) Kelly Hanlon at Ole Miss (10/18/96) Ariana Wilson vs. Kentucky (11/10/00) Kelli Scott at LSU (10/8/00) Tamala Brightman vs. Mississippi State (11/29/91) Dianne Shoemaker vs. Clemson (9/22/87) Kelli Scott vs. Arkansas (11/15/02) Chris Jestila at Ole Miss (10/18/96) Yuliya Stoyanova vs. Kentucky (11/1/06) Kelsey Fautsch vs. Louisville (9/19/06) Michelle Piantadosi vs. Louisville (9/22/04) Kelly Hanlon at Georgia (10/5/96) Kristy Dobson at Florida (9/29/89) Dianne Shoemaker at Louisville (10/14/87)
THREE SETS 25
Dianne Shoemaker at N.C. State (10/8/88)
25-POINT RALLY HIGHS
FIVE SETS Amy Morris at Notre Dame (11/26/05) Chloe Goldman at Ole Miss (11/02/07) Chloe Goldman vs. LSU (10/12/07) Chloe Goldman vs. Dayton (9/14/08) Amy Morris at Louisville (9/28/05) Kristy Dobson vs. Georgia (11/11/90) Kristy Dobson vs. N.C. State (10/13/89) Ellen Mullins vs. Kentucky (10/12/11) Chloe Goldman vs. South Carolina (11/11/07) Amy Morris at Florida (11/14/04) Jennifer Elliott vs. Georgia (11/14/99) Kristy Dobson at Arkansas State (10/4/91) Tiffany Washington vs. Indiana (9/21/91) Stephanie Ehlers vs. Washington State (9/24/88) Chloe Goldman at LSU (9/18/09) Chloe Goldman at Georgia (9/23/07) Kristy Dobson vs. Georgia Tech (9/13/91) Chloe Goldman vs. Kentucky (11/25/09) Chloe Goldman at Clemson (12/5/08) Chloe Goldman vs. Arkansas (9/30/07) Amy Morris vs. Florida (10/30/05) Maureen Skalitzky at Florida State (10/18/86) Chloe Goldman at Louisville (9/30/09) Chloe Goldman at South Carolina (10/2/09) Amy Morris vs. Georgia (11/21/03) Tiffany Washington vs. Georgia Tech (9/13/91) Chloe Goldman at Mississippi State (10/19/07) Morgan Miltner at South Carolina (10/13/02) Cissi Lennartsson vs. Kentucky (9/30/94) Kristy Dobson vs. Ole Miss (10/12/90) April Chapple vs. Penn State (10/7/83) Kelsey Robinson vs. Maryland (8/27/11) Chloe Goldman vs. South Carolina (11/16/08) Annie Sadowski vs. Alabama (11/3/06) Amy Morris at Alabama (11/19/05) Julie Knytych at Georgia (10/3/03) Jennifer Elliott at Arkansas (10/6/00) Chloe Goldman vs. Illinois (9/12/08) Chloe Goldman vs. Utah (8/25/07) Chloe Goldman vs. Ole Miss (10/14/07) Kelli Scott vs. Georgia (11/14/99) Tamala Brightman at Arkansas State (10/4/91) Stephanie Ehlers at Bowling Green (10/15/88) Betsy Chavez at Florida State (12/4/83)
FOUR SETS 35 33 30 30 29 28 28 27 27 27 27 27 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 24
Chloe Goldman at Arkansas (11/16/07) Stephanie Ehlers vs. Kentucky (10/5/88) Chloe Goldman at Alabama (10/16/09) Kim Obiala at UNC Asheville (11/1/97) Wendy Jones vs. Kentucky (10/5/88) Cynthia Buggs vs. Texas A&M (12/4/04) Sonja Thomas vs. Sam Houston State (12/1/93) Chloe Goldman vs. Marquette (9/8/07) Amy Morris at Alabama (10/16/05) Amy Morris vs. Arkansas (11/20/04) Kelli Scott at LSU (10/8/00) Kristy Dobson vs. Eastern Michigan (11/30/90) Chloe Goldman at South Carolina (10/2/09) Chloe Goldman vs. Mississippi State (9/16/07) Lauren Clayton at UNC Asheville (11/1/97) Lynn Lovingier at UNC Asheville (11/1/97) Kristy Dobson vs. Southern Illinois (10/5/91) Chloe Goldman vs. Colorado State (9/12/09) Chloe Goldman vs. Alabama (9/21/08) Chloe Goldman at Louisville (10/16/07) Yuliya Stoyanova at Arkansas (10/20/06) Chris Jestila at South Carolina (11/6/98) Andrea Peterson vs. Georgia (10/16/98) Stephanie Scheper vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/6/85) Mary Heinecke vs. Kentucky (11/16/97)
THREE SETS 31 26 25
Chloe Goldman vs. Georgia (10/26/07) Kylie Marshall at LSU (10/22/06) Chloe Goldman at Arkansas (11/7/08)
Here’s a look at kill and dig highs since NCAA Division I volleyball adopted the 25-point rally scoring format in 2008:
KILLS
FIVE SETS 29 28 27 24 24 24 23 22 22 22 21
Nikki Fowler Kelsey Robinson Kelsey Robinson Nikki Fowler Nikki Fowler Nikki Fowler Kayla Jeter Kelsey Robinson Nikki Fowler Nikki Fowler Nikki Fowler
Georgia (2009) vs. Dayton (9/3/11) vs. Ohio (8/26/11) Kentucky (2008) Arkansas (2009) Arkansas (2010) Kentucky (2009) vs. Houston (9/3/11) Dayton (2008) Auburn (2009) Louisville (2009)
FOUR SETS 24 22 22 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
Kelsey Robinson Kelsey Robinson Kelsey Robinson Nikki Fowler Nikki Fowler Nikki Fowler Tiffany Baker Kelsey Robinson Nikki Fowler Nikki Fowler Nikki Fowler Nikki Fowler Kayla Jeter
at Virginia Tech (9/10/11) at South Carolina (9/23/11) at Illinois (9/2/11) Arkansas (2008) Florida (2009) Louisville (2010) Auburn (2011) Georgia (2011) LSU (2008) Kentucky (2008) LSU (2009) Kentucky (2009) Florida (2010)
THREE SETS 21 20 19 16 16 16
Nikki Fowler Kelsey Robinson Kayla Jeter Nikki Fowler Nikki Fowler Kayla Jeter
Oklahoma (2010) vs. Georgia (9/16/11) South Carolina (2009) Miss. State (2009) Alabama (2009) Mississippi (2010)
DIGS
FIVE SETS 36 31 28 27 27 27 26 25 24 24 23 23 22 22
Chloe Goldman Ellen Mullins Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Kelsey Robinson Chloe Goldman Nikki Fowler Kelsey Robinson Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Kylie Marshall Chloe Goldman
Dayton (2008) Kentucky (2011) LSU (2009) 2008 Clemson (2008) Kentucky (2009) Arkansas (2010) Louisville (2009) Western Kentucky (2009) vs. Maryland (2011) South Carolina (2008) Illinois (2008) Auburn (2009) Illinois (2008) Kentucky (2008)
FOUR SETS 30 26 25 25 24 23 23 22 21 20 20
Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Carly Sahagian Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Nikki Fowler Chloe Goldman
Alabama (2009) So. Carolina (2009) Alabama (2008) Colorado State (2009) LSU (2010) LSU (2011) Kentucky (2009) LSU (2009) Florida (2009) Alabama (2008) Duke (2010)
THREE SETS 25 23 22 20 20
Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman Chloe Goldman
Arkansas (2008) Georgia (2009) Auburn (2008) Georgia (2008) Xavier (2009)
2 NIKKI BRICE 5-8 • FR • DS Fullerton, Calif.
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STEPHANIE STOLL 6-2 • RS-FR • MB Bellevue, Wash.
KYLANN SCHEIDT 6-0 • SO • S Knoxville, Tenn.
SHEALYN KOLOSKY 6-3 • FR • MB Wheaton, Ill.
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DEEDEE HARRISON 6-3 • JR • MB Nashville, Tenn.
KELSEY ROBINSON 6-2 • SO • OH Bartlett, Ill.
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MARY POLLMILLER 5-10 • FR • S Littleton, Colo.
ROB PATRICK Head Coach 15th Year at Tennessee
10 ELLEN MULLINS 5-6 • SO • L/DS Nashville, Tenn.
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11 LESLIE CIKRA 6-3 • JR • OH Chagrin Falls, Ohio
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7 TIFFANY BAKER 6-4 • FR • OH/MB Carrolton, Texas
14 KAYLA JETER 5-11 • SR • OH Solon, Ohio
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KELSEY MAHONEY 5-10 • SR • S Fort Worth, Texas
JASMINE BROWN 5-8 • JR • DS Chattanooga, Tenn.
MERCEDES VAUGHN 6-1 • FR • MB Wilmington, Del.
CARLY SAHAGIAN 6-1 • SO • OH/DS Bartlett, Ill.
RACHEL COOPER Assistant Coach First Year at Tennessee
ALAN EDWARDS Assistant Coach First Year at Tennessee
JENNA DOVER Director of Operations First Year at Tennessee
JASON HAMES Volunteer Asst. Coach Third Year at Tennessee