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#17 TENNESSEE (7-3, 0-1) at ALABAMA (12-1, 1-0)
2012 » SCHEDULE & RECORD
THE MATCHUP #17 TENNESSEE at
ALABAMA
THE BASICS 2012 RECORD 7-3, 0-1 SEC Current Rank: 17 Kills/Set: 14.4 Assists/Set: 13.5 Aces/Set: 1.1 Digs/Set: 14.6 Blocks/Set: 2.6
2012 RECORD 12-1, 1-0 SEC Current Rank: NR Kills/Set: 14.1 Assists/Set: 13.0 Aces/Set: 1.5 Digs/Set: 15.4 Blocks/Set: 1.7
STATISTICAL LEADERS KILLS #9 Kelsey Robinson (183 Ks, 4.95 K/Set) HITTING #11 Leslie Cikra (121 Ks-264 Att., .318)
KILLS #3 Pricilla Duke-Ezeji (119 Ks, 3.72 K/Set) #3 Andrea McQuaid (128 Ks, 2.91 K/Set)
HITTING #14 Katherine White SETTING (62 Ks-120 Att., .383) #15 Mary Pollmiller (438 Assts., 10.95 A/Set) SETTING #1 Sierra Wilson SERVING (513 Assts., 11.66 A/Set) #9 Kelsey Robinson (13 Aces, 0.35 SA/Set) SERVING #6 Kryssi Daniels DIGGING (25 Aces, 0.57 SA/Set) #10 Ellen Mullins (150 Digs, 3.75 D/Set) DIGGING #2 Christina Arenas BLOCKING (148 Digs, 3.36 D/Set) #11 Leslie Cikra (37 Blks., 0.93 Blk/Set) BLOCKING #30 Mercedes Vaughn #14 Katherine White (34 Blks., 1.00 Blk/Set) (36 Blks., 0.82 Blk/Set)
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: UT, 31-12 Knoxville: UT, 16-3 Tuscaloosa: UT, 12-7 Neutral: UT, 3-2 Streak: UT, W8
Last Meeting: UT, 3-0 (25-17, 25-24, 25-13) [Nov. 13, 2011] Previous: UT, 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-15) [Oct. 7, 2011]
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FIRST SERVE
THE ALABAMA MATCH ¢ Sunday afternoon’s match in Tuscaloosa represents the 44th meeting between the Lady Vols and Crimson Tide. ¢ Tennessee currently leads the series by a 31-12 margin and has won eight consecutive matches against Alabama, tying UT’s longest winning streak in the series. The Lady Vols won eight straight matches from 1981-1993. ¢ Six of the eight straight wins have been in three sets, including the five most recent matches. ¢ UT’s last loss against the Tide came in straight sets on the road on Oct. 21, 2007. ¢ It will be the 20th meeting in Tuscaloosa, with UT currently holding a 12-7 advantage at Alabama. ¢ Head Coach Rob Patrick holds a career record of 18-7 against the Crimson Tide.
DEFENDING THE SEC TITLE ¢ Tennessee finished the 2011 campaign with a 19-1 record in the SEC, winning its first outright league title in program history. With all starters returning, including the defending SEC Player and Freshman of the Year, UT was voted by the league’s coaches to unanimously repeat as conference champions in 2012. ¢ The Lady Vols are seeking back-to-back SEC Championships, which they accomplished in 1981-82, and their seventh combined league title. In addition to 1981-82 and last season, UT won the 1984 and 2004 championship. The Orange & White also took home the 2004 SEC Tournament Title.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ¢ After finishing its regualar season tournament slate with a 7-2 record, the No. 17 Tennessee volleyball team opened 2012 Southeastern Conference play on Wednesday night at new league member Missouri on ESPNU. ¢ The Orange & White dominated the opening two sets, 25-20 and 25-14 and was within two points of clinching the match in the third set, but the Tigers stormed back in their first SEC match to best the Lady Vols in five sets. Mizzou won the final three sets, 2725, 25-21 and 15-9, respectively. ¢ UT achieved season highs in kills (72), assists (70) and digs (89), outperforming Mizzou in all three categories. ¢ Despite its three losses, UT has actually held the advantage in kills, assists, aces and points in all 10 matches this season. ¢ Tennessee was led by junior outside hitter Kelsey Robinson, who garnered her fourth career 20-20 match with 23 kills and 24 digs. It was the second time she reached the 20-20 plateau this season and marked her eighth consecutive and 35th career double-double. ¢ Sophomore setter Mary Pollmiller dished out a season-high 66 assists against the Tigers, just three shy of her career-best mark of 69. Her classmate Tiffany Baker added 18 kills, including eight in the first set, while seniors DeeDee Harrison and Leslie Cikra each tallied 11 kills. Ellen Mullins added 17 digs and sophomore Nikki Brice scooped a career-best 15 balls.
THE RECORD
SEPT. 16, 2012 » FOSTER AUDITORIUM » TUSCALOOSA, ALA. » 1:30 P.M. CT
OVERALL RECORD:
7-3
SEC 0-1 NON-CONFERENCE 7-2 HOME 2-1 AWAY 2-1 NEUTRAL 3-1
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