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TENNESSEE (11-5, 4-3) at LSU (7-10, 3-5)
2012 » SCHEDULE & RECORD
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE
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THE BASICS 2012 RECORD 11-5, 4-3 SEC Current Rank: RV Kills/Set: 14.1 Assists/Set: 13.2 Aces/Set: 1.0 Digs/Set: 15.3 Blocks/Set: 2.6
2012 RECORD 7-10, 3-5 SEC Current Rank: NR Kills/Set: 13.1 Assists/Set: 12.5 Aces/Set: 1.1 Digs/Set: 15.8 Blocks/Set: 2.2
STATISTICAL LEADERS KILLS #9 Kelsey Robinson (247 Ks, 4.49 K/Set)
KILLS #4 Desiree Elliott (218 Ks, 3.52 K/Set)
HITTING #11 Leslie Cikra (174 Ks-420 Att., .286)
HITTING #4 Desiree Elliott (218 Ks-489 Att., .278)
SETTING #15 Mary Pollmiller (683 Assts., 10.51 A/Set)
SETTING #14 Malorie Pardo (644 Assts., 10.39 A/Set)
SERVING #9 Kelsey Robinson (15 Aces, 0.27 SA/Set)
SERVING #14 Malorie Pardo (15 Aces, 0.24 SA/Set)
DIGGING #10 Ellen Mullins (256 Digs, 3.94 D/Set)
DIGGING #3 Sam Delahoussaye (269 Digs, 3.37 D/Set)
BLOCKING #11 Leslie Cikra (60 Blks., 0.92 Blk/Set)
BLOCKING #1 Khourtni Fears (59 Blks., 1.05 Blk/Set)
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: LSU, 33-19 Knoxville: UT, 12-11
Last Meeting: UT, 3-0 (2519, 25-18, 25-15) [Nov. 20, 2011]
Baton Rouge: LSU, 17-5 Neutral: LSU, 5-2 Streak: UT, W2
Previous: UT, 3-1 (25-17, 2325, 25-21, 25-14) [Sept. 30, 2011]
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FIRST SERVE
THE LSU MATCH
¢ Wednesday night’s match on ESPNU marks the 53rd meeting between the Lady Vols and Tigers. ¢ The teams have faced off at least once every year since 1981. The Tigers currently lead the series by a 3319 margin, but the Big Orange has taken the past two meetings. LSU is UT’s fifth most-played opponent. ¢ Over the first 20 years of the series, LSU had a winning streak of 14 matches and held the Lady Vols to just nine wins in 30 meetings. However, since head coach Rob Patrick has arrived at Rocky Top, Tennessee has beaten the Tigers 10 times. Coach Patrick holds a career record of 10-11 against the Tigers. ¢ After topping the Tigers in four sets in Baton Rouge last season, the Lady Vols shutout LSU at home on Nov. 20, 2011 to clinch at least a share of the Southeastern Conference title. Tennessee posted a blistering .415 attacking clip in the win and went on to win its first outright SEC championship. ¢ This match marks the 23rd meeting in Baton Rouge, with LSU holding a commanding 17-5 advantage at home. ¢ There have been 10 five set matches played between the two sides, but none since Sept. 18, 2009. 27 of the 52 meetings have been decided in straight sets, while 14 matchups have needed four frames to decide a winner. In the first meeting in 1982, LSU won by forfeit. ¢ It’s the second straight season and fifth time since 2001 that the Lady Vols and Tigers will play on television. LSU currently holds a 4-1 margin over the Orange & White in those matches. UT won the last TV match with a 3-0 decision in Knoxville last season.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ¢ Tennessee posted back to back five set wins over Missouri and Georgia last week to improve its record to 11-5 overall and 4-3 in SEC action. ¢ The Lady Vols held the Tigers to a .140 attacking clip and scooped a season-high 98 digs to earn the win. Junior libero Ellen Mullins accounted for a career-best 34 digs in the match, a single-match mark that ranks seventh in school history and second in the rally scoring era. ¢ Sophomore Tiffany Baker also garnered career numbers with 23 kills and 16 digs en route to her first double-double of the season. She swing 53 times and committed just three errors for a .377 attacking clip. ¢ After falling behind 2-0 on Sunday vs. Georgia, redshirt senior Kayla Jeter paced the Big Orange comeback with a career-best 27 kills - the second highest mark of the year for UT. Jeter hit .444 with just three errors on 54 swings and added 12 digs. ¢ Baker added her second straight double-double with 16 kills and 14 digs, while sophomore Mary Pollmiller had 54 assists and 11 digs, marking the first match this season UT had three double-doubles. Defensively, redshirt senior DeeDee Harrison rejected a career-high nine swings.
MULLINS: SEC DEF. PLAYER OF THE WEEK ¢ After her career day in the back row against Mizzou, Mullins was named the SEC Defensive Player of
THE RECORD
OCT. 10, 2012 » MARAVICH CENTER » BATON ROUGE, LA. » 8 P.M. ET
OVERALL RECORD:
11-5
SEC 4-3 NON-CONFERENCE 7-2 HOME 5-2 AWAY 3-2 NEUTRAL 3-1
THE SCHEDULE DATE Aug. 24 Aug. 25 Aug. 25 Aug. 31 Sept. 1 Sept. 2 Sept. 7 Sept. 8 Sept. 8 Sept. 12 Sept. 16 Sept. 21 Sept. 23 Sept. 26 Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Oct. 10 Oct. 14 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Oct. 28 Nov. 2 Nov. 4 Nov. 9 Nov. 11 Nov. 16 Nov. 18 Nov. 21 Nov. 23
OPPONENT (TV) Florida State # Cincinnati # Iowa State # vs. Colorado State $ vs. BYU $ at Wichita State $ vs. George Washington & vs. Boston College & at Maryland & at Missouri * (ESPNU) at Alabama * Arkansas * South Carolina * at Kentucky * (ESPNU) Missouri * Georgia * at LSU * (ESPNU) at Arkansas * at Texas A&M * Kentucky * Alabama * (SportSouth) at Mississippi State * at Florida * (CSS/CST) at Ole Miss * at South Carolina * Auburn * LSU * Texas A&M * Mississippi State *
TIME L, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-2 W, 3-2 L, 3-1 W, 3-2 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 L, 3-2 W, 3-1 L, 3-1 W, 3-1 L, 3-0 W, 3-2 W, 3-2 8 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 8 p.m. 2 p.m. 8 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
# Comcast Lady Vol Classic $ Shocker Volleyball Classic & SpringHill Suites at Arundel Mills Invitational * SEC Match All Times Eastern
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