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IOWA STATE CHALLENGE NORTHERN ILLINOIS
IOWA STATE
OMAHA
2014 Record 1-2, 0-0 MAC Current Rank: NR Kills/Set: 12.1 Assists/Set: 11.3 Aces/Set: 2.4 Digs/Set: 12.9 Blocks/Set: 1.7
2014 Record 0-2, 0-0 Big 12 Current Rank: NR Kills/Set: 11.0 Assists/Set: 10.8 Aces/Set: 0.2 Digs/Set: 15.5 Blocks/Set: 1.0
2014 Record 1-2, 0-0 Summit Current Rank: NR Kills/Set: 11.5 Assists/Set: 10.9 Aces/Set: 0.8 Digs/Set: 16.8 Blocks/Set: 2.6
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE & NOTES
A LOOK AT THE TOURNAMENT FIELD
SCHEDULE THURSDAY
Iowa State vs. Omaha
7:30pm ET
FRIDAY
Northern Illinois vs. Tennessee 12pm ET Omaha vs. Northern Illinois 5pm ET Iowa State vs. Tennessee 7:30pm ET
SATURDAY
Iowa St. vs. Northern Illinois 5:30pm ET Tennessee vs. Omaha 7:30pm ET
MIDWESTERN SWING FIRST SERVE
¢ Tennessee prepares for the second of three road tournaments in which it will participate when it travels to Ames, Iowa, for the Iowa State Challenge, hosted by Iowa State University. ¢ The Challenge marks matches numbered 4, 5, and 6 for the Lady Vols, who open the 2014 season with 10 consecutive matches away from Knoxville. ¢ UT is 2-0 in neutral matches here in the early part of the season and is 0-1 in true road matches. Tennessee fell to Appalachian State in the final mach of the Appalachian Invitational last weekend. ¢ The Lady Vols are making their first trip into the state of Iowa since 1996 when it competed in the Hawkeye Classic in Iowa City. UT went 1-2 that weekend with a victory over Kansas. ¢ Tennessee follows its weekend in Ames with a quick stop in Evansville, Indiana, on Tuesday night for its first-ever meeting with the Aces of Evansville.
DIGGING UP ROSES
¢ UT is averaging 17.0 digs per set coming into the weekend -- the highest mark in the tournament field and second-highest in the SEC.
¢ Tennessee faces Northern Illinois, host Iowa State, and Omaha at the Iowa State Challenge in Ames, Iowa. All matches will be played at Hilton Coliseum ¢ Northern Illinois Series Record: First meeting Notes: Friday will mark the first meeting all-time between the Lady Vols and the Huskies. UT is 9-12 alltime against schools from the state of Illinois, including a 2-3 mark under current head coach Rob Patrick. ¢ Iowa State Series Record: Series tied, 1-1 Last Meeting: Tennessee won, 3-2 (20-25, 26-24, 19-25, 25-20, 15-4) on Aug. 25, 2012 Notes: The Lady Vols and Cyclones are just two seasons removed from their last meeting, which took place at the UT-hosted Comcast Lady Vol Classic in Knoxville. Tennessee prevailed over 10th-ranked ISU for its second win of the weekend. The first meeting, a 3-0 ISU win, came in 1989. ¢ Omaha Series Record: First meeting Last Meeting: UT and UNO will meet for the first time on Saturday. Tennessee is 2-3 all-time against current members of the Summit League.
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OVERALL RECORD:
2-1
SEC 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 2-1 HOME 0-0 AWAY 0-1 NEUTRAL 2-0
THE SCHEDULE
SEPT. 4 - 6 » HILTON COLISEUM » AMES, IOWA 2014 Record 2-1, 0-0 SEC Current Rank: NR Kills/Set: 11.8 Assists/Set: 11.3 Aces/Set: 0.7 Digs/Set: 17.0 Blocks/Set: 2.5
THE RECORD
TENNESSEE
2014 » SCHEDULE & RECORD
DATE Aug. 29 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Sept. 5 Sept. 5 Sept. 6 Sept. 9 Sept. 12 Sept. 12 Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 19 Sept. 20 Sept. 20 Sept. 26 Sept. 28 Oct. 3 Oct. 5 Oct. 10 Oct. 12 Oct. 17 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Oc. 29 Nov. 2 Nov. 7 Nov. 9 Nov. 14 Nov. 16 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Nov. 29
OPPONENT (TV) vs. Tennessee Tech # vs. Cleveland State # at Appalachian State # vs. Northern Illinois $ at Iowa State $ vs. Nebraska-Omaha $ at Evansville vs. Kennesaw State & vs. Loyola Maryland & at Coastal Carolina & Austin Peay % Memphis % Mercer % Montana State % at Arkansas * at Missouri * Texas A&M * Alabama * Kentucky * LSU * at Mississippi State * at Georgia * Ole Miss * at Kentucky * Florida * Missouri * at Auburn * at LSU * at Texas A&M * South Carolina * Arkansas * at Alabama *
TIME W, 3-0 W, 3-1 L, 3-0 12 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 9 a.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 12 p.m. 7 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 12 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 12 p.m. 7 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 12 p.m.
# Appalachian Invitational - Boone, N.C. $ Iowa State Challenge - Ames, Iowa & Coastal Carolina Tournament - Conway, S.C. % DISH Lady Vol Classic - Knoxville, Tenn. * SEC Match All Times Eastern
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