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WED., OCT. 29, 2014 » LEXINGTON, KY. » MEMORIAL COLISEUM
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THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE
KENTUCKY
vs 18
THE BASICS 2014 RECORD 8-15, 1-8 SEC TEAM STATS SEC RANK Kills/Set: 11.29 12th Assists/Set: 10.59 12th Aces/Set: 0.81 13th Digs/Set: 14.12 7th Blocks/Set: 2.25 8th
2014 RECORD 18-4, 8-2 SEC TEAM STATS SEC RANK Kills/Set: 14.23 1st Assists/Set: 13.04 1st Aces/Set: 1.30 3rd Digs/Set: 14.81 4th Blocks/Set: 2.22 10th
STATISTICAL LEADERS KILLS #1 Jamie Lea (177 Ks, 2.72 K/Set) SEC Rank (k/s): 17
KILLS #10 Shelby Workman (264 Ks, 3.30 K/Set) SEC Rank (k/s): 9
HITTING #6 Shealyn Kolosky (79 Ks in 188 Att., .303) SEC Rank (Hit%): 18 SETTING #4 Lexi Dempsey (625 Assts., 8.12 A/Set) SEC Rank (a/s): 10
HITTING #9 Sara Schwarzwalder (145 Ks in 327 Att., .327) SEC Rank (Hit%): 13 SETTING #4 Morgan Bergren (889 Assts., 11.11 A/Set) SEC Rank (a/s): 3
SERVING #17 Kelsey Bawcombe (15 Aces, 0.23 SA/Set) SEC Rank (sa/s): 16
SERVING #14 Lauren O’Connor (26 Aces, 0.33 SA/Set) SEC Rank (sa/s): 4
DIGGING #8 Bridgette Villano (257 Digs, 3.29 D/Set) SEC Rank (d/s): 11
DIGGING #7 Jackie Napper (357 Digs, 4.46 D/Set) SEC Rank (d/s): 2
BLOCKING #12 Iesha Bryant (65 Blks., 1.03 Blk/Set) SEC Rank (b/s): 9
BLOCKING #13 Kaz Brown (52 Blks., 1.00 Blk/Set) SEC Rank (b/s): 12
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall. . . . . . . UTleads Overall. . . . . . UK leads45-29 40-8
Last Meeting: Ole #13 UK Miss3,3,UT UT01
Knoxville. . . . . . UK Knoxville. . . . . UTleads leads15-13 19-6
(23-25,(25-19, 25-13) 25-18, 25-20, 25-14, 25-18)
Oxford. . . . . . . . UT Lexington. . . . UK leads leads21-12 18-2
Patrick Oct. 2014 | Knoxville vs.10, Ole Miss. . . . 22-4
Neutral. . . . . . . . UK UT leads 9-4 3-0
Patrick vs. Kentucky. . . 20-15 McRoberts. . . 0-0 Patrick vs. vs. SEC. . . . . . Skinner. . . . . . 8-11 Patrick 179-120
Streak. . . . . . . . . . Ole Miss Streak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UK W4 W2
Patrick vs. SEC. . . . . . 180-120
TELEVISION Channels: DirecTV - 208 DISH - 141 Talent: Sam Gore (Play-by-play) Dain Blanton (Analyst)
FIRST SERVE
¢ Tennessee begins the second half of SEC play Wendesday at No. 18 Kentucky. ¢ Wednesday is the 75th meeting all-time between Tennessee and Kentucky dating back to 1973. The Wildcats hold a 45-29 lead in the series and have won the last five matchups. ¢ The Lady Vols will be seeking their first win in Lexington since the 2010 season. ¢ UT enters the week off a 3-0 win over Ole Miss on Sunday, snapping an eight-match losing streak dating back to the start of SEC play. ¢ Tennessee posted a season-best hitting percentage of .291 in its win over the Rebels. It was just the fourth time this season that UT has recorded a team attack percentage better than .250. ¢ Sunday’s victory was the first home win for the Lady Vols since the 2012 season. ¢ Kanisha Jimenez recorded the fourth doubledouble of her career on Sunday with 10 kills and 10 digs. She is now tied for the team lead in double-doubles with Lexi Dempsey. ¢ Freshman Kelsey Bawcombe posted nine kills against Ole Miss, bringing her season kill total to 100. She is the fourth Lady Vol to reach the century mark.
ABOUT #18 KENTUCKY
¢ The Wildcats, ranked 18th in the AVCA Coaches Poll, enter the week in second place in the SEC standings with a record of 18-4 and 8-2 in league play.. ¢ UK split its two matches last week, getting a 3-0 sweep at Arkansas before falling 3-1 at No. 24 Texas A&M. ¢ Sophomore Anni Thomasson had a doubledouble in each match, posting 11 kills and 12 digs at Arkansas and 12 kills and 10 digs at A&M. She now has double-doubles in each of her last three matches. ¢ As a team, UK ranks as one of the top offensive clubs in the SEC, leading the conference in kills per set at 14.23. Heading that charge is junior outside hitter Shelby Workman, averaging 3.30 kills per set with an attack percentage of .213. ¢ Kentucky also leads the SEC in assists per set, averaging 13.04 per frame. Junior Morgan Bergren has steadied that effort with an 11.11 assist per set clip that ranks third in the SEC. ¢ The Wildcats are 10-2 at Memorial Coliseum this season with their only blemishes coming against No. 6 USC and LSU. Of Kentucky’s 10 home victories this season, five have been sweeps.
2014 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD
TENNESSEE (8-15, 1-8 SEC) vs. #18 vs KENTUCKY (18-4, 8-2 SEC)
OVERALL RECORD:
8-15
SEC 1-8 NON-CONFERENCE 7-7 HOME 3-6 AWAY 1-7 NEUTRAL 4-2
THE SCHEDULE 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 Oct. 29 Nov. 2 Nov. 7 Nov. 9 Nov. 14 Nov. 16 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Nov. 29
OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT vs. Tennessee Tech # W, 3-0 vs. Cleveland State # W, 3-1 at Appalachian State # L, 3-0 vs. Northern Illinois $ L, 3-0 at Iowa State $ L, 3-0 vs. Omaha $ L, 3-0 at Evansville W, 3-1 vs. Kennesaw State & W, 3-1 vs. Loyola Maryland & W, 3-1 at Coastal Carolina & L, 3-1 Austin Peay % L, 3-0 Memphis % L, 3-1 Mercer % W, 3-2 Montana State % W, 3-0 at Arkansas * (SECN+) L, 3-0 at Missouri * (SECN) L, 3-0 #21 Texas A&M * L, 3-0. Alabama * (SECN+) L, 3-1 #13 Kentucky * (SECN+) L, 3-0 LSU * L, 3-0 at Mississippi State * L, 3-2 at Georgia * (SECN) L, 3-0 Ole Miss * W, 3-0 at #18 Kentucky * (ESPNU) 8 p.m. #8 Florida * (SECN) 12 p.m. Missouri * 7 p.m. at Auburn * (SECN+) 2:30 p.m. at LSU * 8:30 p.m. at Texas A&M * (SECN+) 2:30 p.m. South Carolina * (ESPNU) 6 p.m. Arkansas * (SECN) 6 p.m. at Alabama * 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
LAST TIME vs. KENTUCKY #13 KENTUCKY 3, TENNESSEE 0 ¢ UT and UK met for the first time in the 2014 season on Oct. 10 in a Friday night affair at ThompsonBoling Arena. ¢ Kentucky swung .317 for the match, getting 16 kills from Anni Thomason, on its way to a 3-0 SEC win. ¢ Tennessee was led by eight kills from Jamie Lea while Shealyn Kolosky turned in seven at a .357 clip. ¢ Despite the 3-0 score line, the Lady Vols battled the 13th ranked Wildcats early in the match. The first two sets featured 15 ties and eight lead changes combined, with UT leading by as many as seven in the first set. ¢ Lexi Dempsey, who would finish the night with 14 assists, passed the 1,500 career assist mark midway through the first set.
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