TNVB Notes vs. LSU/Texas A&M

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6 COMBINED SEC TITLES 1981, 1982, 1984, 2004, 2004T, 2011 14 NCAA APPEARANCES 1981-1984, 1993, 2000, 2004-06, 2008-12 14 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES » 6 COMBINED SEC TITLES » 18 ALL-AMERICANS » 21 20-WIN SEASONS

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WEEKEND OPPONENTS TEXAS A&M

LSU

THE BASICS

STATS LEADERS KILLS #14 Kendra Turner (188 Ks, 2.85 K/Set, .203) - - - --SEC Rank (k/s): 13 ASSISTS #4 Lexi Dempsey (754 Assts., 8.29 A/Set) - - - --SEC Rank (a/s): 9 DIGS #8 Bridgette Villano (285 Digs, 3.10 D/Set) - - - --SEC Rank (d/s): 12 BLOCKS #12 Iesha Bryant (76 Blks., 1.04 Blk/Set) - - - -SEC Rank (b/s): 6

INSIDE THE SERIES LSU Overall: LSU, 35-21 Knoxville: Tied, 13-13 Baton Rouge: LSU, 17-6 Neutral: LSU, 5-2 Streak: LSU, W2 Last Mtg: LSU, 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-16) • Oct. 12, 2014 - Knoxville TEXAS A&M Overall: UT, 6-5 Knoxville: Tied, 3-3 College Station: Tied, 2-2 Neutral: UT, 1-0 Streak: TAMU W3 Last Mtg: TAMU, 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-15) • Oct. 3, 2014 - Knoxville

2014 RECORD 15-7, 10-3 SEC TEAM STATS SEC RANK Kills/Set: 13.47 5th Assists/Set: 12.60 5th Aces/Set: 1.27 4th Digs/Set: 13.96 9th Blocks/Set: 2.33 4th

2014 RECORD 16-8, 8-5 SEC TEAM STATS SEC RANK Kills/Set: 13.06 7th Assists/Set: 12.16 7th Aces/Set: 0.94 9th Digs/Set: 14.41 5th Blocks/Set: 2.22 7th

STATISTICAL LEADERS KILLS #13 Briana Holman (329 Ks, 3.83 K/Set, .380) - - -- SEC Rank (k/s): 3 ASSISTS #14 Malorie Pardo (919 Assts., 10.33 A/Set) - - -- SEC Rank (a/s): 6 DIGS #15 Haley Smith (362 Digs, 4.07 D/Set) - - -- SEC Rank (d/s): 4 BLOCKS #13 Briana Holman (129 Blks., 1.50 Blk/Set) - - -- SEC Rank (b/s): 1

KILLS #2 Shelby Sullivan (272 Ks, 2.92 K/Set, .375) - - -- SEC Rank (k/s): 11 ASSISTS #23 Stephanie Aiple (933 Assts., 10.72 A/Set) - - -- SEC Rank (a/s): 5 DIGS #6 Victoria Arenas (224 Digs, 3.15 D/Set) - - - SEC Rank (d/s): 14 BLOCKS #22 Jazzmin Babers (99 Blks., 1.10 Blk/Set) - - -- SEC Rank (b/s): 5

WEEKEND SCHEDULE FRIDAY SUNDAY Tennessee at LSU TV: None

8:30 p.m. ET

Live Stats: LSUSports.com

FIRST SERVE THE LSU MATCH

¢ One of the hottest teams in the SEC, LSU has won 10 consecutive matches -- currently the second longest streak in the conference. The Tigers last loss came against then ninth ranked Florida on Oct. 3. ¢ Each of LSU’s last two matches have been decided in the maximum five games. The Tigers fought out of a 2-0 hole at Arkansas before holding on for a dramatic win at Texas A&M. ¢ LSU is 11-0 this season when posting a hitting percentage better than .250 and is 7-0 when holding opponents to a hitting percentage below .200. ¢ Sophomore middle blocker Briana Holman is having one of best statistical seasons on either side of the net in the SEC season this year. She currently ranks third in the league in kills per set at 3.83 while also leading the conference in blocks per frame at 1.50. ¢ LSU ranks 21st in the latest RPI rankings and boasts the 14th-strongest schedule in the NCAA this season. ¢ LSU has played just six of its 22 matches at home tihs season, owning a 4-2 record at the Maravich Center. Those two losses came at the hands of then No. 14 Kentucky and No. 9 Florida.

Tennessee at Texas A&M TV: SEC Network +

2:30 p.m. ET

Live Stats: 12thMan.com

THE TEXAS A&M MATCH

¢ The Aggies wrap up a three-match home stand against Tennessee on Sunday. A&M is 8-5 at Reed Arena this season, but 3-2 over its last five home matches. ¢ A&M is coming off a 3-1 win over Ole Miss last Sunday that saw four Aggies reach double digit kills. Junior outside hitter Angela Lowak led the team with 16 kills and 15 digs for her fourth double-double on the year. ¢ Sophomore middle blocker Jazzmin Babers currently leads the SEC with a .443 hitting percentage in conference matches. She also ranks fifth in the league in blocks per set at 1.10. ¢ The Aggies have won three straight matches against UT, including a 3-0 victory in Knoxville earlier this season. Ranked 21st at the time, A&M used a .333 team hitting percentage and 13 kills from Lowak to complete the sweep. Kelsey Bawcombe led Tennessee with 10 kills on the night. ¢ Texas A&M spent seven weeks of this season in the AVCA Top 25 before dropping out last week following a 3-2 loss at Alabama. The Aggies were ranked as high as 19th on Oct. 6.

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OVERALL RECORD:

8-19

SEC 1-12 NON-CONFERENCE 7-7 HOME 3-8 AWAY 1-9 NEUTRAL 4-2

THE SCHEDULE

THE BASICS

2014 RECORD: 8-19, 1-12 SEC TEAM STATS SEC RANK Kills/Set: 11.23 12th of 13 Assists/Set: 10.50 12th of 13 Aces/Set: 0.76 13th of 13 Digs/Set: 14.03 8th of 13 Blocks/Set: 2.21 9th of 13

2014 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD

TENNESSEE

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) L, 3-0 #8 Florida * (SECN) L, 3-0 Missouri * (SECN+) L, 3-1 at Auburn * (SECN+) L, 3-1 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

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