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FRI., NOV. 4, 2014 » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA
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THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE
vs
MISSOURI
THE BASICS 2014 RECORD 8-17, 1-10 SEC TEAM STATS SEC RANK Kills/Set: 11.12 12th Assists/Set: 10.43 12th Aces/Set: 0.78 13th Digs/Set: 13.91 8th Blocks/Set: 2.17 11th
2014 RECORD 14-12, 5-6 SEC TEAM STATS SEC RANK Kills/Set: 13.09 6th Assists/Set: 12.11 7th Aces/Set: 1.12 7th Digs/Set: 13.96 7th Blocks/Set: 2.24 9th
STATISTICAL LEADERS KILLS #14 Kendra Turner (154 Ks, 2.66 K/Set) SEC Rank (k/s): 19
KILLS #9 Carly Kan (342 Ks, 3.45 K/Set) SEC Rank (k/s): 6
HITTING #6 Shealyn Kolosky (83 Ks in 200 Att., .295) SEC Rank (Hit%): 20 SETTING #4 Lexi Dempsey (672 Assts., 8.10 A/Set) SEC Rank (a/s): 10
HITTING #8 Whitney LIttle (210 Ks in 431 Att., .392) SEC Rank (Hit%): 3 SETTING #3 Loxley Keala (567 Assts., 5.73 A/Set) SEC Rank (a/s): 12
SERVING #17 Kelsey Bawcombe (15 Aces, 0.22 SA/Set) SEC Rank (sa/s): 20
SERVING #2 Emily Thater (20 Aces, 0.24 SA/Set) SEC Rank (sa/s): 19
DIGGING #8 Bridgette Villano (268 Digs, 3.19 D/Set) SEC Rank (d/s): 12
DIGGING #4 Sara Meister (378 Digs, 3.82 D/Set) SEC Rank (d/s): 7
BLOCKING #12 Iesha Bryant (66 Blks., 1.00 Blk/Set) SEC Rank (b/s): 11
BLOCKING #8 Whitney Little (100 Blks., 1.01 Blk/Set) SEC Rank (b/s): 10
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall. . . . . . . UT leads Overall. . . . . . . . UM leads40-8 4-2
Last Meeting: Ole M izzou Miss3,3,UT UT01
Knoxville. . . . . . UT leads Knoxville. . . . . . . . . . . Tied, 19-6 1-1
(23-25,(25-19, 25-15, 25-16) 25-18, 25-14, 25-18)
Oxford. . . . . . . . UT leads Columbia. . . . . . UM leads18-2 3-0
Patrick Sept. 2014 | Columbia vs.28 Ole Miss. . . . 22-4
Neutral. . . . . . . . UT Neutral. . . . . . . . . UT leads leads 3-0 1-0
Patrick vs. Mizzou. . . . . . 2-4 McRoberts. . . 0-0 Patrick vs. vs. SEC. . . . . . Kreklow. . . . . 2-4 Patrick 179-120
Streak. . . . . . . . . . Ole Miss Streak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . UM W2
Patrick vs. SEC. . . . . . 180-122
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FIRST SERVE
¢ Tennessee seeks to level the season series with Missouri when it welcomes the Tigers to ThompsonBoling Arena on Friday night. ¢ Friday stands as just the seventh meeting all-time between UT and Mizzou in a series that dates back to 2005. ¢ Two of the previous six meetings have come outside of SEC play. The Lady Vols and Tigers met twice in 2005, first in a non-conference tilt and again later that season in the Regional Finals of the NCAA Tournament. ¢ That 2005 postseason match up stands as one of the greatest wins in Tennessee history as UT prevailed over the eighth-ranked Tigers 3-1 to punch its ticket to its first-ever Final Four. ¢ Last week, the Lady Vols dropped two matches to ranked opponents last week, falling 3-0 at the hands of No. 18 Kentucky before suffering another 3-0 setback against No. 8 Florida. ¢ Kendra Turner led Tennesseee in kills in both matches, recording 12 at UK and seven at home against UF. The freshman has now paced UT in kills seven times this season, including in three of the last four matches. ¢ Not far behind Turner in terms of kills produced was sophomore Ashley Mariani. Starting at RS in both matches, Mariani tallied 11 and five kills against Kentucky and Florida, respectively. ¢ Together, Turner and Mariani combined to produce 35 of Tennessee’s 53 total kills last week. UT had 32 kills at UK and posted a season-low 21 against Florida. ¢ DS/L Bridgette Villano and RS Kanisha Jimenez are each ranked inside the SEC’s top 20 in digs per set. Villano holds the No. 12 spot with a 3.19 digs per set average while Jimenez sits at No. 20, averaging 2.59 scoops per frame. ¢ Junior setter Lexi Dempsey is currently the only Lady Vols to rank inside the SEC top 10 in any statistical category. Dempsey’s 8.10 assists per set are good for 10th in the league. ¢ Following Friday’s match, which concludes a stretch of three of four matches at home, Tennessee will close the season with four of its last six on the road.
ABOUT MIZZOU
¢ Missouri, the defending SEC champions, currently sit in a tie for seventh in the conference standings entering the final month of regular season play. ¢ On the opening weekend of SEC play, Mizzou topped UT by a 3-0 score line in Columbia. Since then the Tigers are 3-6, including a 3-0 loss at Ole Miss on Oct. 1 that snapped a 20-match SEC winning streak. ¢ Mizzou split a pair of home matches last weekend, sweeping its way past Arkansas before dropping a 3-1 decision to Texas A&M. ¢ The Tigers continue to get stellar play from sophomore outside hitter Carly Kan. The Hawai’i native was last season’s SEC Freshman of the Year and is currently the only player in the conference to average 3.0 kills per set as well as 3.0 digs per frame. ¢ Kan ranks sixth in the SEC in kps at 3.45 and 13th in dps at 3.08. ¢ Fellow outside hitter Emily Wilson also ranks inside the SEC top 20 in kps at 2.67. The senior Wilson is second among active SEC players with 1,034 career kills. ¢ Missouri is 3-6 in true road games this season, including a 1-4 mark away from home in SEC contests.
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TENNESSEE (8-17, 1-10 SEC) vs. vs MISSOURI (14-12, 5-6 SEC)
OVERALL RECORD:
8-17
SEC 1-10 NON-CONFERENCE 7-7 HOME 3-7 AWAY 1-8 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) L, 3-0 #8 Florida * (SECN) L, 3-0 Missouri * (SECN+) 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
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