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
SUN., OCT. 26, 2014 » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE
OLE MISS
vs
THE BASICS 2014 RECORD 7-15, 0-8 SEC TEAM STATS SEC RANK Kills/Set: 11.13 12th Assists/Set: 10.44 12th Aces/Set: 0.84 13th Digs/Set: 14.10 6th Blocks/Set: 2.22 10th
2014 RECORD 18-4, 4-4 SEC TEAM STATS SEC RANK Kills/Set: 13.65 4th Assists/Set: 12.71 3rd Aces/Set: 1.14 6th Digs/Set: 13.87 7th Blocks/Set: 2.31 7th
STATISTICAL LEADERS KILLS #1 Jamie Lea (177 Ks, 2.72 K/Set) SEC Rank (k/s): 17
KILLS #13 Nakeyta Clair (262 Ks, 3.40 K/Set) SEC Rank (k/s): 7
HITTING #6 Shealyn Kolosky (70 Ks in 176 Att., .278) SEC Rank (Hit%): 19 SETTING #4 Lexi Dempsey (584 Assts., 7.89 A/Set) SEC Rank (a/s): 10
HITTING #13 Nakeyta Clair (262 Ks in 478 Att., .421) SEC Rank (Hit%): 2 SETTING #4 Aubrey Edie (861 Assts., 11.18 A/Set) SEC Rank (a/s): 3
SERVING #17 Kelsey Bawcombe (15 Aces, 0.25 SA/Set) SEC Rank (sa/s): 15
SERVING #14 Lexi Thompson (22 Aces, 0.29 SA/Set) SEC Rank (sa/s): 7
DIGGING #8 Bridgette Villano (249 Digs, 3.32 D/Set) SEC Rank (d/s): 11
DIGGING #7 Cara Fisher (278 Digs, 3.61 D/Set) SEC Rank (d/s): 8
BLOCKING #12 Iesha Bryant (65 Blks., 1.03 Blk/Set) SEC Rank (b/s): 10
BLOCKING #13 Nakeyta Clair (79 Blks., 1.03 Blk/Set) SEC Rank (b/s): 11
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall. . . . . . . UT leads 40-8
Last Meeting: Ole Miss 3, UT 1
Knoxville. . . . . . UT leads 19-6
(23-25, 25-18, 25-14, 25-18)
Oxford. . . . . . . . UT leads 18-2
Patrick Nov. 2014 | Knoxville vs. 8, Ole Miss. . . . 22-4
Neutral. . . . . . . . UT leads 3-0
Patrick vs. Ole Miss. . . . 22-4 McRoberts. . . 0-0 Patrick vs. vs. SEC. . . . . . McRoberts. . . 0-0 Patrick 179-120
Streak. . . . . . . . . . Ole Miss W2
Patrick vs. SEC. . . . . . 179-120
PROMOTIONS • Free post-match Youth Volleyball Clinic (contact Rocky Kundert at rkundert@utk.edu for information) • Free Tennessee Volleyball acrylic tumbler to first 200 fans • Free admission with UT vs. Alabama ticket stub
FIRST SERVE
¢ Tennessee looks to snap an eight-match losing streak when it plays host to Ole Miss on Sunday. ¢ Sunday marks the 49th meeting all-time between the Lady Vols and the Rebels, with UT holding a commanding 40-8 edge in the series which dates back to 1975. ¢ Ole Miss has enjoyed more recent success in the series, though, sweeping the Lady Vols in two meetings last year by a pair of 3-1 score lines. ¢ Those wins snapped what was a nine-match winning streak for UT in the series. ¢ Tennessee dropped two SEC matches on the road last weekend, suffering a tough, 3-2 loss at Mississippi State before going down 3-0 at Georgia. ¢ At MSU, and for just the second time this season, three Lady Vols finished with double digit kills. Kelsey Bawcombe and Jamie Lea each tallied 17 while Kendra Turner had 10. ¢ Bawcombe recorded her second career doubledouble in Starkville, turning in a career-best 17 digs to go along with her 17 kills. ¢ Tennessee will play three of its next four matches at home before concluding the season with four of its final six on the road.
DEMPSEY MOVES INSIDE TOP 10 TENNESSEE CAREER ASSISTS Name 1. Julie Knytych 2. Erica Lear 3. Molly Mooney 4. Wendy Jones 5. Laurie Caraher 6. Christy Warren 7. Mary Pollmiller 8. Kelsey Mahoney 9. Lexi Dempsey 10. Allison Stricklin
No. Years 5,803 2002-05 5,069 1998-01 4,674 1991-94 3,541 1986-89 2,957 1984-87 2,904 1995-98 2,740 2011-12 1,857 2008-11 1,560 2013-14 1,530 1994-97
¢ Junior setter Lexi Dempsey delivered her 1,531st career assist in the third set of last Friday’s match at Mississippi State, officially moving her into ninth on UT’s career assist list. ¢ Entering the weekend with 1,520 career assists, Dempsey posted 21 at MSU and 19 more at Georgia to leave her with 1,560 heading into Ole Miss. ¢ Dempsey passes Allison Stricklin (1994-97) for eighth place and is now directly behind eighth-place Kelsey Mahoney, who handed out 1,857 helpers for UT between 2008-11. ¢ First-year assistant coach Erica Lear (1998-01) graduated as the program’s all-time leader in assists with 5,069. She now ranks second behind Julie Knytych (2002-05).
ABOUT OLE MISS
¢ The Rebels, owners of the SEC’s second best winning percentage at .818, currently sit in eighth place in the league standings behind a record of 18-4, 4-4 SEC. ¢ Ole Miss had its three-match winning streak snapped Wednesday night when it fell at home to LSU by a 3-0 count. It was the first home loss of the season for the Rebels who entered the match as the only SEC program to stand unblemished at home. ¢ Sophomore Melanie Crow had a team-high 13 kills against LSU while freshman Lexi Thompson had 10.
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TENNESSEE (7-15, 0-8 SEC)vsvs. OLE MISS (18-4, 4-4 SEC)
OVERALL RECORD:
7-15
SEC 0-8 NON-CONFERENCE 7-7 HOME 2-6 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 * 1:30 p.m. at Kentucky * (ESPNU) 8 p.m. 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
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