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#25 TENNESSEE (9-4, 2-2) at KENTUCKY (7-6, 1-2)
2012 » SCHEDULE & RECORD
THE MATCHUP #25 TENNESSEE at
KENTUCKY
THE BASICS 2012 RECORD 9-4, 2-2 SEC Current Rank: 25 Kills/Set: 14.3 Assists/Set: 13.5 Aces/Set: 1.0 Digs/Set: 14.8 Blocks/Set: 2.6
2012 RECORD 7-6, 1-2 SEC Current Rank: NR Kills/Set: 13.2 Assists/Set: 12.2 Aces/Set: 1.2 Digs/Set: 14.3 Blocks/Set: 2.6
STATISTICAL LEADERS KILLS #9 Kelsey Robinson (238 Ks, 4.86 K/Set)
KILLS #4 Ashley Frazier (159 Ks, 3.18 K/Set)
HITTING #11 Leslie Cikra (150 Ks-335 Att., .322)
HITTING #2 Alexandra Morgan (107 Ks-236 Att., .326)
SETTING #15 Mary Pollmiller (555 Assts., 10.6 A/Set)
SETTING #32 Christine Hartmann (399 Assts., 10.50 A/Set)
SERVING #9 Kelsey Robinson (15 Aces, 0.31 SA/Set)
SERVING #1 Whitney Billings (17 Aces, 0.35 SA/Set)
DIGGING #10 Ellen Mullins (196 Digs, 3.77 D/Set) #9 Kelsey Robinson (190 Digs, 3.88 D/Set)
DIGGING #11 Stephanie Klefot (198 Digs, 3.96 D/Set)
BLOCKING #11 Leslie Cikra (34 Blks., 0.97 Blk/Set)
BLOCKING #2 Alexandra Morgan (55 Blks., 1.10 Blk/Set) #9 Sara Schwarzwalder (45 Blks., 0.94 Blk/Set)
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: UK, 41-29 Knoxville: UT, 16-11
Last Meeting: UT, 3-1 (2830, 25-20, 30-28, 25-18) [Nov. 23, 2011]
Lexington: UK, 19-9 Neutral: UK, 11-4 Streak: UT, W1
Previous: UK, 3-2 (24-26, 26-24, 20-25, 26-24, 13-15) [Oct. 12, 2011]
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FIRST SERVE
THE KENTUCKY MATCH
¢ Wednesday night’s match on ESPNU marks the 71st meeting in the storied Tennessee-Kentucky volleyball rivalry. Kentucky is the Lady Vols’ most-played opponent. ¢ The teams have faced off at least once every year since 1977. ¢ The Wildcats currently lead the series by a 41-29 margin in a series that has had its fair share of streaks. ¢ Kentucky won 31 of the first 40 meetings between the two programs, which included a 12-match win streak for the Wildcats. Tennessee followed by taking 14 of the next 17 matchups, before UK rattled off five consecutive victories. Most recently, the Lady Vols have won six of the last seven meetings. ¢ In three of the last four seasons, a UT vs. UK match has had SEC title implications. In 2008, UT upset the Wildcats in five sets, dashing Big Blue Nation’s championship hopes at home. A year later, No. 10 Kentucky visited Knoxville with a chance to share the league title with LSU. UT went up 2-0, but UK fought back to force match point at 14-10 in the fifth set. The Lady Vols scored the next six points to shock the Wildcats, 16-14. ¢ After losing in five in Lexington in early October, the Orange & White captured its first outright SEC title on the last night of the regular season with a fourframe win over the Wildcats last season. ¢ This match marks the 29th meeting in Lexington, with UK currently leading the series 19-9 at home. ¢ There have been 10 five set matches played between the two squads, including three of the last seven matchups. There has been 30 matches that needed four sets and 30 that ended in straight frames. ¢ With UT down 31-9 in the series, head coach Rob Patrick entered his first season at Rocky Top in 1997. Since, the 16-year leader of the Lady Vols has posted an impressive 20-10 mark against Kentucky. ¢ With this meeting marking the fourth straight year the teams have met on ESPNU, Tennessee currently holds a 2-1 record against UK on the network.
THE RECORD
SEPT. 26, 2012 » MEMORIAL COLISEUM » LEXINGTON, KY. » 8 P.M.
OVERALL RECORD:
9-4
SEC 2-2 NON-CONFERENCE 7-2 HOME 3-2 AWAY 3-1 NEUTRAL 3-1
THE SCHEDULE DATE Aug. 24 Aug. 25 Aug. 25 Aug. 31 Sept. 1 Sept. 2 Sept. 7 Sept. 8 Sept. 8 Sept. 12 Sept. 16 Sept. 21 Sept. 23 Sept. 26 Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Oct. 10 Oct. 14 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Oct. 28 Nov. 2 Nov. 4 Nov. 9 Nov. 11 Nov. 16 Nov. 18 Nov. 21 Nov. 23
OPPONENT (TV) Florida State # Cincinnati # Iowa State # vs. Colorado State $ vs. BYU $ at Wichita State $ vs. George Washington & vs. Boston College & at Maryland & at Missouri * (ESPNU) at Alabama * Arkansas * South Carolina * at Kentucky * (ESPNU) MIssouri * Georgia * at LSU * (ESPNU) at Arkansas * at Texas A&M * Kentucky * Alabama * (SportSouth) at Mississippi State * at Florida * (CSS/CST) at Ole Miss * at South Carolina * Auburn * LSU * Texas A&M * Mississippi State *
TIME L, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-2 W, 3-2 L, 3-1 W, 3-2 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 L, 3-2 W, 3-1 L, 3-1 W, 3-1 8 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 8 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 8 p.m. 2 p.m. 8 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
# Comcast Lady Vol Classic $ Shocker Volleyball Classic & SpringHill Suites at Arundel Mills Invitational * SEC Match All Times Eastern
DEFENDING THE SEC TITLE
¢ Tennessee finished the 2011 campaign with a 19-1 record in the SEC, winning its first outright league title in program history and smashing its previous record of 16 league matches won in a season. With all starters returning, including the defending SEC Player and Freshman of the Year, the Lady Vols were voted by the league’s coaches to unanimously repeat as conference champions in 2012. ¢ The Lady Vols are seeking back-to-back SEC Championships, which they accomplished in 1981-82, and their seventh combined league title. In addition to 1981-82, and last season, UT won the 1984 and 2004 championship. The Orange & White also took home the 2004 SEC Tournament Title. ¢ Tennessee has won at least 15 SEC matches each of the last four seasons. Coach Patrick is 165-93 in his career in the SEC. In 13 of his 15 season, he’s led the Lady Vols to a .500 or better record against the conference.
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