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CAMPUS NEWS A group of UT students is hoping to use communicationbased journalism to help share about current events in STEM fields hosted by on-campus organizations. Their name? The Nuclear Noodle.

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Tennessee fans create the iconic orange and white checkerboard pattern during the game against Georgia at Neyland Stadium on Sept. 30, 2017. File Photo / The Daily Beacon

CITY NEWS

Can UT bounce back from West Virginia?

A suspicious bag was found on Cumberland Avenue Tuesday evening. Although deemed harmless, City News Editor Allie Clouse gives tips to stay safe on while walking the Strip.

Assisstant Sports Editor Will Backus analyzes the game film Tennessee’s season opener against the No. 17 West Virginia Mountaineers didn’t go as well as the coaching staff would have liked it to.

Losing 40-14 and allowing the Mountaineers 547 total yards on offense, there were some problem areas that Tennessee will need to fix if they want to have success moving forwards.

“I think there’s lots of ways we can improve,” head coach Jeremy Pruitt said. “When you watch the film from this past week, we made a lot of mistakes.”

Tennessee’s pass rush For the most part on Saturday, Mountaineer quarterback Will Grier was able to stand in the pocket and pick Tennessee apart with little to no heat on him, passing for 429 yards and five touchdowns.

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There were only a few times that the Vols’ defensive line was able to make Grier uncomfortable, forcing him to move out of the pocket and throw the ball away. Senior nose tackle Shy Tuttle was even able to sack Grier once for a two-yard loss, Tennessee’s only sack in the contest.

“You can’t just let the guy sit back there,” Pruitt said. “The first half we pressured a little bit and had some success. We had pretty good calls for what they did and didn’t execute. We need to fix that.”

Tennessee’s defensive players are likely still getting familarized with an entirely new system, and the Vols may be saving their more complex looks for when the team is more comfortable running them. Whenever the Vols can instill more of these looks, their pass rush should improve.

The offensive line While West Virginia’s offensive line controlled the game for the most part, the exact opposite could be said about Tennessee’s line.

The first three first-down plays for Tennessee all resulted in negative yardage. On Tennessee’s very first play from scrimmage, quarterback Jarret Guarantano was rocked by an unblocked Mountaineer lineman, causing a fumble.

On Guarantano’s first seven drop backs, he was pressured four times.

West Virginia’s defense finished the game with 12 total tackles for loss and one sack.

“We just need to make our proper adjustments,” Offensive lineman Trey Smith said. “Obviously, (we will) go back to the drawing board.”

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OPINIONS Student Senate experienced a couple difficult obstacles last year. Staff columnist Grey Mangam lays out his expectations for Student Senate this year.

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SPORTS Goalkeeper Shae Yanez is making the most of her senior year. Contributor Noah Taylor examines her role this year.

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DAILY BEACON STAFF AND POLICY INFORMATION

How to navigate campus during gameday crowds Neeley Moore

Assistant News Editor

EDITORIAL Editor-in-Chief: Kylie Hubbard Managing Editor: Tyler Wombles Copy Chief: Paige Greene Campus News Editor: Cat Trieu City News Editor: Allie Clouse Sports Editor: Blake Von Hagen Asst. Sports Editor: Will Backus Engagement Editor: Alec Apostoeai Digital Producer: Leann Daniel Asst. Digital Producer: Tara Halley Opinons Editor: Margot McClellan Photo Editors: Emily Gowder, Megan Albers Design Editor: Kyla Johnson

On gameday, navigating and parking on campus is a completely different ball game.

Starting this Saturday, the campus opens its door to thousands of guests clad in orange on home game Saturdays. While it may be easy to join celebrations and tailgates happening in the courtyards and navigating walkways to the stadium, the roads take a completely different shape. Take note of the tips below and have a safe, memorable first home game.

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If you normally park in a non-commuter garage, keep your car there. Non-commuter spots are one of the only parking lots on campus that stay the same despite the many reserved lots for ticket holders or tailgating. If you are a commuter, the best plan is to go early and try to find a spot in the Fort. There are free garages in downtown Knoxville, including the Market Square garage for alternative parking but that requires a longer walk.

The rush starts the night before.

If you’re planning on parking in the Fort before the game, it might be best to secure your spot the night before and find a friend to stay with on campus. Spots in the Fort fill up fast and some areas are turned into lots where spaces are sold.

Make sure to not overpay for parking.

If you do end up having to pay for parking, make sure to find the inexpensive or free spots.

Some people will overpay and charge 20 more dollars than a lot right down the street. Do your research (maybe by driving around) and make sure you are getting the best spot for your money. There are also lots farther away including the Civic Coliseum where shuttles can carry you to campus.

Tailgate after the game.

Find a place to stay after the game that doesn’t include driving. Outbound traffic will be backed up for at least an hour after the game ends. You can instead avoid it by considering a tailgate after the game near the stadium. Also, most people will be just as hungry after the game as before -- and if UT wins, it is a great way to celebrate.

Avoid the strip if you want to eat quickly.

Many people come from all over the state for the game; the Strip will be full of dining families and alumni wanting to show their kids their favorite spot. As a current student, look elsewhere for post-game dining.

Your best vehicle is yourself.

Walk back to your dorm. Walk to the game. If the destination is within walking distance, that is the best way to navigate campus on game day.

Remember, game day goes farther than campus.

All over Knoxville, things will look a little different. The interstate will have more traffic.

Your local Kroger will be full of people clad in orange and buying food for their tailgate. Being smart and getting around town expands to more than campus.

Don’t leave the game early to avoid the rush.

Especially if UT wins, do not rush the last moments just to get home. Stay and savor the end of the game because some of the game’s best moments happen in those last few minutes. Following a victory, the band will play the Tennessee Waltz and although it may take longer to leave the stadium when it is over, it is worth the extra few minutes of your time.

Students advocate for nuclear education through newsletter Anu Kumar

Contributor

Scientific, communication-based journalism provides opportunities for individuals to learn more about the current events in certain STEM fields that are hosted by UT or student-led organizations on campus. However, few are led by students. One of the exceptions is the Nuclear Noodle Newsletter.

Robert Corrigan, a senior in nuclear engineering and editor-in-chief of the Noodle, started the newsletter as a means of communicating topics related to nuclear engineering and nuclear energy to an audience who may feel apprehensive about the field. When asked what the public perception was of the word “nuclear,” Corrigan mentioned weapons and warfare.

“Weapons are a big perception of what people think nuclear engineers do,” Corrigan said.

“Nuclear reactors are nothing like nuclear weapons. They use the same physical principles, but you’re controlling the reactions. You’re not trying to cause this insane, massive reaction that goes critical.”

Corrigan also reflected that the reason the public does not completely understand topics like nuclear energy is due to the lack of transparent education from other nuclear engineers

in the field.

Matthew Herald, a senior in nuclear engineering and assistant editor of the Noodle, acknowledged the lack of communication when attempting to educate the public on problems within the nuclear community.

“I could go on a rant all day, but you may not know what I’m talking about,” Herald said.

“It’s important to put that rant in the context that others can understand, especially when that context helps them understand how they personally are affected.”

Corrigan invited Herald to write for the Noodle after noticing his passion for advocacy and education regarding nuclear energy, and both are active advocates on Twitter. Both seniors have their hands full with their curriculum and running the Noodle, so a collaboration was key for the success of the newsletter. Other students help write for the newsletter or assist with copy editing as well. Corrigan and Herald emphasized that an individual does not need to be a nuclear engineering student in order to write for the Noodle.

“When you write about a topic, you learn more about it,” Herald said. “It helps your own development of communication skills.”

Corrigan added that even if you pursue a certain degree, you will still have holes in your knowledge that you can fill by simply research-

ing online.

“Just because we’re through most of our degrees in nuclear engineering doesn’t mean we know everything about the field,” Corrigan said.

Both Corrigan and Herald believe that public understanding of a topic that is as skewed as nuclear energy can only be solved if multiple parties come together to educate each other.

“There are the engineers we want to help communicate more effectively, the public and the members of the nuclear industry that need to be more informed about stuff that’s going on,” Corrigan said. “We’re still working out the balance of ‘the Noodle’s audience.’ Are we talking to people in the industry or are we talking to the public? Right now, it’s a little bit of both.”

The current goals that Corrigan and Herald have for the Noodle are to publish six issues this academic year – three in the fall and three in the spring. Their current focus is boosting the Noodle’s readership so that more people can access their content.

As for future plans, Corrigan is interested in teaching or pursuing a career as a research professor. As for Herald, he will be going to graduate school in Birmingham, England to study chemical engineering. Both noted that they will still be involved with nuclear advocacy and education no matter where their journeys lead them.

CITYNEWS

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Ways to stay safe on the Strip Allie Clouse

City News Editor

In light of a recent bomb scare which Knoxville Police Department officers responded to on Cumberland Avenue, safety is a concern to students across campus.

Cumberland Avenue, referred to as The Strip, is frequented by students daily.

From traveling to class to grabbing food on Friday night, here are some safety tips you can use whenever you find yourself on Cumberland Avenue.

Familiarize yourself with campus blue lights There are more than 100 emergency phones located around campus including several blue light phones near Cumberland Avenue. The phones are for students to use in case of emergency; with just the push of a button, the student is connected with university police. Although most of Cumberland Avenue is off campus, a blue light phone can be found at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy. Nearby, students can also use an emergency phone at Clement Residence Hall or the two phones located at the front and rear of Laurel Residence Hall.

Avoid walking alone A vital part of staying safe on The Strip is to avoid walking alone, especially at night.

Smartphones offer a variety of apps like bSafe, On Watch and more specifically designed for students. Many of these apps will alert your emergency contacts, track your GPS location and even record an attacker. UT also offers a transport system for students to get around on and off campus. The “T” transit system runs on a continuous schedule for frequent service and operates as early as 6 a.m. and as late as 3:30 a.m. on the weekends. The bus system provides accessible options such as the T: Link and T: Access for people with disabilities as well.

Walking in pairs is also a great way to stay safe on the strip.

Know where you’re going If you’re venturing off Cumberland Avenue, it’s important to know where you’re going. At a time when nearly everyone has a smartphone, Google Maps and other GPS apps are convenient ways to direct you to wherever you’re travelling off campus and can help you get home.

If you find yourself in an unfamiliar area, be sure to be aware of your surroundings by removing earbuds or headphones, staying in lit areas and remaining calm. It’s always best to stick to routes you’re familiar with, even if they take longer.

Cumberland Avenue, better known as The Strip runs parallel to campus.

Emily Gowder / The Daily Beacon Learn how to defend yourself Knowing how to defend yourself or how to use personal protection such as pepper spray can be helpful if you find yourself in a dangerous situation. Developing a plan of action to use if you’re confronted or assaulted is a great way to remain safe no matter where you are. UT offers self defense classes through the UTPD Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) Program for those interested in physical defense.

Always look both ways Lastly, it’s essential for pedestrians and drivers to look both ways when travelling on Cumberland Avenue. It is common for students to run across the street outside of the designated pedestrian walkways and for drivers to be unaware. The best way to stay safe when driving is to obey all traffic laws and be aware of walkways. Students on the Strip should also obey traffic laws by only walking when the correct signal is given and watching traffic when

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‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ offers insight, incredible acting

Jake Yoder

Contributor “I don’t think of myself as a homosexual. I don’t really think of myself as anything.”

The question of one’s sexuality and the implications of it are an extremely hot topic in today’s world. The Miseducation of Cameron Post sets out to discuss the topic with a backdrop in something that may be all too familiar for many current teens discovering their sexuality: religion.

Cameron Post is a junior in high school who is beginning to explore her sexuality with one of her close friends.

When her boyfriend discovers them fooling around in the back of a car, her world is turned upside down as her guardians decide to send her to “God’s Promise,” a Christian gay-conversion camp.

Every single one of the students that live at the camp give impactful performances. Chloë Grace Moretz plays the title character, who is almost in a dream-like state for most of the movie.

She is clearly only at the camp because she was forced to be, but one can sense

Jake Yoder gives “The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ 4/5 stars.

a sort of remorse from her as she goes back and forth between only playing along and actually trying to “be cured.”

Rebels Jane and Adam, played by Sasha Lane and Forrest Goodluck, quickly become best friends with Cameron, giving her a constant pushback against the teachings of the camp.

Cameron’s roommate, Erin (Emily Skeggs) and resident Christian music enthusiast, Helen (Melanie Ehrlich) serve as an example of the other side, as it were; two girls who have fully “drank the Kool-Aid” and are actively pursuing the extermination of their same sex attraction. Witnessing the obvious internal struggle inside these two characters is almost painful at times. Owen Campbell gives a particularly moving performance in the third act as Mark, a boy who doesn’t get what he thought he would out of following the camp’s instructions.

The film also features Jennifer Ehle as the cold director of the camp, and John Gallagher Jr. as a reverend who has gone through gay conversion therapy

himself. Gallagher Jr. gives an especially moving and unexpected performance as a man who has completely changed himself, for better or for worse.

The Miseducation of Cameron Post is set in the early 90’s and it nails the time period. The film is littered with polaroids, bright colored clothing, and the Clinton / Gore stickers make it a real snapshot of the period. The film is set to a wonderful score by Julian Waas which complements the beautiful shots by cinematographer Ashley Conner.

The film highlights a topic that is much more relevant today than many

may realize. Gay conversion therapy is still in practice today, and is even legal in 36 states. The characters’ moving performances make audiences consider the ethics of such therapy; is it religious healing, or emotional abuse which only leads to self-hatred?

The Miseducation of Cameron Post is currently playing at Regal Downtown West Cinema 8 in West Knoxville and at indie theaters around the country. I highly recommend spending an afternoon with the residents of “God’s Promise;” you won’t regret it.

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OPINIONS

Thursday, September 6, 2018 • The Daily Beacon

My expectations for the Student Senate

Does college make you a liberal?

Grey Mangan

Owen Flomberg

Staff Columnist

Hello again Vol Family! Let’s pick up where we left off last time in our discussion of Student Government, shall we?

Let’s talk about Student Senate. The Student Senate is a 60-member voting body that discusses, crafts legislation for and votes on resolutions regarding student issues. Along with finding potential theoretical solutions to student issues on campus, they occasionally release statements regarding local happenings on campus. For example, last year the Senate released a statement opposing the presence of NeoNazis on campus as well as a resolution to support DACA recipients. Senate is always an interesting place to be on campus.

It is run bureaucratically with multiple steps that can be discussed in another article. The bureaucrat who runs the show is Nick Mucci, the senate chair, who directs the flow of conversation, selects speakers as they request time throughout the meeting, and ensures that the Senate produces results. Senate Chair Mucci has served as a senator before and is filling the Senate Chair position after it was vacated by Jake Tidwell who was appointed last spring by the SGA Executive. The other bureaucrat on the Senate floor is Vice President Haley Paige. Vice President Paige serves as the President of the Senate and is present at each meeting in order to best coordinate the needs and wants of the Senate to the SGA Executive and help bring the needs of students beyond SGA and to the UTK Administration. I, for one, am excited to see what direction Paige and Mucci lead the Senate in.

In turn, I feel compelled to voice my hopeful expectations of the Senate.

I hope this 2018-2019 Senate impacts change on every level and seeks to escape the merely theoretical realm it seems to always exist in. I hope that Senators check on their bills after they’ve been passed, meeting with people and pursuing what they worked so hard on. I hope that Senators don’t see constituency hours as a burden but rather as an opportunity to actually fix the problems that exist in the places and people they represent. I hope that the community shows up and holds elected officials like our senators and our Executive accountable — but we should always remember that they too

are students. I hope that SGA continues to reach out and give to a community that has given a lot of faith and goodwill to them. I hope we can all remember that we are students of a larger community that wants a lot of the same things to happen on campus. I hope that we settle more scores in person and less on Twitter. Or at the very least, @ them.

To our student elected officials, congratulations again on your positions. To the many who have left your positions post-election, welcome back to regular student-hood. To all those we have yet to see, I know I am excited to get to know you and your dedication to this campus. Appointments for vacancies will be filled soon, and we will get to see a new slate of senators in an already green Senate, which should prove interesting in conjunction with the semistrict rules of parliamentary procedure that the Senate is conducted in.

What should we expect from this Senate? We should expect the world from this Senate, and we should all hold them to a standard of excellence and nothing less. We should be receiving due diligence and care. These aren’t septuagenarians with way more money than we can comprehend lounging in the U.S. Congress — these are our peers! We go to school with them! I have classes with them; you likely see them walking on Ped Walkway!

We all know the inequalities and inequities that this campus faces. If you don’t, then look around and ask any one of your fellow peers that exists as a member of a marginalized group.

We know there are problems on this campus, and we have elected officials that are students too. When this year is done we will have something amazing to behold, no matter if they have reached these incredibly high standards or not.

Ideally, they come close and we leave this campus better than we found it.

Senate, we are ready to see you do great things. Go out there and make the change your constituents wish to see!

Until next time.

For those who are curious, the SGA meets biweekly in the Haslam Business Building and will be meeting next Tuesday night, Sept. 11.

Grey Mangan is excited for the next SGA Senate meeting. He is a sophomore studying political science and cinema studies who can be contacted at emangan1@vols.utk.edu.

Columns of The Daily Beacon are the views of the individual and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Beacon or the Beacon’s editorial staff.

Staff Columnist

As the excitement of Welcome Week fades and Vols new and old settle into their first week of classes, we are all sorely reminded that college is more than just fun. It is textbook buying, classroom learning and late-night Canvas checking. However, UT college life is also Daily Beacon column reading — and in my case also writing. For my first column as a junior, I wanted to think about where I was at this time during my first year when I first encountered The Daily Beacon.

I had an 8:00 a.m. class every day of the week (#FreshmanMoves), so I rolled out of bed at 6:50 a.m. and walked over to PCB (#StillTheBestDiningHall) around 7:15 a.m. I enjoyed some eggs and read The Daily Beacon for the first time. I was hooked. Nearly every morning after, I would pick up a copy. That was back when it was still published in print daily. I especially loved the Opinions section, and some of its frequent contributors became role models

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and heroes of mine. This first column goes out to all the freshman out there encountering The Beacon and college for the first time.

Something that you have probably heard from your hardline conservative uncle, aunt, parent, sibling, neighbor, high school teacher, or all of the above before heading to UT is, “College is going to make you a liberal.”

When I got here, I thought I had myself figured out. I knew what I believed and had very little intention of changing it. I would say that I fundamentally have not changed my beliefs. I have, however, changed fundamentally in how I interact with beliefs different than my own and the people who hold them. I came here with an almost combative and defensive view of my own ideas. Those that disagreed with them were not necessarily the enemy, but I was cautious to not catch their “radical” liberalism.

All of this changed by the end of my sophomore year — the year that I started my column. I started to better understand the grayness of the world...

See our website for the rest of this story.

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Film Review: How Tennessee can improve following loss to West Virginia Will Backus

Asst. Sports Editor

Continued from front page The solution to this problem may be a cop out, but Tennessee’s offensive line may just need time. The Vols played eight different lineman Saturday, with some players being shifted to two different spots.

It may take time for players that changed positions to get used to these changes, and the offensive line still has to build chemistry with all of the new pieces. As the game went on, Tennessee’s line showed more promise, and as the season goes on, they’re likely to get better.

Tennessee’s secondary As previously mentioned, Grier had a standout day against Tennessee’s defense. Tennessee’s defensive backs only had two total pass breakups, and they looked a step too slow a few times when covering West Virginia’s receivers.

To play devil’s advocate, the Vols fielded three freshmen against what projects to be one of the best offenses in college football, so some growing pains are expected. Still, even Tennessee’s veterans struggled to slow down the Mountaineers’ passing attack.

The solution to this is another of Tennessee’s problems; a better pass rush would help an ailing secondary. Grier was able to place the ball exactly where he wanted most of the time

because he didn’t feel pressured.

Tennessee could also use a speed boost in the secondary, as they got burned deep frequently.

Younger players like Theo Jackson, who forced a fumble in one of his few plays, may get more looks to fix this problem. Freshman Alontae Taylor, who started at corner, is another good starting point in the Vols’ secondary.

Inability to capitalize on offense Pruitt has been lauded for his decision to go for it on fourth-and-one on the goal-line to give Tennessee their first points of the game. It was a tone-setting call that gave Tennessee momentum for the rest of the first half.

But production like that quickly faded away.

The only other score came in the third quarter, when running back Tim Jordan punched it in from four yards to cap off a 75-yard drive.

Besides those two drives, Tennessee struggled to both move the ball and capitalize on opportunities given to them.

To fix this, Tennessee may want to open the playbook a bit more. Offensive Coordinator Tyson Helton stated many times that he wanted to take shots on offense and throw the ball deep.

Guarantano only had a couple passes travel more than 20 yards in the air, and they fell incomplete.

The coaching staff did pledge allegiance to running the ball and bleeding the clock against West Virginia, but sometimes you must take shots to awake a sleeping offense.

“Ultimately, we always want to get better,” Smith said. “There’s a lot of things we can fix.

Stepping forward, we can get better.”

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SPORTS

The Daily Beacon • Thursday, September 6, 2018

SOCCER

Yanez contributes success to team as she embarks on final season Noah Taylor

Contributor

Twenty minutes into Sunday’s final period, UT Martin was on Tennessee’s side of the field. It was one of the few times this happened on the steaming afternoon in early September.

Tennessee senior goalkeeper Shae Yanez scanned the field and directed the defense. UT Martin came up scoreless when Tennessee took the ball in the other direction. The ball did not come close to Yanez, but she had as much to do with the stop as anyone else on the field.

As has been the case for the first six games of the 2018 season, Yanez’s leadership has contributed to No. 10 Tennessee’s undefeated start as much as her abilities have as one of the best goalkeepers in the SEC. Yanez believes that the secret to her success as a defender is her teammates.

“Every ball matters,” Yanez said, following the team’s fifth shutout victory this season over UT Martin. “You can’t let up. I owe it all to the people in front of me. They’ve been doing well to block shots.”

“If I have to make a save, then I have to make a save. Other than that, I owe it to them.”

Coming off a season where Yanez was responsible for eight completegame shutouts, 69 saves and allowing just two goals in the last nine games of 2017, Yanez has started off her senior campaign with much of the same energy by giving up one goal through six games and accounting for 12 saves.

“I think it’s just doing the best I can,” Yanez said, “We have to stay strong; we can’t let up; we have to just keep going.”

Her road as a freshman from Pennsylvania to senior leader has been one marked with a plethora of successes, both on and off the field. It’s a journey that she has relished, and being in a

leadership role is one she has taken on as she hopes to help lead Tennessee to never-before-seen heights as a program.

“I think it’s great,” Yanez said. “I think we have a really good team atmosphere. We have a leadership group, and I think we do a good job of hitting every aspect.”

“People feel comfortable coming to talk to me if they need something.”

Following last season’s NCAA tournament run, which was the first in five years, Tennessee entered 2018 with bigger expectations than in the past.

The preseason included a top 25 billing, along with being named the third best

For head coach Brian Pensky, his team will continue to live up to those expectations as the season wears on if the Vols emulate Yanez’s competitive personality.

“She (Yanez) is confident,” Pensky said. “She plays with personality. She plays hard all of the time. Whether it’s a training session that’s 20 minutes, she’s going to take it very seriously. Or if it’s a game when the lights are on, she’s going to be a pro.”

“The whole team needs to be good at taking a lesson from Shae. She straps it on every single time she has a chance to play the game.”

Goalkeeper Shae Yanez meets with team prior to game against UT-Martin on Sept. 2, 2018 at Regal Soccer Stadium. James Klein / The Daily Beacon team in the SEC by league coaches.

Thus far, the Vols have not disappointed by cruising to a 5-0-1 start that has skyrocketed them from No. 25 to No. 10 in the country in just a matter of weeks.

As far as Yanez is concerned, she believes her team will go as far as they want to go.

“It all comes from what we want and how good we want to be,” Yanez said.

“That’s what matters.”

VOLLEYBALL

Lady Vols suffer first loss of season against ETSU Staff Report The Tennessee volleyball team’s unbeaten start to the season came to an end on Tuesday night against East Tennessee State in Johnson City, Tennessee.

ETSU (6-1) took the match 3-2 in five sets (21-25, 25-15, 20-25, 25-19, 15-12).

Junior Tessa Grubbs led the Lady Vols (6-1) with a career-high 25 total kills, topping her previous high of 23 against LSU last season.

With the score at 21-20 in the first set, Tennessee scored five straight points to take the opening set 25-21.

The Buccaneers responded with a dominant 25-15 second-set effort to level the match at one set a piece.

Sophomore Madison Coulter was subbed in to start the third set, which proved to be pivotal. She combined with Grubbs to lead the Lady Vols to a 25-20 third set win, putting Tennessee in front 2-1.

Once again, ETSU retaliated. This time, the Buccaneers won the fourth set 25-19 to tie the match at two sets each.

Tennessee held a 7-0 lead to open the fifth and final set, but ETSU went on a

15-5 run to close the set at 15-12 and take the match. It was the second victory for the Buccaneers in their last 20 tries against the Lady Vols.

ETSU hit .201 for the match, which was the third time an opponent has hit over .200 against the Lady Vols this season. The Buccaneers hit .259 in the decisive fifth set.

Senior Erica Treiber tied her season high with nine blocks for Tennessee in the contest. Those nine blocks now move her to sixth all-time in program history in career blocks. She has 406 career blocks and 801 career kills.

Sophomore Addisyn Rowe had a career-high .600 attack percentage with seven kills and just one error. Grubbs also notched a career-high 59 swings, beating out her previous best of 58.

Asha Phillips and Giana Pellizzon both had one ace in the match.

Callie Williams tallied 28 assists, Sedona Hansen added 23 and Brooke Schumacher had three. Schumacher also had 23 digs and Hansen notched 14.

Tennessee will now travel out of Tennessee for the first time this season.

A trip to California for two contests against No. 16 University of San Diego awaits the Lady Vols.

San Diego has made the NCAA

Addisyn Rowe, #16, and Tessa Grubbs, #17, during game against Belmont on Aug. 25, 2018 at Thompson-Boling Arena. Megan Albers / The Daily Beacon Tournament the last nine seasons.

Friday’s match will start at 10:00 p.m.

and Saturday’s contest will also begin at 10:00 p.m.