VOLLEYBALL CENTRAL: Texas A&M

Nov. 15, 2016

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After three matches on the road, the Tennessee volleyball team is back home to host Texas A&M on Wednesday at Thompson-Boling Arena.

The match starts at 6 p.m. with doors opening at 5 p.m. The match will be televised nationally on ESPNU.

The Vols (15-12, 5-8 SEC) are coming off an 0-2 weekend with 3-0 road losses at Ole Miss and Arkansas. Texas A&M (18-7, 12-2), which is receiving votes in the AVCA top 25 poll, is coming off sweeps of Mississippi State and Georgia.

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THE FINAL STRETCH

The Vols have four matches remaining in the season, three at home and one away.
The Vols are 7-2 this year at Thompson-Boling Arena, including 4-2 in SEC play.
Tennessee is looking to snap a four-match losing streak.
2016 UT individual match highs at TBA: Kills - 15 (Treiber), Assists - 49 (Hansen), Blocks - 7 (Treiber, 2x; Hembry), Digs - 18 (Schumacher).

SERIES VS. TEXAS A&M

Series: A&M leads 8-6
Last 10: Texas A&M leads 7-3
Current Streak: A&M W6
Last Match: The Vols lost to Texas A&M 3-0 on Nov. 6. Tessa Grubbs led the Vols with 14 kills and Sedona Hansen had a double-double (31 assists, 10 digs).

SETTING STATS

Sedona Hansen is climbing up the UT season charts for sets in a season, entering the match with 967 (11.24 assists/set).
Her 967 assists rank fourth most by a Vol a season in the 25-point rally scoring era (since 2008). Third on the list is Lexi Dempsey’s 1,181 in 2015.
Mary Pollmiller ranks first with 1,480 assists (11.94 assists/set) during the Vols’ SEC championship season in 2011.

LAST WEEK

Tennessee went 0-2 on the road last week, losing 3-0 at Ole Miss and Arkansas. The Vols had defeated both teams 3-0 at home earlier in the season.
Sedona Hansen recorded double-doubles in both matches, tallying 40 assists/11 digs against Ole Miss and 31 assists/10 digs against Arkansas.
Brooke Schumacher recorded a career-best 20 digs against Ole Miss. She has recorded at least 15 digs five times this season.
Tessa Grubbs led the Vols with 13 kills against Ole Miss and 10 against Arkansas.
The Vols are now 1-7 in SEC road matches.

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THE FINAL STRETCH

SERIES VS. TEXAS A&M

SETTING STATS

LAST WEEK

Players Mentioned

Lexi Dempsey

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