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November 12, 2026 | Volleyball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The No. 11 Tennessee volleyball team closes out the regular season with a pair of road conference matches against Georgia and South Carolina. The weekend gets underway on Friday against Georgia at 7 p.m. ET, before the Lady Vols travel to face South Carolina in the regular season finale on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. Both matches will be streamed on SEC Network+.
The Lady Vols enter the final week of the regular season after winning its final two home matches against Mississippi State and Alabama. Kennedi Rogers and Jalyn Stout led the offense, with the pair finishing with 34 and 20 kills respectively. Stout was also the team-leader in digs, with the senior posting 26 and recording two double-doubles.
Against Alabama, libero Raegan Burns surpassed 1,000 career digs. Burns has posted a team-leading 245 digs and 3.10 digs per set this season. She has logged double-digit digs in 13 matches, including reaching a season-best 23 against Arkansas.
Georgia comes into the week after splitting matches against Auburn and Florida. Bianna Muoneke enters as one of the top hitters in the nation and the SEC. Muoneke is fourth nationally and first in the conference with 454 kills, while also ranking top ten nationally in both kills per set (5.04, fourth) and points per set (5.56, sixth). Chloe Elarton paces the offense with 812 assists and averages 9.02 assists per set, ranking sixth and seventh in the conference, respectively. Elarton also leads the team in digs, with 211 on the season. Kendal Kemp leads the team in blocks at 99 and averages 1.15 blocks per set. The middle blocker is second in the SEC in total blocks and is fifth in the conference in blocks per set.
South Carolina enters play following a road defeat at Auburn. Olivia Borgman leads the Gamecocks attack with 254 kills, while Kiana Dinn directs the offense with 503 assists. Lily Gillespie anchors the defensive effort from the back row with 344 digs. The junior is fourth in the SEC in digs and sits third in the conference at 4.10 digs per set. Ava Leahy and Elise Marchal lead the Gamecocks in blocks at 91 and 82 respectively. Leahy's 91 blocks are the sixth-most in the conference, while her 1.19 blocks per set average ranks ninth.
Fifth-year setter Caroline Kerr has added to her storied career. Against Missouri on Nov. 1, Kerr went over 4,000 career assists, becoming the fourth player in program history to reach the career milestone. She currently ranks fourth all-time at Tennessee with 4,113 assists. This season, Kerr has 854 assists and ranks 10th in Division I at 10.81 assists per set. A three-time AVCA All-American in her collegiate career, Kerr is one of only two Lady Vols to be named an All-American in three consecutive years.
The Big Orange offense continues to be one of the top units in Division I under head coach Eve Rackham Watt. This year, the Lady Vols lead the country in kills per set at 14.59 and rank eighth in hitting percentage at .287. In eight seasons under Rackham Watt, UT has ranked in the top 20 in either kills per set or hitting percentage in five seasons. In 2025, Tennessee finished top 15 in both hitting percentage (.292, 10th) and kills per set (14.27, 11th). Rogers leads the team on offense in her first season in the Orange & White with 322 kills and 4.41 kills per set. The duo of Chelsea Sutton and Jalyn Stout lead the team in hitting percentage and both rank in the top ten in the SEC. Sutton has a .364 hitting percentage that ranks seventh in the conference, while Stout is ninth at .348.
Tennessee's defense has been a big part of the team's success. The Lady Vols are holding opposing offenses to a .195 hitting percentage and rank fourth in the conference at 14.04 digs per set. The team is also averaging 2.42 blocks per set, the fifth-best mark in the conference. Six players have 40 or more blocks this season, led by Sutton with 77. The junior middle blocker averages 1.26 blocks per set, a mark that is second in the SEC.
The Lady Vols enter the final week of the regular season after winning its final two home matches against Mississippi State and Alabama. Kennedi Rogers and Jalyn Stout led the offense, with the pair finishing with 34 and 20 kills respectively. Stout was also the team-leader in digs, with the senior posting 26 and recording two double-doubles.
Against Alabama, libero Raegan Burns surpassed 1,000 career digs. Burns has posted a team-leading 245 digs and 3.10 digs per set this season. She has logged double-digit digs in 13 matches, including reaching a season-best 23 against Arkansas.
Georgia comes into the week after splitting matches against Auburn and Florida. Bianna Muoneke enters as one of the top hitters in the nation and the SEC. Muoneke is fourth nationally and first in the conference with 454 kills, while also ranking top ten nationally in both kills per set (5.04, fourth) and points per set (5.56, sixth). Chloe Elarton paces the offense with 812 assists and averages 9.02 assists per set, ranking sixth and seventh in the conference, respectively. Elarton also leads the team in digs, with 211 on the season. Kendal Kemp leads the team in blocks at 99 and averages 1.15 blocks per set. The middle blocker is second in the SEC in total blocks and is fifth in the conference in blocks per set.
South Carolina enters play following a road defeat at Auburn. Olivia Borgman leads the Gamecocks attack with 254 kills, while Kiana Dinn directs the offense with 503 assists. Lily Gillespie anchors the defensive effort from the back row with 344 digs. The junior is fourth in the SEC in digs and sits third in the conference at 4.10 digs per set. Ava Leahy and Elise Marchal lead the Gamecocks in blocks at 91 and 82 respectively. Leahy's 91 blocks are the sixth-most in the conference, while her 1.19 blocks per set average ranks ninth.
Fifth-year setter Caroline Kerr has added to her storied career. Against Missouri on Nov. 1, Kerr went over 4,000 career assists, becoming the fourth player in program history to reach the career milestone. She currently ranks fourth all-time at Tennessee with 4,113 assists. This season, Kerr has 854 assists and ranks 10th in Division I at 10.81 assists per set. A three-time AVCA All-American in her collegiate career, Kerr is one of only two Lady Vols to be named an All-American in three consecutive years.
The Big Orange offense continues to be one of the top units in Division I under head coach Eve Rackham Watt. This year, the Lady Vols lead the country in kills per set at 14.59 and rank eighth in hitting percentage at .287. In eight seasons under Rackham Watt, UT has ranked in the top 20 in either kills per set or hitting percentage in five seasons. In 2025, Tennessee finished top 15 in both hitting percentage (.292, 10th) and kills per set (14.27, 11th). Rogers leads the team on offense in her first season in the Orange & White with 322 kills and 4.41 kills per set. The duo of Chelsea Sutton and Jalyn Stout lead the team in hitting percentage and both rank in the top ten in the SEC. Sutton has a .364 hitting percentage that ranks seventh in the conference, while Stout is ninth at .348.
Tennessee's defense has been a big part of the team's success. The Lady Vols are holding opposing offenses to a .195 hitting percentage and rank fourth in the conference at 14.04 digs per set. The team is also averaging 2.42 blocks per set, the fifth-best mark in the conference. Six players have 40 or more blocks this season, led by Sutton with 77. The junior middle blocker averages 1.26 blocks per set, a mark that is second in the SEC.
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