University of Tennessee Athletics
Lady Vols to Play Indiana at Broadway Block Party
March 04, 2026 | Volleyball
NASHVILLE -- Tennessee volleyball will once again head to the Music City for the Broadway Block Party. The 2026 edition of the event will be held at the Bridgestone Arena, as the Lady Vols will take on the Indiana Hoosiers on Sept. 6. This upcoming season's event will feature four programs from the SEC, ACC, and Big Ten. In addition to the Lady Vols and the Hoosiers, Louisville and Texas will meet in the first match of the day.
"We are really excited to play in this event for the second year in a row", said head coach Eve Rackham Watt. "It is a wonderful chnace for our players and our sport to showcase at the highest level. Any time we have an opportunity to play in our home state on this stage, in front of Tennessee fans, is incredibly special."
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Tennessee's match against Indiana will be televised nationally on ESPN2 at 3 p.m. ET, following the Louisville and Texas match at noon. Members of the Nashville Sports Council and fans who purchased tickets to last season's event will receive exclusive presale access to tickets from March 4-5. Those looking to join the Nashville Sports Council can sign up by visiting their website at NashvilleSports.com/Membership. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on March 6, which can be purchased by going to the Nashville Sports Council's event website.
This marks the second consecutive year that Tennessee has competed as part of the annual event. In last season's contest, the Lady Vols matched up against Purdue.
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Tennessee and Indiana last met nearly 16 years ago back on Dec. 4, 2010, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. In that meeting, the Lady Vols dropped a five-set thriller to the Hoosiers in Bloomington, Indiana. This will be just the eighth meeting all-time between the two programs, with Tennessee holding the slight advantage with a 4-3 record in the series.
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Tennessee returns three-time All-American setter Caroline Kerr for the 2026 campaign. The rising redshirt senior helped guide an offense that ranked top 15 nationally in both hitting percentage (.292) and kills per set (14.97), marking the second time in the last three seasons that the Big Orange ranked in the top 15 in both categories. Kerr is sixth all-time in program history in both career assists (3,259) and assists per set (10.65).
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Tennessee also returns experienced players in middle blocker Chelsea Sutton and outside hitter Mackenzie Plante. Sutton led the team in blocks last season with 116, while also finishing the season with the second-most kills on the team with 215. The rising junior led the team in hitting percentage at .362 in 2025, ranking in the top five of the SEC. Plante had a career year during her junior campaign, setting career highs in all major categories. The Dripping Springs, Texas native was fourth on the team with 182 kills, while also playing a large role defensively with 175 digs. Plante tallied five matches with double-digit kills, including a career high of 14 against both Texas and Alabama.
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Four transfers will make their debuts for Tennessee in 2026. Coastal Carolina transfer Jalyn Stout enters as the NCAA's all-time leader for triple-doubles in a career with 46. Stout finished her three years with the Chanticleers with 1,112 kills, 1,545 assists, and 1,041 digs. Kennedi Rogers earned ACC All-Freshman team honors in 2025 at SMU, where she logged 175 kills and a .272 hitting percentage. Nia Hall comes to Rocky Top with SEC experience after spending one season at South Carolina. In 2025 with the Gamecocks, Hall led the team in both kills (273) and kills per set (3.07). Marta Lazzarin joins the Lady Vols from Georgia State, where she garnered Sun Belt Libero of the Year honors in her first collegiate season after tallying 535 digs and 5.25 digs per set.
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In addition to these transfers, five freshmen have joined the squad for the spring, gaining valuable experience ahead of the 2026 season. The quintet of first-year players includes middle blockers Jolene Oddo, Camille Perry, and Anni Tang, as well as opposite hitter Jade Williams and outside hitter Morgan Williams.
"We are really excited to play in this event for the second year in a row", said head coach Eve Rackham Watt. "It is a wonderful chnace for our players and our sport to showcase at the highest level. Any time we have an opportunity to play in our home state on this stage, in front of Tennessee fans, is incredibly special."
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Tennessee's match against Indiana will be televised nationally on ESPN2 at 3 p.m. ET, following the Louisville and Texas match at noon. Members of the Nashville Sports Council and fans who purchased tickets to last season's event will receive exclusive presale access to tickets from March 4-5. Those looking to join the Nashville Sports Council can sign up by visiting their website at NashvilleSports.com/Membership. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on March 6, which can be purchased by going to the Nashville Sports Council's event website.
This marks the second consecutive year that Tennessee has competed as part of the annual event. In last season's contest, the Lady Vols matched up against Purdue.
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Tennessee and Indiana last met nearly 16 years ago back on Dec. 4, 2010, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. In that meeting, the Lady Vols dropped a five-set thriller to the Hoosiers in Bloomington, Indiana. This will be just the eighth meeting all-time between the two programs, with Tennessee holding the slight advantage with a 4-3 record in the series.
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Tennessee returns three-time All-American setter Caroline Kerr for the 2026 campaign. The rising redshirt senior helped guide an offense that ranked top 15 nationally in both hitting percentage (.292) and kills per set (14.97), marking the second time in the last three seasons that the Big Orange ranked in the top 15 in both categories. Kerr is sixth all-time in program history in both career assists (3,259) and assists per set (10.65).
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Tennessee also returns experienced players in middle blocker Chelsea Sutton and outside hitter Mackenzie Plante. Sutton led the team in blocks last season with 116, while also finishing the season with the second-most kills on the team with 215. The rising junior led the team in hitting percentage at .362 in 2025, ranking in the top five of the SEC. Plante had a career year during her junior campaign, setting career highs in all major categories. The Dripping Springs, Texas native was fourth on the team with 182 kills, while also playing a large role defensively with 175 digs. Plante tallied five matches with double-digit kills, including a career high of 14 against both Texas and Alabama.
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Four transfers will make their debuts for Tennessee in 2026. Coastal Carolina transfer Jalyn Stout enters as the NCAA's all-time leader for triple-doubles in a career with 46. Stout finished her three years with the Chanticleers with 1,112 kills, 1,545 assists, and 1,041 digs. Kennedi Rogers earned ACC All-Freshman team honors in 2025 at SMU, where she logged 175 kills and a .272 hitting percentage. Nia Hall comes to Rocky Top with SEC experience after spending one season at South Carolina. In 2025 with the Gamecocks, Hall led the team in both kills (273) and kills per set (3.07). Marta Lazzarin joins the Lady Vols from Georgia State, where she garnered Sun Belt Libero of the Year honors in her first collegiate season after tallying 535 digs and 5.25 digs per set.
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In addition to these transfers, five freshmen have joined the squad for the spring, gaining valuable experience ahead of the 2026 season. The quintet of first-year players includes middle blockers Jolene Oddo, Camille Perry, and Anni Tang, as well as opposite hitter Jade Williams and outside hitter Morgan Williams.
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