2017 TENNESSEE VOLLEYBALL | UTSPORTS.COM | @VOL_VBALL 1 14 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES » 6 COMBINED SEC TITLES » 18 ALL-AMERICANS » 22 20-WIN SEASONS DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Aug. 25 Western Michigan 1 W, 3-1 Aug. 26 Wofford 1 W, 3-0 George Washingtson 1 W, 3-0 Sept. 1 vs. Texas San Antonio 2 W, 3-1 Sept. 2 vs. West Virginia 2 L, 0-3 @ #2 Minnesota 2 L, 0-3 Sept. 8 @ Florida State 3 Canceled Sept. 9 vs. Florida A&M 3 Canceled Sept. 10 @ Kennesaw State Canceled Sept. 15 Marshall 4 W, 3-0 Sept. 16 USC-Upstate 4 W, 3-1 Furman 4 W, 3-2 Sept. 20 @ Arkansas* L, 0-3 Sept. 24 Mississippi State* 1:30 p.m. Sept. 29 @ Florida* 7 p.m. Oct. 1 @ South Carolina* 1 p.m. Oct. 4 Auburn* 8 p.m. Oct. 8 Alabama* 1:30 p.m. Oct. 11 @ Georgia* 7 p.m. Oct. 15 Missouri* 1:30 p.m. Oct. 22 @ Kentucky* 1:30 p.m. Oct. 27 @ Texas A&M* 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 @ LSU* 2 p.m. Nov. 3 South Carolina* 7 p.m. Nov. 5 Florida* 1:30 p.m. Nov. 9 @ Auburn* 8 p.m. Nov. 12 @ Alabama* 2 p.m. Nov. 17 Ole Miss* 7 p.m. Nov. 19 Georgia* 1:30 p.m. Nov. 24 LSU* 7 p.m. * Southeastern Conference game 1 - Tennessee Classic; 2 - Diet Coke Classic; 3 - FSU- FAMU Classic; 4 - Rocky Top Invitational. All times Eastern THE RECORD OVERALL RECORD: 7-3 SEC 0-1 NON-CONFERENCE 7-3 HOME 6-0 AWAY 0-2 NEUTRAL 1-1 THE SCHEDULE 2017 SCHEDULE & RECORD THE MATCHUPS TENNESSEE (7-3, 0-1 SEC) vs. MISSISSIPPI STATE (9-6, 0-0 SEC) SEPT. 24, 2017 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN. KEY STORYLINES SEC PLAY BEGINS LAST WEEK THE SERIES The Lady Vols went 3-0 at the Rocky Top Invitational. Tennes- see beat Marshall, USC Upstate and Furman to close out the non-conference season. Erica Treiber and Alyssa And- reno were named to a second all-tournament team when they both were named to the Rocky Top Invite team. Treiber was named MVP while they both were named to the Tennessee Classic all-tournament team and Andreno was named MVP. Sedona Hansen & Callie Wil- liams now have had 10 or more assists in all nice of the Lady Vols matched and averaged 5.17 & 5.08 assist last week. Twitter & Instagram @Vol_VBall Facebook Page Facebook.com/UTVolleyball SOCIAL TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS vs UTSPORTS.COM HAILSTATE.COM COACHING FACTS Head Coach: Rob Patrick Record at Tennessee: 404-238 / 21th year COACHING FACTS Head Coach: David McFatrich Record at Mississippi State: 40-39 / 3rd year QUICK COMPARISON Season (SEC) Season (SEC) .229 (.206) Hitting Pct. .209 (--) .155 (.291) Opponent Hitting Pct. .207 (--) 12.14 (11.67) Kills/Set 12.35 (--) 11.09 (11.00) Assists/Set 11.72 (--) 1.20 (--) Aces/Set 1.54 (--) 14.23 (13.00) Digs/Set 13.06 (--) 3.00 (3.67) Blocks/Set 1.81 (--) This week is the start of SEC play. The Vols will play 18 matches, 9 at home and 9 on the road. Rob Patrick is 194-153 in SEC play at Tennessee. He led the team to conference titles in 2004 and 2011. Last season the Vols went 7-11 in SEC play, finishing in a tie for sev- enth place. VS. ARKANSAS - UPDATED Series: Arkansas leads 20-19 Last 10: Arkansas leads 6-4 Current Streak: Arkansas - W2 Last Match: Turner had 10 kills and Grubbs has a .538 hitting percent- age but it was not enough as the Razorbacks won 3-0 in Fayetteville VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE Series: UT leads 42-12 Last 10: Tied 5-5 Current Streak: MSU - W2 Last Match: The Bulldogs won the both meetings last year 3-0, includ- ing the season opener. SCHEDULE NOTES Tennessee is on national TV four times. The Vols ESPNU matches are Sept. 20 at Arkansas (9 p.m. Eastern) and Oct. 11 at Georgia (7 p.m.). Matches on the SEC Network include: Oct. 1 at South Carolina (1 p.m.) and Oct. 4 Auburn (8 p.m.) Tennessee is scheduled for 15 home matches at Thompson-Boling Arena this season, starting with the annual Tennessee Classic. During non-conference action, the Vols play three teams for the first time in program history: Florida A&M, West Virginia, and South Carolina-Upstate CURRENT STAT LEADERS KILLS #14 TURNER | #10 JETER 2.71 K/S (.208 hit%) | 2.48 K/S (.270 hit%) #12 VUJCIN | #9 CARR 3.59 K/S (.232 hit%) | 2.98 K/S (.197 hit%) HIT% #7 ERICA TREIBER .353 hit% - t-9th SEC (2.23 K/S) #12 VUJCIN | #25 ROSE GRAY .232 hit% - 3.59 K/S | .213 hit%- 1.61 K/S SETTING #11 SEDONA HANSEN 5.49 A/S (192 assits), 2.40 D/S #2 MORGAN KATH 10.11 A/S - 5th SEC, 1.62 D/S SERVING #13 JIMENEZ | #8 WILLIAMS 0.31 SA/S (11 aces) | 0.23 (8 aces) #2 KATH | #12 VUJCIN 0.34 SA/S (16 aces) | 0.33 SA/S (18 aces) DIGGING #6 SCHUMACHER | #8 WILLIAMS 4.57 D/S - 4th SEC | 1.69 D/S #3 GABBY ZGUNDA 3.74 D/S (202 digs) BLOCKING #7 TREIBER | #2 ANDRENO 1.43 B/S - 3rd SEC | 1.34 B/S - 6th SEC #25 LAURA ROSE GRAY 0.81 B/S (44 blocks)
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KEY STORYLINES
SEC PLAY BEGINS LAST WEEK THE SERIESThe Lady Vols went 3-0 at the Rocky Top Invitational. Tennes-see beat Marshall, USC Upstate and Furman to close out the non-conference season.
Erica Treiber and Alyssa And-reno were named to a second all-tournament team when they both were named to the Rocky Top Invite team. Treiber was named MVP while they both were named to the Tennessee Classic all-tournament team and Andreno was named MVP.
Sedona Hansen & Callie Wil-liams now have had 10 or more assists in all nice of the Lady Vols matched and averaged 5.17 & 5.08 assist last week.
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COACHING FACTSHead Coach: Rob PatrickRecord at Tennessee: 404-238 / 21th year
This week is the start of SEC play. The Vols will play 18 matches, 9 at home and 9 on the road.
Rob Patrick is 194-153 in SEC play at Tennessee. He led the team to conference titles in 2004 and 2011.
Last season the Vols went 7-11 in SEC play, finishing in a tie for sev-enth place.
VS. ARKANSAS - UPDATEDSeries: Arkansas leads 20-19
Last 10: Arkansas leads 6-4
Current Streak: Arkansas - W2
Last Match: Turner had 10 kills and Grubbs has a .538 hitting percent-age but it was not enough as the Razorbacks won 3-0 in Fayetteville
VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE Series: UT leads 42-12
Last 10: Tied 5-5
Current Streak: MSU - W2
Last Match: The Bulldogs won the both meetings last year 3-0, includ-ing the season opener.
SCHEDULE NOTESTennessee is on national TV four times. The Vols ESPNU matches are Sept. 20 at Arkansas (9 p.m. Eastern) and Oct. 11 at Georgia (7 p.m.). Matches on the SEC Network include: Oct. 1 at South Carolina (1 p.m.) and Oct. 4 Auburn (8 p.m.)
Tennessee is scheduled for 15 home matches at Thompson-Boling Arena this season, starting with the annual Tennessee Classic.
During non-conference action, the Vols play three teams for the first time in program history: Florida A&M, West Virginia, and South Carolina-Upstate
COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Rob Patrick (Miami [Ohio], ’83) Record at Tennessee (Years) : 404-237 (21st)Overall Record : Same Assistant Coach: AJ Bonetti (Second Season)Assistant Coach: Nikki Dailey (First Season)Director of Operations: Kevin Cardoza (Second Season)Volunteer Assistant Coach: Kevin Cook (First Season)Volleyball Office Phone: (865) 974-4275
TEAM INFORMATION2016 Record: 17-14 SEC Record (Finish) : 7-11 (t-7th)NCAA Finish (AVCA Rank): -- (NR)Starters Returning/Lost: 4 + 1 MH Alyssa Andreno, S Sedona Hansen, OH Kanisha Jimenez, MH Erica Treiber L Brooke SchumacherStarters Lost: 2MB Raina Hembry, OH Bri HolmesNewcomers: 6 5 Freshmen, 1 TransferCompetition Facility: Thompson-Boling ArenaPractice Facility: Joan Cronan Volleyball Center
MEDIA INFORMATION
MEDIA CREDENTIALSRequests for working media credentials should be directed to volleyball contact Maurice Williams. Those wishing to attend a match are asked to call the Media Relations Office to be placed on the pass list.
Photo credentials will be issued to accredited photographers or those individuals on special assignment. Because there are designated areas for photographers, we ask that anyone shooting a volleyball match at Thompson-Boling Arena check with Maurice prior to the start of the contest.
RADIOThompson-Boling Arena is available for radio broadcasts through UT Telephone Services. In order to access these lines, those interested in broadcasting a particular match need to inform the UT Athletics Media Relations Office in writing at their earliest convenience and no later than three weeks prior to the contest. Radio stations also will need to contact UT Telephone Services at (865) 974-3121 to order a telephone line for use at the contest(s).
STATISTICAL SERVICESServices provided include statistics generated from the StatCrew computer program. Match statistics will be handed to all attending members of the media and sports information personnel after every game. Following the match, final statistics will be emailed to the visiting sports information director’s email list.
INTERVIEWSInterviews will be available following the match after a 10-minute cooling-off period. Media wishing to interview the coaches or any players other than on match days are required to set up interviews with 24 hours notice through Maurice Williams in the UT Media Relations Office.
MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATIONOvernight Mail Address1551 Lake Loudon Blvd.Brenda Lawson Center, Ground FloorKnoxville, TN 37996
Maurice D. WilliamsOffice Phone: 865-974-8876Cell: 803-842-1279Fax: 865-974-8875Email: [email protected]
• Treiber: Started 30 matches for the Vols in 2016, rank-ing eighth in the SEC in hitting percentage (.348) and ranking third on the team with 2.58 kills per set. She also led Tennessee with 107 blocks, averaging 1.06 per set to rank ninth in the SEC.
• Hansen: Racked up 1,130 assists as a freshman last sea-son, sitting third in the SEC and 19th in all of Div. I with 11.19 assists per set. She notched 50 assists three times, including a career-high 56 at Western Michigan.
• Schumacher: Averaged 3.14 digs per set in 2016, to-taling 317 digs overall in 101 sets played. She had 18 matches in which she racked up double-digit digs – including a career-high 21 against LSU.
• Jimenez: Started 10 matches, playing in 24 total. She was fourth on the team with 36 service aces on the season, and she averaged 1.67 digs and 1.00 kills per set.
• Andreno: Started in 18 matches for the Vols last sea-son, seeing action in 92 sets. She averaged 1.64 kills per set and hit .265 for the season, while also ranking third on the team with 69 total blocks.
MORE RETURNING BIG TIMERS• In addition to the returning starters, two more players
had significant playing time last season:, sophomore OH Tessa Grubbs and senior OH Kendra Turner.
• Grubbs: Ranked seventh in the SEC in points (4.06 per set) and eighth in kills (3.60 per set) in 2016. She hit .275 for the season and was second on the team with 44 service aces.
• Turner: Averaged 2.14 kills pet set in 2016, hitting .255 in 25 matches played. She also had 30 total blocks as a reserve.
DEFENSIVE OPTIONS• Junior Brooke Schumacher and sophomore Asha
Phillips both return for Tennessee this season on the defensive side of the ball.
• Schumacher averaged 3.14 digs per set in 2016 (317 digs total), playing in 101 sets over 29 matches. She had double-digit digs 18 times – including a ca-reer-high 21 against LSU.
• Phillips, out of Siegel High in Murfreesboro, Tenn., averaged 1.67 digs per set during last season’s DISH Tennessee Classic.
• They are joined by freshman Keyton Kinley, who was a Prep Volleyball All-American at Lafayette Senior High School in Lexington, Ky.
TOPS IN THE SEC• The Vols ranked in the top five in the conference
last season in: opponent hitting percentage (fourth, .194), assists (fourth, 12.91 per set), kills (fourth, 13.83 per set), hitting percentage (fifth, .253), and service aces (fifth, 1.24 per set).
• Sedona Hansen was third in the SEC and 19th in the NCAA in assists (11.19 per set) last season.
• Erica Treiber was eighth in the SEC in hitting per-centage (.348) and ninth in blocks (1.06 per set) last season.
• Tessa Grubbs was eighth in the SEC with 3.60 kills/set in 2016. She is also seventh with 4.06 points per set.
THE FRESHMAN FIVE• Head coach Rob Patrick welcomes five freshmen
to the fold this season: defensive specialist Keyton Kinley, outside hitter Madison Coulter, setter Callie Williams, middle hitter Gabrielle Peitsch and mid-dle hitter Olivia Schwamberger.
• Kinley was a Prep Volleyball All-American and a two-time Prep Volleyball Defensive Dandy.
• Coulter was named Blount County MVP and Hitter of the Year as a senior.
• Williams was a First Team Under Armour All-Amer-ican, and she won three state titles at Bishop Lynch High before playing at Midway High as a senior.
• Peitsch was First Team All-Howard County and Team Impact Player of the Year in 2015.
• Schwamberger was a three-time First Team All-Con-ference selection and was on both the Under Ar-mour Watch List and Prep Volleyball’s Senior Aces.
SETTING FIVE • Sedona Hansen racked up 1,130 assists as a fresh-
man last season, sitting third in the SEC and 19th in all of Div. I with 11.19 assists per set.
• Hansen had three 50-assist performances in 2016, including a career-high 56 at Western Michigan.
• Her assist total ranks 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.
• Tennessee has two other setters on the roster this season: senior Mackenzie Cooler and freshman Cal-lie Williams. Cooler saw action in 10 matches as a reserve in 2016, and Williams was an Under Armour First Team All-American.
TRANSFERRING• Outside hitter Stephanie Spencer joins the Volun-
teers this season after transferring from Georgia Southern, where was ranked second on the team in kills as a freshman.
• She averaged 2.22 kills per set that season, and she racked up a career-high 22 kills against Georgia.
• As a sophomore, Spencer had a career-high 18 digs at Louisiana.
• In 2015, she was named to the Sun Belt Commis-sioner’s List.
LINEUP NOTES• UT played with 14 starting lineups last season. • Coming into her junior season, Erica Treiber has
started all but two matches of her UT career.
FIVE SIGN FOR 2017• Five players inked with the Vols during the early sign-
ing period: Callie Williams (S, Waco, Texas), Keyton Kinley (DS/L, Lexington, Ky.), Olivia Schwamberg-er (MH, Cincinnati, Ohio), Madison Coulter (OH, Maryville, Tennessee) and Gabby Peitsch (MH, Ell-icott City, Maryland).
• Williams is a first-team Under Armour All-American.
� BY THE NUMBERS
6» Number of wins Coach Patrick is away from 200 career SEC wins. In his 20 years at the helm they Lady Vols are 194-153 in SEC matches. 208
» The number of assists that Sedona Hansen needs to crack the top 10 all-time assist leaders list here at Tennessee. 16
» Tennessee is second in the SEC in blocks per set but they are also ranked 16th in the county, led by Andreno and Treiber who are 34th & 64th in the country.
OUR RECORD WHEN ...
Overall SECLOCATIONHome 6-0 0-0Away 0-2 0-1Neutral 1-1 --RANKINGvs. Ranked Opponent 0-1 0-0MATCH LENGTH3-Set Matches 2-3 0-14-Set Matches 3-0 0-05-Set Matches 1-0 0-0STATISTICAL LEADERSUT hits .250 or better 4-1 0-0UT hits below .250 3-2 0-1Opp. hits .250 or better 1-2 0-1Opp. hits below .250 6-1 0-0UT has higher attack % 7-0 0-0UT has lower attack % 0-3 0-1Teams have same attack % -- --UT has more kills 5-0 0-0UT has fewer kills 2-3 0-1Same number of kills 0-0 0-03 players with 10+ kills 0-0 0-03 players hit .300+ 1-0 0-0 (min. 10 attempts)UT hits 30+ kills 6-3 0-1UT allows 30+ kills 6-3 0-1UT hits 50+ kills 3-0 0-0UT allows 50+ kills 2-1 0-0UT has more aces 4-0 0-0UT has fewer aces 0-4 0-1Same number of aces 2-0 0-0UT has more digs 5-0 0-0UT has fewer digs 2-3 0-1Same number of digs 0-0 0-0UT has more blocks 6-1 0-1UT has fewer blocks 0-2 0-0Same number of blocks 1-0 --SET W/LUT wins Set 1 6-0 0-0 loses Set 1 1-3 0-1UT wins Set 2 7-0 0-0 loses Set 2 0-3 0-1UT wins Set 3 4-0 0-0 loses Set 3 3-3 0-1UT wins Set 4 3-0 0-0 loses Set 4 0-0 0-0UT wins Set 5 1-0 -- loses Set 5 0-0 0-0MONTHAugust 3-0 --September 4-3 0-1October 0-0 0-0November 0-0 0-0DAYSunday 0-0 0-0Monday -- --Tuesday -- --Wednesday 0-1 0-1Thursday -- --Friday 3-0 0-0Saturday 4-2 --COLORWearing Orange 3-1 0-1Wearing White 3-1 0-0Wearing Smokey Grey 1-1 0-0
FridayAlabama at Georgia Auburn at Ole MissTexas A&M at LSUSouth Carolina at Mississippi State
SundayMissouri at Texas A&MAuburn at Georgia LSU at #10 KentuckyMississippi State at Tennessee#3 Florida at ArkansasAlabama at Ole Miss
MORE NOTESTOPS IN THE SEC• The Vols are ranked in the top five in the conference
in two important categories with season averages: second in blocks (3.00) and third in opponent hitting percentage (.155).
• Erica Treiber, who has started every match as a middle hitter this season, ranks third in the SEC and 34th in the NCAA with 1.43 blocks/set.
• Alyssa Andreno ranks sixth in the SEC and 64th in the NCAA averaging 1.34 blocks/set. She has recorded 47 total blocks so far this season.
THE FRESHMAN PHENOM • Freshman Callie Williams is proof that apple doesn’t
fall far from the tree. Daughter of a volleyball coach Jason Williams (assistant at Baylor) and a volleyball All-American in Cory Williams.
• Cory (Sivertson) Williams played volleyball at Baylor where she is the only volleyball player inducted into the Baylor Hall of Fame, ending her career holding 18 Baylor records, many which still stand today as a setter.
• Callie, a setter too has 156 assists so far this season and averaging 4.46 assist/set and 1.69 digs/set at this point in the season.
SETTING STATS• Sedona Hansen is climbing up the Tennessee career
charts for total number of assists. Hansen is current-ly 208 assists away from cracking the all-time career assist list for the Lady Vols. She has record 192 assist for an average of 5.49 per set and has had at least 10 assist in every match she has played in this season.
• Williams, like Hansen, is setting the standard as it relates to total assists having recorded 156 for an average of 4.46. She too has had 10 assists or more in all nine of the Lady Vols matches she has played in this season.
FAMILY TIES • Coulter’s grandfather, Kenny Coulter, also was a stu-
dent-athlete at Tennessee. • Kenny lettered three years as a guard on the Tennessee
basketball team from 1956-59. • The Maryville, Tennessee, native was the Vols’ sec-
ond-leading scorer as senior in 1958-59, averaging 14.0 ppg.
• A former college basketball official, Kenny now works as an officials observer at UT home games.
THE LADY VOL BRAND• “We are committed to restoring the visibility of the
Lady Vol brand and showing it the reverence it de-serves so our Tennessee family can move forward, more united, to blaze new trails of excellence.” - John Currie, Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics.
• On Sept. 14, Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics and Chancellor Dr. Beverly Davenport committed to re-store visibility to the iconic “Lady Vols” name, logo and brand.
• “While the ‘Power T’ is the official mark of the Uni-versity of Tennessee, we are committed to restoring the visibility of the Lady Vol brand and showing it the reverence it deserves so our Tennessee family can move forward, more united, to blaze new trails of excellence,” Currie said. “We understand that people are very passionate about the Lady Vol brand, and the Chancellor and I have been diligent about seeking perspective from various constituen-cies since each of us were appointed.
• “We will not allow for the Lady Vol brand to disap-pear from our athletics department or university.”
• ”Yes, our university has decided on one official mark and brand,” Currie said. “But that does not mean that all other brands iconic to our history and tradition must cease to exist. ”I do believe it’s important to preserve and celebrate the Lady Vol brand and logo, which has for decades—and still does—possess great meaning and evoke incredible pride among many supporters of this university.”
SEPT. 18, 2016Rank Team Record Prev.1 Minnesota (40) 11-0 12 Penn State (13) 10-0 23 Florida (10) 7-0 34 Stanford (1) 7-2 45 Wisconsin 9-0 56 Texas 7-2 67 Washington 10-1 78 Oregon 7-1 119 BYU 11-1 1410 Kentucky 9-2 1211 UCLA 7-2 1312 Kansas 11-2 913 Purdue 10-1 1514 Nebraska 7-3 1015 Creighton 7-4 816 Utah 9-2 1617 San Diego 7-3 1718 Iowa State 9-1 1919 Florida State 6-1 2020 Michigan 10-2 2121 Southern California 8-3 1822 Northern Iowa 10-4 NR23 Colorado State 10-2 2224 Wichita State 8-3 NR25 Colorado 10-1 NR
* Bold-Opponents on UT’S 2017 schedule.
SEC IN The Final 2016 RPI 11. Missouri13. Florida 20. Kentucky32. Texas A&M54. Alabama86. Tennessee95. Ole Miss112. South Carolina 116. Auburn153. LSU154. Arkansas165. Mississippi State189. Georgia
TEAM STUDIESHere’s a quick guide to the Vols’ majors and areas of study at the University of Tennessee:
MILESTONE WINSWin # Opponent (Date) Score1 ETSU (8/30/1997) 3-150 Georgia State (10/26/1999) 3-0100 East Carolina (9/14/2002) 3-0200 Arkansas (9/17/2006) 3-1250 Arkansas (9/25/2009) 3-0300 Georgia (9/16/2011) 3-0350 Coastal Carolina (9/21/2013) 3-1400 George Washington (8/26/2017) 3-0
COACHING NOTES
ROB PATRICKHead Coach
21st Year at Tennessee
AJ BONETTIAssistant Coach
2nd Year at Tennessee
NIKKI DAILEYAssistant Coach
1st Year at Tennessee
KEVIN CARDOZADirector of Operations2nd Year at Tennessee
KEVIN COOKVolunteer Asst. Coach1st Year at Tennessee
COACHES & STAFF
HEAD COACH ROB PATRICK
YEAR NO. 21• Rob Patrick, now in his 21st season as head coach,
has made nine NCAA appearances with the Vols, in-cluding a program-best stretch of five straight from 2008-12.
• Since taking over the program in 1997, Patrick has become the program’s all-time wins leader.
• While at the helm of the Orange & White, Patrick has averaged over 20 wins a season, and has had players earn 40 All-SEC honors and 24 All-South Region accolades.
• The native of Cleveland, Ohio, has twice earned Na-tional Coach of the Year honors and guided the Vols to the 2005 NCAA Final Four. He also led the team to SEC titles in 2004 and 2011.
• Of Tennessee’s 18 All-Americans, Patrick has coached 16, including former libero Ellen Mullins, who grad-uated in 2013. Mullins was a two-time All-American, marking the 24th occasion a player under Patrick has been named All-American.
PLAYERS TURNED COACHES• Erica Lear, who last season completed her third year
as an assistant coach at Tennessee, played for Pat-rick at Tennessee 1998-2001 before joining the staff in 2013.
• Lear is one of Patrick’s many players now in the col-lege, high school or club coaching ranks. As a player, she was a three-time All-SEC recipient. She coached at Emory and Memphis before joining the UT staff. She now serves as Development and Training Coor-dinator for the Memphis Metro club team.
• Other UT letterwinners in college coaching: - Amy Morris (2003-05): Lassen Community College - Michelle Piantodosi (2001-04): Head Coach, Eckard - Jasmine Fullove (2002-05): Assistant, IPFW - Caley Carter (2001): Head Coach, Centenary - Jaye Loyd (2006-08): Assistant, UNC Charlotte - Tiffany Baker (2011-12): Assistant, Texas State • Janelle Hester (1999-02) and Lauren LeFlamme
(2004-08) have been coaching on the college and club levels.
BONETTI RETURNS AS ASSISTANT• AJ Bonetti joined the Tennessee staff in March 2016
as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. • Prior to that, he had spent the last seven seasons at
UNC Wilmington, as an assistant coach for five years before serving as the associate head coach the last two years
• UNCW was coming off a conference title in 2015 in the Colonial Athletic Association. The team ended the year with a 24-8 record and four players earned All-CAA honors.
• In addition to recruiting, he also brings a great amount of experience to the defensive side, particu-larly when it comes to blocking and schemes.
CARDOZA RETURNS • Director of Operations Kevin Cardoza returns for his
second season. • Cardoza came to Tennessee after working with the
Maryland volleyball program as a volunteer assis-tant in 2015.
• He also spent three years assistant coach at New York Institute of Technology.
• Cardoza also spent five seasons coaching at the Long Island Volleyball Club and the Long Island Vol-leyball Academy.
DAILEY & COOK ADDED TO STAFF• Nikki Dailey has joined Patrick’s staff this season after
spending three years as an assistant at East Tennessee State.
• She was a setter at Iowa, ranking fifth in program histo-ry with 3,161 career assists.
• Kevin Cook will also join the staff this year as a volun-teer assistant coach.
THIRD FULL YEAR AT JCVC• Tennessee volleyball’s dedicated practice facility, the
Joan Cronan Volleyball Center, was dedicated on Oct. 24, 2014.
• The $3 million dollar facility features three courts, a locker room and lounge, equipment room, film study room, and coaches’ offices. It was constructed adjacent to Regal Soccer Stadium off Neyland Drive.
• With the opening of the Joan Cronan Volleyball cen-ter, each varsity sport at UT now has its own dedi-cated practice space.
• The facility’s namesake, Joan Cronan, was the wom-en’s athletic director for twenty-eight years at UT and served a three-month term as vice chancellor and director of athletics when the men’s and wom-en’s departments merged in 2011.
ON THE PRO CIRCUIT• 2011 All-American Leslie Cikra is a member of Gim-
cheon Korea Expressway Hi-Pass Volleyball Club for a third season.
SWING BLOCKERS• Late in the spring 2016 semester, the coaches had
changed Tennessee’s defensive blocking scheme from static blocking to swing blocking.
DIGS Schumacher - 8Williams - 1 TOTAL BLOCKSAndreno - 4 Treiber - 6
2017 MATCH STAT LEADERS
TEAM MATCH HIGHS
KILLS67 vs. USC Upstate (9/16)ATTACKS158 vs. UTSA (9/1)HITTING %.333 vs. USC Upstate (9/16)ASSISTS62 vs. USC Upstate (9/16)ACES9 vs. Wofford (8/26)DIGS77 vs. UTSA (9/1)BLOCK 19.0 vs. Furman (9/16)
INDIVIDUAL MATCH HIGHS
KILLS17, Kendra Turner vs. UTSA (9/1)ATTACKS52, Kendra Turner vs. UTSA (9/1)HITTING % (MIN. 12 K).632, Erica Treiber vs. USC Upstate (9/16)ASSISTS26, Sedona Hansen vs. UTSA (9/1)ACES5, Kanisha Jimenez vs. Furman (9/16) 5, Callie Williams vs. USC Upstate (9/16) DIGS36, Brooke Schumacher vs. UTSA (9/1)BLOCK SOLOS3, Alyssa Andreno vs. Western Mich. (8/25)BLOCK ASSISTS10, Erica Treiber vs. Furman (9/16)TOTAL BLOCKS11, Alyssa Andreno vs. Western Mich. (8/25)
Site: Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling)Date: Aug 25, 2017 Attend: 1192 Time: 2:13Referees: Wade Brence, Chad KlunckLine judges: Amy Milton, Daniel Jersey
Team Attack By SetSet K E TA Pct Sideout Pct1 11 4 20 . 3 5 0 1 2 - 1 6 75%2 8 5 24 . 1 2 5 1 1 - 1 8 61%3 10 5 37 . 1 3 5 1 2 - 2 3 52%
3 5 - 5 7 61%
TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 12.0
Site: Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling)Date: Aug 26, 2017 Attend: 653 Time: 1:45Referees: David Plaisance, Wade BrenceLine judges: Daniel Jersey, Ed Clark
Team Attack By SetSet K E TA Pct Sideout Pct1 12 4 36 . 2 2 2 1 4 - 2 0 69%2 11 2 20 . 4 5 0 9 - 1 0 89%3 12 2 38 . 2 6 3 1 3 - 2 2 59%
3 6 - 5 2 69%
TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 8.0
Site: Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Bowling)Date: Aug 26, 2017 Attend: 653 Time: 1:30Referees: Chad Klunck, David PlaisanceLine judges: Daniel Jersey, Amy Milton
Site: Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling)Date: Sep 16, 2017 Attend: Time: 2:00Referees: Robert Miller, Elisabeth McHughLine judges: Jason Jacklet, Philip Ems
Site: Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling)Date: Sep 16, 2017 Attend: 473 Time: 2:12Referees: Robert Miller, Elisabeth McHughLine judges: Philip Ems, Jason Jacklet
Team Statistics UT OPPATTACK K i l l s 425 436 E r r o r s 152 239 Total Attacks 1191 1272 Attack Pct . 2 2 9 . 1 5 5 K i l l s / S e t 12.1 12.5SET A s s i s t s 388 413 A t t e m p t s 1190 1314 Assist Pct . 3 2 6 . 3 1 4 A s s i s t s / S e t 11.1 11.8SERVE A c e s 42 44 E r r o r s 44 56 A c e s / S e t 1.2 1.3SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 44 42 E r r o r s / S e t 1.3 1.2 A t t e m p t s 649 748 Reception Pct . 9 3 2 . 9 4 4DEFENSE D i g s 498 535 D i g s / S e t 14.2 15.3BLOCKING Block Solo 15 17 Block Assist 180 90 Total Blocks 105.0 62.0 B l o c k s / S e t 3.0 1.8 Block Errors 14 7Ball handling errors 21 16ATTENDANCE T o t a l 4272 5695 Dates/Avg Per Date 6/712 2/2848 Neutral site #/Avg 2/2036 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 6 -
Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.!Aug 25 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 3-1 20-25,25-22,25-13,25-20 1192!Aug 26 WOFFORD W 3-0 25-16,25-17,25-23 653!Aug 26 GEORGE WASHINGTON W 3-0 25-20,25-9,25-22 653$Sep 01 vs UTSA W 3-1 25-18,25-23,20-25,25-21 0$Sep 02 vs West Virginia L 0-3 20-25,16-25,22-25 4071$Sep 02 at #2 Minnesota L 0-3 22-25,15-25,20-25 4862&Sep 15 MARSHALL W 3-0 25-11,25-11,26-24 828&Sep 16 USC UPSTATE W 3-1 25-12,25-17,24-26,25-16 473&Sep 16 FURMAN W 3-2 20-25,25-10,22-25,25-23,15-7 473*Sep 20 at Arkansas L 0-3 17-25,19-25,21-25 833
Team Statistics UT OPPATTACK K i l l s 35 49 E r r o r s 14 17 Total Attacks 102 110 Attack Pct . 2 0 6 . 2 9 1 K i l l s / S e t 11.7 16.3SET A s s i s t s 33 47 A t t e m p t s 105 110 Assist Pct . 3 1 4 . 4 2 7 A s s i s t s / S e t 11.0 15.7SERVE A c e s 0 7 E r r o r s 3 3 A c e s / S e t 0.0 2.3SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 7 0 E r r o r s / S e t 2.3 0.0 A t t e m p t s 70 56 Reception Pct . 9 0 0 1.000DEFENSE D i g s 39 46 D i g s / S e t 13.0 15.3BLOCKING Block Solo 0 1 Block Assist 22 12 Total Blocks 11.0 7.0 B l o c k s / S e t 3.7 2.3 Block Errors 7 2Ball handling errors 2 1ATTENDANCE T o t a l 0 833 Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 1/833 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 -
Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.*Sep 20 at Arkansas L 0-3 17-25,19-25,21-25 833