TENNESSEE /// LADY VOLUNTEERS VOLLEYBALL 2011 MATCH NOTES 2011 SEASON SCHEDULE TO NOTE... WELCOME TO THE DANCE By winning the first outright SEC Championship in program history last week, Tennessee was awarded the No. 14 seed in the NCAA Tournament and the right to host the first and second rounds. UT is hosting for the fifth time in the last eight years and holds an 8-2 record in tournament matches played in Knoxville. The Lady Vols earned their fourth national seed in program history, all of which have come with head coach Rob Patrick at the helm. With the win over Kentucky last week, Tennessee has now won 12 straight matches, six of which have come on the road. Entering Thursday, UT is a perfect 13-0 at home. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT The University of Tennessee Lady Vol volleyball team clinched its first outright Southeastern Conference Championship last Wednesday evening with a 3-1 win over No. 16 Kentucky (28-30, 25-20, 30-28, 25-18) at Thompson-Boling Arena. In front of the fifth-largest crowd in UT history, the Lady Vols won their 12th straight match and went a perfect 13-0 at home during the regular season. Three members of the Big Orange recorded double-doubles, as sophomore Kelsey Robinson notched a team-best 26 kills to go along with 13 digs, freshman Mary Pollmiller dished out 64 assists and added 11 digs and freshman Tiffany Baker had 12 kills and 11 digs versus UK. The victory clinched an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament and Sunday, the Orange and White found out they would be hosting the first and second rounds of the Tournament, as they were seeded 14th. UT (27-3) will face off against Duke (21-8) at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the opening round after Ohio State (19-14) takes on Middle Tennessee State (21-11) at 4:30 p.m. The winner of both contests will move on to a second-round showdown at 7 p.m. on Friday for the right to advance to the NCAA Regional in Gainesville, Fla., Dec. 9-10. DUKE AT A QUICK GLANCE Duke has made the NCAA Tournament for an ACC-record seven consecutive seasons and has 12 NCAA Tournament victories, which is the most in ACC history. With four seniors and three juniors, the Blue Devils have an experienced lineup, as five of seven starters returned for 2011. Last year, the squad made the Elite Eight before losing to eventual NCAA Champion Penn State. Duke 2011 Record: 21-8 (15-5 ACC) All-Time Series Record: Series tied 10-10 Patrick’s Record Against Duke: 2-1 Last 10 Meetings: Duke leads 6-4 The Last Two Meetings: 12/4/09 (Knoxville, Tenn.): Tennessee def. Duke, 3-1 (25-18, 25-23, 17-25, 25-12) 12/1/06 (Knoxville, Tenn.): Duke def. Tennessee, 3-1 (30-22, 26-30, 30-25, 30-27) THE NCAA (HISTORICALLY SPEAKING) Tennessee is making its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, which ties a school record (1981-84), and 13th overall showing in postseason play. The Lady Vols will be hosting for the eighth time in school history and for the first time since 2009. UT has an overall NCAA Tournament record of 12-12, as the team went 1-1 last season. The Big Orange tallied five victories over ranked teams in the tournament and has made four NCAA Regional appearances (1982, 1984, 2004, 2005), along with reaching the Final Four in 2005. AUGUST Comcast Lady Vol Classic 26 Ohio W, 3-2 27 Villanova W, 3-0 Maryland W, 3-2 SEPTEMBER Illinois State Farm Classic Champaign, Ill. 2 @ #7 Illinois L, 1-3 3 vs. #21 Dayton W, 3-2 vs. Houston L, 2-3 Virginia Tech Invitational Blacksburg, Va. 9 vs. Seton Hall W, 3-0 10 vs. American W, 3-0 @ Virginia Tech W, 3-1 16 Georgia * W, 3-0 18 Auburn * W, 3-0 23 @ South Carolina * W, 3-1 25 @ #6 Florida W, 3-2 30 @ LSU * W, 3-1 OCTOBER 2 @ Arkansas * W, 3-0 7 Alabama * W, 3-0 9 Mississippi W, 3-2 12 @ #25 Kentucky * L, 2-3 16 @ Mississippi State * W, 3-0 21 @ Auburn * W, 3-1 23 @ Georgia * W, 3-1 28 #13 Florida * W, 3-1 30 South Carolina * W, 3-0 NOVEMBER 2 @ Louisville W, 3-0 6 Mississippi State * W, 3-1 11 @ Mississippi W, 3-2 13 @ Alabama * W, 3-0 18 Arkansas * W, 3-0 20 LSU * W, 3-0 23 #16 Kentucky * W, 3-1 DECEMBER 1 Duke! 7 p.m. 2 TBD! 7 p.m. >> * SEC match >> ! NCAA Tournament CONTACT BOX /// MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION TODD MOUNCE Graduate Assistant Email: [email protected]Office: 865.974.0311 Cell: 330.718.6040 MATT MAGILL Student Assistant Media Contact Email: [email protected]THE NCAA FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS [ DEC. 1-2 /// THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA /// KNOXVILLE, TENN. ] THURSDAY vs. Duke [21-8, 15-5 ACC] /// 7:00 p.m. ET 2011 RECORD OVERALL RECORD: 27-3 SEC 19-1 NON-CONFERENCE 8-2 HOME 13-0 AWAY 11-2 NEUTRAL 3-1 FRIDAY UT/Duke vs. MTSU/Ohio State /// 7:00 p.m. ET
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TENNESSEE /// LADY VOLUNTEERS VOLLEYBALL 2011
MATCH NOTES
2011 SEASON SCHEDULE
TO NOTE...WELCOME TO THE DANCE
By winning the fi rst outright SEC Championship in program history last week, Tennessee was awarded the No. 14 seed in the NCAA Tournament and the right to host the fi rst and second rounds. UT is hosting for the fi fth time in the last eight years and holds an 8-2 record in tournament matches played in Knoxville.
The Lady Vols earned their fourth national seed in program history, all of which have come with head coach Rob Patrick at the helm.
With the win over Kentucky last week, Tennessee has now won 12 straight matches, six of which have come on the road. Entering Thursday, UT is a perfect 13-0 at home.
IN CASE YOU MISSED ITThe University of Tennessee Lady Vol volleyball
team clinched its first outright Southeastern Conference Championship last Wednesday evening with a 3-1 win over No. 16 Kentucky (28-30, 25-20, 30-28, 25-18) at Thompson-Boling Arena. In front of the fi fth-largest crowd in UT history, the Lady Vols won their 12th straight match and went a perfect 13-0 at home during the regular season.
Three members of the Big Orange recorded double-doubles, as sophomore Kelsey Robinson
notched a team-best 26 kills to go along with 13 digs, freshman Mary Pollmiller dished out 64 assists and added 11 digs and freshman Tiff any Baker had 12 kills and 11 digs versus UK. The victory clinched an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament and Sunday, the Orange and White found out they would be hosting the fi rst and second rounds of the Tournament, as they were seeded 14th.
UT (27-3) will face off against Duke (21-8) at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the opening round after Ohio State (19-14) takes on Middle Tennessee State (21-11) at 4:30 p.m. The winner of both contests will move on to a second-round showdown at 7 p.m. on Friday for the right to advance to the NCAA Regional in Gainesville, Fla., Dec. 9-10.
DUKE AT A QUICK GLANCEDuke has made the NCAA Tournament for an
ACC-record seven consecutive seasons and has 12 NCAA Tournament victories, which is the most in ACC history.
With four seniors and three juniors, the Blue Devils have an experienced lineup, as fi ve of seven starters returned for 2011. Last year, the squad made the Elite Eight before losing to eventual NCAA Champion Penn State.
Duke2011 Record: 21-8 (15-5 ACC)All-Time Series Record: Series tied 10-10Patrick’s Record Against Duke: 2-1Last 10 Meetings: Duke leads 6-4The Last Two Meetings:
THE NCAA (HISTORICALLY SPEAKING)Tennessee is making its fourth consecutive NCAA
Tournament appearance, which ties a school record (1981-84), and 13th overall showing in postseason play.
The Lady Vols will be hosting for the eighth time in school history and for the fi rst time since 2009. UT has an overall NCAA Tournament record of 12-12, as the team went 1-1 last season.
The Big Orange tallied fi ve victories over ranked teams in the tournament and has made four NCAA Regional appearances (1982, 1984, 2004, 2005), along with reaching the Final Four in 2005.
AUGUST Comcast Lady Vol Classic
26 Ohio W, 3-227 Villanova W, 3-0 Maryland W, 3-2
SEPTEMBER Illinois State Farm Classic
Champaign, Ill.2 @ #7 Illinois L, 1-33 vs. #21 Dayton W, 3-2 vs. Houston L, 2-3
Virginia Tech Invitational
Blacksburg, Va.9 vs. Seton Hall W, 3-010 vs. American W, 3-0 @ Virginia Tech W, 3-1
COACHING STAFFHead Coach Rob Patrick (Miami [Ohio], ’83)Record at UT 319-153 (15 years)Overall Record Same
Assistant Coach Alan Edwards (Western Carolina, ’99)Assistant Coach Rachel Cooper (Mississippi State, ’06)Dir. of Volleyball Operations Jenna Dover (UNC Asheville, ‘11)Volunteer Assistant Jason HamesVolleyball Offi ce Phone (865) 974-4275
TEAM INFORMATION2010 Record 25-7SEC Record (Finish) 15-5 (2nd - Eastern)NCAA Finish NCAA Second RoundLetterwinners Returning/Lost 9/4*Starters Returning/Lost 4/2 + Libero*Newcomers 6
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>> * Lettermen & starters returning includes Kayla Jeter, who is out for the season with a torn ACL
MEDIA INFORMATION
INFO BOX /// LADY VOLS PRACTICE SCHEDULE
MEDIA CREDENTIALS Requests for working media credentials should be directed to volleyball contact Todd Mounce. Those wishing to attend a match are asked to call the Media Relations Offi ce to be placed on the pass list. Photo credentials will be issued only to accredited photographers or those individuals on special assignment. Because there are specifi cally designated areas for photographers, we ask that anyone shooting a Lady Vol volleyball match at Thompson-Boling Arena check with Todd prior to the start of the contest.
RADIO Thompson-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 Offi ce 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 SERVICES Services 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 conclusion of the match, fi nal statistics will be faxed/emailed to the visiting sports information director’s fax/email list. Results will also be emailed to the sports information contact of visiting teams at the conclusion of the match in lieu of a sports information representative traveling with his or her team. Arrangements should be made in advance for any additional services.
INTERVIEWS Interviews 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 game days are required to set up interviews with 24 hours notice through Todd Mounce in the UT Media Relations Offi ce.
MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Overnight Mail Address
ALAN EDWARDS /// ASSISTANT COACHIn July, former Iona College head coach Alan Ed-
wards joined the UT staff as the team’s new assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.
“I am very excited about adding Alan to our coaching staff ,” Patrick said. “He brings a wealth of volleyball experience, both as a head coach and as-sistant coach from a number of Division-I programs, and is someone who I feel will be able to assimilate himself into our team very quickly.”
Edwards was most recently the head coach at Iona for the past fi ve seasons, where he led the Gaels to a 75-79 overall record and four appearances in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships.
During his time in New Rochelle, Edwards men-tored one of the top defensive players in NCAA history in Allison Neiters. One of the top volleyball performers in Iona College and MAAC history, she shattered the Iona and conference career record for digs with 2,682, the fi fth highest all-time total in the NCAA.
Neiters was named the 2007 and 2008 MAAC De-fensive Player of the Year and 2009 MAAC Libero of the Year, as well as the league’s Defensive Player of the Week 17 times during her career. She was also a three-time MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Honor Roll member, two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection and earned Iona’s Academic Merit Award for holding a 3.50 or above grade point aver-age.
RACHEL COOPER /// ASSISTANT COACHAfter a standout career at Mississippi State as a
player and coaching the past three seasons as an as-sistant at ETSU, Rachel Cooper joined the Tennees-see staff in May.
Prior to her time as an assistant coach at ETSU, Cooper served as a graduate assistant with the Buc-caneers, where she assisted in recruiting and coordi-nated team travel and community service.
“The thing that most impresses me about Rachel is her work ethic,” Patrick said. “I’ve gotten to know her in recent years when she has come to work our camps and I am very excited that we have been able to add her to our coaching staff . She has experi-ence in recruiting and understands the day-to-day responsibilities involved with running a high-level volleyball program.
“Rachel was also an outstanding player in the SEC and knows exactly what it takes to be successful at the highest level in our conference. Her personal-ity is very engaging and inviting, and I expect that our players will be able to easily relate to her.”
A Roscoe, Ill., native, Cooper was a four-year let-ter winner and starting outside hitter for the Missis-sippi State Bulldogs. A two-year captain and team Most Valuable Player, Cooper was also the fi rst Bull-dog athlete ever named SEC Player of the Week. She fi nished her career third all-time in kills with 1,405.
A LOOK AT TENNESSEE’S NEW COACHES
PATRICK’S CAREER RECORD[ 1997-PRESENT ]Year Overall SEC Finish/Postseason
Two-time National Coach of the Year Rob Patrick has developed a tradition of excellence since com-ing to Tennessee 15 years ago. Following his arrival at Rocky Top, Patrick has become one of the nation’s top coaches and helped the Lady Vols attain levels of success never before reached in Knoxville, as evi-denced by NCAA Tournament berths in seven of the last eight years, including a run to the Final Four in 2005. His nine-year stretch of winning seasons from 1998-2006 marks the longest-such run in program history, topping the previous high of seven, set from 1978-84. The Big Orange has won 20 or more match-es in eight of the last 10 campaigns. Prior to Patrick’s
arrival at UT in 1997, the Lady Vols last recorded a 20-win season in 1988.
Patrick joined the UT program in July of 1997 after spending the previous three seasons as an as-sistant coach with national powerhouse Stanford. From 1994 to 1996, he helped lead the Cardinal to a combined 92-6 record and two NCAA champion-ships, including title-game victories over UCLA and Hawaii in 1994 and 1996, respectively.
During that stint, Stanford never lost a home match en route to participating in the 1995 NCAA Final Four and winning three consecutive Pac-10 titles.
UT COACHES WIN TOTAL (LEADERS)Coach Years Record Pct.
Rob Patrick 15 319-153 .676Bob Bertucci 8 229-115 .666Julie Hermann 6 77-106 .421
vs. Conference Opponents 175-99 .639vs. Non-Conference Opponents 144-54 .727
Record by Place
Home Matches 157-47 .770Road Matches 111-82 .575Neutral Matches 51-24 .680
Record by Month
In August 26-4 .867In September 115-57 .669In October 102-47 .685In November 68-38 .642In December 8-7 .533
AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTSOverall 21-30 .412
vs. Top 1-5 2-7 .222vs. Top 6-10 6-11 .353vs. Top 11-15 4-6 .400vs. Top 16-20 6-3 .667vs. Top 21-25 3-3 .500
SEC CAREER COACHING RECORDSRank Name School Record
1. Mary Wise Florida 91-Pres. 656-742. Fran Flory UK 1993-97 78-80
LSU 1998-Pres. 267-156 Total 93-Pres. 345-2363. Rob Patrick UT 1997-Pres. 319-153
4. Sid Feldman Georgia 1978-88 318-1355. Chris Poole Arkansas 1994-07 316-1616. Scott Luster LSU 1985-1997 308-1617. Stephanie Schleuder Alabama 1974-81 285-1088. Judy Green Alabama 1996-10 237-2349 Bob Bertucci UT 1979-86 229-11510 Kim Hudson S. Carolina 1993-04 226-133
/// Source: tennesseevolleyball.net
WHO’S BACK?Tennessee is returning three starters and a libero
from last year’s roster: juniors DeeDee Harrison and Leslie Cikra, sophomore Kelsey Robinson and sophomore libero Ellen Mullins.
Robinson was a SEC All-Freshman Team selection in her fi rst season with the Lady Vols at outside hitter.
Additional returners include sophomore setter Kylann Scheidt, senior setter Kelsey Mahoney and sophomore outside hitter Carly Sahagian.
WHO’S NEW?For one, most of the coaching staff is new. Patrick
added two new assistants in the offseason: Alan
Edwards, who was head coach at Iona; and Rachel
Cooper, who was as an assistant at East Tennessee State.On the court, the Lady Vols feature plenty of new
faces with the eighth-ranked recruiting class in the country. Freshmen include:
• OH/MB Tiff any Baker (MaxPreps National Player of the Year; at No. 4, highest-ranked recruit to sign with Tennessee)
• MB Shealyn Kolosky
• DS Nikki Brice
• S Mary Pollmiller • MB Mercedes Vaughn.• MB Stephanie Stoll (transfer from Washington)
JETER OUT FOR SEASONSenior leader Kayla Jeter will miss the entire 2011
season with a knee injury, associate athletics director for sports medicine Jenny Moshak reported.
Jeter suff ered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee at team practice Aug. 19. Recovery time is estimated between six and nine months.
Jeter enjoyed her best season as a junior in 2010, earning first-team All-SEC and AVCA All-America honorable mention honors. The Solon, Ohio, native ranked second on the squad with 340 kills (2.98/set) and led UT with 19 solo blocks.
Tennessee won its last SEC title in 2004, claiming both the regular-season and now-defunct SEC Tournament trophies.
LADY VOLS IN THE RANKINGSWith no new AVCA poll being released until Dec.
20, the Lady Vols remained at No. 15, as the team received 686 points in the poll released on Nov. 21. The squad returned to the top 25 on Sept. 26, as it was ranked 23rd following wins over South Carolina and No. 6 Florida on the road. Despite going 3-0 to start the season, the Big Orange fell out of the poll after week one.
THE BASICS
THE BASICSOverall 27-3Conference 19-1Non-Conference 8-2vs. Ranked 4-2Home 13-0Away 11-2Neutral 3-1
VERSUSvs. the Atlantic 10 1-0vs. the Atlantic Coast 2-0vs the BIG EAST 3-0vs. the Big Ten 0-1vs. the Big 12 --vs. Conference USA 0-1vs. the Mid-American 1-0vs. the Patriot League 1-0vs. the Southern Conference --vs. the SWAC --
BY SETWhen winning the fi rst set 21-1When losing the fi rst set 6-2When winning the second set 20-1When losing the second set 7-2When winning the third set 23-1When losing the third set 4-2When winning the fourth set 10-2When losing the fourth set 3-1
Record in fi rst set 22-8Record in second set 21-9Record in third set 24-6Record in fourth set 13-4Record in fi fth set 6-2Games record 86-29
In three-set matches 13-0In four-set matches 8-1In fi ve-set matches 6-2
THE PERCENTAGESWhen hitting .400 or better 4-0When hitting .300-.399 8-0When hitting .200-.299 13-1When hitting lower than .200 2-2
When out-hitting the opp.* 25-1When out-hit by the opp. 2-2When out-digging the opp.* 24-1When out-dug by the opp. 3-2* Or Tied
8 Purdue 1041 25-4 89 Penn State 1023 21-7 1210 California 987 25-6 311 Washington 934 21-7 1012 Northern Iowa 878 30-1 1113 Oregon 807 20-8 1514 Iowa State 763 22-4 1315 TENNESSEE 686 26-3 14
16 Kentucky 560 26-4 16
17 Florida 541 23-5 17
18 Pepperdine 519 21-6 1819 Minnesota 364 16-11 1920 San Diego 328 27-4 2021 Florida State 297 24-5 2122 Michigan 201 19-11 2323 Long Beach State 174 20-6 2424 Western Kentucky 108 31-3 NR25 Miami (FL) 75 24-4 22/// Bold Indicates UT Opponents
IN OTHER RANKINGS...In other national polls and statistical lists,
the Lady Vols are ranked:RPI: No. 9RickKern.com: No. 14Pablo Rankings: No. 9
PAST & PRESENT THE LAST 10 MATCHUPSHere’s a look at the Lady Vols’ results against Duke,
Ohio State and MTSU dating back to 1974. DukeDuke leads 6-4 in the last 10 meetings9/16/89 L 7-15, 15-8, 13-15, 6-159/22/90 L 15-11, 11-15, 14-16, 5-159/14/91 L 7-15, 9-15, 13-159/26/92 L 5-15, 13-15, 3-159/17/93 W 15-10, 15-8, 16-149/8/94 L 2-15, 12-15, 14-169/8/95 W 15-6, 15-6, 15-109/4/04 W 30-27, 31-29, 30-2812/1/06 L 22-30, 30-26, 25-30, 27-3012/4/09 W 25-18, 25-23, 17-25, 25-12
Ohio StateOhio State leads 7-0 in the only 7 meetings1974 L 4-15, 15-12, 10-159/30/78 L 13-15, 4-15, 9-159/24/82 L 8-15, 15-8, 15-3, 9-15, 14-169/17/88 L 11-15, 11-15, 6-159/19/92 L 13-15, 15-7, 18-20, 7-159/12/97 L 3-15, 0-15, 16-1812/10/04 L 31-29, 30-27, 16-30, 26-30, 12-15
Middle Tennessee StateUT leads 10-0 in the last 10 meetings10/18/78 W 15-12, 15-511/10/78 W 15-7, 15-29/29/79 W 15-8, 15-311/9/79 W 16-14, 15-1211/14/80 W 15-10, 11-15, 15-810/13/81 W 15-7, 15-2, 15-29/5/86 W 15-2, 15-6, 15-28/30/97 W 15-9, 15-9, 15-1110/23/01 W 30-13, 30-24, 23-30, 30-2610/15/02 W 30-21, 23-30, 21-30, 30-20, 15-8
Special thanks to James at TennesseeVolleyball.net for his great research
and support of the program
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT DUKEFive starters return for Duke this season,including
All-American setter Kellie Catanach. Catanach was named ACC Player of the Year and an AVCA All-America third team selection last season after leading the ACC with 1,419 assists and 11.26 assists per set. Duke also returned NCAA All-Regional selection Sophia Dunworth and All-ACC honorees Christiana Gray, Ali McCurdy and Amanda Robertson.
The Blue Devils have advanced to the NCAA tournament 10 times in 13 seasons under head coach Jolene Nagel. Duke has advanced past the fi rst round in six of the last eight NCAA Tournaments.
Gray leads the ACC and ranks ninth in the nation with a .399 hittng percentage. The 6-5 middle blocker has amassed 303 kills and just 64 attack errors over her 599 attacks this year. She averages 4.73 kills for every attack error.
The Blue Devils went 6-3 in non-conference matches this season.
THE LAST TIME VS. DUKE- 12/4/09 KNOXVILLE (NCAA TOURNAMENT): With a 3-1 triumph over Duke, the No. 24 University of Tennessee volleyball team advanced to the sec-ond round of the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in school history. Kayla Jeter and Nikki Fowler combined to blast out 35 of UT’s 54 kills with totals of 18 and 17, respec-tively, to pace a strong off ensive showing for the Big Orange. The match was played in front of the largest home postseason crowd in UT history, as 1,059 fans clicked the turnstiles.
THE LAST TIME VS. OHIO STATE- 12/10/04 MINNEAPOLIS (NCAA TOURNAMENT): The No. 9 University of Tennessee volleyball team fell to No. 7 Ohio State, 29-31, 27-30, 30-16, 30-26, 15-12, in an NCAA regional semifi nal to conclude its record season with a 32-3 mark. The Lady Vols, a #12 seed nationally, saw their 14-match winning streak end in the loss to the fi fth-seeded Buckeyes (30-3). The winning streak was the longest at Rocky Top since the 1980 squad ran off 22 straight from Oct. 2-31.
THE LAST TIME VS. MTSU- 10/15/02 KNOXVILLE: The University of Tennessee Lady Vol volleyball team kept its perfect all-time re-cord against Middle Tennessee State in tact, winning 3-2 (30-21, 23-30, 21-30, 30-20, 15-8) to move to 14-0 against the Lady Raiders. Heading into their third fi ve-game match in their last four outings, the Lady Vols came out poised and focused. When the teams switched benches, Ten-nessee held a substantial 8-3 advantage over the Lady Raiders.
OHIO STATE AT A QUICK GLANCEOhio State is making its 18th overall NCAA
Tournament appearnce, as the Buckeyes have advanced to the postseason each of the last three seasons. Last year, they made it to the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to Stanford.
Playing in one of the best conferences in the nation, the Big Ten, the Buckeyes are 4-6 in their last 10 matches and are ranked 48th in the RPI. This year, OSU fi nished seventh in the league with a 9-11 record.
Ohio State2011 Record: 19-14 (9-11 Big Ten)All-Time Series Record: OSU leads 7-0Patrick’s Record Against OSU: 0-2Last 10 Meetings: OSU leads 7-0The Last Two Meetings:
MTSU AT A QUICK GLANCEMTSU is in the NCAA Tournament for the sixth
consecutive season and the seventh time in school history. Last year the Blue Raiders lost to Louisville in the First Round.
MTSU is 8-2 in their last 10 matches and fi nished the regular season ranked #45 in the RPI. The Blue Raiders were selected via an at-large bid, marking the second time in school history.
Middle Tennessee State2011 Record: 21-11 (14-2 Sun Belt)All-Time Series Record: UT leads 14-0Patrick’s Record Against MTSU: 3-0Last 10 Meetings: UT leads 10-0The Last Two Meetings:
THE BEST IN THE SECWinning the Southeastern Conference after going
19-1 against the leauge, the University of Tennessee was well represented on the All-SEC Awards list.Sophomore Kelsey Robinson was tabbed SEC Player of the Year, setter Mary Pollmiller earned SEC Freshman of the Year and head coach Rob Patrick picked up SEC Coach of the Year.
Robinson became the fi rst Lady Vol ever to be selected as the conference’s Player of the Year. On the season, she ranked fi rst in the league in kills per set (4.57), points per set (5.19) and double-doubles (21), while her average of 0.37 aces per set in SEC play ranked second.
Pollmiller was selected as the Freshman of the Year after leading the league with 12.35 assists per set (counting league matches only) and ranks fourth nationally with a season average of 12.05 assists per set.
For the third time in his coaching career, Patrick claimed SEC Coach of the Year after guiding a young Lady Vol team to an overall record of 27-3 and a conference championship.
Joining Robinson on the All-SEC First Team were juniors DeeDee Harrison and Leslie Cikra. Along with Pollmiller, Tiff any Baker was also named second team All-SEC and to the All-Freshman Team.
WE’RE ROLLING AGAIN!After a heartbreaking loss at No. 25 Kentucky in
a fi ve-set thriller on Oct. 12, the Wildcats ended the Lady Vols 11-match winning streak.
However, since that match, the Lady Vols have surpassed that run, winning 12-straight matches. UT claimed revenge on UK by knocking off the Wildcats in the season fi nale to win the Southeastern Conference championship outright.
The UK loss ended UT’s streak of 11 straight SEC wins, which dated back to last season. This season, the 8-0 start by the Big Orange in league play tied for the best conference start in UT history.
AWARDS ABOUNDWith success comes reward, and Tennessee
has had an abundance of both. This season alone, multiple Lady Vols have been recognized by the SEC in the same week on four occasions. That breaks a conference record, as Florida had multiple award recipients on three occasions in 2008.
Tennessee has now had six different players accumulate 14 league honors, which is the most in the conference this year and seven more than any other university. LSU ranks second with seven weekly awards, followed by Kentucky with six.
A full list of UT award winners can be found in the chart on page 7.
AN OPPONENTS NIGHTMARESophomore Kelsey Robinson has been
tremendous this year, producing 12 performances of at least 20 kills so far this season. In 11 of those matches, she has also recorded a double-double. (The list of double-doubles is in the box on the right.)
No Lady Vol had as many 20-kill matches in all of 2010. All-American Nikki Fowler reached the mark four times last year to lead the team.
Meanwhile, Robinson has already surpassed her double-double total from last season, when she had fi ve matches with at least 10 kills and 10 digs.
Perhaps not suprisingly, she is a national leader off ensively. She leads the conference and ranks 12th nationally in kills per set (4.57). She also ranks ninth in Division I in points per set (5.19).
NIFTY 50Freshman Mary Pollmiller’s fi rst year in Orange
and White is off to a fantastic start. Because of injuries at the setter position, she has played all but a handful of points. Her average of 12.03 assists per set ranks fi rst in the SEC and also ranks fourth nationally.
She has 13 matches of at least 50 assists this season, the last one coming in a 3-1 Lady Vol victory versus Kentucky. This season she has also produced seven double-doubles, registering 50 or more assists in four of those performances.
8/26 Ohio 568/27 Maryland 519/3 Dayton 589/3 Houston 599/10 Virginia Tech 539/23 South Carolina 539/25 Florida 599/30 LSU 5010/9 Ole Miss 5210/12 Kentucky 5410/23 Georgia 5311/11 Ole Miss 6911/23 Kentucky 62
LADY VOL DUOS GET REWARDEDWhen a pair of Lady Vols in junior DeeDee
Harrison and sophomore Carly Sahagian were bestowed conference honors on Sept. 26, it marked the fi rst time since Oct. 20, 2008, that multiple Lady Vols were recognized by the SEC in the same week.
Since then, that feat has been accomplished three times by UT, as on Oct. 31, freshman Tiff any Baker was tabbed the conference’s Offensive Player of the Week., while classmate Mary Pollmiller earned Freshman of the Week honors. On Monday, Kelsey Robinson was tabbed Off ensive POW and Pollmiller again picked up the Freshman of the Week award.
On Nov. 21, sophomore Kelsey Robinson was named Off ensive POW and Baker grabbed Freshman of the Week.
In September, Sahagian was named the SEC Off ensive Player of the Week, while Harrison earned the conference’s Defensive Player of the Week.
Sahagian recorded double-doubles in both matches versus Florida and South Carolina, highlighted by blasting a career-high 19 kills at UF.
Harrison was a standout all-around performer, blocking a total of 12 attacks, with an average of 1.33 blocks per set. She also set career-highs in blocks assists and total blocks at USC. Off ensively, she also notched double-digits in kills in both matches.
In October, Baker became the sixth diff erent Lady Vol this season to earn an SEC accolade. By having six diff erent student-athletes be recognized, it is the most in UT history and ties for the most in SEC history (UF also had six players earn honors in 2007).
Baker had double-doubles in each match and increased her season averages in almost every statistical category. Pollmiller had 41 assists in a sweep of South Carolina, aiding UT to a season-high .446 hitting percentage versus the Gamecocks.
Against Arkansas and LSU, Robinson averaged 6.00 points per set and 5.50 kills per set, as she registered her SEC-leading 20th double-double of the year versus the Tigers. Baker hit a career-best .524 (11-0-21) in the sweep over LSU, while only committing one attack error between the two matches.
TWO IS BETTER THAN ONEWith Harrison and Sahagian earning conference
honors in the same week, and Baker/Pollmiller, Robinson/Baker and Robinson/Pollmiller repeating that feat, UT is the only team this season to have multiple players earn SEC accolades in the same week. The last time the feat happened came in the fi nal week of 2010, by Alabama’s Mary Catherine Aune and Brianne Vande Griend each grabbed awards.
UT’S 800TH WINSunday’s 3-0 sweep over Alabama wasn’t only the
the squad’s 24th win of the season, but it also was the 800th win for the Tennessee volleyball program. Lady Vol head coach Rob Patrick has been a huge reason for the success, as he has accumulated nine seasons of at least 20 victories, highlighted by a 32-win season in 2004.
WE DON’T MESS AROUNDBy notching their 20th win in just the 23rd match
of the year versus South Carolina, the Lady Vols have made it to the 20 win milestone in the third fastest amount of time in Tennessee history. The 1973 team won their fi rst 20 in a row, while the 2004 squad reached 20 wins in 22 matches.
TO NOTE...2011 /// AWARDS & HONORS
SEC Player of the Year
Kelsey Robinson
SEC Freshman of the Year
Mary Pollmiller
SEC Coach of the Year
Rob Patrick
First Team All-SECKelsey Robinson
Leslie CikraDeeDee Harrison
Second Team All-SECMary Pollmiller
Tiff any Baker
All-Freshman TeamMary Pollmiller
Tiff any Baker
Sports Imports/AVCA Division I National
Player of the WeekKelsey Robinson (10/11)
CVU.com (College Volleyball Update)
National Player of the WeekTiff any Baker (11/1)
SEC Off ensive Player of the WeekKelsey Robinson (9/8, 10/10, 11/21, 11/28)
Carly Sahagian (9/26)Tiff any Baker (10/31)
SEC Defensive Player of the WeekDeeDee Harrison (9/26)
Ellen Mullins (10/17)
SEC Freshman of the WeekMary Pollmiller (9/12, 10/3, 10/31, 11/14, 11/28)
Tiff any Baker (11/21)
Comcast Lady Vol Classic All Tourney TeamKelsey Robinson (MVP)
Mary PollmillerCarly Sahagian
Virginia Tech InvitationalKelsey Robinson (MVP)
DeeDee HarrisonMary Pollmiller
Illinois State Farm Classic
Kelsey Robinson
STARTING STRONGThe Lady Vols fi nished off the fi rst half of their
SEC double round-robin schedule in fi rst place with a 9-1 mark, which is their best record at the half way point since the conference went to the format in 2006.
The next best start came in 2009, as that team went 8-2 in its fi rst 10 against conference opponents.The team went 7-3 last season and in 2006.
The Lady Vols have recorded 13 3-0 victories this season. Seven have come at home, while the other six came at the VT Invite and at Arkansas, Miss. State, Louisville and Alabama.
FIVE IS MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSEWhen the Southeastern Conference announced
the weekly award recipients on Monday, Nov. 28, a familiar name was listed as the Freshman of the Week.
Tennessee freshman setter Mary Pollmiller earned the award for the fi fth time this season, as she had 64 assists and 11 digs versus Kentucky. It was double-double number seven for her, as the UT off ense blasted a four-set season-high 76 kills versus UK.
She fi rst earned SEC Freshman of the Week on Sept. 12 following her outstanding setting performance in Blacksburg, Va. She is one of just two freshmen currently in the SEC top 10 in assists per set, as she ranks fi rst in the league, averaging 12.03 assists per set.
Her second honor came just three weeks later on Oct. 3, for her eff orts at LSU and Arkansas. Against the Tigers and Razorbacks, Pollmiller had a hand in 80 percent of the kills, tallying 92 of Tennessee’s 102 assists and adding fi ve kills of her own.
On Oct. 31, Pollmiller was again tabbed the conference’s Freshman of the Week, as she had 41 assists in a sweep of South Carolina, aiding UT to a season-high .446 hitting percentage versus the Gamecocks.
Two weeks ago on Nov. 14, she grabbed the award after matches at Ole Miss and Alabama. Pollmiller dished out 104 assists and averaged 13.00 helpers per set, as the Big Orange hit over .300 in both matches.
Against Alabama, the squad hit at a clip of .433, marking the second-highest off ensive output of the season. Versus Ole Miss, she recorded a career-high 69 assists, ranking as the second-highest total of assists by an SEC player this year.
Her fi ve accolades this year are the second most an SEC freshman has received since the conference began naming a Freshman of the Week in 2005. Jasmine Norton of Arkansas collected six awards during her freshman campaign in 2009.
DOMINATING ‘D’ The Tennessee defense has been terrifi c as of late, highlighted by the match at home versus Florida and the road contest against Mississippi State. Against the Gators, the Big Orange defense limited to UF to a mere .160 hitting percentage, as it marked the fi rst time on the season UF was outhit (.175-.160). At the time, Florida was leading the conference and the nation with a clip of .314. At State on Oct. 16, the team held the Bulldogs to a .025 team hitting percentage. In the match, the highest MSU hit in any set was at .056, which came in the second frame. MSU’s hitting percentage of .025 is the 12th lowest average the Big Orange has held a team to since 2001.
MULLINS’ FIRST HONORAfter setting a career high in digs and being a
consistent presence in the Lady Vol back row, the Southeastern Conference announced that Tennessee sophomore libero Ellen Mullins has been named the league’s Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 24.
It was the fi rst time the Nashville native has been recognized by the SEC, as she averaged a team-best 5.75 digs per set between road matches against Kentucky and Mississippi State.
Against UK, Mullins set a career-high in digs with 31, which ranks second all time in UT history during the 25-point rally scoring era. At the time, it was also the most digs by any SEC player in a conference match this season.
ROBINSON IN THE RECORD BOOKSEntering the fi nal road weekend of the regular-
season, sophomore outside hitter Kelsey Robinson was just 29 kills short of breaking the 25-point rally scoring kills record held by Nikki Fowler, as she had 430 going into the matches at Ole Miss and Alabama.
After blasting 24 kills against the Rebels, Robinson was just fi ve shy of tying Fowler’s tally of 459 in 2009. She eclipsed that mark on Nov. 13 at Alabama, as she recorded 12 kills against the Crimson Tide to bring her season total up to 466. She now has totaled 525 on the year.
Her 42 service aces this season is also Lady Vol record, as she bettered teammate Kelsey Mahoney, who set the previous record in 2009 with 28 aces.
NATIONALLY KNOWNKelsey Robinson has been an off ensive force this
season, as her play has caught the attention of both the SEC and on the national level.
On Oct. 10 she was named the SEC Off ensive Player of the Week, while a day later she grabbed Sports Imports/AVCA Division I National Player of the Week Honors for her eff orts against Alabama and Ole Miss.
Robinson notched double-doubles in both matches versus the Rebels and Crimson Tide and leads the SEC with 21 double-doubles. Versus the Rebels, Robinson recorded her second 20-20 game of the season, as she blasted 20 kills and had 20 digs. In a three-set sweep of Alabama, she registered 15 kills, 13 digs and three assists.
She also received the SEC Off ensive POW accolde on three more occasions, while adding MVP honors at the Comcast Lady Vol Classic and Virginia Tech Invite and being named to the all-tournament team at the Illinois State Farm Classic.
HOW TOUGH IT IS TO WIN THE SECHaving claimed its first outright SEC title it
program history, the Lady Vols have accomplished something special that has rarely been done.
Since 1989, LSU and Tennessee are the only two SEC teams besides 19-time champion Florida to win the conference.
GETTING TO 25At home against Arkansas, the Lady Vols picked
up their 25th win of the year for the 11th time in school history. It marked the fourth time in the last quarter century, and the fourth time under Coach Rob
Patrick. This is just the eighth time Tennessee reached the mark during the regular season.
ABOVE .500 AGAINBy winning 10 of its fi rst 11 conference matches
this year, Tennessee assured itself of having an SEC record of above .500. Head Coach Rob Patrick has now lead the Lady Vols to a .500 or better record in 13 of his 15 seasons at Rocky Top.
24 NO MORE!The number 24 may be just a number to some,
but for the Tennesseee Lady Vol volleyball team, it is a signifi cant number in both matches versus Florida this season.
Most recently, in a 3-1 win over UF at home, the Big Orange snapped Florida’s streak of winning 24 consecutive sets. The Gators had not dropped a set prior to UT traveling to Gainesville earlier in the season and defeating UF in fi ve.
By downing the No. 6 Gators on Sept. 25, Tennessee broke Florida’s streak of 24 straight SEC wins, which dated back to their last conference loss in 2009 — which was also against Tennessee.
It’s been seven years since the Lady Vols defeated Florida on its home court, as the 2004 squad topped Florida in the regular season fi nale, then returned a week later to win again in Gainesville to capture the SEC Tournament crown.
FLORIDA DOESN’T LOSE AT HOMEFlorida’s loss to Tennessee was just its 21st defeat
at home since Head Coach Mary Wise took over the team in 1991, and just the 52nd loss at home in program history.
By being unoffi cially ranked No. 26 on Sept. 25, UT is just the second unranked team to defeat Florida in Gainesville since 1991, and the fi rst in 17 years.
Now with three victories in Gainesville, no other team has more wins over the Gators at home under Coach Wise than the Lady Vols.
Below is a list to show just how rare it is for the Gators to suff er a defeat in Gainesville.
2001: #6 Arizona2000: #13 Colorado State, #2 Penn State,
#8 Pepperdine1999: #3 Nebraska1997: #3 Long Beach State1995: #6 Texas1994: #1 Stanford^, NR Notre Dame, #18 Houston
^ Rob Patrick was a part of the ‘94 Stanford staff
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TO NOTE...
A TOUGH OUTThe Lady Vols volleyball squad has broken out the
brooms 13 times this season, as the team is a perfect 13-0 in three set matches this year.
This is just the second season that Tennessee has not been swept in a match, as the only other occurance came in 2004, as that squad won 32 matches and captured an SEC Championship.
MAHONEY CELEBRATES SENIOR DAYFirst putting on the Orange and White jersey for
the fi rst time in 2008, senior Kelsey Mahoney will play in her fi nal home match of her UT career on Wednesday against Kentucky. Last Sunday, she was honored prior to the start of the LSU match.
Mahoney came to Tennessee along with Kayla Jeter and DeeDee Harrison, but the duo each redshirted. Harrision sat out her freshman year, while Jeter had to miss this season due to an injury right before the start of the season.
A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Mahoney has played in ever match since Kentucky on Oct. 12. She ranks fi rst in asssists per set during the 25-point rally scoring era, while also ranking second in total serving aces in a season.
CAN’T MISS TELEVISIONTennessee games have aired 8 times on an ESPN
network over the years and the Lady Vols are 5-3 in those matches. Overall, the team has won 13 of their last 16 televised matches.
Most recently, the Lady Vols swept visiting LSU on Sunday, Nov. 22, to improve to 3-1 on televised matches this season.
TAMING THE TIGERS AND GATORSBy topping LSU on Sept. 30 and downing Florida
Sept. 25, it is the fi rst time in school history that Tennessee has beaten both the Gators and Tigers on the road in the same season. The Lady Vols had not won in Baton Rouge since 2000, while the last UT victory in Gainesville came in 2004.
MR. 300With a sweep over Georgia in the Southeastern
Conference opener on Sept. 16, Tennessee Lady Vol head coach Rob Patrick recorded his 300th career win, all of which have come at UT.
Patrick now has the highest winning percentage of any UT volleybal coach (.675), along with the most victories (318).
HOME SWEET HOMEThe Lady Vols have had a lot of success this season,
no matter what town or venue they are playing in.However, the Lady Vols have protected their home
court, as the team is a perfect 13-0 in matches played at Thompson-Boling Arena this year. Since the start of SEC play, UT has only dropped fi ve sets in the friendly confi nes of TBA.
GETTING IT DONE IN THE CLASSROOMThe Lady Vols volleyball squad was one of just
four teams at Tennessee to earn a perfect 100% on the latest graduation success rate report that was released on Oct. 25.
PLAYING THE BIG POINTSThe Lady Vols have gone to five sets in eight
matches this year and are 6-2 in the fi nal set. By going to fi ve sets on eight occurences this season, UT has played the second most fi ve setters of any team in school history.
That mark also ties the most fi ve set matches in a season under Rob Patrick. Tennessee six wins is the school record for most fi ve set victories in a season.
Offensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 31, freshman Tiffany Baker picked up a national accolade a day later, as CVU.com (College Volleyball Update) named her it’s National Player of the Week.
Baker lead the Lady Vols to a pair of victories against Florida and South Carolina, tallying double-doubles in each match. She averaged 4.00 kills per set, hit at a clip of .429, dug up 3.29 balls per set and had a total of six total blocks.
RECORD WATCHThrough 30 matches this season, three Tennnessee
records during the 25-point rally scoring era have been broken, which dates back to 2008.
Freshman Mary Pollmiller shattered the total assists record, as the Littleton, Colo., native currently has 1,384 assists on the year. Current Lady Vol Kelsey
Mahoney previously held the record, as she tallied 842 helpers in 2009.
In digs, sophomore Ellen Mullins has dug up 440 balls this season, which ranks third. Junior DeeDee
Harrison is the team leader in blocks, as she has 123 putbacks in 2011, which also ranks third.
THE ORIGINAL ORANGE PANTSWhen UT head football coach Derek Dooley
headed out of the Neyland Stadium tunnel in orange pants for the season-opener against Montana, he created a buzz around Knoxville, and even nationally.
However, what some may not know is that Lady Vol head volleyball coach Rob Patrick had already donned the orange pants a year ago against Kentucky on Sept. 30, 2010. The match was televised on ESPNU .
The Lady Vols swept the Wildcats in that match and Patrick’s orange pants record now stands at 2-1.
SHE CAN DIG IT!Sophomore libero Ellen Mullins continues to
be a force in the back row for the Lady Vols. Against UK on Oct. 12, she dug a career-high 31 balls, which is the third- most in an SEC match this season. On the season, she ranks fi fth in the conference with an average of 3.75 digs per set.
Mullins bettered her previous career high by 11, as she notched 20 digs against Dayton. Her 31 digs are the fi fth most by an SEC player this year, as she is just the fourth SEC player to reach the 30 dig mark and is 10th most by a Lady Vol in program history.
YOU GOT (COMMUNITY) SERVEDThe SEC announced Tuesday that Tennessee
senior volleyball player Kayla Jeter has been named to the 2011 SEC Community Service Team.
A native of Solon, Ohio, Jeter has participated in numerous community outreaches, including volunteering at a homeless shelter and an assisted living home.
LADY VOLS INK BIANCA ARELLANOThe Big Orange received a NLOI from one of the
nation’s top setters, as Bianca Arellano of Phoenix, Ariz., is set to become a the Lady Vol in 2012.
Named to the 2011 Under Armour All-American Second Team, Arellano earned fi rst team all-state the past three seasons and ranked 30th on the PrepVolleyball.com “Senior Aces” list.
GOOD TO BE HOMEAfter spending 10 seasons in Stokely Athletics
Center, the Lady Vol volleyball team is in its fourth year playing in Thompson-Boling Arena on the banks of the Tennessee River.
Since beginning to play in the facility full-time in 2008, the Lady Vols are 49-7 in home matches, including a perfect 13-0 this season. Record at Thompson-Boling Since 2008
NEW COURTTo the casual observer, the Lady Vols’ court looks
very much the same as always with the checker-board orange and white beyond each baseline, but the playing surface is brand new.
The court was assembled for the fi rst time in Thompson-Boling Arena last week and is slightly el-evated off the ground, which makes for more spring on the court. The Lady Vols’ new practice court is also designed this way.
RECORD SETTERFor its Friday-night match against No. 13 Florida on Oct. 28, an announced crowd 2,012 fans were in attendance to see UT win in four sets, marking the second-highest attendance in program history.
The record crowd of 3,311 against Georgia in 2005 happened right before a basketball game.
SINGLE MATCH RECORDSTENNESSEE MATCH RECORDS INDIVIDUALKills 41 Stephanie Ehlers vs. Washington State (9/24/88)Attacks 99 Stephanie Ehlers vs. Washington State (9/24/88)Percentage 1.000 Tanya Haave (7-0-7) vs. Loyola [Illinois] (11/23/84)Assists 88 Erica Lear vs. Arkansas (10/6/00)Aces 11 Beverly Robinson vs. Northwestern (12/4/82)Block Solos 7 Robin Maine vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/13/82)Block Assists 15 Sarah Blum vs. Auburn (11/19/06)Total Blocks 16 Sarah Blum vs. Auburn (11/19/06)Digs 42 Amy Morris vs. Notre Dame (11/26/05)
TEAMKills 107 vs. Arkansas (10/6/00)Attacks 270 vs. Arkansas (10/6/00)Percentage .607 (63-12-84) vs. Cal State-Fullerton (9/19/80)Assists 100 vs. Arkansas (10/6/00)Aces 21 vs. Northwestern (12/4/82)Block Solos 15 vs. Miami [Ohio] (10/2/85)Block Assists 42 vs. Auburn (11/19/06)Total Blocks 56 vs. San Francisco (9/24/80)Digs 134 vs. UNC Asheville (11/1/97)
SEASON ATTENDANCE FIGURESFor the fourth-consecutive year, Tennessee shat-
tered both its overall and average attendance re-cords at Thompson-Boling Arena. In 13 matches this year, Tennessee had an overall attendance of 14,293 and averaged 1,148 fans. Four of the fi ve top crowds in UT history have come this season.
Prior to 2011, the average home attendance of 983 in 2010, demolished the previous school record of 772 set the year before.
2011 VOLLEYBALL CROWDSThe Lady Vols have played 13 matches at home
this season and seven of those crowds have ranked in Top 25. The “Dig for the Cure” match versus Ala-bama ranks third, while the Maryland crowd on Aug. 27 ranks fourth.
2011 MATCH HIGHSIndividualKILLS Three Sets 20, Kelsey Robinson vs. Georgia (9/16) Four Sets 26, Kelsey Robinson vs. Kentucky (11/23) Five Sets 28, Kelsey Robinson vs. Dayton (9/3)
ATTACKS Three Sets 45, Kelsey Robinson vs. Villanova (8/27) Four Sets 64, Kelsey Robinson vs. Illinois (9/2) Five Sets 74, Kelsey Robinson vs. Dayton (9/3)
HITTING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 3 KILLS) Three Sets .769 (10-0-13), Shealyn Kolosky vs. Seton Hall (9/9) Four Sets .538 (4-0-7), Mary Pollmiller vs. Mississippi State (11/6) Five Sets .462 (8-2-13), Tiff any Baker vs. Ole Miss (10/9)
ASSISTS Three Sets 42, Mary Pollmiller vs. Louisville (11/2) Four Sets 64, Mary Pollmiller vs. Kentucky (11/23) Five Sets 69, Mary Pollmiller vs. Ole Miss (11/11)
ACES Three Sets 3, (2x) last by Jasmine Brown vs. Alabama (11/13) Four Sets 4, Nikki Brice vs. Georgia (10/23) Five Sets 5, Kelsey Robinson vs. Ohio (8/26)
DIGS Three Sets 15, Ellen Mullins vs. Mississippi State (10/16) Four Sets 24, Ellen Mullins vs. Kentucky (11/23) Five Sets 31, Ellen Mullins vs. Kentucky (10/12)
BLOCKS Three Sets 7, DeeDee Harrison vs. Arkansas (10/2) Four Sets 8, DeeDee Harrison vs. South Carolina (9/23) Five Sets 6 (4x), last by DeeDee Harrison vs. Kentucky (10/12)
TeamKILLS Three Sets 52 (2x), last vs. Louisville (11/2) Four Sets 76 vs. Kentucky (11/23) Five Sets 76 vs. Ole Miss (11/11)
ATTACKS Three Sets 121 vs. Mississippi State (10/16) Four Sets 182 vs. Kentucky (11/23) Five Sets 195 vs. Kentucky (10/12)
HITTING PERCENTAGE Three Sets .446 (48-7-92) vs. South Carolina (10/30) Four Sets .392 (64-15-125) vs. Virginia Tech (9/10) Five Sets .321 (76-23-165) vs. Ole Miss (11/11)
ASSISTS Three Sets 49 vs. Louisville (10/2) Four Sets 72 vs. Kentucky (11/23) Five Sets 75 vs. Ole Miss (11/11)
ACES Three Sets 7 vs. Auburn (9/18) Four Sets 6 vs. (2x), last vs. Georgia (10/23) Five Sets 10 vs. Dayton (9/3)
DIGS Three Sets 54 vs. Villanova (8/27) Four Sets 81 vs. Illinois (9/2) Five Sets 90 vs. Maryland (8/27)
BLOCKS Three Sets 19 (0-19) (3x), last vs. Arkansas (10/18) Four Sets 25 (3-22) vs. South Carolina (9/23) Five Sets 22 (1-21) vs. Maryland (8/26)
# PLAYER G K K/Game E TA Pct A A/Set SA SE SA/Gm DIG Dig/S BS BA Total B/Set BE BHE
ILLINOIS STATE FARM CLASSIC /// CHAMPAIGN, ILL.9/2 L 1-3 @ #7 Illinois 29-31, 23-25, 25-23, 19-25 2619 Robinson (22) Harrison/Robinson (4) Three players (17)9/3 W 3-2 vs. #21 Dayton 25-17, 25-23, 14-25, 23-25, 15-12 -- Robinson (28) Harrison (4) Mullins (20)9/3 L 2-3 vs. Houston 25-19, 22-25, 23-25, 25-20, 8-15 -- Robinson (22) Kolosky (2) Mullins (17)
VIRGINIA TECH INVITATIONAL /// BLACKSBURG, VA.9/9 W 3-0 vs. Seton Hall 25-22, 25-17, 25-15 115 Robinson (11) Harrison (4) Mullins (13)9/10 W 3-0 vs. American 25-14, 25-13, 25-16 113 Harrison (10) Sahagian (3) Sahagian (9)9/11 W 3-1 @ Virginia Tech 20-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-17 516 Robinson (24) Harrison (3) Robinson (16)
9/16 W 3-0 Georgia* 25-19, 25-20, 25-21 843 Robinson (20) Harrison (5) Mullins (11)
9/18 W 3-0 Auburn* 25-15, 25-16, 25-20 801 Harrison , Robinson (10) Kolosky (4) Mullins, Robinson (11)
9/23 W 3-1 @ South Carolina* 28-30, 25-12, 25-15, 28-26 1,068 Robinson (22) Harrison (8) Mullins (18)9/25 W 3-2 @ #6 Florida* 25-21, 20-25, 25-21, 19-25, 18-16 2,031 Sahagian (19) Harrison (4) Robinson (15)9/30 W 3-1 @ LSU* 25-17, 23-25, 25-21, 25-14 1,581 Robinson (20) Harrison, Cikra (6) Sahagian (23)10/2 W 3-0 @ Arkansas* 25-19, 25-16, 25-19 916 Harrison (15) Harrison (7) Mullins (14)10/7 W 3-0 Alabama* 25-23, 25-22, 25-15 1,999 Robinson (15) Kolosky (5) Robinson (13)
10/9 W 3-2 Mississippi* 25-22, 17-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-13 1,094 Robinson (20) Harrison (6) Robinson (20)
10/12 L 2-3 @ #25 Kentucky* 24-26, 26-24, 20-25, 26-24, 13-15 1,959 Robinson (19) Harrison (6) Mullins (31)10/16 W 3-0 @ Mississippi State* 25-19, 25-18, 28-26 383 Robinson (13) Baker/Stoll (5) Mullins (15)10/21 W 3-1 @ Auburn* 19-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-18 551 Baker (19) Harrison (6) Mullins (16)10/23 W 3-1 @ Georgia* 25-15, 25-23, 26-28, 25-21 505 Robinson (19) Harrison (6) Robinson (18)10/28 W 3-1 #13 Florida* 25-15, 17-25, 25-23, 25-21 2,012 Baker (13) Harrison (7) Mullins (17)
10/30 W 3-0 South Carolina* 25-13, 25-20, 25-14 590 Baker (15) Harrison (4) Baker (12)
11/2 W 3-0 @ Louisville 25-23, 25-21, 25-19 2,313 Robinson (17) Four tied (1) Mullins (13)11/6 W 3-1 Mississippi State* 25-22, 23-25, 25-16, 25-14 1,002 Robinson, Cikra (10) Kolosky, Harrison (5) Mullins (15)
11/11 W 3-2 @ Mississippi* 26-24, 26-28, 25-23, 17-25, 15-13 307 Robinson (24) Harrison, Pollmiller (3) Mullins (18)11/13 W 3-0 @ Alabama* 25-17, 25-14, 25-13 539 Robinson, Harrison (12) Harrison (5) Robinson (12)11/18 W 3-0 Arkansas* 25-21, 25-17, 25-21 845 Robinson (17) Harrison (5) Mullins (11)
11/20 W 3-0 LSU* 25-19, 25-18, 25-15 932 Robinson (16) Harrison (6) Robinson (13)
>> Bold indicates home match; * indicates SEC match
2011 SEASON RESULTS
OVERALL RECORD 27-3SEC 19-1HOME 13-0AWAY 11-2NEUTRAL 3-1
2011 STARTING LINEUPS + LIBERODate Opponent Setter Libero8/26 Ohio Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Baker Pollmiller Mullins8/27 Villanova Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Baker Pollmiller Mullins Maryland Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Baker Pollmiller Mullins9/2 Illinois Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Brice Pollmiller Mullins9/3 Dayton Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Cikra Pollmiller Mullins Houston Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Baker Pollmiller Mullins9/9 Seton Hall Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Baker Pollmiller Mullins9/10 American Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Brown Pollmiller Mullins Virginia Tech Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Baker Pollmiller Mullins9/16 Georgia Robinson Harrison Kolosky Cikra Baker Pollmiller Mullins9/18 Auburn Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Baker Pollmiller Mullins 9/23 South Carolina Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Cikra Pollmiller Mullins9/25 Florida Robinson Harrison Kolosky Cikra Brice Pollmiller Mullins9/30 LSU Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Cikra Pollmiller Mullins10/2 Arkansas Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Cikra Pollmiller Mullins10/7 Alabama Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Cikra Pollmiller Mullins10/9 Ole Miss Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Cikra Pollmiller Mullins 10/12 Kentucky Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Cikra Pollmiller Mullins10/16 Miss. State Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Baker Pollmiller Mullins10/21 Auburn Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Baker Pollmiller Mullins10/23 Georgia Robinson Harrison Kolosky Sahagian Baker Pollmiller Mullins 10/28 Florida Robinson Harrison Kolosky Cikra Baker Pollmiller Mullins 10/30 South Carolina Robinson Harrison Kolosky Cikra Baker Pollmiller Mullins11/2 Louisville Robinson Harrison Kolosky Cikra Baker Pollmiller Mullins11/6 Miss. State Robinson Harrison Kolosky Cikra Baker Pollmiller Mullins11/11 Ole Miss Robinson Harrison Kolosky Cikra Baker Pollmiller Mullins11/13 Alabama Robinson Harrison Kolosky Brice Baker Pollmiller Mullins11/18 Arkansas Robinson Harrison Kolosky Cikra Baker Pollmiller Mullins11/20 LSU Robinson Harrison Kolosky Cikra Baker Pollmiller Mullins11/23 Kentucky Robinson Harrison Kolosky Cikra Baker Pollmiller Mullins
KILLS FIVE SETS41 Stephanie Ehlers vs. Washington State (9/24/88)38 Kelli Scott at Arkansas (10/6/00)37 Dianne Shoemaker vs. Florida (11/5/88)36 Dianne Shoemaker at Bowling Green (10/15/88)35 Kelsey Fautsch at Notre Dame (11/26/05)35 Janelle Hester vs. Marquette (11/23/01)33 Kristen Andre vs. Florida (10/30/05)32 Tamala Brightman at Georgia Tech (10/20/93)29 Nikki Fowler at Georgia (11/15/09)29 Janelle Hester vs. Middle Tennessee State (10/15/02)29 Cissi Lennartsson vs. Kentucky (9/30/94)29 Dianne Shoemaker vs. Florida (10/8/87)29 April Chapple vs. Texas (10/8/83)29 Beverly Robinson vs. Penn State (10/7/83)28 Kelsey Robinson vs. Dayton (9/3/11)
28 Nikki Fowler vs. South Carolina (11/11/2007)28 Chris Jestila vs. Cleveland State (9/5/98)28 Sonja Thomas vs. Mississippi State (10/23/94)28 Tamala Brightman vs. Mississippi State (10/25/92)28 Kristy Dobson at Alabama (11/3/90)28 Dianne Shoemaker at LSU (11/17/88)28 Dianne Shoemaker vs. Washington State (9/24/88)28 Beverly Robinson at Florida State (12/4/83)27 Kelsey Robinson vs. Ohio (8/26/11)
27 Janelle Hester at South Carolina (11/16/01)27 Tamala Brightman at Mississippi State (10/14/91)27 Kristy Dobson vs. UAB (9/27/90)26 Michelle Piantadosi vs. Ohio State (12/10/04)26 Michelle Piantadosi at Florida (11/14/04)26 Janelle Hester vs. Georgia (10/6/02)26 Mary Heinecke vs. Eastern Kentucky (10/24/95)26 Sonja Thomas vs. Kentucky (9/30/94)26 Kristy Dobson at Alabama (10/12/91)26 Tamala Brightman at Arkansas State (10/4/91)26 Kristy Dobson vs. N.C. State (9/28/91)26 Dianne Shoemaker vs. Tulane (9/10/88)26 April Chapple at Ole Miss (11/8/84)26 April Chapple vs. Ohio State (9/24/82)25 Yuliya Stoyanova at Louisville (9/28/05)25 Michelle Piantadosi at Ole Miss (10/18/02)25 Ariana Wilson at Arkansas (10/6/00)25 Stephanie Knight at Virginia Tech (9/28/99)25 Ariana Wilson vs. Kansas (9/18/99)25 Chris Jestila vs. LSU (9/27/96)25 Tamala Brightman at Kentucky (11/22/93)25 Tamala Brightman vs. UAB (9/11/92)25 Kristy Dobson vs. Indiana (9/21/91)25 Dianne Shoemaker at Eastern Michigan (10/14/88)25 April Chapple at Florida State (12/4/83)
FOUR SETS35 Tamala Brightman vs. Kentucky (10/31/92)34 Tamala Brightman vs. Sam Houston State (12/1/93)34 Dianne Shoemaker vs. Penn State (10/21/88)34 Dianne Shoemaker vs. Kentucky (10/5/88)33 Tamala Brightman vs. Northwestern (9/5/92)31 Tamala Brightman vs. Georgia (11/13/92)30 Ariana Wilson at Kentucky (11/12/00)30 Sonja Thomas vs. Arkansas (10/7/94)29 Chris Jestila at Kentucky (11/9/96)29 Kelly Hanlon at Ole Miss (10/18/96)27 Ariana Wilson vs. Kentucky (11/10/00)27 Kelli Scott at LSU (10/8/00)27 Tamala Brightman vs. Mississippi State (11/29/91)27 Dianne Shoemaker vs. Clemson (9/22/87)26 Kelsey Robinson vs. Kentucky (11/23/11)
26 Kelli Scott vs. Arkansas (11/15/02)26 Chris Jestila at Ole Miss (10/18/96)25 Yuliya Stoyanova vs. Kentucky (11/1/06)25 Kelsey Fautsch vs. Louisville (9/19/06)25 Michelle Piantadosi vs. Louisville (9/22/04)25 Kelly Hanlon at Georgia (10/5/96)25 Kristy Dobson at Florida (9/29/89)25 Dianne Shoemaker at Louisville (10/14/87)
THREE SETS25 Dianne Shoemaker at N.C. State (10/8/88)
DIGS FIVE SETS42 Amy Morris at Notre Dame (11/26/05)40 Chloe Goldman at Ole Miss (11/02/07)37 Chloe Goldman vs. LSU (10/12/07)36 Chloe Goldman vs. Dayton (9/14/08)36 Amy Morris at Louisville (9/28/05)36 Kristy Dobson vs. Georgia (11/11/90)32 Kristy Dobson vs. N.C. State (10/13/89)31 Ellen Mullins vs. Kentucky (10/12/11)
31 Chloe Goldman vs. South Carolina (11/11/07)31 Amy Morris at Florida (11/14/04)29 Jennifer Elliott vs. Georgia (11/14/99)29 Kristy Dobson at Arkansas State (10/4/91)29 Tiff any Washington vs. Indiana (9/21/91)29 Stephanie Ehlers vs. Washington State (9/24/88)28 Chloe Goldman at LSU (9/18/09)28 Chloe Goldman at Georgia (9/23/07)28 Kristy Dobson vs. Georgia Tech (9/13/91)27 Chloe Goldman vs. Kentucky (11/25/09)27 Chloe Goldman at Clemson (12/5/08)27 Chloe Goldman vs. Arkansas (9/30/07)27 Amy Morris vs. Florida (10/30/05)27 Maureen Skalitzky at Florida State (10/18/86)26 Chloe Goldman at Louisville (9/30/09)26 Chloe Goldman at South Carolina (10/2/09)26 Amy Morris vs. Georgia (11/21/03)26 Tiff any Washington vs. Georgia Tech (9/13/91)25 Chloe Goldman at Mississippi State (10/19/07)25 Morgan Miltner at South Carolina (10/13/02)25 Cissi Lennartsson vs. Kentucky (9/30/94)25 Kristy Dobson vs. Ole Miss (10/12/90)25 April Chapple vs. Penn State (10/7/83)24 Kelsey Robinson vs. Maryland (8/27/11)
24 Chloe Goldman vs. South Carolina (11/16/08)24 Annie Sadowski vs. Alabama (11/3/06)24 Amy Morris at Alabama (11/19/05)24 Julie Knytych at Georgia (10/3/03)24 Jennifer Elliott at Arkansas (10/6/00)23 Chloe Goldman vs. Illinois (9/12/08)23 Chloe Goldman vs. Utah (8/25/07)23 Chloe Goldman vs. Ole Miss (10/14/07)23 Kelli Scott vs. Georgia (11/14/99)23 Tamala Brightman at Arkansas State (10/4/91)23 Stephanie Ehlers at Bowling Green (10/15/88)23 Betsy Chavez at Florida State (12/4/83)
FOUR SETS35 Chloe Goldman at Arkansas (11/16/07)33 Stephanie Ehlers vs. Kentucky (10/5/88)30 Chloe Goldman at Alabama (10/16/09)30 Kim Obiala at UNC Asheville (11/1/97)29 Wendy Jones vs. Kentucky (10/5/88)28 Cynthia Buggs vs. Texas A&M (12/4/04)28 Sonja Thomas vs. Sam Houston State (12/1/93)27 Chloe Goldman vs. Marquette (9/8/07)27 Amy Morris at Alabama (10/16/05)27 Amy Morris vs. Arkansas (11/20/04)27 Kelli Scott at LSU (10/8/00)27 Kristy Dobson vs. Eastern Michigan (11/30/90)26 Chloe Goldman at South Carolina (10/2/09)26 Chloe Goldman vs. Mississippi State (9/16/07)26 Lauren Clayton at UNC Asheville (11/1/97)26 Lynn Lovingier at UNC Asheville (11/1/97)26 Kristy Dobson vs. Southern Illinois (10/5/91)25 Chloe Goldman vs. Colorado State (9/12/09)25 Chloe Goldman vs. Alabama (9/21/08)25 Chloe Goldman at Louisville (10/16/07)25 Yuliya Stoyanova at Arkansas (10/20/06)25 Chris Jestila at South Carolina (11/6/98)25 Andrea Peterson vs. Georgia (10/16/98)25 Stephanie Scheper vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/6/85)24 Ellen Mullins vs. Kentucky (11/23/11)
24 Mary Heinecke vs. Kentucky (11/16/97)
THREE SETS31 Chloe Goldman vs. Georgia (10/26/07)26 Kylie Marshall at LSU (10/22/06)25 Chloe Goldman at Arkansas (11/7/08)
ALL-TIME HIGHS: DIGS & KILLS 25-POINT RALLY HIGHS
Here’s a look at kill and dig highs since NCAA Division I volleyball adopted the 25-point rally scoring format in 2008:
KILLS FIVE SETS29 Nikki Fowler Georgia (2009)28 Kelsey Robinson vs. Dayton (9/3/11)27 Kelsey Robinson vs. Ohio (8/26/11)24 Kelsey Robinson vs. Ole Miss (11/11/11)24 Nikki Fowler Kentucky (2008)24 Nikki Fowler Arkansas (2009)24 Nikki Fowler Arkansas (2010)23 Kayla Jeter Kentucky (2009)22 Kelsey Robinson vs. Houston (9/3/11)22 Nikki Fowler Dayton (2008) 22 Nikki Fowler Auburn (2009)21 Nikki Fowler Louisville (2009)
HITTING PERCENTAGE>> Minimum 100 AttacksName No. Years
1. Beverly Robinson .359 1982-832. Kristen Andre .336 2002-053. Tamala Brightman .335 1990-934. DeeDee Harrison .315 2008-
Sarah Blum .315 2003-066. Ariana Wilson .312 1998-017. Trinia Cuseo .308 2000-018. Tanya Haave .300 1980-849. Erika Brez .295 1998-99 10. Leah Hinkey .285 2006-10
>> Bold indicates current player>> Career statistics have a two-year mini-mum to qualify for per-game statistics, and players must have played in at least half of the team’s matches during their career.
[ Records since 1980 ]
PLAYER NOTES
#7 TIFFANY BAKEROH/MB, 6-4, Fr., Carrolton, Texas
• Named Second Team All-SEC and to the SEC All-Freshman Team• Recorded fi ve double-doubles this year, including two during the home weekend vs. UF and USC• Tallied a team- and career-best 19 kills vs. Auburn• Named SEC Off ensive Player of the Week on Oct. 31 and the CVU.com National POW a day later.
Solo Blocks 2 Georgia, 10/23Block Assists 5 2x, last vs. Arkansas, 11/18Total Blocks 5 2x, last vs. Arkansas, 11/18Digs 14 Ohio, 8/26
#2 NIKKI BRICEDS, 5-8, Fr., Fullerton, Calif.
• Played in all but four sets on the season• Ranks second on the team in serving aces (27)• Tallied 203 digs on the season, which ranks fourth on the team
CAREER/SEASON HIGHSKills 1 Florida, 10/28Attacks 1 3x, last vs. Florida, 10/28Hitting Pct. 1.000 Florida, 10/28Assists 6 2x, vs. American, 9/10Aces 3 Dayton, 9/3Solo Blocks --Block Assists --Total Blocks --Digs 12 Ole Miss, 11/11
#24 JASMINE BROWNDS, 5-8, Jr., Chattanooga, Tenn.
• Instrumental in helping UT rally back from match point three times against Maryland, eventually win-ning the match in fi ve sets against the Terps• Has 10 service aces on the season, including three at Alabama• Tallied 74 digs this season
CAREER HIGHSKills --Attacks --Hitting Pct. --Assists 2 3x, last vs. Alabama, 11/13/11Aces 3 vs. Alabama, 11/13/11Solo Blocks --Block Assists --Total Blocks --Digs 10 Seton Hall, 9/9/11
2011 HIGHSAssists 2 2x, last vs. Alabama, 11/11Aces 3 Alabama, 11/11Digs 10 Seton Hall, 9/9
#11 LESLIE CIKRAOH, 6-4, Jr., Chagrin Falls, Ohio
• Named First Team All-SEC• Returning to full strength after missing a portion of the early season due to injury• Started the 15 of the last 19 matches, including vs. South Carolina, where she hit a career-best .636• Hitting a team-best .333 on the season
CAREER HIGHSKills 20 Indiana, 12/4/10Attacks 41 Colorado State, 9/12/09Hitting Pct. .636 South Carolina, 10/30/11Assists 2 Miss. State, 11/7/10Aces 1 Northwestern, 9/10/10Solo Blocks 1 19xBlock Assists 6 LSU, 9/30/11Total Blocks 6 LSU, 9/30/11Digs 5 2x, last vs. Georgia, 10/23/11
2011 HIGHSKills 19 Ole Miss, 11/11Attacks 36 2x, last vs. Ole Miss, 10/9Hitting Pct. .524 Alabama, 10/7Assists 1 Kentucky, 10/12Aces --
Solo Blocks 1 3x, last vs. Ole Miss, 10/9Block Assists 6 LSU, 9/30Total Blocks 6 LSU, 9/30Digs 5 Georgia, 10/23
#8 DEEDEE HARRISONMB, 6-3, Jr., Nashville, Tenn.
• Earned First Team All-SEC honors• Started all 30 matches this season• Hitting a team-best .374 in conference matches• Leads the team in total blocks with 123 and ranks fi rst in the SEC in blocks per set, at 1.12• Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week (9/26)• Named to the Virginia Tech Invite All-Tournament Team
CAREER HIGHSKills 16 Northwestern, 9/10/10Attacks 27 Kentucky, 11/23/11Hitting Pct. .733 Alabama, 11/11/11Assists 1 3xAces -- Solo Blocks 3 2x, last vs. Auburn, 10/21/11Block Assists 7 3x, last vs. Florida, 10/30/11Total Blocks 8 South Carolina, 09/23/11Digs 3 4x
2011 HIGHSKills 15 3x, last vs. Kentucky, 11/23Attacks 27 Kentucky, 11/23Hitting Pct. .733 Alabama, 11/11Assists 1 Ohio, 8/26Aces --
Solo Blocks 3 Auburn, 10/21Block Assists 7 3x, last vs. Florida, 10/30Total Blocks 8 South Carolina, 9/23Digs 3 Ole Miss, 10/9
#6 SHEALYN KOLOSKYMB, 6-3, Fr., Wheaton, Ill.
• Has started in all 30 matches and played in all but two sets• Ranks fourth on the team with a hitting percentage of .271• Also ranks second on the team with 81 total blocks• Recorded seven or more kills in six conference matches this sesaon
• Played in 48 sets and 16 matches this season• Saw action in all fi ve sets at Kentucky, primarily in a serving role, as she did not record a service error• Has only missed three sets since the UK match• Ranked third on the team in assists last season
2011 HIGHSAssists 1 4x, last vs. Kentucky, 11/23Digs 2 vs. Mississippi State, 10/20
#10 ELLEN MULLINSL/DS, 5-6, So., Nashville, Tenn.
• Has started every match this season at the libero position• Leads the Lady Vols in digs with 440 (3.83/set) • Ranks fi fth in the SEC in digs• Registered a career-high 31 digs at UK, which is the second most in any SEC match this season• Named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 17
CAREER HIGHSKills 1 Florida, 9/19/10Attacks 1 5x. last vs. Miss. State 10/16/11Hitting Pct. --Assists 5 Louisville, 11/2/11Aces 2 2x, last vs. Seton Hall, 9/9Solo Blocks --Block Assists --Total Blocks --Digs 31 Kentucky, 10/12/11
2011 HIGHSKills 1 Dayton, 9/3Attacks 1 4x, last vs. Miss. State 10/16Assists 5 Louisville, 11/2Aces 2 Seton Hall, 9/9Digs 31 Kentucky, 10/12
#15 MARY POLLMILLERS, 5-10, Fr., Littleton, Colo.
• Earned SEC Freshman of the Year, Second Team All-SEC and named to the SEC All-Freshman Team• Has been the squad’s starting setter in each match this season• Leads the the Lady Vols in assists with 1,384, which ranks fi rst in UT history during the 25-point rally scoring era • Her assist per set mark of 12.03 ranks fi rst in the conference and fi rst nationally among freshmen• Has seven double-doubles on the year• Named SEC Freshman of the Week fi ve times (9/12, 10/3, 10/31, 11/14, 11/28) and to the All-Tournament Teams at the Comcast Lady Vol Classic and the Virginia Tech Invite
CAREER/SEASON HIGHSKills 6 Alabama, 11/13Attacks 11 2x, last vs. Alabama, 11/13Hitting Pct. .571 Mississippi State, 11/6Assists 69 Ole Miss, 11/11Aces 2 Mississippi State, 10/16Solo Blocks 2 Villanova, 8/27Block Assists 3 5x, last vs. Miss. State, 11/6Total Blocks 3 7x, last vs. Ole Miss, 11/11Digs 13 LSU, 10/2
#9 KELSEY ROBINSONOH, 6-2, So., Bartlett, Ill.
• Named SEC Player of the Year and First Team All-SEC• Started all 30 matches and has played in every set• Notched an SEC-best 21 double-doubles this year• Named AVCA National and SEC Player of the Week for her performances against Alabama and Ole Miss • Leads the Lady Vols with 525 kills (4.57/set)• Ranks fi rst in the SEC in kills and points• Tabbed SEC Off ensive Player of the Week four times
• Started in 21 matches this season• Recorded 153 kills in 70 sets played, good for fi fth on the team• Ranks third on the team in hitting percentage, with a clip of .288• Named SEC Off ensive Player of the Week (9/26)• Has fi ve double-doubles on the year• Named to the Comcast Lady Vol Classic All-Tour-nament Team
• Played in her fi rst match of the season on the road against Florida after returning from surgery• Most extensive play came against Ole Miss, where she registered six assists• Saw action in all 20 matches last season• Is the fi rst signee from Knoxville in Rob Patrick’s tenure as head coach
SEASON HIGHSAssists 6 Ole Miss, 10/9/11Digs 1 Ole Miss, 10/9/11
#3 STEPHANIE STOLLMB, 6-2, Fr., Bellevue, Wash.
• Transfer from the University of Washington• Redshirted in her only year at UW• Tallied a team-high fi ve blocks at Mississippi State• Has seen action in 18 sets and has 11 kills
CAREER/SEASON HIGHSKills 4 Houston, 9/3Attacks 6 2x, last vs. Houston, 9/3Hitting Pct. .333 Houston, 9/3Assists --Aces --