BY THE NUMBERS
13
3
The Lady Vols are a perfect 13-0 this season in matches played at home in Thompson-Boling Arena.
For the third time in his career, Rob Patrick was named the SEC Coach of the Year.
1
Sophomore Kelsey Robinson became the first Lady Vol ever to be named the SEC Player of the Year
12
The number of consecutive wins that Tennessee currently has recorded. UT also rattled off 11 straight earlier this season.
THE BASICS
19
The number of SEC wins UT had this year, as the team clinched its first outright SEC championship.
5
The number of Lady Vols who picked up all All-SEC Awards.
STATS BOX /// NATIONAL RANKINGS
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 first 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 Tiffany 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 SEASON Senior leader Kayla Jeter will miss the entire 2011 season with a knee injury, associate athletics director for sports medicine Jenny Moshak reported. Jeter suffered 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.
SEC COACHES’ SURVEY SAYS The Southeastern Conference coaches selected Tennessee to finish second in the Eastern Division, and they picked up two votes to win the SEC regularseason title. Florida got nine votes. SEC Preseason Coaches Poll Eastern Division Western Division Team, Points Team, Points 1. Florida, 12 1. LSU, 10 2. Tennessee, 19 2. Mississippi, 22 3. Kentucky, 26 3. Arkansas, 31 4. Georgia, 39 4. Auburn, 34 5. South Carolina, 44 5. Alabama, 48 6. Mississippi State, 50 Tennessee won its last SEC title in 2004, claiming both the regular-season and now-defunct SEC Tournament trophies.
LADY VOLS IN THE RANKINGS With 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.
AVCA COACHES TOP 25 POLL
WEEK #13: NOVEMBER 21, 2011 School (No.1 votes) Points Rec. Last Wk 1 Southern Cal (53) 1488 24-4 1 2 Nebraska (2) 1424 23-3 4 3 Hawai’i (5) 1289 26-1 6 4 UCLA 1229 24-5 2 5 Texas 1215 20-4 9 6 Stanford 1180 21-6 5 7 Illinois 1062 25-4 7 8 Purdue 1041 25-4 8 9 Penn State 1023 21-7 12 10 California 987 25-6 3 11 Washington 934 21-7 10 12 Northern Iowa 878 30-1 11 13 Oregon 807 20-8 15 14 Iowa State 763 22-4 13 15 TENNESSEE 686 26-3 14 16 Kentucky 560 26-4 16 17 Florida 541 23-5 17 18 Pepperdine 519 21-6 18 19 Minnesota 364 16-11 19 20 San Diego 328 27-4 20 21 Florida State 297 24-5 21 22 Michigan 201 19-11 23 23 Long Beach State 174 20-6 24 24 Western Kentucky 108 31-3 NR 25 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. 9 RickKern.com: No. 14 Pablo Rankings: No. 9
BREAKING DOWN THE LADY VOLS’ RECORD... THE BASICS Overall Conference Non-Conference vs. Ranked Home Away Neutral
27-3 19-1 8-2 4-2 13-0 11-2 3-1
VERSUS vs. the Atlantic 10 vs. the Atlantic Coast vs the BIG EAST vs. the Big Ten vs. the Big 12 vs. Conference USA vs. the Mid-American vs. the Patriot League vs. the Southern Conference vs. the SWAC
1-0 2-0 3-0 0-1 -0-1 1-0 1-0 ---
BY SET When winning the first set When losing the first set When winning the second set When losing the second set When winning the third set When losing the third set When winning the fourth set When losing the fourth set
21-1 6-2 20-1 7-2 23-1 4-2 10-2 3-1
Record in first set Record in second set Record in third set Record in fourth set Record in fifth set Games record
22-8 21-9 24-6 13-4 6-2 86-29
In three-set matches In four-set matches In five-set matches
13-0 8-1 6-2
THE PERCENTAGES When hitting .400 or better When hitting .300-.399 When hitting .200-.299 When hitting lower than .200 When out-hitting the opp.* When out-hit by the opp. When out-digging the opp.* When out-dug by the opp. * Or Tied
4-0 8-0 13-1 2-2 25-1 2-2 24-1 3-2
BY DAY On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday
--2-1 -10-1 5-1 10-0
BY MONTH In August In September In October In November In December
3-0 9-2 8-1 7-0 --