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» Senior Ellen Mullins surpassed the 1,500 digs plateau on Sunday against South Carolina and is second on UT’s all-time career digging chart with 1,534.
MULLINS MAKING HER MARK Senior libero Ellen Mullins has already been making her mark during this young season as she has set two Tennessee records. Through 17 games this season, Mullins is averaging 6.02 digs per set, a mark that leads the nation and league. The Nashville native was named to the Tennessee Invitational All-Tournament Team after tallying 88 digs for an average of 7.33 per set. During the Comcast Lady Vol Classic, Mullins scooped up 69 digs, averaging 4.60 through the weekend. In the opening match of the Country Inns & Suites Invitational against Chattanooga, the Nashville native scooped up 28 digs in three sets, a program best during the 25-point rally scoring era. She followed up with 31 digs in four sets against UNC Asheville, another Lady Vol record during the 25-point rally scoring era. After being named to the Cincinnati Invitational All-Tournament Team, the Nashville native picked up her fifth career SEC recognition as she was tabbed this week’s SEC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 3.
DIGGING UP THE CHARTS Mullins hit the 1,500-dig plateau against South Carolina as the senior libero now has 1,532 career digs, sitting second on UT’s all-time career digging chart. Mullins sits 221 digs behind Chloe Goldman (1,755) with 15 regular season matches remaining. In the first 17 games, the senior has scooped up 373 digs. The libero already owns two spots in the UT record books for most digs in a season during the 25-point rally scoring era as she tallied 541 in 2012 and 471 in 2011, marks that are second and fourth, respectively. This season she sits seventh with 373 digs. UT’S CAREER DIGGING Player (Yrs) 1. Chloe Goldman (2006-09) 2. Ellen Mullins (2010-present) 3. Kristy Dobson (1988-91) 4. Kylie Marshall (2006-09) 5. Amy Morries (2003-05)
Digs 1,755 1,534 1,474 1,374 1,338
UT’S SINGLE-SEASON DIGS (25-pt rally era) Player (Yrs) No. 1. Chloe Goldman 568 2. Ellen Mullins 541 3. Chloe Goldman 511 4. Ellen Mullins 471 5. Nikki Fowler 398 6. Kelsey Robinson 391 7. Ellen Mullins 373 8. Kylie Marshall 369 9. Kelsey Robinson 367 10. Kylie Marshall 336
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» Freshman Ashley Mariani has recorded 10 or more kills in 12 of UT’s 17 games this season.
a career-best 51 assists with 16 digs. Dempsey has handed out 40 or more assists in six matches this season, and averages 9.39 per set. Freshman Ashley Mariani registered her first career double-doubles in the Tennessee Invitational as the Arlington, Texas product put down 12 kills and scooped up a career-best 17 digs against Jacksonville State. She followed up with 10 kills and 10 digs against Coastal Carolina.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT The Lady Vols fell to Georgia, 3-0 (21-25, 16-25, 23-25) in their first road SEC game of the year. Sophomore setter Lexi Dempsey scooped up a team-best and career-high 19 digs while dishing out 30 assists. Freshman Raina Hembry led the squad offensively, putting down nine kills and hitting at a .412 clip. Tennessee faced its first ranked opponent of the year at then-No. 19 Kentucky where UT fell, 3-0 (1425, 16-25, 19-25). Dempsey posted her second-consecutive double-double to lead the SEC in the category with 11 overall. Junior Carly Wishlow had a team-high seven kills, hitting .263.
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» Sophomore setter Lexi Dempsey has recorded 11 double-doubles in 17 games this season, a mark that is tied for first in the SEC.
per set with 3.00 digs per set. Freshman Jamie Lea slammed down a team-best 46 kills, averaging 3.07 per game.
TAKING THE TOURNAMENT TITLE Competing for the tournament title for the second weekend in a row, Tennessee captured the Country Inns & Suites Invitational in Chattanooga, Tenn., defeating Chattanooga, UNC Asheville, UT Martin and Charlotte. Senior libero Ellen Mullins, sophomore setter Lexi Dempsey and freshman outside hitter Jamie Lea were named to the All-Tournament Team, while Mullins picked up MVP honors. During the tournament, Mullins set two UT records in most digs in three sets (28) and four sets (31) during the 25-point rally scoring era. She averaged 7.00 scoops per set during the tournament. Dempsey posted three double-doubles over four games, including a career-best 47 assists and 14 digs against UNC Asheville. Dempsey had three consecutive games dishing out 40 or more assists. Against UNC Asheville, Lea put down 23 kills, hitting at a .212 clip. Over the tournament, she led the team hitting .302 with 67 kills. Junior Shealyn Kolosky tallied 31 kills with a .329 hitting percentage during the tournament.
HEERES NAMED ALL-TOURNAMENT Senior outside hitter Whitney Heeres picked up her first accolade of the season as she was named to the 2013 Comcast Lady Vol Classic All-Tournament Team. The Flushing, Mich., native put down 33 kills over four games, averaging 2.20 per set. She hit at a .263 clip on the weekend while also tallying four solo blocks and seven overall. Also during the Comcast Lady Vol Classic, junior Shealyn Kolosky recorded 31 kills, averaging 2.07 per set and hit .203. Junior Carly Wishlow hit .286 on the weekend, registering 25 kills, while sophomore Lexi Dempsey handed out 155 helpers, averaging 10.33
MULLINS, MARIANI ALL-TOURNAMENT Tennessee volleyball senior Ellen Mullins and freshman Ashley Mariani were named to the Cincinnati Invitational All-Tournament Team. Mullins averaged 6.55 digs per set at the tournament. She had 20 or more digs in all three matches over the weekend, totaling 72 digs. She recorded 31 in the opening game of the season against Morehead State, the most in the league in 2013. Her 31 digs were three shy of her career-best (34). In her Lady Vol debut, Mariani posted 10 kills with four blocks. She followed up with 14 kills, hitting at a .316 clip, both team-bests, while adding two blocks.
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DUO DOUBLE-DOUBLES Sophomore setter Lexi Dempsey has racked up 11 double-doubles in 17 games this season, a mark that leads the SEC. Dempsey recorded back-to-back double-doubles last weekend, dishing out 30 assists with a careerbest 19 digs against Georgia. She followed with 25 assists and 10 scoops at Kentucky. The Palm Springs, Calif., native registered two double-doubles in three games of the Tennessee Invitationa. In the Comcast Lady Vol Classic, Dempsey recorded three double-doubles in four games, including
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