The Lady Vols evened up their season opening 10 match road trip record to 5-5. In yesterday’s early morning match, UT defeated Kennesaw State 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-19). Kendra Turner had 19 kills and hit .366. Jamie Lea was just behind with a double double: 18 kills, 12 digs, and 4 blocks. Kanisha Jimenez earned 7 blocks and 11 digs. Iesha Bryant and Raina Hembry both put of 6 blocks each. Lexi Dempsey got a double double with 44 assists and 13 digs. Bridgette Villano had 12 digs.
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In the second match, Tennessee beat Loyola 3-1 (25-13, 25-10, 27-29, 25-21). Lea and Turner had 11 and 10 kills respectively. Hembry and Ashley Mariani had 7 each while both hitting over .460. Bryant had 7 blocks — 3 of them solo. Shealyn Kolosky had 5 blocks. Villano had 24 digs and Megan Hatcher 14. Dempsey picked up 35 assists. Jimenez served up 3 aces, while Hembry and Villano got two each.
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In today’s match, Coastal Carolina got some revenge for UT’s win last season, taking out the Lady Vols 3-1 (25-18, 17-25, 25-20, 25-18). Lea and Mariani hit 14 kills apiece. Mariani hit .423. Lea got another double double with 17 digs. Villano dug up 13 balls. And Dempsey had 41 assists. Lea was named to the All-Tournament team.
Tennessee takes two, loses one at CCU tourney