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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

2014 Recap: vs Missouri and at Auburn
  • UT is now 2-5 all-time vs Missouri.
  • UT is 29-16-1 all-time vs Auburn.
  • The Lady Vols had their third highest hitting percentage in conference play vs Missouri, and their lowest vs Auburn.
  • As a team vs Missouri, the Lady Vols hit over .200 for the fourth time in a loss.
  • For just the 16th time since 2001 (and the second time this year), Tennessee had more statistical points than an opponent in a loss (67.5 for UT and 67.0 for Mizzou).
  • Kendra Turner’s 23 kills vs MU were the 11th most in a four-set match in the rally-scoring era.
  • Ashley Mariani notched her fourth career double double vs Missouri.
  • Auburn’s three match winning streak over Tennessee is the second longest in series history.
  • Auburn’s 81 statistical points were the most scored by any UT opponent this year.
  • Auburn’s .191 hitting percentage was the second lowest by a winning opponent this season.
  • Auburn was just the second SEC team this year Tennessee has allowed double digit blocks. Auburn is the third league team to allow UT double digit blocks this season.
  • Lexi Dempsey picked up her 21st career double double vs Auburn. With it she now has the seventh most double doubles earned by a Lady Vol in the rally-scoring era. (All six of the players above her on the list have All-America honors on their resumes.)
  • Dempsey is now 127 shy of catching Kelsey Mahoney at #8 on the UT career assists list.
  • Both matches this weekend had exactly the same number of people in attendance: 701.

CAREER HIGHS (matched or exceeded)

  • Kelsey Bawcombe: kills in a four-set match, attacks in a four-set match, digs in a four-set match (vs MU)
  • Iesha Bryant: solo blocks (vs MU), points in a four-set match (vs AU)
  • Lexi Dempsey: points in a four-set match (vs MU), kills in a four-set match (vs AU)
  • Megan Hatcher: digs in a four-set match (vs MU & AU), assists (vs AU)
  • Raina Hembry: block assists in a four-set match, total blocks in a four-set match (vs AU)
  • Kanisha Jimenez: attacks in a four-set match (vs AU)
  • Ashley Mariani: kills, attacks in a four-set match, block assists, total blocks, points (vs MU)
  • Kendra Turner: kills, attacks, digs in a four-set match, block assists in a four-set match, total blocks in a four-set match, points (vs MU)