• Today the home crowd will say goodbye to a Lady Vol senior.

  Shealyn Kolosky has been through some major ups and downs in her four years on the court in Knoxville. She came in with one of the biggest freshman classes (six players) and is leaving as the only one still here. Her sophomore season was cut short due to injury but she bounced back her junior year with a career high number of kills. Her first season was one of the best on record (a 28-4 record and an SEC Championship) and her last will be a fairly rare losing season. But through it all she has been the team’s constant, calling for the ball from the middle and usually making a big kill when the quick set comes her way. Here are some of her statistical highlights:

  • Kolosky currently has 500 kills on 1,273 attacks.
  • Of all the players in the rally-scoring era with at least 1,000 attempts, her career .238 hitting percentage is the 13th best.
  • Her .769 performance vs Seton Hall in 2011 stands as the fourth best by a player with double digit attacks since 2001.
  • Her .667 vs Mississippi earlier this season is at #21 on that list.
  • The senior has had 20 matches in her time on Rocky Top where she hit .400 or better.
  • In the past five years, a Lady Vol has notched 10+ blocks in a match only twice — Kolosky is one of them, getting ten in a second round NCAA Tournament match vs Ohio State.
  • She also had 11 kills in that match, earning her only career double double in one of that championship teams biggest matches.
  • Only 15 different players since 2001 have had three or more solo blocks during a match. Kolosky did it last year vs Austin Peay.
  • She’s one of only 13 players with 200+ career blocks since 2001.

  Be sure to come out to Thompson Boling Arena tonight to show your support for her and the Lady Vols as they finish off their home schedule vs Arkansas at 6:00pm

• The SEC has announced their annual volleyball awards. Alex Holston of UF is the Player of the Year, Jackie Napper of UK is the Libero of the Year, Rhamat Alhassan of UF is Freshman of the Year, and Mary Wise of UF is Coach of the Year. The Scholar-Athletes of the Year are Carly Kan of MU and Shelby Sullivan of TAMU. For the full list of the All-SEC team and the All-Freshman team check out the link above.
• Tennessee has announced three players that will be joining the Lady Vols squad next season: outside hitter Breana Jeter and middle hitter Erica Treiber, and defensive specialist Brooke Schumacher. Check out the story for details and quotes from the coach. I’ll have more about the 2015 recruits during the off-season.