It’s almost impossible to believe but we’re already at the halfway point of the 2015 volleyball season! Part of the reason it’s difficult to fathom might be because they have barely played here in Knoxville. The team has had only five of their 17 matches at home — and all were played within just a single six day stretch. The local fans get to see the team in person once this weekend before they hit the road again. But after this week Tennessee will be home in eight of their last 13 matches.
Tomorrow we’ll focus on those games. Today’s notes will look at some of individual players and how their mid-season stats might look in the record books at the end of the year. This list is not definitive, so apologies if I missed someone. Of course, these numbers may change as the season goes on. And finally, some of these records have prerequisites that may need to be met before they become official.
Lexi Dempsey
- She is on track to join both UT’s top 20 all-time single season assists and assists per set lists.
- She is currently #8 on the UT all-time career assists list. She needs 542 more to move into fifth place, and 585 more to become just the fifth Vol to reach 3,000 assists.
- She needs 100 more digs to move into the UT all-time career top 25 and the rally-scoring era career top ten.
- She stands at #20 on the UT rally scoring era career aces chart.
Bridgette Villano
- At her current pace she could reach the UT all-time single season top five in digs and digs per set.
- She stands at #24 on the UT all-time career digs list. She needs 100 more to move into top 20, and 235 more to reach career dig #1000.
Kelsey Bawcombe
- Her .35 aces per set would put her at third on UT’s single season rally scoring era chart.
- At her current rate she might be able to reach the UT rally scoring era single season top ten in total aces.
- She stands at #20 on the UT rally scoring era career aces chart.
Megan Hatcher
- She stands at #20 on the UT rally scoring era career digs chart.
Kanisha Jimenez
- She is #24 on the UT rally-scoring era career total attacks list.
- She is #24 on the UT rally-scoring era career digs list.
- She is #25 on the UT rally-scoring era career blocks list.
- She needs nine more kills to move into UT rally-scoring era career top 25.
Raina Hembry
- Her 1.17 blocks per set, if it holds, would be enough to get her into the UT all-time single season top 20.
- She currently has the 20th most single season solo blocks in the rally scoring era.
- She is #22 in UT rally-scoring era career solo blocks, #13 in UT rally-scoring era career block assists, and #14 in UT rally-scoring era career total blocks. She needs 47 more to move into UT rally-scoring era career top ten.
- Five more kills would put her in the UT rally-scoring era career top 25.
- She needs 59 more attacks to move into UT rally-scoring era career top 25.
Erica Treiber
- Hitting .349 on the season so far, she is on pace to crack the UT all-time single season top 20 hitting percentage list. Her current number would put her at fifth in the rally scoring era.
- Her blocking numbers would be #5 on the UT all-time career chart.
- Her hitting percentage would stand as the #2 UT all-time career number.
Bri Holmes
- She currently stands at #15 on the UT rally-scoring era career hitting list.
2015 Match Notes: Mid-season Record Watch (part one)