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Friday, November 13, 2015

2015 Match Notes: at Florida (part one)
  • Tennessee is 13-46-1 all-time vs Florida. The team is 4-6 in their last ten matches.The Gators currently hold a four match winning streak in the series. The last time Florida won five in a row over UT was 2007-2009.
  • The Vols are a respectable 27-50 (.351) against ranked opponents since 2001, and 15-35 (.300) when they themselves are unranked.
  • The first time UT faced a ranked Florida team was 1991 — and the Gators have amazingly been ranked in every Tennessee game since then!
  • Florida has already lost four SEC matches. Under head coach Mary Wise they have never lost more than that in a single season.
  • The match this weekend will air on SEC Network+, available online or via your mobile device. If you’re in the car or can’t watch a video for some other reason, the Florida call will also be broadcast on ESPN Gainesville radio, which you can listen to via their website or the Tunein app on your phone.
  • While the Gators hold an impressive all-time 13-46-1 lead, seven of the the Vols’ wins have come in the past 11 years. Tennessee has won at least one match against Florida in five of the last 11 years. In fact, UT has almost double the wins vs Florida in that time than the next closest SEC team: Tennessee has won seven, Kentucky just earned their fourth this season.
  • Last time vs Florida: The Vols hung tough but couldn’t close the tight sets in their 3-0 loss to #17 Florida (25-19, 25-11, 25-23). Kanisha Jimenez had nine kills. Raina Hembry had six, and four blocks. Lexi Dempsey put up 22 of the team’s 23 assists, and put back three blocks. The Vols held Florida to just a single ace, their lowest total in a match to that point in the season.