(Sorry for the delay, and missing part two of those notes! Things got hectic and the weekend got away from me.) Once again, Tennessee played tough but couldn’t put enough together to win a set, falling to #15 Florida 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-19). Stephanie Buss lead the Vols with 13 kills and a .435 hitting percentage. Kanisha Jimenez had 11 kills and Kendra Turner nine. Buss, Erica Treiber, and Raina Hembry had three blocks each. Brooke Schumacher had nine digs. Lexi Dempsey picked up 39 of the team’s 40 assists.
Tennessee hit .286 in the match. That’s the third best hitting percentage by the Vols in a loss in the rally scoring era. In fact, three of the top five UT hitting averages in a loss since 2001 have come in the past few weeks. On November 6th, Tennessee hit .326 in a 3-1 loss to Alabama. On October 7th, UT hit .266 in a four set loss to LSU.
The Vols will have a ten day break before their next match, a late Thanksgiving-eve game with Auburn in Knoxville at 9pm.
Gators defeat Tennessee