Northern Illinois scored a close 3-0 victory over the Vols this afternoon in Washington DC (25-23, 25-22, 25-20) — the first time UT has been swept this season. Tessa Grubbs was the only player from either team to notch double-digit kills with 12. Erica Treiber had 8 kills and three blocks. Sedona Hansen put up 31 of the team’s 36 assists. And Britney Vallez had a team-leading 10 digs.
Tennessee led the match in kills, assists, and digs, while NIU led in hitting percentage, aces, and blocks.
With 42 people on hand to watch, this was UT’s third lowest attended match recorded since 2001.
Huskies defeat Tennessee