The Vols are finally back in action after Hurricane Irma cancelled their matches in Florida and Georgia last week.

MATCH NOTES

Tennessee is 5-0 all-time vs Marshall. Their first meeting was in 1973, a 2-0 win for the Vols. Their last meeting was in 2009, a 3-0 win for UT. Tennessee is 11-2 vs Conference USA since 2001.

Tennessee is meeting USC Upstate for the first time in program history. Tennessee is 10-1 vs the Atlantic Sun Conference since 2001.

Tennessee is 2-0 all-time vs Furman. Their previous meetings were in 1989 and 1993, both 3-0 wins for the Vols. Tennessee is 14-1 vs the Southern Conference since 2001.

UT is 18-1 in individual sets vs the field all-time. The only time Tennessee lost a set to one of these teams was in 1978.

As of the end of last season, the 2009 Tennessee vs Marshall match stands at #6 in the NCAA record book for most points scored in a three-set match during the 25-point rally-scoring era. That match also features UT’s school record for most points scored in a set and most points scored over regulation. The final score was 37-35, 25-16, 25-12.

All the head coaches in this weekend’s tournament are the longest serving in the history of their programs.

ROCKY TOP INVITATIONAL COACHES
Jennifer Calloway USC Upstate	1996 22 years	313-303 .508
Rob Patrick Tennessee	1997 21 years	401-237 .629
Michelle Young Furman	2000 18 years	327-212 .607
Mitch Jacobs Marshall	2002 16 years	280-207 .575

UT and two of the tournament teams visiting Knoxville have played common opponents. Like the Vols, Marshall was swept by West Virginia. Upstate lost 3-0 to Wofford while UT beat them by that score.

Tennessee had matches vs Florida State, FAMU, and Kennesaw State cancelled last week due to Hurricane Irma. This was the fourth time in the past 20 years outside forces affected competition for the Vols. In 1998, a game in Houston vs Stephen F. Austin was cancelled due to Tropical Storm Frances. Later that season a match at LSU was moved from September to November due to Hurricane George. And in 2001, games vs Radford, UAB, Charlotte, and SMU were cancelled due to the September 11th terrorist attacks.

LINKS OF INTEREST

This week’s AVCA Coaches Poll

MATCH SCHEDULE

	MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD 2017: 3-9 // 2016: 22-8, 11-3 C-USA
	Friday, September 15, 7:00pm ET Knoxville TN // SEC NETWORK+ // LIVE STATS

	USC UPSTATE SPARTANS 2017: 3-7 // 2016: 14-19, 5-9 ASUN
	Saturday, September 16, 10:00am ET Knoxville TN // SEC NETWORK+ // LIVE STATS

	FURMAN PALADINS 2017: 5-5 // 2016: 11-19, 6-10 SoCon
	Saturday, September 16, 7:00pm ET Knoxville TN // SEC NETWORK+ // LIVE STATS