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Saturday, August 28, 2021

Volunteers defeat Buccaneers

UT swept the second match of the Tennessee Classic, defeating ETSU 3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-14). Lily Felts led the team in kills with 11, with Breana Runnels right behind with 10. Morgahn Fingall added 8 more. Ava Bell tied her career high for blocks with 9. Fingall tied hers as well with 6. Natalie Hayward had 29 assists. Runnels picked up her second double-double in as many days with 10 digs. Madison Bryant had 9. And Fingall, Hayward, and Felts dug up 8 apiece.

After having their best hitting percentage since 2019 last night, the team beat that average today with a .390.

The Lady Vols held ETSU to just .011, the lowest opponent hitting percentage since 2018.

Tennessee outhit ETSU by the 5th widest margin in the rally-scoring era.

The Bucs’ 23 kills were the 15th fewest by a UT opponent since 2001.