Tennessee defeated the homestanding College of Charleston 3-1 (27-25, 25-18, 13-25, 25-20), finishing the tournament undefeated and moving their season record to 12-0. That stands as the second best start in school history, but the 20-0 record was set with the shorter best-of-three matches. The official site also notes it’s the best start of the NCAA era — the overall record, set in 1973, was under the old AIAW system. More soon.
UPDATE: Bri Holmes led both teams with 17 kills. She also hit .432 and had three blocks. Kanisha Jimenez had 13 kills and nine digs. Erica Treiber had eight kills, hit .444, and knocked back six blocks. Raina Hembry had seven blocks, while Stephane Buss added four more. All told UT had 15 team blocks, a season high. Lexi Dempsey took over the fifth spot on the rally-scoring era Tennessee career doubles list, with 48 assists and 17 digs. Bridgette Villano had 21 digs, while Megan hatcher and Brooke Schumacher added nine more each.
Holmes was named the tournament MVP. Dempsey and Hembry were named to the all-tournament team.
