There are only five matches left in the regular season… and hopefully several in the post-season as well! Here’s a look at where some of the Lady Vols stand when it comes to the UT season record book. (Apologies if I’ve missed anyone!)

UT ALL-TIME SEASON RECORDS

• Ava Bell is hitting an incredible .462 in 2021. The UT season record is .416. Bell is hitting .046 above Tennessee Hall of Famer Beverly Robinson’s best year! In fact, Bell’s .462 would also be one of the top averages in conference history — she’ll rank 4th all time in the SEC if it holds!

• Natalie Hayward is also having a quietly big year hitting. Only two Lady Vols have ever ended a season over .400 — the aforementioned Robinson back in 1983, and Bell in 2019. While also handing setting duties, Hayward is at the same time hitting .401!

• Danielle Mahaffey gets more attempts than Bell and Hayward, but is still hitting very strong, currently standing at .384. That would give her the 4th best season in program history in the current record book!

• Hayward has 874 assists on the year. With the regular season games remaining, at her current pace she would reach 1,064. With the addition of a first round tourney game, she would probably enter the UT season top 20 chart. Her current 10.79 assist per set ranks as the 18th best Tennessee season.

• Madison Bryant has 292 digs in 2021 so far. That’s just 52 short of making the UT top 30 list, which should be doable with 5 matches left. From there it would just take 25 more digs to reach the season top 20. Bryant’s 3.60 digs per set already stands as the 18th best season at UT.

• Mahaffey has 101 total blocks on the year and is on pace to reach 123 in the regular season. That’s just 8 short of the school top 20 list, which would be even more within reach with a post-season run. Her 1.38 blocks per set currently is the 6th best all-time at Tennessee.

UT RALLY-SCORING SEASON RECORDS

• Breana Runnels has 272 kills in 2021. She should reach around 331 kills after the next five matches. That would put her into the school single season top 30. She would just need 32 more kills to reach the top 20. Her 3.49 kills per set rank 19th tops in the rally scoring era.

• Morgahn Fingall has 260 kills and is on pace for 317. She’d be just outside the top 30, but could get in with a few post-season games. Her 3.33 kills per set place her 23rd since 2001.

• Mahaffey has 19 solo blocks this year. With one more she’ll become the 5th Lady Vol in the rally-scoring era to reach 20 in a season.