The Lady Vols hit the road one last time in the regular season for a Thanksgiving-eve match vs the Missouri Tigers.

UT is 7-10 all-time vs Missouri. The teams are 5-5 in their last ten meetings. Tennessee has only won a single match in Columbia (2018).

The Lady Vols have locked up a final 4th place finish in the SEC. While the order is still to be determined, Kentucky, Mississippi State, and Florida will finish above UT, with all three in the running for the championship going into the final week.

With a win on Wednesday, Tennessee would secure their 24th recorded 20-win season in school history. It would be the 14th fastest they’ve reached that milestone.

With a win on Wednesday, Tennessee would guarantee their 12th recorded single-digit loss season (not including the COVID shortened year).

UT is 25-18 in final regular season matches since 1978.

The Lady Vols are 7-3 all-time in matches played the day before Thanksgiving. They’ve won the last three in a row.

UT ON THANKSGIVING EVE
1981		W 3-0
2009		W 3-2
2010		W 3-0
2011		W 3-1
2012		L 2-3
2014		L 1-3
2015		L 0-3
2016		W 3-1
2018		W 3-0
2019		W 3-1
2021		?

Tennessee has swept over half of their opponents this season — 14 out of 27 matches played. That’s the 4th most sweeps in a a season in the last 30 years.

The team will be competing in their 7th televised match of the season, and are 3-3 so far. UT has played exactly 100 matches on TV in the rally-scoring era, and has a .410 winning percentage.

Two of the coaches on the Missouri bench have previously faced Tennessee on the court. Assistant coach Molly Taylor played in three matches vs UT in 2012 and 2013, going 2-1. She averaged 10.54 assists per set. Volunteer assistant coach Alyssa Munlyn played against the Lady Vols in six matches from 2015-2018, and went 3-3. She hit .481 over all those games.

NATIONAL & CONFERENCE STATISTICAL RANKS

		aces per set	assists per set	blocks per set	digs per set	kills per set	hitting percent	opp hit percent
	STAT NCAA SEC	1.03 319 12	13.07 13 2	2.96 3 1	15.45 111 3	14.27 8 2	.271 19 3	.186 92 4
	STAT NCAA SEC	1.16 283 11	10.74 254 12	1.97 197 10	12.96 296 12	11.55 268 12	.188 225 12	.277 331 13

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