Tennessee recorded their first sweep of the season over the homestanding Bearcats (25-21, 25-22, 25-19). The Lady Vols start the season at 2-0 for the 12th time on Coach Rob Patrick’s watch.
Ashley Mariani led the match with 14 kills, hitting .316. Jamie Lea and Whitney Heeres had 6 each, and Shealyn Kolosky had 5.
Lexi Dempsey earned her first double double with Tennessee with 27 assists and 11 digs. Ellen Mullins was one dig shy of her three set personal best with 21 digs. Nikki Brice bested her three set high with 14 digs. Lea added in 12 more digs.
Jamie Lea’s 3 block solos tied for the third most at UT in the rally-scoring era. Raina Hembrey and Mariani had two block assists each.
Lady Vols sweep Cincy
