The Lady Vols got their first conference win of the season tonight in a sweep at South Carolina (25-19, 25-18, 25-17). UT hit an impressive .318, just the second time this year they’ve been in the .300s. They held the Gamecocks to .072 — a season worst for them.
Raina Hembrey led the team with 10 kills and 4 blocks while hitting an amazing .667. Shealyn Kolosky was just behind her with 9 kills and 3 blocks. Ashley Mariani had 6 kills and 3 blocks. And returning from an injury, Jamie Lea had 5 kills and 2 blocks and hit .364.
Abby Brewer had a team-leading 17 assists. Lexi Dempsey picked up another double double with 13 assists and 11 digs. Ellen Mullins added in 11 more digs. Team service ace leader Nikki Brice added two more to her stats.
UT gets SEC road sweep over South Carolina