Always too soon, we’ve reached another season’s end and the last chance to see our seniors wearing the orange and white. This year we’ve only got one that’s been here for four years. So let’s dig through the archives and take a look back at Ellen Mullins before she took the court for Tennessee — high school and club, what was said about her, thoughts on her arrival at UT, and some old photos!

HS COACH JINX COCKERHAM: “She is the type of player who loves the contact, the competition, but not the glory. She never stops playing.”

PREPVOLLEYBALL: “A great leader who helps a team as much off the court as on it, Mullins is the kind of back row player who makes the spectacular look ordinary. Said one club coach: ‘While her defense is what is counted on the most at the high school level, her serve/receive passing is going to make her a star at the next level'”.

PATRICK: “We’re extremely excited to add another in-state player to our roster. Ellen is a tremendous all-around athlete who has played the game from a very young age. Because she has played every position on the court except for middle blocker, she understands how to play the game the right way. We are thrilled to be adding her to the Lady Vol family. She is a very vocal player that will bring a tremendous amount of energy into the gym and has the ability to play very early in her career at Tennessee.”

MULLINS: “I decided to come to the University of Tennessee to play volleyball because I’m from Nashville and it’s not too far away, and it’s always been a dream to be a Lady Vol. I’m the type of player who’s energetic and fun to be around and am aways in the middle of things. My role on the team is to be an energetic person, to fire everybody up, get everyone pumped up. My goal for the season is to win the SEC Championship.”

PATRICK: “Ellen is going to bring a tremendous amount of energy to our program. She is a very strong, skilled player who has set and hit in both club and high school. Although she will play more of a defensive specialist role here at Tennessee, her volleyball IQ is extremely high because she has played a number of positions. She is going to push for a lot of playing time early in her career and we will put her right in the mix for the libero position. Once she becomes comfortable with her defensive responsibilities she will be a tremendous asset for us.”

The Lady Vols came close in a couple of sets but couldn’t prevent the sweep by the Tide (25-17, 25-22, 25-23). Alabama snaps a ten match UT winning streak.

Senior Whitney Heeres had 10 kills and hit .348. Jamie Lea had 9. Ashley Mariani had 8 kills. Shealyn Kolosky had 7 kills and hit .429. Ellen Mullins picked up 13 digs and had 2 aces. With one match remaining she only needs three digs to tie the school record for most digs in a season. Lexi Dempsey put up 29 assists and had 7 digs.

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Tennessee had a tough match vs Auburn on the road tonight, falling in three (25-14, 25-7, 25-16). The Lady Vols set two records: fewest points scored in a match in the rally scoring era (37, was 41) and fewest points scored in a set in the rally scoring era (7, was 8). It was also the second shortest match since 2001, clocking in at 68 minutes.

Jamie Lea, Ashley Mariani, and Raina Hembry each had 5 kills. Shealyn Kolosky had 4. Hembry had 3 blocks as well. Ellen Mullins added 17 digs to her record breaking total, and is closing in on the UT all-time season record. Lexi Dempsey had 16 assists. And Kayleigh Moody made her debut on the court as a Lady Vol.

In other news, congratulations to Missouri on clinching a share of the SEC Championship tonight. The undefeated Tigers can win it outright with a win in either of their two remaining matches, or a loss by Florida in their final match.

More Sunday when I get back to Knoxville.

Ellen Mullins is the all-time Tennessee career digs leader after the Lady Vols dropped a hard fought match to #7 Florida this afternoon (25-18, 25-21, 25-17). More tonight.

UPDATE: Ashley Mariani led the team in kills with 12. Jamie Lea had 7, hit .333, and had a block. Shealyn Kolosky had 6 kills and a block. Lexi Dempsey had 27 of the team’s 29 assists.

Mullins’ 11 digs put her one over Chloe Goldman’s career number of 1,755. In addition to moving past Goldman for the UT record, she also moves past her on the SEC list where she now stands in 5th place all time in the conference. Looking forward, with three matches to go Mullins could become the first Lady Vol to reach 1,800 digs. She needs just 33 more digs to tie Goldman’s single season mark of 628.

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Congratulations to UT recruit Claudia Coco who was named to the 2013 Under Armour Girls’ High School All-America Honorable Mention list. The Chattahoochee High School libero was one of just seven back row defensive players on the list of the top hundred players in the country. This season she and her team were the state runners-up, and Coco herself set the national record for career digs and was named the Georgia Defensive Player of the Year.

Lady Vol libero Ellen Mullins is just a few good matches away from breaking several of the school’s digs records. How close is she? Check out the table below which features just about every digs record there is at Tennessee — 32 listed here in total. Use the buttons to choose an option in each block and the selected record will appear. Records are current as of 11/12/13.

Career Season Match

Digs Digs per set

All-time (1980-2013) Sideout Scoring (1980-2000) All Rally Scoring (2001-2013)

30 Point Rally Scoring (2001-2007) 25 Point Rally Scoring (2008-2013)

All Matches 3 Set Matches 4 Set Matches 5 Set Matches

CAREER - ALL TIME (1980-2013)

1. Chloe Goldman 1755 2006-2009 2. Ellen Mullins 1703 2010-2013 3. Kristy Dobson 1474 1988-1991 4. Kylie Marshall 1374 2006-2009 5. Amy Morris 1338 2003-2005

1. Chloe Goldman 4.37 2006-2009 2. Ellen Mullins 4.16 2010-2013 3. Amy Morris 4.01 2003-2005 4. Kelsey Robinson 3.40 2010-2012 5. Kristy Dobson 3.36 1988-1991

1. Chloe Goldman 628 2007 2. Chloe Goldman 568 2009 3. Ellen Mullins 542 2013 4. Ellen Mullins 541 2012 5. Chloe Goldman 511 2008

1. Stephanie Ehlers 445 1998 2. Kristy Dobson 412 1991 3. Kristy Dobson 384 1990 4. Kristy Dobson 367 1989 April Chapple 367 1984

1. Chloe Goldman 628 2007 2. Chloe Goldman 568 2009 3. Ellen Mullins 542 2013 4. Ellen Mullins 541 2012 5. Chloe Goldman 511 2008

1. Chloe Goldman 628 2007 2. Amy Morris 506 2005 3. Amy Morris 435 2004 4. Amy Morris 397 2003 5. Cynthia Buggs 362 2004

1. Chloe Goldman 568 2009 2. Ellen Mullins 542 2013 3. Ellen Mullins 541 2012 4. Chloe Goldman 511 2008 5. Ellen Mullins 471 2011

1. Ellen Mullins 5.83 2013 2. Chloe Goldman 5.56 2007 2. Chloe Goldman 4.73 2009 3. Amy Morris 4.69 2005 4. Chloe Goldman 4.56 2008

1. Kristy Dobson 3.71 1991 Kristy Dobson 3.71 1989 3. Cissi Lennartsson 3.64 1994 4. Kristy Dobson 3.59 1990 Stephanie Ehlers 3.59 1988

1. Ellen Mullins 5.83 2013 2. Chloe Goldman 5.56 2007 2. Chloe Goldman 4.73 2009 3. Amy Morris 4.69 2005 4. Chloe Goldman 4.56 2008

1. Chloe Goldman 5.56 2007 2. Amy Morris 4.69 2005 3. Amy Morris 3.69 2004 4. Amy Morris 3.68 2003 5. Morgan Miltner 3.27 2002

1. Ellen Mullins 5.83 2013 2. Chloe Goldman 4.73 2009 3. Chloe Goldman 4.56 2008 4. Ellen Mullins 4.55 2012 5. Ellen Mullins 3.80 2011

1. Amy Morris 42 Notre Dame - 11/26/2005 2. Chloe Goldman 40 Mississippi - 11/2/2007 3. Ellen Mullins 37 Jacksonville State - 9/21/2013 Chloe Goldman 37 LSU - 10/12/2007 5. Chloe Goldman 36 Dayton - 9/14/2008 Amy Morris 36 Louisville - 9/28/2005 Kristy Dobson 36 Georgia - 11/11/1990

1. Kristy Dobson 36 Georgia - 11/11/1990 2. Stephanie Ehlers 33 Kentucky - 10/5/1988 3. Kristy Dobson 32 North Carolina State - 10/13/1989 4. Kim Obiala 30 UNC Asheville - 11/1/1997 5. Jennifer Elliott 29 Georgia - 11/14/1999 Kristy Dobson 29 Arkansas State - 10/4/1991 Tiffany Washington 29 Indiana - 9/21/1991 Wendy Jones 29 Kentucky - 10/5/1988 Stephanie Ehlers 29 Washington State - 9/24/1988

1. Amy Morris 42 Notre Dame - 11/26/2005 2. Chloe Goldman 40 Mississippi - 11/2/2007 3. Ellen Mullins 37 Jacksonville State - 9/21/2013 Chloe Goldman 37 LSU - 10/12/2007 5. Chloe Goldman 36 Dayton - 9/14/2008 Amy Morris 36 Louisville - 9/28/2005

1. Amy Morris 42 Notre Dame - 11/26/2005 2. Chloe Goldman 40 Mississippi - 11/2/2007 3. Chloe Goldman 37 LSU - 10/12/2007 4. Amy Morris 36 Louisville - 9/28/2005 5. Chloe Goldman 35 Arkansas - 11/16/2007

1. Ellen Mullins 37 Jacksonville State - 9/21/2013 2. Chloe Goldman 36 Dayton - 9/14/2008 3. Ellen Mullins 34 Missouri - 10/5/2012 4. Ellen Mullins 32 Arkansas - 10/13/2013 Ellen Mullins 32 LSU - 10/10/2012

1. Chloe Goldman 31 Georgia - 10/26/2007 2. Ellen Mullins 28 Chattanooga - 9/5/2013 3. Ellen Mullins 26 Mississippi State - 10/20/2013 Kylie Marshall 26 LSU - 10/22/2006 5. Chloe Goldman 25 Arkansas - 11/7/2008

1. Cissi Lennartsson 24 Duke - 9/8/1994 2. Kristy Dobson 23 LSU - 11/4/1989 3. Mary Heinecke 22 UTSA - 9/12/1998 4. Sonja Thomas 21 Butler - 9/12/1992

1. Chloe Goldman 31 Georgia - 10/26/2007 2. Ellen Mullins 28 Chattanooga - 9/5/2013 3. Ellen Mullins 26 Mississippi State - 10/20/2013 Kylie Marshall 26 LSU - 10/22/2006 5. Chloe Goldman 25 Arkansas - 11/7/2008

1. Chloe Goldman 31 Georgia - 10/26/2007 2. Kylie Marshall 26 LSU - 10/22/2006 3. Cynthia Buggs 23 Pittsburgh - 11/27/2004 4. Amy Morris 22 Georgia - 10/28/2005 5. Chloe Goldman 21 LSU - 11/4/2007

1. Ellen Mullins 28 Chattanooga - 9/5/2013 2. Ellen Mullins 26 Mississippi State - 10/20/2013 3. Chloe Goldman 25 Arkansas - 11/7/2008 4. Chloe Goldman 23 Georgia - 10/9/2009 5. Ellen Mullins 22 Maryland - 9/8/2012

1. Chloe Goldman 35 Arkansas - 11/16/2007 2. Stephanie Ehlers 33 Kentucky - 10/5/1988 3. Ellen Mullins 32 Arkansas - 10/13/2013 4. Ellen Mullins 31 Georgia - 11/3/2013 5. Ellen Mullins 31 Coastal Carolina - 9/21/2013 Ellen Mullins 31 UNC Asheville - 9/6/2013

1. Stephanie Ehlers 33 Kentucky - 10/5/1988 2. Kim Obiala 30 UNC Asheville - 11/1/1997 3. Wendy Jones 29 Kentucky - 10/5/1988 4. Sonja Thomas 28 Sam Houston State - 12/1/1993 5. Kelli Scott 27 LSU - 10/8/2000 Kristy Dobson 27 Eastern Michigan - 11/30/1990

1. Chloe Goldman 35 Arkansas - 11/16/2007 2. Ellen Mullins 32 Arkansas - 10/13/2013 3. Ellen Mullins 31 Georgia - 11/3/2013 4. Ellen Mullins 31 Coastal Carolina - 9/21/2013 Ellen Mullins 31 UNC Asheville - 9/6/2013

1. Chloe Goldman 35 Arkansas - 11/16/2007 2. Cynthia Buggs 28 Texas A&M - 12/4/2004 3. Chloe Goldman 27 Marquette - 9/8/2007 Amy Morris 27 Alabama - 10/16/2005 Amy Morris 27 Arkansas - 11/20/2004

1. Ellen Mullins 32 Arkansas - 10/13/2013 2. Ellen Mullins 31 Georgia - 11/3/2013 3. Ellen Mullins 31 Coastal Carolina - 9/21/2013 Ellen Mullins 31 UNC Asheville - 9/6/2013 5. Chloe Goldman 30 Alabama - 10/16/2009

1. Amy Morris 42 Notre Dame - 11/26/2005 2. Chloe Goldman 40 Mississippi - 11/2/2007 3. Ellen Mullins 37 Jacksonville State - 9/21/2013 Chloe Goldman 37 LSU - 10/12/2007 5. Chloe Goldman 36 Dayton - 9/14/2008 Amy Morris 36 Louisville - 9/28/2005 Kristy Dobson 36 Georgia - 11/11/1990

1. Kristy Dobson 36 Georgia - 11/11/1990 2. Kristy Dobson 32 North Carolina State - 10/13/1989 3. Jennifer Elliott 29 Georgia - 11/14/1999 Kristy Dobson 29 Arkansas State - 10/4/1990 Tiffany Washington 29 Indiana - 9/21/1991 Stephanie Ehlers 29 Washington State - 9/24/1988

1. Amy Morris 42 Notre Dame - 11/26/2005 2. Chloe Goldman 40 Mississippi - 11/2/2007 3. Ellen Mullins 37 Jacksonville State - 9/21/2013 Chloe Goldman 37 LSU - 10/12/2007 5. Chloe Goldman 36 Dayton - 9/14/2008 Amy Morris 36 Louisville - 9/28/2005

1. Amy Morris 42 Notre Dame - 11/26/2005 2. Chloe Goldman 40 Mississippi - 11/2/2007 3. Chloe Goldman 37 LSU - 10/12/2007 4. Amy Morris 36 Louisville - 9/28/2005 5. Chloe Goldman 31 South Carolina - 11/11/2007

1. Ellen Mullins 37 Jacksonville State - 9/21/2013 2. Chloe Goldman 36 Dayton - 9/14/2008 3. Ellen Mullins 34 Missouri - 10/5/2012 4. Ellen Mullins 32 LSU - 10/10/2012 5. Ellen Mullins 31 Morehead State - 8/30/2013 Ellen Mullins 31 Kentucky - 10/12/2011

Mississippi earned a season sweep over UT with a 3-1 win tonight (23-25, 25-18, 25-14, 25-18). More soon.

UPDATE: Ashley Mariani had 14 kills and 3 blocks. Jamie Lea had 12 kills and 3 blocks. Carly Wishlow hit .313 and had 3 blocks. Shealyn Kolosky had 4 blocks.

Megan Hatcher led both teams with 13 digs. Ellen Mullins had 9 digs and is creeping up on some more records (we’ll take a closer look at those next week). Lexi Dempsey put up 26 assists while Abby Brewer contributed 8 more.

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NOTES

• Tennessee is 40-7 all-time vs Mississippi. They are 9-1 in their last ten meetings, and 9-1 in their last ten meetings in Knoxville.
• The Rebels have only defeated Tennessee three times since 2001. They got a season sweep in the two matches played in 2007. And after winning earlier this year they’re looking to repeat that achievement in 2013.
• Mississippi’s blocking was a big factor in their win in October. Their 18 team blocks was the fourth most by a UT opponent in the rally scoring era.
• A Lady Vol win would give the team their 10th victory in their 26th match of the year, which would tie for the longest time to reach that season milestone during coach Rob Patrick’s tenure.
• The last three matches in a row in the series were played at Mississippi — the home team lost the first two games before winning the last. The only other three-match home stand for either team was in 1990-91 when three matches in a row between the teams were held in Knoxville. The home team lost the first two games before winning the last.
• Mississippi head coach Joe Getzin and Lady Vol setter Lexi Dempsey have something in common: they both spent a year in the University of Portland’s volleyball program before moving south. Getzin was the Pilots’ head coach in 1999 before resigning to become an assistant coach at South Carolina. Dempsey spent her freshman season at Portland, where she was second on the team in assists and the leader in aces, before transferring to Tennessee.
• Junior Nikki Brice has played in every single match since she came to UT in 2011. She’s the first player since Nikki Fowler (2007-2010) to play the first match of her freshman year and not miss a match this far into her career. And she’s just the fourth player since 2001 to do so, joining Julie Knytych (2002-2005) and Kylie Marshall (2006-2009).

SEASON LEADERS

Kills	Ashley Mariani	223
Kills per set	Jamie Lea	3.14ps
Attacks	Ashley Mariani	724
Attacks	Jamie Lea	9.97ps
Hit %	Shealyn Kolosky	.218
Assists	Lexi Dempsey	775, 8.71ps
Aces	Nikki Brice	19, 0.22ps
Digs	Ellen Mullins	533, 5.99ps
Solo Blocks	Whitney Heeres	12
Block Assists	Raina Hembry	66
Total Blocks	Raina Hembry	69, 0.92ps
Points	Jamie Lea	245.5, 3.56ps

PROMOTIONS

• Free admission when you show your Auburn football ticket at the entrance.
• Fan Site Friday – Watch for special offers on Twitter/Facebook.
• Chalk Talk with Coach Patrick – 45 minutes prior to match in the Ray Mears Room.

MORE INFORMATION:

• Mississippi (12-12, 2-9): Friday 11/8 at 7:00pm ET
  website | notes from UM | live stats | online video
• Tennessee (9-16, 1-10): website | notes from UT
• See what these teams are saying on Twitter…

Congratulations to Ellen Mullins who earned her third SEC Defensive Player of the Week award of the season and the seventh of her career. Her most recent achievements according to the conference release: moved into the SEC’s top-10 all-time career digs chart on Friday with a 14-dig performance vs. Auburn; had 31 scoops in a four-setter against Georgia, marking her sixth match this season with 30 or more digs; averaged 6.43 digs per set and recorded no reception errors over the weekend.

Mullins is tied with Kelsey Robinson for the second most career weekly conference honors by a Lady Vol. Nikki Fowler holds the record with eleven. She has the fifth most in SEC history. Florida’s Elyse Cusack had fifteen.

UT has much more including reaction from coach Patrick.

The NCAA and SEC have updated their weekly statistical rankings of players and teams for the 2013 season. The national ranks go up to 334 teams and 175 players; the conference tracks all 13 teams and the top 20 players. Tennessee’s rank in the polls are also included. The arrows and colors indicate movement from last week. Click the underlined links to see the national rankings charted week-to-week.

moved UP from last week

stayed EVEN with last week

moved DOWN from last week

POLLS (National & SEC Ranks)

AVCA Poll	NR ↔	NR ↔
RichKern.com Poll	NR ↔	NR ↔
Volleyball Magazine Poll	NR ↔	NR ↔
Pablo Ranking	171 ↓10	13 ↔
RPI	154 ↓10	13 ↔

NATIONAL TEAM RANKINGS

Aces	Assists	Blocks	Digs	Hit %	Kills
321 ↓5	251 ↓11	217 ↓21	2 ↑1	273 ↓10	252 ↓13

SEC TEAM RANKINGS (All Matches)

Aces	Assists	Blocks	Digs	Hit %	Kills	Opp Hit %
12 ↔	13 ↔	11 ↓1	1 ↔	13 ↔	13 ↔	4 ↑1

SEC TEAM RANKINGS (Conference Matches)

Aces	Assists	Blocks	Digs	Hit %	Kills	Opp Hit %
13 ↓1	13 ↔	12 ↓1	1 ↑1	13 ↔	13 ↔	8 ↓1

NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS

Digs

Ellen Mullins

2 ↔

SEC INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (All Matches)

Assists	Lexi Dempsey	10 ↓1
Blocks	Raina Hembry	16 ↓3
Digs	Ellen Mullins	1 ↔
Digs	Lexi Dempsey	16 ↑1
Kills	Jamie Lea	13 ↓2
Points	Jamie Lea	13 ↓1

SEC INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (Conference Matches)

Assists	Lexi Dempsey	9 ↔
Blocks	Raina Hembry	14 ↓5
Digs	Ellen Mullins	1 ↔
Digs	Lexi Dempsey	20 ↔

Tennessee played tough but fell short vs Georgia this afternoon 3-1 (25-20, 15-25, 25-15, 25-19). Much more later.

UPDATE: Jamie Lea had 10 kills and 2 solo blocks. Whitney Heeres had 9 kills, 8 digs, and a solo block. Shealyn Kolosky, Raina Hembry, and Ashley Mariani all had 6 kills and a block. Abby Brewer had 16 assists and 7 digs. She also served up her first three career aces. Lexi Dempsey had 13 assists and 7 digs. Ellen Mullins’ 31 digs were the third most in a four set match in the rally scoring era.

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The Lady Vols fall in three tonight to Auburn (25-22, 25-17, 25-14). Congratulations to Ellen Mullins who just became one of the top ten players in SEC history in career digs. More soon.

UPDATE: Ashley Mariani had 8 kills while hitting .438. Jamie Lea had 7 . Whitney Heeres had 6 and a team leading 3 blocks. Shealyn Kolosky and Raina Hembry put back 2 blocks each. Lexi Dempsey earned a league leading 15th double double, with 20 assists and 11 digs. Mullins had 14 digs.

The team went aceless for the fourth time this season — the first time that’s happened in one years since at least 2001.

Be sure to check out the video link below for interviews with Mullins and coach Rob Patrick.

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SEASON LEADERS

Kills	Ashley Mariani	209
Kills per set	Jamie Lea	3.23ps
Attacks	Ashley Mariani	685
Attacks	Jamie Lea	10.08ps
Hit %	Raina Hembry	.200
Assists	Lexi Dempsey	742, 9.05ps
Aces	Nikki Brice	19, 0.23ps
Digs	Ellen Mullins	488, 5.95ps
Solo Blocks	Whitney Heeres	11
Block Assists	Raina Hembry	63
Total Blocks	Raina Hembry	66, 0.97ps
Points	Ashley Mariani	228.5
Points per set	Jamie Lea	3.65ps

PROMOTIONS

• AUBURN: Fan Site Friday – Watch for special offer on Twitter/Facebook. Second Harvest Weekend – Free admission with donation of two non-perishable food items. Chalk Talk with Coach Patrick – 45 minutes prior to match in the Ray Mears Room.
• GEORGIA: Second Harvest Weekend – Free admission with donation of two non-perishable food items. Kids Day – Free admission for all kids 12 and under. Be sure to visit Kids Korner. Chalk Talk with Coach Patrick – 45 minutes prior to match in the Ray Mears Room. Post match autographs.

MORE INFORMATION:

• Auburn (13-8, 4-5): Friday 11/1 at 7:00pm ET
  website | notes from AU | live stats | online video
• Georgia (16-7, 6-5): Sunday 11/3 at 2:00pm ET
  website | notes from UGA | live stats | TV: CSS/CST
• Tennessee (9-14, 1-8): website | notes from UT
• See what these teams are saying on Twitter…

NOTES

• Tennessee is 29-13-1 all-time vs Auburn. They are 8-2 in the last ten meetings and 9-1 in the last ten meetings in Knoxville. UT has a five match winning streak.
• Tennessee is 42-25 all-time vs Georgia. They are 8-2 in the last ten meetings and 10-0 in the last ten meetings in Knoxville. UGA is looking to extend their last victory into a two match winning streak.
• Neither opponent this weekend has ever won a match at Thompson Boling Arena.
• #10 Ellen Mullins is 10 scoops away from joining the SEC career top 10 digs list.

AUBURN

• Seven of Tennessee’s nine wins over Auburn in their last ten meetings at home have been sweeps.
• Only three matches between the Lady Vols and the Tigers in the rally scoring era were decided in five sets; eight matches were sweeps for one or the other team, while nine matches took four sets.
• Auburn has not won a five set match this season (0-3).

GEORGIA

• Only one match between the Lady Vols and Georgia in the rally scoring era was decided in four sets; sixteen matches were sweeps for one or the other team, while eight matches took five sets.
• The last time the Bulldogs won a match vs the Lady Vols in Knoxville was 2001. Tennessee has won eleven straight home matches since then, nine of which were sweeps.
• Georgia’s sweep of UT earlier this season was their first in a decade.
• Georgia has not lost a five set match this season (3-0).

SEC HALFWAY POINT

• Tennessee has reached the halfway point in the shortened 18 games conference season.
• With a 1-8 record, UT is off to the second worst start in SEC matches in school history. (The 1995 went winless in conference play.) But things may start looking up from here…
• Since the move to a 20 match SEC schedule in 2006 (changed to 18 matches this year), the Lady Vols have matched or exceeded their first half record every season but the first.

First half of SEC schedule vs the last half

2006	6-4	↓	4-6
2007	3-7	↔	3-7
2008	6-4	↑	9-1
2009	8-2	↔	8-2
2010	7-3	↑	8-2
2011	9-1	↑	10-0
2012	7-3	↑	8-2
2013	1-8	?

LINKS, PROMOTIONS, PLAYER STATS, MORE INFO

coming soon…

The NCAA and SEC have updated their weekly statistical rankings of players and teams for the 2013 season. The national ranks go up to 334 teams and 175 players; the conference tracks all 13 teams and the top 20 players. Tennessee’s rank in the polls are also included. The arrows and colors indicate movement from last week. Click the underlined links to see the national rankings charted week-to-week.

moved UP from last week

stayed EVEN with last week

moved DOWN from last week

POLLS (National & SEC Ranks)

AVCA Poll	NR ↔	NR ↔
RichKern.com Poll	NR ↔	NR ↔
Volleyball Magazine Poll	NR ↔	NR ↔
Pablo Ranking	161 ↑9	13 ↔
RPI	144 ↑19	13 ↔

NATIONAL TEAM RANKINGS

Aces	Assists	Blocks	Digs	Hit %	Kills
316 ↑2	240 ↓10	196 ↑8	3 ↓1	263 ↑1	239 ↓11

SEC TEAM RANKINGS (All Matches)

Aces	Assists	Blocks	Digs	Hit %	Kills	Opp Hit %
12 ↑1	13 ↓1	10 ↔	1 ↔	13 ↔	13 ↔	5 ↓1

SEC TEAM RANKINGS (Conference Matches)

Aces	Assists	Blocks	Digs	Hit %	Kills	Opp Hit %
12 ↔	13 ↔	11 ↔	2 ↓1	13 ↔	13 ↔	7 ↔

NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS

Assists	Lexi Dempsey	173 ↓17
Digs	Ellen Mullins	2 ↔

SEC INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (All Matches)

Assists	Lexi Dempsey	9 ↔
Blocks	Raina Hembry	13 ↔
Digs	Ellen Mullins	1 ↔
Digs	Lexi Dempsey	17 ↔
Kills	Jamie Lea	11 ↓1
Points	Jamie Lea	12 ↓1

SEC INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (Conference Matches)

Assists	Lexi Dempsey	9 ↓1
Blocks	Raina Hembry	9 ↑1
Digs	Ellen Mullins	1 ↑1
Digs	Lexi Dempsey	20 ↓5