KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the second time this season, the 10th-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols were victorious against a ranked foe, beating No. 22 Auburn 3-1 (25-19, 21-25, 25-21, 25-17) at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center on Friday night.
Playing in front of the fourth-largest crowd in program history at 2,575, the Big Orange (16-1, 7-0 SEC) has now won 11 matches in a row and 21 of 23 sets in conference play. Two Lady Vols finished with double-doubles as UT outlasted the Tigers (14-4, 4-3 SEC) in a contest that featured 11 lead changes and 25 ties.
As a team, Tennessee outhit Auburn .231 to .122 and won the battle in kills (59-41), assists (51-35), digs (73-55) and aces (3-2). The Tigers found success at the net, finishing with 14 blocks compared to UT’s seven.
Graduate right side hitter Morgahn Fingall led the way with another all-around performance, finishing with 21 kills, 12 digs and three blocks for her third double-double of the season. Junior outside hitter Erykah Lovett recorded her fifth double-double on the year and her fourth in SEC play, tallying a team-high 17 digs, 13 kills, two blocks and one assist.
Graduate student outside hitter Jenaisya Moore rounded out the Lady Vols with double-digit kills, recording 13 to go along with seven digs. Sophomore middle blocker Keondreya Granberry barely missed the mark, posting nine kills on .467 hitting, five blocks and two digs on the night. Redshirt freshman setter Caroline Kerr finished with 45 assists, nine digs and two blocks.
In addition to Fingall and Lovett notching double-digit digs, graduate student libero Yelianiz Torres added 16 digs to go along with five assists, one ace and one kill. Junior defensive specialist Abby Ekeler rounded things out for UT, leading the way on both sides with two aces to go with three digs.
Auburn led early in the opening set, but the Lady Vols rallied with a 11-3 run to storm ahead. However, the Tigers responded with a run of their own to pull within two points at 20-18. Despite the late push, UT halted the rally and finished out the frame on a 5-1 swing to get the early advantage. Fingall had six kills to pace the offense, while the Big Orange defense held Auburn to .000 hitting in the set.
The lone frame in which the Tigers won came in the second set, as Auburn posted a sideout percentage of 72 to keep Tennessee from going on a run. Part of the issue came from self-inflicted wounds by the Lady Vols, who had six…
Playing in front of the fourth-largest crowd in program history at 2,575, the Big Orange (16-1, 7-0 SEC) has now won 11 matches in a row and 21 of 23 sets in conference play. Two Lady Vols finished with double-doubles as UT outlasted the Tigers (14-4, 4-3 SEC) in a contest that featured 11 lead changes and 25 ties.
As a team, Tennessee outhit Auburn .231 to .122 and won the battle in kills (59-41), assists (51-35), digs (73-55) and aces (3-2). The Tigers found success at the net, finishing with 14 blocks compared to UT’s seven.
Graduate right side hitter Morgahn Fingall led the way with another all-around performance, finishing with 21 kills, 12 digs and three blocks for her third double-double of the season. Junior outside hitter Erykah Lovett recorded her fifth double-double on the year and her fourth in SEC play, tallying a team-high 17 digs, 13 kills, two blocks and one assist.
Graduate student outside hitter Jenaisya Moore rounded out the Lady Vols with double-digit kills, recording 13 to go along with seven digs. Sophomore middle blocker Keondreya Granberry barely missed the mark, posting nine kills on .467 hitting, five blocks and two digs on the night. Redshirt freshman setter Caroline Kerr finished with 45 assists, nine digs and two blocks.
In addition to Fingall and Lovett notching double-digit digs, graduate student libero Yelianiz Torres added 16 digs to go along with five assists, one ace and one kill. Junior defensive specialist Abby Ekeler rounded things out for UT, leading the way on both sides with two aces to go with three digs.
Auburn led early in the opening set, but the Lady Vols rallied with a 11-3 run to storm ahead. However, the Tigers responded with a run of their own to pull within two points at 20-18. Despite the late push, UT halted the rally and finished out the frame on a 5-1 swing to get the early advantage. Fingall had six kills to pace the offense, while the Big Orange defense held Auburn to .000 hitting in the set.
The lone frame in which the Tigers won came in the second set, as Auburn posted a sideout percentage of 72 to keep Tennessee from going on a run. Part of the issue came from self-inflicted wounds by the Lady Vols, who had six…
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