BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – After establishing herself as one of the best setters in the country last season, Tennessee’s Caroline Kerr earned a spot on the 2024 Preseason Volleyball All-SEC Team by league coaches, the conference announced Wednesday.
During the 2023 campaign, Kerr All-America Second Team recognition from AVCA and was a Fourth Team selection by VolleyballMag.com, joining Julie Knytych (2004-05) and Mary Pollmiller (2011) as the only setters in program history to earn All-America recognition. She was also tabbed to the All-SEC, SEC All-Freshman and AVCA All-Region Teams as well as earning 11 weekly honors from the league office.
The Champaign, Illinois, native ranked third nationally, second in the SEC and led all NCAA freshmen in assists per set at 11.75, recording 14 40-assist efforts and five 50-assist performances on the year. Kerr’s assists per set marked the second most in a single season during the 25-point rally-scoring era in Tennessee history while her total assists (1,245) ranked third.
Kerr and the Lady Vols, who were projected to finish fifth in the conference this year, are coming off one of the best seasons in program history, advancing to the regional semifinals for the first time since 2005, hosting the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011 and earning the program’s best-ever national seed at No. 10. The Lady Vols recorded a 15-3 record in league play to finish second in the SEC, which produced a conference-high eight NCAA Tournament teams last year, and they were ranked ninth in the final AVCA poll.
After losing four starters to graduation, including three All-Americans, Tennessee’s new-look roster during the 2024 campaign will be led by Kerr and veteran middle blocker Keondreya Granberry. The Lady Vols boast five other returners who played at least 25 sets last season and two who started double-digit matches. UT brought in nine newcomers to help replace the production from last year, with four transfers and five freshmen.
Tennessee recently announced its loaded 2024 schedule, which includes 15 NCAA Tournament teams and seven conference champions. The Big Orange will play 13 home matches, starting with a contest against Penn State on Aug. 30. Season tickets are available now with a new reserved seating option.
During the 2023 campaign, Kerr All-America Second Team recognition from AVCA and was a Fourth Team selection by VolleyballMag.com, joining Julie Knytych (2004-05) and Mary Pollmiller (2011) as the only setters in program history to earn All-America recognition. She was also tabbed to the All-SEC, SEC All-Freshman and AVCA All-Region Teams as well as earning 11 weekly honors from the league office.
The Champaign, Illinois, native ranked third nationally, second in the SEC and led all NCAA freshmen in assists per set at 11.75, recording 14 40-assist efforts and five 50-assist performances on the year. Kerr’s assists per set marked the second most in a single season during the 25-point rally-scoring era in Tennessee history while her total assists (1,245) ranked third.
Kerr and the Lady Vols, who were projected to finish fifth in the conference this year, are coming off one of the best seasons in program history, advancing to the regional semifinals for the first time since 2005, hosting the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011 and earning the program’s best-ever national seed at No. 10. The Lady Vols recorded a 15-3 record in league play to finish second in the SEC, which produced a conference-high eight NCAA Tournament teams last year, and they were ranked ninth in the final AVCA poll.
After losing four starters to graduation, including three All-Americans, Tennessee’s new-look roster during the 2024 campaign will be led by Kerr and veteran middle blocker Keondreya Granberry. The Lady Vols boast five other returners who played at least 25 sets last season and two who started double-digit matches. UT brought in nine newcomers to help replace the production from last year, with four transfers and five freshmen.
Tennessee recently announced its loaded 2024 schedule, which includes 15 NCAA Tournament teams and seven conference champions. The Big Orange will play 13 home matches, starting with a contest against Penn State on Aug. 30. Season tickets are available now with a new reserved seating option.
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