FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Lady Vols volleyball team fell to Arkansas on Saturday night in Barnhill Arena, dropping the match in three sets (19-25, 13-25, 21-25).
Tennessee (10-10, 4-4 SEC) finished the night with 34 kills on a .234 hitting percentage but was unable to slow down Arkansas’ offense as it put away 46 kills and hit .352 as a team.
Erykah Lovett carried the load offensively as she scored 15 kills for the Lady Vols and hit .275. With her performance, the sophomore outside earned her 16th double-digit kill outing of the season.
Arkansas (13-5, 4-4 SEC) was led by Jillian Gillen and Maggie Cartwright as both players hit over .300 on the night and recorded 15 and 10 kills, respectively. Taylor Head also finished with nine kills on a .471 hit percentage for the Razorbacks.
Both sides were evenly matched in the first set as UT tallied 13 kills to Arkansas’ 15. Lovett led the way for Tennessee with five kills, while middle blocker Klaudia Pawlik put down four. For the Hogs, Cartwright and Gillen each scored four.
The Razorbacks took advantage from the service line as they tallied three aces and kept the Lady Vols’ attack off-balance enough to force errors in the attack and win the opening set, 25-19.
Arkansas controlled the second frame throughout as it hit .667 with 16 kills and four blocks, winning 25-13. Gillen notched eight kills for the Hogs, while Hailey Dirrigl and Abigail Archibong combined for three block assists apiece.
Tennessee fought back in the third as it out-hit Arkansas .294 to .244 but managed just 12 kills to the Razorbacks’ 15. Lovett found the floor six times on 14 swings – out-pacing all other players on the court with her kill total.
While UT finished with a higher hit percentage than the Razorbacks in the third, they had a higher volume of attacks with 41 attempts. Cartwright scored five kills to lead the Hogs, with Dirrigl, Gillen and Head all posting three as Arkansas took the final frame, 25-21.
UP NEXT
Tennessee heads down to Auburn, Alabama, for a single match against the Tigers on Friday, Oct. 21. The first serve is set for 8 p.m. ET.
Tennessee (10-10, 4-4 SEC) finished the night with 34 kills on a .234 hitting percentage but was unable to slow down Arkansas’ offense as it put away 46 kills and hit .352 as a team.
Erykah Lovett carried the load offensively as she scored 15 kills for the Lady Vols and hit .275. With her performance, the sophomore outside earned her 16th double-digit kill outing of the season.
Arkansas (13-5, 4-4 SEC) was led by Jillian Gillen and Maggie Cartwright as both players hit over .300 on the night and recorded 15 and 10 kills, respectively. Taylor Head also finished with nine kills on a .471 hit percentage for the Razorbacks.
Both sides were evenly matched in the first set as UT tallied 13 kills to Arkansas’ 15. Lovett led the way for Tennessee with five kills, while middle blocker Klaudia Pawlik put down four. For the Hogs, Cartwright and Gillen each scored four.
The Razorbacks took advantage from the service line as they tallied three aces and kept the Lady Vols’ attack off-balance enough to force errors in the attack and win the opening set, 25-19.
Arkansas controlled the second frame throughout as it hit .667 with 16 kills and four blocks, winning 25-13. Gillen notched eight kills for the Hogs, while Hailey Dirrigl and Abigail Archibong combined for three block assists apiece.
Tennessee fought back in the third as it out-hit Arkansas .294 to .244 but managed just 12 kills to the Razorbacks’ 15. Lovett found the floor six times on 14 swings – out-pacing all other players on the court with her kill total.
While UT finished with a higher hit percentage than the Razorbacks in the third, they had a higher volume of attacks with 41 attempts. Cartwright scored five kills to lead the Hogs, with Dirrigl, Gillen and Head all posting three as Arkansas took the final frame, 25-21.
UP NEXT
Tennessee heads down to Auburn, Alabama, for a single match against the Tigers on Friday, Oct. 21. The first serve is set for 8 p.m. ET.
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