LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Tennessee volleyball begins its 2022 postseason journey Friday at 4 p.m. ET against Purdue as it opens up the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky, at L&N Federal Credit Union Arena.
The Lady Vols are making their 17th appearance in the NCAA Tournament after finishing the 2022 regular-season 17-13 overall and 11-7 in SEC play.
BROADCAST INFO
Friday’s match is available for streaming on ESPN+ or through the ESPN app. Live stats are provided by Louisville and links can be found by visiting the volleyball schedule page on UTsports.com.
TOURNAMENT QUICK HITS
The Lady Vols are making their second consecutive appearance in the tourney and their third trip under head coach Eve Rackham Watt – 2018 and 2021. It is the first time UT has reached the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons since 2011 and 2012.
In the Lady Vols’ previous trips under Rackham Watt, they won their first-round match and advanced to the second round of the tournament.
Tennessee is 11-5 in first-round matches and has won five of its last six opening rounds.
BACK TO LOUISVILLE
2022 marks Tennessee’s second trip to Louisville for the NCAA Tournament. The Orange & White last made the trek to the Bluegrass State for the tourney in 2012.
FAMILIAR FACE
UT and Purdue have become very familiar with each other – Friday’s meeting will be the third since the beginning of last season. The Lady Vols and Boilermakers played last season in West Lafayette, Indiana, and met earlier this season in Knoxville, Tennessee.
It will be the second time the programs have met in the NCAA Tournament – the first tournament meeting came in the first round in 1981.
BATTLE-TESTED
Tennessee faced one of the toughest schedules in the country, playing 11 teams that made the NCAA Tournament. The Lady Vols faced seven seeded teams.
SWEEPS-VILLE
Ten of the Lady Vols’ 17 wins this season have come in three sets. Including last season, 24 of UT’s last 37 wins have been sweeps.
WINDICATORS
Tennessee is 14-4 when it hits better than .250 this season and is 15-3 when it wins the second set. During Rackham Watt’s tenure, UT is 62-8 when it hits .250 or better.
Under Rackham Watt, the Lady Vols are 71-11 when they win the second set.
SCOUTING PURDUE
2022 Record: 20-10 (11-9 B1G)
Series Record: Purdue leads, 8-1
Last Meeting: Aug. 27, 2022 – A four-set win for Purdue.
Key Player/Stat: Purdue is making…
The Lady Vols are making their 17th appearance in the NCAA Tournament after finishing the 2022 regular-season 17-13 overall and 11-7 in SEC play.
BROADCAST INFO
Friday’s match is available for streaming on ESPN+ or through the ESPN app. Live stats are provided by Louisville and links can be found by visiting the volleyball schedule page on UTsports.com.
TOURNAMENT QUICK HITS
The Lady Vols are making their second consecutive appearance in the tourney and their third trip under head coach Eve Rackham Watt – 2018 and 2021. It is the first time UT has reached the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons since 2011 and 2012.
In the Lady Vols’ previous trips under Rackham Watt, they won their first-round match and advanced to the second round of the tournament.
Tennessee is 11-5 in first-round matches and has won five of its last six opening rounds.
BACK TO LOUISVILLE
2022 marks Tennessee’s second trip to Louisville for the NCAA Tournament. The Orange & White last made the trek to the Bluegrass State for the tourney in 2012.
FAMILIAR FACE
UT and Purdue have become very familiar with each other – Friday’s meeting will be the third since the beginning of last season. The Lady Vols and Boilermakers played last season in West Lafayette, Indiana, and met earlier this season in Knoxville, Tennessee.
It will be the second time the programs have met in the NCAA Tournament – the first tournament meeting came in the first round in 1981.
BATTLE-TESTED
Tennessee faced one of the toughest schedules in the country, playing 11 teams that made the NCAA Tournament. The Lady Vols faced seven seeded teams.
SWEEPS-VILLE
Ten of the Lady Vols’ 17 wins this season have come in three sets. Including last season, 24 of UT’s last 37 wins have been sweeps.
WINDICATORS
Tennessee is 14-4 when it hits better than .250 this season and is 15-3 when it wins the second set. During Rackham Watt’s tenure, UT is 62-8 when it hits .250 or better.
Under Rackham Watt, the Lady Vols are 71-11 when they win the second set.
SCOUTING PURDUE
2022 Record: 20-10 (11-9 B1G)
Series Record: Purdue leads, 8-1
Last Meeting: Aug. 27, 2022 – A four-set win for Purdue.
Key Player/Stat: Purdue is making…
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