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Lady Vols sweep Western Kentucky in NCAA Tournament second-round

Lady Vols sweep Western Kentucky in NCAA Tournament second-round.

No. 3 Tennessee (26-4, 15-3 SEC) defeated Western Kentucky (30-5, 16-0 CUSA), 25-20, 25-16, 26-24, in the second-round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday at Food City Center.

The Lady Vols, who are competing in the Stanford quarter of the tournament bracket, hit .302 against the Hilltoppers and held Western Kentucky to a .221 hitting percentage.

Jenaisya Moore led the Lady Vols’ hitting attack, totaling 19 kills. She also recorded six digs.

Tennessee graduate student and right side player Morgahn Fingall recorded 11 kills, six blocks and one ace, while Keondreya Granberry had six kills and six blocks.

Caroline Kerr was the Lady Vols’ leading passer, recording 37 assists. Erykah Lovett finished the match with eight digs, two aces and one assist and Yelianiz Torres posted seven digs and two assists.

No. 8 Lady Vols defeat Texas A&M for seventh consecutive win

No. 8 Lady Vols defeat Texas A&M for seventh consecutive win.

No. 8 Tennessee (23-3, 14-2 SEC) defeated Texas A&M (15-11, 7-9 SEC), 25-22, 25-11, 25-18, Sunday at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.

Tennessee recorded its 16th sweep of the season and have now won seven consecutive matches.

Jenaisya Moore totaled 17 kills and two assists and posted a .371 hitting percentage for Tennessee.

Morgahn Fingall recorded 12 kills, eight digs, three aces and three blocks. Erykah Lovett finished with 10 digs, five kills and two blocks, while Raeven Chase had seven blocks and five kills.

Setter Caroline Kerr recorded 34 assists, four digs, three kills and one ace, while Yelaniz Torres 10 digs, five assists and one ace for Tennessee, which held the Aggies to a .159 hitting percentage.

Lady Vols record 15th sweep in 2023

Lady Vols record 15th sweep in 2023.

No. 8 Tennessee (22-3, 13-2 SEC) defeated LSU (11-14, 6-9 SEC), 25-18, 25-22, 25-18, Friday at Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The match was the Lady Vols’ 15th sweep of the 2023 season.

Raeven Chase totaled 15 kills and five blocks to lead Tennessee’s hitting attack. Morgahn Fingall recorded 10 kills and one ace for the Lady Vols, who held the Tigers to a .155 hitting percentage.

Jenaisya Moore posted 10 kills, three blocks and eight digs for the Lady Vols.

Caroline Kerr was Tennessee’s leading passer with 36 assists.

Erykah Lovett and Yelkianiz Torres finished the match with eight digs each. Lovett recorded one ace, while Torres totaled four aces and two assists.

No. 10 Lady Vols sweep Ole Miss

No. 10 Tennessee volleyball defeats Ole Miss for fifth consecutive win.

No. 10 Tennessee (21-3, 12-2 SEC) defeated Ole Miss (10-16, 4-11 SEC), 25-7, 25-19, 25-18, Sunday at Food City Center.

The Lady Vols posted a season-high .462 hitting percentage and had 10 hitting errors against Ole Miss. Tennessee averaged 16.3 kills per set.

Sunday’s win was the fifth consecutive for Tennessee.

Jenaisya Moore totaled 13 kills and Erykah Lovett recorded 11 kills, 11 digs and one ace for Tennessee. Raeven Chase recorded nine kills and one block.

Caroline Kerr was Tennessee’s leading passer (41 assists). She also recorded six digs and two aces.

Morgahn Fingall totaled two aces, one block and one assist for the Lady Vols. Tennessee had 49 kills and 47 assists in the match.

No. 11 Tennessee wins at Florida for first time since 2011

No. 11 Tennessee wins at Florida for first time since 2011.

No. 11 Tennessee (19-3, 10-2 SEC) defeated No. 20 Florida (14-6, 6-5 SEC), 23-25, 25-14, 20-25, 25-23, 15-13, Friday at Exactech Arena in Gainesville, Florida.

Friday’s win was the Lady Vols’ first at Florida since Nov. 4, 2011.

Two Tennessee players posted double-doubles in the match. Graduate student and outside hitter Jenaisya Moore totaled a career-high tying 23 kills and 16 digs. She also hit .388 and finished with three blocks and six kills in the final set.

Erykah Lovett totaled 15 digs and 12 kills en route to posting her sixth double-double of the season. Morgahn Fingall totaled 17 kills, eight digs, five blocks and two assists.

Redshirt freshman Caroline Kerr was the Lady Vols’ leading passer against Florida.

No. 12 Lady Vols sweep Texas A&M

No. 12 Tennessee volleyball sweeps Texas A&M.

No. 12 Tennessee (18-3, 9-2 SEC) defeated Texas A&M (14-7, 6-5 SEC), 25-20, 25-16, 25-22, Sunday in Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center.

Tennessee recorded its 13th sweep of the 2023.

The Lady Vols hit .349 in the match, while holding the Aggies, the SEC’s top blocking team, two three blocks.

Morgahn Fingall led the Lady Vols’ hitting attack, totaling 15 kills. She hit .419 in the match

Jenasisya Moore recorded nine kills and two blocks, while Erykah Lovett added seven kills, 11 digs, one block and one ace. Freshman Caroline Kerr was Tennessee’s leading passer (33 assists). She also had six digs, two kills and one block.

Yelianiz Torres posted 17 digs and two digs.

No. 12 Lady Vols wins at Missouri

No. 12 Lady Vols wins at Missouri.

No. 12 Tennessee (17-3, 8-2 SEC) defeated Missouri (13-8, 5-5 SEC), 25-23, 16-25, 25-16, 25-19, on Wednesday at Hearnes Center in Columbia, Missouri.

Morgahn Fingall recorded 17 kills, seven digs, one assist, one ace and one block for the Lady Vols.

Jenaisya Moore totaled 11 kills and three blocks, while Erykah Lovett recorded eight kills and one ace for Tennessee.

Yelianiz Torres totaled 21 digs, four assists and one ace, while Caroline Kerr had 40 assists and 15 digs for the Lady Vols.

Raeven Chase finished the match with five blocks for Tennessee.

The Lady Vols have defeated Missouri two times this season. Tennessee defeated the Tigers, 26-24, 25-19, 25-11 in Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center.

Arkansas defeats Lady Vols in four sets

Razorbacks defeat Tennessee in four-set SEC match.

No. 10 Arkansas (18-2, 8-0 SEC) defeated No. 12 Tennessee (16-3, 7-2 SEC) in four sets Friday in Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center.

Friday’s win was the second consecutive loss for the Lady Vols, who have lost its last two home matches.

Tennessee won the first set before the Razorbacks captured a 25-27, 25-16, 25-22, 25-20 victory.

The Lady Vols had three players record double-doubles in the match. Jenaisya Moore totaled 13 kills and 10 digs, while Morgahn Fingall posted 12 kills and 15 digs. Redshirt freshman setter Caroline Kerr finished with 49 assists and 19 digs. She also had three blocks.

Tennessee’s Raeven Chase had season highs in both kills and blocks as she totaled 13 kills and five blocks.

Erykah Lovett had 16 digs and three assists, while Yelianiz Torres had 30 digs for the Lady Vols.

No. 10 Lady Vols suffer first SEC loss

No. 10 Lady Vols suffer first SEC loss.

No. 22 Kentucky (8-7, 6-1 SEC) defeated No. 10 Tennessee (16-2, 7-1 SEC), 25-20, 26-24, 27-25, Sunday in Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center.

The Wildcats avenged a loss earlier this season to Tennessee in Lexington, Kentucky. The loss ended the Lady Vols’ 11-match winning streak.

Morgahn Fingall had a match-high 16 kills. She also recorded seven digs, two assists and two blocks. Erykah Lovett totaled 14 digs, eight digs and one block.

Jenaisya Moore finished with nine kills for the Lady Vols.

Caroline Kerr was Tennessee’s leading passer as she posted 34 assists. She also recorded a service ace. Yelianiz Torres, a libero and graduate student, recorded seven digs and five assists.

No. 10 Tennessee defeats No. 22 Auburn in four sets

Tennessee defeats Auburn in four sets for 11th consecutive win.

No. 10 Tennessee (16-1, 7-0 SEC) defeated No. 22 Auburn, 25-19, 21-25, 25-21, 25-17, Friday in Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center.

Friday’s win is the 11th consecutive for the Lady Vols.

Morgahn Fingall recorded 21 kills, 12 digs and three blocks for Tennessee.

Erykah Lovett totaled 13 kills, 17 digs, two blocks and one assist for the Lady Vols.

Jenasiya Moore recorded 13 kills and Caroline Kerr was the Lady Vols’ leading passer with 45 assists.

Friday’s contest between Tennessee and Auburn had an attendance of 2,575, the fourth largest home crowd in program history.

The Lady Vols will next play on Sunday against Kentucky in Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center. First serve is slated for 5 p.m. EDT and will be televised by SEC Network.