Vanderbilt (6-15, 2-10 SEC) vs. No. 19 Tennessee (16-5, 7-4 SEC)
Friday, Nov. 7 • 7 p.m. • SEC Network+
Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, Tenn.
Live Stats • Match Notes
NEXT UP
• Vanderbilt volleyball hosts No. 19 Tennessee for its final home match of the year on Friday at 7 p.m.
• It will be the program’s Salute to Service match
• The contest will be streamed on SEC Network+ with Andrew Allegretta and Katie Myers on the call
THE LAST TIME OUT
• Vanderbilt volleyball’s senior duo of Isabella Bareford and Jackie Moore led the way to the Commodores’ 3-2 (26-24, 25-13, 23-25, 21-25, 16-14) victory over RV Missouri at Memorial Gymnasium on Sunday
• The Commodores hit .301 as a team, while holding Mizzou to a .201 hitting efficiency
• Vandy posted a season-high 14 blocks and recorded 71 kills, the most for the Dores in an SEC match this season
• Moore registered a team-high 23 kills, matching her career-high and hitting at a .528 clip
• Reese Animashaun earned her fifth double-double of the season, totaling 16 kills and 14 digs
• Bareford also recorded a double-double with 40 assists and 10 digs
• Vandy’s Tennessean team members paced the defense, as Elli Kinney tallied 19 digs, and Kayla Dunlap recorded a team-high nine blocks
• Mia Soerensen also contributed on both sides of the ball, registering 10 kills and five blocks
• The fourth Dore with double-digit kills was Maya Witherspoon, who recorded 11. She also tallied seven digs
SCOUTING THE VOLUNTEERS
• Tennessee is coming off back-to-back losses vs. RV Missouri and No. 9 Texas A&M, but the Vols are 16-5 to start the season, 7-4 in SEC play
• The Volunteers are ranked second in the SEC in hitting percentage (.289) and top 5 in opponent hitting percentage (.189) and assists (12.93), kills (13.96) and aces (1.51) per set
• Head coach Eve Rackham Watt is in her eighth season in Knoxville and has led the Volunteers to five NCAA tournaments and the 2023 Sweet Sixteen
• Chelsea Sutton leads the team and ranks seventh in the conference in blocks per set, averaging 1.22
• Sutton is also ranked top 5 in the SEC in hitting percentage at .380
• Hayden Kubik leads the team in kills with 271, averaging 4.11 per set and is ranked eighth in the SEC
• Two-time All-American, Carolina Kerr is tied for sixth in the SEC in assists, averaging 9.36 per set
WE WANT MOORE
• In the Dores’ win over the Tigers, Moore matched her career-high with 23 kills, hitting at a .528 clip
• It’s her second time this season recording a hitting efficiency over .500, eighth time hitting above .400
• Moore is ranked 13th nationally across all divisions, eighth in NCAA DI in career hitting percentage at .380
•This season, she is ranked ninth in the SEC with a .351 hitting efficiency
• The senior has set career-highs in kills three times this season with 17 vs. Kansas, 19 at Auburn and 23 vs. LSU and Missouri
• Moore’s career-best 23 kills vs. LSU and Missouri are the most kills by a Commodore this season
• Moore recorded season-best blocks in back-to-back matches with seven vs. LSU and eight vs. Ole Miss
ACE UP THEIR SLEEVE
• Vanderbilt ranks second in the SEC in service aces, averaging 1.45 per set in conference matches
• Witherspoon recorded a career-best five aces at Florida, holding the Gators to a 1.47 pass percentage
PASS IT ON
• Kinney is averaging a 2.50 passing score this season with a 62% positive pass percentage on 350 total attempts
• Hailee Mack has compiled a 2.39 passing score on 506 total attempts this season and has a 59.7% positive pass percentage
• In the win over Missouri, Kinney passed a 2.73 with a 73.3% positive pass percentage
