University of Tennessee Athletics
Sunday, October 25
Knoxville, Tenn.
1 p.m. ET
University of Tennessee
vs
Vanderbilt
October 24, 2026 | Volleyball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- No. 9 Tennessee prepares for its second ranked contest of the week as it hosts No. 22 Vanderbilt at Food City Center on Sunday. The match is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET and will be televised on SEC Network.
Fans planning to attend the match should follow Tennessee's clear bag policy. Parking is available free of charge to fans in the G-5/G-30 garage. Gates B and E will serve as entrances for all general fans and player guests, while students will be directed to Gate A. Any additional items to know before coming out for any of the matches can be found on the Volleyball Gameday Page.
This will mark Vanderbilt's first trip to Rocky Top, with the volleyball program coming off its inaugural season last year. In last season's matchup, the Lady Vols earned a three-set victory over the Commodores in Nashville.
Tennessee enters the match after a reverse-sweep victory over No. 4 Kentucky at home on Wednesday. The win marked the program's first victory over a top five opponent since 2005, when the Lady Vols defeated No. 4 Florida in five sets on Oct. 30. Three Lady Vols finished with double-doubles in the win. Caroline Kerr notched posted 46 assists and 10 digs, marking the 30th of her career and moving the fifth-year setter into a tie for seventh in program history with fellow setter Natalie Hayward (2020-22). Kennedi Rogers recorded 13 kills and 13 digs for the sixth double-double of her sophomore campaign. Jalyn Stout logged the 74th double-double of her collegiate career with 13 kills and 10 digs. Middle blocker Chelsea Sutton led Tennessee with 14 kills on a .538 hitting percentage. Maggie Dostic did damage on both the offensive and defensive side, logging eight kills and 12 digs.
Vanderbilt enters amid a six-match winning streak after defeating Mississippi State in four sets on Oct. 18. The duo of Samantha Wunsch and Reese Animashaun leads the Commodores in kills this season with 216 and 202 respectively. Avery Scoggins enters as one of the top setters in the country, ranking third in Division I at 11.54 assists per set. The junior setter leads the team with 681 assists, the third-most in the SEC. Hailee Mack paces Vanderbilt's floor defense with 225 digs and ranks ninth in the SEC in digs per set at 3.75. Kayla Dunlap leads the Vanderbilt defensive effort at the net with 46 blocks. The sophomore middle blocker has a 1.15 blocks per set average, the ninth-best block per set total in the conference. The Commodores come in as one of the best in the country behind the service line. The team ranks leads the SEC and ranks 13th in Division I in aces per set at 2.02. For players have 20 or more aces this season, led by Mack with 28. Vanderbilt also boasts one of the most efficient offenses in Division I, ranking fifth in hitting percentage at .303 and leading the conference.
Under Eve Rackham Watt, Tennessee has consistently been one of the top offenses in the nation. The Lady Vols lead the nation in kills per set at 14.55 and ranks seventh in hitting percentage at .292. In eight seasons under Rackham Watt, UT has ranked in the top 20 in either kills per set or hitting percentage in five seasons. Tennessee finished last season in the top 15 in both hitting percentage (.292, 10th) and kills per set (14.27, 11th). Kennedi Rogers leads the team at 4.19 kills per set, a total that is sixth in the SEC and top 30 in Division I. Sutton and Stout each rank top 10 in the conference in hitting percentage, with Sutton sitting sixth at .386 and Stout eighth at .359.
The Big Orange defense has been key to the team's success. The Lady Vols are holding opposing offenses to a .190 hitting percentage and 11.45 kills per set. Tennessee is averaging 13.25 digs per set and 2.41 blocks per set, with that block per set total ranking seventh in the SEC. Six players have 20 or more blocks this season, led by Sutton 66. The junior middle blocker enters at 1.29 blocks per set, which is tied for the fourth-best mark in the SEC. Raegan Burns has been crucial to the team's floor defense, as the libero has 183 digs and 3.05 digs per set. Burns has led the team in digs in 12 matches, posting a season-high 23 digs against Arkansas and reaching double-figures 10 times.
Food City Center has created a true home-court advantage this season with large crowds packing the arena to support the Lady Vols. Through nine matches, Tennessee has set a new season-long attendance record at 59,802. UT ranks third in the country in total attendance this season and leads the conference. Tennessee has set attendance records in three separate matches this season. In its match against Texas, 9,226 fans were in attendance to set a program record. The attendance figure broke the previous record of 8,212 against Illinois on Sept. 1. The first attendance record came in the season opener against Colgate on Aug. 28 with 7,924 fans in attendance for the three-set victory. UT has had top ten attendance figures in seven matches this season, including four of the top five in program history.
Fans planning to attend the match should follow Tennessee's clear bag policy. Parking is available free of charge to fans in the G-5/G-30 garage. Gates B and E will serve as entrances for all general fans and player guests, while students will be directed to Gate A. Any additional items to know before coming out for any of the matches can be found on the Volleyball Gameday Page.
This will mark Vanderbilt's first trip to Rocky Top, with the volleyball program coming off its inaugural season last year. In last season's matchup, the Lady Vols earned a three-set victory over the Commodores in Nashville.
Tennessee enters the match after a reverse-sweep victory over No. 4 Kentucky at home on Wednesday. The win marked the program's first victory over a top five opponent since 2005, when the Lady Vols defeated No. 4 Florida in five sets on Oct. 30. Three Lady Vols finished with double-doubles in the win. Caroline Kerr notched posted 46 assists and 10 digs, marking the 30th of her career and moving the fifth-year setter into a tie for seventh in program history with fellow setter Natalie Hayward (2020-22). Kennedi Rogers recorded 13 kills and 13 digs for the sixth double-double of her sophomore campaign. Jalyn Stout logged the 74th double-double of her collegiate career with 13 kills and 10 digs. Middle blocker Chelsea Sutton led Tennessee with 14 kills on a .538 hitting percentage. Maggie Dostic did damage on both the offensive and defensive side, logging eight kills and 12 digs.
Vanderbilt enters amid a six-match winning streak after defeating Mississippi State in four sets on Oct. 18. The duo of Samantha Wunsch and Reese Animashaun leads the Commodores in kills this season with 216 and 202 respectively. Avery Scoggins enters as one of the top setters in the country, ranking third in Division I at 11.54 assists per set. The junior setter leads the team with 681 assists, the third-most in the SEC. Hailee Mack paces Vanderbilt's floor defense with 225 digs and ranks ninth in the SEC in digs per set at 3.75. Kayla Dunlap leads the Vanderbilt defensive effort at the net with 46 blocks. The sophomore middle blocker has a 1.15 blocks per set average, the ninth-best block per set total in the conference. The Commodores come in as one of the best in the country behind the service line. The team ranks leads the SEC and ranks 13th in Division I in aces per set at 2.02. For players have 20 or more aces this season, led by Mack with 28. Vanderbilt also boasts one of the most efficient offenses in Division I, ranking fifth in hitting percentage at .303 and leading the conference.
Under Eve Rackham Watt, Tennessee has consistently been one of the top offenses in the nation. The Lady Vols lead the nation in kills per set at 14.55 and ranks seventh in hitting percentage at .292. In eight seasons under Rackham Watt, UT has ranked in the top 20 in either kills per set or hitting percentage in five seasons. Tennessee finished last season in the top 15 in both hitting percentage (.292, 10th) and kills per set (14.27, 11th). Kennedi Rogers leads the team at 4.19 kills per set, a total that is sixth in the SEC and top 30 in Division I. Sutton and Stout each rank top 10 in the conference in hitting percentage, with Sutton sitting sixth at .386 and Stout eighth at .359.
The Big Orange defense has been key to the team's success. The Lady Vols are holding opposing offenses to a .190 hitting percentage and 11.45 kills per set. Tennessee is averaging 13.25 digs per set and 2.41 blocks per set, with that block per set total ranking seventh in the SEC. Six players have 20 or more blocks this season, led by Sutton 66. The junior middle blocker enters at 1.29 blocks per set, which is tied for the fourth-best mark in the SEC. Raegan Burns has been crucial to the team's floor defense, as the libero has 183 digs and 3.05 digs per set. Burns has led the team in digs in 12 matches, posting a season-high 23 digs against Arkansas and reaching double-figures 10 times.
Food City Center has created a true home-court advantage this season with large crowds packing the arena to support the Lady Vols. Through nine matches, Tennessee has set a new season-long attendance record at 59,802. UT ranks third in the country in total attendance this season and leads the conference. Tennessee has set attendance records in three separate matches this season. In its match against Texas, 9,226 fans were in attendance to set a program record. The attendance figure broke the previous record of 8,212 against Illinois on Sept. 1. The first attendance record came in the season opener against Colgate on Aug. 28 with 7,924 fans in attendance for the three-set victory. UT has had top ten attendance figures in seven matches this season, including four of the top five in program history.
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