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October 29, 2026 | Volleyball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The No. 6 Tennessee volleyball team continues conference play this weekend, with a pair of road matches against No. 17 Texas A&M and Missouri. Friday's match against Texas A&M will begin at 7:30 p.m. ET and be streamed on SEC Network+. Sunday's contest against Missouri will start at 2:30 p.m. ET and be televised on ESPN.
This will mark the 28th meeting between the Lady Vols and the Aggies. The two teams met last year at Food City Center, with Texas A&M coming away with a four-set victory. Tennessee and Missouri have met on 23 occasions, with Missouri holding the advantage in the series. The two teams also met last season inside Food City Center, with the Tigers defeating the Lady Vols in four sets.
UT enters the road trip on a seven-match win streak following a victory over Vanderbilt. Kennedi Rogers recorded her seventh double-double of the season, leading the team with 18 kills and adding 12 digs. Caroline Kerr logged her 31st double-double of her career, supporting the offense with 40 assists and picking up 14 digs. Jalyn Stout led the floor defense with 19 digs, a season-high for the senior and her fifth match with double-digit digs. Freshman Anni Tang keyed the defensive effort at the net, posting a team-best five blocks.
Texas A&M is coming off a road victory over Kentucky, where the Aggies got the sweep over the Wildcats. The offense is led by Kyndal Stowers, who enters the week with 260 kills and 4.41 kills per set. Stowers ranks top five in the conference in both kills per set (fifth) and points per set (5.06, fourth) this season. Kira Musgrove leads the team in assists at 634 and ranks ninth in the SEC in assists per set at 9.06. Gabi Rodriguez patrols the back row for the Aggies, with the freshman libero pacing the team with 284 digs and 3.69 digs per set. Texas A&M leads the conference in blocks at 198. Five players have 30 or more blocks this season. Eliza Sharp leads the defense at the net at 76 blocks, while also leading the conference in blocks per set at 1.41. Kaia Castle is next at 70 blocks and 1.00 blocks per set.
Missouri enters play amid a five-match unbeaten run, extending its streak after a road win at Georgia. Paige Felder leads the Tigers' attack with 214 kills and a 2.89 kills per set average. Grace O'Reilly and Kimani Johnson are next with 149 and 139 kills respectively. Two setters support the Missouri offense, with Sierra Duley at 343 assists and Nina Mandovic at 335. On defense, Ainoah Cruz leads the SEC with 348 digs, while also ranking third in the conference at 4.41 digs per set. Eva Smith has 83 blocks on the season to lead the Tigers, the fifth-most in the SEC.
The Big Orange offense has consistently been one of the top units nationally with Rackham Watt at the helm. This year, the Lady Vols lead the nation in kills per set at 14.48, and rank ninth in hitting percentage at .290. In eight seasons under Rackham Watt, UT has ranked in the top 20 in either kills per set or hitting percentage in five seasons. In 2025, Tennessee finished top 15 in both hitting percentage (.292, 10th) and kills per set (14.27, 11th). Kennedi Rogers leads the offense in her first season in Orange & White. The sophomore outside hitter has 244 kills and leads the unit with a 4.21 kills per set average which ranks sixth in the SEC. Chelsea Sutton and Jalyn Stout each rank top 10 in the conference in hitting percentage, with Sutton sitting sixth at .376, and Stout eighth at .352.
Caroline Kerr has been a key force in the Tennessee offensive attack. The fifth-year setter has 689 assists this season, while ranking ninth in Division I at 10.77 assists per set. Kerr is fourth in Division I among active players with 3,948 assists. She is closing in on the 4,000-career assist threshold, which would make her just the fourth Lady Vol to do so in program history. A three-time AVCA All-American, Kerr is only the second Lady Vol athlete to accomplish that feat, with Nikki Fowler doing so from 2008-10.
Tennessee's defense has been a huge part of the team's success this season. The Lady Vols are holding opposing offenses to a .186 hitting percentage and 11.47 kills per set. The team is averaging 13.38 digs per set and 2.43 blocks per set, with that block per set total ranking fifth in the SEC. Six players have 20 or more blocks this season, led by Sutton with 70. The junior middle blocker enters play at 1.27 blocks per set which is the fourth-best mark in the conference. Raegan Burns has been crucial to the team's floor defense, as the libero has 195 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.
This will mark the 28th meeting between the Lady Vols and the Aggies. The two teams met last year at Food City Center, with Texas A&M coming away with a four-set victory. Tennessee and Missouri have met on 23 occasions, with Missouri holding the advantage in the series. The two teams also met last season inside Food City Center, with the Tigers defeating the Lady Vols in four sets.
UT enters the road trip on a seven-match win streak following a victory over Vanderbilt. Kennedi Rogers recorded her seventh double-double of the season, leading the team with 18 kills and adding 12 digs. Caroline Kerr logged her 31st double-double of her career, supporting the offense with 40 assists and picking up 14 digs. Jalyn Stout led the floor defense with 19 digs, a season-high for the senior and her fifth match with double-digit digs. Freshman Anni Tang keyed the defensive effort at the net, posting a team-best five blocks.
Texas A&M is coming off a road victory over Kentucky, where the Aggies got the sweep over the Wildcats. The offense is led by Kyndal Stowers, who enters the week with 260 kills and 4.41 kills per set. Stowers ranks top five in the conference in both kills per set (fifth) and points per set (5.06, fourth) this season. Kira Musgrove leads the team in assists at 634 and ranks ninth in the SEC in assists per set at 9.06. Gabi Rodriguez patrols the back row for the Aggies, with the freshman libero pacing the team with 284 digs and 3.69 digs per set. Texas A&M leads the conference in blocks at 198. Five players have 30 or more blocks this season. Eliza Sharp leads the defense at the net at 76 blocks, while also leading the conference in blocks per set at 1.41. Kaia Castle is next at 70 blocks and 1.00 blocks per set.
Missouri enters play amid a five-match unbeaten run, extending its streak after a road win at Georgia. Paige Felder leads the Tigers' attack with 214 kills and a 2.89 kills per set average. Grace O'Reilly and Kimani Johnson are next with 149 and 139 kills respectively. Two setters support the Missouri offense, with Sierra Duley at 343 assists and Nina Mandovic at 335. On defense, Ainoah Cruz leads the SEC with 348 digs, while also ranking third in the conference at 4.41 digs per set. Eva Smith has 83 blocks on the season to lead the Tigers, the fifth-most in the SEC.
The Big Orange offense has consistently been one of the top units nationally with Rackham Watt at the helm. This year, the Lady Vols lead the nation in kills per set at 14.48, and rank ninth in hitting percentage at .290. In eight seasons under Rackham Watt, UT has ranked in the top 20 in either kills per set or hitting percentage in five seasons. In 2025, Tennessee finished top 15 in both hitting percentage (.292, 10th) and kills per set (14.27, 11th). Kennedi Rogers leads the offense in her first season in Orange & White. The sophomore outside hitter has 244 kills and leads the unit with a 4.21 kills per set average which ranks sixth in the SEC. Chelsea Sutton and Jalyn Stout each rank top 10 in the conference in hitting percentage, with Sutton sitting sixth at .376, and Stout eighth at .352.
Caroline Kerr has been a key force in the Tennessee offensive attack. The fifth-year setter has 689 assists this season, while ranking ninth in Division I at 10.77 assists per set. Kerr is fourth in Division I among active players with 3,948 assists. She is closing in on the 4,000-career assist threshold, which would make her just the fourth Lady Vol to do so in program history. A three-time AVCA All-American, Kerr is only the second Lady Vol athlete to accomplish that feat, with Nikki Fowler doing so from 2008-10.
Tennessee's defense has been a huge part of the team's success this season. The Lady Vols are holding opposing offenses to a .186 hitting percentage and 11.47 kills per set. The team is averaging 13.38 digs per set and 2.43 blocks per set, with that block per set total ranking fifth in the SEC. Six players have 20 or more blocks this season, led by Sutton with 70. The junior middle blocker enters play at 1.27 blocks per set which is the fourth-best mark in the conference. Raegan Burns has been crucial to the team's floor defense, as the libero has 195 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.
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