The Tennessee volleyball team came soaring back this weekend at Ole Miss and South Carolina. After handing Florida its first SEC loss, the Lady Vols pulled a clean sweep on both of their final away matches of the season.
Junior Kelsey Robinson came and brought her A-game in the team’s ninth match sweep of the season. She led the team with 12 kills followed by junior Leslie Cikra with nine.
Sophomore Mary Pollmiller had 35 assists and junior Ellen Mullins had 15 digs, followed byRobinson who had 11. Sophomore outside hitter Tiffany Baker suffered from a knee injury in the first set that had her out for the match.
Even though she was out for the game, Baker said she was proud of the way her team played.
“We made this like a business trip, had to get the win to move on to the next match,” Baker said.
With Baker still out for the South Carolina game, the Lady Vols had another sweep on Sunday.
Robinson, still on fire, led the team with 17 kills and had 10 digs. Mullins led the team with 18 assists followed by Pollmiller with 11. Pollmiller had 34 assists, taking her career assists to 2,513.
The Gamecocks couldn’t compete with the Lady Vols as they fell 27-25 in the first, 25-16 in the second, and finally were swept 25-18 to end the match.
“My teammates work really hard to get the result we want. We adjust well and come out with two big away wins,” Baker said.
The Lady Vols have four more home games to wrap up the SEC season. They stand at 12-4 in conference play, and 19-6 overall. They currently hold to a five game win streak.
As they move past SEC play, Baker said she thinks the team is ready for the NCAA tournament.
“If we play the game I know we’re capable of playing, it’ll be hard to stop us. We have a lot of fight and are extremely talented.”
The Lady Vols’ next game is on Friday Nov. 16, at 7 p.m., against Auburn at Thompson-Boling Arena.