Cats look to close out road trip with a win against Tennessee

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By Caitlin Schwartz

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The No. 21 UK volleyball team swept yet another opponent, in a 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-15) rout  on the road against the Georgia Bulldogs. The team will look to carry that momentum in its matchup on the road against the Tennessee Volunteers.

“I thought our togetherness on the court was good as it’s been in the last couple month,” head coach Craig Skinner said. “And that’s important for us as we head into November.”

The Cats took care of business on the offensive end hitting .337, as five out of the ten UK players that registered points had five or more kills.

“Georgia tested us with some tough serves and we received well, which allowed us to kill the ball at a high rate.” Skinner said. “As the match went on our serving got better, and that’s really important when you’re on the road in a new stadium and new environment.”

The win took the Cats to 17-7 on the season and 10-2 in Southeastern conference play.

The Cats will take on Tennessee next on the road in Knoxville on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. The match will broadcast on the SEC Network.

Tennessee is currently 20-7 on the season and 6-6 in SEC play. The Volunteers are 1-1 against top-25 opponents this year with a win against Arkansas and a loss against Florida. The Cats grabbed a win against both of those teams earlier this season.

UK leads a 6-4 current streak against the Vols, sweeping Tennessee 3-0 twice last year. Sophomore outside hitter Kendra Turner led Tennessee with 12 kills during the last meeting against the Cats. Turner also led the team on the season last year with a total of 222 kills and 2.67 kills per set. She also had 41 total digs and 33 total blocks on the year. Turner already has 295 kills on the 2015 season hitting 2.48 kills per set.

Sunday will be the only meeting of the 2015 season between Tennessee and UK.