TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee – The LSU volleyball team lost in three sets at No. 10 Tennessee Sunday, 25-21, 25-23, 25-13 as it went to 0-2 on a road trip that included a loss at Kentucky on Friday.
With the loss, LSU fell to 7-8 and 2-4 in Southeastern Conference play, while Tennessee improves to 12-3 and 3-2 in league play.
Tennessee rallied behind a 12-4 run to conclude the opening set with a 25-21 victory. LSU led for the majority of the second set, but another 6-1 rally gave the Lady Vols an 18-15 lead that they would not surrender, winning the second set 25-23, despite LSU fighting off three set points. LSU fell behind early in the third set, and Tennessee sealed the frame with a 25-13 victory.
LSU hit .245 in the match on 34 kills and had 7.0 blocks. Tennessee registered 50 kills on a .333 hitting percentage and had six aces.
Outside hitter Jurnee Robinson led LSU with 15 kills on a .323 hitting percentage and had one block and eight digs. Pin hitters Samara Coleman and Camryn Jeffery each had six kills, while Jeffery was one of three LSU Tigers with multiple blocks, finishing with two.
Middle blocker Sanaa Donaie had a match-high four blocks, including two solo blocks, and landed five hills. Middle blocker Jessica Jones had three blocks in the loss.
Setter Lauren Brooker finished with 29 assists and had one ace, one block, and one kill, and libero Kiley Brooks had a team-high nine digs.
LSU next plays on Friday at home against South Carolina, then hosts Georgia on Sunday.
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