Tennessee volleyball is back at home for a top-10 matchup in SEC play.
The No. 9 Lady Vols (14-3, 5-2 SEC) host No. 4 Kentucky (15-3, 7-1) at Food City Center on Oct. 21 (7 p.m. ET, SEC Network). It's a crucial matchup for Tennessee, which has lost both its ranked matchups in conference play so far.
The Lady Vols got reverse swept by Texas to open SEC play before getting swept on the road by Florida. They then won five straight matches against Auburn, Ole Miss, LSU, Arkansas and Oklahoma to climb into fifth place in the conference. Kentucky sits atop the SEC standings with its only loss to Florida in five sets.
Outside hitter Kennedi Rogers leads Tennessee in points scored (241.5), kills (213) and kills per set (4.35). Caroline Kerr's 10.96 assists per set ranks sixth in the nation.