KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – LSU fell to Tennessee in straight sets 14-25, 22-25, 17-25 Saturday afternoon at Thompson-Boiling Arena.
LSU (13-10, 7-6 SEC) and Tennessee (12-11, 6-5 SEC) square off again Sunday at 11 a.m. CT on the SEC Network.
Outside hitter Paige Flickinger led the Tigers with 13 kills and had four digs. Fellow Sanaa Dotson followed with seven kills and led the team with 10 digs and two aces. Middle blocker Anita Anwusi finished with a team-high five kills and two solo blocks.
Setters Josie Vondran and Maddie Waak totaled 13 and 12 assists, respectively. Vondra also added four kills and six digs.
Set 1
- LSU was ahead 3-1 thanks to three unanswered points, but Tennessee came back and took an 8-3 lead when LSU called for time.
- The Lady Vols scored four more points in a row to cap an 11-0 run when Flickinger hit a home run to stop the run. Her kill sparked a 4-1 run for the Tigers, but LSU burned through the second period trailing 17-7.
- Tennessee went on a 6-0 run to extend its lead to 19-7 and eventually won the set 25-14.
Set 2
- The Tigers led 15-13 at halftime, but the Lady Vols led 18-16 when LSU called its first timeout and 22-18 when they took the final timeout of the set.
- LSU scored the next three points out of timeout and pulled within one point, 22-21, when Tennessee called its first timeout of the game.
- The Lady Vols closed out the frame by scoring three of the last four points, winning the set 25-22 and taking a 2-0 lead in the match.
Set 3
- The Tigers were forced to take an early timeout trailing 8-4 and called their final timeout 15-11.
- After Tennessee went ahead 17-12, Dotson went on a personal 3-0 run with two kills and a pair of aces to cut the deficit to 17-15. From there, UT closed out the set on an 8-2 run, including a 4-0 run to end the set, 25-17.
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