No. 10 Tennessee volleyball returned home to Food City Center Friday night to welcome the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The Lady Vols needed to right the ship after dropping the last two matches on the road at Texas A&M and Missouri.
Middle blocker Chelsea Sutton was back in the lineup after missing both matches last weekend, and she was a welcome sight for Tennessee. The Lady Vols swept the Bulldogs, 25-20, 25-14, 29-27. Head coach Eve Rackham Watt clinched her 100th home win and 100th SEC win.
Set 1
A Jalyn Stout kill got the night started for Tennessee. The Lady Vols were solid defensively, with Maggie Dostic and Stout keeping the ball off the floor. Sutton’s first kill of the match tied it 5-5 after the teams traded points.
Kennedi Rogers found open spots to attack but sent a couple of swings long. That, along with solid Mississippi State defense, kept the opening set back and forth. The Lady Vols reached 15 first, leading 15-12, with Sutton contributing three kills…