Lady Vols tidy up in volleyball

The Tennessee women's volleyball team pulled off a clean sweep Sunday afternoon.

Posting their best hitting percentage (.384) in an SEC match this season, the Lady Vols beat Mississippi State 25-16, 25-16, 25-17 in Starkville, Miss.

Tennessee (15-8, 8-4 SEC) had 38 kills in 86 attacks and committed a season-low five errors in winning its season-high fifth consecutive match.

Kylie Marshall had a team-high 11 kills and hit .556 with just one error in 18 attacks.

"We played a very clean match today,'' UT coach Rob Patrick said. "We were able to take care of the ball on serve receive with our serving and by controlling our digs.

"I thought that Kylie played a great match. If you just look at the stat sheet, you would think that it was her offense that carried us but, in reality, it was her defensive play that really sparked us in the second and third (games)."

Junior libero Chloe Goldman also was strong defensively with a match-high 13 digs.

UT's sweep completed a weekend sweep that also included a three-game win at Alabama Friday.

"To be successful in the SEC, you have to work very hard to get wins on the road,'' Patrick said. "I am very proud of our entire team for their focus and energy this entire weekend."

Soccer: Despite scoring a late tying goal, the Tennessee Lady Vols lost in double overtime at Auburn, 2-1.

The winning goal for the Tigers (10-7-2, 6-3-1 SEC) came in the 105th minute and came on a counter attack. Freshman midfielder Katy Frierson and junior Gabi Rivera broke in on the Tennessee goal with Frierson feeding the ball to Rivera, who scored against Lady Vols goalkeeper Jaimel Johnson.

Senior forward Kylee Rossi, who was battling an injury, entered the match in the 75th minute and scored nine minutes later for Tennessee (8-9-1, 5-4-1). From 40 yards out, Lady Vol Mick Imgram's free kick struck the crossbar. The rebound came to Rossi, who put away the volley.

Auburn's Frierson helped out in the Tigers' first goal. She fed the ball to Rebecca Howell, who scored from close range in the 25th minute.

Baseball: Sophomore catcher Blake Forsythe's only hit was a three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning to give the Orange team an 8-6 victory over the White in Tennessee's Orange & White World Series at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

The victory gives the Orange a 3-2 series lead. The next game is at 3 p.m. Saturday.

"We were trailing all game so to finally come back and get a hit, it was a good feeling,'' Forsythe said.

Men's Golf: Tennessee climbed two spots to finished tied for seventh with Missouri with a 887 score at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, which was played at the Ridges Golf and Country Club in Jonesborough.

The Vols finished 18 strokes behind team winner Coastal Carolina.

UT's Chris Paisley shot a final-round 76 and finished tied for 14th in the individual standings at 218. North Carolina State's Darren Blair finished at 210, winning by five strokes.

Tennessee's David Holmes (221) tied for 25th, and Robin Wingardh (222) tied for 30th.

Women's Tennis: Tennessee's Caitlin Whoriskey beat Clemson's Keri Wong 6-1, 6-0 in the quarterfinals of the ITA Southeast Regional Championships in Winston-Salem, N.C. She will play Clemson's Josipa Bek today in the semifinals.

The Lady Vols doubles team of Maria Sorbello and Rosalia Alda was knocked out in the quarterfinals by North Carolina's Sanaz Marand and Sophie Grabinski, 9-8.

Rowing: The Tennessee Lady Vols earned eight medals, including first-place finishes in the collegiate 8+, open pair and collegiate double events at the Head of the Tennessee regatta.