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Lexington, Ky. – Azani Tiller was named the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week and Emma Grom won SEC Setter of the Week honors for the seventh time of the season, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
Kentucky beat South Carolina twice over the weekend to capture its sixth consecutive SEC Championship.
Grom, a sophomore from Loveland, Ohio, had 30+ assists in both matches and guided UK to a .323 hitting percentage as Kentucky defeated South Carolina twice en route to the SEC Championship. Grom averaged 12.33 assists per set and contributed four digs, three aces and two blocks on the week.
Tiller, a senior middle blocker from Grand Prairie, Texas, averaged 2.50 blocks per set in a series sweep of South Carolina. In Friday’s match, Tiller set a Kentucky school record with 13 blocks, the most in a match regardless of set played, hit .429 to lead all UK players, and averaged a team-best 3.83 kills per set. On Saturday, her 16 kills came on just 25 swings as she hit .520 for the match that won the SEC Championship for Kentucky.
The University of Kentucky volleyball team was selected to compete in the NCAA Volleyball Championship for the 18th time in 18 years under head coach Craig Skinner, as announced during the NCAA Selection Show on Sunday night.
Kentucky ranked no. 12 overall national seed and will be the host site for the first and second rounds this weekend at the Memorial Coliseum in Lexington. Joining UK in Lexington will be Western Kentucky, Bowling Green and Loyola-Chicago.
All-season tickets for the NCAA Lexington Sub-Regional go on sale Tuesday at 9 a.m. ET through UKathletics.com and the UK Ticket Office. Kentucky season ticket holders will get priority when purchasing tickets at 9 a.m. ET on Monday, before general tickets go on sale to the public on Tuesday morning. Prices are $12 for reserved single-match tickets and $10 for single-match general admission tickets. Fans can purchase $18 tickets for all-season reserved seating and $15 tickets for all-season general admission seating. Tickets will be free for UK students with a valid UK ID on entry to the Coliseum. There is a group rate (15 members+) of $5 per person in general admission seating.
Fans are highly encouraged to purchase tickets ahead of time to avoid lines when entering the arena.
SEC Volleyball Awards – Week 14
| insulting | Morgan Fingal, Tennessee |
| protective | Azani Tiller, Kentucky |
| Setter | Emma Groom, Kentucky |
| Freshman | Alexis Stuckey, Florida |
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