Tennessee Sweeps Alabama on Senior Day

No. 10 Tennessee wins 25-17, 25-17, 25-18 over Alabama in its Senior Day finale at home.

Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Volleyball

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No. 10 Tennessee swept Alabama 25-17, 25-17, 25-18 on Senior Day in Knoxville. The win moves Tennessee to 18-5 overall and 9-4 in SEC play, while Alabama falls to 9-13 and 1-12 in conference play.

Why it matters

The sweep gave Tennessee an 11-1 home record for the regular season and kept its SEC standing strong late in the year. For Alabama, the loss extends a difficult conference campaign.

Tennessee hit .344 for the match and held Alabama to .112, with the Volunteers also winning the block battle 10-7. The extraction does not specify how these totals rank against season averages.

The players

Tennessee Volunteers

The University of Tennessee's athletic program, competing in the Southeastern Conference, is ranked No. 10 in this match.

Alabama Crimson Tide

The University of Alabama's athletic program, a member of the Southeastern Conference, dropped this match to Tennessee.

The details

Tennessee took control early in the first set and ran to a 25-17 win. In the third set, Tennessee pulled ahead 14-10 on a 5-1 stretch led by Jolene Oddo and Jalyn Stout. Kennedi Rogers recorded 15 kills and hit .444, Jalyn Stout hit .714 with 10 kills, nine digs and two aces, and Raegan Burns reached 1,000 career digs.

Sunday, November 8, 2026: Tennessee sweeps Alabama on Senior Day in Knoxville.

Season Trajectory

Tennessee's 9-4 SEC mark places it firmly in the middle of a competitive conference race, while Alabama's 1-12 conference record marks one of the weakest SEC campaigns this season. The result shapes how each program closes out its regular-season schedule.

The result leaves Tennessee with a 9-4 SEC record, a figure that determines conference standing as the season closes. Fans tracking the conference race can use the 18-5 overall mark to gauge the Volunteers' position heading into the final stretch.

The takeaway

Tennessee's home dominance this season, capped by an 11-1 regular-season record in Knoxville, shows how strongly the Volunteers closed their home slate. Readers following SEC volleyball can track how the conference standings settle over the remaining matches.