StarkVegas Report · Original game analysis
Tennessee closes out State in an extended third set
Mississippi State’s strongest attacking set came too late to turn Friday’s match in Knoxville. The Bulldogs produced 18 kills in a third set that featured 16 ties, but No. 10 Tennessee finished the sweep 25–20, 25–14, 29–27 at Food City Center.
Gha’Naye Whitfield-Moss led State with 10 kills on .467 hitting, and Paloma Routaboul added nine. Cayley Hanson supplied 24 assists and McKenna Yates had 19 digs. Tennessee finished with 55 kills to State’s 39 and hit .354 against the Bulldogs’ .223. State falls to 17–6 overall and 7–5 in the SEC, with Kentucky next on Sunday at noon Central.
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