Tealer’s first profession double-double paces No. 5 UK

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Junior center blocker Azhani Tealer had a profession night time, recording her first-career double-double on Wednesday night time with 12 kills and a brand new career-high 10 blocks in No. 5 Kentucky’s 3-1 (21-25, 25-21, 25-15, 25-22) four-set win over Mississippi State inside Memorial Coliseum.

Tealer was certainly one of three Kentucky gamers in double figures scoring, becoming a member of Madi Skinner who had 15 kills and Alli Stumler who had 14 kills in Wednesday’s match.

The Wildcats hit .204 as a crew within the match, however the protection advised the story, holding Mississippi State to .134 hitting within the match and holding the Bulldogs to below .100 in two of the 4 units.

With the win, Kentucky stays the one unbeaten Southeastern Convention crew left within the league with a 3-0 convention file. UK is now 10-3 on the season and has gained a season-high-tying 4 matches in a row.

Freshman setter Emma Grome recorded her sixth match in a row with 40 or extra assists, because the Loveland, Ohio native went for 48 assists and a brand new career-high 5 blocks.

Defensively, it was 4 totally different gamers with 10+ digs that carried the night time paced by Eleanor Beavin’s career-high 20. Lauren Tharp, a senior from Louisville, Kentucky had 10 together with Stumler and Skinner each recording 12.

Set One

Kentucky got here out sturdy with two fast factors and a thunderous kill from Azhani Tealer. Mississippi State fought again with some fast factors of its personal, however Kentucky endured and held them off. Alli Stumler hammered down an enormous kill to deliver the Kentucky lead again to 2 at 10-8. A dominating block by Tealer and Emma Grome made Memorial Collesium erupt to make it 15-13, Kentucky.

Tealer and Stumler continued to pound Mississippi State with kills from all over the place on the court docket as Kentucky elevated their result in three at 19-16. Mississippi State fought again and closed the hole to 2 however one other kill from Stumler saved Kentucky within the lead. MSU could not appear to discover a cease for Stumler as she continued to dominate from the surface. An ace from Tealer led Mississippi State to take their first timeout at 19-16.

Out of the timeout Tealer’s sturdy serve pushed Kentucky to twenty because the lead ballooned to 20-16, UK’s largest of the set.

MSU adopted up with their very own sturdy serves and compelled Kentucky into calling a timeout at 20-19. The Bulldogs went on a last-minute run, and Kentucky referred to as one other timeout trailing 23-20. Mississippi State’s nine-point run ended with a kill from Bella Bell. Each groups fought laborious because the final level was gained on a protracted volley ending the set at 25-21 MSU.

Set Two

Mississippi State got here out sturdy in Set Two however Stumler was capable of shortly put out the fireplace, adopted by a monster block by Tealer protecting the sport shut. MSU efficiently gained a problem to achieve the lead at 4-3.

Mississippi State took that lead and turned it into fast factors on a 5-2 run ended by two Madi Skinner kills. MSU continued to march on protecting a gentle four-point lead. Reagan Rutherford had an unbelievable block adopted by a robust kill to get Kentucky again inside one level at 10-9.

Stumler and Rutherford continued to say their dominance on the web protecting Kentucky inside one within the center stanza of the set. Skinner compelled down a robust kill to tie the set at 14 and proceed a five-point streak for Kentucky which made MSU take a timeout at 17-14 Kentucky. Skinner hammered it down twice to maintain the Kentucky streak alive and lengthen UK’s result in 20-18.

MSU continued to battle however an accurate problem pushed Kentucky up by two. Bell hammered down her second kill of the match to safe a Kentucky lead however MSU pushed again and pulled to inside one at 21-20. A wanted forceful block by Rutherford and Tealer moved Kentucky to 23-21 and Kentucky completed the set with an enormous kill by Stumler, profitable 25-21.

Set Three

Set Three began out with an enormous kill from Rutherford as she pounded a freeball to the ground. Rutherford and Tealer mixed for an enormous block which continued Kentucky’s lead adopted by an enormous kill from Tealer. These two went back-to-back as they mixed for one more huge block. This 6-0 Kentucky run compelled MSU into an early timeout because the Wildcats had gained 13 factors in a row courting again to the second set after they took a 9-0 lead within the third set.

Rutherford continued to kill it from the appropriate aspect, and Stumler from the left persevering with the Kentucky streak to 10 unanswered factors. MSU fought again with 5 unanswered factors of its personal which compelled Kentucky to name a timeout at 10-5.

Out of the timeout, Rutherford ended the steak with a robust kill from the surface. Tealer was capable of hammer down a kill and have back-to-back huge blocks as a part of a five-point Kentucky run which compelled MSU right into a timeout at 15-5.

Out of the timeout Tealer saved that vitality as she compelled down one other kill. Stumler was capable of get it finished from the again row extending Kentucky’s result in 19-7. MSU fought again for six fast factors however Bell ended the streak with an enormous kill out of the center. Rutherford and Stumler had back-to-back kills that pushed Kentucky to set level. The set was completed by a swift kill from Skinner out of the again row as Kentucky took it, 25-15.

Set 4

Set 4 opened with fast factors from each groups back-to-back. Mississippi State started a four-point run, ended by a Skinner and Tealer block. Skinner drilled a ball residence with an enormous kill, and after one other rally, Kentucky tied the sport at seven all. One other big Skinner kill led to a Bulldog timeout at 17-14 with UK in entrance.

Bell added one other kill and saved Kentucky within the lead at 10-9. Two aces from Grome elevated the Kentucky lead and a large kill from Rutherford emphasised it.

Fast performs by MSU tied the sport however Stumler was capable of give the lead again to Kentucky. The sport remained shut as each groups fought for the lead however an enormous Grome and Tealer block saved the factors going Kentucky’s means. Stumler was capable of finish a fast Mississippi State streak with an enormous kill.

Tealer received one other big block which gave her 9, that tied her profession excessive for blocks in a single match and picked up her career-high breaking tenth to make it 21-18 Kentucky. A profitable Kentucky problem gave Kentucky the purpose on a web violation at 23-19. A 3-point MSU streak compelled a Kentucky timeout at 23-21 because the Bulldogs climbed to inside a pair.

Out of the stoppage, a Miss. St. service error gave Kentucky match level and Stumler completed the set with a kill 25-22 to shut out the match.

Up Subsequent

UK will subsequent face a highway check Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa, Alabama because the No. 5 Wildcats tackle the Alabama Crimson Tide at 2 p.m. ET. The match shall be broadcasted on the SEC Community+, ESPN3 and the ESPN app.