AUSTIN, Texas – No. 17/17 Tennessee gave No. 7/7 Texas all it could handle Thursday night at the Moody Center, but the Longhorns scored the game’s last four points and escaped with an 80-76 victory in Southeastern Conference play. Junior guard Ruby Whitehorn’s runner helped the Big Orange (15-4, 3-4 SEC) tie the game at 76 with 44…… MORE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – No. 15 Tennessee erased a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit and seized a five-point lead with just over two minutes remaining before falling to Vanderbilt Sunday afternoon at Memorial Gymnasium, 71-70, on a last-second shot. Mikayla Blakes’ tip-in with just under a second left gave the Commodores (15-4, 2-3 SEC) the win after the Lady…… MORE
Game Recap: Women’s Basketball | January 16, 2025 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 15 Tennessee shot 46 percent from beyond the arc, connecting on an efficient 12 of 26 attempts, to hand Mississippi State an 86-73 setback on Thursday night at Food City Center. The Lady Vols were eight of 15 from three-point land in the first half…… MORE
The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association has announced its class for the 22nd “So You Want To Be A Coach” program, and Tennessee’s Jewel Spear is among those selected to participate. Each student-athlete will take part in the two-day workshop on April 3 and 4 during the WBCA Convention at the NCAA Women’s Final Four in Tampa. The…… MORE
Game Recap: Women’s Basketball | January 12, 2025 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Redshirt sophomore guard Talaysia Cooper led four players in double figures with her eighth 20-point effort of the season, as No. 16/15 Tennessee rolled past Arkansas, 93-63, on Sunday afternoon at Bud Walton Arena. Cooper scored exactly 20 points vs. the Razorbacks on 7-of-14 shooting from the field…… MORE
Game Recap: Women’s Basketball | January 09, 2025 | Eric Trainer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Facing its second top-10 opponent in five days, No. 16/15 Tennessee overcame an 18-point second-quarter deficit and pushed unbeaten No. 6/4 LSU to the brink before falling, 89-87, Thursday night in front of 10,220 at Food City Center. The Lady Vols (13-2, 1-2 SEC)…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 15/13 Tennessee outscored No. 9/10 Oklahoma, 27-12, in the fourth quarter to nearly erase a 16-point final-frame deficit before falling, 87-86, on Sunday in front of a season-best crowd of 11,321 at Food City Center. The Lady Vols (13-1, 1-1 SEC), who suffered their first loss of the season, pulled to…… MORE
Game Recap: Women’s Basketball | January 02, 2025 COLLEGE STATION, Texas – No. 15/13 Tennessee opened SEC play at what has been a tough place to win for the program, grabbing a hard-earned 91-78 victory over Texas A&M at Reed Arena on Thursday night. The Lady Vols (13-0, 1-0 SEC), who had lost in five of their…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 15/13 Tennessee improved to 12-0, shooting a season-high 53 percent from the field to run away from Winthrop on Sunday, 114-50, in front of a season-best crowd of 11,152 at Food City Center in the Lady Vols’ final game before SEC play. Senior forward Sara Puckett matched her season high of 17 points that…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee women’s basketball remained unbeaten this season, outlasting a talented Florida State squad, 79-77, in a see-saw affair in front of a crowd of 9,529 on Wednesday night at Food City Center. The Lady Vols (6-0) used a 13-0 run to build a 20-point second-quarter lead and took an 18-point advantage into the…… MORE
