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#15/13 UT Tops #18/19 Tide, 88-80, To Notch 20th Win
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#15/13 UT Tops #18/19 Tide, 88-80, To Notch 20th Win

Game Recap: Women’s Basketball | February 20, 2025 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Fifth-year guard Jewel Spear led the way with 20 points, as No. 15/13 Tennessee claimed its 20th victory of the season with an 88-80 triumph over No. 18/19 Alabama on Thursday night in front of a crowd of 10,684 at Food City Center.  Spear hit four of six…MORE

Caldwell Named To Naismith Coach Of The Year Watch List
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Caldwell Named To Naismith Coach Of The Year Watch List

The Naismith Awards announced its 2025 Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year Watch List presented by AXIA Time on Wednesday, and first-year Lady Vol basketball head coach Kim Caldwell is included among the candidates. Caldwell, one of six SEC coaches in consideration, joins Geno Auriemma (UConn), Kenny Brooks (Kentucky), Mark Campbell (TCU), Cori Close…MORE

SB Preview: 2025 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
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SB Preview: 2025 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – The fifth-ranked Lady Vols are set to play five games in three days at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, California. Tennessee will face No. 19 Oregon and Oregon State on Thursday before taking on Rutgers and No. 4 UCLA on Friday. It closes out the tournament on Saturday versus…MORE

Spear Named SEC Co-Player of the Week
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Spear Named SEC Co-Player of the Week

After a two-game span in which she helped her team pick up a pair of key victories, Tennessee’s Jewel Spear has been named SEC Co-Player of the Week along with Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes, the league office announced on Tuesday. Spear continued an incredible stretch of shooting, hitting 70 percent of her field goal attempts and 66.7 percent…MORE

Spear’s Gem Propels #15/16 UT Past Ole Miss, 80-71
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Spear’s Gem Propels #15/16 UT Past Ole Miss, 80-71

Game Recap: Women’s Basketball | February 16, 2025 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After scoring 30 points in Oxford last season, Jewel Spear turned in her second straight gem against Ole Miss, firing in 28 on Sunday afternoon as No. 15/16 Tennessee shot 52.5 percent from the field and defeated the Rebels, 80-71, in front of 12,402 at Food City Center. …MORE

#6 Tennessee Run-Rules Lamar & Tulsa; Leach & Pickens Shine
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#6 Tennessee Run-Rules Lamar & Tulsa; Leach & Pickens Shine

BEAUMONT, Texas – No. 6 Tennessee earned two more run-rule victories Saturday at the LU Softball Complex in Beaumont, Texas, defeating Lamar 13-0 in five innings and Tulsa 8-0 in six. Alannah Leach and Karlyn Pickens led the charge for the Lady Vols, each setting career highs. Leach drove in four RBIs against Lamar, while Pickens recorded 15 strikeouts in…MORE

Taylor Pannell Sparks #6 Lady Vols to Doubleheader Sweep
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Taylor Pannell Sparks #6 Lady Vols to Doubleheader Sweep

Game Recap: Softball | February 15, 2025 LAKE CHARLES, La. – Redshirt sophomore Taylor Pannell had a standout performance at the plate, sparking No. 6 Tennessee to a doubleheader sweep of McNeese on Friday night at Cowgirl Stadium. The Lady Vols won the first game 12-0 before securing a 10-2 victory in game two. Pannell went 6-for-8 with four…MORE