Eight distinguished UT standouts in six sports GeneralFebruary 13, 2025 On Thursday, the University of Tennessee announced the 2025 Athletics Hall of Fame class, honoring eight former student-athletes for their significant contributions. The class will be honored in Knoxville on April 11-12, celebrating their lasting impact on UT Athletics. The 2025 class includes five Vols and three…… MORE
Game Recap: Women’s Basketball | February 09, 2025 BATON ROUGE, La. – Playing its fourth contest in a five-game span against top-five ranked teams, No. 19/17 Tennessee went toe-to-toe with No. 6/4 LSU and grabbed a fourth-quarter lead before the Tigers prevailed, 82-77, in front of 11,154 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Sunday afternoon. The…… MORE
Game Recap: Softball | February 09, 2025 CLEARWATER, Fla. – The sixth-ranked Lady Vols capped their opening weekend with an 8-3 victory over Pittsburgh on Sunday at the Eddie C. Moore Complex. Tennessee played six games in the NFCA Leadoff Classic, finishing with a 5-1 record to kick off the 2025 campaign. Dominating both in the circle…… MORE
Game Recap: Softball | February 09, 2025 CLEARWATER, Fla. – No. 6 Tennessee posted two more run-rule victories Saturday at the NFCA Leadoff Classic, defeating Notre Dame 10-2 and No. 21 Northwestern 12-1 at the Eddie C. Moore Complex. Freshman Saviya Morgan starred in both games, going 4-for-5 with four runs scored and three RBIs. Against Notre Dame, the…… MORE
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Freshman pitcher Erin Nuwer and sophomore pitcher Sage Mardjetko delivered dominant performances in their first starts as Lady Vols Friday at the NFCA Leadoff Classic, leading Tennessee to a pair of run-rule victories over Bethune-Cookman and Iowa. Nuwer, making her first career start, fired a five-inning no-hitter against Bethune-Cookman in a 10-0 win. The East Aurora, New York,…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – After coming oh-so-close to netting victories over four top-10 teams this season, No. 19/17 Tennessee finally broke through in a big way on Thursday night, outlasting No. 5/5 UConn, 80-76, in an epic battle in front of a raucous crowd of 16,215 at Food City Center. The Lady Vols (17-5, 4-5 SEC) snapped…… MORE
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Despite a strong 11-strikeout performance by junior pitcher Karlyn Pickens, the sixth-ranked Lady Vols fell to No. 19 Nebraska, 7-1, in Thursday’s season opener at the Eddie C. Moore Complex in Clearwater, Florida. Tennessee (0-1) managed five hits off Nebraska pitcher Jordy Bahl and scored the game’s opening run in the bottom of the fourth.…… MORE
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has selected 50 standout women’s college basketball players for its 2024-25 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Midseason Watch List, and Tennessee’s Talaysia Cooper is one of them. Members of the association’s board of directors chose the players for consideration for the National Player of the Year. All Division I players remain eligible for…… MORE
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Redshirt sophomore guard Talaysia Cooper fired in 27 points, as No. 18/19 Tennessee held off Missouri on Sunday afternoon at Mizzou Arena, 76-71. Cooper scored 14 in the first quarter and 10 in the third frame to help the Lady Vols overcome a slow start and 12-point first quarter deficit to improve to 16-5 overall…… MORE
SoftballJanuary 30, 2025 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Tennessee softball’s McKenna Gibson and Karlyn Pickens have been named to the 2025 Preseason All-SEC Team, the league office announced Thursday. The 24-player team was released alongside the SEC preseason poll. In the coaches’ poll, Tennessee was picked fourth in the SEC. Texas earned seven first-place votes and was selected first, while Florida and…… MORE
