No. 11 Tennessee suffers heartbreaking loss to Georgia on Senior Day
The Lady Vols snap a 53 game win-streak against unranked opponents at home dating back to 2021.
The No. 11 Tennessee Lady Volunteers suffered a tough loss to unranked Georgia, 72-69, in the regular season finale.
It’s a loss that the Lady Vols definitely did not need or expect. Tennessee was projected to be a No. 4 seed in the March Madness tournament, but now, the Lady Vols’ chance to host the first two rounds at home does not look likely.
The win today was Georgia’s sixth win in Knoxville in program history. It also snapped the Lady Vols 53 game win-streak against unranked opponents on their home court.
Georgia jumped out fast on Tennessee, going up 11-0 to start the game. Tennessee was not able to score until 3:24 left in the first quarter when Zee Spearman finished under the basket for two.
The Lady Vols went on an 8-0 run to finish the first, but the Bulldogs created an eight point lead, 18-10 after 10 minutes of play.
Georgia opened the second quarter on a 15-0 run. The Lady Vols could not buy a basket. Tess Darby connected on a fast break three-pointer with 5:39 left on the clock.
The Bulldogs went into the break with a double digit lead, 39-26.
After halftime, things were looking up for Tennessee. The Lady Vols outscored Georgia, 20-9, in the period, but the lead Georgia had built was too much.
The last quarter of action was a battle. Tennessee only had the lead 2:35 of the entire contest. Georgia outlasts Tennessee, 72-69.
Jewel Spear led the way for Tennessee netting 20 points and Zee Spearman was right behind her finishing with 19 points.
After the game, Tennessee honored seven seniors for Senior Day festivities: Favor Ayodele, Tess Darby, Jillian Hollingshead, Jewel Spear, Sara Puckett, Samara Spencer, and Destinee Wells.
Tennessee now awaits its fate to see when and who they will play in the SEC tournament starting on Wednesday.
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The No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide will travel to Knoxville for a high-level SEC matchup against the No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers Saturday. Tip off begins at 4 p.m. for a game that’s certain to have high stakes regarding a one seed in the NCAA Tournament.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Chris Youngblood scored a season-best 27 points and No. 6 Alabama made nearly half of its 45 attempts from 3-point range in a 111-73 win over No. 24 Mississippi State on Tuesday night.
Mark Sears had 21 points and 10 assists for the Crimson Tide (23-5, 12-3 Southeastern Conference), who set a season high for 3s by going 22 of 45 from long range (49%).
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Chris Youngblood scored a season-best 27 points and No. 6 Alabama made nearly half of its 45 attempts from 3-point range in a 111-73 win over No. 24 Mississippi State on Tuesday night.
Mark Sears had 21 points and 10 assists for the Crimson Tide (23-5, 12-3 Southeastern Conference), who set a season high for 3s by going 22 of 45 from long range (49%).
