KNOXVILLE — The Lady Vols opened the Southeastern Conference portion of their schedule on a winning note Thursday afternoon at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Tennessee was victorious as it nabbed a 77-66 comeback over Missouri. The Lady Vols got off to a slow start as they trailed 21-16 after the first quarter. They, however, used a 16-7 run in the second stanza to pull ahead.
UT (11-2 overall, 1-0 SEC) boasted a balanced attack as it had three players post double figures in the scoring column.
Rennia Davis led the way with 19 points. She also grabbed nine rebounds. Tamari Key added 16 points for the Lady Vols, who travel to Lexington to face 14th-ranked Kentucky on Sunday.
Jordan Horston scored 13 points and pulled down five rebounds.
Tennessee, which is ranked 22nd, also got nine points and five rebounds from Lou Brown. Rae Burrell scored eight points and Jazmine Massengill scored seven points and dished out 12 assists for the Lady Vols.
Missouri’s Amber Smith led all scorers with 22 points as the Tigers dropped to 3-11 overall and 0-1 in the SEC.