The 2020-2021 season opened for the University of Tennessee women’s basketball team Saturday.
The Lady Vols wasted little time kicking things into gear as they captured an 87-47 victory over Western Kentucky at Thompson-Boling Arena in the season opener for both schools.
Western Kentucky hung around briefly as Tennessee held a 17-13 advantage at the end of the first quarter.
In the second stanza, Tennessee went on a 21-7 run, pulling away from Western Kentucky (0-1).
Lady Vols’ head coach Kellie Harper used 12 players in the contest. Tennessee had four players post double figures in the scoring column.
Rae Burrell led the way with 18 points and Jordan Walker added 13. Freshman Marta Suarez had 11 points, while Rennia Davis finished with 10.
Davis had a double-double as she pulled down 11 rebounds for the Lady Vols, who host East Tennessee State Tuesday at 7 p.m. EST at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Burrell finished with seven assists and recorded seven rebounds for Tennessee, which led 68-36 after three quarters.
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