Kim Caldwell coached her first game for Tennessee on Thursday. The Lady Vols defeated Carson-Newman, 135-49, in an exhibition game at Food City Center.
Caldwell is the fourth Tennessee women’s basketball head coach during the NCAA era, joining Pat Summitt, Holly Warlick and Kellie Harper.
Tennessee scored 52 bench points, 58 points in the paint, 52 points off turnovers, recorded 26 second chance points and 50 fast break points on Thursday.
Ruby Whitehorn led the Lady Vols with 29 points. Kaniya Boyd was Tennessee’s top rebounder (7), while Samara Spencer was the Lady Vols’ leader in assists (8).
Tennessee converted 19-of-48 three-point attempts and created 43 Carson-Newman turnovers.
Tennessee will open its 2024-25 regular-season on Nov. 5 versus Samford at Food City Center. Tipoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. EST and can be watched on SEC Network+.
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