First-year Tennessee women’s basketball head coach Kim Caldwell was hired on April 7.
Caldwell coached on the Lady Vols’ sideline for the first time on Thursday. Tennessee defeated Carson-Newman, 135-49, in an exhibition contest at Food City Center.
“It was a good test for us to play in the arena, in front of the fans,” Caldwell said. “It was really nice to play against somebody other than ourselves. We appreciate Carson-Newman for coming. That that’s a very good Division II team and they’re going to have a good year and we’re going to be rooting for them all the way.”
The Lady Vols also scored 52 points off 43 Carson-Newman turnovers.
“It’s big,” Caldwell said. “It’s everything we want. It’s why we press.”
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+.