Kellie Harper recaps Lady Vols’ season opener

Everything Tennessee head coach Kellie Harper said following the Lady Vols’ win against Western Kentucky.

Tennessee Redshirt-Junior Guard Jordan Walker On win and debut as a Lady Vol:
“Being on the home court today before my debut felt amazing. I really could not sleep last night. And this morning I was up, and I was like go back to sleep, go back to sleep, but I was just so excited to get out here and play. I just like that we came out and we did well today, and I just think that this team is going do great things this season.”

On atmosphere in Thompson-Bowling Arena in new age of college basketball:
“You know, I think that as teammates today we really were just trying to stay together. There’s lot going on in our world right now, and I just feel like being able to play basketball and do something that we all love is truly special, so I feel like just staying together and keeping that in mind is something that’s going help get us through this.”

On starting the game today compared to time at Western Michigan:
“Today, I just really wanted to have a low turnover number and just go out and play hard. I know if I do that everything else will fall into place.”

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