Kellie Harper recaps Lady Vols’ victory against Georgia College

Kellie Harper recaps Tennessee’s victory against Georgia College.

Tennessee defeated Georgia College, 108-44, Wednesday at Thompson-Boling Arena.

The contest was an exhibition game and the Lady Vols are slated to tip off regular season play Nov. 10 against Southern Illinois in Knoxville.

Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. EST and the game will be televised on SEC Network.

Following Tennessee’s exhibition victory over Georgia College, Lady Vols’ head coach Kellie Harper met with media. Harper’s media availability transcript is below and provided by the University of Tennessee.

Opening statement

“That was fun to get that game under our belt. There was a lot of excitement amongst our team today. We spent an entire hour at shootaround working on our warmup. We were really looking forward to getting out there and having this ‘so called’ dress rehearsal, putting a uniform on and playing in front of fans. The environment, even though it was an exhibition game on a weeknight, there is still nothing like Lady Vol fans, and we love having them here. Obviously for us, there are a lot of positives to build on, and there are a lot of things to correct and work on in the next week. It is a good start. We have it on film, and we will have some great sessions this week. I think we will be a better basketball team the next time we take the court.”

On the defensive efforts

“The first thing I wrote on the board before the game was ball pressure. That is nothing our players haven’t seen or heard of from us. I think we are just playing with an aggressive mentality, especially defensively. We get after it a little bit. I think Jordan Walker really set the tone to start the game with her pressure, and I think we can do that a little bit more. We had some breakdowns, but I felt like we did a really good job of trying to force the issue a little bit. Trying to take the team and take them not from what they want to do but maybe manufacture some stuff for us as well.”

NEXT: Kellie Harper’s media availability continued