Lady Vols defeat Texas A&M, remain unbeaten in conference play

The Lady Vols defeat Texas A&M and remain unbeaten in conference play.

No. 7 Tennessee (14-1, 3-0 SEC) kept its undefeated Southeastern Conference record intact Thursday, defeating No. 25 Texas A&M, 73-45, at Thompson-Boling Arena.

The Lady Vols trailed, 21-20, at the end of the first quarter, but they outscored Texas A&M (10-4, 0-2 SEC), 22-7, in the second quarter.

Tennessee led, 42-28, at halftime.

Tennessee’s Jordan Horston led all scorers with 18 points and recorded a double-double, finishing with 13 rebounds.

Tamari Key and Rae Burrell each had nine points each.

Key had six rebounds and a career-high 11 blocks. Burrell, who recently returned from injury, played 17 minutes in her second game back after suffering a knee injury in Tennessee’s season opener.

Destiny Pitts led Texas A&M with 12 points.

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