KNOXVILLE — The nightmare for the Lady Vols basketball team is over — at least temporarily.
Tennessee snapped a five-game losing streak and picked up its first win in the month of February as it outlasted in-state rival Vanderbilt, 67-63, Sunday afternoon at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Tennessee (18-9 overall, 8-6 in the Southeastern Conference) opened a 32-18 lead in the second quarter, but let the Commodores back into the game and Vanderbilt (13-14, 3-11) took a 56-55 lead in the fourth quarter.
Tennessee, which last won over the Commodores in Nashville on Jan. 30, had enough to come back and reverse its recent bad fortune.
Freshman Jordan Horston has had a roller coaster ride of a rookie season on Rocky Top. She has shown flashes of brilliance at times, but struggled at others.
But on Sunday, she came off the bench and put up one of her most solid performances of the season.
She scored 16 points, including a layup to give Tennessee a 66-63 lead with 46 seconds left in the contest to put the Lady Vols up for good. Jazmine Massengill added a free throw shortly after to provide the final margin of victory.
Horston also had five assists and four rebounds.
Rennia Davis led the Lady Vols with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Rae Burrell added 12 for the Lady Vols, who host Ole Miss in their home finale Thursday night.
Chelsie Hall led the Commodores with a game-high 20 points.