KNOXVILLE — Streaks are made to be broken and on Monday night, the Lady Vols were able to snap a dubious slide on a historic night for the Tennessee women’s basketball program.
Rennia Davis buried a long-range 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds remaining to lift the Lady Vols to a 65-63 Southeastern Conference victory over Alabama at Thompson-Boling Arena.
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Crimson Tide coach Kristy Curry designed a diamond-and-one defense to stop the Lady Vols’ top scorer. But Davis still finished the contest with 16 points for Tennessee (15-3 overall, 5-1 in the SEC), including the winning shot to snap a five-game losing streak to Alabama.
The win was a historic one for the Lady Vols and a milestone for new Tennessee coach Kellie Harper.
The victory was UT’s 400th all-time SEC win and the 300th for Harper, who previously coached at Missouri State, North Carolina State and Western Carolina, leading all three teams to the NCAA Tournament.
Tennessee, ranked No. 23 in the country, had just two players in double figures as freshman Jordan Horston had 19 points (an SEC career high) and Davis added 16 despite facing a gimmick defense designed to keep her off the scoreboard.
Jordan Lewis scored 15 points to lead the Crimson Tide (11-8, 1-4). She now has 1,000 career points at Alabama.