Kellie Harper recaps Lady Vols’ win versus Carson-Newman

Kellie Harper recaps the Lady Vols’ win versus Carson-Newman.

No. 12 Tennessee defeated Carson-Newman, 105-72, Monday in Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center.

The contest was an exhibition game.

Following the game, Tennessee head coach Kellie Harper recapped the Lady Vols’ performance.

“It’s great to be back out on the court, excited to be able to progress forward with this group,” Harper said. “Obviously, we saw some good things on the offensive end and I thought that we shared the ball well. I thought we were pretty efficient at times, offensively. Defensively, you just don’t want to give up the points that we gave up, and the shooting percentage defensively is not where we want it.

“I don’t want to take anything away from our opponent tonight, because Carson-Newman made some really tough shots and finished. They did a really nice job so for us, we’ll find a way to be better and find a way to improve each and every day.”

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No. 12 Lady Vols defeat Carson-Newman in exhibition game

No. 12 Lady Vols defeat Carson-Newman in exhibition basketball game.

No. 12 Tennessee defeated Carson-Newman, 105-72, Monday in Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center.

The contest was an exhibition game.

The Lady Vols led, 59-34, at halftime.

Tennessee had six players score 10-plus points in its first exhibition game of of the 2023-24 preseason.

Rickea Jackson totaled 17 points, while Sara Puckett and Kaiya Wynn recorded 12 points each. Destinee Wells and Jasmine Powell scored 11 points, while Jillian Hollingshead finished with 10.

Hollingshead and and Puckett totaled eight rebounds, while Wells recorded six assists for the Lady Vols.

Tennessee will host the United States National Team Sunday.

Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m. EST and can be watched on SEC Network+.