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Lady Vols defeat Chattanooga ahead of conference play

The Lady Vols defeat Chattanooga ahead of conference play.

No. 7 Tennessee (11-1) defeated Chattanooga, 91-51, victory Monday at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Tennessee opens Southeastern Conference Thursday against Alabama. Tipoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. EST at Thompson-Boling Arena.

The Lady Vols led 22-5 in the first quarter against Chattanooga (2-12).

Tamari Key scored a game-high 18 points and finished with seven rebounds and two blocks for Tennessee, which led 43-19 at halftime.

Alexus Dye added 15 points and eight rebounds, while Karoline Striplin totaled 12 points and nine rebounds.

The Lady Vols recorded 30 assists with Jordan Walker totaling eight. Tess Darby totaled nine points, six assists and five rebounds for Tennessee.

Jordan Horston missed the game for Tennessee due to a non-COVID-19 related illness.

Amaria Pugh led Chattanooga with 17 points. Abbey Cornelius totaled three points and seven rebounds for Chattanooga.

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Lady Vols host Chattanooga

Lady Vols host Chattanooga Monday.

No. 7 Tennessee (10-1) will host Chattanooga (2-11) at Thompson-Boling Arena Monday.

Tipoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. EST and the game will be broadcasted on SEC Network+. Bob Kesling and Madison Blevins Hock will serve on the television crew.

The contest will be the first between the two schools since 2015.

Chattanooga ended a nine-game losing streak Dec. 20, defeating UNC Asheville, 62-51.

Mocs’ junior forward Abbey Cornelius hails from Knoxville where she played for Hardin Valley Academy.

Cornelius was named District 4-AAA Tournament Most Valuable Player as she led the Lady Hawks to a district tournament title in 2017-18.

She started 24 games for Chattanooga last season and was a member of the Southern Conference Coaches All-Defensive Team.

Cornelius has been named SoCon’s Student-Athlete of the Week twice this season. In three recent games for the Mocs, Cornelius averaged 14 points, 9.7 rebounds and five blocked shots.

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Lady Vols continue unbeaten, scoreless season

Lady Vols continue unbeaten, scoreless season.

The Lady Vols continued its undefeated season Sunday, defeating Chattanooga 3-0 at UTC Sports Complex.

No. 19 Tennessee has yet to concede a goal in 630 minutes during the 2021 season. Sunday’s contest was Tennessee’s

Sunday’s contest was the seventh consecutive shutout for the Lady Vols (7-0-0).

The two teams were tied 0-0 at halftime.

The Lady Vols scored in the 48th minute when Taylor Huff tallied her fifth goal of the season. Mackenzie George was credited with an assist.

Tennessee extended its advantage to 2-0 in the 61st minute on a goal by Jaida Thomas, her third of the campaign. Huff recorded an assist on the marker.

The Lady Vols closed out its scoring in the 64th minute with a goal by Claudia Dipasupil, which was assisted by Claire Rain.

Tennessee goalkeepers Lindsey Romig and Ashley Gabor combined to record a clean sheet.

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Tennessee set for road match at Chattanooga

Tennessee set for road match at Chattanooga.

Tennessee will play at Chattanooga on Sunday.

Kickoff between Tennessee and the Mocs is slated for 6 p.m. EDT. The game will be broadcasted on ESPN+.

No. 19 Lady Vols (6-0-0) have yet to surrender a goal in 540 minutes of play this season.

Tennessee will face three former Knoxville area high school players against Chattanooga.

Sophomores AK Anderson, Mackenzie Smith and Avery Catlett will look to contribute and end the Lady Vols’ shutout streak.

Anderson played for Knoxville’s West High School. The defender was an all-state player in 2017 for the Lady Rebels.

Anderson was a three-time team defensive most valuable player and a three-time All-District 2-AAA and Region 1-AAA performer.

Smith, a forward and midfielder, played her high school soccer at Hardin Valley Academy. She was a vice captain for Chattanooga last spring, starting in all 11 of the Mocs’ matches during a COVID-19 shortened season.

With the Lady Hawks, Smith was a four-time All-District 4-AAA standout.

At Hardin Valley, she was part of two district and region championship teams.

Catlett played for Webb School of Knoxville. She helped lead Webb to a pair of Division II East Region District 1 championships.

Catlett was a three-time district MVP and a four-time all-district performer. She received all-state honors twice.

Catlett made 11 starts for the Mocs last spring.

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Tennessee offers in-state 2022 prospect

Tennessee offered another in-state 2022 prospect.

Tennessee has looked down the road to Chattanooga for some of its latest recruiting prospects, as the Vols have offered 2023 athlete Kenzy Paul from the McCallie School.

Paul is a junior at McCallie, a private school powerhouse in Chattanooga. At 6-foot-1, 192 pounds, Paul has already received offers from schools such as Indiana, Michigan State and Ole Miss.

247Sports rates Paul as the No. 31 athlete in his class and the No. 11 prospect in Tennessee for 2022.

Tennessee has just one prospect committed to the 2022 recruiting class, in 3-star defensive end prospect Jimmy Scott from Hamburg, New York.

Vols basketball skin Mocs to extend winning streak

Vols basketball skin Mocs to extend winning streak.

KNOXVILLE — The Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball team continues to roll along, handling the Chattanooga Mocs at home, 58-46.

The two teams traded leads during the opening three minutes of the game, after which the Vols never trailed again. Tennessee’s largest lead of 16 came at the 5:35 mark of the second half, and UT coasted from there to finish with the final margin.

Lamonte Turner paced the Volunteers with 16 points and 12 assists, as well as three rebounds and a steal. John Fulkerson chipped in 14 points and four rebounds of his own, while Jordan Bowden scored 13 points and kept the window clean with 12 boards. Josiah-Jordan James also grabbed 11 boards to go along with 4 points to round out the Vols in double-digits.

Tennessee shot a lethargic 37 percent from the field, including 28 percent from behind the arc on 18 attempts. Their 10 turnovers was a modest sum, while the Vols’ seven blocks and 43 total rebounds show that they dominated the paint. It was not UT’s best performance, but it was good enough tonight against a lesser opponent.

The victory extends the Volunteers’ Division I-leading home-court winning streak at Thompson-Boling Arena, now sitting at 30 straight games. Much less, the Vols also extended their season-opening winning streak to five games.

The Vols next play on Friday, November 29, against the Florida State Seminoles. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and can be watched on the CBS Sports Network.

 

UT News: November 25, 2019

UT News: November 25, 2019

The Volunteers football team emerged victorious Saturday night over the Missouri Tigers, earning a postseason bid for the first time in three seasons. Meanwhile, the swimming and diving team had a record-breaking effort at the Tennessee Invitational while the women’s volleyball team split a pair of matches over the weekend. Additionally, the men’s basketball team looks to extend their perfect start tonight while the Lady Vols get set to face Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday evening.

Men’s basketball takes on Chattanooga

The 20th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball team takes on the Chattanooga Mocs tonight at Thompson-Boling Arena. The 4-0 Vols look to extend their season-opening winning streak to five against their Southern Conference foes.

The Volunteers and the Mocs have tangled 39 times on the hardwood over the years, with the Vols dropping their last match, 82-69. However, the Big Orange leads the all-time series, 33-6, and sports a 94-17 all-time record against teams from the Southern Conference.

A win would extend UT’s Division I-leading home winning streak to 30 games and also give Tennessee a 52-14 record as a ranked team during the Barnes era, per the Associated Press Top 25 Poll. Head coach Rick Barnes lost his only previous match against the Mocs, that same game that the Vols last lost to them opening the season three years ago.

Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network, and can be heard on local Vol Network affiliates.

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