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Kim Caldwell provides medical update for Kaiya Wynn

Tennessee basketball head coach Kim Caldwell provides medical update for Lady Vols’ guard Kaiya Wynn.

Kim Caldwell enters her first season as the Lady Vols’ basketball head coach for the 2024-25 campaign.

Tennessee will tipoff its regular-season versus Samford on Nov. 5 at Food City Center. The season opening contest is slated for 6:30 p.m. EST and can be watched on SEC Network+.

Caldwell provided a medical update on Tuesday regarding Tennessee senior guard Kaiya Wynn.

“Wynn has suffered a torn Achilles in her right leg and is expected to miss the 2024-25 season,” Caldwell announced.

The 6-foot guard was one of five Lady Vol basketball players to appear in all 33 games last season. She averaged 4.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists.

Wynn is from Nashville, Tennessee and has appeared in 94 contests since 2021 for the Lady Vols, averaging 2.8 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.

During the summer, Wynn traveled to South Africa and Botswana for a service and leadership trip with the VOLeaders Academy.

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Kim Caldwell. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Lady Vols come back to win at Mississippi State

Lady Vols come back to win at Mississippi State.

Tennessee (11-6, 4-1 SEC) defeated Mississippi State (15-5, 2-3 SEC), 75-64, Thursday at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi.

The Bulldogs led, 37-30, at halftime. Tennessee recorded its ninth come from behind win this season.

Rickea Jackson totaled 19 points and five rebounds for the Lady Vols, while Kaiya Wynn recorded a career-high 13 points. She also totaled five rebounds and three steals.

Jasmine Powell and Sara Puckett each scored 11 points for Tennessee, which outscored Mississippi State, 21-5, in the third quarter and held the Bulldogs scoreless for the final 6 minutes, 8 seconds of the period.

Powell also had seven assists and four rebounds, while Puckett finished with six rebounds.

Jewel Spear totaled nine points, three rebounds and three assists. Tamari Key had nine points, four rebounds, three assists and three blocks for Tennessee.

Erynn Barnum led Mississippi State with 15 points and 12 rebounds.

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Lady Vols win at Auburn in SEC opener

Lady Vols win at Auburn in SEC opener.

Tennessee (8-5, 1-0 SEC) defeated Auburn (11-3, 0-1 SEC), 75-67, Thursday at Neville Arena in Auburn, Alabama.

The Tigers led, 40-32, at halftime.

Rickea Jackson totaled 24 points and 19 rebounds for the Lady Vols. She was one of three Tennessee players to score 10-plus points in the Southeastern Conference opener for both schools.

Jasmine Powell scored all 16 points in the second-half, while Kaiya Wynn finished with 10 points, six assists and five rebounds for Tennessee.

Jewel Spear and Karoline Striplin each scored seven points for the Lady Vols, while Tamari Key had four points, six rebounds and three blocks.

Thursday’s win is Tennessee’s fourth consecutive.

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Lady Vols defeat Liberty for third consecutive victory

Lady Vols defeat Liberty for third consecutive victory.

Tennessee (7-5) defeated Liberty (5-10), 90-55, Sunday at Liberty Arena in Lynchburg, Virginia.

The Lady Vols led, 43-24, at halftime. 2,155. Sunday’s win is Tennessee’s third consecutive.

Rickea Jackson recorded 21 points and seven rebounds for Tennessee. She was one of four Lady Vol players to score 10-plus points.

Tess Darby finished with 18 points and made a career-high six 3-point field goals in the contest. Kaiya Wynn scored a career-high 12 points, while recording seven assists and four rebounds. Karoline Striplin scored 10 points and Tamari Key finished with five points, seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals.

Emma Hess led the Flames with 12 points, while Asia Boone scored 11 points.

Lady Vols defeat Troy for third win

Tennessee defeats Trojans, 100-73, as two Lady Vols record double-doubles

No. 20 Tennessee (3-1) defeated Troy (0-3), 100-73, Sunday at Food City Center.

The Lady Vols led, 46-30, at halftime.

Five Tennessee players scored 10-plus points and two Lady Vols recorded a double-double.

Karoline Striplin totaled 19 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks, while Jillian Hollingshead recorded 18 points and 10 rebounds for Tennessee.

Destinee Wells recorded 18 points and eight assists, while Sara Puckett finished with 14 points and eight rebounds for the Lady Vols.

Tennessee outscored the Trojans, 25-9, after the two teams were tied, 21-21, after the first quarter.

Kaiya Wynn had 10 points and five rebounds for Tennessee.

Tennessee will next play Indiana on Thursday in Fort Myers, Florida (6 p.m. EST, Fox).

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Team USA defeats Lady Vols in exhibition game

Team USA defeats Lady Vols in exhibition game.

Team USA defeated No. 12 Tennessee, 95-59, Sunday in an exhibition game at Food City Center.

Team USA led, 52-31, at halftime.

Rickea Jackson (15) was the lone player to score 10-plus points for the Lady Vols.

Jillian Hollingshead scored eight points, while Tess Darby and Kaiya Wynn scored seven points each.

Team USA played the first of two exhibition contests against college basketball teams.

Team USA will play Duke on Nov. 12 at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. Tipoff is scheduled for noon EST. Former Lady Vol Kara Lawson serves as Duke’s head coach.

Jackie Young scored 13 points to lead Team USA against the Lady Vols.

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Kaiya Wynn commits to Lady Vols

Kaiya Wynn commits to Lady Vols.

KNOXVILLE — Lady Vols basketball head coach Kellie Harper has landed a commitment from a five-star recruit.

The player is Kaiya Wynn, an in-state recruit from the Ensworth School in Nashville. She is part of the 2021 recruiting class.

Wynn, a rising senior for the Tigers, led her squad to a perfect 28-0 record and the TSSAA Division II-AA state championship. She was also named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Division II-A All-State Team recently.

Wynn, a 5-foot-10 guard made a pair of unofficial visits to Knoxville in 2019. She is ranked No. 23 overall in the country in her class and is a Top-10 national prospect as a guard.

The future Vol had offers from Penn State, Alabama, Arizona State, North Carolina State, Louisville, Kentucky, Arizona State, Miami (Fla.) and others.