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LSU eliminates Lady Vols from SEC Tournament

LSU softball eliminates the Lady Vols from the SEC Tournament.

No. 8 seed LSU (40-14, 12-12 SEC) defeated No. 1 seed Tennessee (40-10, 19-5 SEC), 2-1, in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals Thursday at Jane B. Moore Field in Auburn, Alabama.

LSU’s victory denies the Lady Vols a second consecutive tournament title and becomes the first team to defeat Tennessee twice this season.

LSU led, 1-0, in the first inning as Tennessee starting pitcher Karlyn Pickens allowed three walks. Ali Newland hit an RBI single.

The Tigers extended their advantage to, 2-0, in the fifth inning.

Tennessee scored its lone run of the game in the fifth inning and pulled to within, 2-1, when Sophia Nugent hit an RBI single.

Nugent went 1-for-3 and recorded one RBI, while McKenna Gibson went 1-for-3 for the Lady Vols, who stranded nine runners in the contest.

Pickens (19-6) started for Tennessee. She pitched five innings, allowing one run, four hits and three walks. She recorded four strikeouts and totaled 87 pitches.

Payton Gottshall pitched two innings before Pickens re-entered. Gottshall pitched two innings. She allowed one run, three hits and one walk. Gottshall recorded one strikeout and totaled 53 pitches.

Lady Vols record seventh shutout in 2022 at Georgia

Tennessee records seventh shutout at Georgia.

No. 19 Tennessee (9-3-1, 5-1-0 SEC) defeated Georgia (8-5-1, 2-3-1 SEC), 2-0, on the road Sunday, extending its winning streak to four games.

Claudia Dipasupil scored for Tennessee on an unassisted goal in the 77th minute.

Jaida Thomas extended the Lady Vols’ advantage to 2-0 less than one minute later. Taylor Huff and Mackenzie George were credited with an assist on the Lady Vols’ second goal.

In addition to being the Lady Vols’ fourth consecutive win, it was Tennessee’s third straight shutout.

Tennessee goalkeeper Lindsey Romig recorded three saves in the match. The Lady Vols outshot Georgia, 16-6. Five of Tennessee’s shots landed on goal.

Tennessee will next host LSU Friday at 7 p.m. EDT (SEC Network+).

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SEC Tournament: Lady Vols defeat Alabama in quarterfinals

SEC Tournament: Lady Vols defeat Alabama in the quarterfinals

No. 3 Tennessee opened postseason play with a victory over Alabama (17-3) in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals.

The Lady Vols defeated No. 11 Alabama, 74-59, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on Friday.

Tennessee (23-7) opened a 15-5 lead following the first quarter.

Tennessee’s Rae Burrell scored a game-high 21 points and recorded seven assists.

Alexus Dye had a double-double for the Lady Vols, who extended its advantage to 34-20 by halftime. She finished with 16 points and 14 rebounds. Tess Darby scored 12 points for the Lady Vols.

Megan Abrams led the Crimson Tide with 19 points.

Alabama had wins over Auburn and Georgia to reach the quarterfinal contest against Tennessee.

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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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UGA photographer knocked out during Georgia vs Auburn game

A UGA photographer was knocked out during the Georgia football vs Auburn game

A Georgia Bulldogs photographer was knocked out during the first half today against Auburn. On a short pass play, UGA running back Brian Herrien caught the ball and was pushed out of bounds where he was unable to dodge the photographer who was kneeling and trying to take pictures.

The lady, identified by Jamie Erdahl of CBS as Chamberlain Smith, is an intern with the Georgia athletic department.

She was able to open her eyes as she was being carted off the field.

“She was taken to East Alabama Medical Center just up the road in Opelika, Alabama,” CBS sideline reporter Jamie Erdahl said prior to the second-half kickoff. “As you saw she was awake. She had a bruise on that right eye as she was taken immediately to the hospital. One of her colleagues went with her. She is an intern for the Georgia athletic department working with sports communications.

Here’s the play where the accident occurred:

Kirby Smart told CBS that Jake Fromm and Herrien said a prayer for the young lady at halftime.

Georgia scored a touchdown on the next play to make the score 14-0.

Hopefully we’ll get a good update on her condition. Injuries are bigger than football and nobody likes to see them, but unfortunately they’re part of the game.

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