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Lady Vols defeat Lipscomb, 77-52

Recapping Tennessee’s 77-52 victory over Lipscomb University on Monday.

The University of Tennessee women’s basketball team closed out its pre-conference schedule on a winning note.

The Lady Vols notched their sixth victory of the season with a 77-52 victory over Lipscomb University Monday night at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Tennessee (6-1) had every player score in the game.

The Lady Vols led 26-11 at the end of the first quarter thanks to a 3-point bucket by Rennia Davis as time expired in the frame.

Davis, who was recently named Southeastern Conference Player of the Week, scored a game-high 19 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for the Lady Vols who open SEC play Thursday night against Texas A&M in College Station.

Rae Burrell scored 10 points for Tennessee, while Kasi Kushkituah added nine points each.

Marta Suarez added eight and finished with seven for the Lady Vols, who committed 18 turnovers against the Bisons (3-3).

Taylor Clark led Lipscomb with 14 points. Former Webb School of Knoxville star Casey Collier had six points and five rebounds.

Collier is the daughter of former Tennessee point guard and current Webb coach Shelley Sexton Collier.

Tennessee softball knocks off Lipscomb, 9-1

2020 Tennessee softball.

KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee softball team made quick work of Lipscomb University Wednesday night at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.

The Lady Vols scored in bunches en route to a 9-1 victory over the Lady Bisons.

Tennessee (10-7) got off to a fast start, scoring four runs in the bottom of the first inning of its second home game of the season. UT also scored two more in the second. The Lady Vols would score three more runs in the third to open up a 9-0 lead.

In the opening frame, Ally Shipman had a two-run triple and Kaili Phillips smacked a two-run homer to make it 4-0.

KK McCrary had a two-run double in the second for the Lady Vols, who had seven hits in the contest. She drove in a run in the third when she drew a walk with the bases loaded.

Chelsea Seggern singled in a run in the inning and Shipman also drew a free pass with the bases loaded for Tennessee, which handed Lady Bisons’ ace Megan Gray her first loss of the 2020 season.

Lipscomb (9-9) scored an unearned run in the fifth.

Callie Turner improved to 7-5 as she hurled a complete game. She surrendered three hits and two walks while striking out one.