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Tennessee basketball players to attend SEC spring meetings

Tennessee basketball players will attend the SEC spring meetings.

Two Tennessee basketball players were selected to participate in the SEC spring meetings next week.

Tamari Key and Jahmai Mashack will attend the league meetings, which begin May 28 and will be held in Miramar Beach, Florida.

Key completed her final season with the Lady Vols and is attending the meetings for a second consecutive year.

Student-athletes will attend a series of meetings throughout the week. They will share perspectives and offer input on issues that impact their college experiences.

Key and Mashack are two of seven student-athletes scheduled to attend the meetings. All student-athletes are members of the SEC’s Student-Athletes Leadership Councils or the conference’s Advisory Council.

Lady Vols defeat Texas A&M in final regular-season home game

Lady Vols defeat Texas A&M in final regular-season home game.

Tennessee (17-10, 10-5 SEC) defeated Texas A&M (18-10, 6-9 SEC), 75-66, Thursday at Food City Center,

The Lady Vols led, 36-29, at halftime.

Rickea Jackson totaled 27 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals for Tennessee, while Jewel Spear recorded 16 points, three assists and two steals.

The victory avenged a 71-56 loss to the Aggies on Jan. 14 in at Reed Arena in College Station. Texas.

Tamari Key totaled nine points, seven rebounds, one assist and one steal for Tennessee., while Tess Darby had seven points and six rebounds.

Sara Puckett finished with six points, four rebounds, two assists and one steal for the Lady Vols, who outrebounded Texas A&M, 45-29, in the contest.

Sole Williams led the Aggies with 20 points.

LSU defeats Lady Vols for fifth conference loss

LSU defeats the Lady Vols at Food City Center.

No. 13 LSU (24-4, 11-3 SEC) defeated Tennessee (16-10, 9-5 SEC), 75-60, Sunday at Food City Center,

The Tigers led, 38-27, at halftime and had 15 offensive rebounds during the first half. Tennessee missed 13 of its last 14 shots to end the first half.

Rickea Jackson totaled 16 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two blocks for the Lady Vols. Tamari Key recorded 10 points, five rebounds and two blocks for Tennessee.

Tess Darby scored nine points, while Jasmine Powell added eight points, six rebounds and seven assists. Sara Puckett finished with seven points and 11 points for the Lady Vols.

LSU’s Hailey Van Lith led all scorers with 26 points. Angel Reese scored 11 points for LSU.

Alabama defeats Lady Vols by 16 points in Tuscaloosa

Alabama defeats the Lady Vols by 16 points in Tuscaloosa.

Alabama (19-6, 6-4 SEC) defeated the Lady Vols (14-8, 7-3 SEC), 72-56, Thursday at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

The Crimson Tide led, 30-28, at halftime.

Rickea Jackson totaled 13 points and six rebounds for Tennessee. She was one of two Tennessee players to score 10-plus points in the contest.

Jasmine Powell recorded 10 points, three rebounds and three assists, while Tamari Key posted nine points and seven rebounds. Sara Puckett finished with eight points for Tennessee, which converted 24-of-68 field goal attempts and 3-of-18 three-point attempts.

Tennessee recorded a .556 free throw percentage, converting 5-of-9 free throw attempts.

The Lady Vols committed 12 turnovers in the contest.

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Lady Vols score highest point total in SEC play during Kellie Harper era

Lady Vols defeat Georgia and score the highest point total in SEC play during the Kellie Harper era.

Tennessee (13-7, 6-2 SEC) defeated Georgia (10-11, 1-7 SEC), 95-73, Thursday at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia.

95 points marks the highest point total scored by a Lady Vol team in Southeastern Conference play during the Kellie Harper era.

The Lady Vols led, 41-24, at halftime.

Jewel Spear totaled 25 rebounds, five rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block. She was one of three Tennessee players to score 10-plus points against the Lady Bulldogs.

Rickea Jackson scored 21 points and Tamari Key added 12 points for Tennessee. Jackson also recorded six rebounds and five assists.

Tamari Key had 10 points, eight rebounds and one block for the Lady Vols.

De’Mauri Flournoy led Georgia with 18 points. Asia Avinger finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists for the Lady Bulldogs.

Lady Vols defeat Vanderbilt in We Back Pat game

Lady Vols defeat Vanderbilt in We Back Pat game.

Tennessee (12-6, 5-1 SEC) defeated Vanderbilt (17-3, 4-2 SEC), 73-64, at Food City Center.

The contest, which was played during the SEC’s We Back Pat Week, was tied, 33-33, at halftime.

Rickea Jackson and Jasmine Powell each scored 16 points for the Lady Vols. Jackson, who did not play in the fourth quarter due to an apparent injury, also totaled 10 rebounds, four steals and three assists. Powell recorded 16 points, eight assists, five rebounds and two steals.

Jewel Spear had 12 points, four rebounds and two assists, while Tamari Key finished with 10 points and four rebounds.

The Commodores’ Iyana Moore led all scorers with 19 points. Jordyn Cambridge added 12 points and six rebounds, while former Lady Vol Justine Pissott scored nine points, making three 3-pointers.

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 defeat Florida to remain undefeated in SEC play

Tennessee defeats Gators for sixth consecutive victory.

Tennessee (10-5, 3-0 SEC) defeated Florida (9-6, 0-3 SEC), 88-81, Thursday at Food City Center.

The game was tied, 43-43, at halftime after the Lady Vols trailed, 21-19, at the end of the first quarter.

It was Tennessee’s sixth consecutive win and the Lady Vols’ third comeback victory in SEC play.

Tennessee had three players score 10-plus points in the contest.

Jewel Spear and Sara Puckett totaled 20 points each, while Rickea Jackson recorded 18.

Spear posted eight rebounds and four assists. Puckett had eight rebounds and one assist, while Jackson finished with eight rebounds and two assists.

Tamari Key totaled nine points, two rebounds and two blocks for Tennessee.

Florida’s Aliyah Matharu led all scorers with 23 points.

Lady Vols earn comeback win over Kentucky

Tennessee overcomes 17-point deficit to defeat Kentucky.

Tennessee (9-5, 2-0 SEC) defeated Kentucky (8-8, 1-1 SEC), 87-69, Sunday at Food City Center.

Kentucky led by as many as 17 points in the first-half. The Wildcats also led, 49-39, at halftime.

Sunday’s win is the Lady Vols’ second consecutive SEC comeback victory.

Rickea Jackson totaled a game-high 27 points for Tennessee. She also recorded seven rebounds, three assists and one steal.

Jewel Spear scored 21 points, while Jasmine Powell posted nine points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Lady Vols, who led, 66-60, at the end of the third quarter.

Tess Darby and Karoline Striplin finished with eight points each for Tennessee, while Tamari Key scored two points and had six blocks.

Ajae Petty posted a double-double for the Wildcats, recording 14 points and 14 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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