Lady Vols defeat Tulsa in West Palm Beach Classic to remain undefeated

Lady Vols improve to 11-0 with a victory over Tulsa on Saturday in the West Palm Beach Classic.

No. 16 Tennessee (11-0) defeated Tulsa (6-6), 102-61, Saturday in the West Palm Beach Classic at Rubin Arena in West Palm Beach, Florida.

The Lady Vols led, 63-31, at halftime after outscoring the Golden Hurricane, 41-11, in the second quarter.

Sara Puckett totaled 17 points, seven rebounds and two assists for Tennessee. She was one of five Lady Vols to score 10-plus points in the contest.

Jewel Spear scored 16 points, while Zee Spearman recorded 15 points and nine rebounds for the Lady Vols, who scored 100 or more points for the fifth time this season.

Ruby Whitehorn totaled 13 points and five rebounds, while Talaysia Cooper finished with 13 points.

Tennessee forced 23 turnovers against Tulsa.

Delanie Crawford led the Golden Hurricane with 17 points.

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Tennessee basketball to play in West Palm Beach Classic

Tennessee basketball to play in 2024 West Palm Beach Classic.

The 2024-25 women’s basketball season will be the first for Tennessee under head coach Kim Caldwell.

The Lady Vols will play in the West Palm Beach Classic, Dec. 20-21, at Keiser University. Opponents, game times and broadcast information will be released on a later date.

Arkansas, Baylor, Illinois, Illinois-Chicago, IUPUI, Kennesaw State, Providence, San Diego State, South Florida and UTEP were among teams that competed in the 2023 West Palm Beach Classic.

Caldwell was hired as the Lady Vols’ basketball head coach on April 7 and introduced at Tennessee on April 9.

She is the fourth Tennessee women’s basketball head coach during the NCAA era, joining Pat Summitt, Holly Warlick and Kellie Harper.

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Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire