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Marty Stuart Announces 34-Date Tour With Steve Miller Band

Posted on February 18, 2019

Marty Stuart will hit the road with Steve Miller Band this summer for more than 30 dates.

Kicking off on June 13 in Des Moines, Iowa, the tour will make stops in New York, Boston, Denver and more. In addition, Marty and His Fabulous Superlatives are playing a number of shows in March and April, including dates in Nashville, Houston and more.

Tickets for many of the dates are on sale now.

Marty Stuart Tour Dates

March 2 | Stoughton, WI | Stoughton Opera House
March 15 | Nashville, IN | Brown County Playhouse
March 16 | Ann Arbor, MI | The Ark
March 22 | Macon, GA | Hargray Capitol Theatre
March 23 | Live Oak, FL | Suwannee Spring Reunion
March 27 | Nashville, TN | The Ryman (Country Music: A Celebration of the Film by Ken Burns)
April 4 | Alexandria, VA | The Birchmere
April 5 | Phoenixville, PA | Colonial Theatre
April 6 | Wheeling, WV | The Wheeling Jamboree
April 10 | Houston, TX | The Heights
April 11 | Waco, TX | Waco Hippodrome Theatre
April 13 | Roswell, NM | The Liberty
April 14 | Florence, AZ | Country Thunder
June 1 | Franklin, NC | Smoky Mountain Center For The Performing Arts
June 13 | Des Moines, IA | Wells Fargo Arena*
June 15 | Tulsa, OK | River Spirit Casino – Paradise Cove Margaritaville*
June 16 |Rogers, AR |Walmart Amp*
June 21 | Alton, IL | Liberty Bank Amphitheater Summer Concert Series*
June 22 | Dubuque, IA | America’s River Festival*
June 24 | Grand Rapids, MI | Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park*
June 28 | Rochester, NY | Rochester International Jazz Festival*
June 30 | Sterling Heights, MI | Freedom Hill*
July 12 | Prior Lake, MN | Lakefront Music Fest*
July 14 | Duluth, MN | Bayfront Festival Park*
July 16 | Kettering, OH | Fraze Pavilion*
July 18 | Baltimore, MD | MECU Pavilion*
July 21 | Twin Lakes, WI | Country Thunder
July 20 | Lynchburg, Virginia | Riverfront Park Concert Series*
July 24 | New York, NY | Pier 17*
July 25 | Boston, MA | Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion*
July 27 | Rangeley, ME | Rangeley Health & Wellness Pavilion*
July 28 | Kingston, NY | Hutton Brickyards*
July 30 | Selbyville, DE | The Freeman Stage at Bayside*
July 31 | Vienna, VA | Wolf Trap Center for Performing Arts*
Aug. 2 | Mashantucket, CT | The Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino*
Aug. 3 | Bethlehem, PA | Musikfest*
Aug. 11 | Albuquerque, NM | Sandia Resort and Casino*
Aug. 13 | Denver, CO | The Mission Ballroom*
Aug. 14 | Vail, CO | Gerald R. Ford Amphitheatre*
Aug. 16 | Billings, MT | Cove Creek Outdoor Pavilion*
Aug. 17 | Missoula, MT | Big Sky Brewery*
Aug. 19 | Salt Lake City, UT | Red Butte Garden*
Aug. 21 | Los Angeles, CA | Greek Theatre*
Aug. 22 | Paso Robles, CA | Vina Robles Amphitheatre*
Aug. 24 | Stateline, NV | Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys*
Aug. 27 | Salem, OR | Oregon State Fair*
Aug. 28 | Airway Heights, WA | Northern Quest Resort & Casino*
Aug. 30 | Woodinville, WA | Chateau Ste. Michelle*
Aug. 31 | Woodinville, WA | Chateau Ste. Michelle*

* supporting Steve Miller Band

photo by Curtis Hilbun, AFF-USA.com

Lady Vols Earn Gritty Win Over Mizzou, 62-60

Posted on February 18, 2019

Columbia, Mo. — Tennessee earned a hard-fought victory over RV/RV Missouri on Sunday, coming from four points down in the final stanza to claim a 62-60 triumph in front of a crowd of 8,559 in Mizzou Arena.

Sophomore point guard Evina Westbrook led UT (17-8, 6-6 SEC) with 18 points and six assists, while sophomore forward Rennia Davis logged her 17th career double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Freshman forward Meme Collins also found her way into double digits, tying her career high of 11 points while adding six rebounds.

MU (19-8, 8-5 SEC) was led by Amber Smith with 14 points and five rebounds. Sophie Cunningham and Cierra Porter were close behind with 13 apiece.

The sophomores got things started for the Lady Vols with Davis and Westbrook combining for UT’s first seven points. Westbrook gave Tennessee its first lead of the game, converting on an old-fashioned three-point play to put UT up 7-5 just over three minutes into the quarter. The Tigers tied it up on the following possession before senior Meme Jackson kicked off a six-point run that gave UT a 13-7 lead by the 5:33 mark. The Lady Vols maintained a seven-point lead until Mizzou closed out the quarter with a 6-0 run of its own to pull within one at 22-21 by the end of the period.

With Jackson, Zaay Green and Cheridene Green in foul trouble, UT started the second period with all freshmen and sophomores on the court. Cunningham knocked down a layup to give Missouri a one-point lead to start the second stanza, but freshman Rae Burrell converted on a free throw on the following possession to tie it at 23-all. Both teams struggled offensively in the following minutes, but Collins knocked down two baskets to give Tennessee a one-point advantage at the media timeout as UT led 27-26 with 3:54 remaining in the half. UT maintained a one-point lead until a foul on a half-court heave at the buzzer gave Mizzou’s Akira Levy three free throws, of which she hit two, to give the Tigers a 31-30 lead at the break.

There were five lead changes in the opening two minutes of the second half before UT mounted a six-point run to lead 41-36 by the 6:29 mark. Mizzou answered with a 6-0 run of its own, taking the lead at 43-42 off a Cunningham layup with just over two minutes remaining in the quarter. The teams traded buckets through the end of the period with Tennessee entering the final stanza down 49-48.

The Tigers led for the first five and a half minutes of the final frame before Davis knocked down a three to put UT up by one at 55-54. Davis again came up clutch, knocking down two free throws with 52 seconds to play to put the Lady Vols up 62-60. Levy got off a 3-pointer that would have given Missouri the lead with two seconds remaining, but it came up short and UT ran out the clock to win 62-60.

Up Next: Tennessee will remain on the road, traveling to Texas A&M for a 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CT) tilt on Thursday that will be televised by the SEC Network.

Cleaning The Glass: UT out-rebounded MU 41 to 30 and is averaging 45.0 rpg in SEC play while holding opponents to an average of 34.3 rpg. UT now has outworked 21 of 25 opponents on the glass this season, including 11 of 12 in SEC play.

Double-Double Davis: Sophomore Rennia Davis finished the day with 16 points and 11 rebounds at Missouri to record her eighth double-double of the season. She has now managed double-doubles in four of the last five games.

Westbrook Dishin’: Evina Westbrook had six assists at Missouri, moving her total of games with 5+ assists to 16 on the season.

Takin’ Care Of The Ball: After the Lady Vols committed only 12 turnovers vs. Auburn on Thursday night, the Lady Vols recorded only 10 vs. Missouri, marking Tennessee’s lowest totals in back-to-back games since recording eight vs. Alabama and nine vs. Dayton on March 2 and March 18, 2017.

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#6 Tennessee Downs the Utes 10-1 on Saturday

Posted on February 17, 2019

CLEARWATER, Fla. – No. 6-ranked Tennessee downed the Utah Utes, 10-1, in the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational on Saturday night at the Eddie C. Moore Complex.

The Lady Vols were led by Amanda Ayala and Ashley Morgan who each notched three hits and three RBIs.

Freshman righty Ashley Rogers picked up her third win of the season while throwing five strikeouts. The Athens, Tenn., native allowed just one run on seven hits in the outing. Senior Matty Moss came in to pitch the final inning and struck out two of her three batters faced.

In the first inning, UT plated two runs on three hits to jump out to an early lead. Ayala started things off with a single to right before scoring on Chelsea Seggern’s double to left. Morgan then hit Seggern home with a knock to right field.

Tennessee extended its lead in the second by four runs as the Lady Vols scored on four hits and a sacrifice fly. Rogers and Jenna Holcomb strung together back-to-back hits before an Aubrey Leach walk loaded the bases. Ayala then singled to right, driving in two runs. She eventually came around to score on Morgan’s double to left.

Utah scored its lone run of the contest in the third inning, using two hits and a sacrifice bunt to make it a 6-1 ballgame.

Scratching two more across in the fourth, the Lady Vols extended their advantage to 8-1. Leach led off with a walk and scored on Ayala’s double. Two at-bats later, Ayala crossed home on an error by Utah’s second baseman.

Tennessee’s last two runs came in the sixth inning as the Big Orange used three hits and an error for the 10-1 final.

NEXT UP: Tennessee plays #1/2 Florida State at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 17, on Field #8 at the Eddie C. Moore Complex. The game will be televised on ESPN2 with a live radio broadcast on UTSports.com.

Box Score

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Lady Vols Fall to James Madison 6-2

Posted on February 17, 2019

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The No. 6 Lady Vols dropped their first game of the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational on Saturday to No. 25 James Madison, 6-2.

The Lady Vols struggled to string together hits, notching three during the contest. Junior third baseman Chelsea Seggern came up with Tennessee’s big hit of the game in the second inning, sending a two-run bomb over the right-field wall.

Caylan Arnold earned the start for UT but allowed two runs on three hits through 0.1 inning, bringing Matty Moss to the circle. The senior righty tossed 6.2 innings, allowing four runs on five hits while striking out nine batters. She was charged with the loss.

In the first, James Madison took an early 2-0 lead. The Dukes started the game with an inside-the-park home run and added another score with their second long ball two at-bats later.

UT answered in the bottom of the frame with two runs of their own, tying the game at 2-2. With two outs, Amanda Ayala worked the count for a walk bringing Seggern to the plate. The Thrall, Texas, native then blasted one just fair beyond the wall for her first home run of the season.

Tennessee put runners in scoring position during the third, fifth and sixth innings but couldn’t scratch another run across.

JMU took back the lead in the second as Kate Gordon hit her second of three homers with two outs to make it a 4-2 game.

The Dukes knocked two more solo shots in the fifth and sixth innings for the eventual 6-2 final.

NOTES:
RBI LEADER: Chelsea Seggern’s two-run homer in the first inning gave her a team-leading 12 RBIs on the season. Freshman Ally Shipman is second on the squad with 10.

NEXT UP: Tennessee plays Utah at 7:15 p.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 16, on Field #1 at the Eddie C. Moore Complex. The game will be streamed via a live radio broadcast on UTSports.com.

Box Score

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Vols Win Streak Snapped, Lose 86-69 at Kentucky

Posted on February 17, 2019

LEXINGTON, Ky. — After the best run in program history, Tennessee’s 19-game win streak came to an end Saturday in an 86-69 loss to No. 5 Kentucky in Rupp Arena.

The Wildcats (21-4, 10-2 SEC) opened the second half with a 14-0 run and never looked back, handing the Vols (23-2, 11-1 SEC) their first loss in conference play.

Jordan Bone was the leading scorer for UT, finishing with 19 points and six assists. Admiral Schofield added 17 points and six rebounds. Grant Williams was Tennessee’s other double-digit scorer with 16 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Kentucky was on fire in the first 3:24 of the second half, building a 20-point lead. Tennessee used a 13-0 run to cut the deficit to 11 points, but the swing in momentum was too much for UT to overcome.

Kentucky sophomore P.J. Washington led all scorers with 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting, while freshman Keldon Johnson chipped in 19 points for the Wildcats.

Tennessee struggled out of the gate, shooting 3-of-10 from the floor compared to Kentucky’s 7-of-12. Overall for the period, the Wildcats outshot the Vols 59 percent to 47 percent. Despite the slow start, UT was able to keep the game within striking distance with several timely shots.

Kentucky found plenty of success on the glass in the opening half, out-rebounding the Big Orange, 17-11. Washington was a force in the paint for UK, posting 13 points of 6-of-7 shooting to go along with three boards and two blocks. Johnson also had 13 points in the half behind a trio of 3-pointers.

Williams hit a pair of clutch threes earlier in the half to counter the Wildcats’ momentum. He, along with Bone and Schofield, led the Vols in scoring with eight points each, as Kentucky hit seven of its final eight shots to take a 37-31 lead into halftime.

Tennessee is back in Thompson-Boling Arena Tuesday night, as the Vols host Vanderbilt at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. Tickets can be purchased via AllVols.com.

BOX SCORE | HIGHLIGHTS | PHOTOS | BARNES POSTGAME

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Dominant Pitching Leads Vols to 2-0 Win Over Mountaineers

Posted on February 16, 2019

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Another dominant performance from the Tennessee pitching staff carried the Vols to a 2-0 shutout win and a series victory over Appalachian State on Saturday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Sophomore lefty Garrett Stallings set a new career high with nine strikeouts. The Ocean Springs, Miss., native entered the game in the sixth inning and retired all 12 batters he faced in the game to earn his first save of the year.

UT starter Zach Linginfelter was lights out as well, tossing five scoreless innings while allowing just two hits and striking out five to earn the win.

Sophomore outfielder Evan Russell led Tennessee at the plate for the second straight day, driving in both of the Vols’ runs.

After being held to just a single hit in the series opener on Friday, the Mountaineers didn’t fare much better on Saturday, posting just two hits on the afternoon. The duo of Linginfelter and Crochet held App State without a hit for the final seven innings of the game.

Freshman Tyler Tuthill got the starting nod for the Mountaineers and performed well in his first collegiate game despite picking up the loss. The left hander gave up just two hits and one run while striking out five batters in four innings of work.

MOWING ‘EM DOWN: Garrett Stallings set a new career high with nine strikeouts in just four innings of work, surpassing his previous high of eight that he set at Cincinnati on March 9 last season. The Big Orange finished with 14 total strikeouts for the game.

NO RUNS FOR YOU: With today’s victory, the Vols recorded consecutive shutout wins for the first time since Feb. 17, 2006 when UT did not allow a run in a doubleheader sweep of Morehead State. It also marked the first time since Tennessee opened the season with two straight shutout victories since Feb. 13-14, 2004, also against Morehead State. The Vols’ pitching staff has allowed just three combined hits so far in the series.

UP NEXT: The Vols will look to complete the series sweep of the Mountaineers tomorrow at 1 p.m. Get your tickets at AllVols.com!

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Lady Vol Hoops Report Ahead of Missouri Game

Posted on February 16, 2019

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Lady Vol head coach Holly Warlick met with the media on Saturday, as Tennessee (16-8, 5-6 SEC) prepared to head to Columbia, Mo., to take on RV/RV Missouri (19-7, 8-4 SEC) on Sunday afternoon.

UT and the Tigers will meet for the second time this season at 4 p.m. CT (5 ET) Sunday at Mizzou Arena. The game will be televised by ESPN2 and broadcast on the Lady Vol Radio Network.

Both teams enter the contest having won four of their past five games, with Tennessee defeating Auburn, 73-62, on Thursday night in Knoxville and Missouri taking down No. 5/5 Mississippi State in Starkville, 75-67. MU claimed the initial meeting with the Lady Vols, 66-64, in Thompson-Boling Arena on Jan. 6.

Head Coach Holly Warlick
On traveling to Missouri:
“It is a tough environment. They are coming off a big win over Mississippi State, and they beat us. So, we have a lot of incentive. We gave up a lot of 3-pointers the last game (vs. Missouri), and that cannot happen. You cannot give up 3-point chances against Missouri. If you do, things are not going to be good. They are going to get some, but those shots need to be contested, and they need to be between 10 and 11 shots.”

On the keys to limiting the Tigers’ 3-point shooting:
“We have to stay locked in on their player, switching, court awareness, talking and communication. We got lost a couple of times when they screened, so we have to guard our players. It is a one-on-one game for us.”

On UT’s second half against Auburn:
“It was effort, energy and playing hard. It’s making that talent go to work, and if we don’t do that, we are an average basketball team. You have to play hard; you have to get rebounds, second chance points and steals. I thought in the second half against Auburn we took advantage of those opportunities.”

On what changed coming out of the half:
“I did not talk too long at halftime, let’s put it that way. I got their attention. It is easy; you have to play hard… and that is what I got across.”

On the team’s effort:
“I think some of the people on our team are perfectionists, and they want to do everything by the book. Sometimes (basketball) is not by the book. If the ball is going out of bounds, you have to get it. If the ball is on the floor, you go get it. You take charges. It is the little things that help your team. I can be denying and that can cause a turnover for someone else to get. We don’t do it all the time, and we have to get to the point where we do it every time.”

On switching up the rotation:
“It is a game feel, but I didn’t get the feel to get more people in against Auburn. We had to get the win, and that group was going and producing.”

On how important this game is:
“I think all games for us are important. We have to come out swinging. If we come out the way we did against Auburn… why would we? We have five games left, and we need to be focused on each one and take care of business. Every game is important to us.”

On Zaay Green’s improvement:
“She is learning our system more, understanding better shot selection, understanding her points on defense for us, and rebounding for us. She has grown up just by getting in and playing the game. She has always been super quick, but she is understanding and getting control of that quickness.”

On signee Jordan Horston being named a Naismith Trophy Top 10 semifinalist:
“I know how good Jordan’s basketball skills are, but she is an even better person. She is well-deserving, she has worked her butt off to get where she is, and nothing has been given to her. I am really proud of her, but she is one of those kids that has worked to get where she is. She is a solid kid. I love to be around her, and she does great things in her community. These kids are coming here for the experience and to compete at the highest level. They are solid, and they want to be here, which is great.”

On Cheridene Green’s post play:
“She helps take our game to another level, and I think now you are seeing a Cheridene Green that has overcome all of her injuries and is healthy now. She is in a swing where every game she is getting better and better. She is hitting her stride, and it could not be at a better time for us.”

Miranda Lambert Reveals She Got Married

Posted on February 16, 2019

Miranda Lambert married Brendan Mcloughlin, according to a post on her Instagram page.

“In honor of Valentine’s Day I wanted to share some news,” says Miranda in the post. “I met the love of my life. And we got hitched! My heart is full. Thank you Brendan Mcloughlin for loving me for…. me. ❤️#theone.”

Miranda was a big name in the news this week for her involvement in an altercation at a Nashville restaurant in which she allegedly dumped a salad on a patron.

Since her divorce from Blake Shelton in 2015, Miranda has been linked to singers Anderson East and Evan Felker of Turnpike Troubadours.

Miranda had not publicized her relationship with Brendan prior to the wedding announcement.

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In honor of Valentine’s Day I wanted to share some news. I met the love of my life. And we got hitched! My heart is full. Thank you Brendan Mcloughlin for loving me for…. me. ❤️ #theone

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Vols Blank Mountaineers 6-0 on Opening Day

Posted on February 16, 2019

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee junior Garrett Stallings was dominant on Opening Day as the Tennessee Volunteers shut out the Appalachian State Mountaineers 6-0 Friday evening at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Stallings (1-0) dealt seven scoreless innings, fanning a career-high eight batters in the process to earn the win for the Big Orange. The right-hander out of Chesapeake, Va., retired his final 12 batters in order to complete a successful opening night on the mound.

Will Sprinkle (0-1) took the loss for the Mountaineers, allowing three earned runs on five hits with a pair of strikeouts.

Tennessee (1-0) totaled six runs on 10 hits, headlined by a 2-for-4 performance from cleanup hitter Evan Russell. The outfielder from Lexington, Tenn., cranked a solo homer and a double to left field, in addition to scoring a pair of runs for the Vols. Junior outfielder Jay Charleston (2-for-3, 2B, RBI) also enjoyed a multi-hit effort with a double down the right field line and an infield single to third base.

Leadoff man Justin Ammons (1-for-3, HR, RBI) also went yard for the Vols, while Pete Derkay (1-for-3, 2B, R) and Luc Lipcius (1-for-3, 2B, R, RBI) each knocked doubles deep to right field to round out UT’s group of players with extra-base hits.

App State catcher Riley Smith (1-for-3) tallied the only hit for his squad with a single through the right side in the top of the third.

UT plated its first run of the season on a sac fly to left from Charleston in the bottom of the third inning. Lipcius scored on the play after leading the inning off with a double to deep right field. Freshman Jake Rucker (1-for-2, RBI) moved Lipcius over to third with a sharp single to right – the first hit of his collegiate career.

The Vols tacked on a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth to gain a 3-0 cushion over the Mountaineers. Ammons started the frame with a solo shot off the scoreboard in right center, then three batters later, Russell launched a solo home run of his own over the porches in left field.

UT widened its advantage to five runs via back-to-back sac flies from Lipcius and Rucker in the bottom of the seventh. JUCO transfers Al Soularie (1-for-1, R, RBI) and Ricky Martinez (1-for-4, R) each crossed the plate in their Tennessee debuts.

The Vols capped the scoring in the bottom of the eighth when Soularie drove in Russell with an infield single to second base. Russell led the inning off with his second extra-base hit of the night, driving a double to the left field wall before moving to third on a failed pickoff attempt from Mountaineer reliever Cam Roberts.

STALLINGS CRUISES TO CAREER NIGHT: Coming off a standout summer-ball season in the Cape Cod League, Garrett Stallings posted a dominant effort on the mound for the Volunteers Friday night. His eight strikeouts set a new career-high, beating his previous record of five that was recorded three separate times. After giving up a single in the third, the junior from Chesapeake, Va., retired the final 12 batters he faced.

TENNESSEE DEBUTS: Five newcomers made their Big Orange debuts Friday night: Landon Gray, Al Soularie, Ricky Martinez, Jake Rucker and Chase Silseth. Gray, Martinez and Rucker all started for the Vols.

RELIEVERS HOLD IT DOWN: Tennessee pitchers Redmond Walsh and Chase Silseth followed Stallings’ gem with two scoreless, hitless relief innings. Walsh recorded a strikeout and a walk in the eighth, while Silseth tossed a perfect ninth frame to seal the Opening Day victory.

UP NEXT: Tennessee goes for the series win over App State Saturday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. with junior righty Zach Linginfelter projected to start for the Vols.

Hoops Preview: Lady Vols at Missouri

Posted on February 16, 2019

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee (16-8, 5-6, SEC), hits the road to take on RV/RV Missouri (19-7, 8-4 SEC) on Sunday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. Tip-off is slated for 4:02 p.m. CT (5:02 ET) in a contest that is being carried by ESPN2.

Including this match-up, the Lady Vols have five contests remaining during the regular season. Two are at home (South Carolina, Vanderbilt) and three are away (Missouri, Texas A&M, Ole Miss). UT is in the midst of a five-game stint where it plays four of those contests on the road. The final game of that set comes next Thursday when UT is at Texas A&M.

The Lady Vols enter this contest having won four of their past five games, including victories over LSU, Florida, Vanderbilt and Auburn. The loss was at Mississippi State on Feb. 10. UT claimed a season sweep over Auburn on Thursday night in Knoxville, grabbing a Valentine’s Day win over the Tigers, 73-62.

Mizzou, which is receiving votes in both polls, is coming off a massive upset over No. 5/5 Mississippi State in Starkville. The Tigers’ 75-67 win snapped a 30-game MSU home win streak and a 26-game SEC regular season spree. The Bulldogs had last lost on their home court on Feb. 26, 2017, to Tennessee. The Tigers have won three straight after suffering a spell where they dropped three of four.

Missouri won the first match-up this season between these teams, defeating the (then) No. 10/10 Lady Vols, 66-64, on Jan. 6 in UT’s home SEC opener. Interestingly enough, UT is facing Mizzou right after beating Auburn, just as it did back on Jan. 6.

BROADCAST INFORMATION

Paul Sunderland (play-by-play) and Steffi Sorensen (analyst) will have the call for the ESPN2 broadcast.
Mickey Dearstone is behind the microphone for IMG College/Lady Vol Network radio/online broadcasts for the 20th season. A link to the live audio stream can be found on each game’s Hoops Central page or the Lady Vol schedule on UTSports.com.
Air time for games on the Lady Vol Radio Network generally occurs 30 minutes prior to tip-off.

UT-MU SERIES NOTES

The Lady Vols hold an 8-3 all-time record vs. Missouri, dating back to Jan. 14, 1978, but the Tigers have won two straight in the series.
Against Missouri, the Lady Vols are 4-1 in games played in Knoxville, 1-0 in neutral sites, and 3-2 in Columbia.
Holly Warlick is 5-3 in the series vs. Missouri, possessing a 3-1 record in Knoxville and 2-2 mark in Columbia vs. Robin Pingeton’s squad.
The two times UT has surrendered more than 70 points in the series during the Warlick era, the Lady Vols have dropped both contests. Both were in Columbia, including one last season.
In games played in Columbia since the Tigers joined the SEC, UT holds a 65.8 to 65.5 edge in scoring.
In the past eight games, the Lady Vols have outscored the Tigers, 551-486, for an average score of 68.9 to 60.8.
The past two meetings between these schools have resulted in a four-point game in Columbia in 2018 (77-73) and a two-point differential in Knoxville in 2019 (66-64), with the Tigers earning victories each time.
Mizzou has turned in repeat-digit numbers vs. UT in the past four meetings, including 55, 66, 77 and 66 from 2016 to 2019.
Tennessee beat MU, 84-39, in Knoxville on Jan. 10, 2013, in their first-ever SEC meeting. Later that season Mizzou evened the score, defeating UT, 80-63, in Columbia.
Prior to 2013, the Lady Vols defeated Missouri as a non-conference foe three times, most recently at the 2010 Paradise Jam tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 82-44, with Holly Warlick serving as UT’s assistant coach.
UT’s best performers vs. Mizzou have been Rennia Davis (12.5 ppg. and 6.0 rpg. in two games), Evina Westbrook (12.5 ppg. and 2.5 apg. in two games) and Zaay Green (11.0 ppg. and 4.0 rpg. in one game).
Davis and Westbrook each scored 16 vs. Mizzou in January and tallied nine each in last season’s meeting. Cheridene Green had 13 pts., 14 rebounds in January vs. the Tigers.
Sophie Cunningham has been a thorn in UT’s side, turning in games of 16 pts., 6 rebounds and 3 assists in 2017, 32/5/5 in 2018 and 20/6/6 in 2019. That’s an average of 22.7 ppg., 5.7 rpg. and 4.7 apg. in those contests.

LADY VOL NOTES

UT features four players scoring in double figures, including two sophomores and a freshman.
Sophomores Evina Westbrook (15.7) and Rennia Davis (14.7) lead the way in scoring average, followed by senior Meme Jackson (11.5) and freshman Zaay Green (10.9).
After seeing Davis mired in a four-game slump, she has reemerged as a go-to player, firing in 24, 19, 17, 29 and 15 points in the past five games to average 20.8 ppg. during that span.
Senior forward Cheridene Green continues to step up, pulling down double-figure totals in rebounds in eight of her past 11 contests after grabbing 11 vs. Auburn.
Freshman Zaay Green has averaged 12.0 ppg. over the past five contests, scoring a career-high 25 vs. Auburn and yanking down a career-high-tying 11 boards vs. Vandy.
Over the long haul, UT has demonstrated that its rebounding is its most consistent strength. The Lady Vols have out-rebounded 20 of 24 opponents, with only Texas, Stanford, Notre Dame and Mississippi State topping the Big Orange.
The Lady Vols have hit .804 from the line over their last five games.
Rennia Davis (.877) and Meme Jackson (.838) are UT’s best at the line. Jackson is hitting .938 in SEC play, while Davis is at .912. Evina Westbrook is up to .800 for league play. She shot .513 for the season in all games last year.
With five assists vs. Auburn, Evina Westbrook dished five or more dimes in a contest for the 15th time this year. She now has 122 on the season after totaling 143 as a freshman a year ago in 33 games.
Rennia Davis and Cheridene Green each posted double-doubles vs. Auburn. Green had 16 points and 11 rebounds to log her fifth double-double of the season and seventh of her career. With 15 points and 10 rebounds, Davis recorded her seventh double-double of the season and the 16th of her career. Davis has the second-most career double-doubles of any current underclassmen in the SEC, trailing only AU’s Unique Thompson, who has 18.

LAST TIME OUT FOR THE LADY VOLS

Freshman guard Zaay Green logged 19 of her career-high 25 points in the second half, powering Tennessee past Auburn, 73-62, at Thompson-Boling Arena on Thursday night.
The Lady Vols recorded their third-straight home win, as the duo of senior Cheridene Green (16 points and 11 rebounds) and sophomore Rennia Davis (15 points and 10 rebounds) each tallied double-doubles on the evening. Sophomore Evina Westbrook, meanwhile, dished out 10 assists and added nine points and five rebounds in the victory.
Junior guard Daisa Alexander led Auburn with 22 points. Sophomore Unique Thompson paced the Tigers on the boards with a double-double of 12 points and 13 rebounds, while Janiah McKay also chipped in 12 points.

TIGER NOTES

Missouri welcomed back 10 letterwinners, including three starters from last year’s squad. Another letterwinner/starter, Cierra Porter rejoined the program midway through the year after initially retiring from basketball following the 2017-18 season.
Among the returnees is senior guard Sophie Cunningham, a three-time All-SEC selection who is averaging 17.4 ppg. and 6.0 rpg.
Junior guard Amber Smith is MU’s other double figures scorer, averaging 12.8 ppg. to go with a team-leading 7.2 rpg.
Last season, Missouri went 24-8 overall and finished tied with UT in fourth place in the SEC at 11-5.
The Tigers fell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Florida Gulf Coast, 80-70.
In addition to having Sophie Cunningham on the All-SEC Team, Mizzou had Jordan Frericks earning second-team accolades.

MIZZOU’S LAST GAME

Mizzou (19-7, 8-4 SEC) recorded one of its best wins in program history, as the Tigers defeated No. 5-ranked Mississippi State (22-2, 10-1 SEC), 75-67, on Thursday night in Starkville, Miss. It’s the highest-ranked team MU has ever beaten on the road.
Senior guard Sophie Cunningham produced her sixth 20-point game in the last eight contests, and her 12th of the season with 24 points on 4-for-9 shooting from three and 4-for-4 shooting from the free throw line.

THE LAST TIME WE MET

No. 10/10 Tennessee was edged out by Missouri, 66-64, in its SEC home opener on Jan. 6 at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Tennessee trailed by five points with less than 90 seconds remaining but fought back and had a shot to tie at the buzzer. Rennia Davis’runner in the lane fell short.
Davis and Evina Westbrook led the way for Tennessee (12-2, 1-1 SEC) with 16 points each. Cheridene Green finished with 13 points and 14 rebounds, her second double-double of the season and a (then) career-high mark on the boards.
Missouri (13-3, 2-0 SEC) was paced by senior guard Sophie Cunningham, who finished with 20 points, six rebounds and six assists.

LAST TIME IN COLUMBIA

No. 11/11 Tennessee dropped a hard-fought thriller at No. 13/13 Missouri on Feb. 18, 2018, falling to the Tigers by a score of 77-73 in front of a record crowd of 11,092 at Mizzou Arena.
Senior Jaime Nared led the Lady Vols (21-6, 9-5 SEC) with 25 points, while Mercedes Russell added 10 points and nine rebounds.
UT overcame a 13-point second-quarter deficit and worked the game into a 62-62 tie with 5:18 remaining. However, the Tigers (22-5, 10-4 SEC) used clutch free-throw shooting down the stretch to pull ahead late, including two from Sophie Cunningham with one second remaining that put them ahead by four. Cunningham netted 32 points on 9-of-14 shooting to lead Missouri.

COMING UP FOR UT AND MU

Tennessee is back on the road again on Thursday, playing at No. 22/23 Texas A&M. Tip is slated for 8:02 p.m. CT (9:02 ET) in a game that will be carried by the SEC Network.
Missouri, meanwhile, is off Thursday before heading to Auburn for a 2 p.m. CT game on Sunday (SECN+).

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