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Little Big Town, Maren Morris & More Added to Grammy Performer Lineup

Posted on February 4, 2019

During a promo that aired during the Super Bowl on Feb. 3, the Recording Academy revealed three new performers for the 61st Grammy Awards on Feb. 10: Little Big Town, Maren Morris and Ricky Martin.

The new additions join previously announced performers Kacey Musgraves, Dan + Shay, Camila Cabello, Cardi B, Post Malone, Shawn Mendes and Janelle Monáe.

Hosted by Alicia Keys, the 61st Grammy Awards will be broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.

Check out the list of nominees in the world of country, bluegrass, Americana and roots, as well as the all-genre categories that feature country artists.

Album Of The Year
Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with at least 33% playing time of the album, if other than Artist.

INVASION OF PRIVACY
Cardi B
Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Belcalis Almanzar & Jorden Thorpe, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
BY THE WAY, I FORGIVE YOU
Brandi Carlile
Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Dave Cobb & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
SCORPION
Drake
Noel Cadastre, Noel “Gadget” Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
H.E.R.
H.E.R.
Darhyl “Hey DJ” Camper Jr, H.E.R. & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Darhyl Camper Jr & H.E.R., songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS
Post Malone
Louis Bell & Post Malone, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Louis Bell & Austin Post, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
DIRTY COMPUTER
Janelle Monáe
Chuck Lightning & Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate “Rocket” Wonder, producers; Mick Guzauski, Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate “Rocket” Wonder, engineers/mixers; Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles Joseph II, Taylor Parks & Janelle Monáe Robinson, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
GOLDEN HOUR
Kacey Musgraves
Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, producers; Craig Alvin & Shawn Everett, engineers/mixers; Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers
BLACK PANTHER: THE ALBUM, MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY
(Various Artists)
Kendrick Lamar, featured artist; Kendrick Duckworth & Sounwave, producers; Matt Schaeffer, engineer/mixer; Kendrick Duckworth & Mark Spears, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer

Record Of The Year
Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.

I LIKE IT
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
Invincible, JWhiteDidIt, Craig Kallman & Tainy, producers; Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
THE JOKE
Brandi Carlile
Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
THIS IS AMERICA
Childish Gambino
Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, producers; Derek “MixedByAli” Ali & Riley Mackin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
GOD’S PLAN
Drake
Boi-1Da, Cardo & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel “Gadget” Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
SHALLOW
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Lady Gaga & Benjamin Rice, producers; Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
ALL THE STARS
Kendrick Lamar & SZA
Al Shux & Sounwave, producers; Sam Ricci & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
ROCKSTAR
Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage
Louis Bell & Tank God, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
THE MIDDLE
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Grey, Monsters & Strangerz & Zedd, producers; Grey, Tom Morris, Ryan Shanahan & Zedd, engineers/mixers; Mike Marsh, mastering engineer

Song Of The Year
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

ALL THE STARS
Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
BOO’D UP
Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
GOD’S PLAN
Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
IN MY BLOOD
Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes & Geoffrey Warburton, songwriters (Shawn Mendes)
THE JOKE
Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
THE MIDDLE
Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha & Anton Zaslavski, songwriters (Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey)
SHALLOW
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
THIS IS AMERICA
Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)

Best New Artist
An artist will be considered for Best New Artist if their eligibility year release/s achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.

CHLOE X HALLE
LUKE COMBS
GRETA VAN FLEET
H.E.R.
DUA LIPA
MARGO PRICE
BEBE REXHA
JORJA SMITH

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.

FALL IN LINE
Christina Aguilera Featuring Demi Lovato
DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART
Backstreet Boys
‘S WONDERFUL
Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
SHALLOW
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
GIRLS LIKE YOU
Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B
SAY SOMETHING
Justin Timberlake Featuring Chris Stapleton
THE MIDDLE
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new traditional pop recordings.

LOVE IS HERE TO STAY
Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
MY WAY
Willie Nelson
NAT “KING” COLE & ME
Gregory Porter
STANDARDS (DELUXE)
Seal
THE MUSIC…THE MEM’RIES…THE MAGIC!
Barbra Streisand

Best Country Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.

WOULDN’T IT BE GREAT?
Loretta Lynn
MONA LISAS AND MAD HATTERS
Maren Morris
BUTTERFLIES
Kacey Musgraves
MILLIONAIRE
Chris Stapleton
PARALLEL LINE
Keith Urban

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.

SHOOT ME STRAIGHT
Brothers Osborne
TEQUILA
Dan + Shay
WHEN SOMEONE STOPS LOVING YOU
Little Big Town
DEAR HATE
Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill
MEANT TO BE
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line

Best Country Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

BREAK UP IN THE END
Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill & Jon Nite, songwriters (Cole Swindell)
DEAR HATE
Tom Douglas, David Hodges & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill)
I LIVED IT
Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley & Ben Hayslip, songwriters (Blake Shelton)
SPACE COWBOY
Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
TEQUILA
Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds & Dan Smyers, songwriters (Dan + Shay)
WHEN SOMEONE STOPS LOVING YOU
Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Little Big Town)

Best Country Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new country recordings.

UNAPOLOGETICALLY
Kelsea Ballerini
PORT SAINT JOE
Brothers Osborne
GIRL GOING NOWHERE
Ashley McBryde
GOLDEN HOUR
Kacey Musgraves
FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 2
Chris Stapleton

Best American Roots Performance
For new vocal or instrumental American Roots recordings. This is for performances in the style of any of the subgenres encompassed in the American Roots Music field including Americana, bluegrass, blues, folk or regional roots. Award to the artist(s).

KICK ROCKS
Sean Ardoin
SAINT JAMES INFIRMARY BLUES
Jon Batiste
THE JOKE
Brandi Carlile
ALL ON MY MIND
Anderson East
LAST MAN STANDING
Willie Nelson

Best American Roots Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Americana, bluegrass, traditional blues, contemporary blues, folk or regional roots songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

ALL THE TROUBLE
Waylon Payne, Lee Ann Womack & Adam Wright, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack)
BUILD A BRIDGE
Jeff Tweedy, songwriter (Mavis Staples)
THE JOKE
Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
KNOCKIN’ ON YOUR SCREEN DOOR
Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
SUMMER’S END
Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)

Best Americana Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Americana recordings.

BY THE WAY, I FORGIVE YOU
Brandi Carlile
THINGS HAVE CHANGED
Bettye LaVette
THE TREE OF FORGIVENESS
John Prine
THE LONELY, THE LONESOME & THE GONE
Lee Ann Womack
ONE DROP OF TRUTH
The Wood Brothers

Best Bluegrass Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental bluegrass recordings.

PORTRAITS IN FIDDLES
Mike Barnett
SISTER SADIE II
Sister Sadie
RIVERS AND ROADS
Special Consensus
THE TRAVELIN’ MCCOURYS
The Travelin’ McCourys
NORTH OF DESPAIR
Wood & Wire

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Ken Burns’ PBS Documentary on “Country Music” to Premiere This Fall With All-Star Ryman Concert This Spring

Posted on February 4, 2019

After an eight-year exploration, Ken Burns announced his 16-hour Country Music documentary will premiere on PBS on Sept. 15.

Ken and his team spent eight years researching and producing the film, as well as conducting interviews with more than 100 people, including 40 members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Interviewees include Marty Stuart, Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Dwight Yoakam, Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, and Naomi and Wynonna Judd, as well as studio musicians, record producers and others. The film uses more than 3,200 photographs and more than two hours of archival footage, including rare and never-before-seen photos and footage of Jimmie Rodgers, Johnny Cash and more.

In honor of the fall release, Ryman Auditorium will host an all-star concert on March 27 that features performances by Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash, Rodney Crowell, Rhiannon Giddens, Vince Gill, Brenda Lee, Kathy Mattea, Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Asleep at the Wheel, Holly Williams and Dwight Yoakam. Tickets to Country Music: Live at the Ryman, a Concert Celebrating the Film by Ken Burns will go on sale on Feb. 8 at 10 am CT. The concert will be recorded for broadcast on PBS at a later date. In addition to the live performances, the event will be hosted by Ken Burns and will include select clips from the film.

“In country music we found a love for storytelling that translates everyday experiences into universal truths that we can all identify with,” said Ken Burns. “We’re very excited to share this film with the country, in towns large and small, from one coast to the other. But we are most excited to share it in those areas that gave birth to this most American of art forms. Bringing our film to Ryman Auditorium, the Mother Church of Country Music, and a character itself in our film, is a dream for us.”

photo by Jason Simanek

Michael Ray to Hit 3 Continents on Upcoming Tour

Posted on February 4, 2019

Michael Ray announced he will headline the upcoming Nineteen Tour, which kicks off on Feb. 21 in Washington, D.C., and makes additional stops in Indianapolis, San Jose and more.

In addition, Michael will make his first trip across the pond to the U.K. for three shows at C2C: Country to Country Festival on March 8–10. Michael will follow up his U.K trip with four dates in Australia at CMC Rocks on March 14–17.

Tickets are on sale now.

Nineteen Tour

Feb. 21 | The 9:30 Club | Washington, DC
Feb. 22 | Kegs Canal Side Indoor | Jordan, NY
Feb. 23 | Prospectors | Mt. Laurel, NJ
Feb. 28 | Joe’s Live | Rosemont, IL
March 1 | 8 Seconds Saloon | Indianapolis, IN
March 2 | The Dusty Armadillo | Rootstown, OH
March 8 | C2C: The SSE Hydro | Glasgow, UK
March 9 | C2C: The O2 | London, UK
March 10 | C2C: The O2 | London, UK
March 14 | CMC Rocks 2019 | Brisbane, AUS
March 15 | CMC Rocks 2019 | Brisbane, AUS
March 16 | CMC Rocks 2019 | Brisbane, AUS
March 17 | CMC Rocks 2019 | Brisbane, AUS
March 24 | Juana’s Pagodas and Sailors’ Grill | Navarre, FL
March 30 | Chasco Fiesta 2019: Sims Park Amphitheatre | New Port Richey, FL
April 10 | Casper Events Center | Casper, WY*
April 11 | Budweiser Events Center | Loveland, CO*
April 14 | Rock the Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival 2019 | Fort Lauderdale, FL
April 24 | Club Rodeo | San Jose, CA
April 27 | Stagecoach | Indio, CA
June 13 | Headwaters Country Jam | Three Forks, MT
June 14 | Country Jam | Mack, CO
June 16 | Tailgate N’ Tallboys | Peoria, IL
June 21 | Country Stampede | Manhattan, KS
July 12 | Hodag Country Festival | Rhinelander, WI
July 18 | Country Thunder | Twin Lakes, WI
July 21 | Faster Horses Festival | Brooklyn, NY
Aug. 1 | Yamhill County Fair | McMinnville, OR
Aug. 4 | Sunfest Country Music Festival | Lake Cowichan, BC, Canada

*Denotes dates with Old Dominion

photo by Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com

Chris Young Announces Headlining Tour With Chris Janson, Locash, Jimmie Allen & More

Posted on February 4, 2019

Chris Young will hit the road this spring and summer for his headlining Raised On Country Tour 2019. The 25-plus-date tour, which gets its name from Chris’ current single, will kick off on May 16 in Alpharetta, Ga., making additional stops in Boston, Philadelphia, Dallas, San Diego and more.

Chris Janson will serve as direct support for many of the dates, along with specials guests Dylan Scott, Locash and Jimmie Allen at various stops.

“Last year on the road was incredible,” said Chris. “I’m crazy excited to get back out there with new music and the Raised On Country Tour’ and to have Chris Janson, Dylan Scott, Jimmie Allen and Preston and Chris from Locash join me on tour.”

Tickets go on sale on Feb. 15.

Raised On Country Tour

^^with special guest Dylan Scott
^with special guests Chris Janson and Dylan Scott
+with special guests Chris Janson and LOCASH
++with special guest LOCASH
#with special guest Chris Janson
~with special guests Chris Janson and Jimmie Allen

photo by Jason Simanek

Lady Vols Win Third Straight, 82-65, Over Vandy

Posted on February 3, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Lady Vols went 17-of-20 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter to secure their third straight victory, defeating rival Vanderbilt on Sunday, 82-65, in Memorial Gymnasium.

Evina Westbrook led UT (15-7, 4-5 SEC) in scoring with 18 points, followed closely by Rennia Davis and Meme Jackson who had 17 apiece. Davis posted 12 rebounds to record her second straight and sixth overall double-double of the season. Meme Collins also found her way into double digits for Tennessee with 10 points, eight of which came in the fourth quarter.

Vanderbilt (6-16, 1-8 SEC) was led by redshirt junior Mariella Fasoula who had 16 points, eight rebounds and went a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line. Chelsie Hall and Autumn Newby each had 11 for the Commodores.

The game got off to a rocky start with every member of Tennessee’s starting lineup snagging a rebound before UT got its first bucket, which came off a 3-pointer by Westbrook a minute and a half into the first quarter. Davis followed that up with a jumper to put the Lady Vols up 5-0, but Vandy answered with a 6-0 run to lead 6-5 midway through the first stanza. UT closed out the period by scoring 10 points while holding the Commodores to two buckets, taking a 16-10 lead into the second quarter.

The teams traded baskets through the opening minutes of the second period until a Jackson 3-pointer kicked off a 7-0 run that put the Lady Vols up by 13 at 27-14 with five minutes remaining in the half. Vanderbilt closed out the quarter knocking down seven of eight free throws to outscore UT 12-8, cutting the deficit to nine at 35-26 by halftime.

Vandy scored the first four points of the third quarter before Meme Jackson knocked down back-to-back buckets to put Tennessee back up by nine with just under eight minutes remaining in the period. Tennessee then went cold from the floor, going without a field goal for 2:49 while the Commodores went 3-of-3 to cut the lead to three by the media timeout. Davis broke the drought for UT, scoring on the inbounds play, after which UT forced a five-second violation to get the ball back. Westbrook then knocked down back-to-back jumpers to put Tennessee up 48-39 with four minutes to play in the third. VU responded with a 6-0 spurt to close out the third stanza, entering the final 10 minutes only down four at 53-49.

The Commodores came out shooting in the fourth, with Kaleigh Clemons-Green knocking down a three and Hall converting on two free throws to pull Vandy within one with 6:24 left in the game. Kasiyahna Kushkituah, who sat out much of the game due to fouls, answered with a short jumper, kicking off a 10-0 UT run that put the Lady Vols up 67-56 with 4:48 to play. The Lady Vols would maintain the lead and hit 6-of-8 free throws in the final two minutes to claim their 10th consecutive victory over Vandy.

Up Next: The Lady Vols will enjoy an open date on Thursday before traveling to Starkville to face No. 6/6 Mississippi State on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET (1 CT). The game will be televised by ESPN.

Meme’s Baaaack: With 17 points against Vanderbilt, Meme Jackson, who missed two games due to injury, logged her first double-digit performance since dropping 27 at Auburn. Jackson, who played at Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, had a nice support group cheering her on in Nashville.

Big On The Boards: Tennessee out-rebounded Vanderbilt, 56-31, and is averaging 47.1 rpg in SEC play while holding opponents to an average of 35.0 rpg. UT has now outworked 19 of 22 opponents on the glass this season, including all eight in SEC play.

“Re” Owning The Line: Rennia Davis entered the Vanderbilt game having hit 14-straight free throws. She hit her first four against VU, extending the streak to 18 before missing one of her final pair of free throws. She finished the day hitting five of six and now is 53 of 61 on the season for 86.9 percent to rank among the league’s best at the charity stripe.

Improvement At the Line: Free throw shooting was an issue for the Lady Vols early in the season, but the team has gotten better, hitting 75 percent or better in the past five games. UT was 22 of 27 for 81.5 percent on Sunday, posting its second best effort at the line in 2018-19 behind 83.3 percent shooting (25-30) vs. Stetson on Dec. 5.

UT Athletics

Vols Win Program-Record 16th Straight Game With Victory at Texas A&M

Posted on February 3, 2019

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — With a 93-76 victory at Texas A&M Saturday night, No. 1 Tennessee set the program record for consecutive wins at 16 games.

The Vols (20-1, 8-0 SEC) had one of their best offensive performances of the season Saturday, shooting a blazing-hot 65 percent from the field, including a 74 percent (31-of-42) mark on two-point field-goal attempts. Tennessee also assisted on a season-high 28 baskets in the game.

Jordan Bone had another impressive outing at the point, dropping 18 points on 7-of-7 shooting from the floor with 10 assists. He became just the third Vol ever to have three points/assists double-doubles in a season, joining Tyrone Beaman (1982-83) and Rodney Woods (1974-75).

Grant Williams also finished with a double-double, posting a game-high 22 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two blocks. It was his fifth of the season and marked the first game since 2013-14 that two Vols had a double-double in the same game (Jarnell Stokes and Jeronne Maymon vs. UMass [3/21/14]).

Lamonte Turner had 19 points and seven assists in the win, while Jordan Bowden dropped 16 points. Admiral Schofield ended with 14 points and shot better than 50 percent from the field for the 12th time this year.

During the final 7:24 in the game, the Vols pulled away from the Aggies (8-12, 1-7 SEC) with a 15-4 run en route to the most points allowed by Texas A&M at home this season.

Tennessee jumped out to an early 28-9 lead after hitting 12 of its first 14 shots. Texas A&M fought back though, using a 20-6 run to pull within five and forcing UT to call a timeout at the 6:51 mark.

After going down early, the Aggies began turning to the long ball and crashing the glass for momentum. Texas A&M connected on six 3-pointers in the half and had five offensive boards for nine second-chance points.

The Vols stayed composed and didn’t let the raucous crowd get to them. Tennessee shot a 67-percent clip (20-of-30) from the floor to help it take a 46-39 lead into halftime. Bone, Schofield and Williams each had 10 points in the frame.

Up next, the Big Orange return home for a three-game stand, beginning with a matchup against Missouri on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

-UT Athletics

Hoops Preview: Lady Vols at Vanderbilt

Posted on February 3, 2019

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After playing four in a row at home, Tennessee (14-7, 3-5 SEC) hits the road for two straight games, starting with a 2 p.m. CT (3 ET) matinee vs. Vanderbilt (6-15, 1-7 SEC) in Nashville on Sunday. ESPN2 will carry the 81st meeting between the Lady Vols and Commodores, as they face off on Super Bowl Sunday at historic Memorial Gymnasium.

UT enters the in-state rivalry game on much better footing, having won back-to-back games after a much-publicized six-game losing streak. The Lady Vols took care of LSU last Sunday, 74-65, and handled Florida on Thursday night, 67-50, with both games taking place in Knoxville.

On Sunday, Tennessee will attempt to snap a two-game road skid, which includes setbacks at Georgia (66-62) and Alabama (86-65) on Jan. 13 and Jan. 17, respectively. In four of the Lady Vols’ five SEC losses, they have lost by a combined total of nine points, including a one-point loss to Arkansas, two-point setbacks to Missouri and Kentucky, and a four-point loss at Georgia.

Vanderbilt has lost two in a row, seven of eight and 10 of its past 12 contests. The Commodores’ only SEC victory came at home vs. Ole Miss, 80-68, but they’ve been competitive in many of those games, including an 11-point loss to current No. 16/18 South Carolina, 80-69, in Columbia on Monday night.

The Lady Vols feature two in-state players, including Murfreesboro native (Blackman H.S.) Meme Jackson, a senior guard/forward, and freshman point guard Jazmine Massengill of Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in Chattanooga. UT assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Sharrona Reaves is a product of Murfreesboro’s Oakland High School.

VU’s director of offensive analytics is Mickie DeMoss, who worked alongside Holly Warlick and served under Pat Summitt as assistant/associate head coach/assistant from 1985-2001/2001-03/2010-12. Vandy graduate assistant Kortney Dunbar played at Tennessee from 2014-18, appearing in 101 games and averaging 2.9 ppg. and hitting 69 three-pointers.

BROADCAST INFORMATION

Paul Sunderland (play-by-play), Nell Fortner (analyst) and A’ja Wilson (analyst) are on the call for ESPN2.
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.
For UT home games, the Lady Vol Network has a low-power transmitter that makes the game available on the radio at 99.3 FM.

LADY VOL NOTES

After bursting to an 8-0 record and standing 12-1 after opening SEC play with a win at Auburn, a youthful Lady Vols team (7 of 10 active players are freshmen and sophomores) has gone through some growing pains.
Losing four of the games by a combined nine points, UT dropped five consecutive league tilts before bouncing back with wins over LSU and Florida.
UT also fell to Notre Dame during the midst of that SEC skid, 77-62, in a game the Lady Vols led at the half by three en route to their sixth straight loss.
That game, however, seems to have been a turning point for this team.
UT features four players scoring in double figures, including two sophomores and a freshman.
Sophomores Evina Westbrook (15.9) and Rennia Davis (13.9) lead the way in scoring average, followed by senior Meme Jackson (11.7) and freshman Zaay Green (10.3).
After seeing Davis mired in a four-game slump, she has reemerged as a go-to player, firing in 24 and 19 points in the past two games, both victories.
Jackson has suffered a performance lull as well after hitting double figures in 10 of her first 13 games, including a 27-point effort at Auburn.
The senior missed two games (N.D., LSU) after injuring an ankle vs. Arkansas, and is in search of her first double-figure scoring game since Jan. 3.
Center Kasiyahna Kushkituah scored in double figures in four of her first five games this season before a knee injury forced her to miss three games and limited her mobility in the next 11 outings.
Kushkituah shed a bulky knee brace during the LSU game and finished the day with 14 points and eight rebounds. She followed with six points and six rebounds on 3-of-4 shooting vs. Florida and appears to be hitting her stride again.
Senior forward Cheridene Green has pulled down double-figure totals in rebounds during the past four games and in seven of her past eight contests.
Freshman Zaay Green has averaged 13.0 ppg. over the past five contests

LAST TIME OUT FOR THE LADY VOLS

Sophomore Rennia Davis and redshirt senior forward Cheridene Green each posted double-doubles to propel Tennessee to victory over Florida on Thursday night in Thompson-Boling Arena, 67-50.
Davis ended the day as Tennessee’s (14-7, 3-5 SEC) leading scorer with a game-high 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Green posted a season-high-tying 15 points and 10 rebounds. All five starters scored in the first quarter for the Lady Vols and combined to finish with 53 of the team’s 67 points as UT won its second straight contest.
The Lady Vols shot 45 percent from the floor, and nine players scored on the night. UT controlled the battle inside, out-rebounding Florida, 48-32, and held a 28-22 scoring advantage in the paint. Tennessee’s defense complimented its tough play inside, holding UF to 29 percent (19-66) from the field. It was the second-lowest field goal percentage allowed all season by the Big Orange.
The Gators (5-16, 1-7 SEC) were led by redshirt senior guard Funda Nakkasoglu, who finished with 18 points, three rebounds and an assist in the contest. Sophomore Kiara Smith recorded double-digits points, notching 11 in the scoring column along with three rebounds.

VANDERBILT NOTES

VU returned three starters and six letterwinners but lost a big chunk of its offensive production in Rachel Bell (10.9), Christa Reed (10.5), Kayla Overbeck (9.9) and Erin Whalen (7.4).
Leading scorer Chelsie Hall (11.9) returned, as did Cierra Walker (8.7).
Transfer Mariella Fasoula, a 6-5 forward, has made an impact at 17.0 ppg. and 7.7 rpg. Walker (11.9) and Hall (10.2) also score in double figures.
Fasoula, a native of Greece, made the move to the West End from Boston College.
Vanderbilt struggled to a 7-24 record, including 3-13 in the SEC to tie for 11th place, in Stephanie White’s second season as head coach.
UT took a pair of wins over the Commodores during the 2017-18 season.
The Lady Vols won at Memorial Gym on Jan. 7, 2018, 86-73, and grabbed a 74-64 victory at Thompson-Boling Arena on Feb. 4.

VANDY’S LAST GAME

Vanderbilt fell to #20/24 Texas A&M, 69-53, Thursday night in Reed Arena.
The Commodores trailed 21-14 in the second quarter, but Autumn Newby and Brinae Alexander buried a pair of jumpers to cut the Aggie lead to three, 21-18. Chennedy Carter connected on two shots from the charity stripe to spark a 12-0 Texas A&M run that gave the Aggies a 33-18 cushion at the half.
Alexander led players with a career-high 24 points on a career-high four triples made. LeaLea Carter continued her double-digit trend with 13 points.
Newby pulled down a career-high 13 boards to lead all players.
The Commodores out-rebounded Texas A&M 40-to-37 and held the Aggies to just eight percent from beyond the arc.

THE LAST TIME WE MET

Seniors Mercedes Russell and Jaime Nared combined for 50 points to lead #12/13 Tennessee (19-4, 7-3 SEC) to a hard-fought 74-64 victory on the road at Vanderbilt (6-18, 2-8 SEC) on Feb. 4, 2018.
Russell logged her 41st career double-double and 11th of the season, scoring 20 points while reeling in 11 rebounds.
Nared, a finalist for the Cheryl Miller award, tallied her ninth double-double of the season and 18th of her career, pouring in 16 points and grabbing five rebounds in the final five minutes of the game. She tied her career high of 30 points and grabbed a team-high 14 rebounds on the day. She connected on 15 of 17 free throw attempts, tying for the fourth-most ever by a Lady Vol.
Vanderbilt was led in scoring by freshman Chelsie Hall who had 19 points.

COMING UP FOR UT AND VU

The Lady Vols will be idle on Thursday before heading to Starkville to take on No. 6/6 Mississippi State next Sunday at 1 p.m. CT (2 ET) on ESPN.
After hosting Tennessee, Vanderbilt also will be idle on Thursday before hitting the road for two games, starting with a Feb. 10 contest at Missouri.

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Hoops Preview: #1 Tennessee at Texas A&M

Posted on February 1, 2019

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Riding a 15-game win streak, No. 1 Tennessee has a chance to set the program record for consecutive victories Saturday night on the road against Texas A&M at Reed Arena.

The game will tip at 8 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN and can also be viewed online through WatchESPN. Fans can listen live on their local Vol Network affiliate to hear Bob Kesling and Bert Bertelkamp describing the action.

The UT record for consecutive wins has stood for more than a century, dating back to a 15-game stretch during the 1915-17 seasons. The Vols (19-1, 7-0 SEC) matched that mark Tuesday night with a 92-70 win at South Carolina, as Admiral Schofield (24) and Grant Williams (23) posted 20-point games.

The Aggies (8-11, 1-6 SEC) lost several key pieces from last year’s Sweet Sixteen squad, including three of their top four players. Sophomore guard TJ Starks (13.3 ppg, 3.6 apg) has stepped up as the leader for this year’s squad, pacing the team in scoring and assists. Sophomore forward Savion Flagg (12.3 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.6 apg) has also taken on an increased role.

After Saturday’s showdown, Tennessee returns home for a three-game stand, beginning with a matchup against Missouri on Tuesday at 9 p.m.

THE SERIES
• Tennessee leads the all-time series with Texas A&M, 7-5, dating to 1951. The Vols have won each of the last two meetings.
• The series is deadlocked at 2-2 when it is played in College Station.

A WIN WOULD…
• Extend Tennessee’s win streak to 16 games, which would stand as the longest win streak in the program’s 110-year history.
• Stretch the Vols’ true road game win streak to eight.
• Give UT an nine-game win streak in regular-season SEC contests.
• Tie as UT’s best SEC start since the 1981-82 season (8-0).
• Make the Vols 5-1 all-time as the AP’s top-ranked team.
• Give Tennessee 20 wins earlier than any previous season. The 2007-08 SEC Championship team notched its 20th victory on Feb. 5.

STORYLINES
• Saturday is UT’s first appearance in the Lone Star State since falling to Loyola-Chicago in last year’s NCAA Tournament.
• This is Rick Barnes‘ longest win streak since he led Texas to a 17-0 start to open the 2009-10 season.
• At tipoff Saturday, 70 full days will have elapsed since Tennessee’s last loss.
• This is Tennessee’s best start to SEC play since it won its first eight league games in 1981-82.
• The Volunteers received 48 of 64 first-place votes in this week’s AP Top 25 poll. This is the third week in history that Tennessee has been ranked No. 1.
• The Vols have shot 50 percent or better in 14 games this season and rank second in the country with a .510 field-goal percentage.
• Only two Division I players have more free throw attempts than Grant Williams this season (169), and he also ranks third in makes (140).

LAYUPS
• Grant Williams leads the SEC in scoring (20.4 ppg), ranks second in field-goal percentage (.573), sixth in free-throw percentage (.828) and seventh in rebounding (7.4 rpg).
• Admiral Schofield is the SEC’s fourth-leading scorer (17.0 ppg).
• Williams and Schofield both earned a spot on the 25-man Wooden Award Midseason Watch List.
• Point guard Jordan Bone owns the ninth-best assist/turnover ratio (3.49) in Division I and ranks 15th in the country in assists per game (6.5 apg).
• Lamonté Turner is averaging 11.6 points off the bench in SEC play.
• During league play, SEC Sixth Man of the Year candidate Jordan Bowden ranks second on the team and ninth in the SEC with 16.2 points per game. But he missed Tuesday’s game at South Carolina with a knee injury.

ABOUT TEXAS A&M
• Billy Kennedy and Texas A&M (8-11, 1-6 SEC) entered the season fresh off a Sweet Sixteen appearance in last year’s NCAA Tournament. However, the Aggies lost several key pieces from that team, including three of their top four players. The lone Aggie starter set to return was Admon Gilder, but a medical issue has forced him to sit out the season.
• Sophomore guard TJ Starks (13.3 ppg, 3.6 apg) has stepped up as the leader for this year’s squad, pacing the team in scoring and assists. Sophomore forward Savion Flagg (12.3 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.6 apg) has also taken on an increased role following the departure of Tyler Davis and Robert Williams from last year’s team.
• Junior forward Josh Nebo (8.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.6 bpg) is a force in the paint. He is shooting 77 percent from the field this season and ranks second in the SEC in blocks with 50. Junior guard Wendell Mitchell (11.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.7 spg) rounds out the double-digit scorers for Texas A&M.
• The Aggies have a couple of solid wins so far this season, beating Alabama on the road and Kansas State in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge last week. A&M also played a tough non-conference schedule with games against Gonzaga, Minnesota and Washington all contested away from home.

LAST MEETING VS. TEXAS A&M
• Kyle Alexander scored a career-high 14 points and No. 24 Tennessee held off Texas A&M on Jan. 13, 2018. at Thompson-Boling Arena, 75-62.
• The Vols forced 17 Texas A&M turnovers, the second-most of the season for the Aggies, on their way to a third-straight SEC win. The win was also Tennessee’s first over Texas A&M in Knoxville since the Aggies joined the SEC in 2012.
• Tennessee led by as many as 14 at 65-51 with 6:27 remaining, but Texas A&M put together a quick 8-0 run to cut the lead to six with 3:41 to go. From there, the Vols finished strong, ending the game on a 10-3 run.
• In addition to Alexander’s performance, Jordan Bowden turned in a stellar outing, leading Tennessee in scoring with 15 points and grabbing six rebounds. Admiral Schofield and Jordan Bone also scored in double figures, with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
• Admon Gilder paced Texas A&M with 16 points on 7-of-13 shooting, while DJ Hogg added 13. The Vols held Tyler Davis, the Aggies’ leading scorer who came in averaging 14.6 points per game, to just nine points.
• Trailing 12-11 midway through the first half, Tennessee used a 13-3 run to take a 24-17 lead with 8:02 before halftime, a lead it would never relinquish.
• The Vols battled their way to a 36-28 halftime advantage, with seven different Vols scoring in the opening period. The lead at the break came thanks in part to Texas A&M’s 13 turnovers, which Tennessee converted into 15 points.
• The Vols made it their 11th game of the season with 15 or more points off turnovers, scoring 22 points off the Aggies’ 17 miscues.
• The contest marked the 1,000th game of Rick Barnes‘ Division I head coaching career.

MEMORABLE VOL PERFORMANCES AGAINST TEXAS A&M
• Grant Williams tied Tennessee’s all-time, single-game record for blocked shots with six in last year’s win over the Aggies in College Station. He also added 12 points and five rebounds in the victory.
• In the longest game in Tennessee basketball history, the Vols posted an epic 93-85 four-overtime win at Texas A&M Feb. 23, 2013, in the first game between the teams as conference foes. Trae Golden tallied 32 points for the Vols, while Jarnell Stokes totaled 20 points and 16 rebounds, and Jordan McRae scored 23.
• Tony White posted the highest points total by a Vol in the series when he scored 34 vs. the Aggies in an 88-70 UT home win on Dec. 7, 1985.
• Herb Neff (13 pts, 14 rebs) and Charlie Hipsher (11 pts, 12 rebs) each logged double-doubles for Tennessee as the Vols downed Texas A&M 60-52 in the first-ever meeting between the programs on Dec. 15, 1951, in Knoxville.
• Houston native Brandon Crump averaged 16.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in two career games against the Aggies. His three blocks against A&M during an 83-66 loss in College Station on Dec. 4, 2002, are the most by a Vol in the series.

BARNES VERY FAMILIAR WITH A&M
• As a head coach, Rick Barnes has faced Texas A&M 35 times, compiling a 27-8 (.771) record.
• His Texas teams went 23-7 vs. the Aggies from 1999-2015, and he also led Clemson to a 2-0 record against A&M in the mid-90s.
• The only teams Barnes has faced more than the Aggies are Oklahoma (41 meetings), Oklahoma State (40), Baylor (39) and Texas Tech (37).

IF IT WEREN’T FOR TENNESSEE, TEXAS WOULD BE “NORTH MEXICO”
• There can be no doubt Texas owes a great debt of gratitude for its statehood to the fierce men from Tennessee.
• Before the Alamo fell, 33 Tennesseans, the largest number of defenders provided by any state — nearly four times as many as from Texas — kept Mexican General Santa Anna’s overwhelming army at bay for 13 days against unbelievable odds.
• On March 6, 1836, the brave Tennessee Volunteers and the other Alamo defenders were overrun and breathed their last.
• However, the crucial days the Volunteers slowed down the Mexican army gave another Tennessean, Sam Houston, enough time to gallop through Texas raising an army to defend what would become the Lone Star State. This army defeated Santa Anna in no small part because of the contributions of Tennessee’s Volunteers.

VOLS STREAKING ALONG
• Tennessee is riding a 15-game win streak, which ties as the longest in program history.
• It is the second-longest active win streak in Division I, trailing only Hofstra (16).
• Tennessee’s 20-game home win streak is the second-longest active streak in Division I. Houston has won 30 straight at home; Buffalo also has won 20 straight.
• The Vols’ seven-game active win streak in true road games is the second-longest in Division I, trailing only Hofstra (7).

ROAD WARRIORS
• Dating to the start of last season, Tennessee has won 19 total games away from home.
• That includes victories this year over Louisville and Gonzaga (both at neutral sites) as well as wins at Memphis, Missouri, Florida, Vanderbilt and South Carolina.

BALANCED SCORING EACH HALF
• Tennessee’s scoring output has been balanced in each half this season.
• The Vols score 42.8 points in the first half of games (855 total points).
• Tennessee’s second-half scoring average stands at 42.4 points (848 total points).
• The Vols have been to overtime twice this season, scoring 12 points in the extra period each time.

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Kacey Musgraves Adds More Dates to Her “Oh, What a World Tour”

Posted on February 1, 2019

Kacey Musgraves has extended her headlining Oh, What a World Tour with 17 more dates this summer and fall.

Following her previously announced tour dates, Kacey will hit the festival circuit this summer before embarking on the next leg of her Oh, What a World Tour, including stops in Phoenix, Boston, Toronto, New Orleans and more.

Pre-sale for the new tour dates begins on Feb. 1 at 12 p.m. ET, with tickets going on sale to the general public on Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. local time.

Oh, What a World Tour Dates (new dates in bold)

Feb. 1	The Sylvee	Madison, WI
Feb. 2	Palace Theatre	St. Paul, MN
Feb. 5	Grammy Museum Performance	Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 13	The Van Buren	Phoenix, AZ
Feb. 14	The Theatre at Ace Hotel	Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 15	The Theatre at Ace Hotel	Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 16	The Masonic	San Francisco, CA
Feb. 18	Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall	Portland, OR
Feb. 19	Paramount Theatre	Seattle, WA
Feb. 22	Paramount Theatre	Denver, CO
Feb. 25	Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo	Houston, TX
Feb. 27	Ryman Auditorium	Nashville, TN
Feb. 28	Ryman Auditorium	Nashville, TN
March 1	Ryman Auditorium	Nashville, TN
March 2	Ryman Auditorium	Nashville, TN
March 8	The Bomb Factory	Dallas, TX
March 9	Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater	Austin, TX
March 10	Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater	Austin, TX
March 19	Tennessee Theatre	Knoxville, TN
March 21	Alabama Theatre	Birmingham, AL
March 22	The Tabernacle	Atlanta, GA
March 23	The Tabernacle	Atlanta, GA
March 25	Chicago Theatre	Chicago, IL
April 12	Coachella	Indio, CA
April 19	Coachella	Indio, CA
June 1	Governors Ball	New York, NY
June 15	Bonnaroo	Manchester, TN
June 23	Telluride Bluegrass Festival	Telluride, CO
June 26	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Morrison, CO
July 26	Newport Folk Festival	Newport, RI
July 28	FloydFest	Floyd, VA
Aug. 24	Vina Robles Amphitheatre	Paso Robles, CA
Aug. 27	Comerica Theatre	Phoenix, AZ
Aug. 28	Santa Fe Opera House	Santa Fe, NM
Sept. 4	Starlight Theatre	Kansas City, MO
Sept. 5	Stifel Theatre	St. Louis, MO
Sept. 6	Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica	Cleveland, OH
Sept. 7	Wolf Trap	Vienna, VA
Sept. 9	Sony Centre for the Performing Arts	Toronto, ON
Sept. 11	The Met Philadelphia	Philadelphia, PA
Sept. 12	Blue Hills Bank Pavilion	Boston, MA
Sept. 13	Sprint Pavilion	Charlottesville, VA
Sept. 14	Koka Booth Amphitheatre	Cary, NC
Sept. 17	Thomas Wolfe Auditorium	Asheville, NC
Sept. 19	Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre	Charlotte, NC
Sept. 20	Volvo Car Stadium	Charleston, SC
Sept. 27	The Fillmore New Orleans	New Orleans, LA
Sept. 28	The Fillmore New Orleans	New Orleans, LA

photo by Curtis Hilbun, AFF-USA.com

Lady Vols Tame Gators, 67-50

Posted on February 1, 2019

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Sophomore Rennia Davis and redshirt senior forward Cheridene Green each posted double-doubles to propel Tennessee to victory over Florida on Thursday night in Thompson-Boling Arena, 67-50.

Davis ended the day as Tennessee’s (14-7, 3-5 SEC) leading scorer with a game-high 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Green posted a season-high-tying 15 points and 10 rebounds. All five starters scored in the first quarter for the Lady Vols and combined to finish with 53 of the team’s 67 points as UT won its second straight contest.

The Lady Vols shot 45 percent from the floor, and nine players scored on the night. UT controlled the battle inside, out-rebounding Florida, 48-32, and held a 28-22 scoring advantage in the paint. Tennessee’s defense complimented its tough play inside, holding UF to 29 percent (19-66) from the field. It was the second-lowest field goal percentage allowed all season by the Big Orange.

The Gators (5-16, 1-7 SEC) were led by redshirt senior guard Funda Nakkasoglu, who finished with 18 points, three rebounds and an assist in the contest. Sophomore Kiara Smith recorded double-digits points, notching 11 in the scoring column along with three rebounds.

Tennessee out-rebounded UF 8-4 in the first 5:26 of the game and set the tone inside early on the Gators, as sophomore center Kasiyahna Kushkituah and Green collected five of the team’s first eight rebounds. The duo finished the contest with a combined 21 points and 16 boards.

The Lady Vols forced the Gators into a scoring drought of 2:01 in the first quarter and held a 15-4 advantage at the 3:07 mark of the first period. Tennessee went on a 9-4 run to end the quarter, knocking down all of its three-point attempts in the frame (3-of-3). Evina Westbrook dropped in two consecutive triples, giving the Lady Vols a 21-6 advantage at the 1:32 mark in the first period.

The Big Orange hit four-straight shots over the rest of the period, taking a 24-8 advantage over the Gators after Rennia Davis hit a last-second three-point shot to end the quarter.

Tennessee finished the first period with eight assists on nine baskets. Westbrook recorded four assists in the quarter, while Zaay Green followed up with three dimes of her own. The 16-point advantage the Lady Vols held over the Gators marked the largest lead the Big Orange held over an opponent in the first quarter since Nov. 18, when it led Florida A&M 34-10 after one period of play.

Florida finished the second period strong, as it went on a 6-0 run over the last 1:15 of the first half and outscored the Lady Vols 19-15 in the quarter. Tennessee went into halftime up 39-27. The Big Orange also held the advantage in the rebound column, as it out-gained the Gators 23-12 on the boards in the first 20 minutes.

Senior guard Meme Jackson made her return to the court to a standing ovation after missing the past two games with an ankle injury at the 1:42 mark in the first quarter. Jackson scored on a floater in the lane with 3:17 in the second period, and she followed the shot up several possessions later with a step-back jumper, extending the Lady Vols’ lead to 39-21 with 1:51 remaining in the first half. The 18-point advantage tied the biggest lead for the Big Orange in the first two quarters.

Cheridene Green controlled the pace for the Lady Vols in the final quarter, as she tallied six points and five rebounds. Tennessee outscored the Gators 15-14 and never led by less than 13 points.

Davis was consistent throughout the game for the Lady Vols, scoring nine of her points in the first half and pitching in 10 in the final 20 minutes. Westbrook was an efficient facilitator in the contest, recording seven assists to only two turnovers. The Lady Vols finished the contest shooting 79 percent from the free throw line (11-14).

Cheridene Green collected six offensive rebounds and helped UT capture a 13-4 advantage in second-chance points in the contest. Tennessee had assists on 18 of its 26 field goals in the game, which equaled 69 percent of the total makes.

The Big Orange held an 18-8 advantage in assists, 5-4 in steals and 2-0 in blocks. UT also outscored Florida’s bench, 14-11.

Up Next: The Lady Vols return to the road, traveling to in-state rival Vanderbilt for a 3 p.m. ET (2 p.m. CT) matchup on Sunday. The game will be televised by ESPN2.

First Quarter Lockdown: UT held UF to just eight points in the first period, tying UNCA’s eight first-quarter points as the lowest first-quarter point total by an opponent this season. Tennessee rode 56.3% shooting from the field and a went a perfect 3-of-3 from behind the arc en route to a 16-point lead by the end of the opening stanza. That marked UT’s largest first quarter lead since leading by 24 (34-10) against Florida A&M on Nov. 18.

E Dishin’: Evina Westbrook now has 12 games with five or more assists and is averaging 5.1 apg on the season.

Rennia Rolling: Rennia Davis bounced back from a four-game single-digit scoring slump to lead Tennessee offensively in back-to-back games, scoring 24 against LSU and 19 vs. Florida. It marks the first time she has ever led UT in scoring in consecutive games.

Elite Company: Rennia Davis has now logged a total of 18 games with 10 or more rebounds, becoming just the second Lady Vol to reach that achievement as an underclassman since the turn of the century. The only other UT sophomore to amass more games with 10+ rebounds since the year 2000 was Candace Parker who tallied 33 by the end of her redshirt sophomore season.

Big On The Boards: Tennessee out-rebounded Florida, 48-32, and is averaging 46.0 rpg in SEC play while holding opponents to an average of 35.5 rpg. UT has now outworked 18 of 21 opponents on the glass this season.

-UT Athletics

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